New Delhi: A young man yesterday smeared ink on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav’s face after springing from behind him at a party rally here to mark International Women’s Day. Yadav later requested police not to take any action against the 35-year-old attacker who was identified by police as Sagar Bhandari, a native of Assam. Yadav also wrote a letter to Delhi Police that said: “I would wish to request you that no case be registered against that misguided person. If he is detained, he may please be released. If possible, I would like to get an opportunity to speak to him.” Bhandari, wearing the trademark white AAP cap, leaped onto the stage where Yadav was seated and talking to the media. Before Yadav or the AAP members around him could realise what was happening, he repeatedly smeared ink on Yadav’s face, temporarily blinding him. It took four or five seconds before others came to Yadav’s rescue, pushing away the attacker who was then roughed up. Police quickly intervened and took him away. A police officer said Bhandari was apparently a disgruntled AAP worker and worked at the party office in the Shalimar Bagh area.
Five Indians on board missing airliner
Kuala Lumpur: Five Indians are among the 239 passengers on board the Malaysia Airlines plane that went missing when it was on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing early yesterday. According to the passenger manifesto, the Indians on board are Vinod Kolekar, 59, Chetana Kolekar, 55, Swanand Kolekar, 23, Chandrika Sharma, 51, and Kranti Shirsath, 44.
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