Deccan Chronicle

POLICE SUBMIT REPORT IN KANGANA CASE

- SHAHAB ANSARI | DC

Mumbai Police on Thursday submitted their report on inquiry against actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister before a magistrate court.

The police are investigat­ing allegation­s of posting hateful messages on social media. After receiving the police report on Thursday, the magistrate heard arguments from the parties and posted the matter for passing order on April 5.

The magistrate in October last had ordered police to conduct an inquiry into the private complaint filed by advocate Ali Kashif Khan Deshmukh who alleged that Ranaut’s sister Rangoli Chandel had posted an objectiona­ble message on Twitter in April last year, targeting a particular community, following which her Twitter account was suspended.

According to the complaint, later Ranaut posted a video in support of her sister.

Ankara, March 4: A military helicopter crashed in eastern Turkey on Thursday, killing nine soldiers on board and injuring four others, the Defence Ministry said. The helicopter crashed in the town of Tatvan, in the Kurdishpop­ulated Bitlis province. It wasn't immediatel­y clear what caused the crash. The Cougar type helicopter was on its way to Tatvan from the nearby province of Bingol.

Kabul, March 4: At least seven Afghan civilians were shot and killed by a group of gunmen in the country's east and a physician died when a bomb attached to her rickshaw exploded on Thursday.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibi­lity for the bombing, saying its fighters had detonated a so-called sticky bomb placed on the vehicle of a woman. They claimed she worked for the Afghan intelligen­ce service in Jalalabad. Gen. Juma Gul Hemat, provincial police chief in Nangarhar, said the attack victims were workers at a plaster factory in the Sorkh Rod district. Police arrested four suspects.

Foreign direct investment grew

40 per cent to $51.47 billion during April-Dec. 2020-21. India has attracted 22 per cent higher FDI inflow (including re-invested earnings) of $67.54 billion during the first nine months of

FY21 against $55.14 billion in the same period of FY20. "FDI equity inflow grew by 40 per cent in the first nine months of

2020-21 ($51.47 billion) compared to the year ago period

($36.77 billion)," the govt said.

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