Mumbai, Apr 21 (PTI) Following are the top stories from the Western Region at 1700 HRS.

BOM13 CG-NAXAL-BLAST **** CAF jawan killed in IED blast in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur Bijapur: A jawan of the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) was killed after an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Monday, police said. **** BOM8 MH-PAWARS **** Sharad Pawar, Dy CM Ajit Pawar share stage at meet to discuss use of AI in agriculture Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and his estranged nephew, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, shared the stage for the third time in a fortnight on Monday, this time to discuss the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in agriculture and the sugar industry. **** BOM4 MP-ACCIDENT-MUV **** 6 killed, 3 injured as MUV overturns in MP’s Raisen Bhopal: Six persons were killed and three others injured when a multi-utility vehicle (MUV) overturned in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district on Monday morning, police said. **** BOM21 MH-RAJ-UDDHAV-LD SAAMANA **** BJP and Sena’s strategy to target Uddhav through Raj hurt Marathi unity: Saamana Mumbai: The BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena fired salvos at the Shiv Sena (UBT) by “placing gun on Raj Thackeray’s shoulder”, but this strategy didn’t help MNS and harmed Marathi unity instead, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party claimed on Monday. **** BOM20 MH-COURT-FORMER COP-LIFER **** Decorated former cop Kurundkar gets life in jail for killing API Bidre-Gore Mumbai: Former policeman Abhay Kurundkar, a President’s medal recipient, was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Maharashtra court for the 2016 killing of assistant police inspector Ashwini Bidre-Gore, with whom he was in an extra-marital relationship. **** BOM17 GJ-IAF-HELICOPTER **** IAF chopper makes emergency landing in Gujarat’s Jamnagar; no casualty, say police Jamnagar: A helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made an emergency landing near a dam in Gujarat’s Jamnagar district on Monday, police said. **** BOM14 MH-RAHUL-ATHAWALE **** Ramdas Athawale slams Rahul for criticising India in US Nagpur: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday criticised Congress leader and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi for speaking against India while visiting other countries. **** BES10 MP-AMBEDKAR STATUE-VANDALISM **** Ambedkar statue vandalised in MP’s Shivpuri district; case registered Shivpuri (MP): Unidentified persons allegedly vandalised the statue of the chief architect of the Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar, in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district, police said on Monday. **** BOM6 MH-ACCIDENT-TRUCK **** 3 killed, 12 hurt as truck hits multiple vehicles on highway in Pune Pune: Three persons were killed and 12 others injured after a truck crashed into five vehicles on the old Pune-Mumbai highway near Lonavla hill station here in Maharashtra, police said on Monday. **** PTI RSY