Canine leads police to double murder suspect in Rajasthan
Jaipur, July 9 : A police dog helped crack within hours a double murder case in Churu district of Rajasthan by leading investigators to the two dead women's relative who has been arrested, police said on Monday.
Jaanu, an 18-month-old Belgian Shepherd dog trained in Bengaluru, was taken to the house in Khetadi village where Mohnidevi, 80, and her granddaughter Sonu, 18, were found murdered with a sharp-edged weapon on July 8, Churu Superintendent of Police Rahul Barhat said.
The canine soon picked up the scent and led police to the house of accused Laxmanram, 28, the SP added.
The SP said the accused confessed to his crime and claimed he had tried to force himself on his cousin Sonu at her house when the elderly woman arrived at the spot and threatened to tell Sonu's parents about the incident.
Fearing exposure of his misdeed, the SP said, the accused killed both the women.
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Former South African cricketers arrested on match-fixing charges
Cape Town: Three former South African cricketers, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Thami Tsolekile, and Ethy Mbhalati, have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of corruption in connection to the 2015-16 Ram Slam T20 Challenge match-fixing scandal.
The trio faces five charges under s. 15 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004, a South African law aimed at tackling corruption. Investigations by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), commonly known as the Hawks, revealed their alleged involvement in attempting to manipulate matches in collaboration with Indian bookmakers.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has clarified that no matches were ultimately affected, as the conspirators’ plans were thwarted. However, the scandal has cast a shadow on the integrity of South African cricket.
These arrests follow the 2016-2017 bans imposed on the three cricketers, alongside four others, for their roles in the same scandal. Among them, Gulam Bodi served time in prison, while Jean Symes and Pumi Matshikwe received suspended sentences after pleading guilty in 2021 and 2022. There has been no update on possible charges against Alviro Petersen, another player implicated in the controversy.
The legal proceedings, which mark the first application of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act in sports-related corruption, have been postponed until February 2025 to allow further investigation.
Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, National Head of the Hawks, stressed the importance of safeguarding the integrity of sport, stating, “Corruption undermines the integrity of sport, and the Hawks are determined to safeguard the values of fairness and professionalism in all areas of society.”
