Police shootout with Chaddi gang in Mangaluru: Two robbers injured
Mangaluru: Mangaluru police today got involved in a shootout with members of the notorious Chaddi Gang, who were allegedly involved in a recent robbery in the city.
The incident took place in Padupanamburu on the outskirts of Mangaluru.
According to the police, the confrontation occurred when the robbers attacked officers in an attempt to escape custody. In response, the police opened fire in self-defense.
The robbers, who were arrested in Sakaleshpur the previous day, were identified as key suspects in the robbery case.
Commissioner of Police Anupam Agarwal reported that the shootout ensued after an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) was attacked by the two men. The police then shot the robbers in the legs to prevent their escape.
As a result of the shootout, two policemen sustained injuries and were immediately admitted to the hospital. The injured robbers were also hospitalized with gunshot wounds to their legs.
Senior police officials have visited the scene to assess the situation.
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Pakistan reports two more polio cases. Total tally now 52
ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.
“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.
The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.
Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.
There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.
