Two IAF pilots killed in Jaguar fighter jet crash
JAIPUR, July 9: Two pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed on Wednesday morning in a crash of a Jaguar fighter jet near Churu in Rajasthan, the third such accident since March involving the twin-engine bomber.The IAF said a court of inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident.“An IAF Jaguar Trainer aircraft met with an accident during a routine training mission and crashed near Churu in Rajasthan, today,” it said in a brief statement.“Both pilots sustained fatal injuries in the accident. No damage to any civil property has been reported,” it said.The IAF is yet to make public the names of the deceased pilots.Police said human body parts were found near the crash site.Shortly after the crash, locals rushed to the site and found burning debris. (PTI)
Mall employee alleges rape, blackmail by colleague
LUCKNOW, July 9: A 19-year-old woman working at a prominent mall here has accused its cash supervisor of raping her after spiking her drink with sedatives and blackmailing her with a video of the incident,.The accused has been arrested.The woman said she works at the mall in Lucknow and a few months ago, she met the cash supervisor near a tea stall behind the mall.Later, the supervisor took her to a hotel on some pretext, where he offered her a cold drink laced with sedatives. When she lost consciousness, he raped her and recorded a video, the woman alleged.Following this, the accused continued to extort money from her by threatening to leak the video on social media. (PTI)
