Gram Panchayat President in Vijayapura district shot dead allegedly over old enmity
Vijayapura: President of Devara Nimbargi Gram Panchayat of Chadchan taluk, Bheemanagouda Biradar, was shot dead by a group of men, allegedly over an old enmity.
The suspects reportedly shot Biradar thrice in the head and chest before absconding.
The Gram Panchayat President had visited a cutting shop in the village when the worker is learned to have thrown chilli powder in his eyes before shooting him down.
Biradar was reportedly rushed to hospital in Vijayapura town but succumbed to his injuries.
A case has been registered at the Chadchan Police Station and investigation is on.
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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
