- 6/19/2025
Air India will reduce international flights operated by wide-body aircraft by 15% until mid-July. The move follows intensified DGCA safety inspections and Iranian airspace closures. Separately, the aviation ministry has issued new rules to demolish illegal structures near airports, giving owners 60 days to submit details.
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00:00The catastrophic crash that took place on June 12th, the investigation continues into that very devastation.
00:16Now Air India on Wednesday announced a 15% reduction in the international plights operated with wide-body planes still mid-July as the Tata Group-owned airline grapples.
00:30With operational disruptions due to enhanced safety inspections and Iranian airspace closures.
00:35There are a lot of factors in play at this given point but yes we do see this decision being taken in the aftermath of the devastating crash.
00:45Let me quickly bring in Amit Bhardwaj who is joining us on the Bulletin to in fact throw some more light on this.
00:51Amit, a very good morning to you.
00:53We are given to understand that there will be certain hiatus of sorts in the operations of these wide-body planes that we are coming to hear at this point.
01:04Give us more details as to how it will alter the operations of the Air India Group.
01:08Well, you know, breaking it down for our viewers, the wide-body fleet of the Air India essentially means the bigger crafts that they were running.
01:19To be very specific, 787 kind of flights or craft that they were running.
01:24So what has happened after the DGCA order of June 13th which was implemented from June 15th is that very enhanced and heightened security safety inspections were being carried on very specifically of the Boeing Dreamliner fleet of the Air India.
01:40And because of which we had seen that 86 of their, you know, scheduled flights had gotten cancelled in the past six days itself.
01:50And DGCA held a meeting with the Air India top officials and Air India Express top officials two days back itself.
01:56So very clear message was given to the Air India management that you cannot keep on, you know, getting your flights delayed and operational delays and cancellations cannot carry on like this.
02:10And the management was asked to fix whatever was required to be done.
02:15And after that, this particular decision has been taken that Air India is going to reduce its wide-body craft operation by 15 percent, number one.
02:25Number two, they are saying that it is because of the enhanced safety inspection that was ordered by the DGCA, that is the nodal agency for operation of civil aviation industry in India.
02:38Number third factor, which we are counting in, is that because of the airspace restriction, given the situation with the Iran-Israel war right now,
02:48there are a lot of restrictions and specifically night airspace is highly restricted around that, you know, entire airspace.
02:57So that's why they are also cutting off the operations for now and this will continue probably till mid of July.
03:04Along with this, the Air India is also assuring that it is going to do enhanced safety inspection of its Boeing 777 fleet as well,
03:14in order to comply with the decision or heightened safety guidelines that has been issued by the DGCA and the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
03:23Back to you.
03:24Right, Amit Abed, do stay with us because as we understand, there is more breaking news coming in at this point.
03:30As we speak of the aviation sector itself, new aviation ministry rules seem to have come to light after the Air India plane crash.
03:39Now, the crackdown on illegal buildings and trees near airports shall be seen, a strict crackdown at that.
03:47Structures violating norms may even face demolition.
03:52DGCA may order demolition or height reduction of such structures around the airport vicinity.
03:59Building owners to submit the details in 60 days.
04:03That is the ultimatum that's been given, that's been issued by the DGCA.
04:07These are new rules that are coming to light from the aviation ministry.
04:11Amit, coming back to you, these are some crucial guidelines and SOPs that we see being executed at this point.
04:20Do bring us some more details as to how they are going about with the execution of it,
04:25because we also hear of demolition plans if indeed there are structures which do not abide by the guidelines.
04:31Well, these were long-pending guidelines or rules that were supposed to be implemented in India.
04:40Because if you look at structurally, you know, many of the airports that operate in India,
04:45they are actually located in highly dense populated areas as well.
04:50For instance, there were questions around Ahmedabad Airport.
04:55Similar questions have always been asked about airports such as Patna Airport.
04:59You know, you have, the Patna Airport itself is located in an area where you have high population,
05:05big buildings coming up.
