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City Reports

Man dies after being ‘beaten’ and ‘abused’ by cops at Karni Vihar police station

Vednath Choudhary died on Monday shortly after he went to Karni Vihar police station to get the bike of his son seized by the police. His family members alleged that Choudhary was allegedly mistreated and beaten at the police station.

State

ACB trap: GST inspector caught taking bribe of Rs 1 lakh in Alwar, arrested

The accused Shayar Singh demanded Rs. 4 lakh from a firm owner for not registering a case against him related to GST theft. After negotiations, he agreed to settle for Rs 3 lakh.

State

Kota: Masked men rob petrol pump of Rs 21 lakh, open fire at people in Dhanmandi

Panic gripped Dhanmandi area in Kota on Monday when some unidentified masked men opened firing at people at a petrol pump and robbed its employees of Rs 21 lakh.

City Reports

New track constructed for lion safari at Nahargarh Biological Park in Jaipur

The decision to build the new track was taken after visitors complained of not spotting lions during the safari. The aim is to increase the footfall of tourists during the upcoming tourism season, said a forest official.

City Reports

Man burns alive in car on Jaipur-Agra National Highway

The incident caused panic on the highway and led to traffic jam. Locals saw the man burning alive inside his car and screaming for help. However, the fire was so intense that they couldn’t help the man. They informed the police and waited for fire fighters.

City Reports

Rajasthan records highest number of swine flu deaths this year: NCDC

H1N1 flu (Swine flu) continues to haunt Rajasthan as the death toll rises to 198. The number of deaths reached 27 in Kota, 18 in Jodhpur and 17 in Baran districts of Rajasthan.

State

FIR registered against Kalpataru for a fraud of Rs 20 crore

A total of 39 complainants filed a case against the group for fraud in the name of investment.

City Reports

No takers for shops built in SMS Hospital-Trauma Centre underpass

The initial buzz seems to have died down as even the buyers who brought three shops in the underpass from Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) haven’t paid the full amount. JDA conducted several auctions to sell other 27 shops but no buyers turned up to buy it.

City Reports

School students found dead on railway tracks in Jagatpura; Suicide suspected

Tanmay was the only son of Arun Bhardwaj, an MR with a drugs manufacturing company. He was in Bengaluru when the body of Tanmay was recovered.