Lodge-cum-restaurant gutted in fire in Manipal
Manipal(PTI): A private lodge and a restaurant attached to it at Manipal in Udupi district was gutted following a fire in the early hours of Friday, police said.
A short circuit is suspected to be the cause of the blaze which engulfed the restaurant-cum-bar attached to the lodge, situated near the Manipal Institute of Technology.
Fire service personnel rushed to the spot and doused the fire.
Furniture, liquor bottles and other items were fully destroyed in the fire, police said, adding the loss is estimated to be worth lakhs of rupees.
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Three arrested for running fake Aadhaar racket in UP's Badaun
Budaun (UP), Apr 30 (PTI): The Budaun Police on Thursday busted a gang allegedly involved in preparing fake Aadhaar cards and forged documents, and arrested three of its members, officials said.
The action was carried out in the Hazratpur area, where the accused were found operating an illegal setup to generate fake identity documents, they said.
The accused have been identified as Farman Ali, a resident of Munshi Nagla, Anuj Kumar of Uprela, and Brajnandan of Sirsauli.
The police said a fingerprint scanner, three laptops, a hard disk, a scanner, a large number of Aadhaar cards and several suspicious documents were recovered from their possession.
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During interrogation, it was revealed that the gang had been involved in preparing fake identity documents for a long time, misleading people and earning money through illegal means, officials said.
Station House Officer Pushpendra Singh said the accused have been produced before a court, and efforts are underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang.
He added that further revelations are likely as the investigation progresses.
