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3 days ago
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Tears and hope as families mourn Bondi stabbing victims
Tears were shed and tissues were piled high as families of those killed in a shocking mass stabbing recounted their pain, bringing an emotionally charged inquest to a close. Dawn Singleton, 25, Ashlee Good, 38, Jade Young, 47, Pikria Darchia, 55, Yixuan Cheng, 27 and security guard Faraz Tahir, 30, all died in the attack carried out by Joel Cauchi at Bondi Junction Westfield in Sydney's east in April 2024. Ten others were injured by the schizophrenic man who was experiencing psychotic symptoms. "I am angry and aggrieved and anguished for what I have lost and for what it cost," Elizabeth Young said of her daughter Jade's tragic fate. Hours before the tragedy, she said she received a heart emoji in a text from her architect daughter responding to a photo of mushrooms she had taken during her Saturday walk. "I hurt so terribly that our ... slightly goofy, funny, gentle girl no longer has the chance to be, to exist in the now and future," she told the court. "As it is, she exists in the past only." Ms Young decried the "trauma porn" she said she experienced from the media after the April 2024 attack, including seeing footage of her daughter's lifeless body - being worked on by paramedics - broadcast globally. She also criticised a photographer for taking a snap of her and her family while mourning at a vigil in Bondi Beach. "To think images of a grieving family or a woman lying dead is newsworthy sickens me," she said. The family of Mr Tahir also attended the inquest where a joint statement was read out by his elder brother Muzafar. Mr Tahir was a brave, compassionate man who ran towards danger to help others on that day, paying the ultimate price, he said as images of his brother flashed across the screen. "By sacrificing his life, Faraz died with honour," Muzafar said. "To many of us he will always be remembered as a symbol of bravery. Our hero." He also recognised the pain that Cauchi's parents must be feeling, saying the tragedy was not their fault. A statement from economics student Yixuan's Chinese parents Jun Xing and Pengfei Cheng was read by their barrister Daniel Roff. "It breaks our heart even more to know that there was nothing we could do," her parents wrote. No matter how much empathy or compassion one had, it was impossible to know what it felt like to be parents who had lost their only child, they wrote. "The piercing, bone-deep, soul-crushing agony that is beyond description and follows us like a shadow." Statements by Ms Darchia's son's George Darchia and Irakli Dvali - who were watching by audiovisual link from Georgia - remembered their caring, kind and observant artist mother. "A life was lost, a beautiful life, and for what?" Mr Darchia said in his statement. His words were full of sorrow but also hope, the court heard. "May God help us, all of us, to prevent tragedies like this in the future." Statements by Ms Good's family were read out by barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC - who was in tears at points - but their contents cannot be legally published. Ms Singleton's partner Ashley Wildey and mother Julie attended the NSW Coroners Court on Friday but did not say anything publicly. Victims' families were also offered a route to enter the court building behind a partition, away from the media's view. The efforts to protect those worst affected by the events of April 2024 served as an undercurrent throughout the five-week inquest, taking a trauma-informed approach to aid victim survivors and those who lost loved ones. As the inquest concluded, coroner Teresa O'Sullivan thanked the families for their "profoundly moving" words. "Today has been a day that has affected everyone," she said. "I'll never forget what I heard today." The inquest will resume on October 9 for closing submissions. Ms O'Sullivan will then retire to consider her findings about what happened and any recommendations she will make to avoid future tragedies. Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 Tears were shed and tissues were piled high as families of those killed in a shocking mass stabbing recounted their pain, bringing an emotionally charged inquest to a close. Dawn Singleton, 25, Ashlee Good, 38, Jade Young, 47, Pikria Darchia, 55, Yixuan Cheng, 27 and security guard Faraz Tahir, 30, all died in the attack carried out by Joel Cauchi at Bondi Junction Westfield in Sydney's east in April 2024. Ten others were injured by the schizophrenic man who was experiencing psychotic symptoms. "I am angry and aggrieved and anguished for what I have lost and for what it cost," Elizabeth Young said of her daughter Jade's tragic fate. Hours before the tragedy, she said she received a heart emoji in a text from her architect daughter responding to a photo of mushrooms she had taken during her Saturday walk. "I hurt so terribly that our ... slightly goofy, funny, gentle girl no longer has the chance to be, to exist in the now and future," she told the court. "As it is, she exists in the past only." Ms Young decried the "trauma porn" she said she experienced from the media after the April 2024 attack, including seeing footage of her daughter's lifeless body - being worked on by paramedics - broadcast globally. She also criticised a photographer for taking a snap of her and her family while mourning at a vigil in Bondi Beach. "To think images of a grieving family or a woman lying dead is newsworthy sickens me," she said. The family of Mr Tahir also attended the inquest where a joint statement was read out by his elder brother Muzafar. Mr Tahir was a brave, compassionate man who ran towards danger to help others on that day, paying the ultimate price, he said as images of his brother flashed across the screen. "By sacrificing his life, Faraz died with honour," Muzafar said. "To many of us he will always be remembered as a symbol of bravery. Our hero." He also recognised the pain that Cauchi's parents must be feeling, saying the tragedy was not their fault. A statement from economics student Yixuan's Chinese parents Jun Xing and Pengfei Cheng was read by their barrister Daniel Roff. "It breaks our heart even more to know that there was nothing we could do," her parents wrote. No matter how much empathy or compassion one had, it was impossible to know what it felt like to be parents who had lost their only child, they wrote. "The piercing, bone-deep, soul-crushing agony that is beyond description and follows us like a shadow." Statements by Ms Darchia's son's George Darchia and Irakli Dvali - who were watching by audiovisual link from Georgia - remembered their caring, kind and observant artist mother. "A life was lost, a beautiful life, and for what?" Mr Darchia said in his statement. His words were full of sorrow but also hope, the court heard. "May God help us, all of us, to prevent tragedies like this in the future." Statements by Ms Good's family were read out by barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC - who was in tears at points - but their contents cannot be legally published. Ms Singleton's partner Ashley Wildey and mother Julie attended the NSW Coroners Court on Friday but did not say anything publicly. Victims' families were also offered a route to enter the court building behind a partition, away from the media's view. The efforts to protect those worst affected by the events of April 2024 served as an undercurrent throughout the five-week inquest, taking a trauma-informed approach to aid victim survivors and those who lost loved ones. As the inquest concluded, coroner Teresa O'Sullivan thanked the families for their "profoundly moving" words. "Today has been a day that has affected everyone," she said. "I'll never forget what I heard today." The inquest will resume on October 9 for closing submissions. Ms O'Sullivan will then retire to consider her findings about what happened and any recommendations she will make to avoid future tragedies. Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 Tears were shed and tissues were piled high as families of those killed in a shocking mass stabbing recounted their pain, bringing an emotionally charged inquest to a close. Dawn Singleton, 25, Ashlee Good, 38, Jade Young, 47, Pikria Darchia, 55, Yixuan Cheng, 27 and security guard Faraz Tahir, 30, all died in the attack carried out by Joel Cauchi at Bondi Junction Westfield in Sydney's east in April 2024. Ten others were injured by the schizophrenic man who was experiencing psychotic symptoms. "I am angry and aggrieved and anguished for what I have lost and for what it cost," Elizabeth Young said of her daughter Jade's tragic fate. Hours before the tragedy, she said she received a heart emoji in a text from her architect daughter responding to a photo of mushrooms she had taken during her Saturday walk. "I hurt so terribly that our ... slightly goofy, funny, gentle girl no longer has the chance to be, to exist in the now and future," she told the court. "As it is, she exists in the past only." Ms Young decried the "trauma porn" she said she experienced from the media after