FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 15 No. 123 | BHOPAL | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 16, 2025 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports BCCI scorecard mix-up sparks Ranji drama P.12 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL MONEY Rs 18.59cr assets found at retd excise officer’s premises Our Staff Reporter The Lokayukta police on Wednesday raided various premises of a retired excise officer and unearthed assets worth around Rs 18.59 crore, indicating a disproportionate income of 829.66%. The sleuths swooped down on multiple locations in Indore and one property each in Gwalior and Ujjain owned by retired district excise officer Dharmendra Singh Bhadoria. The primary raid took place at Bhadoria’s residence in Kailash Kunj in Indore, where officials seized cash, gold bars, jewellery, documents of immovable properties and foreign currency. It was also found that his children have invested in films. Sources said that Bhadoria possessed an under-construc- ASSETS tion bungalow on 4,700 sq ft plot in County Walk Township, three to four shops in Business Sky Park and a flat. It was also discovered that he and his family owns a house in Gwalior and agriculture land in Etawah and Gwalior. "Rs 1.13 crore in cash along with approximately 4.22 kilo- PTI NEW YORK Our Staff Reporter INDORE Twenty-four eunuchs consumed poisonous substance in Indore on Wednesday night demanding action against persons, including guru of another eunuch group, for sexually assault on their group member. Following an FIR against Pankaj Jain and Akshay Kumayu for physical abuse and extortion by threatening a false case, a group of eunuchs reached Pandrinath police station demanding action. Later, another group consumed some poisonous substance and tried to block Jawahar Marg. However, a heavy police force reached the spot and sent them to hospital. 4Continued on | P8 fp Briefs ISLAMABAD Af-Pak 48-hr ceasefire Pakistan on Wednesday said a 48-hour ceasefire has been agreed with Afghanistan, amid border clashes between the two countries. NEW DELHI SC nod to green crackers in Delhi The SC permitted the sale and bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR with conditions aimed at balancing traditions with environmental concerns. US President Donald Trump has called the BRICS grouping an "attack" on the US dollar, claiming that he threatened nations seeking to join the bloc with tariffs following which "everybody dropped out". B R I C S comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates. Trump has often threatened to impose addi- NASHIK Engineering student raped in Kolkata, accused held PTI 4Continued on | P8 E-paper Killer cough syrup claims one more child, toll 27 Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL KOLKATA 4Continued on | P8 tional tariffs on the bloc for what he calls its "anti-American" policies. The BRICS nations have voiced serious concerns about the rise of unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures which distort trade. MUMBAI Cinema Zeishan Quadri’s slams Amaal & Tanya P.14 4Continued on | P8 24 eunuchs Trump calls BRICS ‘attack’ on dollar consume phenyl INDORE weapons were included in other valuables. Sources said 5,000 Euros were also recovered. Bhadoria joined service in 1987. His estimated income from salary is around Rs 2 crore. Bhadoria retired as district excise officer of Alirajpur on August 31 this year. Sources said that while in Alirajpur he allegedly developed connections with liquor lobby in Gujarat. Though the sale of liquor is banned in Gujarat, it is reportedly smuggled from other states, including Madhya Pradesh. Alirajpur being the border town is allegedly one of the main gateways for bootlegging into Gujarat. gram gold valued at Rs 5.49 crore, 7.1kg silver worth Rs 8 lakh and other valuables worth Rs 2.23 crore were seized from Bhadoria's establishments," Lokayukta police DSP Sunil Talan told reporters. Luxury vehicles and watches, expensive saris and premium perfumes and PUNE A second-year student of a private engineering college in Kolkata was allegedly raped by her classmate, and the accused was arrested from the Anandapur area in the southern part of the city, police said. The woman, who came to West Bengal to study, filed a complaint against her classmate at the Anandapur Police Station, alleging that she became unconscious after consuming drinks laced with drugs, and later, she was raped by the accused, a senior officer said. The police did not reveal the home state of the engineering student. "The student in her complaint alleged that she was staying in a rented flat in Anandapur, where the accused came and mixed drugs in her drinks. Gujarat liquor lobby connection » Under-construction bungalow on 4,700 sq ft plot valued at Rs 3.36 cr in Indore » Two flats and three to four shops in Indore and one house in Gwalior » 4.22 kg gold valued at Rs 5.49 cr; 7.1 kg silver valued at Rs 8 lakh » Rs 1.13 crore cash in hand and 5000 Euros » Luxury vehicles & watches, expensive cars, weapons valued at Rs 2.23 crore PRESS Edit Political crisis in Peru deepens P.6 Trade deficit widens to 13-month high LOKAYUKTA RAID | Sleuths sweep down on multiple sites in Indore, Gwalior, Ujjain; seize property 829.66% disproportionate to income INDORE UJJAIN Another child has died in the Chhindwara cough syrup tragedy after the death of a child two days ago. So, the number of children losing their lives due to toxic cough syrup has shot up to 27. A three-year-and-six-monthold child, Ambika, who had been undergoing treatment in a hospital in Nagpur for the past month, lost her life. According to sources, out of all the children admitted to different hospitals in Nagpur, only three were cured. Although the state government said it would bear the cost of treatment, the number of children cured was less than expected. After the Chhindwara tragedy, Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said there were 232 drug factories in the state, which were being probed. The teams of the health department are also checking the quality control system of those drug-manu- CHHINDWARA TRAGEDY Grass is greener on other side Tamil Nadu has always been considered better than other states in terms of health care. After the tragedy, the MP has lost confidence in Tamil Nadu’s healthcare services, he said, adding that the grass is always greener on the other side Chemical analyst sent to 3-day police remand Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL facturing units, Shukla said. Each batch of drugs being supplied to the government is thoroughly checked, he said, adding the private supplies are also being monitored, he said. Shukla said he had written to the Tamil Nadu government seeking to know the name of the person behind issuing the licence to the drug-making unit that produced the killer cough syrup. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Chhindwara cough syrup deaths has arrested a chemical analyst from Chennai. The accused, identified as K. Maheshwari, was brought to Parasia on Wednesday and produced before the Chhindwaracourt, which granted three days’ police remand till October 17. DIG Rakesh Kumar Singh said Maheshwari was arrested on Tuesday as part of the ongoing probe into deaths linked to cough syrup manufactured by Tamil Nadu– based Sresan Pharma. Her arrest follows that of company’s owner, G. Ranganathan, who was taken into custody on October 9 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8