Car driver arrested for murdering woman in TN's Kundrakudi
Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) (PTI): A 33-year-old car driver has been arrested for allegedly murdering a woman for gain and escaping with her jewellery in neighbouring Kundrakudi, police said on Saturday.
According to police, the accused lured the woman on the pretext of showing her a vacant plot for sale and allegedly killed her before fleeing the spot with her jewellery.
A senior police official said the victim had expressed interest in purchasing land and, on November 6, went to meet the accused, who claimed to know of an available plot in the area.
"However, after taking her to a secluded place, an argument ensued during which he fatally assaulted the victim and escaped with 15.5 sovereigns of gold jewellery she was wearing," the senior official told PTI.
Based on a complaint, the Kundrakudi police registered a case of murder and launched a search.
Acting on specific intelligence, the accused was traced to a hideout and arrested. The stolen jewellery has been recovered, police said.
The car driver has been remanded, police said.
The woman's body was sent to the District Government Hospital for post-mortem examination. "After the autopsy is completed, we will hand over the body to the family," police said.
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Compromised PM didn't sign trade deal with US, but a bargain for Adani's release: Rahul
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of signing a trade deal with the US only to secure the "release" of billionaire businessman Gautam Adani.
"Compromised PM did not strike a trade deal, but a bargain for Adani's release," Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X, after reports that the US has agreed to settle the lawsuit that accused Adani of hiding alleged bribery.
The US government has agreed to settle the lawsuit filed against Adani, who is accused of duping investors by concealing that his company's huge solar energy project in India was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme, according to court filings published Thursday.
Reacting to the reports, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said it was now clear why the PM agreed to the "hopelessly one-sided Indo-US trade deal that was really a steal by the US".
"And it is also clear why he abruptly halted Operation Sindoor on May 10, 2025, acting on President Trump's threats rather than on our national interest. Reportedly, the Trump Administration is about to drop all charges of corruption against Modani," he said on X.
"How much more compromised can the PM get?" Ramesh asked.
In the lawsuit filed in late 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani, who is a director at the group's renewable energy unit Adani Green Energy Ltd, of agreeing to pay about USD 265 million in bribes to Indian government officials between approximately 2020 and 2024 to obtain lucrative solar energy supply contracts on terms that expected to yield USD 2 billion of profit over 20 years.
It was alleged in the lawsuit that Adani Group raised USD 2 billion in loans and bonds, including from US firms, on the backs of false and misleading statements related to the firm's anti-bribery practices and policies.
The ports-to-energy conglomerate had denied the allegations.
