MP Evening Wrap:Conman defrauds Jabalpur doctors of crores in treasure scam; ‘A whole civilization will die tonight’, says Trump more

Bhaskar English brings you the biggest news from Madhya Pradesh and around the world. Here are the top news headlines of the day:
1. ‘A whole civilization will die tonight’, says Trump The US President Donald Trump on Tuesday has issued yet another threat to Iran as his deadline to open the Strait of Hormuz looms. “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again”, he begins, in a post on his Truth Social platform. “I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen”, he continued. Read More 2. Conman dupes doctors with buried treasure scam in Jabalpur The Jabalpur police have arrested an interstate conman named Pannalal Rathore, who has been part of the notorious Mewati gang of Haryana. This 60-year-old cunning man has not only defrauded people in Madhya Pradesh, but has also committed fraud worth crores by showing fake gold in several states of West Bengal, Haryana and South India. Read More 3. Villagers expose illegal sex determination racket in Morena A foetal sex determination racket operating from a hut near a canal in Hadwasi village of Morena’s Bagchini area has been busted. Suspicion arose after frequent movement of women; a villager recorded a video and locked the hut from outside. Read More 4. Govt tells SC in Sabarimala case, ‘Courts should not interfere in religious matters’ Supreme Court began hearing whether women can enter Kerala’s Sabarimala temple. The government argued that barring women aged 10–50 respects tradition, as Lord Ayyappa is celibate, and allowing entry would disrupt rituals and religious diversity, emphasising it’s about custom, not women’s status. Read More 5. Indore actress accuses liquor businessman of illegal land encroachment
‘’We are folding our hands and requesting that we don’t want to give our land on rent, but despite this, the other party is occupying our land. This was surprising for me’’, this is the statement of TV actress Raymon Kakkar, a resident of Indore. She has accused liquor businessman and cricket team owner Suraj Rajak of occupying her land worth ₹300 crores. On the night of April 3, she filed an FIR against Suraj in Indore. Read More 6. 9th-class student sets herself on fire troubled by harassment In Khurai, Sagar district, a 9th-class student, troubled by harassment, poured diesel on herself and set herself on fire. Her condition is critical. She has been admitted to Bundelkhand Medical College in Sagar. Read More 7. Shah says BJP rule in Assam, Bengal will curb infiltrators
Assam Police raided the residence of Congress leader Pawan Khera in Delhi on Tuesday morning. Two days ago, Pawan had accused Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife of possessing three passports. Read More 8. Audit flags misuse in MP gender budget spending A separate gender budget provision was introduced in Madhya Pradesh in 2007–08. Its objective was to allocate funds for women’s welfare and empowerment-related activities such as loans, employment training, and healthcare. In the initial years, spending aligned with these goals. However, in recent years, funds from the gender budget have also been used for projects like roads, school buildings, and schemes such as the Jal Jeevan Mission. Read More 9. Sand mafia endangers Chambal river bridge The existence of the bridge built on National Highway-44 connecting MP-Rajasthan is in danger. The reason is continuous illegal sand mining in the river. The mafia is extracting sand to such an extent that 20-25 feet deep pits have formed around the pillars. Experts say that if this continues, these pillars won’t last much longer. Read More 10. Air India raises fuel surcharge by up to ₹899 Tata Group-owned Air India has hiked fuel surcharge once again in the wake of rising jet fuel prices due to crude oil supply disruptions owing to the West Asia conflict. The airline has this time increased the surcharge by ₹299 to ₹899. Read More