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IAF helicopters help bring Kasauli forest fire under control

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IAF helicopters help bring Kasauli forest fire under control

The fire that erupted in the forest near the air force station in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district, on Sunday was brought under control on Monday after hours of fighting.

“It was difficult. “The fire has been brought under control thanks to the tireless efforts of the air force personnel and firefighters,” Kasauli sub divisional magistrate Sanjeev Dhiman said. “There are flames visible near the clubhouse,” Dhiman said, “but we are hopeful that we will be able to put the fire out by afternoon.”

Because Kasauli lacks a fire station, fire tenders were dispatched from Solan and Parwanoo, an industrial town on the Himachal-Haryana border, around 9.30 a.m. The fire departments travelled nearly an hour and a half from both stations to reach Kasauli, which has nearly 400 hotels.

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Official sources say the fire started at 6.30 a.m. on Sunday on a hilltop near the air force station. Because fire trucks couldn’t get to the scene, the air force deployed its choppers to put out the fires that threatened to spread to a residential area.

During the day-long operation, four people were injured, including three firefighters. Rishu Aggarwal, a local contractor, was among the injured.

The three firefighters were taken to Chandigarh’s Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research with burns ranging from 10% to 30%. They were identified as firefighter Jagdish Sharma, firefighter Mohinder Sharma, and a member of the home guard Satish Kumar.

The fire was brought under control by evening due to the high-speed wind, but it spread again this morning at 4.30 a.m.

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Throughout the day, Kasauli was engulfed in a plume of thick smoke billowing from the forest as dry pine needles caught fire.

Mahavir Kaushik, deputy commissioner of Panchkula, said he received a call from Chandimandir cantonment reporting a fire near the air force station in Kasauli. The defence authorities asked for permission to take water from the Kaushalya Dam and for police to be deployed. “A few sorties were conducted on Sunday from sunset to sunrise and again on Monday morning,” Kaushik said.

Police have been deployed at Kaushalya Dam, according to Panchkula deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Mohit Handa, so that the air force can take the water if necessary. ASI in charge of Amravati Enclave police station According to Narender Singh, police have been deployed to ensure that no one enters the area.

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2 ‘Kala Jatheri gang members’ killed in encounter with F’bad cops in Fatehabad

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2 ‘Kala Jatheri gang members’ killed in encounter with F’bad cops in Fatehabad

According to the police, the encounter took place after at least four suspects tried to help their close aide escape from police custody
The Faridabad police gunned down two members of the Kala Jatheri gang in an encounter near Fatehabad on Friday, officers said. A constable was injured in the gunfight, they added.

According to the police, the encounter took place after at least four suspects tried to help their close aide escape from police custody.

The identity of one of the deceased was not known, while the other was identified as Ravi (single name), who had 28 cases lodged against him in multiple districts.

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Aman Yadav, assistant commissioner of Police (ACP), Faridabad said the incident occurred when the police van stopped near a roadside eatery on the outskirts of Fatehabad while transporting Ravi back to Faridabad jail after a court appearance in an Arms Act case.

“Four armed individuals attacked the police team, firing multiple rounds to facilitate Ravi’s escape. In retaliation, police returned fire, killing Ravi and another suspect on the spot,” Yadav said.

Constable Sarjeet Yadav suffered a gunshot wound to his left forearm. He was rushed to a civic hospital, where his condition is reported to be stable, said police.

Yadav said that Ravi, who had been lodged in Faridabad jail since April 24, 2023, was being transported after attending an appeal hearing at the Fatehabad court. The ambush, allegedly orchestrated by Ravi’s associates, was intended to secure his release from custody. The police’s swift response thwarted the plan.

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Ravi had a long history of violent crimes, including murder, attempted murder, dacoity, robbery, and Arms Act violations. His activities spanned multiple districts, such as Sonipat, Jind, Rohtak, Faridabad, and Delhi. He was a key member of the Kala Jathedi gang, led by the notorious gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi, who is currently in Tihar Jail.

Kala Jathedi himself is implicated in over a dozen cases across Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. In 2020, he famously escaped from Haryana Police custody during a similar ambush orchestrated by his gang.

ACP Yadav confirmed that police teams are actively investigating to identify the remaining attackers involved in the ambush. “We are working to uncover the identities of the other suspects who participated in the operation. Stringent action will be taken against all involved,” Yadav said.

This encounter is part of an ongoing crackdown on organized crime, with authorities aiming to dismantle gangs operating in the region.

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