At least five people were burnt alive in a devastating accident on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, when their moving car suddenly caught fire, said officials on Thursday, adding that the driver managed to jump out of the burning car and is currently undergoing treatment.
A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), currently posted in Bhogaon, Mainpuri district, has been suspended following serious allegations of amassing benami properties worth over Rs 100 crore.
In the first incident reported from the state capital, two constables of the Piplani police station have been suspended after they were accused of brutally thrashing a youth with wooden canes, leading to his death.
Six workers of Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) fell ill today following a toxic gas leak from a blast furnace, with two reported to be in a critical condition.
The eight officers who were taken into custody on Wednesday night after detailed questioning will be interrogated further to ascertain the role of each accused in torturing Constable Khursheed Ahmad Chohan for six days on suspicion of helping drug peddlers.
During his tenure as director in charge of Iisco Steel Plant and Durgapur Steel Plant massive modernization projects were planned.
The Union cabinet has approved the Rs 2,170-crore third line construction between Jamshedpur-Purulia and Asansol, eyeing the upcoming massive expansion of IISCO Steel Plant (ISP), Burnpur and Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) of SAIL.
The incident occurred at around 8.30am today. All of them have been initially admitted at the Durgapur Steel Plant Main Hospital.
Long traffic jams hit the Delhi-Ghaziabad border were seen on Wednesday due to the farmers' protest and security checks put in place by the authorities.
A five-member SIT headed by SP South city has been entrusted with the investigation. Six days police remand of the accused has been obtained, police added.
