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Tribal labourer killed by kin

RAJKOT:A farm-labourer of Chhota Udepur district was allegedly murdered by his relative in Chachapar village of Morbi district on Sunday. An old dispute seems to be the motive behind the crime.

Morbi taluka police said that Surpan Rathva hacked Karan Rathva to death while the latter was asleep on the farm of Pranjivan Bhimani of Chachapar,where he was working a labourer. Surpan hit Karan with a sickle on his head and killed him on the spot. The incident took place at around 3.15 am, the police said,adding that the accused,who worked on a nearby farm of Dilip Bhalodi,managed to run away. They are relatives, the police added.

While they were working in an oil mill in Junagadh some five months ago,Karan had beaten Surpan after the latter eloped with a girl. Prima facie,this incident is the cause of murder, the police added. On the basis of a complaint filed by Karans relative Hari Rathva,Morbi taluka police have booked Surpan for murder and started their investigation.

Western Railway staff union protest today

AHMEDABAD: Employees affiliated to the Western Railway Mazdoor Sangh (WRMS) will stage a demonstration on Monday afternoon in front of the offices of railway managers of all the six divisions under WR to register protest against the Central governments proposal of reducing productivity-linked bonus this year. WRMS general secretary J G Mahurkar in a press statement on Sunday said that until last year railwaymen were being paid 78 days bonus and the question of reducing this does not arise because in spite of one lakh vacancies the railwaymen are performing their duties with complete dedication. All divisions Mumbai,Vadodara,Ahmedabad,Ratlam,Rajkot and Bhavnagar will hold demonstrations to press the Railway Ministry for taking into account bad working condition and long duty hours,and drop the proposal,the release said. ENS

Crime branch gets custody of blasts accused Abdul Sattar

Ahmedabad: The city crime branch has taken custody of 2008 bomb blasts accused Abdul Sathar,an operative of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India. Sathar,a resident of Aluva in Kerala,was lodged in Ernakulam prison in Kerala and his custody was taken from the National Investigation Agency. The NIA had arrested Sathar last month from the national capital in connection with a probe in the unlawful training of SIMI cadres in Kerala. Sathar was taken into custody on Friday. He is on remand till September 23. We are investigating his role in organising the Vagamon camp in Kottayam,Kerala,and subsequent blasts in Ahmedabad, Crime Branch Joint Commissioner of Police A K Sharma said. pti

7 killed on the way to Ganesh idol immersion

RAJKOT: Seven persons,including four children,were killed and 48 were injured when a truck in which they were travelling for immersion of Ganesh idol,overturned near Junagadh on Sunday.

The deceased have been identified as Manjula Ugani (50),Krishna Dinesh (8),her brother Rahul (10),Kaushik Bheda (12),Harshit Jogiya (10),Mayur Mukesh (22) and Kajal Manoj. The incident took place near Makhiyala village of Junagadh at around 4.30 pm. The victims were residents of Dolatpara area of Junagadh city. A group of 55 persons was on their way in a truck from Dolatpara to Majevadi to immerse the idol of Ganesh. The driver of the truck lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a turn near Makhiyala and overturned. The injured were admitted to Civil Hospital,Junagadh, said Junagadh police sub-inspector Jaipal Karotara. ens

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