Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan arrested two days after being released from 5-year detention
Srinagar (PTI): Two days after Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan was released from a five-year detention, he has been rearrested here in another case, officials said on Friday.
"Sultan was rearrested late Thursday night," the officials said.
He was first arrested in an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case in September 2018 when he was working as a reporter with a local magazine.
The journalist was arrested for "allegedly providing logistical support to a banned militant group."
In April 2022, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court granted him bail in the case on the grounds that investigative agencies "failed to establish his links with any militant group". However, days later he was booked under the PSA.
He was released from Ambedkar Nagar district jail in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday and reached home on Thursday.
However, the family's joy was short-lived as he was taken into custody in another case the same night he returned home, the officials said.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
