Jaipur Apr 22 PTI A man illegally carrying 791 gram of gold concealed in his rectum was arrested at the Jaipur airport on Friday following his arrival from Sharjah officials saidThe passenger who arrived by Air Arabia Flight was looking suspicious from his manners Therefore a personal search was carried out an official said During the search yellowish granules packed in three transparent polyethylene capsules and wrapped in white polythene were found concealed inside the rectum the officials saidThe 791 gram gold of 9950 per cent purity valued at Rs 4279310 was extracted and was seized the official said adding the accused was arrested and further investigation was underway PTI SDA NSD NSD

Jaipur Mar 18 PTI A Dutch woman has alleged that she was raped on pretext of giving a Ayurvedic body massage in a hotel near Sindhi camp here police said on FridayAccording to the womans complaint to the police the incident occurred on WednesdayA case has been registered under section 376 rape of Indian Penal Code with the Sindhi camp police station on Thursday evening police said adding further investigation was underway PTI SDA NSD NSD

Jaipur Feb 18 PTI A 35-year-old woman who was rescued in an unconscious state six days after allegedly being gang-raped and left at an isolated place in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan has died police said on FridayShe died on Thursday evening but her family members did not accept her body as they demanded financial compensation and a detailed investigation into the matter officials saidA man has already been arrested and a minor detained but the family members suspect more people may be involved Additional Superintendent of Police Vimal Singh saidNagaur Superintendent of Police Ram Moorty Joshi said the woman was on ventilator support in SMS hospital in Jaipur and died on Thursday eveningThe body is at the hospital mortuaryThe woman had gone missing on February 4 and her family filed a complaint two days laterShe was allegedly gang-raped and left near a dry pond after being strangulated on the night of February 4 On February 10 she was found in an injured state just 3 km from her villageAccording to the police the accused had strangulated the woman and she fell unconscious They took her to be dead and dumped her near the pond in Deedwana a police official saidWhile lodging a missing complaint her family members had named a suspect Suresh MeghwalWhen Nagaur Superintendent of Police Ram Moorty Joshi came to know about it he directed the circle officer to probe the matter following which Meghwal was detained on February 9During interrogation Meghwal revealed that he along with another person raped the woman on February 4 night strangulated her to death police saidOn his information the area in Deedwana was searched and the woman was found alive but unconscious on February 10 She was taken to a local hospital from where she was referred to SMS hospital they saidGiven the inaction by the local police SHO of Deedwana Narendra Jakhar and head constable Prahlad Singh have been suspended officials said PTI SDA NSD NSD

Jaipur Oct 26 PTI Canvassing for the Congress candidates in the Assembly boypolls Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said his government needs to be made stronger for the welfare of the stateAddressing election rallies in Pratapgarhs Dhariawad and Udaipurs Vallabhnagar assembly segments he said if Congress candidates won it would send a message among the government employees that the dispensation is stronger and they will work of people sincerelyThis vote bypoll is the vote for the strength of the government Gehlot said in a rally in Jhallara area of Udaipur districtIf the BJP candidateswin it will only increase their number of MLAs But a victory for Congress candidates will be a message for the government machinery and that will accelerate work across the state he saidHighlighting the works of his government Gehlot said the Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme has benefitted a large number of people of the state He also spoke about his governments efforts in COVID-19 managementGram sevaks patwari tehsildar and other government employees who work for the people at the grassroot level see how strong the government is If Congress candidates win it means the government is strong and it can also repeat the performance in the next electionsIf BJP candidates win then the impression will be that the government is weak and then they would not care to the work for the people Gehlot claimedIn another poll meeting the chief minister said that the BJP is in the fourth position in the Vallabhnagar constituencyThe bypolls have been necessitated due to the demise of BJP MLA from Dhariawad Gautam Lal Meena and Congress MLA from Vallabhnagar Gajendra Singh ShaktawatPolling will take place on October 30 and counting of votes on November 2In the House of 200 the ruling Congress has 106 MLAs BJP 71 Rashtriya Loktantrik Party three CPIM and Bharatiya Tribal Party two each Rashtriya Lok Dal one and 13 are independent legislators PTI SDA NSD NSD

Jodhpur Sep 28 PTI Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday termed the Constitution supreme and as sacred as the scriptures while unveiling Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishras book Sanvidhan Sanskriti aur Rashtra hereNaidu called upon everyone to abide by the Constitution and create awareness among the masses about it according to a release from Raj BhavanTerming the Constitution supreme the vice-president said it gives the people rights and also teaches about dutyHe described the Constitution as sacred as the scriptures and stressed upon all to be loyal to it He also said that the Indian culture is diverse with no distinction based on caste creed language and religionGovernor Kalraj Mishra said the book is a collection of articles written by him from time to time Describing the Constitution as a global document of human rights he said Indian Vedas are God-given constitution the release saidThe book launch event was held at Jodhpur circuit house PTI SDA NSD NSD