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Sonam Kapoor to campaign against malnutrition

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Sonam KapoorMumbai : Actress Sonam Kapoor has been roped in to be the Goodwill Ambassador for Fight Hunger Foundation, a NGO dedicated to the fight against malnutrition.

The organisation is active in three states — Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, where its expert teams diagnose and treat malnourished children, and work with mothers on prevention techniques, which include the promotion of breastfeeding, good hygiene and care practices and providing a nutritious diet.

“Each year, over one million children die from malnutrition-related causes in India. It is inconceivable to me that there are children who do not have access to proper nutrition and clean water. We cannot build a productive and peaceful world on empty stomachs,” Sonam said in a statement.

The actress visited one of Fight Hunger Foundation’s project sites — the Medical Nutrition Therapy production unit at Chota Sion Hospital here recently.

During her visit, she met many mothers and malnourished children, and took the time to speak to the dedicated hospital staff to learn more. One of the children she met — 10-month-old Silvan — was on the road to recovery after being diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition.

After one week at Sion Hospital, where he was cared for and provided with medicine and therapeutic food to get better, his condition was stable.

“Seeing these children suffer from malnutrition first-hand has been devastating, but it has also made me realise that we can all be doing more to end child deaths from malnutrition, an easily preventable disease. That’s why I have decided to pledge to support Fight Hunger Foundation, to help raise awareness,” added the 31-year-old actress.

The “Neerja” actress hopes India becomes hunger-free.

“I urge people to come forward and support them in their fight against malnutrition,” she said.

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

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May 5, 2022

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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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