3 CRPF personnel, civilian killed after car rams into stationary truck in Chhattisgarh
Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) (PTI): Three CRPF personnel and a civilian were killed after their car rammed into a stationary truck on a highway in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district on Saturday, police said.
Commandos from the Central Reserve Police Force's elite CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) unit were involved in the accident that occurred around 8 am near Khapri village on the Dhamtari bypass on Jagdalpur-Raipur National Highway, Superintendent of Police Suraj Singh Parihar said.
He said that the deceased personnel belonged to the 201st battalion of the CoBRA.
Four CoBRA personnel, along with the civilian driver, were heading to Raipur from Jagdalpur, the headquarter of Bastar district, to travel to their native places on leave, the official said.
He said that the car rammed into a stationary truck, and the impact was severe, killing one jawan and the driver on the spot, while two other personnel succumbed to injuries while being taken to a hospital.
Prima facie, it appears that the driver may have dozed off at the wheel, causing the speeding vehicle to crash into the truck parked on the roadside, Parihar said.
The deceased included CRPF personnel Saurabh Tomar, Mukesh Kumar and Rajkumar God, and the driver, Heeralal Nagar, he said, adding that another CoBRA commando, Abhiman Rai (28), was injured and has been referred to Raipur for further treatment.
The CRPF and its elite unit are extensively deployed in the Bastar region, comprising seven districts, for anti-Naxal operations.
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'I go to Parliament to create impact, not ruckus': Raghav Chadha rubbishes AAP's allegations
New Delhi (PTI): "I go to Parliament to create impact, not ruckus," said Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday as he rejected allegations levelled against him by the Aam Aadmi Party, calling them "false" and part of a "coordinated campaign".
In a video, Chadha dismissed claims that he did not join opposition walkouts, terming the charge a "blatant lie".
He challenged his detractors to cite even a single instance where he failed to participate and said parliamentary proceedings are recorded through CCTV cameras.
Refuting another allegation that he refused to sign a motion related to the Chief Election Commissioner, Chadha said no party leader had asked him, either formally or informally, to sign it. He added that several other MPs from his party had also not signed the motion.
The MP said his focus in Parliament has been on raising public issues such as GST, income tax, air pollution in Delhi, water concerns in Punjab, public healthcare, education, railway passenger issues, menstrual health, unemployment and inflation.
Chadha said that he goes to Parliament to "create impact not ruckus" as it runs on taxpayers' money and it is his responsibility to highlight their concerns. "Every lie will be exposed," he said.
