FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. XLI No. 71 | INDORE | MONDAY | AUGUST 19, 2024 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.com Sports Shami may play in one of Bengal’s first couple of Ranji Trophy games P.13 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE MONEY UJJAIN PRESS PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK Foxconn business in India crosses $10 billion KOCHI Islamic scholar hits out at pork challenge An Islamic scholar, belonging to an influential Muslim body, has come out against the Democratic Youth Federation of India, which organised a pork challenge as part of its numerous fund-raising events in Kerala to help the government in the rehabilitation efforts for the recent Wayanad landslides. Nasar Faizy Koodathai, a prominent leader of Samastha Kerala JamIyathul Qutba Committee, criticised the pork challenge of DYFI, the youth wing of the ruling CPI(M), in Kerala and said the Left organisation was trying to sneak in blasphemy in the name of 'challenge'. RANCHI Champai hints at joining BJP Former Jharkhand chief minister and JMM leader Champai Soren on Sunday raised a banner of revolt against JMM leadership by accusing it of insulting him and also dropped ample hints of joining BJP. The Enforcement Directorate on January 31 arrested Hemant Soren in a land scam case soon after he resigned as Jharkhand Chief Minister. The resignation came after the ED officials questioned him for more than seven hours at his official residence in Ranchi. -SEE NATION PAGE NEW DELHI/CHENNAI Coast Guard DG Rakesh Pal no more Indian Coast Guard Director General Rakesh Pal died at a government hospital in Chennai on Sunday following a cardiac arrest, officials said. He had taken charge as the 25th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard on July 19 last year. Pal, who was to attend an ICG event along with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital (RGGH) earlier in the day after he complained of uneasiness, they said. Singh, who also attended a Tamil Nadu government event to release a commemorative coin on late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's birth centenary, rushed to the hospital to pay his respects to Pal. Aritra Singha KOLKATA PTI division bench of Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya while ordering a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the rape and murder case also cautioned about making social media posts revealing the identity and pictures of the victim doctor. Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray was served notice by Kolkata police on Sunday for allegedly giving ‘wrong information’ about the investigation on RG Kar rape and murder incident. Taking to X, Ray urged that the former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh and commissioner of Kolkata Police Vineet Goyal should be taken to ‘custodial interrogation’ over the RG Kar incident. “CBI must act fairly. Custodial interrogation of ex principal and police commissioner is a must to know who and why floated suicide story. Why the wall of hall demolished, who patronised Roy to be so powerful, 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 SC takes cognisance, hearing on Aug 20 New Delhi: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, and will hear the case on August 20. According to the cause list of August 20 uploaded on the apex court website, a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a matter titled 'In Re: Alleged rape and murder incident of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata and related issue'. social media that were apparently controversial, sources added. Since the beginning, Kolkata Police had been issuing statements cautioning netizens to refrain from making posts on various social media platforms that might either reveal the identity of the victim or spread misinformation Even the Calcutta High Court's ATITHI TUM KAB JAOGE: Cops hosting Nigerian at Jabalpur PS Uzoma, acquitted in fraud case, has no money to fly back home Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The Civil Lines Police Station in Jabalpur has been hosting a Nigerian national since July 5 this year. Reason: He doesn't have money to return home. Uzoma Anubiri, 45, has been a guest at the police station since his release from prison following a local court acquitting him of criminal charges in a 2018 cyber fraud case. The woman was trapped by them through a marriage portal and then made to credit Rs 14 lakh-plus into a bank account which was allegedly held by Uzoma. Based on the woman’s complaint, a team of Jabalpur district police’s cyber cell arrested the four accused Drunk man, family assault woman doctor at Mumbai hosp ANI MUMBAI He arrived in India in 2015 on a tourist visa and started selling apparels in Delhi. He came in contact with some Indians, with whom he was accused of duping a Jabalpurbased woman of over Rs 14 lakh in 2018 from different parts of India. Uzoma was picked up from Delhi. He subsequently was in jail in Jabalpur for three years, before being bailed out in September 2021. He jumped the bail and was again arrested in June 2024 from Delhi. A month later, however, the court acquitted him and ordered his release. Since then he has been a guest of sorts for the local police at Jabalpur’s Civil Lines police station. According to a staff at Civil Lines police station in Jabal- 4Continued on | P6 pur his passport is valid till 2026, but his visa expired two years back, owing to which he’ll have to be sent back to Nigeria. He has no money on him and the