05:06And there have been other concerns with the new airports that have come in different parts of the country,
05:12which is essentially located in highly green belt.
05:16So how do you deal with that situation?
05:17Because often we have had situations where the pilots find it difficult in landing at certain airports
05:25with a high green belt area, which is, you know, when the weather conditions change.
05:30Now this particular rule that, because of which the gadget notification has been issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation,
05:36which comes under the new law, which was act that was passed by the Parliament of India,
05:44essentially the new Urdhiyan Kanun or the Civil Aviation Act that was passed by the Ministry sometime back in 2024.
05:54Now what they're saying is that the DDCA or an officer appointed by DDCA,
06:00if they feel that the height of certain buildings or trees are making the, you know,
06:05the landing or take-off process disrupted, then action will be taken.
06:09However, due time will be given to the owners of such buildings.
06:12Back to you.
06:13Right, Ahmed.
06:13Thank you for bringing us all those details on this very new set of guidelines that we see,
06:19or rather guidelines that were long pending and now being executed on the ground.
06:32With that, we are now shifting our focus as more breaking news seems to be coming in.
06:37And this time, yet again, it is around Donald Trump, but the subject changes.
06:43This is Donald Trump versus foreign students.
06:47As the United States starts processing foreign student visas,
06:51Trump administration seeks access to social media of students.
06:55The Trump administration resumes processing visas for foreign students,
07:00but in the meantime, they've also demanded access to social media accounts for a government review.
07:07Now we have Pranay back with us on the broadcast to put things into context for us.
07:12Pranay, a rather new development, we would say, at this given point,
07:18in the process that had already begun of screening the foreign students' visa.
07:22We see there seems to be a crackdown of sorts that they are trying to bring about
07:28on foreign students and their visas,
07:31but this time through social media accounts being vetted by them.
07:35Shriya, let me tell you that this is not for the first time the U.S. Embassy has initiated the process of reviewing the social media accounts of the applicants.
07:46This process is on since 2019 onwards.
07:50But yes, the new development which came to light on May 27th when the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio,
07:58ordered all the missions to have added scrutiny as far as the social media account of the applicants are concerned,
08:05especially the students as well as the exchange visa applicants.
08:08This is there and now on 18th June, a formal instruction has been issued because initially on 27th May,
08:15missions have been asked by the State Department to hold the visa application and further appointments.
08:21But now they have been given a go-ahead, but with the added scrutiny of the social media accounts of these,
08:28especially the students.
08:29And so certainly now what you put out on your social media account and especially your political opinions will be detrimental in deciding a decision about your visa application.
08:39So this, on one side, it comes as a relief for many of the applicants because, you know,
08:45at a time when the process was being stalled, if the process was, like, you know, going at a very slow pace,
08:52from that point we have now got this news that the State Department has given a go-ahead to the U.S. missions
08:59that they can process the applications, but yes, with an added scrutiny of the social media account.
09:04And especially the wording which is being reported by the news agencies as well,
09:11who have reviewed this order by the Secretary of State,
09:14it clearly states that it clearly notes that while reviewing the social media accounts
09:20and social media posts of the applicants, they will evaluate,
09:24they will judge on the political opinion, they will judge on hate,
09:27then also the applicant will be judged on their opinion
09:31against the U.S. administration, against the U.S. governance, against the U.S. citizens.
09:38So clearly, President Donald Trump claims that he is the most transparent,
09:42he is the most, like, you know, for freedom of expression, president,
09:46and his team also boasts about it, but yes, this is for the first time.
09:50Such a stringent scrutiny is being exercised by the U.S. missions
09:53and the social media account of individuals, those who are applying,
09:57especially for the student visas, for the exchange visas, is being done by the missions.
10:04Absolutely, Pranay. Definitely a contradiction scene
10:07in how Trump usually expresses about freedom of speech,
10:11but yes, we will keep a track of how the process exactly pans out
10:16and how it's carried out by the U.S. mission
10:18as we speak of foreign students' visas being scrutinized.
