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Ex-dacoit, BJP man held for sand mafia link in Madhya Pradesh

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March 12, 2012

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Bhopal, March 12: Cracking down on the mining mafia behind a slew of attacks on police and civic officials, Madhya Pradesh police on Sunday arrested Kuber Singh, a former dacoit who is the lynchpin of the sand mafia, and Morena district's ex-BJP chief Hamir Singh Patel, who assaulted officials for impounding tractor-trolleys used in quarrying stone.

Kuber and his gang had fired on a team of civil and police officials on Friday when they tried to destroy a makeshift bridge on the Ken river in Panna used to transport sand illegally to UP. Interrogation is on to ascertain if the duo were linked to the killing of IPS officer Narendra Kumar last week.

A rattled state government has rushed 150 Special Armed Force (SAF) troops to take on the mafia in the Chambal division and hunt down other illegal miners.

Kuber Singh, a former dacoit whose gang members had fired at a team of civil and police officials, and who tried to destroy a temporary bridge over Ken river in Panna to transport illegally mined sand to UP, is being interrogated. IPS officer Narendra Kumar Singh was killed after being hit by a tractor trolley laden with stones on Holi.

Two companies of SAF armed with assault rifles and other sophisticated weaponry are in Morena and one more group is likely to reach the district shortly.

Patel was arrested for allegedly assaulting officers and forcibly taking away two tractor trolleys used for stone quarrying. He had hit mining inspector Rajkumar Barethe on January 31 when he, along with district mining officer Rakesh Kaneria, impounded two tractor-trolleys engaged in illegal mining.

Morena DSP Sanjay Kumar told TOI that each SAF company comprises 75 fighters, adding that they would be a part of task force comprising officials of district police, forest, and mining and revenue departments. Although the task force in Morena was formed some time ago, it was proving inefficient for want of policemen to check the illegal mining in Morena.

A team of investigators reached Morena on Sunday to study the stones in the impounded tractor trolley that killed the young IPS officer. Comprising three experts, took the stones and reached some mines to zero in on the quarry from which it had been excavated, a top mining official said.


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April 24,2020

Thane, Apr 24: A 34-year-old man was allegedly attacked on suspicion of being a COVID-19 patient and died after falling into a gutter during the assault in Kalyan town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on Wednesday morning, when Ganesh Gupta had stepped out of his home to purchase some essentials amid the COVID-19 lockdown, an official said.

On noticing some policemen manning the street, the victim took an alternate route, where a few passersby assaulted him after he coughed while walking, he said.

The men suspected him of being a COVID-19 patient and attacked him, causing him to fall into a gutter and die, the official said.

The deceased's body was sent for post-mortem and a case of accidental death has been registered as of now, the station house officer of the Khadakpada police station said.

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July 31,2020

Amaravati, Jul 31: Nine people have died after allegedly consuming sanitiser in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh today, the police said.

Prakasam district Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kaushal said the people had been consuming sanitiser for the past few days, mixing it with water and soft drinks.

"We are also investigating whether they laced the sanitiser with any other toxic substances," the official said.

"Their family members say these people have been consuming sanitiser for the past ten days. We are sending the sanitiser stocks, being sold in the area, for examination," he added.

Kurichedu in Prakasam district has been under lockdown due to rise in coronavirus cases and hence, liquor shops have also been shut since the past few days.

Habitual drinkers were said to be consuming sanitisers that have alcohol content, apart from illicitly distilled arrack.

The police said two beggars near a temple were the first to fall victim on Thursday night. While one of them was found dead at the spot, another died in the government hospital in Darsi town, they said.

A third person was also taken to the Darsi hospital late on Thursday night after he fell unconscious but he was declared brought dead. Six others who fell ill after allegedly consuming sanitiser, died this morning.

Others who fell ill after consuming sanitiser are undergoing treatment at their residences in the village, the police added.

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April 5,2020

Nagpur, Apr 5: A 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Imambada area in Nagpur on Saturday due to financial distress, police said.

Nikhil Gavhane, who worked in a grocery shop, hanged himself as he had taken money from a person and was stressed over repayment, an official said.

"He was depressed since a week," the Imambada police station official said.

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