Asiad 2018: Shooter Heena Sidhu takes bronze
Palembang (Indonesia), Aug 24 : Experienced shooter Heena Sidhu took bronze in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the 18th Asian Games here on Friday.
Heena scored 219.2 in the final. Wang Qian of China won gold with 240.3 while South Korea's Kim Minjung (237.6) got silver. Manu Bhaker, the other Indian to reach the final, finished at a disappointing fifth position with a score of 176.2.
Manu was, however, in promising form during the qualification round earlier in the day. She scored 574 to qualify for the final at the third spot.
Heena struggled during qualification and could only manage the seventh spot after scoring 571. Wang had topped the qualification round with 580 points while Kim (575) was second.
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Bihar: Young man thrashed, forced to lick spit; Family learns of assault after video goes viral
Muzaffarpur: In a horrific incident, a young man in Bihar's Muzaffarpur was brutally assaulted by a group of men inside a college campus, who also allegedly forced him to lick their spit.
The video of the incident, which has gone viral, shows the bullies physically abusing the victim, identified as Nabi Hasan, with a stick and a belt, and making him do sit-ups holding his ears.
A large crowd gathered to witness the attack. However, no one stepped in to stop the violence or help the victim.
Meanwhile, Hasan’s family got to know about the assault only after the video went viral on Facebook. His mother said the accused threatened to kill him at knifepoint, due to which he had kept quiet, as reported by NDTV on Sunday. But when asked about the video, he revealed everything about the incident and his mother went to the police.
The victim's mother lodged a complaint and mentioned that her son had gone to Banaras Bank Chowk for household work when the accused allegedly cornered him and dragged Hasan to the ground. She said that her son kept pleading with them to stop the torture, but they refused, noting that they continued beating him and forced him to do sit-ups and lick spit, added the report. She further alleged that the accused snatched Rs 2,000 from him.
An FIR has been registered, but the accused are yet to be arrested.
