Aditya Rao sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for placing explosives at Mangaluru Airport
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Fourth Additional Magistrate on Wednesday sentenced 20 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10 thousand to Aditya Rao who was found guilty of placing explosives at the Mangaluru International Airport in January 2020.
He was sentenced under sections of the UAPA and Explosives Act.
The police had found a low-intensity improvised explosive device (IED) in an unattended bag at the Mangalore International Airport premises on Monday. The bomb detection and disposal squad had successfully defused the explosive in an exercise that lasted several hours. Mangaluru police had released the CCTV footage of a man suspected to have planted the bomb.
Aditya had later surrendered at the DGP’s office in Bengaluru as the investigation by local police was underway. He was then brought to Mangalore by police for investigation.
The Police had filed a 700-page charge sheet against Rao including the FSL report of the bag of explosives that was placed at the airport, confirming Rao’s involvement in the case.
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Metro services begin in Bhopal; excited residents flock to take rides, selfies
Bhopal (PTI): On the first day of the commercial run of the Metro services in Bhopal on Sunday, hundreds of residents enthusiastically took rides, expressing confidence that it will save time and provide relief from traffic jams.
An official said that the Metro’s first service began at 9 am from the AIIMS station, and by 6 pm, 5,731 people had travelled on the new mass-transit corridor.
He said that people, along with their family members, had been lining up for tickets since early morning. Several users were seen taking selfies and photos inside the Metro rakes and at stations.
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Earlier on Saturday, Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the Metro service by flagging off a train from Subhash Nagar station on a 7.5-kilometre stretch, called the “Priority Corridor”.
With this, Bhopal became the 26th city in the country and the second city in Madhya Pradesh, after Indore, to have the Metro service.
Rao Singh, who took a Metro ride, told PTI Videos that besides saving time and money, the new mode of transport will provide relief from traffic jams and pollution.
Another passenger, who identified himself as Chetan, said he was happy that Bhopal is now on the “Metro list”.
Office-goers will benefit a lot due to the Metro service, said a young man named Akshay.
While the estimated cost of the 30.8-km-long Bhopal Metro project is Rs 10,033 crore, a sum of Rs 2,225 crore was spent on the ‘Priority Corridor’, according to officials.
