One dead, 3 injured as school building's roof collapses in Jharkhand
Ranchi (PTI): One person was killed and three others were injured after a portion of the roof of a government school building collapsed in Jharkhand's Ranchi, amid incessant rain, police said on Friday.
Three persons trapped under the debris at the school at Tangra Toli in Piska More area were rescued and sent to a nearby hospital, an officer said.
"A person was killed when a portion of the roof of a government school building collapsed. Our team is there for the rescue operation," Sukhdeo Nagar Police Station in-charge Manoj Kumar told PTI.
The deceased was an elderly person and was sleeping in the verandah of the school when the portion of the roof collapsed.
He was identified as Suraj Baitha, 65, a resident of Ratu, and worked as a caretaker there, the officer said.
The police initially said one person was feared trapped, but later confirmed that three people were injured in the incident.
The three injured have been identified as Manish Tirkey, Pritam Tirkey and Motu Oraon, all aged between 18 and 19 years, and admitted to a nearby hospital, another officer said.
The school, said to be a primary one, was not operational, Kumar said.
The police are investigating the incident, and further details are awaited, he said.
A local resident said the school remained closed due to poor attendance by children.
Jharkhand has been experiencing heavy rainfall for the last several days.
The state has recorded 71 per cent surplus rainfall between June 1 and July 16, according to an IMD bulletin.
The eastern state received 595.8 mm of precipitation against the normal of 348.9 mm during the period.
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Meghalaya: Interstate ATM theft racket busted, 6 arrested
Shillong (PTI): An interstate racket involved in ATM thefts across several states has been busted, with the arrest of six persons in connection with a break-in at an electronic banking outlet in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district, police said on Wednesday.
The accused were allegedly involved in breaking into an ATM of the Meghalaya Cooperative Apex Bank on April 5, 2024, they said.
Three of the accused were arrested from Barpeta in Assam, while the remaining were apprehended from Haryana, police said.
Ri-Bhoi SP Giri Prasad M said a special police team was constituted to investigate the case.
"With coordinated efforts and assistance from Assam and Haryana Police, we were able to apprehend the accused involved in the ATM break-in," he told PTI.
The case was registered at Umiam police station under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
According to police, the gang used gas cutters to break open the ATM safe and fled with the cash within minutes.
"The group is part of a larger network involved in similar ATM thefts across different states. Further investigation is underway to dismantle the entire network," the SP added.
