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Six civic body employees sacked, five suspended for felicitating BJP candidate in MP

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Jaffer Multani

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AGAR: As many as 11 employees of the civic body have faced action--six of them sacked and five suspended, for felicitating the BJP candidate in Agar district of Madhya Pradesh.

The action has been taken for violation of the model code of conduct. After the complaint was made, it was verified and found to be true. 

The incident had occurred at a local dharmshala on April 10. Eleven employees of the municipal body not only welcomed the BJP candidate but also shared the dais with him and were present along with others joining the BJP.

After the event, a complaint was made in this regard. The photographs and the video footage of the event, showed that the 11 persons were indeed actively participating in the BJP candidate's programme. 

They were identified as Manoj Kumar, Sarwan Kumar, Rajkumar Avinash Kumar, Sandeep, Chandan, Pooja, Shubham, Abhishek, Rahul and Dharmendra. Six of them sacked who were on muster-roll have been sacked while, five others have been suspended.

Jaffer Multani

Senior journalist Jaffer Multani covers the region of Malwa, particularly, Shajpur and Agar Malwa districts.


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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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