Kupwara town shuts over minor's brutal murder
Srinagar, July 20: North Kashmir's Kupwara town shut in protest on Friday after the body of a brutally murdered minor boy was found on Thursday. Authorities closed educational institutions in the town and suspended mobile Internet services as a precautionary measure after a complete shutdown.
The victim, 10-year-old Umar Farooq, belonged to Gulgam village. Scores of protesters hit the road at night after hearing about the boy's murder.
The police found the boy's body in an apple orchard in a semi-burnt condition with an arm brutally chopped. An angry mob thrashed a policeman posted in the area to gather details about the incident.
The police said additional superintendent of police (ASP) Shafkat Hussain had to risk his life to save the constable from being lynched. "The ASP rushed to the spot during the night and saved the constable who had been tied to a tree and was being beaten up."
The constable has been admitted to a hospital in a critical condition, the police said.
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Jharkhand: Rs 13 lakh looted from branch of nationalised bank
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) (PTI): Six masked men have looted Rs 13 lakh from a branch of a nationalised bank in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place in Baharagora police station area on Tuesday, when the accused barged into the bank during lunch break and looted the amount at gunpoint, a police officer said, adding they also snatched gold chains, mobile phones and wallets of the staffers.
They, however, abandoned the mobile phones on the way.
Ghatsila Sub-divisional Police Officer Ajit Kumar Kujjur said six persons looted the bank and fled on motorcycles.
Police are examining CCTV footage and questioning local shopkeepers, he said, adding that some clues have been found and the accused would be arrested soon.
