Missing fashion student found dead in Punjab

May 6, 2013

New Delhi, May 6: The 23-year-old fashion designing student who had gone missing from her rented flat in east Delhi on April 20 was found dead two days later near railway tracks in PunjabPrachi_Dhamija.

This has been revealed by one Rajesh Kumar from Abohar who had read about the girl in local papers of Punjab at that time. Kumar, who was in the city for work, was surprised to read about the same girl in city papers and decided to approach Delhi Police. A team, comprising sub-inspector Yogesh and the girl's family members, rushed to Punjab to identify the body. It was found that the girl, Prachi Dhamija, had been cremated by the railway police after they failed to identify her.

Prachi's family confirmed the identity by the belongings recovered from the body, especially a fashion designing book with her name on it. "We believe that Prachi was kidnapped and then murdered. It was not an accidental death or suicide. Prachi would not go to a far-off place on her own," said her uncle, Praveen Dhamija. Prachi's parents have left for Haridwar to consign her belongings to the Ganga.

Prachi alias Sakshi was a student of International Institute of Fashion Design (INIFD) in Hauz Khas area of south Delhi. Police are clueless how Dhamija, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, reached Punjab. The incident raises questions on poor coordination of Punjab police as they did not inform the Delhi Police when a body was found.

According to police, she was last spotted at the Chandni Chowk Metro station. Her autopsy report is awaited, following which a case would be registered, an officer said. Her call details are also being scanned.

On April 20, Prachi had left the hostel to go a nearby shop but she never returned. Around 2pm, her younger sister called her several times but they went unattended. Fearing something may have gone wrong, her sister and cousins reached her hostel and found the door locked from outside. They opened the door using extra keys and found her cellphone in the room. Her parents were also informed.

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Panaji, Feb 23: A MiG-29K aircraft crashed off Goa during a routine training sortie on Sunday morning, the Indian Navy said in a statement.

"The pilot ejected safely and has been recovered. An enquiry into the incident has been ordered," the statement said.

On November 16, a MiG-29K trainer flight had crashed after a bird hit, soon after it took off the Dabolim International airport, which functions out of the Indian Navy base INS Hansa.

Both pilots had managed to safely eject themselves to safety after both the engines of their jet failed.

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June 30,2020

Visakhapatnam, Jun 30: Two people were killed and four others were taken ill after benzene gas leaked at a pharmaceutical company at Parawada near here early on Tuesday morning, official sources said.

The situation was now under control as the leak was restricted to one unit in the Sainor Life Sciences company, the sources said.

The two killed were senior employees of the company, they said.

The injured persons have been admitted to a hospital in Gajuwaka, with one of them being put on ventilator support, the sources added.

District Collector V Vinay Chand and Police Commissioner R K Meena visited the company to take stock of the situation.

The cause of the leak that took place in a reactor unit at the plant is yet to be established.

The incident comes nearly two months after 11 people were killed and over 1000 taken ill after gas leak at a chemical plant here.

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July 9,2020

Etawah, Jul 9: Another aide of the Kanpur encounter accused Vikas Dubey, Bahua Dubey, died in an encounter with the police, here on Thursday.

"Today at around 4.30 AM, in an encounter with the Etawah Police, one person has died. from him, a rifle and a pistol too has been recovered. When we shared the information with the Kanpur Police, they identified him as Bahua Dubey," said SSP Etawah Akash Tomar.

"He was involved in the Kanpur encounter alongside Vikas Dubey and there was a bounty of Rs 50,000 on him," he added.

"Around 3 AM on the highway near Mahewa Police Station Bakewar, a Swift Dzire car was looted by four armed assailants on a Scorpio. Around 4:30 AM, they were intercepted at Kachaura road under Police Station Civil lines by the police. When police parties chased them, the car collided with a tree, and criminals started firing at the police," he further said.

Dubey sustained injuries during the encounter and was pronounced dead when taken to the hospital. However, the other three managed to escape. One pistol, a double-barrel gun, and several cartridges have been recovered, he informed further.

Earlier today, Prabhat Mishra, also an aide of the main accused, died after being shot at by the police.

Mishra had sustained an injury on the leg after being shot at by the police and was rushed to a hospital before being pronounced dead.

Vikas Dubey is the main accused in the encounter that took place in Kanpur last week, in which a group of assailants allegedly opened fire on a police team, which had gone to arrest him. Eight police personnel were killed in the encounter.

A search operation is currently underway to nab Dubey.

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