Panchayat head, his aide shot dead in Bihar's Lakhisarai
Lakhisarai (PTI): A panchayat head and his aide were shot dead in Bihar's Lakhisarai district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
The deceased were identified as Walipur panchayat's mukhiya Chandan Singh and his aide Chandan Kumar, they said.
The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. when they were returning from a function in Walipur village, Piparia police station's SHO Ujjwal Kumar told PTI.
"Armed men fired at them and fled. Police reached the spot immediately after receiving information. They were taken to a government hospital where doctors declared them brought dead," he said.
"Prima facie, it appears that old enmity is the cause of the murder," he said, adding that an investigation is underway.
A search is on to find those behind the murder, police said.
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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.
