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City Reports

Jaipur: Fire guts two shops outside Govind Dev Ji temple

Local residents alleged that the fire tenders didn’t reach the spot for almost an hour after being informed. The fire started from one shop, but when the fire tenders didn’t arrive, it spread to the other one.

City Reports

Rajasthan by-election voting percentage: 62% turnout in Alwar, 65% in Ajmer, 77% in Mandalgarh

The voting began 8 am and will go on till 6pm. A total of 11 candidates are in the fray in Alwar, 23 in Ajmer and eight in Mandalgarh. More than 39 lakh voters will be able to exercise their franchise.

State

Soil cave-in kills four children in Sikar

The forest department was digging up the ground for putting up a fence and left it unsecured near Dev Gas Godown. The pit was almost 10 feet deep.

State

Udaipur: Two arrested for firing at hotel owner in Fatehpur

The victim, Nitin Jain – the owner of New Shimla Hotel and his employee Mahendra Gameti sustained bullet injuries in the firing incident that took place on Friday.

State

Vicky Gounder, 2 aides shot dead in police encounter in Rajasthan

The 28-year-old gangster was on the run since 2016 when he escaped from a high security prison in Nabha. He was killed in a police encounter in Hindumal Kot area of Ganganagar district in Rajasthan on Friday.

State

Paraglider crash in Nagaur: pilot killed, two injured

The victim, identified as Manav alias Maneesh was a native of Delhi. He was the pilot. Two others who were injured were paragliding, according to preliminary reports.

City Reports

Rajasthan police warns against sharing ‘Woman Snatching Viral Video’ on social media

The video showed a man forcibly taking a woman away from a rural set up. Many users of the social media including some miscreants started to share this video widely. The messages that accompanied the video alleged Rajasthan Police of “inaction” and “apathy.”

State

Bikaner: Discom AEN arrested by ACB for accepting bribe

The accused officer was allegedly demanding bribe to make corrections in an electricity bill. He has been booked under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

City Reports

Jaipur: Doctor accuses woman of sex blackmailing

The complainant was an MBBS student in Jaipur in 2015 when he came in contact with the woman. He alleged that the women demanded up to Rs 35 lakh and when he didn’t pay the money, she registered an FIR with Dungarpur police.