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  • Gurugram: Stopped from smoking inside store, man opens fire at worker

    By IANS

    GURUGRAM: A worker at a convenience store here had a narrow escape after he was shot at by an unidentified man for not allowing him to smoke inside the store in Gurugram, the police said.

    The incident took place in the early hours of Friday at a 24-hour convenience store located in Sector 22, Palam Vihar.

    The worker has been identified as Ashish, a store associate.

    According to the police, the accused with a cigarette in his hand entered the store in Sector 22 and when the security guard requested him not to smoke inside, he scolded and abused the staff.

    Security Manager Rupinder Singh told the police the man demanded that someone from the store accompany him to place the purchased goods in his vehicle, which was parked outside the store.

    During this, the man eventually fired his pistol at Ashish, who reportedly managed to narrowly escape. The man claimed that the staff at the store insulted him by restricting him from smoking and rode away from the spot in his vehicle, according to the complaint.

    “The incident was captured in the CCTVs installed at the store and efforts are on to identify the suspect with the help of the vehicle’s registration number,” a police officer said.

    A case has been registered under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code at the Palam Vihar police station, the police said.

    GURUGRAM: A worker at a convenience store here had a narrow escape after he was shot at by an unidentified man for not allowing him to smoke inside the store in Gurugram, the police said.

    The incident took place in the early hours of Friday at a 24-hour convenience store located in Sector 22, Palam Vihar.

    The worker has been identified as Ashish, a store associate.

    According to the police, the accused with a cigarette in his hand entered the store in Sector 22 and when the security guard requested him not to smoke inside, he scolded and abused the staff.

    Security Manager Rupinder Singh told the police the man demanded that someone from the store accompany him to place the purchased goods in his vehicle, which was parked outside the store.

    During this, the man eventually fired his pistol at Ashish, who reportedly managed to narrowly escape. The man claimed that the staff at the store insulted him by restricting him from smoking and rode away from the spot in his vehicle, according to the complaint.

    “The incident was captured in the CCTVs installed at the store and efforts are on to identify the suspect with the help of the vehicle’s registration number,” a police officer said.

    A case has been registered under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code at the Palam Vihar police station, the police said.

  • SIT summons Sukhbir in 2015 Faridkot firing case

    Express News Service

    CHANDIGARH:  A Special Investigation Team has summoned Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on August 30 for questioning in the 2015 police firing on a crowd in a desecration case.Badal was the deputy CM-cum-home minister in SAD-BJP government when incidents of desecration of religious texts and subsequent police firing on protestors took place at Kotkapura in Faridkot district.

    The SIT had questioned Badal in June last year for the same incident. Many senior SAD leaders, including Bikram Singh Majithia, Balwinder Singh Bhundar, Daljit Singh Cheema and NK Sharma had gone to the institute to show support for the leader.

    The SIT, led by Additional DGP LK Yadav, had earlier questioned former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in the case. Badal, however, said he was yet to receive the notice and promised he would cooperate in the probe. “The Congress and the current AAP government have played politics over the issue,” he said.The notice came days after the Faridkot district and sessions court said the proceedings in the Behbal Kalan firing case will not move further in the trial court until the charge sheet in the Kotkapura firing case is filed by the SIT.

    This will be the first time during the AAP regime when Badal will be quizzed in the Kotkapura firing case. Two SITs have earlier questioned him thrice in this case. The SIT led by Additional DGP LK Yadav, which was formed last year in May, had questioned Badal the following month. Another SIT formed earlier under former IGP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, who is now an AAP MLA, had questioned him in November 2018.

    Saini was removed as the Punjab DGP by then CM Parkash Singh Badal in 2015 following incidents of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib and subsequent violence in which the police was accused of excesses that left two people dead.

    CHANDIGARH:  A Special Investigation Team has summoned Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on August 30 for questioning in the 2015 police firing on a crowd in a desecration case.
    Badal was the deputy CM-cum-home minister in SAD-BJP government when incidents of desecration of religious texts and subsequent police firing on protestors took place at Kotkapura in Faridkot district.

    The SIT had questioned Badal in June last year for the same incident. Many senior SAD leaders, including Bikram Singh Majithia, Balwinder Singh Bhundar, Daljit Singh Cheema and NK Sharma had gone to the institute to show support for the leader.

