‘Influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj sent to jail; ‘Hanuman Ansh’ crosses: A practical reader guide

'Influencer' Swatantra Bhardwaj sent to jail; 'Hanuman Ansh' crosses: A practical reader guide

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The case relates to allegations that the content creator severely injured a 38-year-old man during a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar in June. Devotional film ‘Hanuman Ansh’, based on the life of Neem Karoli Baba, has crossed ₹ 100 crore in net domestic box office collections. It is the smallest Hindi film (in terms of scale) ever to enter the 100-crore club. As of 1 pm on Sunday, the film’s domestic collection stood at just over ₹ 105 crore.

Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, in a post on X, expressed concern over the incident and noted that teams from DDMA, NDRF, Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Police, MCD, CATS and Civil Defence were carrying out rescue operations. Click here to know more. Read more about the case here . Bharat Arun, former India bowling coach, is not pleased with how Mohammed Shami is being treated by the current selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar. Click here to check more. Check more here .

The Indian pacer has been on the sidelines since March last year. Previously, there was also a war of words between Shami and Agarkar, and it all played out in public. One person died after a multi-storey building of a boys’ PG hostel in South-West Delhi collapsed on Sunday afternoon, with several feared trapped under the rubble. A Delhi court on Sunday sent right-wing ‘influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj to one-day judicial custody in connection with an assault case registered under the SC/ST Act. Shami has been bowling well in the domestic circuit, and the pacer would be playing his 100th first-class match in the Duleep Trophy final for the East Zone, which began on Sunday.