Manipur: 2 arrested, arms and ammunition seized
Imphal (PTI): Two persons have been arrested and arms and ammunition seized from their possession in separate incidents in Manipur's Imphal East district, police said on Saturday.
One person, identified as Thoudam Ranjan Singh (41), was arrested from the locality of his residence at Leimakhong Mapal Mamang Leikai on Thursday and nine 9mm cartridges were seized from his possession, a police statement said.
Security forces also arrested 35-year-old Karam Mani Meitei from his residence at Thongju Part-II, Pichu Lampak Ningombam Leirak on Friday and seized a 9mm pistol with magazine, it added.
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Double-decker electric bus gutted in fire at Kurla BEST depot
Mumbai (PTI): An empty double-decker electric bus was gutted in a fire during servicing at a BEST depot in Mumbai's Kurla area on Sunday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.
The blaze broke out inside the Kurla BEST bus depot near Kanakia Building at 4.14 pm, according to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade.
The parked bus was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, they said.
No injuries were reported in the incident, officials added.
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has hired 50 electric double-decker buses from Switch Mobility in its fleet of around 2,700 buses.
