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Speed-boat ‘scare’: Maharashtra ATS files FIR against unknown persons

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 After probing the drifted ‘speed-boat scare’ on Raigad shores, the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) has filed a complaint against unknown persons, officials said here on Friday.

ATS chief Vineet Agarwal, who rushed to Raigad along with his team, and the Raigad Police have investigated the matter, and a possible terror angle has been discounted for the present.

On Thursday, the state security apparatus went into a tizzy after the severely damaged yacht washed up on Harihareshwar beach, around 200 km south of Mumbai, as the fisherfolk alerted the local authorities.

The UK-flagged 53-feet-long yacht ‘MY Lady Han’, owned by an Australian couple, was found with some documents, three AK-47 rifles and boxes containing live ammunition, sparking a major security scare in the state.

The Navi Mumbai ATS Unit is handing the probe and has filed a first information report invoking various sections of the Arms Act against unknown persons.

Later, a Dubai-based Neptune P2P Group announced that it had provided security to the yacht in June 2022.

The Maharashtra government informed the legislature that the speedboat suffered an engine failure in the high seas on June 26 and the crew on board were rescued by a Korean warship.

Later, after drifting in the Arabian Sea for 52 days, it finally washed up on Harihareshwar Beach on Thursday afternoon.

The Neptune P2P Group said that after the yacht was damaged during monsoon, an emergency was declared, the crew members were rescued though they could not salvage the vessel owing to extreme weather conditions.

The yacht was slated to sail from Oman to Europe with its owner Hannah Laundergun and her husband James Robert sailing it, along with at least one unidentified crew member, when the mishap took place.

The security provider said it had presumed the vessel to have sunk but after it was found on Raigad shores, the Neptune P2P Group is coordinating with the vessel owners, and the authorities in India and United Kingdom for the official recovery procedures of the vessel and the ‘controlled items’ (weapons) on board.

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Rajasthan: Youth Killed After Road Rage In Jaipur, Security Tightened After Communal Clashes Erupt

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Jaipur: In a shocking incident a communal violence erupted after a fight broke out between two groups in Rajasthan’s Jaipur. An incident of road rage turned fatal after which the people started to protest and started to gather on the roads. The incident occurred after two bike riders collided on the road near Mehra Colony which falls under the Subhash Chowk police station area. Both the riders started to fight after the accident occurred. Reacting to the commotion, the residents of the society intervened and asked the riders not to fight and leave.

The altercation escalated after which the people attacked the biker

One biker listened to them and left the spot. However, the other rider got furious over the residents of the colony and did not leave the spot and started fighting with the residents of the colony. The altercation escalated after which the people attacked the biker and started beating him. The man died on the spot after being attacked by the mob. The video of the incident is doing rounds on social media.

The death of the young man resulted in anger among the locals

The death of the young man resulted in anger among the locals of the area after which they started to demonstrate over the death of the youth in the road rage. The people gathered in large number on the streets and started to protest against the killing of the youth following a road rage. There are reports that thousands of people are sitting on dharna in the middle of the road. The road from Badi Chaupar to Ramganj Chaupar are closed after the protests erupted. MLA Amin Kaggi and Rafiq Khan are discussing over the matter with top police officials.

The bike rider who lost his life in the incident has been identified as Iqbal

The bike rider who lost his life in the incident has been identified as Iqbal (18). The situation in the area is tense after the death of the youth. The Special Task Force (STF) has been deployed in the area after the incident. The matter has been reported in the Ramganj Police Station. After registering the complaint the police have initiated a probe into the matter. There are no reports of arrests in connection with the matter so far.

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RPG Attack On Punjab Police Intelligence Headquarters In Mohali Was To Assassinate Sidhu Moosewala, Say Sources

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New Delhi, September 30: An RPG that targeted the Punjab Police’s Intelligence Headquarters in Mohali last year was actually intended for singer and rapper Sidhu Moosewala, who was shot dead in May 2022, top sources in the Delhi Police revealed. The sources said the perpetrators altered their plan, fearing a higher casualty count if the attack occurred during a gathering or meeting.

The RPG was supplied by Khalistani terrorist Harwinder Singh Sandhu

“The RPG was supplied by Khalistani terrorist Harwinder Singh Sandhu, alias Rinda and it was originally meant to be used to assassinate Sidhu Moosewala when he was at a public rally or event,”.

However, a shift in plans occurred, and the alleged gangsters and terrorists opted to target the Mohali headquarters instead in October 2022. This revelation was brought to light during an interrogation with incarcerated gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

The RPG was illicitly smuggled into India through the Pakistan border

According to the police sources, the RPG was illicitly smuggled into India through the Pakistan border, implicating the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Rinda had reportedly enlisted members of Bishnoi’s gang to carry out the operation.

Further investigation uncovered that Canada-based fugitive terrorist Lakhbir Singh Landa had collaborated with Rinda, sharing manpower, logistics, and resources and he was also the second in command.

Rinda had previously been linked to a grenade attack

Rinda had previously been linked to a grenade attack at the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) office in Nawanshahr, Punjab, as well as the arrest of four suspected terrorists with ties to Pakistan in Haryana’s Karnal earlier in the same year.

The RPG attack in Mohali on May 9, 2022, was revealed as a conspiracy orchestrated by the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), with the support of the ISI and local gangsters.

The attackers were apprehended by the Delhi Police

The attackers, identified as Deepak from Surakhpur village in Haryana and a juvenile accomplice, were apprehended by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police five months after the incident. It was established that Rinda masterminded the attack.

Punjab Police successfully apprehended the main accused, Charat Singh, a key operative and associate of Lakhbir Singh Landa, in a joint operation with central agencies and the ATS in Maharashtra. Landa, originally from Tarn Taran district in Punjab, had relocated to Canada in 2017 due to police pressure.

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Angry Over Unmarried Daughter’s Pregnancy, Family Sets Her On Fire In UP’s Hapur

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In Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur, a 23-year-old unmarried woman has been allegedly set on fire by her family members after discovering her pregnancy, as reported by the police on Friday.

The incident unfolded in Nawada Khurd village, leaving the woman critically injured with burns covering over 70 percent of her body. She has since been transferred to another hospital for medical care.

The woman’s mother and brother have been detained by the authorities.

According to the police, the woman was involved in a relationship with a man from the same village and subsequently became pregnant. When her family members became aware of this, they reacted with anger.

On Thursday, September 28, the woman’s mother and brother reportedly took her to a nearby forest, doused her with petrol, and set her on fire. The victim suffered severe burns and was swiftly rushed to the hospital.

Senior police officer Rajkumar Aggarwal confirmed that an attempted murder case has been filed against the woman’s mother and brother, and an investigation is underway.

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