DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017 (PAGE 17)

Heavy rains paralyze normal life across Reasi

Excelsior Correspondent

REASI, Aug1: Heavy rain-fall paralyzed normal lifeacross the Reasi district causingfloods in nallahs, land-slidesand blockade of several roads.

A heavy land slide alsooccurred at famous Siarh Babawaterfall and administrationclosed the Talwara Siarhbabaroad as precautionary measure.

During last night, a cattleshed belonging to Toori Devi,wife of Kapoor Singh ofChandi Deeri Gala in Arnascollapsed. Three oxen and twocows were burried alive in theshed collapse.

According to SDPO Arnas,

Mohd Aslam Mir, Police partyfrom Raskeen Special PolicePost were sent to the area butthey were facing difficulty toreach the spot because of a nal-lah filled with water in theway.

Meanwhile reports fromtehsil Chassana said that manyfoot bridges collapsed due toheavy rain. Bridge RudiManjikote, Jia Bagudass Pulland Tharaila Ramanbass col-lapsed due to heavy rains.

Road from Mahore toJammu was closed till lastreports came in.

Meanwhile, heavy rains inDudu and adjoining areascaused a house collapse andblockage of Sudhmahadevroad, last night.

It is reported that Kachhahouse of one Bishan Dass, sonof Kirpa Ram of Dudu wasdamaged due to heavy rain.However, there was no loss ofany life even as the house wasbadly damaged.

Heavy rains also triggeredmassive landslide on roadsideof village Chakan Ala resultinginto blockage of road toSudhmahadev for vehiculartraffic.

No accurate data on illegalmigrants: Rijiju

NEW DELHI, Aug 1:

The Government has no“accurate data” regarding illegalmigrants who have entered India,the Lok Sabha was informedtoday.

Minister of State for HomeKiren Rijiju also said that anyparticular community cannot be“branded” for having allegedlinks with terrorists and terrorism.“We cannot say that,” he said dur-ing the Question Hour.

He agreed that several illegalmigrants have acquired docu-ments to make their stay in thecountry legal.

Responding to supplemen-taries, he said since these peoplehave entered the country in a“clandestine and surreptitiousmanner”, “naturally” official fig-ures would be impossible.

The Centre has asked theStates to set up special task forces

in each of the districts for detec-tion, identification and intercep-tion of illegal migrants.

The States also have powersunder the 1946 Foreigners Act todeport illegal migrants. Detentioncentres have also been set up fordetaining suspected illegalmigrants, pending their deporta-tion.

He said illegal migrants dis-turbed the demographic profile ofcertain areas and create problems.

Responding to the issue ofRohingya refugees, he said theyhave concentrated themselves inJammu and Kashmir.

When asked by oppositionmembers whether governmenthas set up ‘concentration camps’for them, he said no concentrationcamps have been established bythe government but the refugeesthemselves have concentratedthemselves there. (PTI)

Frame charges againstBhatkal: Court

NEW DELHI, Aug 1:

A Delhi court today orderedframing of charges against IndianMujahideen (IM) operative YasinBhatkal and 10 others in the 2010Jama Masjid blast case.

Additional Sessions JudgeSidharth Sharma, however, dis-charged three alleged members ofthe outfit, saying there was notenough evidence against them.

The court discharged SyedIsmail Affaque, Abdus Saboorand Riyaz Ahmad Sayeedi, whowere named in the charge sheetby the police.

The case pertains to an explo-sion near the historic Jama Masjidhere on September 19, 2010 soonafter two suspected IM operativeshad fired at a bus from which for-eign tourists were descendingnear a gate of the mosque.Today’s order came on the blastincident.

The police had charge sheetedthese suspected IM members,including its co-founder YasinBhatkal, in connection with the

blast case and said these opera-tives had carried out the strike todissuade foreign nations fromparticipating in the 2010 DelhiCommonwealth Games.

The police had also said IMoperatives had planned that for-eign tourists found near JamaMasjid would be randomly shotand a bomb blast would be exe-cuted there for maximum casual-ty.

It had claimed that Bhatkalhad prepared a pressure cookerIED, which was planted in the carparked outside Jama Masjid, andan explosion had taken place.

The court had on July 18reserved its order on whether toput Bhatkal on trial in four sepa-rate terror cases, including theJama Masjid blast case, after con-cluding the hearing of argumentson charges in the cases.

Bhatkal was awarded thedeath penalty by a Special NIACourt in December last year in acase related to the 2013Hyderabad bomb blasts, whichhad claimed 18 lives. (PTI)

Retiree accorded warm farewellExcelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 1: The stu-dents and staffof theGovernmentH i g h e rS e c o n d a r yS c h o o l ,Na r r a r i ba l a( A k h n o o r )accorded a

warm and affectionate send offto Ludhar Mani Sharma,Lecturer (Political Science)upon his retirement on attainingage of superannuation on July31, 2017. All wished the retiringofficer a happy, healthy andprosperous life after retirement.

