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AAP submits video ‘evidence’ of assault on MLAs to Delhi Police

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New Delhi: Senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders Sanjay Singh and Ashutosh met Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik here on Monday and submitted video “evidence” of an assault on two AAP MLAs a few days back.

After handing over the videos to the police, Singh told the media that they have been assured of police action against the perpetrators.

Ashish Khetan and Imran Hussein were allegedly heckled and their party volunteers thrashed by a mob inside the Delhi Secretariat on February 20, after Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash alleged that he was assaulted by party MLAs at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence the night before.

Earlier in the day, Delhi Police told a court that CCTV cameras at the Chief Minister’s house were tampered with.

In response to which, Singh said: “CCTV cameras come under the supervision of the police. Delhi Police should be questioned if they were tampered with.”

(IANS)

Sridevi died from accidental drowning in bathtub: Report

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Dubai: Indian actress Sridevi died due to accidental drowning in a bath tub in her hotel here, reports gulfnews.com.

Sharing the image of the forensic report, the media publication stated that Sridevi, who had traces of alcohol in her blood, lost balance and fell into the bathtub and drowned.

Sridevi, 54, died on Saturday night. It was earlier reported that she died due to cardiac arrest.

According to sources, Dubai Police have released the forensic report on Sridevi’s death to her family and the Indian Consulate representative.

IANS could not confirm the details of the forensic report.

The Padma Shri recipient was in Dubai to attend the marriage function of actress Sonam Kapoor’s cousin Mohit Marwah, along with husband Boney Kapoor and younger daughter Khushi.

Born in Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu on August 13, 1963, Sridevi began her career at the age of four in the devotional film “Thunaivan”. That marked the beginning of a journey in filmdom that saw her work across Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi productions, leading her to become one of the most formidable actresses of the 1980s and 1990s in Bollywood — in fact, the only female “superstar” the industry has seen.

She is remembered for her performances in some of the iconic Bollywood films like “Mr. India”, “Nagina”, “Sadma”, “ChalBaaz”, “Chandni”, “Khuda Gawah”, among many others in different Indian languages.

Sridevi, who made a comeback to Bollywood in 2012 with “English Vinglish” after a long break of 15 years, was last seen in “Mom” in 2017.

(IANS)

Youth rapes 16-year-old girl while his sister films it

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Muzaffarnagar: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 22-year-old man, whose sister made a video of the incident, police said today.

The incident took place on Sunday in the Civil Lines area.

The girl has alleged that she was taken to a house by the man’s sister and raped. The accused also threatened her with dire consequences if she reported the matter, police said.

The police have registered a case on the complaint of the girl.

(PTI)

Mulbagal MLA G Manjunath accused of producing ‘false’ caste certificate by Dalit organisations

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Mulbagal: Leaders of a number of Dalit organisations have accused Mulbagal MLA G. Manjunath of producing ‘false’ caste certificate.

The organisations have accused the minister of ‘falsely’ stating that he belongs to the ‘Budaga Jangama’ caste. They have also charged the minister of coercing Mulbagal tahsildar to issue a similar certificate to his brother G. Venkataramana.

They alleged: “The legislator is pressuring the authorities concerned to issue a false caste certificate to his brother even before his (Manjunath’s) issue is settled in court.”

“Some influential sections of society and wealthy people are grabbing the constitutionally guaranteed facilities meant for Scheduled Castes and Tribes by getting false caste certificates,” alleged R. Srinivasan, former president of zilla panchayat.

In his defence, Mr. Manjunath has filed a petition declaring that the said certificate dated 03.04.2012 is valid and legal.

Popular Front of India protests Jharkhand’s ban in Bengaluru

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A day after the Jharkhand Government banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) in the state, the party workers on Friday staged a massive protest at Townhall in Bengaluru.

“From last six months, the PFI has come to a limelight as we providing legal support to the victims of mob lynching and cow vigilante in the state.