the April 2024 attack, including seeing footage of her daughter's lifeless body - being worked on by paramedics - broadcast globally. She also criticised a photographer for taking a snap of her and her family while mourning at a vigil in Bondi Beach. "To think images of a grieving family or a woman lying dead is newsworthy sickens me," she said. The family of Mr Tahir also attended the inquest where a joint statement was read out by his elder brother Muzafar. Mr Tahir was a brave, compassionate man who ran towards danger to help others on that day, paying the ultimate price, he said as images of his brother flashed across the screen. "By sacrificing his life, Faraz died with honour," Muzafar said. "To many of us he will always be remembered as a symbol of bravery. Our hero." He also recognised the pain that Cauchi's parents must be feeling, saying the tragedy was not their fault. A statement from economics student Yixuan's Chinese parents Jun Xing and Pengfei Cheng was read by their barrister Daniel Roff. "It breaks our heart even more to know that there was nothing we could do," her parents wrote. No matter how much empathy or compassion one had, it was impossible to know what it felt like to be parents who had lost their only child, they wrote. "The piercing, bone-deep, soul-crushing agony that is beyond description and follows us like a shadow." Statements by Ms Darchia's son's George Darchia and Irakli Dvali - who were watching by audiovisual link from Georgia - remembered their caring, kind and observant artist mother. "A life was lost, a beautiful life, and for what?" Mr Darchia said in his statement. His words were full of sorrow but also hope, the court heard. "May God help us, all of us, to prevent tragedies like this in the future." Statements by Ms Good's family were read out by barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC - who was in tears at points - but their contents cannot be legally published. Ms Singleton's partner Ashley Wildey and mother Julie attended the NSW Coroners Court on Friday but did not say anything publicly. Victims' families were also offered a route to enter the court building behind a partition, away from the media's view. The efforts to protect those worst affected by the events of April 2024 served as an undercurrent throughout the five-week inquest, taking a trauma-informed approach to aid victim survivors and those who lost loved ones. As the inquest concluded, coroner Teresa O'Sullivan thanked the families for their "profoundly moving" words. "Today has been a day that has affected everyone," she said. "I'll never forget what I heard today." The inquest will resume on October 9 for closing submissions. Ms O'Sullivan will then retire to consider her findings about what happened and any recommendations she will make to avoid future tragedies. Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636 Tears were shed and tissues were piled high as families of those killed in a shocking mass stabbing recounted their pain, bringing an emotionally charged inquest to a close. Dawn Singleton, 25, Ashlee Good, 38, Jade Young, 47, Pikria Darchia, 55, Yixuan Cheng, 27 and security guard Faraz Tahir, 30, all died in the attack carried out by Joel Cauchi at Bondi Junction Westfield in Sydney's east in April 2024. Ten others were injured by the schizophrenic man who was experiencing psychotic symptoms. "I am angry and aggrieved and anguished for what I have lost and for what it cost," Elizabeth Young said of her daughter Jade's tragic fate. Hours before the tragedy, she said she received a heart emoji in a text from her architect daughter responding to a photo of mushrooms she had taken during her Saturday walk. "I hurt so terribly that our ... slightly goofy, funny, gentle girl no longer has the chance to be, to exist in the now and future," she told the court. "As it is, she exists in the past only." Ms Young decried the "trauma porn" she said she experienced from the media after the April 2024 attack, including seeing footage of her daughter's lifeless body - being worked on by paramedics - broadcast globally. She also criticised a photographer for taking a snap of her and her family while mourning at a vigil in Bondi Beach. "To think images of a grieving family or a woman lying dead is newsworthy sickens me," she said. The family of Mr Tahir also attended the inquest where a joint statement was read out by his elder brother Muzafar. Mr Tahir was a brave, compassionate man who ran towards danger to help others on that day, paying the ultimate price, he said as images of his brother flashed across