His statement came days after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two locals—Parvaiz Ahmad Jothar and Bashir Ahmad Jothar— for allegedly harbouring the terrorists.

Preliminary interrogation revealed that Raipur-based lawyer Ankit Upadhyay and his wife conspired to kill the victim Kishore Paikra

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could retaliate by trying to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most important oil chokepoint in terms of the large volumes of crude that pass through it every day.