Close shave for Bihar Guv as fire tender in his convoy overturns, 5 injured
Hajipur, Apr 17: Five people were injured as a fire tender in Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar's convoy hit a divider, overturned and then collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw in Vaishali district on Monday, police said.
The accident happened near Bhagwanpur on the Hajipur-Muzaffarpur highway around 11.30 am, they said.
The governor escaped unhurt, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Hajipur Omprakash said.
"The fire tender, which was the last vehicle in the governor's convoy, hit a divider and overturned and then collided with an auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite side," he said.
"The conditions of those injured are stated to be stable," he added.
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Advocate found dead in car on Nainital court premises
Nainital (PTI): A 55-year-old advocate allegedly died by suicide after shooting himself inside his car at the Nainital district court parking lot here on Monday, police said.
According to the police, Puran Singh Bhakuni, a resident of Mallital, was found in the rear seat of his vehicle with a gunshot wound to his temple.
Police recovered a licensed pistol from his hand and a suicide note from the car’s dashboard. The note stated that Bhakuni was unwell and suffering from depression.
"We received information through lawyers around noon. The deceased was lying in the back seat with a pistol in his hand and blood near his ear," Circle Officer Anjana Negi said.
Forensic teams and ballistic experts reached the spot to collect evidence, as no witness reported hearing the gunshot.
Government counsel Sushil Sharma stated that Bhakuni left home at 9 am and was found dead at 9.30 am.
Sharma raised concerns over the circumstances, noting that the body was in the rear seat, and demanded a thorough probe to rule out foul play. Bhakuni, who worked as a notary, had married six months ago, he said.
Police took the body into custody and sent it for a postmortem to confirm the cause of death.
The forensic laboratory will examine the suicide note and the ballistics of the weapon, the police said, adding that the investigation is ongoing.
