IISER researcher dies after being pushed to ground over parking dispute in Mohali
Chandigarh, Mar 13 (PTI): An Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) researcher died after he was pushed to the ground following heated exchanges with his neighbour over a parking dispute in Mohali, police officials said on Thursday.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night when Abhishek Swarnkar was parking his motorbike and his neighbour Monty (26) objected to it.
Soon a heated argument ensued following which Monty allegedly pushed Swarnkar (39) and he fell on the road. Monty then charges at the researcher who is still on the ground but is quickly pulled away, according to CCTV footage of the incident.
The video shows the scientist first standing up with help from those around but collapsed again. He was taken to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, police said.
The accused took the victim to the hospital, they added.
Police said Swarnkar was undergoing dialysis as he was suffering from a kidney problem. He hailed from Jharkhand and was staying in a rented accommodation in Mohali with his parents. He was a researcher at IISER, Mohali.
Mohali Police Station Phase-11 Station House Officer Gagandeep Singh said a case under Section 105 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered against the accused.
Police said the accused was absconding and efforts were on to nab him.
Scientist dies in a parking dispute
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- He was a dialysis patient, neighbor made him lie down on the ground and punched him in the stomach and chest, which led to his death
- First he was beaten and then taken to the hospital for his own treatment, doctors declared him dead pic.twitter.com/ZBclHsEVF9
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