the screen. "By sacrificing his life, Faraz died with honour," Muzafar said. "To many of us he will always be remembered as a symbol of bravery. Our hero." He also recognised the pain that Cauchi's parents must be feeling, saying the tragedy was not their fault. A statement from economics student Yixuan's Chinese parents Jun Xing and Pengfei Cheng was read by their barrister Daniel Roff. "It breaks our heart even more to know that there was nothing we could do," her parents wrote. No matter how much empathy or compassion one had, it was impossible to know what it felt like to be parents who had lost their only child, they wrote. "The piercing, bone-deep, soul-crushing agony that is beyond description and follows us like a shadow." Statements by Ms Darchia's son's George Darchia and Irakli Dvali - who were watching by audiovisual link from Georgia - remembered their caring, kind and observant artist mother. "A life was lost, a beautiful life, and for what?" Mr Darchia said in his statement. His words were full of sorrow but also hope, the court heard. "May God help us, all of us, to prevent tragedies like this in the future." Statements by Ms Good's family were read out by barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC - who was in tears at points - but their contents cannot be legally published. Ms Singleton's partner Ashley Wildey and mother Julie attended the NSW Coroners Court on Friday but did not say anything publicly. Victims' families were also offered a route to enter the court building behind a partition, away from the media's view. The efforts to protect those worst affected by the events of April 2024 served as an undercurrent throughout the five-week inquest, taking a trauma-informed approach to aid victim survivors and those who lost loved ones. As the inquest concluded, coroner Teresa O'Sullivan thanked the families for their "profoundly moving" words. "Today has been a day that has affected everyone," she said. "I'll never forget what I heard today." The inquest will resume on October 9 for closing submissions. Ms O'Sullivan will then retire to consider her findings about what happened and any recommendations she will make to avoid future tragedies. Lifeline 13 11 14 beyondblue 1300 22 4636
Express Tribune
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Faran Tahir won't fade to beige
Faran Tahir isn't here for watered-down representation. The Pakistani-American actor, best known for playing the menacing Raza in Iron Man, is steadily rewriting the Hollywood script for South Asian and Muslim actors, and doing it on his terms. For Tahir, the goal has never been assimilation. It's about owning your identity, and using it as a strength. "Some people see our colour or our faith as weaknesses," he told Jamal Ouazzani on the Saturday installment of the Jins podcast. "But there's another way to look at it. These are your uniqueness. Find the strength in it rather than be dejected by it." In fact, his primary advice to young South Asian and Muslim actors is to learn to say no when you must, and show up when it matters. "We see doctors, cab drivers, storekeepers, people from our part of the world are part of this reality. We need to show our identity and own our identity." And always have the conversation, even if you don't win. "That idea, that concept, it stays. Maybe next time, it lands." "When I started, there weren't too many good roles we could bring our talents to," he recalled. "And there was not enough choice of talent." Rather than accept the one-dimensional parts often thrown his way, Tahir leaned into theatre, where he could tackle complex roles and grow as an artist. "If I could handle verse, do Shakespeare, there was a place for actors like me." His breakout role in Iron Man was a tightrope walk. Playing a villain while being visibly Muslim required nuance. "I wanted to strip away any real allusions to faith. Raza was a mercenary, a soldier of fortune, not a religious zealot," he explained. By adding linguistic and cultural ambiguity, he worked with the production to avoid lazy tropes. "Worldliness was important to me rather than making the character a savage." Still, the grind isn't easy. "Not all work is good work," he said bluntly. Tahir chooses roles that let him sleep at night. "If I can't look at myself in the mirror when I wake up, I shouldn't be doing it." He's found stability through voice acting, television, and theatre, work that gives him the freedom to say no. Hollywood, in Tahir's world, is a global stage. "These colours we bring to stories? They're not invaluable. They are the story."
