Two held for theft at temple
Thane, Feb 9: Police have arrested two persons in connection with the theft of cash and ornaments worth around Rs 50,000 from a temple here in Maharashtra last week, an official said.
The incident took place at the temple located in Pimpri village on February 5. The police examined footage of at least 30 CCTVs installed in the village and neigbouring areas, Assistant Commissioner of Police Neeta Padavi told reporters on Monday. The police finally nabbed two persons, aged 25 and 28, from Kharghar in neighbouring Navi Mumbai on Sunday and recovered the stolen cash and ornaments from them, she said. (PTI)
Man injures cop with stone
Mumbai, Feb 9: A constable sustained injuries after the man he was trying to apprehend in Santacruz area of Mumbai in the early hours of Tuesday attacked him with a stone, an official said.
Constable Ghanshyam Narvekar was on on patrol near the Gazder Bund area and arrived at a scene where some people were fighting, he said. “The youths who were fighting fled on spotting Narvekar. However, one of them, identified as Rishikesh Ramakant Tiwari, hit Narvekar with a stone, leaving him with head injuries,” he said.
Narvekar is hospitalised and out of danger while Tiwari has been arrested for attempt to murder and assault on government servant discharging duty, said Senior Inspector Dyaneshwar Ganore. (PTI)
Five rescued from collapsed house
New Delhi, Feb 9: Five people were rescued from the debris of a house which collapsed in the Sadar Bazar area of north Delhi on Tuesday, fire brigade officials said.
A call about the incident was received around 10.30 am and six fire tenders were rushed to the spot, Delhi Fire Services Director Atul Garg said. Five people have been rescued, of whom three are in a critical condition, he added.
The injured have been shifted to the Bara Hindu Rao hospital. A senior police official, however, said two injured persons — Naseem (30) and his mother Zarima (60) — were rushed to Bara Hindu Rao Hospital. They had suffered minor injuries and were later discharged, police said. (PTI)