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40 dead, 164 missing: Rescue operation continues after glacier burst in Uttarakhand

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DEHRADUN: Two more bodies have been recovered from the the flash flood-hit parts of Chamoli in Uttarakhand, taking the death toll in the disaster to 40.

The rescue operations have been going on since February 7, after the glacier burst. This caused workers getting trapped in the tunnel at Tapovan. 

This has been one of the worst disasters in the region in recent times. For rescuers, it has been a race against time, since the day the tragedy struck. Apart from Uttarakhand police, the SDRF and NDRF personnel are deployed in the rescue operation. 

Top officials have been keeing an eye on the efforts to save the people who got trapped in the tunnel. Hundreds of personnel are busy in the round-the-clock operation that has been going on for a week now. Chief minister has also made an aerial survey of the affected area.

The rescuers still hope that they could find survivors. It was NTPC's hydel project that suffered huge damage due to the glacier burst, causing the flash flood in the region. The flooding damaged houses in the adjoining Rishiganga power project. [Representative photo, courtesy Flo Mederebner, Pexels]


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Carbine used to fire at jeweller was robbed from UP MLA's gunman

CHHINDWARA: The carbine that was used to fire at a jeweller and later others in Chhindwara in MP, belonged to a UP legislator's gunman and had been looted.

This has been revealed during the course of investigation. The jeweller has survived and the shooter has been arrested. However, it was found that he had got it from the gunman of a UP MLA, sometime ago. 

The incident had occurred in Chhindwara. An armed man carrying the submachine gun stormed into jeweller's showroom, shot him in the stomach. When others came, he fired in the air. He tried to run away but because motorcycle couldn't start, he failed to escape and was overpowered by the crowd.

The injured jeweller is undergoing treatment. The goon was carrying a machine gun, carbine. The accused, Sandeep Kumar, had fired thrice. He had ntered Durga Shree jewellers, carrying the carbine. asking jeweller to hand over ornaments.

When the jeweller refused Sandeep Kumar began firing, one of the bullets hit the victim, Sohan Tamrakar, 32, in the stomach.The goon ran out and kicked the bike but after multiple attempts bike didn't start and people with lathis attacked him.

He was caught and handed to police, later. Now, he is being quizzed and a team is arriving from UP to ask about the procurement of the looted carbine. Investigation is on in the case. 

[January 18, 2023 NewsBits.in]

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