Man flees with SUV on pretext of test drive in Noida, held
Noida, Mar 3: The Noida police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly fleeing with a Mahindra Thar on the pretext of taking its test drive, officials said.
The incident took place on Saturday in Sector 63, police said, adding that the vehicle has been recovered.
"Accused Mohit Chawla had taken the Mahindra Thar for a test drive on Saturday but did not return after which the plaintiff lodged a complaint against him at the local police station," a police spokesperson said.
"An FIR was lodged under IPC section 379 (theft) and an investigation was launched, leading to the arrest of the accused from Block C of Sector 63 today (Sunday). The Thar was also recovered from his possession," the spokesperson said.
The accused was previously booked in similar cases in Delhi and Noida, police said.
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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 1: Full schedule for Team India
Paris: On the opening day—early on Saturday—India's shooting contingent will be at the forefront of the Paris Olympics 2024. The campaign begins with the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event, featuring the pairs of Ramita Jindal-Arjun Babuta and Elavenil Valarivan-Sandeep Singh. These pairs will strive to bring medals to India.
The medal matches are scheduled for the latter part of the day, with the top four teams from the qualifiers advancing to the finals. Teams ranked first and second will compete for gold, while the other two will contest for bronze. Additionally, Arjun Singh Cheema, Sarabjot Singh, Manu Bhaker, and Rhythm Sangwan will participate in the 10m air pistol events, with only the qualifiers scheduled for the day.
India's largest-ever shooting contingent of 15 athletes represented the country at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where Saurabh Chaudhary was the sole finalist from that group. The rifle shooters had underperformed the last time.
India's hockey team will also begin their campaign in Pool B against New Zealand. In badminton, Lakshya Sen will compete in the men's singles group match. Following this, the men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will take to the court. Later in the day, veteran tennis player Rohan Bopanna will start his final Olympic appearance in the men's doubles with N Sriram Balaji.
Full Schedule:
Badminton
- Men's singles group match: Lakshya Sen vs Kevin Cordon (Guatemala) at 7:10 PM IST
- Men's doubles group match: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty vs Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar (France) at 8:00 PM IST
- Women's doubles group match: Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto vs Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong (Korea) at 11:50 PM IST
Boxing
- Women's 54kg opening round bout: Preeti Pawar vs Thi Kim Anh Vo (Vietnam) at 12:05 AM IST, Jan 28
Hockey
- Pool B match: India vs New Zealand at 9:00 PM IST
Rowing
- Men's single sculls: Panwar Balraj at 12:30 PM IST
Table Tennis
- Men's singles preliminary round: Harmeet Desai vs Zaid Abo Yaman (Jordan) at 7:15 PM IST
Tennis
- Men's doubles first round: Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji vs Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Fabien Reboul (France) at 3:30 PM IST
Shooting
- 10m air rifle mixed team qualification: Sandeep Singh/Elavenil Valarivan, Arjun Babuta/Ramita Jindal at 12:30 PM IST
- Mixed team 10m air rifle medal rounds: 2:00 PM onwards (if India qualifies)
- 10m air pistol men's qualification: Arjun Singh Cheema and Sarabjot Singh at 2:00 PM IST
- 10m air pistol women's qualification: Manu Bhaker and Rhythm Sangwan at 4:00 PM IST
India's contingent is set for an action-packed Day 1, hoping to start their Olympic campaign on a positive note.
