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Chaos, scorching sun welcome guests at Defence Expo 2016

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expoPanaji: Mismanagement and chaos marked the start on Monday of Defence Expo 2016 which got underway in Goa in soaring end-of-March heat.

Delays and traffic snarls left the formally-dressed defence ministers, military generals and business people baking in the scorching sun on roads and at open air inaugural venue of the ninth edition of India’s biennial land, naval and internal security systems exposition.

Defence Minsiter Manohar Parrikar in his inaugural address admitted the bad start to the show and apologised for the discomfort caused to the guests.

“Let me first express my apologies for the delay in the start of the programme and for cooking you in a cooker with temperature already soaring,” Parrikar said.

“This month I know is quite a hot month and we could not for lack of time provide a closed opening ceremony venue. So I won’t be long in my speech.”

All narrow roads leading to the venue — at remote Naqueri plateau in South Goa district, 45 km from here — were clogged by traffic, which led to a delay in starting the event.

“I am aware there were some difficulties like traffic jams in travelling to this place. I assure you that in future whenever we hold this, all these problems will be taken care of,” Parrikar, a former chief minister of Goa, said.

In a lighter vein, he added: “Even chief minister of Goa (Laxmikant Parsekar who was present at the event) will now ensure that roads are made wider. A lot of people in Goa love winding narrow roads. So, we have kept them like that.”

There are 1,035 companies participating in the four-day Defence Expo 2016.

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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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