Новости за 17.09.2021

A 24-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh was found murdered near Khodiyar Industries in Rajkot on Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Nirmohilal Chauhan, a resident of Jasrajnagar in Rajkot. Police said that he was a native of Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh.

Cops in the state may have a reason to worry — Gujarat has been placed among the top three states in the country for custodial deaths over the past few years. On Thursday, yet another custodial death was reported from Godhra taluka in Panchmahal district.

An old political rivalry allegedly led to murder of a Congress leader and his son in Morbi town on Wednesday night. Police said that 54-year-old Farooq Motlani and his son 24-year-old Imtiyaz were killed at their doorsteps by five persons with whom the Congress leader had a tiff a few years ago during the panchayat elections.

Even as Covid-19 numbers wane, dengue is looming large in the state, with as many as 596 cases being reported since September 1. All four variants, including the deadly D2, are in circulation in different parts of Karnataka but there have been no deaths so far.

A journalist working with an Urdu newspaper was mobbed allegedly by protesters seeking action against Nanjangud taluk officers in the recent temple demolition case, in Mysuru on Thursday. Sources said police who were at the spot shifted the journalist to safety.

Goutam Das, a student of Sai International School, has become state topper in JEE (Main), the result of which was published by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Wednesday. He wants to study computer science at IIT Bombay.Das secured a score of 99.999.

The Orissa high court has turned down a plea that sought to quash an FIR against a businessman, who was booked by Chandrasekharpur police here for allegedly cheating a senior IPS officer last year.