10:23Now, viewers, there is an important development coming to light
10:49amid the entire escalation in the war that's been waging on between.
10:53Israel and Iran, big split is being seen in the West on the Iranian regime change.
11:00Now, Putin, Vladimir Putin, puts a spanner in the Iran regime change plan.
11:06Russian president stands firm with the Iranian regime.
11:09He has said, and I quote, Iranians rallying around Khamenei.
11:13Putin has also gone ahead to say that Russia-Iran tie-up
11:16shall take place on nuclear energy.
11:18Earlier, French president, remember, Emmanuel Macron had opposed the regime change.
11:24In fact, Trump, on the other side, backs Israel in the very battleground in the war plan.
11:30On the other hand, another development that we had brought to light earlier
11:34was the fact that United Kingdom, Germany, France are to hold nuclear energy talks
11:39with Iranian counterparts, that is, in Geneva on Friday.
11:46We are keeping a close track of all these developments.
11:48But first up, let's quickly take a look at what has been said so far.
11:52In this case, I think, it would be right to find a way to find a way to stop the war and find a way to agree with all the participants of this conflict.
12:16The future of Iranians are looking at the same thing that we had a strong influence of Iran,
12:21and, in other parts of Iran on the atom, in other parts of reality.
12:23I am in the view of the atom, in particular, the atom, of course,
12:30I am in the view and the atom atom and the atom atom in other spheres,
12:37so that it will be able to help the interests of Israel
12:42with the sense of the peace of the European government.
12:49This is a tough question.
12:53And of course, we need to be very careful here.
12:58But in my opinion...
13:00We do not want an Iran who has a nuclear weapon,
13:03or who has its ballistic capabilities.
13:06But I think the biggest mistake today is to seek,
13:09by the military way, to make a regime change in Iran,
13:12because there will be chaos.
13:15And therefore, the responsibility, which is ours,
13:17is to take the discussions more quickly
13:20to allow, in fact, to return to nuclear and ballistic questions.
13:25This is constantly what France has done for 10 years.
13:29Pranay Upadhyay joins us on the broadcast to now throw some light on the entire situation that is developing slowly.
13:38Pranay, with each passing minute, we see crucial developments taking place,
13:44but ones that is only complicating the situation further and making it an entire war that was not just between Israel and Iran.
13:53But now it seems that other Western powers are slowly getting involved, complicating the situation.
13:59And it only becomes even more difficult to now understand what exactly lies ahead.
14:06Shriya, let me put your caveat here.
14:09Because, you know, not the entire West is joining this conflict.
14:13They are not party to this conflict.
14:15Though, if you see larger Western bloc, except the United States and some of their allies,
14:23most of the European countries are for the peaceful resolution and a ceasefire,
14:27though the Western bloc largely agrees that Iran should not have nuclear weapons.
14:32And this statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin
14:36came at a time when he had already spoken with President Donald Trump,
14:40he spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and he also spoke with Masoud Pazashkian of Iran.
14:45So he's probably the only loyal leader who has recently spoken to all these leaders
14:50and all these parties involved in this conflict, if you may say so.
14:55But if you see the recent statement of US President Donald Trump, what did he say?
15:01He said that, you know, Vladimir Putin offered the mediation in Iran-Israel conflict,
15:08but President Donald Trump advised him that, Vladimir, this is not your thing,
15:12and if you want mediation, then better we should think about mediation in Russia-Ukraine war.
15:17So clearly, he has given a message to Vladimir Putin that, please back off, because we are involved here.
15:24And if you see the statement of President Donald Trump, he clearly states that,
15:28we want complete victory for Israel, and nothing beyond that, and nothing besides that.
15:34And also, he also mentioned that a complete surrender, unconditional surrender of Iran,
15:39is the thing which he is looking for.
