Ranchi, April 15: Unidentified criminals looted Rs 1.32 crore in cash and 4.5 kg of gold from a trader in Jharkhand's Koderma district, police said on Sunday.
According to the police, Rajesh Kumar was travelling to Coimbatore from Bihar on Saturday night in his vehicle when the criminals in another vehicle intercepted him in Koderma district.
The criminals forcefully entered Kumar's vehicle and drove it back to Bihar where he was asked to get down.
Kumar said he initially went to Rajoli police station in Bihar to report the robbery but the police officials there refused to lodge an FIR on the ground that the incident had taken place in Jharkhand.
On Sunday morning, Kumar came to Koderma and lodged an FIR.
Koderma police have constituted two teams to probe the case. However, the police voiced suspicions over why Kumar was carrying such a large amount of cash and gold with him.
According to Kumar, he used to get jewellery made in Coimbatore and sell it in Bihar.
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India denied Pope Francis’ visit, say Bishops; ‘government did not open the door’
New Delhi: Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, senior Indian bishops have expressed sorrow not only over his passing but also over what they describe as a missed opportunity for India, reported Maktoob Media.
According to Delhi Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto and Thamarassery Bishop Mar Remigiose Inchananiyil, the Indian government repeatedly failed to grant permission for the Pope's long-awaited visit, despite consistent interest from the Vatican.
“He too was waiting,” said Archbishop Couto. “Five years ago, he had said, ‘I am knocking on the doors of your government, but they are not opening the doors to me.’ Now maybe God has opened the doors for him in heaven.” His words echoed deep regret that India never hosted the late pontiff, who had made clear his intention to visit the country.
Bishop Inchananiyil reinforced the sentiment, stating, “The Pope had a special desire to visit India. Unfortunately, our doors did not open. That caused him great sorrow.”
The Pope’s unfulfilled visit has drawn renewed scrutiny toward the Indian government’s apparent reluctance, despite earlier gestures suggesting otherwise. At the G7 summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had publicly extended an invitation to Pope Francis, and Union Minister George Kurien had emphasized that both the Indian state and the Christian community were awaiting his visit. However, the formal diplomatic process that would enable such a trip never reached fruition.
India has not hosted a papal visit in over 25 years. The last visit was by Pope John Paul II in 1999, who also made a significant trip in 1986. Prior to that, Pope Paul VI had visited Mumbai in 1964 for the International Eucharistic Congress, marking the first-ever papal visit to the country.
Despite India being home to one of the largest Catholic populations in Asia greater than in many Christian-majority nations such as East Timor, Papua New Guinea, and Singapore the late pontiff was never able to set foot on Indian soil. In 2017, his planned visit fell through when India did not extend an official invitation, leading him instead to visit neighboring Myanmar and Bangladesh.
