Myanmar plane for repatriation of soldiers crashes at Mizoram airport, 3 injured
Aizawl (PTI): A Myanmar military plane crashed at the Lengpui airport on the outskirts of Aizawl on Tuesday, officials said.
The plane had arrived here to take back the Myanmarese soldiers who crossed over to India last week, following gunfights with ethnic insurgent group 'Arakan Army', they said.
There were six people on the plane and three of them were critically injured in the accident, officials said.
While landing, it overshot the tabletop runway of the airport and crashed. The impact of the accident was such that the plane split into two, they said.
A total of 276 Myanmarese soldiers had entered Mizoram last week, and of them, 184 were sent back on Monday, officials said.
The remaining 92 soldiers were to be repatriated on Tuesday, they said.
The plane was supposed to take them to Sittwe in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
VIDEO | Three injured as Myanmar military plane crashes at an airport in Mizoram. More details are awaited. pic.twitter.com/iJrB1ELFBz
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UP: Three shot dead following dispute at gym
Bulandshahr (UP) (PTI): Three persons were shot dead after a dispute broke at a gym in Khurja Nagar area of Bulandshahr district, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place on Saturday night and the deceased have been identified as Amardeep (30), Manish (28) and Akash (18), officials said, adding two of the accused have been arrested while a hunt is on for the others.
Preliminary investigation has found that the dispute at the gym stemmed from an argument that broke out during a birthday party among acquaintances.
Deputy Inspector General of Police, Meerut Range, Kalanidhi Naithani said, "Based on complaints and preliminary accounts, a quarrel had taken place among some youths at a gym. Police teams have reached the spot and are conducting checks in the vicinity".
Police have formed six teams to trace the accused and have so far arrested two persons, while efforts are underway to apprehend the remaining suspects, officials said.
The identities of the arrested accused have not been revealed by the police yet. Officials said some other individuals have also been detained for questioning and strict action has been ordered against all those involved.
