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Army Major arrested for killing officer’s wife: when she refused, he killed her
The Delhi police have arrested Major Nikhil Handa in the murder case of Army Major’s wife Shailaja Dwivedi. Major Amit Dwivedi’s wife was found dead on 24 June, Saturday at around 1:30 afternoon with her throat slit and body run over by the killer’s Honda City car on Brar Square, close to Delhi Cantonment metro station.
Initially, the police were informed that a woman had died in an accident. Later, when they inspected the body, it was found that her throat was slit, PTI reported.
“Major Handa had slit her throat inside the car and thrown the body near the metro station. To make the killing look an accident, he crushed her four times from his white Honda City and fled. He went to his house in Saket and tried to wash off the car. He was keeping a tab on the news channels and after the news broke about the recovery of the body, he switched off his cell phone and fled to Meerut,” a senior official close to the investigation said.
The accused was soon arrested from Meerut and brought to Delhi. According to the police, Shailaja was last seen with an unidentified man in a private car. Later, passersby informed the police about an unidentified woman’s body lying on the road. After the police reached the crime scene, they found that the 30-year-old woman’s throat was slit by a sharp-edged weapon. The cops have also found some evidence in Shailaja’s phone, which points out to some kind of estrangement between her and the murderer.
Shailaja dropped at the Army Base Hospital for a physiotherapy session
According to reports, Shailaja was dropped at the Army Base Hospital in Delhi Cantonment in her husband’s official vehicle by a driver. The deceased had left home in the morning for a physiotherapy session. However, when the driver went to pick her up, he was told that the major’s wife didn’t come for a physiotherapy session.
Shailaja, who was last seen in Major Nikhil’s car, met him on Saturday at the base hospital where the victim had come for physiotherapy and accused had come to visit his son. In the car, the two had a heated argument after which the accused took his knife and slit her throat and threw her on the street. He then ran her over to disguise the murder as an accident, Police said.
After Nikhil killed Shailaja, he returned to the hospital and then went home (in Saket, Delhi) where he saw the news about Shailaja’s murder on TV. Later, Nikhil drove to the hospital again to review the situation after which he left for Meerut where he was posted for three years. His plan was to hide there until the situation had cooled down.
“After switching off the mobile, he used WhatsApp calling. He was tracked by the team and it was learned that he was moving towards Meerut. The Army base was his hide-out as he was posted there for three years. He was arrested from there,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Vijay Kumar.
Major Nikhil Handa was ‘obsessed’, wanted to marry Shailaja
Shailaja’s husband Major Amit Dwivedi is posted in Dimapur, Nagaland. The two got married in 2009 and have a six-year-old son. Major Handa and Shailaja Dwivedi met in 2015 in Nagaland they became friends.
Major Nikhil was “obsessed” with his colleague’s wife and wanted to marry Shailaja. When she refused, he killed her, the Delhi Police revealed today. He (Nikhil) kept insisting on tying the knot despite her showing no interest in marriage, the police said. The police on Sunday said that Nikhil Handa’s call records showed that he had rung Shailaja many times, but when they tried looking for him after the crime was committed, he was absconding. Shailaja’s husband Amit Dwivedi had caught the two on a video call and was against their relationship and didn’t want the two to have any kind of contact with each other, the police further said.
“Major Amit Dwivedi was aware of their affair and had warned the duo to end the relationship. Shailza tried to call off the relationship after she was caught doing obscene video calling. She then stopped talking to him and shifted to Delhi with her husband,” an official close to the investigation said.
Nikhil, who was also posted in Dimapur in Nagaland, had gotten his son admitted to the Army Base Hospital in Delhi cantonment so that he could meet Shailaja. After shifting to Delhi, Shailaja started visiting the hospital in Delhi Cantonment. He also brought his son along for the treatment in the hospital.
Major Amit Dwivedi raised his suspicion on Handa
During the investigation, the police found evidence in Shailaja’s phone, which pointed out to some kind of estrangement between her and Nikhil Handa.
After Nikhil switched off his phone and went absconding after killing Shailaja, his Honda City car was spotted in Meerut at a toll booth. Delhi Police dispatched a team to arrest Nikhil who was then brought to Delhi. Major Handa had two knives out of which one has been recovered. His car has also been confiscated.
Shailaja was a Mrs. India Earth finalist. “She had an extramarital affair with Major Nikhil Handa. Both her husband and lover were posted in Nagaland’s Dimapur city but, two months ago, Major Amit Dwivedi got transferred to Delhi,” police said.
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Watch: Korean Ambassador Chang Jae-bok performs puja for his new car, video goes viral
In the video a priest can be seen holding the puja ceremony. Ambassador Chang Jae-bok and other officials are also standing in attendance during the puja ceremony. The post was shared by the Korean Embassy on X on September 26
South Korean Embassy in India held a special puja ceremony to mark the arrival of a new vehicle for Ambassador Chang Jae-bok. The official took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a video of the pooja ceremony. He wrote he was delighted to have new Hyundai Genesis GV80 as the ambassador’s official vehicle. He also held a puja ceremony for good luck.
