Ramakunja: Police seize logs of wood
Kadaba: The Kadaba police intercepted a pickup vehicle and recovered wooden logs that were being transported illegally near Ramakunja on Monday evening.
Based on specific information, ASI Koragappa, head constable Mohan, and constables carried out the operation near Ramakunja Panchayat office. When the cops asked the driver of the goods vehicle to stop during checking, the driver drove off the vehicle for a little distance. He then stopped the vehicle and fled the scene. When the vehicle was checked, it had about 38 logs of different species of wood.
The total value of the seized wood and pickup vehicle is around Rs 1.75 lakh. A case has been registered at Kadaba police station.
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Ethanol plant GM, junior shot dead in UP's Budaun; blacklisted vendor suspect
Budaun (UP) (PTI): Two officials of an ethanol plant were shot dead on Thursday, allegedly by a blacklisted vendor, officials said.
The killings took place at a plant of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) in Sejni village under the Musajhag Police Station area, they said.
Plant's general manager, Sudhir Kumar Gupta, and assistant general manager, Harshit Mishra, were shot dead in the attack.
District Magistrate Avnish Rai said the alleged shooter, Ajay Pratap Singh alias Ramu, a local, was once a vendor at the plant.
Sources said Gupta had recently terminated some employees and blacklisted vendors whose work was not satisfactory. Singh was among those removed.
Since the termination, Singh had been upset with the general manager and had threatened him several times, they said.
He once attacked Gupta's car, following which a case was registered against him at Dataganj Kotwali Police Station.
According to preliminary information, Singh came to the factory around 2 pm on Thursday and managed to cross the security gate before entering a conference room where Gupta was present.
He allegedly opened fire at him, and when Mishra intervened, he fired at him also. Both died on the spot, officials said.
