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2 Journalists Killed in India as Driver Runs Over Their Bike

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Two senior journalists were killed after a sport utility vehicle (SUV) rammed into their bike in Bihar late Sunday night, sparking violent protests.

Family members of the victims have described it as a “pre-meditated murder” carried out by a powerful village council official, and not a mere accident.

This is the fourth killing of journalist in the state in the past two years.

Police said journalist Navin Nishchal, 35, and his colleague Vijay Singh, 25, were returning on their bike after covering a procession, held to mark the major Hindu festival of Ramanavami, when a speeding Mahindra Scorpio came from behind and rammed into their bike, crushing them to death.

The incident took place near Nahasi village under Garhani police station in Bhojpur, a central Bihar district some 70 kilometres west of Patna, on Sunday evening.

Navin worked for prominent Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar while his colleague Vijay was stringing for a vernacular magazine.

Villagers alleged the pair were crushed to death by a powerful village council official, Mohammad Harsu, who was driving the vehicle at the time of accident.

“Before the incident, the village council official had heated arguments with the journalists after which he had threatened them with dire consequences. Shortly after that, they were crushed to death on a busy sate highway,” villagers alleged.

In a case registered with the police, victim Navin’s brother accused the said village council official of cold-blooded murder.

According to the complainant, the accused was nursing a grudge against the journalists over some news reports.

The incident sparked strong protests in the areas as angry villagers blocked the road and set afire a vehicle on Monday. On the fateful evening too, they had torched the Scorpio although its occupants managed to flee.

The police department while taking the matter seriously has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the case. The team got a major breakthrough when it arrested the main accused who was absconding after the incident while raids were on to nab the other accused persons. The investigation was being monitored at the level of zonal inspector general of police Nair Hasnain Khan, authorities said.

“We have arrested the main accused Mohammad Harsu while raids are on to nab the other accused persons,” local district superintendent of police, Bhojpur, Avkash Kumar told the media on Monday.

This is the fourth incident involving the killing of journalists in the past two years. In January last year, unidentified gunmen shot dead a journalist, identified as Braj Kishore Rajesh, in Samastipur district.

Earlier in November, another journalist Dharmendra Singh, who was working for a Hindi daily, was killed by three motorcycle-riding criminals in Rohtas district. He was sipping tea at a tea stall in the morning when the gangsters shot him dead.

Another journalist Rajdeo Ranjan was shot dead by criminals in Siwan district in May 2016. The victim who worked for a prominent Hindi daily was returning home in the evening after work when the motorcycle-borne criminals shot him from a close range. Before leaving the spot, the shooters also shot in his temple to ensure he does not survive

 

 

Karnataka Assembly Polls 2018: When Amit Shah misspeaks..

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Following the two-day visit to Karnataka BJP president Amit Shah in his address misspoke today and said that “if there were ever a competition for the most corrupt government then the (BJP’s) Yeddyurappa government would come first”.

(AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Shah wasn’t poking fun, but he didn’t mean to utter that either about BS Yeddyurappa (BSY), who is the BJP’s candidate for chief minister in the Karnataka Assembly elections. The BJP president simply told its ministerial candidate is corrupt.

Shah said this at a press conference which was held in Bengaluru, BSY – who was earlier CM of Karnataka – and sitting to Shah’s right, leaned over to him, probably to correct him. Then Shah made corrections what he said – that he meant “Siddaramaiah would come first in a competition for the most corrupt government” – but the smash up had occurred.

The Congress couldn’t pass up this opportunity to denounce Shah and it had a field day doing so.

“Who knew Amit Shah could also speak the truth- we all concur with you Amit ji BSY-BJP is the most corrupt!” tweeted Divya Spandana of the Karnataka unit member of the Congress party.

Spandana said in another tweet that this wasn’t the first time Shah misspoke about BSY.

“This isn’t the first time btw- what exactly are Amit Shah’s feelings towards Yeddyurappa? All are not good in the hood,” she said in the tweet with attaching clip of another time when Shah misspoke.

Deve Gowda warns Rahul Gandhi to be careful, not to test his patience

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Congress and the JD(S) has escalated it’s war of words, with JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda on Monday propelling an direct assault on Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Gowda took serious special case to Rahul scrutinizing the JD(S)’ accreditations recently without having any comprehension of the political advancements of the past. Speaking to the reporters Gowda said that Rahul was naive and lacked maturity.

Forewarning Rahul to be “careful,” Gowda asked the Congress leader not to test his patience, that he would no more tolerate his “irresponsible” statements. He tore into Rahul for his reliance on a “chit” for assaulting the JD(S).

