Damanpreet Kaur, a 23-year-old student from Punjab, was strangled to death in Edmonton, Canada. Police have arrested her 22-year-old Indian live-in partner Ritish Kumar in this case. Damanpreet was a resident of Samrala in Ludhiana district of Punjab. She went to Canada about 5 years ago on student visa. According to Edmonton police, he was found in critical condition at a home on July 9. He died on July 12 during treatment in the hospital. In the post mortem report conducted on July 14, the cause of death was stated to be strangulation. Police arrested Ritish Kumar on July 22 and charged him with second degree murder. Officials say this is a murder case involving a live-in partner and no other accused is being searched at present. According to the family, Damanpreet’s parents had taken a loan and sent him to Canada for his studies. Now online funds are being raised to bring his body to India. Other big news related to international affairs… International Criminal Court lawyer Karim Khan removed from post, allegations of sexual harassment International Criminal Court (ICC) lawyer Karim Khan has been removed from the post amid allegations of sexual harassment. The ICC Member States Assembly voted on Friday and decided to remove him. At the same time, Karim Khan’s legal team has called this decision political. He says the independent investigative panel did not find concrete evidence of misconduct against him. Also, he was not given full opportunity to present his side. Karim Khan came into limelight in 2024 after issuing arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then Defense Minister Yoav Galant. After this, America had imposed sanctions on many ICC officials including Karim Khan. In June this year, a monitoring panel had accused Khan of misconduct. After this he left his post for some time.
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