authorities in Jabalpur will have to bear the expenses for his return to Nigeria. Some years back, another Nigerian was released in a similar cyber fraud case in Jabalpur, but he funded his return to Nigeria on his own. “But we’ll have to fund Brown’s return, which may cost around Rs 80,000 to Rs 90,000,” a police official said. Bodies of mom, daughter found in Jabalpur No suicide note found on spot Our Staff Reporter A woman resident doctor at the Sion Hospital in Mumbai was allegedly assaulted by a drunk patient and his family, police said on Sunday. The patient and his family came to the hospital because he had injuries on his face. Sharing information, police said, "On August 18 in Ward 3 of Sion Hospital, a patient, who was intoxicated and had been injured on his face came to the hospital. Speeding Mercs mows down man in Delhi; driver arrested Notice to TMC RS MP Sukhendu IANS KOLKATA Briefs Raksha Bandhan Nation Rajnath all praise for Defence forces P.7 Summons to BJP leader, two docs for social media posts fp E-paper World Hasina sued in 2013 'mass murder' case P.9 MEDIC RAPE-CUM-MURDER: Cracking down on dissent The Kolkata Police have summoned woman BJP leader and former Lok Sabha member, Locket Chatterjee, and two doctors for allegedly making controversial social media posts revealing the identity of the woman junior doctor of state-run R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital who was raped and murdered on August 9. City police insiders said that besides revealing the identity of the victim, there are also complaints against Chatterjee, an actress-turned-politician and the two doctors, for spreading misinformation through social media that has the potential of triggering tension. All three of them have been asked to be present at the city police headquarters in central Kolkata on Sunday by 3 p.m. The city police officials want to know from them the basis of information that prompted them to make some posts on MUMBAI Happy BHOPAL A 70-year-old woman and her daughter were found dead in their house in Miloniganj area of Jabalpur on Sunday, with the latter's body hanging from a ceiling fan, police said. The police are searching for the suicide note to know the reason of suicide. The official identified the deceased as Shyama Sahu and her daughter Shikha Sahu (42). Gohalpur police station in- spector Pratiksha Marco said, "Shyama was lying dead on the bed, while Shikha was found hanging from a ceiling fan. Shikha is a divorcee and her son is studying in Pune in Maharashtra. The bodies were found after neighbours alerted us about a foul smell emanating from the house." Shyama’ son is missing for the last 20 days and the family had filed the missing complaint to the police. The police have seized the mobile phone of Shyama to know the facts of the suicide. Further probe is underway to find out more about the deaths. CBI raids NCL officials and suppliers in Singrauli Massive cash haul Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL CBI has conducted a raid against officials of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) and contractors on Sunday morning, said officials. A massive amount of cash and incriminating documents have been seized, say sources. The raids were carried out at the residence and offices of personal assistant to NCL CMD, as well as at the premises of other officials posted in the security department. The CBI also raided the residence of a supplier. The raids were based on information linked to NCL CMD's office, and investigations are ongoing at these locations. According to sources, CBI officials found cash of Rs 4 crore from the house and premises of NCL officials and the supplier's house. It is said that Rs 1.50 crore was seized from the supplier's house. Sources said that the supplier had inflated the price of the machinery and parts. The CBI raided the premises of S Ojha the Manager (Assistant) of the NCL CMD, residential premises of another NCL official who is posted in the security wing and the prominent contractor/supplier Ravi Singh, who supplies machines/spares to the public sector coal major. After the raids, the CBI team reportedly took 5-6 persons for questioning. 4Continued on | P6 NEW DELHI A man died after he was allegedly mowed down by a speeding Mercedes car here in southeast Delhi, police said on Sunday. The driver of the car was arrested later, they said. According to the victim's family members, the car allegedly hit his cycle from behind and it was dragged on the road for several metres. The 35-year-old victim died on spot after the accident Saturday morning while the driver of the car, Pradeep Gautam (45) from Noida, fled from the scene with his vehicle, police said. The accident happened near Bhogal Flyover in Ashram area when the victim was on his way to work, they said. "The victim was identified as Rajesh from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh," a senior police officer said. The officer said he worked as a gardener in Jor Bagh area. Rajesh rode his cycle almost 20 kilometres from Madanpur Khadar to Jor Bagh, a family member said. Police said a hit-and-run case was registered against Gautam and he was arrested. According to police, a PCR call was received at Sunlight Colony Police Station on Saturday regarding a fatal accident. Teams were immediately rushed to the spot, a senior officer said. 4Continued on | P6 CHHATARPUR HORROR Charred bodies of man & woman tied in chains found Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Half-burnt bodies of a man and a woman tied in chains were found in Lavkush Nagar of Chhatarpur