WHO employee found dead
Dehradun: Dehradun police on Tuesday recovered a dead body of 40-year-old person at Shastrinagar under Nehru Colony police station area. The deceased has been identified as World Heath Organisation employee and Dharampur resident Jagdish Negi, said Nehru Colony Police Station in-charge Abul Kalam. The police officer said the primary investigation reveals that Negi fell into an eight feet deep open canal while urinating there as he had consumed liquor. Police reached the site after being informed by the locals. Police recovered the body and sent it for postmortem examination, he added.
Gamblers arrested, `1.34 lakh recovered
Dehradun: Dehradun police arrested six gamblers red handed in the lakkhibagh area and recovered `1.34 lakh cash from them on Monday night. The accused have been identified as Moti Bazaar resident Pankaj Kukreti, Shakti Vihar resident Ashish Garg, Chaman Vihar resident Saurabh Goyal and Chandannagar, Naveen, Radhe and Dhamawala resident Mukhtar, said Kotwali Police Station in-charge Jaimal Singh Negi. The gamblers were arrested under section 13 of Gambling Act. According to Negi, Police received a tip off about gambling activities in the lakkhibagh. Acting on this information, a police team formed by him arrested the men.