We fight against the fringe elements those try to tarnish the social fabric of our society. Since we have been fighting those fringes the state government has implemented a ban on our party,” a party worker told the press.

Earlier on Thursday, the Jharkhand police raided a training centre of the PFI in Pakur district of the state.

UN delays vote on Syria ceasefire as death toll climbs to 470

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More than 470 people killed in Eastern Ghouta as UNSC postpones vote due to disagreements over resolution’s wording.

A young girl receives treatment at a makeshift hospital following regime bombardments in Eastern Ghouta region [Amer Almohibany/AFP]

by Al Jazeera

As the death toll in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta surpasses 470, a UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution seeking a 30-day ceasefire across the country has been postponed until later on Saturday.

The vote had already been delayed several times, as council members tried to convince Russia to agree to a resolution.

More than 470 people, including 150 children, have been killed in the Damascus suburb since Sunday, according to UK-based The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Another 2,330 people have been wounded, SOHR said on Friday evening. Dozens of other people were missing “under the rubble”, it added, as Russian-backed Syrian forces continued their aerial assault on the rebel-held enclave, home to some 400,000 people.

Eastern Ghouta is the last remaining rebel-held area east of Damascus and has been under siege by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces since 2013.

The draft UNSC resolution, sponsored by Kuwait and Sweden, is aimed at implementing a ceasefire to allow aid delivery and the evacuation of civilians from the besieged suburb.

Al Jazeera’s Diplomatic Editor James Bays, reporting from the UN headquarters in New York, said on Friday that the ongoing delay was due to a disagreement between Russia and other Security Council members over the latest version of the resolution.

“There were certainly changes made [to the resolution] on Thursday after the Security Council meeting,” he said.

“They [Security Council members] changed some of the language.”

The UN special envoy for Syria, Steffan de Mistura, stressed the urgent need for a ceasefire to stop the “horrific heavy bombardment of Eastern Ghouta and the indiscriminate mortar shelling on Damascus”.

Russian UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzya had said there was “no agreement” and presented amendments to the draft resolution “for it to be realistic”, while the Syrian ambassador to the UN, Basher al-Jaafari, accused the international body and mainstream media of backing “terrorists recruited by the US from all over the world” to fight in Syria.

In response, Nikki Hailey, the US ambassador to the UN, called Russia’s actions as “unbelievable” on Twitter.

The “relentless” shelling, coupled with live artillery fire, has exacerbated an already dire humanitarian situation amid the ongoing siege.

The blockade has prevented basic necessities, such as food and medicine, from entering the enclave. The siege has also resulted in huge inflation of the cost of basic goods. A bag of bread now costs the equivalent of $5.

In addition, malnutrition rates have reached unprecedented levels, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

Earlier this week, the UN and other international bodies expressed outrage at the number of civilian casualties. The UN called for an “immediate” stop to the “escalation” of violence.

Hundreds of thousands of people have died in fighting during Syria’s seven-year civil war, and millions have been forced to flee the country.

Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy promises protection to Vidwath

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Bengaluru: Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy declared “ample security” to pub assault victim L Vidwath and his family on Friday after visiting injured Vidwath at Mallya Hospital.

Reddy said “I have observed that they are under regular fear. But there is nothing to worry,” He also added that the state government would provide “whatever help is required to Vidwath and his family”.

Vidwath was brutally assaulted by Mohammed Haris Nalapad, the son of Congress official N A Haris, at Farzi Cafe in the City on February 17. He is still in the ICU of Mallya Hospital.

Reddy said security would likewise be given to M S Shyamsundar, the special public prosecutor for the case who has looked for police assurance. Shyamsundar had asserted that he had caught a supporter of Nalapad’s saying he (the legal advisor) would be their “next target”.

Police have additionally acknowledged plea from Vidwath’s family to invoke specific IPC sections for the case, Reddy said. Gotten some information about Nalapad gazing at and examining Shyamsundar in the court on February 21, Reddy said he was absent at the hearing and that he learnt about it just from the media.

