Cop dies as weapon ‘misfires’
Hyderabad: A 31-year-old Special Protection Force (SPF) constable on duty here died on Sunday when his service weapon allegedly misfired, police said.
The incident occurred at around 7 am when the constable was on sentry duty at a building housing the currency chest of a public sector bank in Ranigunj area, they said.
The constable died on the spot when the Self Loading Rifle (SLR) allegedly went off accidentally and the bullet pierced his chin.
As per the statement of in-charge of the security post the constable died due to misfire. A case was registered. (PTI)
Over 1,000 kg cannabis recovered
Fatehpur/Lucknow: Six men were arrested and over 1,000 kilograms of cannabis recovered from their possession in three separate incidents in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, police said. In a statement, the UP Special Task Force said two men were arrested in Jhansi and 708 kg of the contraband worth Rs 1.70 crore was recovered from them.
In a separate incident, the STF along with local police in Fatehpur district arrested two men and recovered nearly 290 kg dry ‘ganja’ from their possession.
In another incident, two men — Satiram Yadav and Tej Bahadur Yadav — were arrested in Sonbhadra and 294 kg of ‘ganja’ worth Rs 70 lakh was recovered from them, the STF said.
A case has been registered against them under the NDPS Act. (PTI)
Man held for posing as cop
New Delhi: The Delhi police have arrested a man for impersonating as a cop and issuing fake challans for violating Covid-19 norms, officials said on Sunday.
The accused was held after a security guard of a society in Ashok Vihar raised the alarm.
Police said that the guard had stated that on the intervening night between 29 and 30 October, the accused Upender came with his friend in a car and introduced himself as a Delhi police officer. He then wrote the name and mobile number of the persons present there at the society gate and collected an amount from them on the pretext of violation of Covid-19 norms.
Meanwhile, when the security guard enquired him of his name and rank, Upender drove away from the spot. The guard then informed the local police about the incident. (IANS)