Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a bogus embassy from a rented residential building near the capital, New Delhi, and recovered cars with fake diplomatic plates. The suspect impersonated an ambassador and allegedly duped people for money by promising overseas employment, said senior police officer Sushil Ghule of Uttar Pradesh state’s special task force in northern India. According to police, Harshvardhan Jain, 47, claimed to have acted as an adviser or ambassador to entities such as “Seborga” or “Westarctica.” Police recovered multiple doctored photographs showing Jain with world leaders, and fake seals of India’s foreign ministry and...
Israeli Strikes Kill At Least 21 As Hunger Deepens
More than half of those killed were women and children, health authorities said. One Israeli strike hit a house Tuesday in the northwestern side of Gaza City, killing at least 12 people, according to the Shifa Hospital, which received the casualties. The dead included six children and two women, according to the Health Ministry’s casualty list. Another strike hit an apartment in the Tal al-Hawa area in northern Gaza, killing at least six people. Among the dead were three children and two women, including one who was pregnant. Eight others were wounded, the ministry said. A third strike hit a...
Lagos Firefighters Successfully Rescue Man from Deep Well
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Ejigbo Station, received a distress call at over the weekend reporting an individual trapped inside a well. The rescue team swiftly mobilized and arrived at the scene at No 12 Aiyeola Str, off Governor Rd, Molad B/S, Ikotun, Lagos. Upon arrival, it was discovered that a male adult, approximately 56 years old, had become trapped while working inside a well estimated to be 80 feet deep. The incident occurred at the rear of a bungalow comprising eight rooms of varying sizes, situated on a property covering approximately 648 square metres. The victim was...
Air India Crash Victim’s Son Says He Received Wrong Remains
The son of a woman killed in the Air India plane crash has told the BBC “other remains” were found in her casket after her body was returned to the UK. Miten Patel, whose father also died in the crash, said the coroner identified the mixed-up remains and left him to worry: “How many others are in there?” The Daily Mail reported on Wednesday that the wrong bodies were being sent to loved ones following the crash which killed 260 people shortly after take-off in early June. All remains were handled with “utmost professionalism” and dignity, India’s foreign ministry said, and...
British Couple Held By Taliban ‘May Die In Prison,’ Son Warns
The son of a British couple detained by the Taliban five months ago has told the BBC that he fears they may die in prison. Peter Reynolds, 80, and Barbie, 76, were arrested on 1 February while returning to their home in central Bamiyan province, Afghanistan. It is not known exactly why they were detained. Their son Jonathan Reynolds said their health was rapidly deteriorating, with his father suffering serious convulsions and his mother “numb” from anaemia and malnutrition. The Taliban’s foreign minister said they were receiving medical care and that “efforts are under way to secure their release, but...
