Air Force civil engineer shot dead at his home in Prayagraj
Prayagraj: An Indian Air Force civil engineer was shot dead Saturday morning by an unidentified assailant while he was sleeping at his official residence in the high-security cantonment area here in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, police said.
The attacker fired at the engineer from the window of his room, Puramufti Station House Officer (SHO) Manoj Singh said.
Police said his wife and son were present in other rooms when the incident happened in their Engineers Colony house inside the Air Force Station.
Air Force civil engineer SN Mishra (51) received a bullet in his chest and he was rushed to the Army hospital. Mishra succumbed to his injuries at the the hospital, the SHO said. The body has been sent for post-mortem.
Slamming the Uttar Pradesh government, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said the incident shows that the law and order situation in the state has collapsed.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (City) Abhishek Bharti said police has inspected the spot and surveillance teams also went to collect information.
CCTV footage installed in the Air Force Station shows a person jumping over the boundary and coming inside, he said, adding that efforts are on to nab him.
Mishra is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son. The daughter lives in Lucknow and was not there in the house at the time of the shooting.
Police said a case will be registered after receiving a complaint from the family and further legal action will be taken.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav targeted the UP government over the incident.
In a post on 'X' in Hindi, Yadav said, "The news of the shooting of SN Mishra, a chief engineer of the Air Force, in the high security zone of Air Force officers colony, Bamrauli, Prayagraj, shows that the law and order situation in UP has reduced to zero."
Those who were claiming that criminals are leaving the state, it seems that under their rule, law and order itself has left the state, the former chief minister said.
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TN Assembly elections: Eight-month pregnant homemaker wins Thiru Vi Ka Nagar seat for TVK
Chennai (PTI): Before giving birth, she had already delivered a mandate—a symbol of hope for Thiru Vi Ka Nagar.
Echoing Delhi’s 2013 “common citizen” political churn associated with the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), an eight-month-pregnant homemaker, M R Pallavi, has been elected as an MLA from Chennai’s Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency, emerging as one of the notable first-time faces of the Vijay-led TVK in the recently held Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
In the narrow lanes of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, a steady stream of media personnel has been making their way to Pallavi’s residence—a scene reminiscent of the result day in Delhi when journalists thronged the modest home of Rakhi Birla, who had won from Mangolpuri on an AAP ticket.
Pallavi, 36, a homemaker educated up to class XII, defeated the DMK candidate K S Ravichandran by a margin of 22,333 votes in the reserved Thiru Vi Ka Nagar Assembly constituency.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats, while DMK and AIADMK got 59 and 47, respectively.
Pallavi’s victory has drawn attention due to her personal circumstances. She campaigned extensively while eight months pregnant, going door-to-door to reach voters.
According to local accounts, she even fainted once during the campaign but continued her outreach.
She has not spoken to the media following her victory, as doctors have advised her to rest. Her husband, Rajesh, briefly recounted her campaign efforts.
A self-professed admirer of actor-turned-politician Vijay, Pallavi joined TVK soon after its formation and is now among its first-time legislators.
Doctors have advised her to be hospitalised around May 20, as she is expecting her second child. Ahead of that, voters in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar have entrusted her with representing them in the state Assembly.
Political observers say the rise of candidates like Pallavi signals a possible shift in Tamil Nadu’s political landscape, with voters backing a new party and candidates from non-traditional backgrounds.
