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NIA charge sheets 20 in Praveen Nettaru murder case

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New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against 20 members of the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the murder of BJP Youth leader Praveen Nettaru in Karnataka last year.
The charge sheet has been filed before a Special NIA court in Bengaluru.
On Friday, the counter-terrorist task enforcement agency declared a reward of Rs five lakhs on two PFI members — Kodaje Mohammed Sheriff and Masud K.A.
Nettaru was murdered by PFI members on July 26, 2022, in Bellare village of Sullia Taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, with the intention to strike terror in society and create fear among the people.
Bellare Police lodged a case and was looking into the matter which was later handed over to the NIA by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
“Investigations revealed that the PFI, as part of its agenda to create terror, communal hatred and unrest in society and to further its agenda of establishing Islamic Rule by 2047, formed secret teams called Service Teams or Killer Squads to carry out killings of its ‘perceived enemies’ and targets.
“These Service Team members were given Arms as well as attack training and training in surveillance techniques in order to identify, list out, and to mount surveillance on leaders belonging to certain communities and groups. These Service Team members were further trained to kill identified targets, on the instructions of senior PFI leaders,” the NIA has said.
As per the charge sheet, a meeting of PFI members and leaders was held at Bengaluru city, Sullia Town and Bellare village, the head of the District Service Team Mustafa Paichar was instructed to do a recce, identify and target a prominent member of a particular community.

Following the instructions, four persons were recced and identified and among them was Praveen Nettaru. They killed him in full public view with lethal weapons to create terror among the people at large and especially among members of a particular community.
The accused — Mahammed Shiyab, Abdul Basheer, Riyaz, Mustafa Paichar, Masud K.A., Kodaje Mohammed Sherif, Abubakkar Siddik, Noufal. M, Ismail Shafi K, K. Mahammad Iqbal, Shaheed M, Mahammad Shafeek. G, Ummar Farook M.R., Abdul Kabeer C.A, Muhammad Ibrahim Sha, Sainul Abid. Y, Shekh Saddam Hussain, Zakiar A, N. Abdul Haris and Thufail M.H. — have been charge-sheeted under sections of 120B, 153A, 302 and 34 of IPC and sections 16, 18 and 20 of the UA (P) Act, 1967, Section 25(1)(a) of arms Act.
Among the charge-sheeted accused, Mustafa Paichar, Masud K.A., Kodaje Mohammed Sherif, Abubakkar Siddik, Ummar Farook M R, and Thufail M H are currently absconding and rewards have been declared for information leading to their arrest.
Further investigations in the matter is on.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 21, 2023
Foreign shipping lines may stop Pakistan operations

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Islamabad: Pakistan shipping agents have forewarned the government that all export cargoes could come to a halt as foreign shipping lines are considering stopping their services for the country after banks stopped remitting freight charges to them for lack of dollar availability.
Apart from bordering countries, almost all the international logistics from Pakistan are catered by sea and any disruption could create serious issues for the country’s international trade, Dawn news quoted chairman of Pakistan Ship’s Agents Association (PSAA) Abdul Rauf warning Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in a letter.
“If the international trade is stopped the economic situation will worsen,” the association warned, adding that the foreign shipping lines are already considering winding up their services in Pakistan due to reduced cargo volumes.
Rauf requested the ministries and departments concerned to intervene to ensure continuity in Pakistan’s seaborne trade by allowing outward remittance of surplus freight amounts to respective foreign shipping lines forthwith.
“Due to discontinuation of outward remittance of surplus freight amounts to respective foreign shipping lines, was hampering Pakistan’s seaborne trade which is heavily dependent on foreign shipping lines,” the letter added.
However, the crisis relates to the export cargoes as all the outward trade from Pakistan is container-based, as there are no liquid or grain exports from the country, Dawn reported.
The state-owned Pakistan National Shipping Company (PNSC) only handles imports of crude oil and other petroleum fuel through its 12 vessels.
The annual freight bill of Pakistan is around $5 billion, and foreign companies receive the charges in international currencies mainly the “greenback”.