In the video a priest can be seen holding the puja ceremony. Ambassador Chang Jae-bok and other officials are also standing in attendance during the puja ceremony. The post was shared by the Korean Embassy on X on September 26. The video has been viewed close to 80,000 times. The post has more than 1700 likes.
Variety of comments started coming on Twitter. Many social media users were happy on seeing the video and wished Ambassador for the new car. One social media user said Good Luck and safe driving Ambassador Chang. One X user wrote that is the way to appreciate someone’s culture and wished the Ambassador best of Luck.
One social media user thanked the ambassador for embracing the culture. He said good luck for the new vehicle. Another X user said nice looking car. One user wrote performing puja is a very heartwarming. He assured the Ambassador that positive forces will bring much more glory to South Korea and India’s relations. One social media user said great to see this and respect for him. Another X user said India’s culture was the pride of India.
Another social media user said this is a great gesture by the Korean ambassador.
One X user said happy driving and safe journeys.
Another user found the video beautiful.
Another social media user said this will be a good beginning for the car of the ambassador.
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Watch: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar reaches Karnal airport on bike, video went viral
On September 1, in an effort to check pollution, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar declared that Tuesdays from now will be designated as car-free days in Karnal.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday took a bike rike to Karnal airport in an attempt to support the car free day initiative in the state. Earlier, the chief minister announced that every Tuesday would be a car-free day in Karnal, where all government officials would travel by bicycle only.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, CM Manohar Lal Khattar wrote that be it Car Free Day or the resolve to make Drug-free Haryana, it cannot be accomplished without public cooperation. He expressed that he also made a small cooperation to reduce car traffic today by travelling to Karnal Airport by bike on Car Free Day. He added that he hopes the aware people of the state will take this message forward and inspire people to give up their cars just for a day.
On September 1, in an effort to check pollution, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar declared that Tuesdays from now will be designated as car-free days in Karnal. Under the aegis of this initiative, all government officials will be required to travel by bicycle on Tuesdays.
Meanwhile on Monday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar flagged off a cyclothon in Haryana’s Yamunanagar to promote the initiative of drug-free Haryana. The campaign titled Cyclothon for a Drug-Free Haryana witnessed the first cyclothon on September 1 and Monday, September 25.
Speaking about drug-free Haryana, the Chief Minister noted that their goal will not be achieved by mere march against drug addiction. He added that in order to eradicate it from its roots they will have to create public awareness continuously. He underlined that to eliminate drug addiction, they have to break the drug supply chain for which the government is taking action against the drug smugglers with great responsibility.
The Chief Minister further remarked that during Cyclothon Yatra Closing Ceremony in Karnal, all the people present there took many resolutions to eradicate drug addiction from the society.
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Cauvery water dispute: Bengaluru bandh evokes partial response as public services function normally
Though cab services, autos and hotels, restaurants were seen operating, drivers and hotel operators asserted not many people were coming out to utilise the services.
The Bengaluru bandh summoned by farmers and Kannada organisations on Tuesday and supported by the BJP and JD(S) in protest against the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu evoked partial response as most of the public services were functioning normally. However, very few people ventured out in the streets.
Though cab services, autos and hotels, restaurants were seen operating, drivers and hotel operators asserted not many people were coming out to utilise the services. In Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses and Metro rail services, the usual rush was not seen. In addition, Ola-Uber Drivers Association and Hotel Owners Association have said that their services will be normal today.
On the other hand, Bengaluru Urban district Deputy Commissioner Dayananda K A has declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in the city on Tuesday, in wake of the bandh. Several private companies and firms, including those in the IT sector have asked their employees to work from home. Some shopping malls in the city have decided to remain shut. Many shops and establishments were also seen not functioning as usual in the morning hours.
Karnataka Jala Samrakshana Samiti, which is an umbrella outfit of farmers’ associations and other organisations headed by farmer leader Kuruburu Shanthakumar, has given the call for today’s dawn-to-dusk (6 am to 6 pm) Bengaluru shutdown. Shanthakumar and other leaders of the Karnataka Jala Samrakshana Samiti were arrested by the police at the Mysuru Bank circle, as they were trying to hold a protest march towards Town Hall.
In addition, multiple activists of Kannada organisations were also whisked away by the police at Town Hall, as they gathered there to demonstrate a protest. Farmers’ leaders and Kannada activists slammed the government for allegedly using police force to curtail the protests and bandh. Farmers and pro-Kannada organisations are further expected to stage a protest at the Freedom Park, which is a designated place for such demonstrations.
According to reports, city police have taken adequate security measures to respond to any violence that may happen during the protests. Nearly 100 platoons have been deployed. Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda stated that prohibitory orders under Section 144 are in place across the city from midnight on Monday to midnight on Tuesday in the view of the bandh.
According to existing restrictions and court orders, there is no permission for any bandh or procession in the city, he added. On the other hand, a Karnataka bandh, a state-wide shutdown, was called on September 29 by Kannada Okkuta, an umbrella organisation for Kannada organisations, led by Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj. They are not supporting today’s bandh.
