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Sohaib Nagaur Used apos;VIP Connections apos; For Confidential Informations

2020-06-29T01:22:53Z

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Sohaib Nagaur can easily be categorised as a bit of a social butterfly and social media regular. After the police arrested the visa agent from Rajasthan for allegedly passing on Indian military secrets to Pakistan, officers found a slew of photographs he posted on Facebook, in which he shares the frame with top politicians, including Union ministers Manohar Parrikar and Harsh Vardhan and BJP MP Udit Raj. The authenticity of the pictures is yet to be established. The development comes days after the Centre expelled a Pakistani diplomat based in Delhi, who allegedly ran a spy ring that allegedly collected sensitive information about Indian security operations along the border. Photos of Sohaib Nagaur with Defence Ministers Manohar Parrikar (above) which he posted on social media. Mail Today could not independently verify the authenticity of the pictures, but police say Sohaib used them to impress his way into important places. The arrests of Sohaib and Farhat, who was the former personal assistant of Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Munabbar Saleem, has raised concerns as both were close to the power corridors. Cops have found that they used their perceived political clout to get access to important places and sensitive documents. Saleem sacked Farhat who was held for supplying secret papers to Pakistan high commission official Mehmood Akhtar. Akhtar has since returned to his home country after India declared him persona non grata. Apart from posting pictures with BJP leaders, Sohaib claimed to be an active member of the party's minority wing in Rajasthan. The BJP, which is in power in the state, has rejected his assertion Sources say Sohaib had years of experience in procuring Pakistani visas for people in Rajasthan, due to which he came in touch with ISI sleuths at the Pakistan embassy in Delhi and eventually turned to espionage. Apart from posting pictures with BJP leaders, he claimed to be an active member of the party's minority wing in Rajasthan. Delhi Police's crime branch extracted the photographs and is also trying to verify their authenticity apart from trying to probe his links with people in power at the Centre and Rajasthan. "It cannot be denied that Sohaib might have used his connections to get access inside important locations. We have got several pictures where he is spotted with senior leaders. We are trying to verify when and where he met them," a senior [http://footballandcricketonline.mystrikingly.com/blog/shoaib-akhtar-marriage footballandcricketonline.mystrikingly.com] officer told Mail Today. Farhat's name cropped up during the questioning of Akhtar who was detained on October 27. Picture of Sohaib with Harsh Vardhan A senior officer said Farhat too was well connected and is believed to have been giving "important documents" related to external affairs, defence and shipping ministries for almost two and half years to Akhtar. "He used to charge Rs 2 lakh for the job. He has provided annual reports of several ministries in advance before they became public," the officer said. Farhat allegedly came in contact with the ISI in 1998, through a Pakistan high commission official who was given the code name 'NK'. 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NK allegedly 'trained' him and asked him to provide annual reports of the science and technology, water resources and civil aviation ministries. NK died in 2000, but before that Farhat was handed over to a certain "Rana Sagheer", who later introduced him to "IP Shamshed". He was given specific amounts of money per meeting for handing over documents. Saleem said Farhat was appointed his PA after due verification by three different agencies including the Delhi Police. "When Farhat approached me a year ago, I had sent communications to Parliament and the government for verification. I would like to say that the police and other agencies which gave him a clean chit should be held accountable," said Saleem. Samajwadi Party MP's personal assistant held for espionage One more suspected Pakistani spy was arrested on Saturday by the Delhi Police crime branch. Farhat, who is a personal assistant to Samajwadi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Munawwar Saleem, was arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan. The details of his involvement are not immediately known. Delhi Police had busted a spy ring involving officials of the Pakistan High Commission, in which Pakistani diplomat Mehmood Akhtar was arrested. Rajya Sabha SP MP Munawwar Saleem for whom Farhat worked Akhtar confessed that there was a spy ring being run in India to obtain defence secrets. Meanwhile, the third accused - Shoaib Hassan - who was arrested for spying for Pakistan High Commission staffer Akhtar, was sent to 11-day police custody by a Delhi court. Police are questioning Hassan to extract further details about the espionage ring. On Thursday, Delhi Police achieved a major breakthrough after a strenuous vigil for over six months when it nabbed three people for passing sensitive and secret information about the security establishment of the country. It emerged during questioning that police had actually nabbed a Pakistan High Commission official, who identified himself as Mehmood Akhtar. Further inquiry established his identity. Akhtar was held along with two Indians identified as Maulana Ramzan and Subhash Jangir. The three were arrested from Delhi zoo, where they had arranged a secret meeting. The police claims that Akhtar admitted to have been working for the ISI and his posting with the Pakistan High Commission was part of his job. Akhtar allegedly told the police that at least 14 officials in the High Commission were working as agents. Police claims to have got all the names from Akhtar. Akhtar, in his confession, allegedly spoke of securing secret files about deployment of Indian Armed Forces and paramilitary forces in border areas. He also revealed that women were involved in the espionage ring. 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Cricket-India apos;s Kohli Unhappy With apos;zing apos; Bails After Warner Reprieve

