2 of arms smugglers’ gang arrested
Dehradun: Special Task Force, Uttarakhand and Sitarganj Police arrested two members of an arms smugglers' gang and recovered a pistol and bullets from them on Thursday. The accused have been identified as Uttar Pradesh native Shamim and Sitarganj resident lakhbinder Singh. They were supplying arms illegally in Uttarakhand after buying them from Munger (Bihar).
Cremation of 25 bodies performed
Dehradun: A joint team of Uttarakhand police headed by DIG GS Martolia and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) performed cremation of 25 bodies in Kedarnath on Thursday after collecting DNA samples and photographing the bodies. A mobile phone was received from a dead body while some jewelry was recovered from some other bodies.
Snake awareness workshop held
Dehradun: A workshop was organised in the Forest Research Institute to raise awareness on snakes and methods to catch them safely without harm to humans or reptiles. FRI director PP Bhojvaid said that the event had been organised as those living in the campus encounter snakes more often during the monsoon. He stressed on the important of knowledge about snakes. Expert Dr Abhijit Das spoke of the various venomous and non venomous snakes found in India.
Two arrested over robbery
Dehradun: Three criminals robbed a financer at gun point in the Sahastradhara area under Raipur Police Station on Wednesday late evening. Raipur Police station in-charge SS Bisht said that on suspicion, two persons have been arrested and their interrogation was on while this report was filed.
Incessant rains cause water-logging
Dehradun: Incessant rain being experienced for the last many days caused water-logging in different localities in the state capital. Following this, district officers were directed to take steps for improving drainage system in the city. Dehradun district magistrate R Meenakshi Sundaram said this while presiding over a meeting with direct officers on Thursday.