Protection for Kapil Sharma
Mumbai Police have provided security to comedian-actor Kapil Sharma following a second firing incident at his restaurant, Kap’s Café, in Surrey, Canada on August 8. The café had already been targeted once earlier this month. Authorities in Mumbai have implemented precautionary measures to ensure Sharma’s safety, though they declined to disclose specifics of the arrangement or whether his family is also protected. A police official confirmed, “We are taking all precautions so that no untoward incident takes place in the city.” Investigations into the the shootings are ongoing.
Intruder killed on border
On Monday, BSF troops neutralised a Pakistani intruder in Kathua’s Rajbagh area after he ignored warnings and crossed the border; he later succumbed to injuries. Simultaneously, a massive anti-terror operation continues for the second day in Kishtwar’s Dool area, where security forces discovered a cave with multiple escape routes but failed to locate hiding terrorists. Reinforcements, including para commandos, were deployed.
Pigeon ban outcry in Mumbai
Jain monk Muni Nileshchandra Vijay has threatened an indefinite hunger strike from August 13 over the closure of Mumbai’s Dadar Kabutarkhana, protesting the ban on feeding pigeons. He declared the Jain community will not accept court orders against their religious practices and warned of armed resistance if provoked. The Bombay High Court upheld the BMC’s ban, citing health hazards