2 YOUTHS who KIDNAPPED GIRlS NABBED IN MUMBAI
Bhopal: Two youths, who had allegedly kidnapped two minor girls from Bhopal a month ago, promising to marry them, were arrested in Mumbai on Thursday. According to police, both the girls were rescued from the custody of the accused who kept them at several places in Maharashtra and Goa. The Malabar Hill police nabbed the accused while they were roaming in a suspected manner along with the girls near Kamla Nehru Park, Malabar Hill in south Mumbai. The accused have been identified as Mustafa Khan (20) and Raju Niman (18), both residents of Bhopal. A case of kidnapping was earlier registered in Raitibad police station of Bhopal against the accused, following which the Bhopal police were informed and a team of Madhya Pradesh police, led by police sub-inspector Sanjay Kumar Singh has been dispatched to Mumbai for taking custody of the accused as well as the girls. Both the accused were waiting outside their uncle's office. They allegedly kidnapped the girls and first took them to Goa and then Sindhudurg. They then stayed in Shirdi in Nashik for a week before returning to Goa where the accused were arrested. The police are now waiting for the medical report to confirm that she was sexually assaulted while being held captive.
IGRMS HOlDS SACRED GROVE FESTIVAl
Bhopal: Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya is organising ‘Sacred Grove Festival’ at its premises from 04-06 March, 2016 where ritualistic activities will the main features of this three days long programme. The festival will be inaugurated by GA Kinhal, Director, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal. This year during the programme, people from different communities of Manipur and Meghalaya related to sacred grove of the Sangrahalaya will perform ritualistic activities and a two days long National Seminar on theme ‘Conserving the Sacred Groves in North-East India: Perceptions, Practices and Policy Implications” will be major attraction where subject experts from all over the country are participating. Senior scientist, Prof KC Malhotra will give detailed information about Sacred Groves of India. Sacred Groves are patches of natural or near-natural vegetation, dedicated by local communities to their ancestral spirits or deities. These Groves are protected by local communities usually through customary taboos and sanction with ancestral and ecological implications. The states particularly, rich in abundance of groves are Manipur and Meghalaya. IGRMS has initiated number of activities to spread awareness on the cultural and ecological importance of sacred groves.
ANNUAl SAIlING RAGATTA HElD AT BENGHA lAKE
Indore: The three-day Central Command Annual Sailing Regatta organised at the Bercha lake under the aegis of the Army War College, concluded on Thursday. lt Col Bhatacharjee and Sepoy NK Reddy of 6 Mountain Division team winning the sailing championship. Utaar Bharat Team of Capt YH Singh and Nb Sub Ghansyam emerged second in the championship. `Kayaking race’ of the championship was won by Sub Bijjuman, while Sepoy Rajan Sinha of Assam Regiment emerged as runner-up. lt Gen Sl Narasimhan,Commandant, Army War College, presented the trophy and prizes to the winners. The grand finale race of the sailing championship was flagged off by lt Gen Sl Narasimhan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Commandant, Army War College. The three-day championship witnessed some intense competition between sailing teams from Army War College, Infantry School, Military College of Tele Communication Engineering (MCTE), Uttar Bharat and Madhya Bharat Area, 6 Mountain Division
and Central Command troops. A total of nine teams had participated in the sailing event. A large number of senior Army officers, ladies and other ranks were present in the grand finale of the championship.