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January 21, 2023
Hyderabad: 1 dead, another injured as lorry rams into bike at Kukatpally

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Hyderabad: One person was killed and another injured when a speeding tipper lorry hit a motorcycle at Kukatpally on Saturday.
According to the police, the deceased Vinod Kumar along with his relative Hemanth Kumar was going on a KTM bike when a tipper lorry driver crashed into them.
fell on road and suffered serious head injuries. Before the ambulance arrived, Vinod died while Hemanth could be shifted to a hospital for treatment. The incident took place near metro pillar number 822.
The Kukatpally police booked a case and took the tipper lorry driver into custody. The vehicle has been seized.
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January 21, 2023
Saudi Arabia women’s football team wins first-ever int’l tournament

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Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) marked another milestone as the women’s football national team won its first-ever international friendly tournament, which was hosted by the city of Dammam, between January 11 and 19.
Four women’s teams participated in the international friendly tournament— Pakistan, Comoros and Mauritius, in addition to Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi women’s team achieved the championship, after a draw against Pakistan (1-1) on Thursday evening, at the Prince Saud bin Jalawi Sports City Stadium in Al-Rakah.
Al-Bandari Mubarak scored Saudi’s goal, in the 28th minute of the match, before Pakistan women equalized with a goal in the 64th minute.
The women of the Saudi national team won the championship after topping the group with 7 points.
The women of the Saudi national team achieved a record in the tournament, as they conceded only one goal, which made Sarah Khaled, the Greens goalkeeper, win the title of the best goalkeeper in the tournament.
The match was led by Anoud Al Asmari, who became the first Saudi female referee to receive an international badge from FIFA.
In February 2022, the Saudi women’s football team achieved a historic victory over Seychelles with two clean goals, in its first official match in its football career.

In August 2022, Saudi Arabia expressed its desire to host the Asian Cup in women’s football in 2026, in an additional step towards involvement in women’s football.
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January 21, 2023
Indonesia claim historic first victory to end U19 Women’s T20 WC on high

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Benoni: Indonesia on Friday scripted history as they claimed their first-ever victory in ICC global tournament after beating Zimbabwe by three wickets in a play-off match to finish the Under19 Women’s T20 World Cup on a high, here.
Indonesia got off to a flier after being asked to bowl first, as captain Ni Luh Dewi bowled both of the Zimbabwe openers for golden ducks in the first three balls of the innings. And the skipper picked up a third wicket in her second over to leave the score at 8/3 and with Indonesia well on top.
Zimbabwe hunkered down to try and set some sort of a platform, and it somewhat reaped rewards later in the innings despite none of the top six scorings more than 13.
Tawana Marumani and Danielle Meikle were the players to build on the platform down the order, with both scoring 20 from 19 balls to lift their side to 86/8 from the 20 overs and something to work with.
That total could have been slightly higher were it not for the outstanding Dewi, who came back to remove both of the set batters and complete the tournament’s first five-wicket-haul.
Early wickets were also a feature of the chase, with three back in the hutch with just 23 runs on the board in the opening four overs as Kelis Ndhlovu (who finished with 3/8 from four overs) produced some magic with the ball.
Dewi’s 14 from 13 did provide some early impetus, and a 31-run partnership between Thersiana We and Gusti Ulansari moved Indonesia close to a famous win. But Zimbabwe threatened to come back in the see-saw encounter when Chipo Moyo (3/12) took two wickets in an over to give her side hope.
However, Indonesia’s numbers eight and nine got them over the line, with Ni Indriyani unbeaten on 9 not out from 11 and Ni Suarniasih scoring the winning run in her run-a-ball 12 not out.
Indonesia might not have won the inaugural ICC Under19 Women’s T20 World Cup, but they definitely won many hearts during their stay in South Africa.

Brief scores: Zimbabwe 86 for 8 in 20 overs (Danielle Meikle 20, Tawana Marumani 20, Adel Zimunu 13, Ni Luh Ketut Wesika Ratna Dewi five for 18, Ni Kadek Ariani two for 7) lost to Indonesia 87 for 7 in 18 overs (Ni Luh Ketut Wesika Ratna Dewi 14, Thersiana Penu We 14, Ni Made Suarniasih 12 not out, Kelis Ndhlovu three for 8, Chipo Moyo three for 12) by three wickets.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 21, 2023
Hyderabad: EFLU student jumps to death from 4th floor of hostel

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Hyderabad: In a tragic incident an EFLU student hailing from Haryana died by suicide, jumping from her hostel building on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Anjali, 22, a second-year student pursuing MA in English.
According to the Osmania University police, on Saturday morning the student was speaking to her mother over the phone and suddenly leapt from the fourth floor of the building. She died on the spot.
The student was staying at the MBC hostel at EFLU and belongs to Jhajjar, Haryana.
The suicide created unrest at the EFLU campus and the police rushed to the spot. The body of the deceased student was shifted to Gandhi hospital for a postmortem.
A case has been registered and an investigation is underway.
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January 21, 2023
Indian sentenced in US for $3.5mn drug smuggling conspiracy

