Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hits parts of north-east region
Guwahati, Sep 14 (PTI): An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude struck parts of the north-east region of the country on Sunday, officials said.
There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, they said.
The epicentre of the earthquake that took place at 4.41 pm on Sunday, was in Udalguri district, the officials said.
The depth of the quake was 5 km.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in a post on X, said, "The epicentre (of the earthquake) was near Udalguri. So far, there has been no report of any major damage or loss of life. We are actively monitoring the situation."
Residents of Udalguri, Sonitpur, Tamulpur, Nalbari and several other districts in Assam felt the tremors.
Panic-gripped people were seen rushing out of their residences in Guwahati.
People of the western parts of Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh also felt the jolt.
Residents in Arunachal Pradesh's capital Itanagar ran out of their houses and shops in panic.
According to state disaster management secretary Dani Sulu, no reports of structural damage or casualties have been reported from the state so far.
“The situation is being closely monitored, but there is no cause for alarm,” he said.
The northeastern states fall in the high seismic zone, and earthquakes frequently hit the region.
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Delhi court sentences CBI joint director to 3 months' imprisonment in IRS officer assault case
New Delhi (PTI): A Delhi court has sentenced two CBI officers to three months' imprisonment for assaulting and trespassing into the residence of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer during a raid over two decades ago.
Judicial Magistrate Shashank Nandan Bhatt was hearing the arguments on the sentence against the convicted retired police officer V K Pandey and Ramneesh, who was serving as a superintendent of police when the raid was conducted in 2000.
Ramneesh is at present a joint director at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The court also fined Rs 50,000 each to both the accused.
Both were accused under IPC sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 427 (mischief) and 448 (criminal trespass) in a complaint filed by IRS officer Ashok Kumar Aggarwal.
The case pertained to an incident on October 19, 2000, when a CBI team carried out a search and arrest operation at Aggarwal's residence in Paschim Vihar.
Aggarwal alleged that the officials forcibly entered his house in the early hours, assaulted him and violated legal procedures during the arrest.
#WATCH | Delhi | Former IRS officer assault case. | Tis Hazari Court sentenced CBI joint director Ramneesh and Retired ACP Vivek Pandey to 3 months sentence in an assault case filed by former IRS officer Ashok Agarwal. The court has granted them bail to challenge the judgment.… https://t.co/RwAxjMrWDK pic.twitter.com/2FlkG4rDs0
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