Husband, wife dies of electrocution in Belthangady
Belthangady: In a tragic accident reported from Belthangady Taluk’s Kokradi village, a man and his wife died of electrocution on Thursday late night here.
The deceased have been identified as Sarojini Moolya (50) and her husband Sanjeev Moolya (55).
According to the reports Sarojini who noticed fire sparks on the switchboard of her brother’s house rushed to unplug the fuse to stop the power supply of the house but was unfortunately electrocuted. Sanjeev who witnessed the incident jumped into the rescue of his wife and was electrocuted. The couple died on the spot.
A technical snag was suspected to have caused the incident as wires of about 5-6 houses in the neighborhood was reported to have burnt and damaged.
Zilla Panchayath member Dharanendra Kumar, Belthangady Circle Inspector Sandesh, Tahsildar, MESCOM junior engineers and others visited the spot after the incident was reported.
A case has been registered at Venur Police Station in this regard.
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NIA registers case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal
New Delhi (PTI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday registered a case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said.
The move came following a directive by the Union Home Ministry in this regard, they said.
In pursuance to the home ministry's order, the anti-terror agency on Sunday registered a case, which was originally filed at Uttar Kashi police station, Bhangar division, Kolkata on Saturday, and took up the investigation, an NIA spokesperson said in a late night statement.
"The case pertains to recovery of 79 crude bombs and other incriminating materials by Kolkata police, which were being stored at a spot, thereby endangering human life and property," the spokesperson said.
Earlier in the day, the Election Commission had directed the West Bengal Police to launch a special drive to arrest those involved in illegal manufacturing of crude bombs in the poll-bound state, an official said.
It asserted that all cases related to the making of any such explosive would be probed by the National Investigation Agency, the official said.
The directive came after the police recovered a large number of crude bombs from the house of a person, allegedly a TMC worker, at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, days ahead of the second and final phase of the assembly polls in the state.
The explosives were recovered during a search at the residence of Rafikul Islam following specific inputs, the official said.
The poll panel also issued a warning to senior police officers across the state over any lapse in maintaining law and order before the April 29 polling.
The first phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal was held on April 23, while the second phase will take place on April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.
A record 93.19 per cent turnout has been recorded in the first round of polling. Bhangar will vote in the second phase.
