Raipur, Mar 17 (PTI): Three persons died, apparently due to inhalation of toxic gases, inside a septic tank at a private hospital here late Tuesday evening, police said.

The incident took place at Ram Krishna Care Hospital in Pachpedi Naka area, a police official said.

The deceased were cleaning the tank, he said.

Police had to struggle to retrieve their bodies, said the official.

"Prima facie, it seems they died after inhaling some poisonous gas inside," he said, adding that further investigation is underway.

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New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI): Three juveniles, including one who was recently out on bail in a murder case, were apprehended in connection with the stabbing of a 16-year-old boy in northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar over to past dispute, an official said on Wednesday.

A PCR call on March 12 reported a stabbing incident in Ashok Vihar area in which one Altaf (16) sustained grievous injuries.

Police said the victim was rushed to hospital in a critical condition. With no eyewitnesses, and the victim initially unfit to give a statement, the case posed a challenge for investigators.

An FIR was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and a team was constituted to probe the matter.

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After regaining consciousness, the victim disclosed the name of one of the assailants, providing a crucial lead. Acting on local inputs and surveillance, police conducted raids and tracked down the suspects.

Subsequently, three juveniles were apprehended and, during interrogation, they confessed to their involvement in the crime, police said.

The accused disclosed that they knew the victim and had a prior altercation over a trivial issue, which escalated into bitter enmity. Nursing a grudge, they conspired to attack him and stabbed the boy after intercepting him on the day of the incident.

Police said one of the apprehended juveniles had recently been released on bail in a murder case registered last year at the same police station.

The weapon of offence, a knife, was recovered at the instance of the accused.