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Delhi Metro posters, gangster arrests and poll row make news
Reported by Aditya Chauhan (Staff Writer) · Indian Express - India ·
Confirmed by a second source: ABC News - Top Stories
Delhi Police registered an FIR against unknown persons after black-and-white posters questioning the government appeared inside a Delhi Metro train on the Airport Express Line. Found on October 20 by an operator, the A4 posters listed nine claims, featured phrases like "Voting Protest" and a QR code, and are now being probed by the Special Cell.
Gangsters Arrested
US law enforcement arrested absconding gangster Himanshu Bhau in Las Vegas following Indian inputs, while fugitive Neeraj Faridpuria was detained after removing his ankle monitor. Bhau faces over 30 criminal cases including 16 for murder and ran a syndicate across Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. Faridpuria is allegedly tied to the Bambiha gang.
Awards And Fraud
Physicist Ashoke Sen won the Oskar Klein medal from Stockholm University, becoming the first Indian to receive the honour for his work on string theory. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Police detained Ebin Basil in Kochi over a digital arrest scam where retired judge Ganpat Singh Bhandari lost Rs 2.5 crore.
Train Fire And Disputes
A minor fire in the S-6 sleeper coach of the Shaheed Express near Bijnor caused panic on Friday night, but Northern Railway CPRO Himanshu Kumar confirmed no injuries occurred. Separately, the Odisha government filed a Supreme Court contempt petition against Andhra Pradesh over panchayat polls in the disputed Kotia region.
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These updates cover multiple developing legal, security and administrative events across different states in India. Police investigations and inter-state disputes often involve coordination between central agencies, state police forces and judicial bodies.
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