FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. XLI No. 116 | INDORE | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 3, 2024 | Pages 16 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports ‘She’s fierce & always gives her best’ P.14 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN PRESS PUNE BHOPAL WORLD NASHIK MUMBAI Edit Netanyahu presses on aerial advantage P.12 ISRAEL STRIKES LEAVE 60 DEAD IN GAZA Cinema ‘There is no need to panic’ P.13 Briefs GAU SEVA IN GWALIOR: Modi inaugurates gaushala virtually alongwith other projects to the tune of Rs 685 cr in state Biggest-ever drug bust in Delhi PM inaugurates country’s first modern gaushala fp NEW DELHI The Delhi Police has made one of the biggest drug busts ever seen in the city, seizing over 560 kilograms of cocaine estimated to be worth around Rs 2,000 crore, officials said here. A Delhi Police Special Cell team nabbed four people from South Delhi's Mehrauli and confiscated the consignment weighing over 565 kilograms. MUZAFFARPUR IAF chopper makes forced landing An Indian Air Force helicopter made an emergency landing in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar on Wednesday after it developed a snag, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police Rakesh Kumar said the helicopter was coming from adjoining Darbhanga after air-dropping relief material. "The helicopter made an emergency landing in a waterlogged area in Aurai block. All the occupants were IAF personnel and they were pulled out by locals by the time officials reached the spot," said the SSP. PILIBHIT (UP) Labourer injured in leopard attack Our Staff Reporter IMPHAL Manipur gunfight kills three Three persons including an on-duty Manipur Rilfes personnel were killed in a gunfight that broke out between two groups on Wednesday over cleaning a plot of land in Ukhrul town as part of 'Swachhata Abhiyan', officials said. Prohibitory orders were imposed and mobile internet services were suspended in the town for a day after the clash that also left five others injured. BENGALURU Siddaramaiah invokes Bapu Facing ED, Lokayukta probe over the Mysuru land allotment controversy, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Wednesday invoked Mahatma Gandhi and said the "court of conscience" was above all courts. CM Mohan Yadav watches PM Narendra Modi delivering speech on concluding Swachhata Pakhwada on Wednesday tended the programme via video conference at Kushabhau International Convention Centre. Yadav expressed gratitude to PM over the development works worth Rs 685 crores. Speaking on the occasion, Yadav said that grand gates will be constructed on the routes of Bhopal and will be named after great personalities- Lord Ram, Raja Bhoj, king Vikramaditya, King Ashok etc- who have association with the state’s history. He said that all help will be provided to ‘Namo Upvan’ being developed by Bhopal Municipal Corporation. The You excel in sports, we will take care of you: CM to medallist players Vivek, Rubina, Kapil get Rs 1cr each; 18 Vikram awardees to get govt jobs FP News Service BALWADA Man burnt alive, 3 rescued from fire in house Incident took place in Khatiwala Tank CM also transferred Rs 63.45 lakh into the accounts of 2,115 Safai Mitra of Ujjain as the city of Mahakal has received three star rating under Cleanliness Survey 2022. Three girls, including two sisters, drowned in the Choral river while immersing Sanja Mata idol in the village Kundiya that falls under Balwada police station limit. The accident occurred around 11 am on Wednesday, shortly after the completion of the Shraddha festival. The three girls had ventured to the river for the ritual when one girl slipped, triggering a desperate attempt by the others to rescue her, and ultimately leading to the drowning. While local residents managed to save one girl, the two sisters—Meenakshi, 12, and Anshika, 10, both daughters of Manoj—and their cousin Karishma, 14, daughter of Vinod, were not so fortunate. Despite swift action by the police to retrieve the bodies from the river, medical personnel at Balwara Hospital pronounced all three girls dead upon arrival. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 Prashant Kishor launches party, vows to lift liquor ban Jaish threat to blow up rly stations in MP & Rajasthan The 'gaushala', or cow shelter, with the Bio-CNG plant that can produce three tonnes of natural gas per day using 100 tonnes of cow dung, has been set up in collaboration with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), an official said. It is India's first modern and self-reliant gaushala, he said. The plant will also produce 20 tonnes of high-quality organic manure, the official said, adding the IOC will assist in the operation and maintenance of the plant. Our Staff Reporter Agencies BHOPAL PATNA A letter threatening to carry out bomb blasts at several railway stations and religious places in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh was received at the Hanumangarh railway station. The police in MP are on alert and geared to face any situation, officials said on Wednesday. The letter is allegedly written by Jaish-e-Mohammad outfits. Additional SP, Hanumangarh and Rajasthan’s Pyare Lal Meena told media that the letter was delivered by post to the Hanumangarh station master and the local police was informed on Tuesday evening. "The threat letter which had Our Staff