Patna live-in horror: 22-year-old Sophia Parveen thrown off balcony by partner Amit Kumar
Patna: A 22-year-old woman, Sophia Parveen, also known as Rukhsar, died after being allegedly pushed off the third-floor balcony of her apartment by her live-in partner, Amit Kumar, at Soho Nirmala Apartments in the Ashokpuri area of Patna.
CCTV footage that has since gone viral shows Rukhsar falling from the building and hitting the boundary wall of a nearby school before landing on the ground. Police said Amit then transported her body to the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) in an auto-rickshaw. Another CCTV clip from the hospital shows him placing her blood-soaked body on a stretcher and fleeing the scene.
Rukhsar’s family learned about her death only after a friend saw news reports online. They identified her body three days later at the hospital morgue.
Her sister, Shabana Khatoon, revealed that Amit had introduced himself as a police officer. “My sister was studying nursing and working at a private hospital in Patna. One day, she brought Amit home and said he was her friend. He told us he worked in the police, came in a Scorpio car, and stayed the night. We trusted him completely,” she said, describing Rukhsar as “the brightest and most cheerful” member of the family.
Investigations later found that Amit had been living with Rukhsar for over a month. The landlord told police that Amit rented the flat using a fake Aadhaar card and claimed they were married. Police have confirmed that the documents were forged.
A case of murder has been registered at the Danapur police station, and a manhunt has been launched for Amit Kumar. A lookout notice has also been issued for the auto driver who assisted him in taking Rukhsar’s body to the hospital.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
