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Try Toshas killer in India,say father

VADODARA: Father of Tosha Thakkar,an Indian student who was raped and murdered by an Australian of Sri Lankan origin in Sydney,has demanded the accused be tried in an Indian court. I raise this demand to ensure severe punishment is meted out to the person, Sunil Thakkar said after Toshas body was brought here Friday night.

Cops: Have collected Batchas call records

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Police have collected for analysis call details of former Union telecom minister A Rajas aide Sadiq Batcha,who was found dead on Wednesday,Chennai Police chief T Rajendiran said on Saturday. Rajendiran also said they have sent Batchas viscera samples for examination and are expecting the post-mortem report soon.

Pak court posts 26/11 hearing to March 26

ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi,which is trying the alleged perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks,including Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi,on Saturday put off till March 26 its ruling on a plea by prosecutors to declare Ajmal Kasab,the lone surving 26/11 attacker and Fahim Ansari,an Indian terror suspect,as 8220;proclaimed offenders8221; or fugitives in the case.