district, police said on Sunday. Police said that the chains also had a lock. The bodies were found in the Siddhan Ki Pahadi area of Lavkush Nagar, some 55 km from the district headquarters, an official said. Chhatarpur's Superintendent of Police Agam Jain said that after the discovery of the half-burnt bodies of a man and a woman, both aged around 30, cops reached the spot to examine the scene. The two have been identified as Abhilasha Upadhyay of Lavkush Nagar and Chhotu Misha, a resident of Khaddi MIRROR CRACKS/TRUMP’S POLL PITCH I’m better looking than Harris… PTI WASHINGTON If  looks  could bring votes, then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is your man. Stooping  to a new  low against his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, he has attacked her, disparaging her physical appearance and insisting that he is  "much better looking than her". The former president made the comments at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday while referencing a recent Time Magazine cover that features Vice-President Harris. "I'm much better looking than her," Trump, 78, declared after criticising Time Magazine's illustrator for being "too generous" with a portrait of Harris, 59. This isn't the first time he's brought up the topic, which also came up at previous rallies. "Time Magazine doesn't have a picture of her. They have this unbelievable artist drawing her," he said. "They took a lot of pictures that didn't work out so they hired a sketch artist."  Trump spoke for nearly two hours hitting on Vice-President Harris' economic policy rollout before going off script and calling himself "better looking", The Hill reported. Last  week, Trump said he was "entitled" to personally attack Harris because he doesn't "have a lot of respect for her," as he dismissed calls from allies to refocus his campaign on policy issues in his bid to reclaim the White House on November 5. Trump, during Saturday's rally in Pennsylvania, also attacked President Joe Biden for dropping out of the presidential race. Pennsylvania is set to play a offgrid Kangana’s dhun: Sabka Brand Bajega By invitation S. Ramachandran O h, Kangana, Kangana, there's never a dull moment, is there? The fiery queen of Bollywood has once again unleashed her verbal arsenal, this time targeting the industry's obsession with protein shakes and designer handbags. Who knew the world of cinema was such a superficial playground? "They just meet, drink, and go, 'Hey babe, what a bag! Oh my god, I love that bag.' I would be shocked to find a decent person in Bollywood who can talk beyond branded bags and cars," exclaimed the actress and Member of Parliament from Mandi. Well, Queen, we're not sure if you're being brutally honest or just stirring ON BOLLYWOOD: These celebrities are so full of themselves. They are stupid, dumb and all about protein shakes. I have seen enough Bollywood people to know that. the pot. But one thing's for sure, your quotes are always as juicy as a gossip column! From Reebok to Emami, Myntra to Melange, Kangana has certainly had her fair share of village. Abhilasha had been missing since Saturday and her family had lodged a police complaint on Sunday morning, he said. He said that the police and forensic teams have reached the spot and further action will be taken based on facts emerging during the investigation. It is suspected that the two were killed brutally because of infidelity, and the two were caught by one of the family members and they executed this brutal murder. The woman is the mother of two children. It is claimed that tying in chain and putting lock and burning them alive shows that the family (s) were aware of their affair and were also fed up with their actions, which led to their killings. brand endorsements. But with her outspoken nature and tendency to ruffle feathers, it seems even the most daring brands are getting cold feet. Can you blame them? Associating with Kangana deciding role in November's election with its 19 Electoral College votes up for grabs. Trump narrowly flipped the state in 2016, but then narrowly lost it to Biden in 2020. "What happened to Biden? I was running against Biden and now I'm running against someone else. But who the hell is Harris?"  Trump also claimed Harris "stole" President Biden's presidential bid, saying Biden is "angry" and that he "hates" Harris, ABC News reported. Trump has struggled to deliver a consistent message targeting Harris, even as Republicans argue they have a strong case against her on the economy and immigration fronts. While the former president has at times focused on the issues, he has mostly mocked Harris' laugh and her intelligence. Trump also faced sweeping backlash after questioning her racial identity during an appearance last month. 6 die as SUV rams into truck in Malda MALDA is like riding a rollercoaster – you never know when the next loopde-loop will come. Thus, Kangana, the self-proclaimed Bollywood barometer, has once again dipped her toes into the cesspool of celebrity gossip. Apparently, B-town is a breeding ground for vacuous, protein-obsessed beings who care more about their Birkin bags than their acting chops. Who knew? At least six people were killed and another injured when the SUV they were travelling in rammed into a truck near Gour railway station in West Bengal's Malda district, police said on Sunday. The accident, which occurred around midnight on Saturday, took place on national highway 12 when the vehicle was coming to Malda town from Kaliachak in the district. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6