15:42So these statements, coming from the US President, along with the US forced accretion in that region,
15:48along with the continuous and consecutive airstrikes carried out by Israel,
15:53are the only complicated situation, definitely.
15:55As far as Iran's nuclear program is concerned, many people, not only Vladimir Putin, Shreyat,
16:01but also the IAEA chief has clearly said in his recent statement that no significant damage has been caused to the nuclear facilities of Iran in Fardo or Arab or Isfahan.
16:14The only damage caused so far has been reported from Natan's nuclear facility.
16:20But with the continuing airstrikes by the Israeli Air Force, the situation can complicate further,
16:29because if President Donald Trump or Israel is helping to have, like, de-culturalized Iran,
16:34then there will be more strikes, there will be deeper strikes, there will be wider strikes in Iran,
16:40and this will only further complicate and escalate the situation.
16:43On the other side, the Iranians are also still able to fire missiles on Israel, and Israel is a smaller country.
16:50If you see the size comparison between the two countries, Israel is 75% smaller than Iran.
16:57Iran is a big country with 90 million people.
17:02So this clearly shows that Iran is more likely to have more damage.
17:07Let me give you another piece of information also that the evacuation of Indians from Iran is also underway.
17:16Another batch is likely to come to India in, like, you know, in the next couple of hours.
17:22And also the mission operation, the Indian mission, Indian embassy operation has also been shifted out of Tehran,
17:29which is a very significant development at a time when Tehran is, like, you know, heavily being bombed,
17:36and, like, you know, being targeted by the Israeli Air Force.
17:40Right, Rana, thank you for bringing us all those details.
17:43And, well, with that, viewers, we have more news coming in at this given point
17:48when we speak especially of Russia and the Russian President and his remarks on this entire situation.
17:59Now, Russian President Vladimir Putin shudders at United States' kill Khamenei plot.
18:10Putin has said, don't even want to talk on it.
18:13Putin was asked what if the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is killed.
18:19And this was his very response that don't even want to talk on it.
18:25He's shuddered on the very idea or rather on the very plot that is being hatched around whether to kill Khamenei.
18:33Well, with that, let's listen in as well to what exactly has been said by the Russian President on this matter.
18:39I hope that this will be the most right answer to your question.
18:55I don't even want to talk about such a possibility.
18:59With that, we are bringing to you the crucial developments that's taking place at this given point as escalations take place.
19:17And now we have for you Khamenei's nephew and his reaction to this entire matter.
19:34Exiled in France, nephew of Iran's Khamenei says anything to make regime disappear has to be done.
19:42The nephew of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday, June 18th has said that despite not being a supporter of war,
19:50everything should be done to end his uncle's regime in order to de-escalate tensions between Tehran and Israel.
19:58Mahmoud Murad Khamenei, Khamenei's nephew who fled Iran because of his opposition to the regime and has now been living in France since the year 1986,
20:08said that he foresees his uncle will not step down despite pressures from the world's major powers.
20:15So this is another big development coming in wherein Khamenei's own nephew who has been exiled and who lives in France has now come into the picture as well
20:24saying that yes, everything must be done for a regime change.
20:29Let's listen in to what exactly has been said by Mahmoud.
20:33What is the case of the regime?
20:38What is the case of the regime that it is necessary to disappear?
20:40What is the case of the regime that is necessary?
20:42Like I told you, now that we are at this stage, we have to do it.
20:45But is it that if we kill Khomey and Khamenei, the regime will disappear immediately?
20:50That is another question.
20:51Because as the situation is the situation of war,
20:54the different factions inside the Islamic Republic will be linked together to counter the war.
21:01And the difference will not be visible.
21:04They will choose someone immediately at their place.
21:07That was Khamenei's nephew voicing how there should be a regime change in Iran.
21:15But yes, let's first bring you up to date with all aspects of this tension, of this escalation in West Asia,
21:21as tensions are on a knife's edge at this point.
21:25Iran-Israel conflict, 10 hours the seventh day, showing no sign of the escalation.
