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  • Murders by cow vigilante: Haryana cops forms SIT to probe allegations of negligence 

    By PTI

    NUH: The Haryana police has formed an SIT to probe allegations of negligence against its Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) team of Ferozepur-Jhirka in connection with the Bhiwani incident where charred bodies of two Rajasthan men were found in a car recently.

    Charred bodies of Nasir (25) and Junaid alias Juna (35), residents of Ghatmeeka village in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, were found inside a burnt car in Loharu in Bhiwani in Haryana on February 16.

    Family members of the deceased had alleged that Nasir and Junaid were killed after they were abducted by cow vigilantes.

    They had also alleged that the CIA team in Nuh district had “colluded” with Bajrang Dal activists in lynching the two victims and then setting their bodies ablaze inside the vehicle.

    Ismail, the brother of Junaid, had alleged that the victims were taken to a police station after being assaulted, but the police personnel in Nuh refused to take them into custody.

    Nuh Superintendent of Police Varun Singla, however, dubbed the allegations as “baseless”.

    “To probe the allegations against CIA, Ferozepur Jhirka, a special team has been formed led by ASP Usha Kundu,” he said.

    He further said that they will also wait for the Rajasthan Police report to throw light on the CIA team’s role.

    “If our men are found involved, action will be taken,” the SP said.

    NUH: The Haryana police has formed an SIT to probe allegations of negligence against its Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) team of Ferozepur-Jhirka in connection with the Bhiwani incident where charred bodies of two Rajasthan men were found in a car recently.

    Charred bodies of Nasir (25) and Junaid alias Juna (35), residents of Ghatmeeka village in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, were found inside a burnt car in Loharu in Bhiwani in Haryana on February 16.

    Family members of the deceased had alleged that Nasir and Junaid were killed after they were abducted by cow vigilantes.

    They had also alleged that the CIA team in Nuh district had “colluded” with Bajrang Dal activists in lynching the two victims and then setting their bodies ablaze inside the vehicle.

    Ismail, the brother of Junaid, had alleged that the victims were taken to a police station after being assaulted, but the police personnel in Nuh refused to take them into custody.

    Nuh Superintendent of Police Varun Singla, however, dubbed the allegations as “baseless”.

    “To probe the allegations against CIA, Ferozepur Jhirka, a special team has been formed led by ASP Usha Kundu,” he said.

    He further said that they will also wait for the Rajasthan Police report to throw light on the CIA team’s role.

    “If our men are found involved, action will be taken,” the SP said.

  • Punjab Police busts terror module behind Nawanshahr CIA office grenade attack, three held

    By PTI

    CHANDIGARH: The Punjab police on Monday claimed to have solved the case of a hand-grenade attack at the Crime Investigating Agency (CIA) office in Nawanshahr by busting a Pakistan-based terror module.

    The module, run by Harvinder Singh alias Rinda, was busted with the arrest of three of its operatives, Director General of Police (DGP) V K Bhawra said here.

    On the intervening night of November 7 and 8 last year, unidentified people had hurled a hand grenade at the CIA office in Nawanshahr with the intention to kill police officials.

    However, the officials present at the office had escaped unhurt.

    Those arrested have been identified as Manish Kumar alias Mani alias Baba, a resident of Bains village in Nawanshahr, Ramandeep Singh alias Jakhu of Atta village in Jalandhar’s Goraya and Pardeep Singh alias Bhatti of Sahlon village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh (SBS) Nagar, according to a statement issued by police.

    Police have also seized a live hand grenade from the possession of the accused, the statement said.

    Bhawra said after an extensive investigation, the counter-intelligence wing of the Punjab police and the SBS Nagar police managed to arrest the three men for their alleged involvement in the attack.

    “During interrogation, Ramandeep confessed that he, along with Manish, had thrown the hand grenade at the Nawanshahr CIA office on the directions of Harvinder Singh alias Rinda,” the DGP said, adding that Ramandeep had picked up two hand grenades from a location on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur road, as guided by Rinda.

    Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), SBS Nagar, Sandeep Kumar said while one hand grenade was used in the attack in Nawanshahr, another live hand grenade, similar to the one used to carry out the attack, was recovered on the disclosure of Ramandeep.

    Rinda struck a deal with Ramandeep for Rs 4 lakh to carry out the attack, the SSP added.

    According to the statement, Rinda, a history-sheeter active in Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra and Haryana, is wanted by the Punjab police in connection with heinous crimes, including murder, contract killing, robbery, extortion and snatching.

    Police have nominated Rinda as an accused in the case and added the relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in the FIR dated November 8, 2021, which was initially registered under the provisions of the Explosive Substances Act and various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including those for attempt to murder, at the Nawanshahr City police station.

  • Nina Dobrev to star alongside Aaron Eckhart in action-thriller The Bricklayer

    By Express News Service

    Actor Nina Dobrev will star alongside Aaron Eckhart in the upcoming action-thriller The Bricklayer. Written by Hanna Weg and Matt Johnson, the film is set to be directed by Cliffhanger-director Renny Harlin. In the film, someone is blackmailing the CIA by assassinating foreign journalists and making it look like the agency is responsible.

    As the world begins to unite against the US, the CIA must lure its most brilliant and rebellious operative out of retirement, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy.

    The film will be produced by Millennium Media along with Gerard Butler. G-Base’s Alan Siegel, Butler and Danielle Robinson, Eclectic Pictures’ Heidi Jo Markel, and Millennium Media’s Jeffrey Greenstein, Les Weldon, Jonathan Yunger, Yariv Lerner, and Rob Van Norden are producing the film.

    Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, and Tanner Mobley from Millennium are executive producers. The film will begin production next month in Europe.

  • Jamal Khashoggi’s Fiancee Urges Biden To Release CIA’s Classified Report Into The Murder

    Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has urged the US president-elect, Joe Biden, to release the CIA’s classified report on his murder as soon as he enters the White House. Khashoggi, a columnist for Washington Post disappeared while visiting Saudi Consulate on his trip to Istanbul in 2018. Later, Suadi officials admitted that Khashoggi was mistakenly killed during an extradition operation. However, the crown Prince continues to deny any knowledge of the same.

    Calling on the American authorities to release the classified documents, she asserted that it would “greatly assist in uncovering the truth” about people responsible for his murder. Although official investigation reports have not been released as yet, media reports have alleged the role of Saudi Prince Mohammad Bin Salman in his killing

    Biden had repeatedly denounced Saudi Arabia’s sordid activities and promised that he would withdraw the US from an arms deal with Riyadh signed by his predecessor. During his 2020 election campaign, Biden had even promised that he would make Saudi Arabia “the pariah they are” if he was elected. Sticking to the same, the incoming Biden administration was considering the release of documents to provide transparency, The Gaudian reported citing a White House source.