EXCLUSIVE: Were SIMI Men ‘Caught’ in Bhopal Jail Before Encounter?
The Madhya Pradesh police and the state BJP leadership have spun an incredible story of a daring jailbreak by eight alleged Students’ Islamic Movement of India activists in Bhopal. But it is suspected that the undertrials were nabbed within the prison complex before being gunned down in Manikhedi Patthar village, about 30 km from the state capital.
While the police are tight-lipped about the entire “operation” that led to the elimination of the SIMI activists, The Quint’s sources in Bhopal said that the undertrials tried to flee the jail after badly injuring a warden, Ramesh Shankar, who subsequently died.
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Ae Dard Hai Mushkil: An Honest ADHM Review, In Memes
Karan Johar returns as director after Student of the Year, which was a study of how rich people go to school. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil tells you how rich people fall in love – or at least, try to – and brood over a heartbreak. By taking a weekend trip to Paris in a private jet, of course.
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Had a Good Diwali? Here’s What Delhi Looks Like the Day After
Diwali has come and gone, but wait! Hold your breath, because air pollution levels are in the extremes. On Monday morning, air quality in Delhi was categorised as ‘hazardous’, as ‘very unhealthy’ in Kolkata and 'unhealthy’ in Mumbai on the air pollution index.
Effects of firecrackers burst on the night of Diwali added to the bad air quality that cities like Delhi were already experiencing.
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