Operation Akhal: One terrorist neutralised in J&K's Kulgam; joint op by police, Army and CRPF under way
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Time of India
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- Time of India
4 held for murder of grain trader
Lucknow: Over a month after grain trader Sukhdev Lodhi, 45, was shot dead and his wife critically injured during a robbery attempt in Maharaniganj village, Rae Bareli police arrested four members of the gang involved in the crime after a late-night encounter near the Ganga Expressway underpass on Sunday, police said. SP Yashveer Singh said acting on a tip-off, the accused—Ramesh Verma, Anurag Babu, Sunil Kumar, and Kuldeep—were intercepted by a joint team of Kheeron police and the SOG. During the encounter, Ramesh sustained bullet injuries in both legs and is being treated at the district hospital. Police recovered four country made pistols (including the murder weapons), live cartridges, two motorcycles and mobile phones from the accused. The breakthrough came in connection with the FIR lodged after the June 30 murder of Sukhdev Lodhi, who was shot while sleeping on his rooftop with his wife Sarojini Devi, 40. She remains in critical condition at AIIMS Rae Bareli. According to investigators, The gang had conducted a recce after learning of Sukhdev's financial status. On the night of the crime, the gang members climbed to the rooftop via a neighbouring house. When one of them knocked over a utensil, Lodhi's wife woke up and raised an alarm. When the couple resisted the gang opened fire and fled without stealing anything. The arrested men admitted to being part of a larger gang that includes absconding Shivkumar, Vinod Pasi and Shivam Pasi. All had prior links to the victim or his locality—one even worked as a labourer near Sukhdev's shop, while another is a distant relative. The accused have criminal records. Ramesh Verma is wanted in a 2016 murder case in Jharkhand and Sunil Kumar faces charges of rape under Pocso and assault. Fresh charges under the BNS sections 310(3) (murder during robbery), 311 (attempt to murder), 61(2)(a) (criminal conspiracy), and provisions of the Arms Act have been filed. All four have been sent to judicial custody.
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Time of India
Jhalawar civic body chairman on the run after clerk arrested for bribe
Kota: The chairman of Jhalawar municipal council, Sanjay Shukla, is absconding after Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Monday arrested a clerk and a middleman for taking a bribe on his behalf. Clerk Akash Kalosiya, posted at Jhalawar municipal council, and a tout, identified as Ajay Kumar, were arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 on behalf of Shukla, ASP at Jhalawar ACB, Prerna Shekhawat, said. Shukla had allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 as bribe to clear a land conversion file pending for four. The bribe amount, through negotiation, was settled at Rs 40,000, and Shukla asked it to be paid to his clerk, Shekhawat said. The victim approached ACB Jhalawar on July 21 and registered a complaint, following which ACB conducted verification and then laid a trap, she said. A case under relevant sections of ACB Act has been registered against the three accused and further investigation is underway, she said. TNN
Time of India
3 hours ago
- Time of India
Officers visit IED blast site
Rourkela: In the wake of an IED blast near Ranjra railway station in Sundargarh district, senior officials visited the site on Monday to evaluate the situation. The explosion, attributed to Maoists, took place on Sunday along the goods train route in Bimlagarh section resulting in the death of a railway employee and injuring another. This incident followed a similar landmine explosion on the same route on Saturday night, prompting authorities to halt train movements in the area. Among the officers were ADG of anti-Naxal operations Sanjib Panda, IG (Operations) Deepak Kumar, DIG (special investigation wing) Akhileswar Singh, DIG (western range) Brijesh Kumar Rai and SP (Rourkela) Nitesh Wadhwani.
