Engineer Rashid's car attacked at campaign
Srinagar, Sep 29: The campaign vehicle of Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid was attacked Sunday by an assailant who stomped on the bonnet and the front windshield, damaging the glass.
Sheikh Abdul Rashid (57), popularly known as Engineer Rashid, who was in the car when the incident happened was unhurt.
The car was attacked in the Langate area of Kupwara district on the last day of electioneering in north Kashmir.
A video of the attack which appeared on social media showed a man climbing and stomping on the bonnet and the front windshield of the vehicle.
Rashid's Awami Ittehad Party has not commented on the incident so far.
According to sources, the assailant is a former aide of the Member of Parliament and was instrumental in his Lok Sabha election campaign in April-May, but has fallen out with him since.
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UP: Five of family arrested for assaulting a cop during raid in Sultanpuri
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested five of a family for allegedly assaulting a police officer and snatching his service pistol during a raid in the Sultanpuri area, an official said on Wednesday.
The accused are Rajender (50), his sons Ritik (24), Sachin (29), Abhishek (26), and his daughter Komal (22).
The incident occurred on September 2, when a team from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Alka, wife of Rajender, for possession of heroin, police said.
During the raid, Alka's family members attacked a police officer with sticks and bricks and snatched his service pistol, mobile phone, and wallet. However, the officer managed to recover his service pistol, they said.
Police said that an FIR was registered and an investigation was launched.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the accused, absconding since the incident, from a flat in Raghubir Nagar in Delhi.
