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Time of India
29-06-2025
- Time of India
Employment assistant sacked for demanding money for PMAY
Raipur: An employment assistant was sacked after an investigation confirmed complaints of him demanding money from beneficiaries of the . The Balodabazar district administration took the action against the employee for misconduct and negligence in the case. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Gaurishankar Paikra, posted as gram rozgar sahayak in Gram Panchayat Bilari (K) under Kasdol development block, was accused of demanding money for geo-tagging and presenting muster rolls from Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana beneficiaries. He was also accused of misbehaving with them. The chief executive officer (CEO), janpad panchayat kasdol, initiated an inquiry into the complaint. The investigation found the allegations against the employee Paikra to be true. Following approval from the chief executive officer, zila panchayat, the chief executive officer, janpad panchayat kasdol, terminated Gaurishankar Paikra from his contractual position.
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Time of India
Chhattisgarh shocker: Disabled man killed, encased in cement and put in suitcase; Married couple arrested in Delhi
Raipur police arrested a couple from Delhi airport. The arrest relates to the murder of Kishore Paikra. Paikra's body was found encased in cement inside a suitcase. The suitcase was inside a steel trunk. Aniket Upadhyay and his wife are the suspected masterminds. The motive was a land brokerage dispute. Upadhyay's father is a retired police officer. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads A murder investigation which began with the discovery of a disabled man's body encased in cement, put in a suitcase within a steel trunk and dumped in a residential area of Chhattisgarh's Raipur has now led investigators to arrest a married couple at the Delhi interrogation has made a lawyer from Raipur, Aniket Upadhyay and his wife, the suspected masterminds of Kishore Paikra's murder over a land brokerage dispute, Raipur SSP Lal Umed Singh father is a retired ASI of Chhattisgarh police . Him and his wife were identified through CCTV footage from the area where Paikra's body was footage shows a car entering Raipur's DD Nagar on Monday, two men alighting and opening the boot to take out the trunk bearing the body. A woman with her face covered is seen trailing the car on a two-wheeler. The car had a possibly fudged number plate, police discovered that the victim, who was on a wheelchair and lived in Handipara's HMT Chowk, had sold a plot of land in Mohadi village with Upadhyay's help for Rs 50 lakh but had received Rs 20 lakh less than the agreed allegedly had Paikra murdered when the latter threatened to file a police complaint against him. The arrested couple was brought to Raipur late on Tuesday.
News18
25-06-2025
- News18
Raipur Couple Kills Disabled Man Over Land Dispute, Hides Body In Cement-Filled Trunk
Last Updated: Preliminary interrogation revealed that Raipur-based lawyer Ankit Upadhyay and his wife conspired to kill the victim Kishore Paikra A gruesome murder case unravelled after the body of a disabled man was found encased in cement, stuffed inside a suitcase, and locked within a steel trunk dumped in a residential area of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The investigation quickly led police to Delhi airport, where a married couple suspected of orchestrating the murder was arrested, The Times of India (TOI) reported. According to Raipur SSP Lal Umed Singh, preliminary interrogation revealed that Raipur-based lawyer Ankit Upadhyay and his wife conspired to murder Kishore Paikra following a dispute over a land brokerage deal. 'The murder was motivated by a financial disagreement after Paikra was allegedly cheated in a land deal," Singh told TOI. Investigators tracked the suspects through CCTV footage, which showed a car entering Raipur's DD Nagar on Monday. Two men are seen getting out of the vehicle and unloading the trunk containing the body, while a woman with her face covered followed the car on a two-wheeler. Police suspect the car bore a fake number plate. The investigation uncovered that Paikra, who was wheelchair-bound and lived in Handipara's HMT Chowk, had earlier sold a plot of land in Mohadi village with Ankit's assistance for Rs 50 lakh, but allegedly received Rs 20 lakh less than agreed. When Paikra threatened to file a police complaint over the missing payment, Ankit and his wife allegedly planned and executed the murder. The couple, originally from Changorabhatha village, was flown back to Raipur late Tuesday after their arrest at the airport, TOI reported. First Published:
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Time of India
Chhattisgarh horror: Disabled killed, then encased in cement & put in suitcase; married couple held at Delhi airport
RAIPUR: A murder trail starting with the discovery of a disabled man's body encased in cement, put in a suitcase within a steel trunk and dumped in a residential area of Chhattisgarh's capital city led investigators to Delhi airport Tuesday, where they arrested a married couple suspected to have masterminded the crime. Preliminary interrogation suggests suspects, Raipur lawyer Ankit Upadhyay and his wife, conspired to murder Kishore Paikra over a land brokerage dispute, Raipur SSP Lal Umed Singh said. Ankit, whose father is a retired ASI of Chhattisgarh police, and his wife were identified through CCTV footage from the area where Paikra's body was found. The footage purportedly shows a car entering Raipur's DD Nagar Monday, two men alighting and opening the boot to take out the trunk bearing the body. A woman with her face covered is seen trailing the car on a two-wheeler. The car had a possibly fudged number plate, police said. Investigators have learnt that the victim, who needed a wheelchair for mobility and lived in Handipara's HMT Chowk, had sold a plot of land in Mohadi village with Ankit's help for Rs 50 lakh but had received Rs 20 lakh less than the agreed price. Ankit, of Changorabhatha village, allegedly had Paikra murdered when the latter threatened to file a police complaint against him. The arrested couple was brought to Raipur late on Tuesday. TNN