2020-06-29T00:01:13Z

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By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - India captain Virat Kohli wants cricket's authorities to look into the issue of cricket bails not being knocked off by the ball thanks to new technology. Australia opener David Warner became the fifth batsman at the World Cup to get an unexpected reprieve after he dragged a ball on to his stump but the impact failed to dislodge the zing bails in Sunday's match against India. The southpaw was on one when he inside-edged a Jasprit Bumrah delivery on to his leg stump but much to his delight the bails did not come off. "I haven't seen that happen so many times in the past," Kohli told reporters at a briefing. "I'm sure no team would like seeing stuff like that when you actually bowl a good ball and then you don't get the guy out, the ball hits the stump and the lights don't come on, or the lights come on and the bail comes back on to the stump." Zing bails -- which contain lights that flash when the ball strikes the wicket -- have been a sore point in the current World Cup. South Africa's Quinton de Kock, Sri Lankan Dimuth Karunaratne, West Indian Chris Gayle and Mohammad Saifuddin of Bangladesh have already enjoyed similar luck at this World Cup but several former players felt it was harsh on the bowlers. "This can´t keep happening with the bails!!! Hard enough being a bowler nowadays... needs changing," tweeted former England captain Nasser Hussain. Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar also took to Twitter to express his dismay. "What's going on?? In my entire life, I have not seen five instances like this, let alone in the space of 10 days or a tournament," he wrote. On the eve of the match against India, Australia captain Aaron Finch said the zing bails appeared to need a bigger impact to be dislodged from their grooves. "The bails seem to be a lot heavier, so it does take a bit of force," he said on Saturday, pointing to similar cases during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 competition. "I've seen it a handful of times now in IPL and Big Bash where the ball rolls back on to the stumps, where the bails traditionally one of them will pop off. "I think it's just one of those things that you are aware of that when you're on the right side of it, [http://footballandcricketonline.mystrikingly.com/blog/shoaib-akhtar-marriage http://footballandcricketonline.mystrikingly.com/blog/shoaib-akhtar-marriage] you are aware of it a bit easier than when you're not." (Reporting by Saikat Chatterjee in London; editing by Amlan Chakraborty and Clare Fallon)

Final Farewell To The WACA - England apos;s Theatre Of Nightmares

2020-06-28T23:23:46Z

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Jubilant Australian team members Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, captain Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne lift a replica Ashes urn after winning the 2006 WACA Test against England to clinch the series The WACA ground, where the third Ashes Test will be played this week, has been described as ramshackle, frozen in time, evocative and a veritable graveyard for visiting teams. The minimalist venue on the edges of Perth's CBD is hosting its 44th and final Test match from Thursday before future games are switched to the swanky new 60,000-capacity Perth Stadium across the Swan River. The Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) ground is well past its use-by date as an international cricket venue and has been left behind by refurbished venues in other capital cities throughout the country. The lead-up to the Ashes Test has conjured enduring memories of iconic cricketers and their daring deeds in its open-air theatre. It ranges from Adam Gilchrist's 57-ball hundred pyrotechnics to Curtly Ambrose's spell of seven for [http://footballandcricketonline.mystrikingly.com/blog/shoaib-akhtar-marriage footballandcricketonline.mystrikingly.com] one, Doug Walters hooking the final ball from Bob Willis for six to complete a century in a session and button-down shirted Dennis Lillee thundering in to bowl with the wind at his back. The shadow of a light tower stretches across the WACA ground that will host its final Test this week and has been a graveyard for England teams The WACA Ground once boasted it was the fastest pitch in the world until a relaid wicket in the late 1980s slowed it down a tad. West Australian Test great Justin Langer recalls facing Pakistan's express bowler Shoaib Akhtar on a flyer of a WACA pitch in 2004. "Ricky Ponting and I were just laughing our heads off, because we could have got a single every ball given how far Moin Khan, the wicketkeeper, was standing back," Langer said. "I was very happy letting the captain take the strike. When you´re batting at the end with the sea breeze behind the bowler, you feel alive. "You need to leave a lot of balls and if you leave well then you can have great success. "Fast bowlers usually come here and get carried away," he added. "They have heard about the WACA so they bowl it far too short. "It flies through to the keeper and the bowler thinks 'Ah ...', and the batter thinks, 'Come on, keep on doing it baby.´" - Cherished memories - A large part of the fondness towards the WACA is the prevailing afternoon sea breeze, dubbed "The Fremantle Doctor", which provides respite for fielding sides from the scorching heat or those frazzling in the old stands that offer little shade. Australia's Justin Langer smiles after being hit by a delivery from Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar at the WACA in 2004. "We could have got a single every ball given how far Moin Khan, the wicketkeeper, was standing back," he recalls But to visiting English teams, the WACA is a nightmare as history bears out. England last won a Test in Perth in 1978 and touring Ashes sides have lost the last seven encounters there, and heavily. It has always been iconic fast bowlers who wrought the destruction, whether it was Lillee and his partner in crime Jeff Thomson terrorising touring batsman -- David Lloyd had his protective box spilt in the 1974-75 series -- or Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris taking 18 wickets between them in the thumping 2010 win. It's little wonder one English journalist describes the WACA as England's Ashes necropolis, the cruellest of grounds, a theatre of nightmares. But there will be some sadness to see the back of a ground first used as a Test venue in 1970. Opener Graeme Wood cherishes the memories of his home ground, which include a brilliant 111 against the fearsome West Indian bowling attack in 1988. "It's known worldwide, so as a homegrown boy it is very dear to me," he said. "It's going to be the last one here. It'll be a little bit sad to see it go to the new stadium."

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2020-06-28T23:23:44Z

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