To frame rival, man shot himself in leg in Delhi; 3 arrested
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New Delhi (PTI): A 29-year-old man, his brother, and their associate have been arrested for allegedly hatching a conspiracy to frame their rival by shooting himself in the leg, police said on Sunday.
Police said that the accused have been identified as Waseem, his brother Fahim (32) and their associate Sahil (23) and one country-made pistol has been recovered from their possession.
According to police, a firing incident in Kardampuri area was reported at Jyoti Nagar police station in northeast Delhi on Thursday, in which the victim was taken to GTB Hospital by his brother.
"Police team reached the hospital and started an investigation into the matter. However the victim didn't give his statement. Accordingly, a case under sections 307/34 IPC and relevant provisions of the Arms Act, was registered," said the Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Joy Tirkey.
During the course of the investigation, teams apprehended Bhura who said during interrogation that he was released from jail some days ago.
"We later questioned the brother of the victim, Fahim, and it was revealed that they wanted to set score with Bhura by implicating him in a false case. So, along with a friend, namely Sahil, hatched a conspiracy and searched for a place which is out of CCTV camera range," said the DCP.
Around 9 pm on Thursday, the trio allegedly intercepted Bhura, and Sahil caught hold of him from behind. Fahim allegedly handed over the country-made pistol to his brother Waseem who shot himself in the left leg and returned the weapon to Fahim, but during the scuffle Bhura freed himself from the clutches of Sahil and fled, police said.
"Later, they took injured Waseem to GTB Hospital and a made PCR call on the way," the officer said.
"The country-made pistol loaded with one empty cartridge was recovered from the possession of accused Fahim," Tirkey added.
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Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts; 3-4 labourers feared trapped, 1 rescued
Jammu (PTI): A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, trapping at least three to four labourers under the debris, while one injured worker was rescued, official sources said.
Authorities have closed the road link following the collapse of the portion of the bridge.
The incident occurred when labourers were carrying out repair work on a retaining wall near the bridge that was damaged in last year's flash floods, the sources said.
According to the sources, a section of the bridge suddenly gave way, burying workers engaged at the site under the rubble.
Police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams launched rescue operations to extricate those buried under the debris. They pulled out one injured labourer and shifted him to a hospital, the sources said.
Family members of the labourers present at the site said around six workers engaged at the site at the time of the incident came under the debris when the structure collapsed. The family members said while two of the labourers managed to escape, four got trapped.
The sources said those trapped included the husband of a woman labourer, a mason, an unmarried labourer and a relative of the contractor.
There was no official confirmation on the exact number of persons trapped under the debris till the filing of this report.
The rescue operations are ongoing.
