Man shoots himself to blame it on family of girl who accused him of rape
Bhubaneswar (PTI): A man was arrested in Bhubaneswar for allegedly shooting himself to blame it on the family of a girl who accused him of rape, police said on Monday.
The man was recently released from jail after he secured bail in the rape case, they said.
In the early hours of Sunday, he lodged a complaint at the Balipatna police station, alleging that two persons related to the rape survivor had shot him.
"However, the preliminary investigation revealed that the gunshot injury is self-inflicted. He was arrested last year in a rape case. He plotted this episode to take revenge upon the family of the rape victim," Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jagmohan Meena said.
"The case was solved in 10 hours, and the plot was foiled. The forensic evidence showed that the bullet trajectory did not match an external attack," he said.
Along with the man who shot himself, police arrested the duo who supplied him with the gun.
The gun supplier was present at the spot at the time of the firing, and following it, he left with the firearm, police said.
The gun has been recovered, along with an empty cartridge and four bullets.
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Air Chief Marshal AP Singh meets PM Modi
New Delhi, May 4 (PTI): Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A P Singh on Sunday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is understood to have discussed the security situation arising out of the rising tensions between India and Pakistan over the deadly Pahalgam terror attack.
The meeting came less than 24 hours after Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi apprised the prime minister on the overall situation in the critical sea lanes in the Arabian Sea.
The Air chief held a meeting with PM Modi, sources said without giving further details. There is no official word on the Modi-Singh meeting yet.
Citing "cross-border linkages" to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians, India has promised severe punishment to those involved in the strike.
In a high-level meeting with the top defence brass, Prime Minister Modi on last Tuesday gave the armed forces "complete operational freedom" to decide on the mode, targets and timing of the response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
Modi also emphasised the national resolve to deal a "crushing blow to terrorism".
A day after the attack, India announced a raft of punitive measures against Pakistan, including suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, shutting down of the land border crossing at Attari and downgrading of diplomatic ties.
In response, Pakistan shut its airspace to Indian airliners and suspended all trade with India, including through third countries.
In fresh punitive measures, India imposed a complete ban on imports of all goods from Pakistan with immediate effect on the grounds of national security and public policy.
New Delhi also suspended all postal services from Pakistan and banned entry of Pakistani-flagged ships at Indian ports.
