Top Stories on 24 June in a capsule
'Obsessed’ Army major killed colleague's wife after refusal: Reports
The Meerut police on Sunday arrested an army major in connection with the murder of another army man’s wife whose body was found with throat slit on Saturday at Brar Square, nearby Delhi Cantonment metro station. As per news reports, the police charged accused Major Nikhil Handa of being ‘obsessed’ with deceased Shalaija, wife of Army Major Amit Dwivedi. "He knew her since 2015. He wanted to marry her, but she refused so he killed her," senior police officer Vijay Kumar was quoted by news agency NDTV. The police added that the duo had met in Nagaland where both Handa and Dwivedi were posted. 30-year-old Shalaija was last seen outside her physiotherapy class in the Army Hospital and half an hour later passerby’s spotted her body.
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In a heavy gunfight that ensued between the Indian security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, the Army on Sunday killed two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) members, including the divisional commander of the terror group. the encounter operation started in the afternoon at Kulgam district, after the terrorists fired at the joint patrol of Central Reserve of Police Force (CRPF) and Army. “One of the killed terrorists is Shakur Dar, divisional commander of LeT,” DGP of J&K Shesh Paul Vaid told media agencies while few reports said the second was a Pakistani national. Moreover the third terrorist surrendered to the forces with arms and ammunition. Unfortunately a civilian was killed and 12 were injured. Meanwhile, joint security forces are patrolling the Highway area ahead of the annual pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra, which starts on June 28.
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LeT commander among two killed by Army in Kulgam encounter, one surrenders
In a heavy gunfight that ensued between the Indian security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, the Army on Sunday killed two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) members, including the divisional commander of the terror group. the encounter operation started in the afternoon at Kulgam district, after the terrorists fired at the joint patrol of Central Reserve of Police Force (CRPF) and Army. “One of the killed terrorists is Shakur Dar, divisional commander of LeT,” DGP of J&K Shesh Paul Vaid told media agencies while few reports said the second was a Pakistani national. Moreover the third terrorist surrendered to the forces with arms and ammunition. Unfortunately a civilian was killed and 12 were injured. Meanwhile, joint security forces are patrolling the Highway area ahead of the annual pilgrimage Amarnath Yatra, which starts on June 28.
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Distanced former allies of Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP and PDP on Sunday lashed on each other, alleging that each had failed the narrative of the state. While BJP Chief Amit Shah on Saturday slammed the Mehbooba Mufti government for failing the state and not using the funds allocated by the Centre, Mufti on Sunday said ‘false charges’ were being levelled against her party. “It is sad to see them disown their own initiative and label it a 'soft approach'," the former Chief Minister wrote in microblogging site Twitter adding that the PDP was always committed to the alliance. Mufti’s soft approach jibe was targeted at BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh, a former minister in the J&K cabinet, who earlier commented that Mufti’s ‘soft approach’ has led to growth in terrorism.
Shah, Mufti wage war of words over Jammu & Kashmir
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At least 28 people were reported dead across the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in separate incidents of accident, on Sunday. In the first, 15 women including a minor girl were killed in Telangana’s Yadadri Bhongir district as the tractor-trolley they were travelling in fell into a canal. The second incident led to the tragic death of 9 people losing their lives when the auto rickshaw they were in crashed with a state-run bus in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district. Meanwhile, four engineering students from Andhra who went missing on Saturday after they had drowned in Krishna river in Vijayawada, were found dead by the state police on Sunday. The four deceased were identified as Praveen and Chaitanya, both 18-year-olds and Srinath and Rajkumar, 19-year olds.
28 people die across Andhra, Telangana in separate accidents
At least 28 people were reported dead across the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in separate incidents of accident, on Sunday. In the first, 15 women including a minor girl were killed in Telangana’s Yadadri Bhongir district as the tractor-trolley they were travelling in fell into a canal. The second incident led to the tragic death of 9 people losing their lives when the auto rickshaw they were in crashed with a state-run bus in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district. Meanwhile, four engineering students from Andhra who went missing on Saturday after they had drowned in Krishna river in Vijayawada, were found dead by the state police on Sunday. The four deceased were identified as Praveen and Chaitanya, both 18-year-olds and Srinath and Rajkumar, 19-year olds.
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An unexplained source of blast on Sunday continued to destroy through several buildings of Germany’s apartment complexes in western city of Wuppertal and injured at least 25 people. The explosion that broke out on Saturday midnight with a loud noise, caused fire in several stories of buildings as people came out on the streets in a state of panic. “The detonation was so severe it destroyed the building’s attic and the top three floors,” German news agency DPA was quoted in several media reports. The firefighters who were still trying to control the blaze on Sunday could not confirm the source of the blast yet.
Unexplained blast rips through building in Germany, injures 25
An unexplained source of blast on Sunday continued to destroy through several buildings of Germany’s apartment complexes in western city of Wuppertal and injured at least 25 people. The explosion that broke out on Saturday midnight with a loud noise, caused fire in several stories of buildings as people came out on the streets in a state of panic. “The detonation was so severe it destroyed the building’s attic and the top three floors,” German news agency DPA was quoted in several media reports. The firefighters who were still trying to control the blaze on Sunday could not confirm the source of the blast yet.
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