HR manager shot and injured in Gurugram
Gurugram, June 7: A private company's human resource manager was shot and injured on Thursday, allegedly by a sacked employee and his family friend in Gurugram, police said.
Dinesh Sharma, HR manager at Mitsuba Sical India Private Limited, was shot at by two men on a bike while he was heading towards his company located near Pathreri here on the Bilaspur-Tauru road.
Police said that Sharma, a resident of Gurugram's sector 43, received a bullet in his neck.
"My car was forced to stop near GITM college by two men on a bike... Duo were face covered," Sharma said in his statement to police.
Sharma said that Jogender Singh, resident of nearby Rathiwas village and a factory worker, was sacked from the company following persistent indiscipline and unnecessary dispute over wages some time back.
"Wednesday evening, Singh along with others stopped my car near Bilaspur here on Delhi-Jaipur-Mumbai National Highway and threatened me with dire consequences if Singh was not reinstated," Sharma told police in his statement.
The injured manager was admitted to Rockland hospital in Manesar. Doctors treating him said "his condition was stable.
Police said no one has been arrested yet, but "we are questioning a few family members of accused worker Jogender Singh as he was absconding," a senior police officer said.
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Fire breaks out at Nature Bazaar in south Delhi, around 50 shops gutted
New Delhi (PTI): A major fire broke out at Nature Bazaar in south Delhi's Andheria Mor area on Sunday morning, gutting around 50 shops and triggering a massive firefighting operation, an official of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said.
According to the DFS, a call regarding the blaze was received at 7.37 am, following which 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to control the flames. No injury to anyone has been reported so far.
The fire erupted at the Nature Bazaar market located near Andheria Mor in the Lado Sarai area, where several temporary and semi-permanent shops selling handicrafts and other items are set up, he said.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing from the market complex as the fire rapidly spread through multiple shops in the crowded marketplace.
Firefighters launched an extensive operation to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading further.
Around 50 shops were gutted in the incident, causing heavy damage to goods and structures, the officer said.
Fire personnel were continuing efforts to completely douse the flames and carry out cooling operations in the area. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Police officers also reached the spot to assist in crowd management and facilitate firefighting operations.