    The SIT, led by Additional DGP LK Yadav, had earlier questioned former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in the case. Badal, however, said he was yet to receive the notice and promised he would cooperate in the probe. “The Congress and the current AAP government have played politics over the issue,” he said.
    The notice came days after the Faridkot district and sessions court said the proceedings in the Behbal Kalan firing case will not move further in the trial court until the charge sheet in the Kotkapura firing case is filed by the SIT.

    This will be the first time during the AAP regime when Badal will be quizzed in the Kotkapura firing case. Two SITs have earlier questioned him thrice in this case. The SIT led by Additional DGP LK Yadav, which was formed last year in May, had questioned Badal the following month. Another SIT formed earlier under former IGP Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, who is now an AAP MLA, had questioned him in November 2018.

    Saini was removed as the Punjab DGP by then CM Parkash Singh Badal in 2015 following incidents of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib and subsequent violence in which the police was accused of excesses that left two people dead.

  • Wanted rowdy Vishal Singh injured in police firing

    By Express News Service

    BELAGAVI: Wanted criminal Vishal Singh Rajput (25), who was absconding after murdering a land developer on March 15, was injured in police firing after he tried to flee from their clutches, in Belagavi on Tuesday. He has been arrested and sent to a district hospital for medical aid.

    Rajput, one of the prime accused, allegedly murdered land developer Raju Doddabomannavar. It may be recalled that a police investigation revealed that the wife of the victim Kiran Doddabomannavar (26) allegedly took the help of Dharnendra Ghanti (52), a resident of Khasbag and Shashikant Shankargowda (49), resident of Hindawadi to murder her husband Raju.

    Ghanti and Shankargowda were business partners of Doddabomannavar. They had allegedly given a contract of Rs 10 lakh to a professional gang, headed by Rajput, to murder him. The accused Kiran, Dharnendra and Shashikant were arrested. But Rajput and the gang went absconding. 

    Acting on a tip-off, police laid a trap to arrest Rajput at Veerbhadra Nagar near Dharmanath Bhavan in Belagavi. When he tried to escape, Assistant Commissioner of Police NV Barmani fired two rounds during which one bullet hit the leg of the accused, injuring him.

  • Month after being shot at by Nepal police, man succumbs to injuries in Lucknow

    By PTI
    LUCKNOW: A 30-year-old man hailing from Pilibhit district, who was allegedly fired at by the Nepalese Police last month, died at King George Medical University (KGMU) here, officials said on Tuesday.

    Confirming the death, an official of KGMU said Gurmeet Singh (30) died in the ICU of the medical university on Monday.

    A police official posted at Chowk police station said Gurmeet died at KGMU and his body was handed over to his family members.

    On March 4, a young man was killed after the Nepalese Police allegedly fired at three Indians who had gone across the border from Pilibhit district.

    The then SP of Pilibhit Jai Prakash Yadav said the incident took place at the Belori market in Nepal’s Kanchanpur where Bhumidan Raghavpuri Tilla Chaar village residents Govinda Singh, Gurmeet Singh and Pappu Singh had gone to a fair.

    According to Hazra police in Pilibhit district, the Nepalese authorities have alleged that the three were Indian smugglers and they have recovered “brown sugar”, a pistol and a machine used to print fake currency notes from the youth who was killed.

    However, the then Pilibhit SP said though Nepalese officials termed it a case of smuggling, the locals said the firing took place following a minor argument.

    “The Nepalese Police cordoned them off and opened fire around 7.30 pm, in which Govinda Singh (24) was seriously injured. He succumbed to his injuries at the Belori primary hospital,” Yadav said.

    Pappu Singh was seriously injured and was admitted to a hospital in Lakhimpur Kheri district from where he was referred to a Lucknow hospital for treatment.

    According to the SP, Gurmeet is said to have escaped from the spot and returned to Indian territory but his whereabouts were initially not known.

  • Assam Dy Speaker quizzed, 5 policemen suspended for firing on crowd during second phase voting

    By PTI
    SILCHAR: Assam Assembly Deputy Speaker Aminul Haque Laskar has been quizzed twice and five police personnel attached to him have been suspended after they opened fire on public during second phase of polling,officials said Tuesday.

    At least three persons were injured in the firing by the body guards of Laskar on April 1 after clashes broke out between supporters of BJP and AIUDF inside the polling station at 463 Madhya Dhanehori LP School of Sonai constituency.

    Police sources said Laskar was interrogated twice for several hours during the last 48 hours and his statements have been recorded in front of a magistrate.

    Sitting MLA Laskar is having a direct fight with Karim Uddin Barbhuiya of the AIUDF on Sonai seat.

