Man knifes auto driver after water splashes on him from wheel in Thane
Thane (PTI): Police in Maharashtra’s Thane city on Saturday registered a case against a man for allegedly attacking an auto driver after water splashed on him from a wheel of the autorickshaw, an official said.
Accused Shahbaz, alias Nannu Khan, was riding a motorbike on the Ghodbunder Road when he first got into an altercation with the auto driver around 5.30 pm on Friday, the official said.
One wheel of the autorickshaw went inside a pothole and water got splashed on Khan, making him angry, the official said citing the FIR.
After an hour, when the auto driver was returning on the same route, Khan attacked him with a knife and beat him up, the official said.
Based on a complaint by the auto driver, police registered a case against Khan under sections 127-1 (wrongful restrain), 118-1 (causing grievous hurt), 115-2 (causing hurt), 352 (intentional insult) and 351-2 (criminal terrorism) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which recently replaced the Indian Penal Code.
The injured rickshaw driver is being treated locally, he added.
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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.
