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Saudi Crown Prince Grants 3.7Mln Riyals to Support Marriage of 200 Couples

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Grants 3.7Mln Riyals to Support Marriage of 200 Couples

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, ordered the disbursement of an unconditioned and non-refundable amount of 3.7 million riyals to 200 couples throughout the Kingdom as part of the SNAD charitable program.

The gesture reflects his keenness on supporting orphans living in difficult circumstances and people with disabilities who fall within the social categories targeted by the Mohammed bin Salman SNAD program.

The first phase of the program witnessed the disbursement of 520 million riyals that have benefited more than 26,000 people throughout the Kingdom.

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'Anti-government' Samosa Theft Prompts India Police Probe

Missing samosas sparked a police probe in India with five officers facing disciplinary action for allegedly eating a plate intended for a senior politician - AFP
Missing samosas sparked a police probe in India with five officers facing disciplinary action for allegedly eating a plate intended for a senior politician - AFP
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'Anti-government' Samosa Theft Prompts India Police Probe

Missing samosas sparked a police probe in India with five officers facing disciplinary action for allegedly eating a plate intended for a senior politician - AFP
Missing samosas sparked a police probe in India with five officers facing disciplinary action for allegedly eating a plate intended for a senior politician - AFP

Missing samosas sparked a police probe in India with five officers facing disciplinary action for allegedly eating a plate of the savoury treats intended for a senior politician, media reports said Friday.

Samosas -- pockets of meat or vegetable filling cooked inside a blanket of deep-fried pastry -- are a mainstay of Indian snack cuisine, served on train carriages and street corners around the country.

They are also a staple of government receptions, including one staged last month by police in Himachal Pradesh for an official visit by the northern state's chief minister, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.

According to AFP, the resulting high-level enquiry culminated in a report by the state's Crime Investigation Department that dubbed the affair an "anti-government act".

"The report added that all personnel involved acted according to their own agenda, raising concerns about intentional misconduct," the Economic Times reported.

The Indian Express newspaper said the five police personnel accused of feasting on the chief minister's samosas had been served notices demanding they explain their conduct.

They were now in the process of recording their final statements before a senior officer expected to recommend strict disciplinary action.