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Rouse Avenue Court has postponed the order till February 28 on ED's application on confiscation of properties of arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari. ED has declared Bhandari a fugitive economic offender and has sought confiscation of his properties in India, Dubai and Britain. Bhandari's lawyer has argued that extradition should be rejected and the crime amount should be reduced.
A demand for review of the liquor prohibition law was raised in the Bihar Legislative Council. Describing its 'side effects', RJD Legislative Councilor Vinod Kumar Jaiswal said that consumption of dry drugs has increased, the young generation is getting ruined and liquor smugglers are getting rich. He also mentioned home delivery and revenue loss. There was a debate with Anil Kumar of BJP. A similar demand was raised in the Assembly also.
A fire broke out due to leakage in a gas cylinder while cooking in Halpura village of Firozabad. In this incident, five people including Dinesh Kumar's wife Renu, daughter Deepti and grandson Ganesh got burnt. Hearing the screams, the villagers arrived and extinguished the fire. All the injured have been admitted to the Trauma Center, where their condition is said to be stable. Tehsildar and police reached the hospital and inquired about the condition of the injured.
Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested Babi Kabootar, a special henchman of notorious gangster Hashim alias Baba. He was also associated with Lawrence Bishnoi gang. Babi, who was absconding for seven years, was involved in 16 murders and was wanted in three MCOCA cases. He is also accused of doing Reiki before the murder of Sidhu Moosewala.
Snow storm and avalanche have caused huge devastation in California, America. Eight of the nine skiers reported missing after a massive avalanche on Castle Peak in the Tahoe area have died, according to official police information Wednesday. Rescue teams have recovered their bodies, while one person is still reported missing.
A father saved his eight-year-old daughter from a leopard attack in Rampur Gokul, Lakhimpur. A girl who had gone to defecate in the field on Tuesday evening was attacked by a leopard. The father showed courage and fought with the leopard and rescued his daughter from its jaws. The girl suffered injuries on her neck, was referred to the district hospital after first aid, then taken to a private hospital for better treatment.
Rs 104 crore has been approved for the construction of Mudha Pukhta Bridge in Badaun. This bridge, which was stalled for three years after being washed away in the flood of 2023, will connect Dataganj to Faridpur. Its demand had intensified after the death of three youths in an accident on 24 November 2024. Work is expected to start before Holi.
The Municipal Council has suffered a major setback in the land dispute located on Nainital Road. The High Court has rejected the claim of the municipality and ruled in favor of six farmers. The court ordered the municipality not to interfere in any way on the land. This dispute was regarding the ownership rights of the valuable land of Gata No. 263 and 264, on which the rights of the tenants have now been assured.
Under the CM Grid Scheme in Kanpur, road widening work will be done from Deep Cinema Tirahe to Sotewale Baba Mandir. Due to this, traffic will remain diverted at Deep Tirahe from Thursday to 22nd February. Vehicles going from Deep Tirahe to Goshala intersection will go through Kidwai Nagar police station intersection. Vehicles coming from Sotewale Baba Mandir will pass through Goshala intersection via Baradevi and Goshala II.
In Bhilwara, Rajasthan, a Tantrik raped a woman on the pretext of treatment for conceiving a child and pressurized her to convert. The accused lured the woman into a trap by showing fear of black magic and witchcraft and continued physically abusing her for about six months. The police have arrested the accused.