Mosque cleric beaten to death by masked men in Rajasthan's Ajmer
Jaipur (PTI): A group of three masked men allegedly beat to death a 30-year-old cleric of a mosque in Rajasthan's Ajmer, police said on Sunday.
A case has been lodged in the matter and efforts are on to identify and nab the accused, they said.
According to the police, the incident took place around 2 am on Saturday when the accused allegedly entered the mosque located in Kanchan Nagar under the Ramganj police station limits and attacked the cleric, Mohammad Tahir, with sticks.
Tahir died on the spot. Six children were also present inside the mosque when the incident occurred, the police said.
The trio allegedly threatened the children not to disclose the matter and took away their mobile phones so that they could not inform anyone or call for help, they said.
After the accused fled, the children came out of the mosque and told people about the incident, they added.
Tahir used to teach children in the mosque, according to the police.
SHO Ramganj Ravindra Singh said Tahir's body was handed over to his family members after they arrived in Ajmer from Uttar Pradesh.
A case has been registered over the matter against unidentified persons under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code, the SHO said.
He said so far no arrest has been made in this connection and efforts are on to identify and arrest the accused.
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Federation Cup: Neeraj Chopra wins gold in first competition on Indian soil in three years
Bhubaneswar, May 15: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in men's javelin throw event of the Federation Cup here, his spear shimmering through the balmy Wednesday evening sky after an unusually slow start in his first competitive outing on Indian soil in three years.
The 26-year-old superstar struggled to get going in the competition and he was second after three rounds. He took the lead in fourth round with an effort of 82.27m and he did not take the final round as he was leading after DP Manu, who settled for silver, had finished his final round throw.
Chopra last took part in a domestic competition at the same event on March 17, 2021, when he won a gold with a throw of 87.80m.
Since then, Chopra has won a historic gold in the Tokyo Olympics, became Diamond League champion in 2022, world champion in 2023 and defended Asian Games gold in China.
He also won three individual legs of Diamond League and claimed a silver in the 2022 World Championships.
He is, however, yet to touch the 90m mark. His personal best and national record is 89.94m.
