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Woman, daughter wounded; 3 houses set afire in ethnic violence-hit Manipur

Woman, daughter wounded; 3 houses set afire in ethnic violence-hit Manipur

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A 56-year-old Kuki woman and her daughter were wounded in a fresh gunfight between two armed groups in ethnic violence-hit Manipur’s Kangpokpi district even as at least three houses were set afire in a separate incident on Sunday. The ethnic clashes in Manipur began in 2023. (REUTERS/Representative) Police said the gunfight erupted around 5:10pm at Thingkhogjang village near the Imphal-Silchar National Highway. Kuki-Inpi Manipur, a civil body, condemned the attack as barbaric and cowardly. It blamed Naga insurgent groups, the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah), or NSCN-IM, and the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF), for the attack. Officials said Kuki National Front-Presidential faction (KNF-P) and Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), both Kuki outfits, which have signed a suspension of operations pact with the government, were involved in the gunfight. They added that the KNF-P attacked a KRA camp, triggering the gunfight which left the mother and her eight-year-old daughter wounded. The two were referred to Imphal’s Regional Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital for treatment. Hospital authorities said both sustained bullet injuries to their thighs and are …

Clashes Erupt, Vehicles Set Afire In Nagpur Amid Aurangzeb Row, Fadnavis Appeals For Calm

Clashes Erupt, Vehicles Set Afire In Nagpur Amid Aurangzeb Row, Fadnavis Appeals For Calm

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Last Updated:March 17, 2025, 22:01 IST Several vehicles were torched and stones were pelted in Nagpur’s Mahal area. Explosions heard on vehicles that have been torched in Mahal area of ​​Nagpur. (ANI) Tensions escalated in Maharashtra’s Nagpur on Monday after a dispute between two groups during a protest by a right-wing body for the removal of Aurangzeb’s tomb, leading to vandalism and arson. Several vehicles were torched and stones were pelted in Nagpur’s Mahal area. Additionally, explosions were heard on vehicles that were torched. A Fire Brigade official said that two JCBs were set on fire and one fireman was injured. “Two JCBs (were set ablaze) and a few more vehicles were also impacted. One fireman is injured,” he told news agency ANI. Videos as shared by ANI showed burning vehicles and scattered debris. #WATCH | Maharashtra: Explosions heard on vehicles that have been torched in Mahal area of ​​Nagpur; tensions have broken out here following a dispute between two groups. pic.twitter.com/rssI72v8od— ANI (@ANI) March 17, 2025 Police rushed to the spot to contain the …

UP: Disguised as woman, man sets married lover afire after she refuses to elope with him | Latest News India

UP: Disguised as woman, man sets married lover afire after she refuses to elope with him | Latest News India

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Mathura , A 28-year-old man disguised as a woman set his married lover afire inside her house here after she refused to elope with him, police said. UP: Disguised as woman, man sets married lover afire after she refuses to elope with him As the woman’s neighbours rushed to her house after hearing her screams on Tuesday afternoon, Umesh, who was wearing a lehenga, tried to escape by jumping from the terrace and sustained severe injuries in the process, police said. Both Rekha , who suffered over 70 per cent burns, and Umesh are undergoing treatment at SN Medical College in Agra, they said. Rekha, a resident of Koh village, was alone at home watching TV when the incident occurred. Her children, aged seven and five, were at school and her husband Sanju, a farm labourer, was away at work, Farah police station in-charge Sanjay Kumar Pandey said. Around noon, Umesh, a resident of Hasanpur village in Haryana and the brother of Rekha’s elder sister-in-law reached her house with a bottle of petrol, the police …

One dead as mob sets villager’s house afire over his suspected role in murder | Latest News India

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Kawardha, A man was killed and his family members were injured when some villagers attacked them and set their house on fire in Chhattisgarh’s Kabirdham district on Sunday, police said. One dead as mob sets villager’s house afire over his suspected role in murder Some policemen were also injured when stones were hurled at them, following which 40 residents of Loharidih village were taken into custody, an official said. Preliminary investigation suggested that the attack on Raghunath Sahu was triggered by suspicion that he had killed another villager Kachru Sahu, who was found hanging from a tree in nearby Bijatola village in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, the official said. Inspector General of Police Deepak Jha told PTI that Kachru Sahu had gone to Bijatola on Saturday for an unknown reason after informing his family members that he would return at night. “After being alerted about his death this morning, we communicated to Balaghat police to conduct an appropriate investigation. Prima facie it seems to be a case of suicide,” Jha said. Subsequently, police personnel …

Five killed in accident, people attack policemen, set afire vehicle

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Villagers went on a rampage setting afire a van that rammed a three-wheeler and a bike killing five persons at Balanagar on the Kurnool-Hyderabad highway, nearly 70 km from here, and allegedly assaulted a police Inspector and some constables on Friday evening. The speeding van first hit a motorcycle crossing the road before ploughing into the pedestrians crossing the road. While one person was riding the bike, two others were riding pillion. Two of the bike-borne persons and three pedestrians died in the accident. Eight others sustained injuries. The condition of three of them is said to be critical, said Mahbubnagar DSP Mahesh, who rushed to the spot with additional forces as the mobs simmering with anger attacked whoever came in their way and set afire the van that hit the bike and the pedestrians. The Circle Inspector of the area and police constables accompanying him were attacked by the angry groups of people. On Friday, a weekly market is organised. Hawkers place their goods, vegetables and groceries on the road (national highway) shrinking the …