Mangaluru: Winner of MasterChef Season 8, Mohammed Aashiq arrived at the Mangaluru airport on Sunday afternoon. He was accorded grand welcome at the airport by his fans and well-wishers.

Aashiq who was declared winner of MasterChef India Season 8 on Thursday, hails from Mangaluru and is the owner of juice shop Kulukki Hub in the city.

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Aashiq is the first South Indian to win MasterChef India.

Aashiq has a meet and greet session with fans at 4.pm on Sunday at the Fiza Nexus Mall in Pandeshwar in the city.

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Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.

The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.

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The accused was a caretaker of the company.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.