    When contacted, Cachar Superintendent of Police Bhanwar Lal Meena told PTI that all the nine police personnel attached to the deputy speaker have been removed from the duty with immediate effect in view of the ongoing probe.

    “Out of them, five police personnel have been suspended in connection with the firing. Among them, three are the body guards of Laskar and two are the security personnel of the escort vehicle,” Meena said.

    Those suspended are Pervej Ahmed Laskar, Sajidur Rahman Laskar, Abidur Ahmed Barbhuiya, Altaf Hussain and Akram Hussain Laskar, he added.

    Meena said another jawan Lakhikanta Mahato of the Indian Reserve Battalion of Jharkhand had also opened fire on the public during the incident.

    “As he is not directly under Cachar Police, so we cannot take any action. We have taken appropriate steps to inform the matter to his department for necessary action,” he added.

    The SP said these persons were suspended on the allegation of entering inside the polling station without permission and firing on public without due order.

    “Laskar can enter the polling station as a contesting candidate, but he cannot enter with the security personnel,” he added.

    Meanwhile, the Cachar district Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident.

    According to the Dhanehori gaon panchayat president Lutfa Begum, public protested when Laskar entered in the polling booth while voting was going on during the second phase on April 1.

    “People alleged that he has tried to rig the voting. Many people rushed to the spot and confined Laskar  in a room. This turned the situation tense. A clash broke out between supporters of Laskar and his opponent,” she had said.

    “When a big crowd gathered and they tried to manhandle Laskar, his PSOs fired. In this, at least three persons were injured and they were admitted to hospitals,” Begum had claimed.

    An estimated 79.39 per cent polling took place in Sonai, while the second phase of voting in Assam saw a turnout of 80.96 per cent.

  • Three injured as four men open fire on jewellery shop in Thane

    By PTI
    THANE: Three people were injured after a group of four opened fire on a jewellery shop in Ambernath in Thane district on Sunday afternoon, police said.

    The shooters came on two motorcycles and fired seven rounds at around 1:40am, in which three men were seriously injured, an official said.

    The quartet’s attempt to rob the jewellery shop was unsuccessful, and they fled from the spot soon after, he added.

    “The three injured people have been admitted in a hospital in Ulhasnagar. Senior officials have rushed to the spot and further details are awaited. A nakabandi has been imposed in the area to nab the culprits,” he said.

  • ATAGS Howitzer Best In The World, Better Than Bofors And Dhanush, Says DRDO

    A top Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist has claimed that The Advanced Towed Artillery Gun (ATAGS) Howitzer is the best gun in the world. It can meet the Indian Army’s full requirement of 1800 artillery gun systems. He also said that there is no need of importing guns.

    ATAGS project director and senior DRDO scientist Shailendra V Gade said that the gun system is far better than the Bofors and Israel’s ATHOS gun. ATAGS has fired over 2,000 rounds in places like Sikkim near the China border, and Pokharan near the Pakistan border. ATAGS has been developed by DRDO and produced by Bharat Forge and Tata Advanced Systems Limited.

    DRDO-developed ATAGS underwent trials in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar on 7 December. The indigenous howitzer broke the world record for 155mm gun by firing the round of ammunition to a distance of over 47 km in the 2017 trials. In September 2020, DRDO’s howitzer ATAGS got into an accident in Rajasthan’s Pokhran while undergoing firing.

  • Drone showing on Indo-Pak border; BSF fired and fired, has been sent many times before

    Pakistan is not deterring its nefarious activities, because the enemy country once again sent a drone inside the Indian border. Suspicious activity was seen on the international border in Punjab’s Ajnala sector late on Monday. When BSF jawans conducted a search operation, a device with lighting was seen moving in the sky. Then it was discovered that it was a drone, which the soldiers also fired upon seeing it. After this, the drone went back towards Pakistan.

    Let us know that earlier on October 31, there was suspicious activity on the international border in Gurdaspur. In the village Thakurpur near the Pakistan border, midnight Pakistan drones were sent twice to the Indian border area. The already vigilant Border Security Force opened fire on seeing the drone. During this period, 65 rounds were fired. After this, a search operation was conducted in the border area.

    Actually, areas bordering Pakistan are considered sensitive. Especially drone related activities have been seen in Ajnala and Dinanagar in Gurdaspur district. From here, there are frequent attempts by smugglers of Pakistani smuggling of drugs and weapons. Due to this, the army is deployed here and is on high alert. Everyday patrol is done.