Man beaten up by son, daughter-in-law in HC premises

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 1: An elderly man was today beaten by his sonand daughter-in-law in the premises of High Court (HC) inJanipur area of city outskirts.

"Kuldeep Raj (68) son of Safro Ram, resident of Paloura, washit in the head with a brick by his son while his daughter-in-lawthrashed him with her footwear over some issue when they cameout of the Court after attending hearing of some case", policesources said.

They said that Kuldeep Raj received serious injuries in hishead and he was shifted to Government Medical College andHospital, Jammu, where his condition was stated to be stable.

A case in this connection was registered at police stationJanipur against son and daughter-in-law of the victim.

One arrested with Chinese threadsExcelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 1: A person has been arrested along with 4 reelsof Chinese threads.

As per police sources, ADC Jammu Arun Jamwal along with apolice team including SDPO City Varun Jandial, SHO PaccaDanga SI Dheeraj Nagpal, Incharge Chowk Chabutra police postSunil Manhas and Incharge Parade police post Deepak Katochconducted raids in over two dozen shops in Pacca Danga areas.

During checking, four Chinese threads were recovered from ashop in Moti Bazaar area and one person has been taken into cus-tody.

A case under relevant sections has been registered at PaccaDanga police station and investigation started.

One killed, 4 injured inroad accidents

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Aug 1: Apedestrian was knocked to deathby a seeding vehicle nearChenani-Nashri tunnel whilefour persons were injured in dif-ferent road accidents acrossUdhampur, here today.

A Mahindra load carrier hitone pedestrian, who was walk-ing on the roadside nearChenani- Nashri tunnel around12 noon today.

Locals and police rushed tothe spot and took the injuredperson CHC Chenani wheredoctors declared him as broughtdead. The deceased was identi-fied as Jagdish Kumar (40), sonof Mangat Ram of Mdlot Kud.

Driver fled the scene afteraccident but Police arrestedhim and also seized his vehicle.

In another road accident, aGas Tanker bearing registrationnumber JK02AS-0995 and onway from Kashmir to Jammu,rolled down into deep gorgenear Bali Nallah early thismorning. Police rushed to thespot and took the driver andConductor to District HospitalUdhampur where doctorsreferred the injured persons toGMC Hospital Jammu Hospitalin view of their serious condi-tion.

The injured were identifiedas driver Gurcharn Singh (40),son of Sohan Singh of BishnhaJammu and Conductor GouravNath (22), son of Pritam Chandof Purmandal in Samba

District. Meanwhile a motorcycle

skidded off the road at DharRoad resulting into injuries toone Mahadev Singh (17), son ofBakil Singh of Raoun DomailUdhampur.

In a similar accident, anoth-er motorcycle skidded off theroad near Omara MorhUdhampur. Locals shifted theinjured motorcyclist to DistrictHospital Udhampur, where doc-tors referred him to GMCHospital Jammu. The injuredwas identified as PoliceConstable Vijay Kumar, son ofSansar Chand, posted at SKPAUdhampur.

Man arrested withillicit liquor bottles

Excelsior CorrespondentKATHUA, Aug 1: Ghagwal

police arrested a man along with30 bottles of illicit liquor, apolice official said.

The arrested person has beenidentified as Mohan Singh, sonof Karnail Singh of ChhanKhatrian, Tehsil Hiranagar.

One of his associate namelyShashi Pal, son of Des RajSharma of Marheen, TehsilHiranagar managed to escapefrom the spot on seeing policeteam.

A case in this regard hasbeen registered at Ghagwalpolice station and investigationstarted.

Police team led by SHOGhagwal SI Rajeshwar Singhmade the arrest under the super-vision of DySP HeadquartersSamba Tanveer Ahmed and SSPSamba Anil Magotra.

Principal held formolesting girl student

Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR, Aug 1: Police

today said a principal was arrestedafter he allegedly molested ateenage girl student in Kulgamdistrict of South Kashmir. Apolicespokesman said that police stationKulgam received a informationthat Principal of Leads ConventSchool Kulgam has molested agirl (name withheld), who is 9thstandard student. "Acting on thisinformation, police swung intoaction and arrested the accused.The statements of witnesses havebeen recorded," he said.

The spokesman said that acase under FIR number 114/2017under section 342, 354 RPC wasregistered in police stationKulgam and investigation wastaken up.

22 bovine animalsrescued, two arrested

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 1: Nagrotaand Jhajjar Kotli police rescued22 bovine animals and arrestedtwo persons.

As per police sources, onreliable information, a teamfrom Nagrota police station laida naka and intercepted aSrinagar bound truck.

During checking, police res-cued 12 bovine animals fromthe truck and arrested one per-son.

Meanwhile, based on reli-able information, a team fromJhajjar Kotli police station laida naka and intercepted a truck.

During checking, police res-cued 10 bovine animals fromthe vehicle and arrested thedriver.

A case under relevantSections has been registered atJhajjar Kotli police station andinvestigation started.

Cases under relevantSections have been registered atNagrota and Jhajjar Kotli policestations and investigation start-ed.