“Rahul has charged that JD(S) is BJP’s ‘B’ group – he has compared at JD(S) to the Sangh Parivar. He has even asked the JD(S) to tell the truth on its common certifications – whether my gathering is supporting the BJP. You want to question my accreditations young man, when you are not by any means aware of the occasions of the past? You have to first comprehend which Congress is there in Karnataka – Indira Gandhi Congress, Sonia Gandhi Congress or Siddaramaiah Congress. You will understand the differences only if you have maturity. You won’t make allegations against the JD(S) by perusing out talks, composed by another person, from a chit of paper,” he said.

Naming the Congress as an opportunist party, Gowda said he had confronted disloyalty by it. He said that he had endorsed Sonia Gandhi to the Prime Minister’s post when the opposition had marked her as an outsider.

“The minimum she could do was to be appreciative to me. Instead, her party ungraciously pulled back help when I was the Prime Minister. For what reason did they pull back help? I had no corruption accusations against me – not at all like Siddaramaiah, who is confronting a whirlwind of corruption allegations,” he said.

He said that the JD(S) would not forge ties with either the BJP or the Congress.

 

MLA Zameer And other MLA’s officially joined Congress Party

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Former minister and jds MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan today Officially Joined Congress in the Supervision of AICC President Shri Rahul Gandhi Ji, AICC General Secretary Shri K C Venugopal ji, Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri Siddaramiah Ji, KPCC President and Former Home Minister Dr G Parmeshwar ji, M.P Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Ji at Maharaja Ground in Mysore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Along with Energy Minister of Karnataka Shri D K Shivkumar, Ex Minister M C Nanaiah, Ex MLA Shri N Cheluvaraya Swamy, Ex MLA Shri H.C Balakrishna, Ex MLA Shri R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy, Ex MLA Shri Bheema Naik, Ex MLA Shri Iqbal Ansari, Ex MLA Shri Ramesh Babu Bandisidde Gowda, Shri B.Z Zaid Khan, Ex Minority President Dr Shakeel Nawaz, Leader Shri Venkatesh,

Gang of Jewellery Dacoits Inspired By Hollywood Films Arrested

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The robberies carried out by this gang is not less than any Hollywood movie story. A man, who failed in grade eight, watched Hollywood movies having robbery in their storyline, built a gang and looted jewellery shops for more than eight years. He also used procured bullet proof jackets from China and Maharashtra for the safety of self and his gang members. At last, the gang is arrested by the Bengaluru police.

This gang fell into the dragnet of the police who were trying to unearth the dacoity that took place on February 19, 2018 at Chemmannur Jewellers which is situated at Rajajinagar first block. Police of Subramanya and Mahalakshmi Lay Out police stations have arrested four person including two sons of an astrologer.

The arrested culprits are Samrat Shiv (30) and Shankar (26), residents of Kothanur and sons of an astrologer, Nivesh Kumar (26) and Jagadish (34), a resident of Sangli in Maharashtra. With the arrest of these four people, Karnataka police have unearthed jewellery dacoity cases that were a challenge to them since eight long years.

The accused have looted around eight kilograms of gold so far. Police have recovered one kilo of gold, which is valued at Rs 45 lac from the arrested persons.

The saga started in 2011

Brothers and sons of an astrologer, Shiv, who failed in grade eight and Shankar, who is a Bcom graduate, looted Santosh Jewellers of Ramamurthynagar in 2011 as their first act of robbery. Subsequently, they continued their looting spree and burgled eight kilograms of gold from the Peenya and Subramanyanagar showrooms of Chemmannur Jewellers.

On July 1, 2017, they stabbed the security guard, snatched his rifle and looted 600 grams of golden ornaments from the Chemmannur Jewellers showroom at Chikballapur and made good their escape.

Inspiration from Hollywood movies

The preparation made by the gang for looting the jewellery showrooms and the expertise shown by the police to catch them is not less than any Hollywood thriller. Shivu, who was a grade eight dropout, suddenly thought of making money bigtime and dacoity was the only way that came to his mind at that time. He built a high-tech gang for this purpose. He continuously watched Hollywood movies having stories of robbery and dacoity and continued his act unabated for six years.

This gang looted eight kilograms of gold in 2011-12 in three different robberies. They had a lavish lifestyle and enjoyed to the core. Only when they ran out of money of that loot, they got down to dacoity once again in 2017 and accordingly attempted to rob Chemmannur Jewellery on February 19, 2018.

Three Bengalureans in the gang

Except for Jagadish, who is from Sangli, all others of the four-member gang are natives of Bengaluru. Jagadish was dealing in gold and silver in Chennai. Samrat Shiv used to go to Sri Lanka in order to sell the looted gold. He got in touch with Jagadish during one of the visits to Sri Lanka. He joined Shiv’s gang assuring of getting the looted gold sold in Chennai itself.

Nivesh Kumar was a facility manager with HP Inc company at Whitefield. He got fascinated by the methodology used by the brothers in looting the jewellery shops and joined the gang after resigning from his job.

