President Murmu's visit to Jalandhar for convocation event cancelled due to bad weather
Chandigarh (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu's scheduled visit to Jalandhar on Friday for a convocation ceremony was cancelled due to bad weather, an official said.
Murmu, who reached Amritsar on Thursday, where she addressed a convocation function at the Guru Nanak Dev University, was to attend the 21st convocation ceremony of the Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology in Jalandhar as the chief guest on Friday.
“The president's visit was cancelled due to bad weather conditions,” Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal said over the phone.
Notably, many places in Punjab have been blanketed by dense fog during morning hours over the past few days.
The convocation ceremony at the Jalandhar institute was held as per schedule, with Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator, Gulab Chand Kataria, in attendance.
On Thursday evening, the Punjab government hosted a dinner in the president's honour in Amritsar, which was attended by Kataria, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, and some state ministers.
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Two held in UP's Bijnor for contact with Pakistan linked Dubai handler
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Bijnor (PTI): Two men were arrested in this Uttar Pradesh district on Friday for allegedly being in touch with a Pakistan-linked handler based in Dubai, police said.
Circle Officer, Najibabad, Anjani Kumar Chaturvedi said Uvaid Malik and Jalal Haider were arrested following inputs on their alleged links with Aqib, a resident of Meerut currently staying in Dubai.
According to police, Aqib had earlier come into the spotlight after a video surfaced on Instagram purportedly showing him displaying an AK-47 rifle and explosives.
During interrogation, the arrested men allegedly told police that Aqib used to incite youngsters against Hindus and encourage anti-national activities, the officer said, adding that detailed questioning of the accused is underway.
On April 6, Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Jha said the video first surfaced in November last year. Aqib, a native of Sathla village in the Mawana area of Meerut, was allegedly seen in the video brandishing weapons.
Following the viral clip, a case was registered at the Nangal police station by sub-inspector Vinod Kumar. However, the then station house officer and investigating officer Satyendra Singh had recorded Aqib's statement and filed a final report, stating that the weapons seen in the video were toys, effectively giving him a clean chit.
Police said fresh developments have now revealed Aqib's suspicious links and the probe has been handed over to the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS).
The SP said action has been taken against the officials concerned, with the then SHO and investigating officer suspended and Circle Officer Nitesh Pratap Singh removed from his post.
