13 policemen including OC killed in Maoist attack

naeem@coastaldigest.com (PTI)
January 21, 2012

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Garhwa (Jharkhand), January 21: Thirteen policemen, including the officer-in-charge of Bhandaria police station, were today killed and two others injured when Maoists triggered a landmine blast near the jungles of Bariganwa in this district.

"The Maoists triggered the blast, killing 12 policemen and the officer-in-charge of Bhandaria police station R B Choudhary around 11 am," SP Michael S Raj said. "Only after post mortem, we tell whether they were hit by bullets (too)," he said when asked whether the Maoists fired upon the policemen after blowing up their anti-landmine vehicle, about 75 km from Garhwa town.

According to eyewitnesses, the vehicle was tossed up high into the air under the impact of the blast before falling down. When some policemen were trying to come out of the twisted vehicle, the rebels opened fire on them from point blank range, sources said.

According to Bhandaria police station sources, the Maoists looted weapons from the dead policemen and set fire to the vehicle.

Bhandaria BDO Basudev Prasad had a narrow escape as the blast took place minutes after his vehicle passed the spot, Garwha, Deputy Commissioner R P Sinha said. "The blast took place after the BDO's vehicle crossed the spot. After getting information that a shutdown was called by locals today, the BDO and the policemen were going there to convince them to call off the shutdown when the explosion took place," Sinha said.


According to police sources, the village head of Bargarh, about 22 km from the incident spot, called the shutdown following an alleged dispute over the place of construction of a health centre.

The sources also said two members of the zila parishad and their security guard had gone missing after they were passing the route some time after the incident. Additional reinforcements were immediately rushed to the spot, about 75 km from Garhwa town.


In 2001, the Maoists had ambushed six policemen near the same spot.

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May 12,2020

May 12: A Madhya Pradesh Police sub-inspector was fined Rs 5,000 after he performed a daredevil act of balancing himself on two moving cars, copying the famous stunt from Ajay Devgn-starrer 'Singham'.

Manoj Yadav, the in-charge of Narsinghgarh police post in Damoh district, was also warned against any such daredevilry in future, police sources said on Monday.

Sporting shades as the hero of the cop drama film and wearing his police uniform, Yadav got the entire episode video-graphed, they said.

As the video of the stunt went viral on social media, senior police officials took serious note of it as it will send wrong signals to youngsters, the sources said.

Inspector General, Sagar range, Anil Sharma directed Damoh Superintendent of Police Hemant Chauhan to probe the matter.

After an investigation, Chauhan imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the sub-inspector and warned him not to repeat such mistakes.

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Agencies
April 11,2020

Hyderabad, Apr 11: With the Telangana government banning spitting in public places in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic, a police case has been registered here against a man for violating the rule.

During vehicle-checking on Friday, police found the man spitting on the road here and registered a case against him for disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant, police said.

Spitting in public places and institutions has been banned in the state in view of the pandemic with the government saying such acts pose a serious threat of leading to spread of infections.

"In the interest of public health and safety, the spitting of paan/any chewable tobacco or non-tobacco product, sputum in public places & institutions is hereby BANNED with immediate effect," a gvernment notification said.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore the importance of hygiene and cleanliness in both personal as well as public spheres, the April 6 notification issued by the Health, Medical and Family Welfare department said.

"It is of utmost need to impose restrictions on unhealthy practices that may potentially lead to spread of such viruses and other infections," it said.

The habit of public spitting poses a serious threat of leading to spread of such infections, the notification added.

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February 11,2020

Mumbai, Feb 11: A 65-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband over debt and illness in suburban Powai here, police said on Tuesday.

The incident came to light when Sheela Ajit Lad was found dead by her neighbours at Sukh Shanti Co-operative Society at around 9.30 pm on Monday, an official said.

The victim was allegedly killed by her husband Ajit Lad, who hit her on the head with a heavy object, slit her wrists and strangled her to death, he said.

The accused absconded at around 7.30 pm, leaving a note at the crime scene, saying he was going to commit suicide and had killed his wife because he was heavily in debt and she was suffering from an ailment, the official said.

The childless couple lived alone in the apartment, he added.

"On the basis of the note, we have registered a case of murder against Ajit Lad and have launched a manhunt for him. We have not traced him or found his body as he had mentioned suicide in the note," deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Zone X Ankit Goyal said.

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