(Agencies)

Ramdev’s TV show leads to clash between Yadav, Brahmin organisations

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Ghaziabad: First, the Brahmin Mahasabha took objection to Baba Ramdev’s show on Discovery JEET, which it said spoke against the Brahmins, portraying them in poor light. The Mahasabha asked for criminal action against the show “Swami Ramdev: Ek Sangharsh”.

Then the Ghaziabad unit of All India Yadava Mahasabha got into the action and demanded action against the Brahmin Mahasabha for protesting against Ramdev.

Produced by Ajay Devgn FFilms and Watergate Production, the Discovery JEET project is a scripted biopic series tracing Baba Ramdev’s journey from a life of anonymity to a renowned yoga guru and business leader.

K.P. Yadav, Vice President of UP Yadava Mahasabha, said the Brahmins had been “dividing the society since ages” and Ramdev had said the right things about Brahmins’ role.

He praised the yoga guru for having “courage to expose” Brahmins in the show that premiered on February 12.

The All India Yadava Mahasabha has summoned a meeting on February 25, to discuss the issue in detail. The Yadava Mahasabha, in turn, has asked for action against Brahmin Mahasabha.

According to sources, the makers of the show have, meanwhile, asked for the security to be stepped up for them.

(IANS)

Delhi diamond exporter booked for Rs 389 crore Oriental Bank of Commerce loan fraud

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New Delhi: After Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, the CBI has registered a case against a Delhi-based diamond jewellery exporter for an alleged bank loan fraud to the tune of Rs 389.85 crore towards Oriental Bank of Commerce. The CBI has booked Dwarka Das Seth International Pvt Ltd for the alleged fraud.

Six months after the public sector bank filed a complaint with the CBI, the agency booked the company, and Sabhya Seth, Reeta Seth, Krishna Kumar Singh, Ravi Singh – all directors of the firm – and another company named Dwarka Das Seth SEZ Incorporation.

The company has availed various credit facilities from OBC between 2007-12, which swelled to Rs 389 crore during the period. It was found by the bank that the company was using Letters of Credit (LoCs) to pay off other creditors against the purchase of gold and other precious stone and transfer gold and funds outside the country using fictitious transactions, the bank complaint, now part of the CBI FIR, alleged.

The company was also engaging in business transactions with non-existent entities, it said.

(PTI)

Congressman Narayanaswamy who splashed petrol in BBMP office, surrenders

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Bengaluru: Narayanaswamy, former block Congress president of K R Puram, who entered The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) revenue office at Horamavu forcefully, sprayed petrol and threatened to torch the office was arrested and remanded to the judicial custody for 14 days.

He was in hiding for the past three days and surrendered to Ramamurthynagar police on Friday, February 23. Police took him to BBMP revenue office at Horamavu, where he showed his act of goondaism and conducted spot inquiry. He was produced to 10th additional metropolitan court on the evening of Friday and the court has remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody.

A First Information Report (FIR) was registered on Narayanaswamy on Tuesday, February 20 at Ramamurthynagar police station for the ruckus he created in BBMP revenue office Horamavu on Friday, February 16.

Narayanaswamy was continuously changing his hideout from the day of the incident and went to places like Mysuru, Mangaluru, Chikkamagaluru and Kalaburagi. He was scared of getting arrested. Finally, he returned to Banjara Guest House near Kalkere on the morning of Friday, February 23. Police who got the news of his return to Bengaluru were about to arrest him. However, he himself surrendered to the police.

Narayanaswamy had threatened the officials at the BBMP office of torching it if he was not given the land portfolio. He took the bottle of petrol from his accomplice and sprayed the same in the office. The video of the same went viral on all social sites.

Five cases under IPC sections 353, 427, 341, 504 and 506 have been registered against Narayanaswamy.

Act was done to increase influence

When the police asked Narayanaswamy during the inquiry, as to why he poured petrol inside the office, he replied, “I have done this to increase my influence as the assembly elections are round the corner. I did not intend to pour petrol.”

(Agencies)

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