Angry over past quarrel, teenager rams BMW car into scooter
NASHIK, Jan 27: A 16-year-old boy driving a BMW car hit a scooter from the rear side, seriously injuring its two occupants in Nashik city of Maharashtra, a fallout of a past dispute between the trio, police said on Tuesday.The under-age car driver, booked for attempt to murder among other charges, fled the spot after the accident. Citing preliminary reports, police said the teenager is the son of a government official.The injured scooter riders are two friends, both in their teens. As per a complaint lodged, he and his friend were passing through the area when the boy chased them in his high-end car and hit their scooter hard from behind with the motive to kill them.The duo suffered serious injuries in the accident. The under-age car driver hit the duo’s scooter in anger over a previous quarrel between them, said the police, citing the complaint.On the basis of the complaint lodged on January 25, police registered an FIR. (PTI)
British national found dead in Patna hotel
PATNA, Jan 27: A 76-year-old overseas Indian from Britain was found dead in a hotel room in Patna’s Jakkanpur area, police said on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as Ajay Kumar Sharma.Police said Sharma was staying at the hotel since January 18.“At 4 pm on Monday, the hotel staff knocked on the door, but he did not open it. He was not answering phone calls, too. The staff then informed police, and security personnel eventually broke open the door, and found him lying dead on the bed,” Singh said. Forensic experts have collected evidence from the hotel room. (PTI)