Economic Times
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Abandoned after escape: Uzma Ahmed's real-life ordeal behind 'The Diplomat' will break your heart
Love, Lies, and a Journey into Darkness A Daring Escape and a Diplomatic Triumph Betrayed by Her Own: Where Was Her Family? A New Life in the Shadows of Pain The Real Hero Behind the Fiction When John Abraham's The Diplomat started trending on Netflix, audiences were gripped by the story of an Indian girl trapped across the border. But what many may not realise is that the real-life tale behind the film is far more harrowing and heartbreaking. At its centre stands Uzma Ahmed — a woman whose courage triumphed where her family failed Ahmed's life took a tragic turn in 2017 when she fell into the deadly trap of human trafficking . After her first marriage ended, Uzma left for Malaysia to study Business Management, leaving behind her young daughter Falak, who suffers from thalassemia, in the care of her grandmother in New was in Malaysia that she met Tahir Ali, a man who appeared to be the perfect gentleman — concerned, caring, and persuasive. He invited her to visit his hometown in Pakistan. What seemed like an innocent trip of love soon became a descent into crossed the Wagah Border, only to be taken to the far-flung Buner district in northern Pakistan, near the Afghanistan border — an area beyond reach, both geographically and lawfully. There, the truth unraveled. Tahir was already married with children, and Uzma was now one among many captive was stripped of her belongings, beaten daily, confined to a small room filled with weapons, and forcibly married to Tahir. Her dream of a new beginning had turned into a and desperate, Uzma found an unlikely ally in another abducted woman, who helped her contact a friend in Malaysia. It was this friend who gave her a glimmer of hope: reach the Indian High Commission in a clever lie, Uzma told Tahir that her brother — supposedly working at the High Commission — had money for the newlyweds. When she arrived at the mission, she poured her heart out to IFS officer JP Singh. With swift coordination and the support of then External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj , Uzma was finally rescued and brought world watched with relief and admiration. But what came next was perhaps even more tragic than her days in her miraculous return, Uzma's biggest heartbreak wasn't behind enemy lines — it was at home. Her parents, who had been living abroad for years, cut all ties with her. There were no phone calls, no letters, no embraces. Uzma had survived a living hell, only to return to a life of emotional isolation In a candid interview with The Times of India, she revealed:'It's been 14 years now that I have been living away from my family. My father is an NRI and lives abroad and ever since I've moved away, there has been no communication between us. I have always fought all battles by myself but the loneliness eats me up.'No sibling to confide in, no parent to lean on — Uzma had to rebuild her life, brick by brick, with nothing but resilience and her daughter's smile to keep her Uzma runs a small beauty parlour named after her daughter Falak in the bustling lanes of Brahmpuri, northeast Delhi. Between threading eyebrows and mixing hair dyes, she also manages a household and cares for her ailing to The Week, she said:'Between the parlour, looking after my daughter, the home and the kitchen, I don't have any time. I tire myself out so completely with work that, once I enter my house, I can only eat, listen to some old songs and go to sleep.'Her routine may sound ordinary, but it's built on the ashes of extraordinary The Diplomat may dramatise the bureaucratic finesse of international diplomacy, Uzma Ahmed's reality is one of abandonment, survival, and silent strength. Her story reminds us that not all scars are visible — some are hidden beneath the surface, stitched together by grit and a world quick to sensationalise and forget, Uzma's journey deserves not just applause, but empathy. She isn't just a survivor of human trafficking — she is a survivor of betrayal, heartbreak, and perhaps the deepest cut of all: being forsaken by her own.