Reporter INDORE A 55-year-old man was burnt alive after a massive fire broke out in a two-storied building in the Khatiwala Tank area on Wednesday evening. The house owner, a woman, her son and another woman had a narrow escape. The police reached the spot and rescued them from the first floor. It took firefighters one and half hours to douse the flames. According to Juni Indore police, the deceased was Abdul Qadir alias Diwanji (55), who was living on rent on the ground floor of the house. Police said he was a trader and had kept thinner bottles in the house for business purposes. A short-circuit was the cause behind the fire, and the highly flammable thinner increased the inten- Checking authenticity DIG intelligence Dr Ashish said that the police is examining the authenticity of the letter, and the Rajasthan police had registered the FIR in the case Paralympic participant Prachi Yadav and Pooja Ojha by presenting them cheques for Rs. 10 lakh each, World 6-Red Snooker World Championship winner Kamal Chawla by presenting him a cheque for Rs 3 lakh and Deaf Shooting Championship winner Chetan Hemant Sapkal by presenting him a cheque for Rs 2 lakh. Former election strategist Prashant Kishor's long-pending entry into electoral politics came today with the formal launch of his Jan Suraaj group as a political party. The Jan Suraaj Party is expected to contest all seats of Bihar in the next assembly election. The party will be headed by Manoj Bharti, a retired officer of the Indian Foreign Service. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 Wangchuk finally rests at Rajghat Police lathi-charge guest teachers 8 Israeli soldiers die in Hezbollah ambush Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar BHOPAL Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL A 38-year-old labourer was left seriously injured here after a leopard attacked him while he was gathering fodder for animals in a field, a forest official said Wednesday. The timely intervention of nearby villagers, who raised alarm, helped him escape f the predator's grasp. "We are investigating the entire incident after it came to our attention. The injured labourer is currently receiving treatment in the hospital. Three girls drown during Sanja Mata immersion Self reliant gaushala BHOPAL Prime Minster Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated Gwalior’s 'Lal Tipara Gaushala' with 100 ton capacity bio CNG plant on the occasion of Swachhata Diwas on Wednesday. As per officials, it is the country’s first modern and self-reliant gaushala. PM Modi also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects of Rs 685 crore across Madhya Pradesh under the Swachh Bharat Mission and AMRUT Yojana. He was participating in the programme from Delhi where the main function of Swachh Bharat Diwas 2024 was held. The day also marked the culmination of Swachhata Pakhwada. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Ministers and other elected representatives at- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said that the players should work hard to win international medals and that “we will worry about their future. “ Khiladi Karen Padak Ki Taiyari, aap Ki Chinta Hogi Hamari…,” he said. Yadav was speaking at a ceremony where cash rewards and appointment letters were handed over to medallists of Paris Olympics and Paralympics-2024 and Vikram NEW DELHI Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and his supporters, who were detained at Delhi’s Singhu border on Monday while participating in the 'Chalo Dilli' march, were released on Wednesday after nearly two days in detention. Initially, the police had released them on Tuesday but later detained them again when they insisted on continuing their march, despite prohibitory orders in the national capital. Wangchuk was held at Bawana police station, along with some supporters, while CM Mohan Yadav presents cheque of Rs 1 crore hockey Olympian Vivek Sagar in TT Nagar Stadium Awrdees at the TT Nagar Stadium on Wednesday. Yadav felicitated Olympic medal winning hockey player Vivek Prasad Sagar, Paralympic medal winning Judo player Kapil Parmar and shooting player Rubina Francis by presenting them a cheque of Rs. 1 crore each on behalf of the state government. He felicitated Olympic participant Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, others were housed at Alipur and Narela police stations. Upon their release at around 4:30 p.m., they were transported by bus to Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi at Raj Ghat to complete their climate march. Earlier in the day, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi attempted to meet Wangchuk at Bawana police station but was denied entry. She later accused the Lieutenant Governor of preventing her from meeting him. 4Continued on | P8 Today’s Color YELLOW E-paper Our Staff Reporter FP News Service The changing dynamics came in the backdrop of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mulling a military response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel. Israel has vowed revenge and the military chief said: We know how we would respond. One way of making 'Iran pay' is to go after the Islamic Republic's oil facilities. Iran is the third biggest producer of crude oil in the OPEC group of oil-producing countries and is heavily reliant on its oil and gas exports to prop up its ailing economy amid years of