2 persons die in road accident in Champawat Distt
Dehradun:Two persons died in a road accident in Champawat district when the bike they were on fell into a deep gorge near Swala temple on Tanakpur- Pithoragarh National Highway on Tuesday. local police were informed and they along with the locals brought the bodies on the ground and sent them for post-mortem. Both the deceased identified as Manoj Kumar Vohra, resident of Hathibadkala and Deepak Kumar, resident of Gorkhanagar are said to be aged around 25.
2 arms dealers arrested with countrymade firearms
Dehradun: Special Task Force (STF) Uttarakhand have arrested two arms dealers and recovered eight country- made firearms from their possession. The accused have been identified as Wasim Ahmed and Abdul Naim, both of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh. Continuing with their drive against the anti-social elements, Kumaon branch of STF police arrested them from Pulbhatta in Udham Singh Nagar district on Sunday night. The accused are learnt to have admitted during questioning that they used to purchase weapons from Bareilly and Richha in Uttar Pradesh to be supplied to buyers in Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital districts. A case under Arms Act has been registered against the accused in Pulbhatta police station on Monday. State additional director general of police (law and order) Ashok Kumar has announced reward of ` 5000 to the team members for arresting the arms dealers.
Two Nepalese nabbed for abducting minor girls
Dehradun: Dehradun police have arrested two persons identified as Manish and Praveen, both Nepalese nationals, from Delhi on the charge of adducting two minor girls from Premnagar area. Both the girls were rescued and handed over to their families, police said. On January 14, the minors’ parents had registered complaints and a missing report had been registered subsequently. Sub-inspector Guman Singh led a team to investigate the case. Based on some specific inputs by cyber cell, the team members were sent to Delhi to arrest the accused. The statements of the minors were recorded too and both stated that they had been coerced into coming with them to Delhi. Based on minor’s statement, a case under sections 363/366a/376 IPC and sections ¾ of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been registered against the accused duo in Premnagar police station. The accused were sent to Suddhowala jail on 14- day judicial custody, said a police officer.
Fugitive arrested after 24 years
Dehradun:Dehradun police have arrested one identified as Salauddhin, resident of Mussoorie, who had allegedly remained fugitive for 24 years since a warrant had been issued against him. The High Court had earlier issued a non- bailable warrant against him. A case (FIR number: 237/1993) under section 394 of IPC had been registered in Mussoorie police station. During questioning, he is believed to have revealed that he had kept changing his locations and had hidden himself in Dehradun, Saharanpur, Bijnor among other places. Acting on specific information, police arrested the accused from Tehsil Chowk in Dehradun. The accused was sent to Suddhowala Jail, said a police officer.