Ghaziabad, Feb 3: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday alleged his car was fired upon by unidentified men while he was returning to Delhi from Hapur district in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

Owaisi's car was near the Chhijarsi toll plaza on the Hapur-Ghaziabad stretch of the National Highway 24 when the incident took place at around 6 pm, he said.

Some time ago my car was fired at near Chhijarsi toll gate. Four rounds of shots were fired. There were 3-4 people, all of them ran away and left the weapons there. My car got punctured, but I shifted to another car and left. We are all safe. Alhamdu'lilah, Owaisi tweeted.

Further details are awaited.

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Chitradurga (Karnataka) (PTI): A school headmaster died and another person was seriously injured after their bike allegedly fell into a roadside ditch in this district on Wednesday, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Premkumar (45) of Rampura village in Molakalmuru taluk.

He was serving as the headmaster at Basaveshwara Rural High School in BG Kere village, they said.

The accident occurred near Vittalapura close to Devasamudra in Molakalmuru taluk on Wednesday evening, police said.

According to police, the accident occurred when the bike allegedly fell into a roadside ditch at a curve on the road connecting Rayadurg in Andhra Pradesh to Rampura.

The injured person has been identified as Ramanjaneya of Pakkurthi village. As he sustained severe injuries, he has been admitted to VIMS Hospital in Ballari for treatment, a senior police officer said.

A case has been registered at Rampura Police Station, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.