FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 14 No. 274 | BHOPAL | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 19, 2025 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports From typecast to triumph, a story of resilience P.12 7 MISSING IN SHIVPURI BOAT CAPSIZE Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Four women, one minor girl and two boys went missing, when their boat capsized in Mata Tila dam backwater in Shivpuri district on Tuesday, the police said. SP Shivpuri, Aman Singh Rathore said that 15 people were heading towards the temple situated in the backwater of the dam, on Tuesday. Accidently the boat capsized in the water at around 4.30 pm. Among 15, eight including four men and four women were rescued, but four women, one minor girl and two boys are missing. The SP added that the three boats of the dam, boats of local administration are involved in rescue operation. Boats are also called from Gwalior and Datia for rescue operation. The State Disaster Emergency Response Force  (SDERF) personnel have begun the operation. MISSING Sharda Lodhi (55), Leela Lodhi (40), Rama Devi Lodhi (35), Kumkum Lodhi (18), Kanha (7) and Shiva (8). RESCUED Shivraj Singh Lodhi, Savitri Lodhi, Janson Lodhi, Gulab Singh, Leela, Ramadevi, Usha Lodhi and boatman Pradeep Lodhi. 4Continued on | P8 BHOPAL UJJAIN MONEY PRESS PUNE INDORE NASHIK JOURNEY HOME WEEK-LONG SPACE MISSION TURNED INTO A 9-MONTH STAY n NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams departed the International Space Station early on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) morning in a SpaceX capsule for a longawaited trip back to Earth n The duo have been on the ISS since June after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they were testing on its maiden crewed voyage suffered propulsion issues and was deemed unfit to fly them back to Earth. Our Staff Reporter The encounter of a Baiga tribal in Mandla left the government in dock in the assembly on Tuesday. The opposition said that police gunned down an innocent tribal by showing him as a Naxalite. It also questioned 400 KILLED SWAG SE SWAGAT PTI MEHSANA Expected arrival P rime Minister Narendra Modi has written to NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who is scheduled to return to Earth early on Wednesday after a nine-month stay at the International Space Station, and invited her to visit India. The letter, written on March 1 and sent through former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino, was shared on X by Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh. "Even though you are thousands of miles away, you continue to remain close to our hearts. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 3:30 am the government help of Rs 10 lakh given to the deceased family by trying to know that whether the financial aid was given to an innocent tribal or to a Naxalite. Congress MLA Vikrant Bhuria had raised the issue through call attention motion. 4Continued on | P8 DEIR AL-BALAH (GAZA STRIP) LOP Umang Singhar and other Congress MLAs protest in Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday Helipad to come up near CM House, Vallabh Bhawan Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 404 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes after Hamas refused Israeli demands to change the ceasefire agreement. Officials said the operation was open-ended and was expected to expand. Attacker, victim put on par: EAM on Kashmir PTI MUMBAI External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets Ukraine Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue 2025, in New Delhi Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that to find a permanent solution to the problem wherein people suffer inconvenience due to blockade of traffic during the time of VIP and VVIP movement, a new helipad shall be constructed near CM House and adjacent to Vallabh Bhawan (Mantralaya). This will not only lessen the distance between CM House and Vallabh Bhawan, but will also save time. He was chairing the review meeting of the Aviation Department held at Samatava Bhawan situated at CM House premises on Tuesday. He added that to give new dimension to tourism, air connectivity is the basic need. Therefore, air connectivity shall be increased in every possible manner so that people can come to the state and see its rich historical legacy. He cited that the aviation department, culture, tourism and medical department shall work together in the direction of increasing air connectivity. He opined that the state is having huge potential of selfhealing and healing tourism. 