Woman's face smeared with black colour, paraded in Ranchi; 2 held
Ranchi (PTI): A 28-year-old woman was allegedly smeared with black colour on her face and paraded in Jharkhand's Ranchi district by a neighbour, police said on Tuesday.
Two persons, including a woman, have been arrested in this connection, a police officer said.
The incident occurred on Sunday within the Sadar Police Station limits in Bhabhanagra colony, he said.
"As soon as the incident was reported to us, we reached the spot and rescued the woman. In this connection, we have arrested a man and his woman friend. The accused have been identified as Pankaj Singh alias Pankaj (25) and Santna Kumari (23)," said Kuldeep Kumar, Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station.
The OC said that both have been booked under multiple sections of the BNS and were forwarded to judicial custody on Monday.
The OC further said that upon investigation, it has come to light that four to five days before the incident, the victim's husband had taken Pankaj's motorcycle without informing him, as both are neighbours living in rented houses in the same colony.
Pankaj had been accusing the victim's husband of stealing his bike. The woman (victim) admitted that her husband had taken the bike and assured that it would be returned.
On Sunday, the accused, along with his woman friend, caught hold of the victim, smeared black colour on her face and humiliated her in public, he said.
During interrogation, both the accused admitted to the crime. When questioned about why he did not lodge a complaint with the police regarding the bike theft, the accused could not give a satisfactory answer. It appears that the bike might have been stolen. Further investigation into the case is underway, police said.
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EAM Jaishankar meets Jamaican PM, gifts over 10 BHISHM Cubes
Kingston (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and discussed ways to further deepen "political, economic and people-to-people cooperation."
Jaishankar also conveyed greetings from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Holness.
"Pleased to call on Prime Minister @AndrewHolnessJM in Kingston. Conveyed the greetings of PM @narendramodi," Jaishankar posted on X.
"Discussed deepening our political, economic and people-to-people cooperation. Value his commitment towards further strengthening India-Jamaica relations," the post further read.
Also, the external affairs minister handed over 10 BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita & Maitri) Cubes as a gift to Jamaica.
"Formally handed over 10 BHISHM Cubes as a gift from India to Jamaica, in the presence of PM @AndrewHolnessJM, Health Minister @christufton and FM @kaminajsmith," Jaishankar posted on X.
"The BHISHM Cube mobile hospital system, designed for rapid deployment, will help Jamaica during disasters and emergencies. The gift of these cubes is a statement of friendship, a commitment to disaster preparedness, and an outcome of innovation," the post said.
Jaishankar arrived in Kingston on Saturday evening, marking the first leg of his nine-day tour of Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, aimed at further strengthening India's strategic and cultural ties with the Caribbean nations.
Earlier in the day, he interacted with the Indian diaspora and discussed India's ongoing transformation in infrastructure, human development and technology-driven governance and entrepreneurship with them.
He also highlighted the cricket bond between both countries as India gifted a scoreboard to Jamaica.
A scoreboard was dedicated at Sabina Park in Kingston. It is the home of the Jamaica cricket team and is the only Test cricket ground in the Caribbean island nation.
The minister expressed hope that the new scoreboard would witness many memorable innings, including those symbolising the enduring friendship between the two countries.
Cricket has long been a strong cultural bridge between India and Jamaica, which is part of the West Indies cricket team.
Jamaican players, including Chris Gayle, Courtney Walsh and Michael Holding, have played a major role in shaping the legacy of West Indies cricket in the international arena, contributing to its dominance in earlier decades and its continued global appeal.
