4 held in Nagaland for looting petrol pump in Meghalaya

Shillong: Four persons have been arrested in Nagaland, a week after they allegedly looted a petrol pump in Meghalaya, police said on Monday.A joint police team of the two states nabbed the four persons in Nagaland on Sunday, Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi SP Jagpal S Dhanoa said.They were produced before a court in Nongpoh in Ri-Bhoi during the day and were remanded to five days in police custody, he said. The accused had assaulted staffers of a petrol pump in Niangbyrnai village on August 25 and decamped with Rs 4.24 lakh in cash along with three mobile phones, the SP added. PTI

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3 held after shootout for abduction and murder of DJB pump operator in Haryana

Police in Bahadurgarh arrested three men after a shootout, who are accused of kidnapping and murdering Delhi Jal Board employee Deepak Manjhi. Manjhi was abducted en route to an exam. Police initially captured one suspect during a ransom exchange, leading the others to murder Manjhi before their eventual arrest.