4Continued on | P8 PTI The "longest-standing" illegal occupation of a territory after World War II has been experienced by India in Kashmir, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday as he highlighted the selective application of global rules on issues pertaining to sovereignty and territorial integrity. In an interactive session at the Raisina Dialogue, Jaishankar batted for establishing a "strong and fair" United Nations as he raised concerns over historical injustices in dealing with certain issues. Citing Pakistan's illegal occupation of Kashmir, the minister said the "attacker" and After World War II, the longest-standing illegal presence and occupation of a territory by another country pertains to India in Kashmir n S Jaishankar External Affairs Minister the "victim" were clubbed under the same bracket. "We went to the UN. What was an invasion was made into a dispute. The attacker and the victim were put on par," Jaishankar said. 4Continued on | P8 THE CASE fp Briefs RANCHI Army officer found dead A 48-year-old Lieutenant Colonel rank army officer was found dead in the parking area of a housing colony in Jharkhand's Ranchi on Tuesday, police said. The deceased, identified as Diwakar Kumar, was posted at Station Headquarters in Ranchi. FP News Service demanded at least 10 years’ jail term for the two women who were co-accused. The victim’s mother and grandmother told the court that co-accused Chanchal and Basanti also had criminal records and played a major role in the rape and murder of child, so they should be given at least 10 years’ imprisonment. A Class 6 student was gangraped by five youths in a village in Alirajpur district, police officials said on Tuesday. All accused have been arrested. Police said the incident took place on Monday evening. As per the FIR, the 13year-old victim was sitting alone at her mother's shop when five youths came and raped her. While three of them committed the rape, two others acted as lookouts outside the shop. The victim screamed for help, and the girl's mother arrived at the scene. One of the accused was apprehended at the spot. ASP Pradeep Patel said police arrested all five suspects shortly after the incident. Victim has identified two of the five accused. The accused were identified as: Ajmer Singh Rawat (22), Rahul Rawat (20), Arvind Rawat (21), Nilesh Rawat (18) and Rakesh Rawat (21). One of the suspects, Ajmer Singh, has a prior case registered against him. The police said the accused would be booked under multiple sections, including POCSO Act. The victim's family has demanded harshest possible punishment for the perpetrators. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 n September 24, 2024, a five- yearold girl went missing from a Shahjahanabad multistorey building. Her body was found in a closed flat in the same building. She girl was strangled to death after rape. Atul Bhalse, his sister Chanchal Bhalse and mother Basanti Bhalse who lived in the flat were arrested in this case. The Bhalse family's flat was right opposite the girl’s grandmother’s flat. Atul strangled the girl to death after rape and hid her body in the water tank. His sister Chanchal Bhalse and mother Basanti Bhalse had tried to hide the incident, so the police made them co-accused. Ironically, the accused family had kept on searching for the girl along with her kin. O In a heartfelt letter, PM invites her to visit India Residents of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams' ancestral village in Gujarat's Mehsana district are gearing up for Diwali-like festivities on Wednesday morning to celebrate her scheduled return to Earth after a nine-month stay at the International Space Station. Williams has been in the thoughts and prayers of the villagers, eagerly awaiting her safe return. Class 6 student gang-raped in Alirajpur, five arrested ALIRAJPUR N A Palestinian woman carries a baby as families leave the eastern sector of the Gaza Strip on the border with Israel following Israeli airstrikes NEW DELHI Man gets triple death penalty for rape, murder ASA's two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago. Butch Wilmore and Indian-origin Sunita Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station - their home since last spring - departing aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts. TRIBAL’S ENCOUNTER LEAVES GOVT IN DOCK IN ASSEMBLY BHOPAL E-paper Cinema ‘Do you want me to walk out... P.14 HELLO, EARTH! 17-hr MUMBAI Edit A senseless controversy P.6 Good riddance, Space! AP (SEE NATION) EDITIONS: HOMECOMING | Sunita Williams, Wilmore on way back home OVER Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the violence in Nagpur appears to be premeditated and the mob had targeted specific houses, and stated that the film "Chhaava" reignited people's emotions against Aurangzeb. Speaking in the legislative assembly, Fadnavis said the Vicky Kaushal-starrer "Chhaava", based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, brought before the people the true history of the Maratha king. iii QUALITY @ VALUE Private sector is in better position to invest ISRAEL’S BIGGEST STRIKE ON GAZA SINCE CEASEFIRE Nagpur violence pre-meditated, says Fadnavis ESTD-1983 His mother & sister, both co-accused, get two years in jail Our staff reporter BHOPAL The district and sessions court here on Tuesday awarded triple capital punishment to a man in a case of rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in a Shahjahanabad multistorey building in September 2024. ADJ Kumidini Patel passed the order. The mother and sister of the man were found guilty of hiding evidence and awarded two-year jail terms. The capital punishment to the convict Atul Bhalse was awarded each under Sections 103, 66 and 64(1) of BNS and life imprisonment under various sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Besides, Rs 4 lakh were also provided to the victim's family. However, the girl’s family