Driver burnt alive as moving car catches fire in Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): A man was burnt to death after the car he was driving caught fire while in motion in Agra and the vehicle doors failed to open on time, police said on Friday.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Gaurav Singh said the 45-year-old Virendra was on on the Bodla-Bichpuri road on Thursday night when smoke suddenly began billowing from the car, which soon caught fire.
Before he could escape, the doors of the car failed to open, trapping him inside as the flames engulfed the vehicle, Singh said.
Fire brigade and police teams rushed to the spot and doused the blaze. Virendra's charred body was recovered from the car and sent for post-mortem examination.
The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, though preliminary suspicion points to a short circuit. The car's locks failed to open, leaving the driver trapped and leading to his death, police added.
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Rape-murder accused killed in Ghaziabad encounter; family refuses to claim body
Ghaziabad (UP) (PTI): The family of a 55-year-old man accused of raping and killing his four-year-old niece has refused to claim his body after he was killed in a police encounter in Ghaziabad, with locals also expressing support for the police action.
The accused, Jasim, was wanted for the rape and murder of the girl, whose body was found concealed in a car in the Shalimar Garden area.
Jasim was killed late Sunday night during an encounter in the Teela Mod police station area when he allegedly opened fire while trying to evade arrest.
According to police, Jasim, who carried a reward of Rs 50,000, was tracked through CCTV footage at a Delhi railway station while attempting to flee.
Acting on a tip-off that Jasim would meet someone near the Banthla canal in Loni, police teams laid a trap and confronted him.
When he tried to escape by opening fire, police retaliated, during which he sustained fatal injuries, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Shalimar Garden, Atul Kumar Singh said.
Two policemen, head constables Amit and Iqbal, were injured during the encounter and are undergoing treatment at a hospital, Singh said.
"The injured policemen are out of danger. The body has been sent for a post-mortem and further legal proceedings are underway," ACP Singh added.
Police said weapons and cartridges used in the crime were recovered from the accused.
Jasim's relatives have declined to take custody of his body.
His cousin Mehboob and step-brother Naseem said the family considered him "dead the day he committed the crime". They added that they had come from Muzaffarnagar, but would not claim the body.
In Pasonda village, a Muslim-dominated area in Trans-Hindon, locals welcomed the police action.
Firshad Chowdhry, husband of the area's municipal councillor, along with supporters, met the ACP and expressed appreciation for the action, saying that "such criminals are a blot on society".
Police said further investigation into the case is underway.
