Delhi gym trainer stabbed to death at home hours before wedding
New Delhi (PTI): A 29-year-old gym trainer was stabbed 15 times in his face and chest at his south Delhi home early Thursday, hours before he was supposed to get married. Police are searching for the man's father, the main suspect in the murder.
Deceased Gaurav Singhal's younger brother and a relative have been detained for questioning, they said, adding that all angles are being looked into.
The incident occurred in the Devli Extension area of south Delhi, a senior police officer said.
"The motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained. So far, we have come to know that there was some dispute between father and son. Everything will be clear after the arrest of the main accused," the officer said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) Ankit Chauhan said police received a call about the incident around 12.30 am.
Following the attack, Singhal's family members rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead, he said.
"Singhal's wedding ceremony was scheduled for Thursday... It was an arranged marriage," the DCP added.
Police have shifted the body to the AIIMS mortuary for a post-mortem examination and legal proceedings have been initiated.
Singhal's family members, however, said they do not suspect any foul play by anybody belonging to the family.
"I got a call at around midnight about the murder of my nephew. I immediately came to the house. When I reached there, family members of Gaurav had taken him to a hospital... We do not suspect any foul play from the family side," Jawar, the uncle of the deceased, said.
Another family member Jaiprakash Singhal said, "The entire family is clueless about who killed him. We did not hear any screams as dhol was playing near the house. Police must investigate the case properly and arrest the accused."
Police officials said the victim was stabbed more than 15 times in his face and chest, killing him on the spot.
"We have activated our local sources to know the actual reason behind his death. We are investigating the matter from every angle and have some important leads behind the main motive. More than five different teams are working," an official said.
Police said they were also checking CCTV footage of the area.
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At least 16 dead in strikes as Chernobyl anniversary highlights nuclear risks of Russia-Ukraine war
Kyiv (AP): At least 16 people have been killed in strikes over the weekend across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia, local authorities said, as the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster prompted fresh warnings about the risks posed by attacks near the plant during Russia's more than four-year invasion of its neighbour.
The death toll from Russian drone and missile strikes on the city of Dnipro rose to nine, regional head Oleksandr Hanzha said Sunday.
One man was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the port city of Sevastopol, in Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed authorities said Sunday. Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, a move that most of the world considered illegal, and has used it as a staging and supply point during the war.
Leonid Pasechnik, the Russia-installed governor in Ukraine's Luhansk region — of which Russia earlier this month said it had taken full control, a claim denied by Ukraine — said three people were killed in an overnight Ukrainian drone strike on a village, after reporting two people were killed in the early hours of Saturday.
Ukraine did not comment on either attack, which could not be independently verified by The Associated Press.
The latest strikes came after a woman was killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's Belgorod border region, according to local authorities.
Ukrainian forces also struck an oil refinery in Yaroslavl, deep inside Russian territory, Ukraine's General Staff said Sunday. The strikes sparked fires at the facility, which processes 15 million tons of oil a year and produces gasoline, diesel and jet fuel for the Russian military. Russia did not immediately comment.
Ukraine has developed its own long-range drones, which can reach targets some 1,500 kilometres inside Russia. It has used them recently against Russian oil facilities as Moscow looks to boost its exports after the Trump administration gave it a temporary waiver from sanctions to ease supply constraints.
Kyiv officials complain that Russia will use the additional revenue on new weapons to hit Ukraine harder.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster to warn that Russian attacks risk repeating history.
“Through its war, Russia is once again bringing the world to the brink of a man-made disaster — Russian-Iranian Shaheds regularly fly over the plant, and one of them struck the confinement last year,” he wrote on Facebook.
“The world must not allow this nuclear terrorism to continue, and the best way is to force Russia to stop its reckless attacks,” he said.
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, echoed those concerns during a visit to Kyiv, saying repairs to the plant's damaged outer protective shell must begin immediately. IAEA assessments show the damage sustained after a strike last year has already compromised a key safety function of the structure, he said, warning that years of inaction could heighten danger to the original sarcophagus beneath it.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said repairs would require at least 500 million euros (USD 586 million).
Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone struck the outer shell of the plant's New Safe Confinement structure — a USD 2.1 billion archlike enclosure completed in 2019 over the remains of Reactor No 4 — in February 2025. Moscow denied targeting the plant, alleging Kyiv staged the attack.
