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**Headline: Ex-Naxal Leader Acquitted in Robbery Case; Heavy Rains Lash India, Disrupting Life**

**Ranchi/New Delhi/Mumbai, [Date – based on the “Copyright © 2025 Prabhat Khabar” I will assume today is sometime in 2025]** – In separate developments across India, a former Naxal leader has been acquitted, while several states are grappling with severe weather conditions.

In Ranchi, a court has acquitted former Naxalite Kundan Pahan in connection with a 5.17 crore rupee cash and 1.5 kg gold robbery case. The court’s decision brings an end to a high-profile legal battle.

Meanwhile, much of India is experiencing intense pre-monsoon weather. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heavy rain alerts for several states. Northeastern, southern, western, and central India are bracing for heavy to very heavy rainfall in the coming days, fueled by western disturbances and cyclonic circulations. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu are particularly vulnerable to isolated heavy rainfall over the next 3-4 days. The northeastern states, along with sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, are expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning over the next 3-5 days.

The national capital, Delhi, is also expected to experience a change in weather, with partly cloudy skies and thundershowers forecast for today. Temperatures are expected to range from a minimum of 24 degrees Celsius to a maximum of 41 degrees Celsius.

Maharashtra is bracing for intensified pre-monsoon activity over the next week. According to Skymet Weather, Vidarbha, Marathwada, and central Maharashtra may witness thunderstorms and hailstorms. Regions from Nandurbar and Dhule to Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur, and Solapur are likely to receive heavy rainfall around May 15-16 and again from May 19-23.

Citizens are advised to take necessary precautions and stay updated on weather forecasts from the IMD and other reliable sources. The heavy rains are already disrupting normal life in several areas, and authorities are on alert to provide assistance where needed.

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