7 Maoists killed in Odisha encounter
Bhubaneswar, May 14 : At least seven Maoists were gunned down in separate encounters with security personnel in Odisha's Kandhamal and Balangir districts in last two days, said an official on Monday.
"Five Maoists were killed during a combing operation at Sudukumpa forest in Kandhamal's Golanki village.
"While two were killed in Dudkamal village of Balangir district," said Additional Director General of Police (Operations) R.P. Koche.
Acting on a tip-off, a combing operation was launched by the police and Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel in Sudukumpa forest, said Koche.
The police have recovered nine rifles, including AK-47 and INSAS and other ammunition from the area. The combing operation was on in the forest area, he added.
Director General of Police R.P. Sharma described it as a red letter day in the history of Odisha Police.
"This is a great team effort. The district Superintendents of Police have led from the front with exemplary courage and confidence," said Sharma.
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Mathura boat capsize: Last pilgrim's missing body found, death toll climbs to 16
Mathura (UP) (PTI): The death toll in the Vrindavan boat capsize incident has risen to 16 after the body of the final missing pilgrim was recovered from the Yamuna river, police said on Thursday.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Suresh Chandra Rawat said the body of Pankaj Malhotra (40), a resident of Jalalabad in Punjab's Fazilka, was found beneath the Panighat bridge following an intensive week-long search operation.
With the recovery, all pilgrims who had gone missing after the incident have now been accounted for, he said.
Malhotra, who worked as a manager in a steel factory in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra, was part of a group of pilgrims from Jagraon in Ludhiana.
A total of 16 pilgrims have died in the incident, while eight others who were injured have been discharged after treatment, officials said.
The accident occurred on April 10 when the boat, ferrying pilgrims, capsized after colliding with a pontoon structure near Keshi Ghat.
Meanwhile, District Magistrate Chandra Prakash Singh has already ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident and tasked Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue) Pankaj Kumar Verma with ascertaining the cause of the accident and any lapses in safety measures.
