Shimoga: The police reportedly shot an accused in his leg after he tried to assault them with a knife during an arrest operation related to a case. The accused identified as Aslam was shot in his left leg, it is learned. 

After receiving verified information that the accused was at the extension constructed on Purale road, the Doddapete station police undertook an arrest operation to apprehend him. The police team led by the Doddapete station PSI Vasanth had arrived at the site to arrest the accused, where Aslam allegedly assaulted a police staff named Ramesh with a knife. 

While Aslam tried to flee from the scene, PSI Vasanth is said to have issued a verbal warning and later shot him in the leg. The gunshot had injured the accused’s left leg, sources with police have informed. 

The injured police staff Ramesh and the accused Aslam were admitted to the hospital, where both received treatment for their injuries. 

Reportedly, Aslam has a history of criminal activity and 9 cases registered against him in various police stations, the sources with the police revealed. 

 

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Bhopal, Dec 28: A 10-year-old boy fell into an open borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district on Saturday evening and a rescue operation was underway, officials said.

The incident took place in Raghogarh area.

Sumit Meena, the boy, slipped into the open shaft of the borewell at Pipliya village, about 50 km from Guna district headquarters, about 5 pm.

He was trapped at a depth of around 39 feet, Raghogarh Congress MLA Jaivardhan Singh told PTI from the spot.

A parallel pit has been dug to rescue him, he said.

While police started the rescue operation immediately, a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) had also arrived from Bhopal, the MLA said.

Oxygen was being pumped into the borewell, he said.