Kadaba: A worker died on the spot after falling off the roof of a house being built at Nettana in Meronji on Friday.

The deceased worker has been identified as Hariprasad, son of Padmanabha, a resident of Sharavur in Alankar village.

Hariprasad was working on the roof of a house under construction at Nettana, when he fell off the roof and was grievously injured.

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He was rushed to a local hospital by Prakash, a resident of Nettana, but the doctors declared him brought dead at the hospital.

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New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested five of a family for allegedly assaulting a police officer and snatching his service pistol during a raid in the Sultanpuri area, an official said on Wednesday.

The accused are Rajender (50), his sons Ritik (24), Sachin (29), Abhishek (26), and his daughter Komal (22). 

The incident occurred on September 2, when a team from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Alka, wife of Rajender, for possession of heroin, police said.

During the raid, Alka's family members attacked a police officer with sticks and bricks and snatched his service pistol, mobile phone, and wallet. However, the officer managed to recover his service pistol, they said.

Police said that an FIR was registered and an investigation was launched.

Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the accused, absconding since the incident, from a flat in Raghubir Nagar in Delhi.