Sarabjot, Divya settle for silver medal in 10m air pistol mixed team event
Hangzhou (PTI): India's Sarabjot Singh and Divya TS settled for a silver medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event, losing the finals to Chinese pair at the Asian Games here on Saturday.
The final score read 16-14 in favour of Chinese shooters Zhang Bowen and Jiang Ranxin in the shoot-off for gold.
India thus have won 19 medals in shooting, including 6 gold, 8 silver and 5 bronze, from the continental Games.
Sarabjot had shot 291, while Divya scored 286 to aggregate 577 and finish ahead of China (576) in the qualification round.
But in the shoot-off for gold, the Chinese pair turned the tables on the Indians, emerging winners after trailing the Indian duo for much of the finals.
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Woman detained in Mumbai for call threatening PM Modi
Mumbai (PTI): A 34-year-old mentally unstable woman has been detained for allegedly making a call to Mumbai Police threatening to harm Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said on Thursday.
The city police control room received the threat call on Wednesday, an official said.
The call was traced to Amboli in the western suburbs and a case was subsequently registered.
A Mumbai Police team tracked the woman caller and took her into custody for questioning, the official said.
After an investigation, the woman was found to be mentally unstable and the call was classified as a 'prank', he said.
The woman did not have any previous criminal record, the official said.
Further probe was on, he said.