21:30West Asia stands on the brink after Israel launched another wave of strikes on Tehran,
21:35reportedly targeting Ayatollah Khamenei's hideout.
21:38As explosions rocked Iran's capital, Donald Trump issued a chilling warning,
21:43saying nobody knows what I'll do, next week will be big.
21:47My patience has already run out.
21:50Trump claimed Tehran had reached out for talks but declared it was too late,
21:54calling Iran totally defenceless.
21:56Trump's sharp rhetoric triggered a furious response from the Supreme Leader of Iran,
22:01who's accused him of making cowardly threats,
22:03and asserted that Iran will not be accepting peace under threats.
22:07Meanwhile, on the other hand, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
22:10has released a statement saying Israel has complete control over Tehran skies,
22:15and that Israel is hitting Iran with tremendous force.
22:18He further thanked US President Donald Trump for standing by Israel.
22:21amid the rising conflict, US has also deployed fighter aircraft,
22:26stealth bombers, and additional warplanes in the Middle East.
22:32I have ideas as to what to do, but I haven't made a final.
22:35I like to make the final decision one second before it's due, you know,
22:38because things change, I mean, especially with war.
22:41Things change with war, it can go from one extreme to the other.
22:44We have the best weapons in the world, by far, nobody close,
22:48and we're, I mean, certain countries take advantage of that.
22:53Israel has incredible weaponry, so we'll see what happens.
22:58I have not, I have not, I've been asked about it by everybody,
23:02but I haven't made a decision.
23:04He said I was going back home to make a ceasefire, not a ceasefire.
23:10We're long beyond ceasefire.
23:12And I said, why do you say that?
23:14Why would you say ceasefire? It's a bad term to use,
23:17because a ceasefire means like everything's going swimmingly,
23:20we'll take a little time off, it's not.
23:22We're not looking for a ceasefire.
23:24We're looking for a total, complete victory.
23:26Again, you know what the victory is, no nuclear weapon.
23:30Well, I don't want to get involved either,
23:32but I've been saying for 20 years, maybe longer,
23:35that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
23:37I've been saying it for a long time,
23:39and I think they were a few weeks away from having one,
23:42and they had to sign a document.
23:44I think they wish they signed it now, it was a fair deal.
23:47And now it's a harder thing to sign, you know,
23:50it's a lot of water over the dam.
23:53But, you know, it's very, I say it very simply,
23:57Iran can't have a nuclear weapon.
23:59Too much devastation.
24:01And they'd use it, you know, I believe they'd use it.
24:04Others won't use it, but I believe they'd use it.
24:07So, that's it, it's very simple, as far as I'm concerned.
24:10They can't have a nuclear weapon.
24:11We have a plan for everything, but we'll see what happens.
24:13We've got a ways to go.
24:15They should have, look, they should have made the deal.
24:17I had a great deal for them.
24:18They should have made that deal.
24:2060 days, we talked about it.
24:21And in the end, they decided not to do it.
24:24And now they wish they did it.
24:26And they want to meet, but it's, you know,
24:28it's a little late to meet, but they want to meet.
24:30And they want to come to the White House.
24:32They'll even come to the White House.
24:33So, we'll see.
24:34I may do that.
24:35Have you closed the door on meeting with them?
24:37No.
24:38Okay, so it's still open to them coming here.
24:40Yeah, I mean, they asked if they could come.
24:42We'll see if that happens.
24:43It's not that easy for them to come.
24:45They can't get out.
24:46You know, they're in Iran.
24:48And in one case, they want to come so badly,
24:51but he can't get out because there's bombs dropping all over the place.
24:55It was suspected from the beginning that America was also involved in this malicious move of the Zionist regime.
25:02But with these recent statements that they are making, this suspicion is being strengthened day by day.
25:07The Iranian nation stands firm against the imposed war, as it has stood so far,
25:12and stands firm against the imposed peace.
