Gym owner murder: Second shooter arrested after encounter in Mathura
New Delhi (PTI): In a joint operation, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh police arrested a sharpshooter, wanted for the murder of a gym owner in the national capital, following a brief encounter in Mathura in the early hours of Thursday, officials said.
Yogesh alias Raju, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Badaun, works for Lawrence Bishnoi and Hashim Baba gangs, according to police.
Raju's associate Madhur alias Ayaan was arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on October 12.
Raju and Madhur allegedly shot dead 35-year-old Nadir Shah outside his gym in Delhi's Greater Kailash 1 on September 12.
A Delhi Police Special Cell team received a tip-off about Raju's movement in Mathura and a trap was laid along with the local police. He was seen travelling on a motorcycle on the Agra-Mathura Highway service road near Baad railway station around 4 am, an officer said.
"On seeing the police team, Raju opened fire. He fired three rounds while the police team fired two in self-defence," he said.
Raju sustained a gunshot injury in his left leg and has been admitted to the hospital, he added.
A .32 bore pistol with seven live cartridges, three empty shells and a motorcycle without a number plate were recovered from the spot, police said.
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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
