Congress leader shot dead in J&K
Srinagar, April 25: A Congress leader was killed and his two security guards injured in a militant attack on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.
While police initially said that Gulam Nabi Patel was an activist of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti identified him as Congress leader.
Militants fired at Patel's vehicle in Rajpora Chowk of Pulwama, injuring him and his guards, a police officer said.
Patel later succumbed to his critical injuries, while the injured security guards, Imtiyaz Ahmad and Bilal Ahmed, are being treated, the official said.
"Heartfelt condolences to the family of senior Congress leader, G. N. Patel who was killed by militants today in Rajpora. Such cowardly acts achieve nothing but leave one more family devastated," said Mehbooba Mufti in a tweet.
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Ambulance hits Tirumala devotees, two women dead
Chandragiri (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 6: Two women devotees on their way to Tirumala died here in Tirupati district in the wee hours of Monday after being hit by an ambulance, said a police official.
A 108-ambulance coming from Piler hit the devotees around 4 am between Rangampeta and Mangapuram, said the official.
"The ambulance hit seven devotees from behind. Two of them died and five others sustained injuries," the official told PTI. Police registered a case under section 106 clause 1 of BNS.
Meanwhile, Tirupati superintendent of police L Subba Rayudu said that fog could be the reason for the early morning accident.
He exhorted the devotees who prefer to go the temple by walk, to tread on the side of the road and to be watchful so that accidents can be be avoided. He also said that winter nights are plagued with low visibility due to foggy conditions.
