The Indian Navy warship INS Delhi has foiled four piracy bids in the Gulf of Aden within the past 10 days, with the foiling of a piracy bid on Wednesday. On Wednesday, the INS Delhi was escorting six merchant vessels, when, at about 10 am, the warship spotted a pirate boat advancing towards the merchant vessels. Indian naval commandos intercepted the boat and boarded it. The interception took place 108 km south of the cost of Yemen.
“A cache of arms including a 7.62 mm rifle, six Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs) and ammunition was found on board the dhow. The dhow was disarmed,” the Indian Navy stated.
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Jilted lover kills teacher, then himself
Age correspondent
Lucknow
A jilted lover shot dead a school teacher who had rejected his marriage proposal and then committed suicide in Amethi district on Thursday.
Yaar Mohammad, 26, reached the Hehura Primary School in Jamoh in Amethi and shot Manisha Singh, 25, who worked as a “Shiksha Mitra” (contractual teacher), in the school. Manisha died on the spot.
Immediately after, Yaar Mohammad shot himself with his country-made pistol and slumped to his death.
Police sources said that the man was reportedly in love with the teacher but the latter had spurned his advances.
Both the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
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Sohrab case witness is arrested
Narayan Bareth
Jaipur
The police in Udaipur has arrested Azam Khan, a key witness in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case, on Thursday. He has been released after the court granted him bail. ‘’His arrest was made in compliance of an arrest warrant issued by the court,” says a police officer in Udaipur.
He was admitted to a local hospital in Udaipur while saying two unidentified miscreants shot at him. But he escaped and sustained minor injuries. He has been discharged from the hospital.
The police was not ready believe it and said there was discrepancy between Azam and his friend Iqbal’s statements.
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Notice to govt over plea by top generals
AGE CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi
The Armed Forces Tribunal in New Delhi on Thursday issued notices to the Government and sought its reply on petitions filed by two top Indian Army lieutenant generals who were upset at being given staff postings instead of command postings.
The two generals are the second-highest ranking officers in their respective Commands where they are posted presently. They are the Kolkata-based Eastern Command’s Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. J.S. Bajwa and the Lucknow-based Central Command’s Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. P.G. Kamath.