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  • Key accused in Moosewala murder case traced to Azerbaijan: Punjab DGP

    By PTI

    CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police on Tuesday said it has traced one of the key accused in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case to Azerbaijan.

    Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said central agencies helped the state police in tracing Sachin Thapan Bishnoi, and efforts are underway to extradite him to India.

    Sachin and another accused Anmol Bishnoi, brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, had fled the country using fake passports before Moosewala’s murder.

    The DGP said Sachin was in touch with Goldy Brar, another member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who has claimed responsibility for the singer’s murder.

    ALSO READ | Will start protest if we don’t get justice for my son, says slain singer Sidhu Moosewala’s mother

    “He initially fled to Dubai. With the support of the Government of India and central agencies, we have traced him to Azerbaijan. A legal process is underway. We are hopeful that he will be brought to India very soon,” Yadav said.

    Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29.

    CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Police on Tuesday said it has traced one of the key accused in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case to Azerbaijan.

    Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said central agencies helped the state police in tracing Sachin Thapan Bishnoi, and efforts are underway to extradite him to India.

    Sachin and another accused Anmol Bishnoi, brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, had fled the country using fake passports before Moosewala’s murder.

    The DGP said Sachin was in touch with Goldy Brar, another member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, who has claimed responsibility for the singer’s murder.

    ALSO READ | Will start protest if we don’t get justice for my son, says slain singer Sidhu Moosewala’s mother

    “He initially fled to Dubai. With the support of the Government of India and central agencies, we have traced him to Azerbaijan. A legal process is underway. We are hopeful that he will be brought to India very soon,” Yadav said.

    Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, popularly known as Sidhu Moosewala, was shot dead in Punjab’s Mansa district on May 29.

  • UK Wants To Buy Cheap Drones In Wake Of Azerbaijan’s Victory In Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

    Following Azerbaijan’s victory over Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the United Kingdom’s military is expected to embark on a new armed drone programme. UK defence officials believe that Azerbaijan had used Turkish drones in the six-week war and their controversial use of technology was crucial in defeating the Armenians. Now, according to The Guardian, the UK defence officials said that Britain wanted to procure its own cheaper drones as part of the five-year defence review due to be unveiled early in 2021, despite warnings about the risks of the proliferation of deadly unmanned aircraft. 

    Previously, the UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace had said that the Turkish TB2 drones were an example of how unmanned aircraft were now “leading the way”. He said that the drones have been responsible for the destruction of hundreds of armoured vehicles and even air defence systems. However, it is also worth noting that there is reported video evidence that suggests the drones had also killed many people in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. 

    The TB2 drones, which are manufactured by Baykar Makina, cost around $1million to $2million. They are far less than the near $20 million per drone paid by the British military for a fleet of 16 high-end, next-generation Protector drones manufactured by US specialist General Atomics. The unmanned aircraft have a much shorter operating range of up to 150 km, however, they are able to loiter in the air for up to 24 hours. 

  • Russian President Putin Says The Country Is Always Ready To Provide Humanitarian Aid

    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said his country is always ready to provide humanitarian aid to other countries. Putin, while speaking on the occasion of ‘Emergency Rescuers Day’, said that Russia is always ready to assist other countries with humanitarian aid through its always proactive Emergency Situations Ministry. Russia marks ‘Rescuers Day’ every year on December 27. 

    Russia is currently overseeing the humanitarian work in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, which saw intense fighting earlier this year between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Russia brokered the peace agreement between the two former Soviet Union members after a war that lasted for over a month. Russia has deployed peacekeepers in the region and is currently assisting both nations to return to normalcy.