CPI leader shot dead by unidentified persons in Hyderabad
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Hyderabad(PTI): A Telangana CPI leader was killed on the spot on Tuesday after unidentified assailants opened fire on him during his morning walk at Malakpet here, police said.
A previous enmity stemming out of a land dispute seems to be the reason behind the killing of K Chandu Naik, police said citing preliminary information.
The assailants came in a car, opened fire on Naik (47), a state council member of the Communist Party of India (CPI), while he was on a morning walk near a park at around 7.30 AM. After they shot multiple rounds, he died on the spot, a senior police official told PTI.
The accused then fled the scene. A police team rushed to the spot and initiated investigation.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (South East Zone) S Chaitanya Kumar, citing preliminary investigation, told reporters that at least three to four persons were involved in the firing targeting Naik.
Police recovered three fired rounds and two unfired rounds from the spot. Based on the recovery of these, it seems only one weapon was used in the firing. However, further investigation is on, the official added.
He said police were verifying the routes of the car in which the assailants came. CCTV footage in the area was also being analysed to identify the suspects.
The official further said an old rivalry is suspected to be the reason behind the attack.
"The (attack) seems to be over a land issue. He was having a disagreement with some people," police said adding three persons have emerged as prime suspects. Police are trying to elicit more information from them.
Ten teams were formed to investigate the murder and nab the accused, police said.
The slain Chandu Naik was an accused in a murder case, which was registered at L B Nagar Police Station here in 2022, police said.
No complaint was lodged by the victim regarding any threat to his life, they added.
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Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts; 3-4 labourers feared trapped, 1 rescued
Jammu (PTI): A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, trapping at least three to four labourers under the debris, while one injured worker was rescued, official sources said.
Authorities have closed the road link following the collapse of the portion of the bridge.
The incident occurred when labourers were carrying out repair work on a retaining wall near the bridge that was damaged in last year's flash floods, the sources said.
According to the sources, a section of the bridge suddenly gave way, burying workers engaged at the site under the rubble.
Police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams launched rescue operations to extricate those buried under the debris. They pulled out one injured labourer and shifted him to a hospital, the sources said.
Family members of the labourers present at the site said around six workers engaged at the site at the time of the incident came under the debris when the structure collapsed. The family members said while two of the labourers managed to escape, four got trapped.
The sources said those trapped included the husband of a woman labourer, a mason, an unmarried labourer and a relative of the contractor.
There was no official confirmation on the exact number of persons trapped under the debris till the filing of this report.
The rescue operations are ongoing.
