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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.
BHOPAL: A teacher who had raped a 10 year old girl, has been sentenced to jail for life.
According to police, Prem Singh, the teacher, had raped the girl and she got injured. After the bleeding didn't stop, mother took her to a doctor.
The girl subsequently told about the incident. A case was later registered and Singh was arrested. He has now been sent to jail.The man was teacher with a government school. He has wife and two children.
The survivor lives near Singh's house. He has a tube well and pipe line near his house. The girl often went to fetch water. Earlier, he had was once targeted the girl and she had stopped going to the place.
But he promised that he won't harass her. When she went again a few days later, he raped the girl. The incident occurred in Berasia. Now court has held him guilty and awarded life sentence. The girl is a student of fifth standard. The court has also directed that compensation be paid to the victim's family.