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Fake IAS held on dupe charge
Lalu Dubey, alias Shankar Lalu, was arrested in the airport area on Tuesday night on charges of posing as an IAS officer and duping a man of Rs 6,400. Police said Lalu accosted Debasish Pati, a resident of Darjeepara under Burtolla police station, on Bhupen Bose Avenue on the night of March 5. He accused Pati of being a pimp and threatened to have him arrested unless he paid up. He snatched Pati’s cellphone and let go of him after extorting Rs 6,400. Pati later lodged a complaint with the police.
Tanker overturns
A loaded tanker of Indian Oil Corporation overturned in front of Gate No. 7 of the airport, near the international cargo building, at 7am on Wednesday. Airport officials said around 100 litres of oil spilled on the road. “A single spark would have led to a disaster,” said an official. A probe has been ordered.
Theft remand
Dhiraj Gurung, the security supervisor with MDLR Airlines who was caught stealing a passenger’s cellphone at Calcutta airport on Tuesday, has been remanded in judicial custody for a week.
Blockade
Nearly 200 guardians blocked VIP Road on Wednesday evening to protest a “fraudulent act” of Mangalam Vidyaniketan, a private school in Lake Town. The parents alleged that the school had made a “false statement” that it was recognised by the ICSE board.
Rape cry
Samir Chatterjee, a Behala resident, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping a 16-year old girl a few days ago. Police said Chatterjee was a tenant in the victim’s house. “According to the complaint, Chatterjee committed the crime when the girl’s parents were away,” said a police officer. Chatterjee denied the charge.
Suicide bid
Gobinda Mandal, 47, reportedly suffering from depression, tried to commit suicide by slitting his throat in Howrah on Wednesday. He has been admitted to a nursing home in a critical condition. Mandal, a resident of Howrah’s Balitikuri, worked at a petrol pump in Dasnagar. His colleagues found him in the rest room, lying unconscious and bleeding from the throat.
Gun snatched
Criminals snatched the single-barrel gun of a security guard posted at a construction site in Rajarhat on Tuesday night.
Thumbs Up
To Lions Club of Calcutta (tollygunge) for organising a free eye-screening camp
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