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Anti-submarine warfare ship launched in Kolkata

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Anti-submarine warfare ship launched in Kolkata

Kolkata: The fourth and last anti-submarine warfare ship being made for the Indian Navy was launched here on Tuesday, adding a feather to the cap of domestic manufacturing for the naval forces.

Kavaratti, the corvette which is 90 percent indigenous, was launched at a glittering ceremony here.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh lauded the contributions made by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), Kolkata in meeting the growing requirements of the navy.

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R.K. Dhowan acknowledged the excellent work done by the yard for contributing towards achieving the Indian Navy’s dream of transforming itself from a “Buyers Navy” to “Builders Navy”.

The four ships of Project-28 built by GRSE have been designed indigenously by the Directorate of Naval Design, New Delhi, and bear testimony to the acclaimed legacy of naval designers.

Kavaratti is the last of four ASW class stealth corvettes being built for the Indian Navy under Project 28.

The other three ships of the same class are INS Kamrota, Kadmatt and Kiltan.

Of the three, Kamrota was delivered to the navy in 2014, and has been commissioned.

Kadmatt and Kitan are expected to be delivered between 2015 and 2017.

The 3,300-tonne Kavaratti can reach a speed of over 25 knots. An X-shaped hull, full beam superstructure, inclined ship sides and an Infra Red Signature Suppression (IRSS) system increase the stealth feature of the ship.

Navy officials said the weapons systems on the ship were largely indigenous.

The Project-28 ships also have Total Atmospheric Control System (TACS), capable of fighting in nuclear, biological and chemical warfare conditions.

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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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