Dalit couple hurt in acid attack
Pratapgarh (UP), Jan 27: A Dalit couple was grievously injured after a group of unidentified people allegedly threw acid at them in a village of this district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place in Bhogapur village on Tuesday night when the Dalit couple and their children were sleeping in their hut, Additional Superintendent of Police Dinesh Dwivedi said.
The couple has been sent to a hospital in Allahabad for treatment while the children were safe, police said, adding a probe into the matter was underway and no arrest has been made yet. (PTI)
Mehbooba arrives in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 27: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday arrived in Jammu on a week-long visit to hold discussions with senior leaders on party affairs and the future strategy.
This is the former chief minister’s first visit to the Jammu division post Jammu and Kashmir’s maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections that were held in November-December last year. Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of various political parties including the PDP, swept the polls by winning 110 out of 280 seats. (PTI)
3 held for looting jewellery store
Thane, Jan 27: Three men were arrested from Lucknow on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in an armed dacoity at a jewellery store in Mira Bhayandar town of Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said.
The three accused were involved in looting Rs 1.54 crore worth jewellery from a store on January 7, senior inspector Jitendra Vankute of the local crime branch said. Details of the accused, who are natives of Uttar Pradesh, were shared with the Special Task Force teams of Lucknow and Varanasi, as the men were hiding in Jaunpur, Varanasi, Azamgarh, Ghazipur and Lucknow.
A revolver, one country-made firearm, live cartridges, cell phones, stolen gold and diamond ornaments worth Rs 35 lakh and Rs 1 lakh in cash were seized from the trio, while two are yet to be arrested, the official said. (PTI)