Indian Express
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
The Diplomat: If John Abraham wants to save his career, he needs to stop saving damsels in distress first
There is a difference between ambition and delusion. Ambition often depends on one's means; delusion, on the other hand, hinges on one's capability. The Diplomat isn't an ambitious film for barring the brawny John Abraham from lifting a finger. But it's certainly delusional for thinking of itself as a desi answer to Argo. There is, however, a more unexpected comparison that the movie invites, without realising that it is guilty of committing the same mistakes that it is so confidently calling out. But more on that later. Directed by Shivam Nair, The Diplomat projects itself as a feminist film, but it is actually a tribute to male ego. A dramatically inert distillation of a multi-pronged story, The Diplomat takes a typically Bollywood approach to telling a story about a woman's emancipation and empowerment. It frames its narrative from the perspective of Abraham's character, India's Deputy High Commissioner in Pakistan, JP Singh. But it is actually the story of Uzma Ahmed, an Indian woman played by Sadia Khateeb, who is conned into marrying a Pakistani man named Tahir. They met in Malaysia, where he was working as a taxi driver. A few months into their relationship, Tahir moved back home and invited her to join him there. But he had an ulterior motive. Also read – Jewel Thief – The Heist Begins: How many times will Saif Ali Khan facilitate the destruction of Bollywood (after restoring it)? He picks her up at the Attari-Wagah border, drives her to a remote location in the mountains, and essentially keeps her prisoner in his house. Uzma discovers that Tahir is running some kind of human trafficking operation; there are several other 'wives' in the compound that Tahir regularly abuses. Uzma is spared the horror of being sold off to a warlord because she is deemed too old, at age 28. With the help of another prisoner, Uzma is able to contact her friends in Malaysia — we never see her family, for some reason — and is advised to hatch an escape plan. She manipulates Tahir into taking her to the Indian embassy in Islamabad, where she is able to seek refuge and request repatriation. Uzma's kidnapping unfolds in a flashback, as she tells JP what she went through and waits for him to pull the strings necessary to facilitate her return to India. JP doesn't judge, but the movie expects you to; it has a character overtly call Uzma foolish for falling into such an obvious trap. But that's besides the point. The bigger issue with the movie is that it regularly undermines Uzma's own struggles by presenting her story through JP's eyes. By doing this, The Diplomat robs her of agency; it retroactively snatches her narrative away from her. What we're seeing, instead, is JP's version of events. Abraham doesn't resort to his typical gung-ho action — there is, however, a car chase — but he certainly plays a saviour figure to a damsel in distress. Director Shivam Nair seems incapable of understanding that JP Singh isn't (and shouldn't be) the protagonist of this story. A real movie would've restricted him to being a tertiary character who appears in the final 10 minutes and makes a few phone calls. By projecting him as the hero — quite literally — the movie ignores the trauma that Uzma actually went through. We don't even get a glimpse of her folks, or of what her life used to be like in India. She exists only to be abused, to be rescued, and to be used as a mascot for the Machiavellian machinations unfolding around her. Heck, even her escape from captivity, the movie implies, was concocted by a man — her friend's husband. Meanwhile, JP gets a traumatic backstory of his own, and numerous (comedic) interludes where he talks to his young son in India. Why must we know this? Why is this important? Wouldn't cutting away to Uzma's worried family be a more responsible use of precious screen time? She constantly needs to be reminded to stand up for herself, to not be afraid of Tahir. She doesn't come to this realisation herself, but needs to be nudged out of passivity by JP. A ridiculous courtroom scene inexplicably puts him at the front and centre of the frame; at one point, he protectively shields Uzma from an enraged Tahir. Ben Affleck did nothing of the sort in Argo. He satisfied his urge to be super-heroic in a separate movie. Read more – Ulajh: Movies that talk down to the audience are an epidemic in Bollywood, but this one is almost unwatchable In structure, The Diplomat mimics — of all things — Mad Max: Fury Road. The action masterpiece subverted expectations by revealing that Mad Max is only a facilitator in Furiosa's story. Like Uzma, she, too, escaped captivity and made a mad dash to safety. But The Diplomat does the opposite; it injects a man into story that he has no authorship over. The movie doesnt even adhere to its own internal logic. It ends with a scene in which JP jumps behind the wheel of a car and personally drives Uzma to the Indian border as they're