Mumbai: A case has been filed against former Indian cricketer Vinod Kambli for beating his wife after being drunk. The drunk actor beat up his wife at a flat in Bandra on Friday. According to the police, he was hit on the head with a pan used for cooking.

Kambli’s wife, Andrea Hewitt, filed a complaint. Based on this, a case has been registered against Kambli under sections 324 and 504 of the IPC, Bandra police said. The complaint also says that Kambli, who was drunk, uttered obscenities. His wife sought treatment at the hospital for a head injury. In the complaint, Vinod Kambli’s wife alleged that she and her son were being tortured for no reason. The wife complains that after hitting her with a pan, she was also beaten with a cricket bat.

Vinod Kambli was arrested by the Mumbai police even before he broke into the gate of the housing society.

Chennai: Renowned playback singer Vani Jayaram (78) passed away. She died at her residence in Chennai. She has sung in 19 languages including Malayalam, Tamil, and Hindi.
Last week, the country honored him with the Padma Bhushan. She entered the film singing scene with the film Swapnam.

New Delhi: Indian Olympic Association president and MP PT Usha has said that illegal construction is taking place on the land allotted by the government for sports training. She revealed to the media on Saturday that the illegal construction is taking place in her hometown, Balussery, Kozhikode.

Those leading the constructions claim that the construction is being done with the permission of the Panangad Panchayat on the land allotted by the government to the Usha School of Athletics at Balussery Kinalur in Kozhikode. She told the media in Delhi that the construction poses a major security threat to sports students.

The center includes a hostel, synthetic track, multi-gym and an upcoming swimming pool. It is situated on a 30 acre land allotted at Balusheri Kinalur, Kozhikode during the Oommen Chandy government. I have all the documents. Around 25 students are currently undergoing training here.

PT Usha revealed very emotionally that there have been incidents where the JCB, which was coming to demolish the building, threatened those who questioned the illegal construction.

She opined that Panchayat and District administration should intervene in the matter and take appropriate action. If not, they will have to shift the school from here. Earlier, a complaint was lodged with the Rural SP and the Collector on the same issue. Usha added that the construction work was stopped for some time after that but it has been resumed.

Bhopal: A toddler died after being subjected to witchcraft to cure pneumonia. The incident took place in Shahdol, a tribal region in Madhya Pradesh.

According to reports, the baby’s parents sought the help of a sorcerer to get rid of the pneumonia-stricken baby.
The baby was then taken to Shahdol Medical College in Madhya Pradesh in critical condition. Meanwhile, the hospital authorities said that apart from pneumonia, severe burns caused the baby’s death.
The hospital authorities added that the baby’s stomach was stabbed 51 times with a metal rod.

15 days ago, the child was subjected to cruel witchcraft. The incident came to light when the women and child welfare officials arrived at the hospital. The Collector said that an investigation has been initiated into the incident and a case will be registered against the woman who practiced witchcraft. The body of the cremated baby will be exhumed and a post-mortem will be conducted today.

New Delhi: A 53-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) assistant sub-inspector committed suicide at the residence of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) director in Delhi. Police said on Saturday that he shot himself dead with his service gun.

Delhi Police said on preliminary investigation, Rajbir Kumar (53) fired two rounds from his service revolver at the IB director’s residence under Tughlaq Road police station limits around 4.15 pm on Friday.

Police said that Rajbir Kumar’s body has been sent for post-mortem and things will be clear only after the report.
Investigators said that no suicide note was found at the scene.

The District Forensic Crime Team has been called to recover fingerprints from the spot. Police are investigating the reason behind the incident. Rajbir Kumar is a native of Madhya Pradesh. The family was informed and inquest proceedings under Section 174 CrPC were initiated.

According to available data, 123 CRPF jawans committed suicide in 2017, 96 in 2018, 129 in 2019, 137 in 2020, and 153 in 2021 in the paramilitary wing.

Chennai: Schools and colleges in Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts will remain closed on Saturday as well, the District Collectors said in the wake of continuous heavy rains at isolated places in Tamil Nadu.

Due to heavy rainfall in Thanjavur and Pudukottai districts due to a depression formed in the southwest Bay of Bengal, schools and colleges in the district are closed.

Schools and colleges in Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur districts were closed earlier on Thursday due to heavy rains. A day holiday was announced for schools and colleges in the Nagapattinam district while only schools were announced in the Tiruvarur district.

As per the Meteorological Centre’s report, isolated areas of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry are likely to experience thundershowers.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the low pressure formed in the southwest Bay of Bengal moved in the west-southwest direction and crossed the Sri Lankan coast on Wednesday afternoon.

Lucknow: Journalist Siddique Kappan, who was imprisoned in UP, has been released from jail. The Supreme Court granted bail in the UAPA case registered by the Uttar Pradesh Police and the Allahabad High Court granted bail in the ED-registered case.

Last September, the Supreme Court granted bail to Siddique Kappan in the UAPA case. In December, the Allahabad High Court also granted bail in the ED case. On October 5, 2020, the UP Police arrested Siddique Kappan and others when they went to report the murder of a girl who was gang-raped in Hathras.

Kappan, who was arrested under charges including UAPA, remained in jail for 27 months. The ED found that Kappan had links with the Popular Front and that the money was accepted to create riots in Hathras.