Lawyer shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut
Meerut: A senior member of the Meerut Bar Association was shot dead by unidentified assailants here on Friday night, police said.
The assailants fled after the incident, the police said, adding that the victim, Mukesh Sharma, was rushed to the Anand Hospital, where the doctors declared him brought dead.
Relatives of the deceased, lawyers and locals staged a protest at the hospital over the law and order situation. They did not allow the post-mortem to take place for hours.
According to the police, the victim was shot in the head by the assailants at around 9.30 pm in Kamalpur village under the Medical police station.
Sharma was a lawyer by profession and also an office bearer of the Brahman Sabha.
According to SP (City) Akhilesh Narayan Singh, a case has been lodged in connection with the incident. There is a heavy deployment of the police in the aftermath of the incident.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
