Negotiations for release of the hostages are progressing well, the officials told PTI, adding they could be free in a day or two. The abduction is suspected to have been carried out by some dissatisfied locals, who are unhappy at the benefits of oil resources not reaching them.
The release of Mohd Aseeb Shaikh early on Wednesday morning came after sustained efforts, including negotiations with the abductors, sources told PTI in Delhi. Shaikh, who hails from Mumbai, was abducted alongwith three of his co-workers of a petroleum company on May 13 in the oil-rich Heglig area in southern Sudan.
Punjabi pop singer Gursewak Mann was on Tuesday arrested after a girl alleged he held her as his friend and clicked her photograph with a mobile phone outside the women's toilet in a hotel on Saturday night.
Manjeet Singh alias Surjeet Singh has been accused of spying for India, but his family claims that it is a case of mistaken identity.
"It is obvious that the step is an afterthought following yesterday's apprehension of Pakistan high commission staffer Mehmood Akhtar in Delhi while indulging in anti-India activities. Pakistan's action further confirms that it continues to be in denial of its anti-India activities, including cross-border terrorism," Swarup said.
In a tit-for-tat action, Pakistan has declared an Indian High Commission official as persona non-grata and asked him to leave the country within 48 hours.
As many as 37 farmer leaders, including Rakesh Tikait, Yogendra Yadav, Darshan Pal and Gurnam Singh Chaduni, have been named in a first information report in connection with the violence during the tractor parade that left 300 police personnel injured even as two farmer unions on Wednesday withdrew from the agitation against the farm laws.
Delhi's power circles can expect a surprise when a not-so-known officer is appointed to head the CBI.
It claimed the officials were involved in 'espionage, subversion and supporting terrorist activities in Balochistan and Sindh'.
Of the 650 cases registered in connection with anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, 267 were closed as untraced by the Delhi Police.
All Delhi government-run hospitals have been told to open 'Fever Clinics' to treat dengue patients.
Rifleman Aurangzeb, who belonged to the 44 Rashtriya Rifles, was on way back home on June 14 to celebrate Eid when terrorists abducted him.
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