Two die, 8 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Bengal
Gangtok/Kalimpong (PTI): Two persons died, and eight others were injured after their car skidded off the National Highway 10 and plunged nearly 500 feet into a gorge in West Bengal's Kalimpong district, police said on Saturday.
The accident occurred on Friday evening when the driver of the Siliguri-bound car lost control over the vehicle on a landslide-prone stretch near Birik Dara, and it fell into the gorge, a senior officer said.
The car was coming from Sikkim's Gangtok when the accident took place, he said.
Local residents, workers from National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) and a police team rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation, the officer said.
"Two persons died, and eight injured people were taken to the Rambi Hospital. Later, some of the critically injured have been referred to hospitals in Siliguri," he said.
An investigation into the accident has been initiated, the officer added.
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Rajasthan: ACB court sends former IAS Subodh Agarwal to 2-day police remand in JJM scam
Jaipur (PTI): Retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal, arrested in connection with the alleged Rs 960-crore Jal Jeevan Mission scam, was produced before an ACB court on Monday, which sent him to two days' police remand.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau had sought a three-day remand for further questioning in the matter, but the court granted two days' custody.
The order was passed by the ACB Court-1.
A team from the ACB arrested Agarwal on Thursday in connection with the multi-crore Jal Jeevan Mission corruption case.
He was sent to a three-day police remand on Friday. On completion of the remand period, the ACB produced him in court.
Agarwal was serving as the additional chief secretary of the public health engineering department when the alleged scam took place.
Some firms had allegedly secured tenders by submitting forged completion certificates in connivance with officers. Last month, the ACB arrested nine persons, including senior engineers and retired officials, in connection with the scam. Earlier, the ACB had arrested contractors.
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