RPF head constable shot dead by colleague in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh
Raigarh (PTI): A head constable of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) was shot dead allegedly by a colleague at their outpost in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district early on Wednesday, officials said.
The incident occurred at around 4 am at the RPF outpost at Raigarh Railway Station, they said.
According to preliminary information, head constable KS Lader allegedly fired four rounds from his service pistol at head constable PK Mishra, following an argument over an unknown issue. Mishra died on the spot, Station House Officer (SHO) Kuldeep Kumar stated.
The motive behind the killing is yet to be ascertained, he said.
Soon after the incident, the Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested the accused and seized his pistol, the official said.
A case was registered, and the body was sent to the district hospital for post-mortem.
An investigation was underway into the incident, the official added.
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Madras HC seeks I-T report in Udhayanidhi Stalin poll affidavit 'discrepancies' case
Chennai (PTI): The Madras High Court on Wednesday sought a report from the Income Tax Department on the alleged discrepancies in the poll affidavits filed by Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin seeking re-election from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni assembly constituency in Chennai.
A division bench of Chief Justice S A Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan sought a status report from the Director General of Income Tax (Investigation), and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, while hearing a plea from R Kumaravel of Chennai, seeking a probe into the assets declared by Udhayanidhi as a candidate in his election affidavit.
The bench posted the case to April 20 for further hearing.
The petitioner from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency, had alleged that there were discrepancies between the property details mentioned in the affidavit accompanying the nomination paper filed by the deputy chief minister in 2026 and the property details filed and the particulars mentioned in the affidavit for the 2021 polls.
A comparative analysis showed the "disappearance" of over Rs 7 crore in investments, Kumaravel claimed and sought a direction to the Election Commission of India and the returning officer for the constituency to verify the financial disclosures, sources of income, transactions and statutory filings made by Udhayanidhi.
Elections to the 234 Assembly constituencies spread across Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23.
