3.4 magnitude tremor hits Gujarat's Navsari; no casualty
Ahmedabad (PTI): A 3.4 magnitude tremor hit south Gujarat's Navsari district on Thursday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.
The tremor was recorded at 5.27 am, with its epicentre located 22 km east-southeast of Vansda, the Gandhinagar-based institute said.
No damage to property or casualty was reported, local officials said.
Gujarat faces a high earthquake risk. It has suffered nine major earthquakes in the past 200 years, as per the information provided by the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA).
The 2001 Kutch earthquake was the third-largest and second-most destructive in India over the last two centuries, as per GSDMA.
On January 26, 2001, an earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck near Bhachau in Gujarat's Kutch and affected the entire state. The quake claimed as many as 13,800 lives and left 1.67 lakh others injured.
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UP: 7 held for power cable theft in Ballia after encounter; 2 injured
Ballia (UP) (PTI): Seven individuals allegedly associated with a gang involved in electricity wire theft were arrested on Thursday following a police encounter in Ballia district, with two of them sustaining bullet injuries, police said.
Additional Superintendent of Police (North) Dinesh Kumar Shukla said a joint team of Sahatwar and Bansdih police was conducting vehicle checking near Akbarpur village around 1 am when two four-wheelers were spotted approaching from the Samarthpar side.
On being signalled to stop, the vehicles attempted to turn back, prompting the police to lay a cordon. The occupants got down and allegedly opened fire at the police with the intent to kill, Shukla said.
According to the ASP, the police retaliated in self-defence, leading to the arrest of Tinku Kumar Shah (37) and Shamim Ansari alias Sonu (36) along with Arvind Yadav, Mannu Kumar Sah, Rohan Kumar Pandey, Firoz Khan and Abhishek alias Anshu Gaut.
Shah and Ansari sustained bullet injuries in their right legs and were admitted to the district hospital for treatment, the officer said.
Police said the accused were involved in theft of electricity wires and had multiple criminal cases registered against them in various police stations of the district.
Stolen electric cables, tools, country-made pistols, cartridges and knives were recovered from their possession, officials said.
