FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. XLI No. 284 | INDORE | SUNDAY | MARCH 23, 2025 | Pages 16 ` 4 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.in ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: Sports UJJAIN WORLD THE RUMBLE ENDS P.15 INDORE Protection for 532,000 ‘parole’ people revoked PRESS PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Weekend Saliva, extra ball and DRS Cinema ‘People spend lakhs to pull others down’ P.14 India’s GDP doubles in a decade, set to surpass Japan, Germany by 2027 IANS NEW DELHI ATTACK ON POLICE ON RISE IN STATE | Three policemen injured in Irani Mohalla Cops attacked in Shahdol, 18 booked Our Staff Reporter IPL off to grand start KKR’s Andre Russell is clean bowled by RCB’s Suyash Sharma during IPL opening match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. RCB registered seven wickets victory with 22 balls in spare. (Detail report on Sports Page) JAC seeks 25-year delimitation freeze N Chithra CHENNAI In a first major united show against population-based delimitation exercise, the southern States along with Punjab and Odisha sent out a clear message from Chennai to the Union Government on Saturday – freeze delimitation for the next 25 years. The first meeting of the Joint Action Committee on Fair Delimitation, convened by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin at a star hotel, saw the attendance of CM Pinarayi Vijayan (Kerala), Revanth Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar during JAC meeting PTI Reddy (Telangana), Bhagwant Mann (Punjab); Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar; Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik (videoconferencing); and Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K.T. Rama Rao, among others. The meeting resolved that the current number of parliamentary constituencies in the country must be frozen based on the 1971 Census for a quarter of a century more. Shah, Yadav discuss BJP state prez polls, cabinet expansion Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Chief Minister Mohan Yadav met Union Home Minister Amit Shah during his stay in Delhi on Saturday. According to sources, the election of the party’s state unit president and expansion of the cabinet figured in the meeting between the two leaders. Election of the state unit president is continuously delayed. But now, it is expected that it may take place by the next month. The party is mulling over many names for the post. The name of legislator He- TODAY IN IPL SRH Vs RR Hyderabad - 3.30 pm CSK Vs MI Chennai - 7.30 pm Detail on Sports Page Prez invited to launch Vedic clock App CM Mohan Yadav invited President Droupadi Murmu. to inaugurate a Vedic clock App in Ujjain on March 30. The government is organising Vikramotsav in Ujjain. At the function, an App of Vedic clock and 100 smaller forms of Vedic clock will be inaugurated. This App is available in more than 189 languages. According to sources, the President has given her consent to attend the function. Originally, the delimitation was frozen till 2001 and later this was extended by another 25 years until the census to be carried out after 2026. 4Continued on | P8 357 offshore online gaming sites blocked PTI NEW DELHI mant Khandelwal tops the list of candidates vying for the party’s top job. He has the support of the Chief Minister. The name of a former minister Natorram Mishra, close to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is also doing the rounds for the post. GST intelligence officers have blocked 357 websites of illegal offshore online gaming firms and attached about 2,400 bank accounts, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday. The ministry also cautioned the public against engaging with offshore gaming platforms, even though many Bollywood celebrities and cricketers, besides social media influencers, are found to be endorsing these platforms. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 CBI closes Sushant Singh death case LoP summoned over wife’s domestic violence petition Somendra Sharma Patiala House (district court Delhi) issues summon MUMBAI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed closure reports in two cases related to late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, (in pic) including the case related to his death in 2020, the agency officials said on Saturday. The closure report indicates that there was no foul play in his death. See Nation Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Leader of Opposition (LoP) Umang Singhar has been summoned by Patiala House (district court, Delhi) in domestic violence case filed by his wife Pratima Mudgal. The summon has been issued on Friday. The wife raised serious allegations on Singhar and raised the issue of suicide. Shahpura police station had registered a case in the matter. Pratima Mudgal informed Free Press, ‘I filed petition in Patiala House in domestic violence and the district court has summoned Umang Singhar. It is a serious matter that no action has been taken against accused (husband). So I filed a domestic violence petition in Patiala House district court, Delhi. I have submitted all needed documents in the court.’ 