Man holding MPhil in Chemistry held for heists
New Delhi, Oct 12: A 32-year-old man with an MPhil in Chemistry from Delhi University, who used his knowledge to make smoke bombs for robberies, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in two armed jewellery shop heists in northwest Delhi’s Model Town area, officials said on Sunday. The accused, Deep Shubham, a native of Sitamarhi in Bihar and currently residing in Sohna in Haryana, was a proclaimed offender in two robbery cases and had earlier been convicted in a bank robbery in his home state, police said. “Shubham, who was arrested from the Hari Nagar area in Sohna following a tip-off, had used his chemistry background to prepare a smoke bomb while executing a bank robbery in Bihar,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Harsh Indora said in a statement. According to the officer, the accused, despite his strong academic record, turned to crime due to financial distress. He had completed BSc (Hons), MSc and MPhil in Chemistry from Delhi University, and also briefly pursued law in Visakhapatnam. (PTI)
Man made to wash Brahmin’s feet for sharing AI image
Damoh (MP), Oct 12: An FIR was registered in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district on Sunday after a young man was allegedly forced to wash the feet of a Brahmin person and drink the water for sharing an `objectionable’ AI-generated image, police said. The incident took place on Saturday at Satariya village under the jurisdiction of Patera police station, 45 km off the district headquarters, police said. Purshottam Kushwaha, who belongs to an OBC community, allegedly posted on Instagram an Artificial Intelligence-generated image showing another villager, Annu Pandey wearing a garland of shoes, officials said. After the post went viral and sparked anger and tension in the area, Kushwaha deleted the post and publicly apologised, said Superintendent of Police Shrut Kirti Somvanshi. A village panchayat was convened and Kushwaha was forced to wash Pandey’s feet and drink the same water, the SP said. The panchayat also imposed a fine of ₹5,100 on him. A video of the humiliating proceedings was shared on social media. Another video showed Kushwaha purportedly saying that he had apologised for the mistake he made, and did not want the incident to become a political issue. The victim has not lodged any formal complaint yet, local officials said. A First Information Report was registered against four men including Pandey, Damoh Collector Sudhir Kumar Kocher told reporters. (PTI)
