Iran’s Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani under suspicion as Israeli spy, reportedly missing
Tehran: Iran’s Quds Force commander, Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, has reportedly disappeared after his recent visit to Lebanon, sparking allegations that he may be a Mossad agent.
Qaani, who travelled to Lebanon following the assassination of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike, has not been seen or heard from since. Sources cited by The Sun claim that Qaani is currently under house arrest and is being interrogated on suspicions of espionage for Israel.
Officials indicate that Qaani was in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Dahiyeh, during a strike aimed at senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, although he was not meeting Safieddine at the time.
Esmail Qaani assumed leadership of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force after the assassination of Qassem Soleimani in 2020. His role involves managing Tehran's paramilitary allies across the Middle East and globally.
However, his influence has not reached the same levels as his predecessor, and Iranian proxies such as Hezbollah have faced mounting pressure, particularly from Israeli forces, under his command.
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UP: Police official shunted after killing of two senior employees of biogas plant in Budaun
Budaun (UP) (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh government has shunted the Circle Officer of the area in connection with the recent killing of two senior officials at an HPCL compressed biogas plant in the district, officials said on Sunday.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Hirdesh Katheriya said that Ujhani Circle Officer Devendra Singh has been attached to the Police headquarters in Lucknow, and Rahul Pandey of UP-112 emergency response service has been posted to Budaun in his place.
The action comes a day after the state government transferred Senior Superintendent of Police Brijesh Kumar Singh following the double murder at the plant in Sejni village in the Musajhag area.
Meanwhile, under the directions of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted under the chairmanship of the Bareilly divisional commissioner to conduct a detailed probe into the incident.
The incident took place on Thursday when Sudhir Kumar Gupta, 58, deputy general manager at the facility, and Harshit Sharma, 34, an assistant manager, were shot dead by Ajay Pratap Singh, who was earlier a vendor at the plant here in the district.
The main accused has been arrested, and authorities have also pasted notices on six shops allegedly owned by him in Sejni village that were reportedly constructed over government land, they said, adding that the demolition may be carried out after due procedure.
In view of the incident, authorities have also decided to establish a police outpost inside the plant premises with the deployment of two sub-inspectors and eight police personnel to enhance security.
