COURT AWARDS DEATH TO FORMER IAF SERGEANT

BATHINDA : A Bathinda court on Friday awarded death sentence to a former Indian Air Force (IAF) sergeant and five-year jail to his wife in connection with the murder of his colleague at Bhisiana Air Force Station in February 2017. The body parts of the victim, Corporal Vipin Shukla, were found packed in polythene bags at the quarters of the convicted couple. “The court handed death sentence to Sulesh Kumar and five-year jail to his wife,” said Sunil Tripathi, the counsel of the complainant.

‘Radioactive doll’ fraud now worth ~23 crore: Police

JAIPUR: Jaipur police on Friday claimed that a multi-state fraud promising to sell ‘rare radioactive dancing dolls’ and substances was now of about ~23 crore with four more businessmen claiming that they were duped of 15.94 crore by the same gang. On March 10, the Jaipur police had arrested 18 persons who ran Mumbai based Rencel India and claimed that they had duped three Pune based businessmen of ~7 crore in the name of giving them a ‘’rare radioactive dancing doll’’ certified by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Why no action against Nirav Modi, asks Congress

NEW DELHI: The Congress Friday accused the Modi government of not acting against fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi despite having evidence and asked what was stopping the NDA from initiating action. Party spokesperson Pawan Khera said the country’s watchman is asleep and is snoozing while Nirav Modi is globe-trotting and opening new companies in London and elsewhere after fleeing from the country.

Samjhauta case: Pak woman moves HC

CHANDIGARH: A Pakistani woman, Rahil Wakil, who had approached the Panchkula special NIA court seeking the examination of witnesses from Pakistan before judgment in the

Samjhauta blasts case is pronounced , has moved Punjab and the Haryana high court. Wakil has filed an appeal through a special attorney, seeking direction to the trial court to stay the pronouncement of judgment and examine witnesses from Pakistan, who could not be examined earlier. The appeal will come up for hearing on Monday morning.