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Gen Rawat, wife, 11 others killed in chopper crash, says IAF

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 India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife, and 11 others were killed when their IAF Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district on Wednesday, the IAF announced.

“With deep regret, it has now been ascertained that Gen Bipin Rawat, Mrs Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons on board have died in the unfortunate accident,” the Indian Air Force said in a tweet.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a series of tweets, said: “Deeply anguished by the sudden demise of Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other Armed Forces personnel in an extremely unfortunate helicopter accident today in Tamil Nadu.

“His untimely death is an irreparable loss to our Armed Forces and the country”.

“General Rawat had served the country with exceptional courage and diligence. As the first Chief of Defence Staff he had prepared plans for jointness of our Armed Forces,” he said.

The CDS was going to the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, to give a lecture.

The chopper, with a total of 14 persons on board, took off from the Sulur air base near Coimbatore and was on its way to Coonoor. When the chopper was a few minutes away from landing, it, as per eyewitnesses, hit a tree, crashed, and caught fire, resulting in several casualties.

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When will the dilapidated roads in Bhiwandi city be repaired? Raees Sheikh asked a question in the Maharashtra Assembly, expressing concern over road accidents.

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Nagpur: Samajwadi Party MLA from Bhiwandi East Raees Sheikh raised the issue of dilapidated roads, debris lying everywhere and increasing road accidents in Bhiwandi city on the first day of the ongoing winter session of the Maharashtra Assembly in Nagpur. Raees Sheikh asked in the Maharashtra Assembly that when will the roads be constructed in Bhiwandi and when will the road accidents due to bad roads be controlled.

Raees Sheikh said that looking at Bhiwandi city, it seems that there is debris lying everywhere in the entire city and there is no explanation as to when will the roads be constructed in Bhiwandi city and where will the funds for its work come from? Raees Sheikh said that the Chief Minister had called a meeting regarding the construction of roads in Bhiwandi city and in this meeting the Chief Minister had formed a committee which includes the Municipal Corporation Commissioner and MMRDA officers and for the construction of these roads the Chief Minister had said that a proposal of Rs 1,000 crores would be presented. Raees Sheikh said that the people who are being affected during the development work and whose structures are being affected should get compensation from the government. Raees Sheikh also stressed that a policy on this should be made in the current meeting and at the Mumbai level and the government should also clarify by when the roads will be constructed? Raees Sheikh raised the issue of road accidents in the assembly

Raees Sheikh, while raising the issue of dilapidated roads in Bhiwandi city in the Maharashtra Assembly, said that recently, Dr. Omar was taking his five-year-old daughter home from school in Bhiwandi city, during which his five-year-old daughter Khadija died in a tragic road accident while he was also seriously injured. Apart from this, a person named Raj Singh also lost his life due to a road accident. He said that the increasing number of road accidents due to dilapidated roads and potholes in Bhiwandi city is a matter of great concern, so the government should explain when these accidents will be controlled and when the roads will be constructed.

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Sakri Holi riots: Dhule sessions court acquits ten Muslims including two women in the case, Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra takes legal action against Arshad Madani

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Dhule Sessions Court Additional Sessions Judge Jayshree R. Platte acquitted ten accused, including two women, in the Holi riot case that took place at a place called Sakri near Dhule recently due to the complainant and other government witnesses’ deviation from their previous statements. The court acquitted accused Sumiya Zakir Sheikh, Shabana Farooq Sheikh, Meraj Ibrahim Syed, Nasir Sapro Sheikh, Irfan Sapro Sheikh, Mohiuddin Sheikh, Nisar Naseeb Khan Pathan, Samad Saleem Sheikh, Zakir Sapro Sheikh and Saleem Sheikh of serious charges like attempt to murder. The case of the accused was pursued by the Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra (Arshad Madani) Legal Aid Committee on the request of Jamiat Ulema Dhule. Advocate Ashfaq Sheikh appeared in defense of the accused while Advocate NB Kalal followed the prosecution. On March 18, 2022, communal riots broke out in Sakri on the occasion of Holi, after which the police took unilateral action and registered a case against ten Muslims, including two women, under sections 147, 148, 307, 353, 332, 336, 337, 295 of the Indian Penal Code. The police applied Section 4/25 of the Arms Act on the accused and accused them of assault with weapons. Initially, the case was heard in the Sakri Magistrate Court and then the case was transferred to the Dhule Sessions Court because the police had also applied serious sections like 307/ along with the Arms Act on the accused. During the final hearing, Advocate Ashfaq Sheikh told the court that during the trial, the complainant and his wife did not support the police and deviated from their previous statements. Therefore, the accused should be acquitted from the case.

Additional Sessions Judge Jayshree R. Plate of the Dhule Sessions Court said in his decision that the accused cannot be punished on the basis of deviation from the statements of important witnesses and mere suspicion, therefore all the accused are acquitted from the case. On the instructions of President Jamiat Ulema Maharashtra Maulana Haleemullah Qasmi, Mushtaq Sufi (General Secretary, Dhule District) and his colleagues prosecuted the case.

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Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh faces threat, complaint filed in Crime Branch after Lawrence Bishnoi’s threat

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Mumbai: Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh has been threatened by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang not to join Bigg Boss and not to work with Salman Khan, after which Pawan Singh has filed a complaint with the Anti-Money Laundering Squad of the Mumbai Crime Branch here. The police have also started an investigation into Pawan Singh’s case. The Bhojpuri actor received a phone call in which he was threatened with bad consequences including not joining Salman Khan’s Bigg Boss and not working with him. At the same time, the addressee has said that he belongs to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The police have started an investigation in this matter and it is being found out who is the threatening caller and whether he really belongs to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang or is he trying to scare the film industry in the name of Lawrence Bishnoi. Earlier, the Lawrence Bishnoi gang also threatened actor Kapil Sharma not to do a film with Salman Khan and not to invite him to host their program, after which the Mumbai police have arrested Kapil Sharma. Security had also been increased. Now again, Lawrence Bishnoi gang has threatened the Bhojpuri actor with dire consequences. Despite the threat, the Bhojpuri actor has decided to participate in Bigg Boss with Salman Khan, after which his security has been increased. The Mumbai Crime Branch is investigating the matter to see if Lawrence Bishnoi himself gave this threat or not. Efforts have also been made to trace the threat along with its recording.

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