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New York: A 34 year-old Indian has been sentenced to 87 months in prison for operating a pharmacy that sold unapproved prescription drugs and controlled substances, including opioids, and shipped them from Asia into the US.
The federal court in Boston ordered Manish Kumar ro pay a fine of $100,000 and sentenced him to more than seven years in prison and three months of supervised release, a statement by US attorney office, Massachusetts, said.
Kumar was a partner in Mihu Business Solutions Pvt, Ltd — a Mumbai-based drug company which he operated through multiple entities, including “All Herb Distributors”, “365 Life Group”, and “Health Life 365 Co”.
From at least 2015 until 2019, he used these entities to ship millions of illegal and unapproved prescription pills into the US to individuals who did not have prescriptions, the statement said.
He trafficked prescription drugs, including generic erectile dysfunction drugs, and Schedule II controlled substances, such as hydrocodone, oxycodone and tapentadol, and Schedule IV controlled substances, such as tramadol.
Kumar’s operation directly marketed drugs to customers in the US through advertising and calls to prospective customers from call centers in India.
As part of the conspiracy, he personally directed and managed shipments of drugs from drug suppliers in Singapore and India into Massachusetts and other US states.
In total, Kumar’s drug business generated more than $3.5 million in revenue and shipped millions of illegal and unapproved pills into the US to individuals who did not have prescriptions.

After his arrest, Kumar made false statements to law enforcement in February 2020 about his involvement in the sale of controlled substances.
In October 2022, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to import misbranded prescription drugs and controlled substances; conspiracy to distribute Schedule II and Schedule IV controlled substances; and one count of making false statements to federal officers.
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January 21, 2023
Hyderabad: Gang war in Barkas, one injured in stabbing

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Hyderabad: In an incident that took place at Barkas area in Chandrayangutta, two gangs clashed over the parking issue resulting in causing grievous injury to one person.
Suleman Baom, a realtor by profession runs his office near Peeli Dargah at Barkas, he had an issue over the parking of vehicles with another local identified as Ba Isa. On Friday night both gangs clashed over the parking and the whole incident took place in front of the Chandrayangutta police.
Police patrolling vans were present at the spot but they could not avert the incident. During the attack Suleman Baom was grievously injured as his rivals attacked him with a sharp edged weapon.
The incident resulted in a traffic jam in the area, however normalcy was restored after the injured was shifted to a nearby hospital. The video of gangwar went viral on social media.
The police have registered two separate cases against both the members of the gang and investigation is underway. “There is a old enmity behind the incident, we are gathering all the information against both the parties” said an police official of south zone.
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January 21, 2023
High Court upset over appointment of departmental advisers in AP

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Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh High Court has expressed its displeasure over the appointment of advisers for various departments by the government. The High Court expressed surprise that a special adviser has been appointed for the welfare of government employees.
The court questions the need to appoint a consultant for payment of TA and DA of employees. The court said that an alternative government can be formed in case of appointment of advisor for each department.
Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Prashant Mishra heard the petition challenging GO 630. The Public Interest Litigation was filed by social activist Rajshekhar Rao against the appointment of N. Chandrasekhar Reddy as the advisor for the welfare of government employees which was challenged in the High Court.
In the preliminary hearing, the court strongly objected to the appointment of advisers. Senior advocate Mahindranath Reddy, on behalf of government advisor Chandrasekhar Reddy, argued in favor of the appointment of advisors in the court. He said that the notice issued by the court has not been received. The court asked the lawyer that instead of coming to the court based on media reports, it is better to observe the list of cases. The court has fixed the next hearing on February 2 while directing the parties to file affidavits.
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January 21, 2023
UN peacekeepers warn against sensitive activities on Lebanese-Israeli borders

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Beirut: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has warned against conducting any works or activities that could lead to tension near the Lebanese-Israeli borders, state media reported.
The UN agency’s Spokesperson Andrea Tenenti on Friday said that “UNIFIL peacekeepers are on the ground at the works site to monitor if there is any violation of the Blue Line, reduce tension and prevent misunderstandings”.
“We are in constant contact with both parties and stress the sensitivity of any works or activities close to the Blue Line,” he added.
Tennent’s remarks came two days after rising tensions on Lebanon’s southern border as an excavator from the Israeli side crossed the demarcation line between the two countries, prompting the Lebanese army to halt Israeli military engineering work, Xinhua news agency reported.
The border has been mostly quiet since Israel fought a 2006 war against Hezbollah, except for some tensions on the border caused by Palestinian factions in Lebanon occasionally firing on Israel in the past.
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January 21, 2023