Briefly: Two held over tantric rituals

Yamunanagar: Two persons have been arrested for allegedly performing tantric rituals on a funeral pyre in Yamunanagar district. On the complaint of Bharat Lal of Bahadarpur village, a case was registered against unknown persons under Section 301 of the BNS at Jathlana police station on July 29. The complainant said his father Ajmer (84) died after a brief illness on July 1. He said that after performing his father’s last rites, he found that a tantric ritual had been done at the cremation ground next morning by sacrificing a bird. He added that 2-3 kg flour was also found at the spot of the funeral pyre. Jathlana police said that a man and his son were arrested in this case. TNS

MoS to inaugurate Khel Mahakumbh

Gurugram: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Indrajit Singh will inaugurate the second phase of the state-level Khel Mahakumbh at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Sector 38 on Thursday. Haryana Sports, Forest and Environment Minister Sanjay Singh will be the special guest. As many as 2433 players are expected to attend the event. TNS