sanctions. TEL AVIV Police resorted to lathicharge to disperse agitating school guest teachers at Ambedkar Park on Wednesday. The guest teachers were demanding regularization. Throughout the day, police had barricaded all the roads leading to Ambedkar Park to check the NyayMarch of guest teachers to CM House. Azad School Atithi Shikshak Sangh, MP, KC Pawar informed Free Press, “Police resorted to lathi-charge to drive out agitating guest teachers.” (Related story on P2) The Israeli military on Wednesday announced the death of eight of its soldiers in southern Lebanon “during intense combat” with Hezbollah militia, even as it said it was rushing reinforcements to the flashpoints. All the soldiers were in their early 20s. Hezbollah is also said to have destroyed three Israeli tanks using anti-armour missiles; the news of the losses came even as the militia declared it was 'only the first round' of its fight against Israel.  4Continued on | P8 the name of Jaish-e-Mohammed said that the railway station and places in Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kota, Bundi, Udaipur, Jaipur will be blown up by bombs on October 30," he said. The sender also threatened bomb blasts at religious places in Rajasthan as well as in Madhya Pradesh on November 2. Jaish-e-Mohammad is a Pakistan-based terrorist organisation. After the letter came to light All bets are off, so are the gloves FP analysis V Sudarshan I ronic as it may sound, the 180 ballistic missiles that Tehran fired at Israel on Tuesday night may have been designed to cool the temperature in the region. For one, the White House tipping off the world ahead of the attack saying it was imminent effectively means sity of the fire and it destroyed the entire first floor. The owner of the house, 62year-old Shanti Sachan, who narrowly escaped after being trapped with her son and sister-in-law, told Free Press that she was performing puja around 7 pm when she smelled something burning. She looked downstairs and was shocked to see the raging flames on the ground floor. 4Continued on | P8 the security of Mahakal Temple was beefed up. The SP Ujjain Pradeep Kumar Sharma said that everyday they are alert about the security of the temple. "We have stepped up security at Mahakaleshwar Temple and deployed a bomb squad there. Though the authenticity of the letter is yet to be ascertained, Ujjain police is closely coordinating with Hanumangarh police station, " SP Sharma said. DIG (intelliegence) Dr Ashish said “MP police is ready to handle the situation, we are not only alert but also well geared to face any situation. Earlier, a pattern came to light in which threat was given to airports and also to trains, so we are already on alert”. CHI, CHI, HADH KARDI AAPNE S Balakrishnan MUMBAI The mystery of the 9mm bullet removed from actor Govinda's leg deepens, as the actor owns a licensed .32 bore revolver, which cannot fire 9mm bullets. On Tuesday, authorities at Criticare Hospital reported that a 9mm bullet had been extracted from his 4Continued on | P8 offgrid Thief returns stolen idol after nightmare; apologises Biswajeet Banerjee LUCKNOW A stolen Ashtadhatu (eightmetal alloy) idol of RadhaKrishna was returned to the Gau Ghat Ashram temple in Shringverpur, Prayagraj, eight days after its theft, accompanied by an apology letter from the thief. In the letter, the thief expressed deep remorse, citing nightmares and his son’s ill- ness as reasons for returning the idol, and sought forgiveness from the temple authorities. The idol, which holds great spiritual significance and is over 100 years old, was stolen from the Shri Ram-Janki Temple at Gau Ghat Ashram a week earlier. The temple’s lock had been broken, and the idol, had been taken. Despite detaining two sus- THIEF’S APOLOGY LETTER "Respected Maharaj Ji, I made a grave mistake in my ignorance by stealing the Radha-Krishna idol from Gau Ghat. Since then, I have been haunted by terrible nightmares, and my son has fallen seriously ill. I stole the idol for a small amount of money and tampered with it in hopes of selling it. I deeply regret my actions and am now returning the idol. I humbly beg for your forgiveness and request that you reinstall the idol in the temple. I have altered its appearance, but I hope you can accept it and pardon me and my family." pects, police were unable to locate the idol until Tuesday, when it was found abandoned near a service road along the aHandia-Kokhraj highway. A passerby noticed the idol and informed the temple’s head priest. Local police and temple officials quickly arrived at the scene. Along with the idol, they discovered a letter written by the thief. In the letter, the thief confessed to the crime, explaining that he had been tormented by guilt and personal misfortunes since the theft, including the sudden illness of his son. He also admitted to attempting to sell the idol by tampering with its appearance, polishing it to disguise its identity. 4Continued on | P8 leg, even releasing images of the removed bullet following an emergency surgery. Several IPS officers, interviewed by FPJ on Wednesday, raised concerns over the discrepancy between the weapon and the bullet. They pointed to the possibility of a 9mm weapon being involved. “The Juhu police should conduct a thorough inquiry. It's surprising that no FIR has been filed even after several hours since the incident,” remarked a senior police official.