25:15The Iranian nation will not surrender to anyone in the face of imposition.
25:19The Zionist enemy has made a big mistake, committed a big crime, and must be punished, and is being punished.
25:26It is being punished right now.
25:28The Americans, those who are familiar with the politics of this region, know that America's intervention in this matter is 100% to their detriment.
25:36What they will suffer in this regard is much greater than what Iran may suffer.
25:41The damage that America will suffer, if it makes some military intervention in this field, will undoubtedly be irreparable.
25:48I would like to say to President Trump, a very big member of the State of Israel.
25:55I would like to say to him about our responsibility.
25:57I would like to say to him about our support.
25:58I would like to say to the support that the United States has led us to protect Israel's name.
26:03I would like to say to President Trump, and I would like to say to President Trump, and I would like to say to President Trump on the border.
26:13We have come to this administration to restore two nuclear weapons on the State of Israel.
26:19The nuclear weapons and the nuclear weapons.
26:22We are moving forward, step after step, with the ten nuclear weapons.
26:26We are moving forward, step after step, with the nuclear weapons.
26:33We are moving forward, step after step, with the nuclear weapons.
26:39There is only one person who was elected President of the United States.
26:41And the American people elected him to make these decisions on their behalf.
26:45And if and when those decisions are made, the department is prepared to execute.
26:49Secretary, Iran's military and leadership is in complete disarray right now because of the bold actions by Israel.
26:57Which we did under the Biden administration.
26:59We know right now that Tehran understands exactly what the president is saying.
27:04He said 60 days.
27:06The world can believe it.
27:07The world cannot believe it.
27:08He said 60 days.
27:10They had an opportunity to make a deal.
27:13They should have made a deal.
27:14President Trump's word means something.
27:17The world understands that.
27:19And at the Defense Department, our job is to stand ready and prepared with options.
27:22And that's precisely what we're doing.
27:24Now let us listen in to the opinions of the world leaders who are weighing in on a regime change in Iran as the ongoing conflict escalates and continues.
27:36From the defense, we understand our fino pipe is the
27:56.
27:58The President of the United States,
28:00and the President of the United States,
28:02is the President of the United States.
28:04We have understood that
28:06our country,
28:08our country,
28:10was very important.
28:12We both are thinking about this
28:14that Europe or Asia,
28:18the countries' problems
28:20are not coming from the rest of the country.
28:24The Diplomacy is very first.
28:30Netanyahu soykırım suçunda
28:33zalim Hitler'i çoktan geride bırakmıştır.
28:37İsrail'in bu haydutluğu karşısında,
28:41bu devlet terörü karşısında
28:44kendisini savunması son derece doğal,
28:48meşru, hukuki bir haktır.
28:51above all these attacks have been planned for Iran's nuclear attacks.
28:58He has been able to do with nuclear weapons, above all,
29:03with nuclear operations.
29:05He has no idea of any international rule of Israel,
29:09without the end of the war, without the end of the war,
29:13without the end of the war,
29:14without the end of the war,
29:17We do not want an Iran who has a nuclear weapon,
29:20or who has its ballistic capabilities.
29:22But I think that the biggest mistake today
29:25is to try, by the military voice,
29:27to change the regime in Iran,
29:29because there will be chaos.
29:31And therefore, the responsibility, which is ours,
29:34is to take up the more quickly discussions
29:36to allow, just to give a role to nuclear and ballistic issues.
29:42This is constantly what France does for 10 years.
29:47Now, while we are focused on the war,
29:50let's also bring to you the Indian perspective
29:52to this very story that we have been covering.
29:54India launched Operation Sindhu
29:56to evacuate its nationals from Iran,
29:58following the deterioration of the security situation,
30:02due to the conflict with Israel.
30:04As the first step under the operation,
30:06the Indian Embassy in Tehran
30:07evacuated 110 Indian students from northern Iran,
30:11and helped them across over to Armenia.
30:13Later, they were sent on a flight to Delhi.
