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‘Avoid travelling to Rohtang Pass, snowfall likely’

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Manali: Avoid travelling to the Rohtang Pass that connect this Himachal Pradesh town to the Lahaul Valley due to high chances of snowfall, an official said on Thursday.

However, tourists and locals stranded at the pass have been evacuated.

“We are advising motorists to avoid travelling to the Rohtang Pass. After moderate snowfall on Wednesday, we have decided to shut the pass for two-three days,” Kullu Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kanwar told.

He said more than 200 people stranded in the Rohtang Pass areas after snowfall were evacuated late Wednesday.

The Met office in Shimla has predicted moderate snowfall in the high hills of the state till November 6.

The weather at the Rohtang Pass (13,050 ft), a major attraction for both domestic and foreign tourists and located 52 km from Manali, is harsh. A sudden drop in the temperature, even in summer, can trigger winter-like conditions.

The Border Road Organisation (BRO) maintains the Rohtang Pass.

It starts withdrawing its men and machinery deployed at various locations along the pass by November 15 every year.

The pass, which remains closed for more than five months owing to heavy snowfall, also plays an important role in the movement of armed forces in Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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