Ashwini set to enter 4x400 relay team

Patiala, Jul 20: Ashwini Akkunji looks poised to enter the Indian 4x400M relay team for the World Championships in athletics after coming through the trials at the NIS track here on Friday.

Ashwini, who is back after a two-year ban for doping, finished second in the one-lap race, clocking 54.7 seconds.

Nirmala, who is assured of a berth in the Indian team having been part of the gold-winning Asian Championships quartet, ran to set the pace and went on to win in 54.6 seconds.

Anilda Thomas and Ashwini was tied at the finish and was credited with the same time of 54.7.

Priyanka and Sarita were the other athletes who took part in the trials. Sarita was fourth in 55.8 secs, while Priyanka came fifth clocking 56.2. The Athletics Federation of India secretary C K Valson had earlier said that all the four members of the Asian Championships team would be retained with trials being held to pick two other runners who will then form the six-member team. As such, Ashwini and Anilda should make the cut, joining Nirmala, Tintu Luka, Anu Mariam Jose and M?R Poovamma.

But the final picture will emerge only on Saturday when the selection committee meets to name the Indian team for the Moscow Worlds. AFI had attempted to bring Ashwini in the team at Pune itself but the Asian Athletic Association's technical delegates had rejected the move.

Ashwini had won a gold each in women's 400M hurdles and 4x400M relay in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou before she was caught for doping the following year. Her two-year ban period ended on July 3.

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September 7,2024

Mangaluru: In a tragic case that shocked the city, the principal district and sessions judge Ravindra M Joshi sentenced Sandeep Rathod of Sindagi, Vijayapura, to life imprisonment for the murder of 22-year-old college student Anjana Vashishta.

According to public prosecutor Judith OM Crasta, the gruesome crime occurred on June 7, 2019, when Anjana's body was discovered at Pais Cottage in Attavar. The victim was found with cable wires wrapped around her neck, her head wedged between the cot's rods, painting a chilling picture of her final moments.

Anjana, an MSc student in Ujire, had met Rathod, then 23, through Facebook in July 2018. Rathod, posing as a constable-in-training, developed a relationship with her, even securing a place at the Royal Academy Coaching Centre in Mangaluru. However, things took a dark turn when Anjana informed Rathod that her family had arranged a marriage proposal for her, which she planned to accept.

Devastated by her decision to end their relationship, Rathod called Anjana to his room. In a fit of rage, he strangled her. After the murder, he stole her phone, withdrew Rs 15,000 from her account using her ATM card, and fled to Sindagi, where he stayed at Sangam Lodge.

The Mangaluru South police investigated the case and filed charges under IPC Sections 302 (murder), 380 (theft), and 403 (dishonest misappropriation of property). The court's thorough investigation included testimony from 45 witnesses and the review of 100 documents.

The court ultimately sentenced Rathod to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000. He was also sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for the theft and misappropriation charges, along with fines totaling Rs 1,500. Additionally, the court directed the District Legal Services Authority to provide compensation to Anjana’s parents for their immense loss.

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