chased by Tahir and his men. Amazed at this tonal shift, you're left with no choice but to wonder what sort of diplomacy JP is meant to have displayed at all. If launching into an action scene was always on the table, why didn't he throw a punch or two at Tahir sooner? The Diplomat falls into the same category as recent films such as Satyaprem Ki Katha, Mr & Mrs Mahi, and the tragically misguided Bawaal. Incidentally, Khateeb, who made such a strong debut in the film Shikara, followed it up with a supporting role in the Akshay Kumar-starrer Raksha Bandhan, which remains one of Hindi cinema's most egregious examples of 'fridging'. This when a female character is maimed or murdered in order to serve as motivation for her male counterpart to evolve. And while Uzma doesn't die, she isn't allowed to live either. The biggest mistake that The Diplomat makes is revealing the real JP at the end. Whatever disbelief you'd managed to suspend in the previous two hours is immediately undone the second you lay eyes on the nondescript norm-core dad that JP really is. Don't be surprised if Abraham decides that he should play Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in a future film based on Operation Sindoor. Post Credits Scene is a column in which we dissect new releases every week, with particular focus on context, craft, and characters. Because there's always something to fixate about once the dust has settled. Rohan Naahar is an assistant editor at Indian Express online. He covers pop-culture across formats and mediums. He is a 'Rotten Tomatoes-approved' critic and a member of the Film Critics Guild of India. He previously worked with the Hindustan Times, where he wrote hundreds of film and television reviews, produced videos, and interviewed the biggest names in Indian and international cinema. At the Express, he writes a column titled Post Credits Scene, and has hosted a podcast called Movie Police. You can find him on X at @RohanNaahar, and write to him at He is also on LinkedIn and Instagram. ... Read More
The Print
13-05-2025
- The Print
Haryana: 3 alleged cow smugglers nabbed by Nuh police, 3 flee
Two country-made pistols, three cartridges, seven empty bullet shells, three knives, two axes, one dead and two alive cows, two motorcycles and two mobile phones were recovered from their possession, said police. All three accused were injured after getting shot in their legs while police constable Ajay hurt his right eye on being attacked by one of the smugglers with a knife. The injured policeman and the accused were admitted to the Nalhar Medical College Hospital for treatment, they added. Gurugram, May 13 (PTI) Three alleged cow smugglers were nabbed on Tuesday after a brief encounter with the Nuh police while three others managed to flee, said officials. The nabbed smugglers have been identified as Rahil (36), Tahir (42) and Shahzad (35), all residents of Pachgaon village, according to police. An FIR has been registered against the accused persons at Tauru Sadar police station. 'Raids were conducted by two police teams near Pachgaon village's hill on a tip-off. Six youths had tied a cow with ropes at the spot and were preparing to slaughter it. 'Seeing the police teams, the accused started firing at the police party with illegal weapons. In retaliatory police action, three smugglers — Rahil, Tahir and Shahjad — were injured by bullets,' Nuh DSP Harinder Kumar said. Police are conducting raids to nab the other accused persons, the DSP added. According to the police, Tahir and Rahil are brothers and are involved in cow smuggling. Five cases are already registered against both of them. Shahzad has two cases registered against him. The police are investigating the cases registered against them in other police stations. During the encounter, three other cow smugglers managed to flee. Police have identified them as Bilal, Shoaib and Tasleem. Several incidents related to alleged cow-smuggling have taken place in Nuh in less than three months. Two cow smugglers were arrested after a brief encounter near Silkho hill area in Tauru on April 1, police said. Salim and Sajid, the accused, sustained bullet injuries in their legs and were admitted to the medical college at Nalhar, said police. Two illegal country-made pistols, one cartridge, five empty bullet shells, a knife, an axe and a motorcycle among other items were recovered from their possession, they added. The police also recovered three cows from them. On March 1, a reward-carrying criminal absconding ever since he allegedly attacked law enforcement officers five years ago was nabbed from his village, police said. Mohamaddin alias Mulla, a native of Pachgaon village of Nuh district, was arrested by a team of Sector 40 Crime Unit. Police had announced a reward of Rs 10,000 on information leading to his arrest. In 2019, Mohamaddin allegedly opened fire at a police team near Fazilwas village while escaping in a jeep. He was stopped for a check for driving a vehicle without a registration plate. PTI COR KSS KSS This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
