LPG cylinder booking aids in nabbing absconding ex-Army Capt convicted for wife's murder
Bhopal: A former Captain of the Indian Army who had been absconding for four years after being convicted for murder of his wife was arrested in Pandhuma district, with an LPG cylinder booking helping the police nab him.
According to a report by Deccan Herald, the arrested Army Captain, Sandeep Tomar, was produced in court and has been sent to judicial custody.
Tomar had reportedly been convicted for murder of his wife Shveta Singh in Abohar in 2013. While he had defended himself saying Shveta had committed suicide, a detailed probe revealed the incident to be a planned murder. In 2014, the trial court had convicted and awarded him life imprisonment. In addition, the Punjab and Haryana High Court upheld the verdict in 2022. Also, although Tomar had been granted bail in 2019, he did not surrender after the HC in 2022 upheld the trial court sentence.
Police sources have said that the Army Captain, however, was absconding since then, repeatedly changing his location as well as identity to evade arrest.
Fazilka Police reportedly got a major breakthrough went they traced a bank account linked to Tomar's PAN, which he had used to book an LPG cylinder. Using this lead, they tracked Tomar's location to Madhya Pradesh and arrested him in Pandhuma district.
An official of the probe team said that Tomar's bank statement too revealed that he was getting LPG cylinder refill from an agency in Pandhura.
The gas agency is said to have been contacted and the delivery address was taken.
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Ramdev criticises US, Israel over Iran war; video viral
New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has sharply criticised the United States and Israel over their conflict with Iran, in a video from a television interview that has gone viral on social media.
Speaking on a show aired by ABP News, Ramdev was asked whether India should support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was reported to have been killed on the first day of the war on February 28.
Responding to the question, Ramdev said, “You can kill a person, but you cannot kill his ideas, his philosophy, his mindset, his spirit, or his valour and heroism.”
He went on to express support for Iran, saying he may not know much about the country but believes its people cannot be subdued. Referring to the Shia Muslim community, he said no one could make them “bow down” or defeat them, adding that a significant section of Iran’s population strongly identifies with Khamenei’s ideology.
When asked about Netanyahu, Ramdev criticised both him and US President Donald Trump, saying they are “both cut from the same cloth.” He added, “I am not calling anyone a thief; I am simply citing a proverb it implies that they are both of the same ilk, and I consider them both to be war criminals. I consider them criminals against humanity; I consider them criminals against nature and the environment.”
He further said that the United States and Israel have “erected a Himalaya-sized mountain of political mistrust” and claimed that both countries would have to face the consequences for decades. “In this conflict, neither can America and Israel emerge victorious, nor can Iran be defeated,” he said.
Ramdev’s remarks come at a time when India’s position on the conflict has drawn attention. The government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has maintained what it describes as “strategic autonomy” in foreign policy.
