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Man linked to Siras attempts self-immolation
LUCKNOW: Rickshaw-puller Irfan,with whom Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Reader Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras was reportedly found involved in sexual relations and was covered in a sting operation by a television channel,sustained burn injuries when he allegedly tried to immolate himself at his residence in Aligarh’s Kwarsi area early on Friday. Irfan was rushed to the hospital by his family members and doctors discharged him on Saturday after his condition became stable.
The police denied that Irfan took the step due to pressure mounted by them. “We have come to know Irfan took such a step for two reasons. The first was his severe financial crisis and the other was his weak physical condition. He was called to the police station around 20 days ago for questioning,” said Aligarh Additional Superintendent of Police Man Singh Chauhan.
He added that Irfan sustained 20 per cent burn injuries on the back. On April 7 Siras,who had been suspended by AMU after he was filmed by a spy camera having consensual sex with a man in his bedroom,was found dead in his private rented house.

History-sheeter’s body found in Gorakhpur
LUCKNOW: The body of a history-sheeter of Maharashtra bearing bullet injuries was found in a car in Badhalganj area of Gorakhpur district on Friday night. The victim was identified after the local police contacted their Maharashtra counterparts on Saturday evening.
The Gorakhpur DIG,Aseem Arun,said the victim identified as Shivaji Patil (48) was from Thane district in Maharashtra and six cases,including those of kidnapping and extortion were registered against him. The DIG said that Patil had sustained two bullets in his head and chest. The Gorakhpur SP (Rural),Rajendra Prasad Pandey said that the Maruti Swift car (MH04 DR-7789),in which the body was lying,belonged to Patil and the investigation so far revealed that he was involved in the gunrunning racket and was a regular visitor to various Eastern UP districts for trade. Patil had left his native place on July 5 along with his friends. Patil’s murder appears to be fallout of some dispute with the local criminals involved in the gunrunning trade,Pandey said.

6 IPS officers transferred
LUCKNOW: The state government on Saturday evening transferred six senior IPS officers including two DIGs of the districts. Badri Prasad Singh who was DIG,Moradabad has been asked to join as IG,Railways,Allahabad and BP Jogdand who was DIG,Telecom has been made DIG,Moradabad.
Akhil Kumar,who was DIG,Meerut has been kept in waiting,while DIG,Technical Services,Jai Narayan Singh has been made DIG,Meerut.
IG,Railway,Lucknow,Harish Chandra Kashyap has been made IG,PAC,Lucknow.

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11-yr-old injured in road mishap
LUCKNOW: A class III student was seriously injured when a truck hit him from behind in Lucknow’s Gosaiganj area on Saturday afternoon.
According to police,Sachin (11) was returning home from school with his uncle Ceetu (18) on a bicycle when a truck hit them from behind. Both,Sachin and Ceetu,were rushed to the Primary Health Center. Sachin was later referred to a trauma centre while Ceetu was discharged. Sachin and Ceetu are residents of Hasanpur Kewali village.

DM orders inquiry into driver’s death
Kanpur: The District Magistrate on Saturday ordered an administrative probe into the death of a tempo driver killed allegedly during an exchange of fire between police and two chain-snatchers on Friday.
District Magistrate (Kanpur) Mukesh Meshram has also directed the authorities to provide an immediate ex-gratia of Rs 20,000 to the victim’s family from the DM’s Relief Fund. He has also asked them to provide additional compensation to the victim’s kin from the CM’s Relief Fund.