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Death threats to Salman Khan: Police, manager say Race 3 shoot not stalled
Days back, Rajasthan gangster Lawrence Bishnoi threatened to kill Salman in Jodhpur, where he had gone for the hearing of the blackbuck poaching case.
Days after Bollywood superstar Salman Khan received death threats from Rajasthan gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, armed men reportedly landed at Salman’s next film ‘Race 3’ sets at Film City, Mumbai. However, the actor’s manager and the Mumbai police dismissed that the shooting of Salman’s upcoming movie was stalled and that the actor was not required to be escorted home after armed men were spotted at the location.
Categorically denying reports suggesting that there was an attempt by armed men to attack Salman, Vinay Rathod, deputy commissioner of police, Zone XII, said, “We have not received any complaint about it. Nothing like that has happened.”
“This is absolutely untrue and nothing of the sort has happened. No one has entered any set and the shoot is on as usual,” said Salman’s manager Jordy Patel.
Earlier, as reported by Mumbai Mirror, sources from the set of Race 3 said, “The police arrived at the Race 3 set in Film City and told Salman and producer Ramesh Taurani that the shoot had to be stopped immediately as the actor needed to head home as soon as possible. Salman was escorted in another car by six cops, while his own car was driven back to his residence by another group of cops.”
Days back, Rajasthan gangster Lawrence Bishnoi openly threatened to kill the Bollywood superstar in Jodhpur, where he had gone for the hearing of his long-pending blackbuck poaching case.
“Salman Khan will be killed here, in Jodhpur… Then he will come to know about our real identity. Now, if police want me to do some major crime, I shall kill Salman Khan and that too in Jodhpur,” said Bishnoi on January 5.
A senior police officer said, “We are taking Bishnoi’s threat seriously but we have assured Salman that he will receive maximum police protection. We are also investigating the motive behind Bishnoi’s threat to Salman.”
Expressing concern over the threats from the Rajasthan gangster, Salman’s father and veteran actor, screenwriter Salim Khan said, “While I don’t know the exact details about when he left the sets, I do know that there were some threats. But Salman has a good team of security personnel. This is not the first time that he is getting such threats. In this industry, people keep getting such threats a lot.”
“The only action we are taking is to make sure that Salman is safe. He is going to the shoots normally right now,” he added.
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Uttar Pradesh: Train climbs on platform at Mathura railway station, woman injured
Chief Public Relations Officer of North Central Railways, Himanshu Shekhar affirmed that a high level inquiry would be conducted into the unusual incident.
In a tragic incident, a train climbed on the platform at Mathura railway station. According to reports, a woman sustained minor injuries when a local train climbed onto a platform at the Mathura Junction Railway Station on Wednesday.
An official concerned to the matter asserted that the Railways has ordered a high-level inquiry into the matter. According to the official from Agra division, the electric multiple unit (EMU) train arrived on platform 2A from Shakurbasti at 10.50 pm on Tuesday. The official narrated that after all the passengers, including the crew, had deboarded, the train rolled down the track and climbed onto a platform before coming to a stop.
Divisional commercial manager and public relations officers for the Agra division of the North Central Railways said that a woman received an electric shock and no one else was injured in the incident. The woman has been identified as Usha Devi (39). She is from Jhansi. After the accident, she was taken to a hospital and administered first aid. Following that, she was sent to Jhansi. Reportedly, few trains on the upline were affected.
Chief Public Relations Officer of North Central Railways, Himanshu Shekhar affirmed that a high level inquiry would be conducted into the unusual incident. The movement of the trains on all platforms except platform 2A is normal, the officials mentioned. Earlier, train traffic was affected after an overhead equipment (OHE) snapped.
In another incident, a 12-year-old boy based out of West Bengal’s Malda transformed his red shirt into a flag to signal the loco-pilot about the broken track the train was heading to, averting a possible accident. Following, the pilot reacted immediately and applied the emergency brake.
The incident took place last Sunday, close to the Bhakula road. Northeast Frontier Railway officials underlined that the boy waved his red shirt to an approaching train packed full of passengers after spotting a damaged track.
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BJP’s Shahnawaz Hussain suffers cardiac arrest, admitted to Lilavati Hospital
While giving information about the health of BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain, Doctor Jalil Parkar of Lilavati Hospital said that he was admitted to Lilavati Hospital after cardiac arrest. He told that Shahnawaz Hussain has suffered a heart attack. After this the doctors performed his angioplasty.
Former Union Minister and BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain has suffered a heart attack. According to reports BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain suffered a cardiac arrest in the evening. After which he has been admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. Shahnawaz Hussain is the national spokesperson of BJP and he has also been the Industry Minister in Bihar Government.
While giving information about the health of BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain, Doctor Jalil Parkar of Lilavati Hospital said that he was admitted to Lilavati Hospital after cardiac arrest. He told that Shahnawaz Hussain has suffered a heart attack. After this the doctors performed his angioplasty.
He was one of the youngest Union Ministers in Atal Bihar Vajpayee’s Cabinet. The BJP leader held several portfolios, including Minister of State, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Minister of State, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Coal, Minister of Civil Aviation and Minister of Textiles during Vajpayee regime.
Shahnawaz Hussain suffered a major setback when he had to face defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Earlier in 2006, BJP had brought him to Parliament through by-election. After the defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the party did not even give tickets in the 2019 elections. The seat from which Shahnawaz Hussain contested was given to JDU by BJP. However, JDU was a part of NDA at that time.
In the 2020 assembly elections in Bihar, BJP had fielded Shahnawaz Hussain for the Legislative Council elections. Shahnawaz Hussain was successful in winning and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made him the Industries Minister. However, in 2022, BJP suffered a major setback when Nitish Kumar’s party JDU broke ties with NDA and formed the government with RJD.
Shahnawaz Hussain, who once enjoyed power, is now seen in the role of opposition in the Bihar Legislative Council. Bihar is the home state of Shahnawaz Hussain and Supaul is his home district.
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Students hold protest in Manipur after photos of two dead students surface online
The protesting students tried to march towards Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s residence
Hundreds of students took to the streets in Manipur’s capital, Imphal to protest against the brutal murder of two students by suspected armed men. The students demanded justice for the victims. According to reports, photos of two students, who apparently have been decapitated, have gone viral across the social media platforms.
The protesting students tried to march towards Chief Minister N Biren Singh’s residence, after which security forces used tear gas shells and smoke bombs in an effort to disperse the crowd. Reportedly, multiple students were injured and they were hurried to the hospital for medical treatment.
The photos that have gone viral show two students, a 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old boy, sitting at the grassy compound in what appears to be a makeshift jungle camp of an armed group.The girl is seen in a white shirt and the boy in a checked shirt holding a backpack. Behind them, two armed men were clearly visible.
In the next viral photo, their bodies are seen slumped on the ground. According to reports, as the girl was a minor, officials concerned to the matter are looking into the allegations of rape, before she was murdered.
Meanwhile, N Biren Singh led Manipur government has asked the people of the northeastern state to exercise restraint and allow authorities to investigate the kidnapping and killing of both the students. In a statement issued by the secretariat of Chief Minister N Biren Singh late on Monday night, the state government asserted that the case has been already handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
In addition, the government also assured the public that swift and decisive action will be taken against all those involved in the crime. The statement further underlined that the government was committed to ensuring justice for the murdered students and severe punishment on any perpetrators found responsible for this heinous crime.