30:15Here is an entire report on how the entire situation,
30:20or rather the operation was executed
30:22amid the entire situation currently.
30:24I am so thankful to the Indian government,
30:26that we have evacuated in a very good way.
30:27I am so thankful to the Indian government,
30:28that we have evacuated in a very good way.
30:29I am so thankful to the Indian government,
30:30that we have evacuated in a very good way.
30:31The ambassador of our country has been two days,
30:32it was very good and very polite.
30:34foreign
31:04The embassy has given us 24-7 numbers, so we contacted the embassy with the embassy.
31:18The ambassador of Tehran has helped us.
31:24We came from Armenia, so the ambassador was also very good.
31:29The government of India has helped us, and particularly the minister of Foreign Affairs.
31:35The war is very dangerous.
31:38If you look at it every day, the situation is very dangerous.
31:43Iran is also misiled, and Israel is also misiled.
31:47The embassy is always rising.
31:49I am really thankful for the embassy. They evacuated us very quickly.
31:53In 2-3 days, we are here in India. I am very happy.
31:56Amid rising tension between Israel and Iran, India has launched Operation Sindhu to acquire students studying in Iran.
32:03Currently, I am joined by one of the students who has just returned back to India.
32:07So, what do you want to say? Where are you from? You have just returned back.
32:11I am from Delhi, and we studied in Urmia, Iran.
32:16And we are very thankful for the Indian army and the Indian embassy.
32:21First of all, we relocated from Iran to Armenia.
32:25Then from there, we have a connecting flight from Doha to New Delhi.
32:31This was one of the students, and I will show you in the visual.
32:35The medical student is holding Indian flag in his hand, and she is thanking the Indian government for the endeavor.
32:44And around 110 students have just returned back to India from Iran.
32:49And thousands of Indian students are studying there in Iran.
32:52And the majority of them are medical students.
32:54And India has launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate them.
32:58Not only students, but expats, those who live in Iran, those who work there, with cameraman Rohit Mishra and Molbali, Delhi.
33:04This probe in the Shillong murder case, the honeymoon murder case, deepens.
33:09Shillong police have recovered the second murder weapon.
33:13And in a fresh twist, Sonam's 112 calls to a sim issued to a Sanjay Varma are being investigated.
33:22Now, India Today tracks all the chilling details in the Sonam Sora murder saga.
33:27Take a look at this report.
33:29I, Sonam Sora.
33:34I give you a baby here
33:36I give you a baby here
33:37I give you a baby
33:38After this?
33:39After this?
33:40After this?
33:41Hey brother, why don't you this?
33:43Raja Raghubhanshi and Sonam exchanging vows
33:51Sonam crying as she leaves her parents' house after getting married.
33:56Two new videos of Sonam Raja wedding show the couple seemingly happy.
34:04But new details in Raja Raghuvanshi's murder probe reveal a bigger sinister plan was at play.
34:12A second murder weapon, another machete used to kill Raja Raghuvanshi, has now been recovered.
34:19It was found near the gorge where Raja's body was dumped while investigators were recreating the crime.
34:25The Shilong police also recorded the statement of tourist Devinder Singh,
34:29who recorded the video of Sonam and the alleged killers trekking hours before Raja was murdered.
34:36His recording showed Raja and Sonam on the bridge at 9.45am.
34:42While the three killers were recorded at the same spot at 9.25am.
34:51But it doesn't end there.
34:52In a fresh twist, a new name has surfaced in the probe, Sanjay Verma.
34:57Sonam called a number issued to a man called Sanjay Verma 112 times between March 1st and March 25th.
35:05Police sources tell India today that this number is currently switched off
35:09and they suspect that the accused Raj Khushwaha, Sonam's lover, may have used a SIM card in the fake name.
35:16A team of Meghala police probing the murder visited Sonam's residence in Indor,
35:21where they reportedly questioned Sonam's family members about her behaviour.
35:27Bureau Report, India Today.
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