4Continued on | P8 offgrid Don to cover astronauts’ overtime pay PTI WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump on Friday said he would pay out of his pockets the overtime for astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams, who returned to Earth this week after spending nine months in space. The two astronauts, who were supposed to be on an eight-day mission, spent 286 days in space -- 278 days longer than anticipated after their spacecraft malfunctioned. While speaking with reporters in the Oval Office, Trump, when asked about the calculated overtime, said: "Nobody's ever mentioned this to me. If I have to, I'll pay it out of my own pocket." Trump said this when a Fox News reporter highlighted Wilmore and Williams each received USD 5 per diem for each day in space, amounting to USD 1,430 in extra pay. A rescue crew brought Williams and Wilmore back to the Earth this week on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Trump also thanked Elon Musk, the head of Tesla, SpaceX and the leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). "Think if we don't have him?" Trump said. 4Continued on | P8 P.10 India’s GDP has surged from $2.1 trillion in 2015 to an estimated $4.3 trillion in 2025, reflecting an impressive 105 per cent increase, according to inflation-adjusted data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The growth trajectory positions India as a global economic powerhouse, poised to surpass Japan in 2025 and Germany by 2027, according to the report findings which was shared by BJP leader Amit Malviya on his X social media platform handle on Saturday. The GDP growth rate is the fastest among major economies, significantly outpacing advanced nations. The IMF data highlighted India’s rapid economic ascent, driven by policy reforms and strong growth momentum. “This extraordinary achievement is a testament to the decisive leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the relentless efforts of his government,” Malviya posted. Through proactive economic policies, bold structural reforms, and a sustained focus on ease of doing business, the PM Modi government has propelled India to the position of the world’s fastest-growing major economy. BHOPAL More than three policemen were injured when a group of people including women surrounded and attacked them at Irani Mohalla under Budhar police station of Shahdol on Friday night. The incident took place when the police team had gone to investigate into a case of firing on some jewellers some days back. An FIR has been registered against 18 persons including seven women in this connection, police officials said. According to reports, a team of cops at Budhar police station received a tip-off that a bike used by the suspects was spotted at Irani Mohalla. TI Sanjay Jaiswal said a team under head constable Shankar Prajapati was sent for investigation but the police vehicle could not enter the locality as the road was narrow. The residents of the locality had assembled as Maharajganj police of Uttar Pradesh was also present there to investigate Recent attacks n Two weeks ago, an Assistant SubInspector Ramcharan Gautam died in a mob attack in Mauganj n On March 15, five other police personnel were injured due to stone pelting into a case of theft. Meanwhile, constable Balbhadra Singh of Budhar police station questioned one Feroz Ali regarding the bike used in incident of firing on jewellers. Soon Feroz s kin and residents of the locality came in his support and surrounded the constable. Other policemen rushed to the scene when locals started arguing with Balbhadra Singh. However, they misbehaved with the police team and pelted cops with stones. 4Continued on | P8 Other state police carrying out raids olice officials said that besides local police, cops from Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are also carrying out raids at Irani Mohalla in search of suspects involved in cases of theft. Maharajganj police of Uttar Pradesh has detained one Yusuf Ali in a case of theft while Chhattisgarh police is searching for Tauhid Ali wanted in a case of theft of jewellery worth Rs 65 lakh. P CRIMINALS ATTACK POLICE TEAM IN MAUGANJ IANS MAUGANJ A group of criminals attacked a police team with sticks and pelted stones at them in Madhya Pradesh's Mauganj district on Saturday. The incident occurred under the Hanumana police station, bordering Mirzapur (UP) when the police team had gone to arrest some people involved in supplying banned cough syrup Corex. Acting on a tip-off that a big consignment of banned Corex syrup was being supplied in the Hanumana region of Mauganj, following which, a team led by Hanumana police station incharge Anil Kokde rushed to the spot. Upon reaching there, the police team found that a fourwheeler was loaded with over a dozen boxes of illegal syrup. The consignment was coming from Banaras via Mirzapur to Rewa, the police said. Meanwhile, a group of criminals involved in the smuggling of Corex syrup consignment attacked a police team and demanded their vehicle and an SUV. 4Continued on | P8