Bulletproof jacket from China

Brothers Shiv and Shankar, who carried out dacoity continuously for three years, took a break of four years. However, they did not stop studying about methods and techniques employed in dacoity. They also collected information about the technology and equipment used in high-tech dacoity.

They learnt about replacing their techniques, which they used till 2012 in conducting dacoity. They learnt about using petrol bomb in place of pepper spray, country rifle in place of the iron rod and using bulletproof jacket instead of a leather jerkin. They also learnt to manufacture petrol bombs from the internet.

The gang procured country-made guns from Uttar Pradesh. They bought local bulletproof jackets that are manufactured in Maharashtra. Shankar went to China to buy bulletproof jackets. He had booked three bulletproof jackets saying that he is starting a security guard agency. The jackets reached them by courier.

Shankar wanted to be an IAS officer

Shankar, brother of Shiv dreamt of becoming an IAS officer. He had joined a reputed institute for coaching in order to write the UPSC examination. Shiv used to finance him for his studies. Once there was a skirmish between the brothers during which Shankar told Shiv that he will not cooperate in dacoity. This made Shiv take Jagadish and Nivesh in his gang

Sketch for robbery

Samrat Shiv alone used to make a study of the surroundings of the jewellery shop. He used to concentrate more on the escape routes during his study of the location. On the day of the dacoity, the gang used to park their car nearly two to three kilometers away from the showroom, where the CCTV surveillance is not there.

Then the accused used to wear helmet, jacket and gloves and approach the showroom in bikes stolen from other states. They used to park their bikes nearly 300 meters away from the showroom. The gang used to walk to the showroom and attack the security guards suddenly and loot as much gold as possible by hands. If anyone used to chase them, they threw petrol bombs on them.

As the public used to run due to the smoke and sound generated by the petrol bomb, the gang used to sit on bikes and reach the destination where they have parked their car and made good their escape.

Luxurious lifestyle

Samrat Shiv had the craze of living an extravagant lifestyle. He had bought Toyota Fortuner and Hyundai I 20 cars. He had opened a real estate business in the name of RS at Yelahanka. However, as the business did not yield intended returns, he decided to get back to dacoity.

Father of duo brothers involved?

Krishnappa, father of brothers Shiv and Shankar was an astrolger. He used to go to Sri Lanka also for his astrology related work. So the brothers got to know Sri Lanka right from their childhood. They used to wear permitted weight of gold on their body and used to sell the gold in Sri Lanka. Police are investigating whether the father is involved in the act of his sons.

Police have recovered more than 500 movies of different languages which were based on stories of dacoity and robbery from the pen drive and laptops of the accused. The accused used to learn how to carry out the act and also escape from the security guarding the place.

Used to carry currency in Dollars

Samrat Shiv used to convert the currency into Dollars after selling the gold and thereby escaped the eagle eyes of the customs officials.

Once he was caught in Chennai airport for possessing Rs 20 lac in cash, which he got after selling the gold. He paid Rs 10 lac bribe to the custom officials and made good his escape.

Police team rewarded

Four teams were formed under the leadership of inspectors Mahendra Kumar and Jayanna Reddy. These teams made several plans and used numerous techniques and arrested the culprits near Devanahalli railway track. Police commissioner Sunil Kumar has declared reward for these teams.

Curfew Imposed in Aurangabad Town Over Ram Navami Clashes: Bihar

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The Aurangabaddistrict administration imposedcurfew for an hour with communal clashes breaking out for the second consecutive day in the district HQ town on Monday.

Reports said around 60 people, including policemen, were injured in the riots that started after two groups, including one being part of a Ram Navami procession, brickbatted against each other near Jama Masjid on old GT Road in the town. Soon, several shops in the vicinity were torched.

The riots also spread to Club Road, Shri Krishna Nagar and Maharajganj Road, where several business establishments were torched by rioters.

The reports said few shops near the collectorate, a garage near Tikri Mor and at least a couple of shops near Karma Road were also torched by rioters.

Several rounds of fire were exchanged and crude bombs hurled during the clashes. Two people reportedly received gunshot injuries.

Santosh Trophy: Punjab beat Karnataka to open up Group B

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Punjab stalled Karnataka’s surge with a 2-1 victory while Goa snatched a lifeline with a 6-1 rout of Odisha in Group B matches of the 72nd edition of the national football championship for the Santosh Trophy here on Monday.

Karnataka had won against Goa (4-1) and Odisha (2-1) to come into this game having six points from two games, behind group leaders Mizoram who are on nine points.

Third-placed Punjab, who had lost to Mizoram 1-2 in their last outing, rode on first-half goals from Jitender Singh (18th) and Baltej Singh (26th) to cancel out Rajesh S early strike from the spot in the seventh minute at the Rabindra Sarovar Stadium.

Courtesy the result, Punjab now also have six points from three outings while high-flying Mizoram look likely to finish top of the group. Karnataka and Punjab will now fight for the second spot.

Punjab will now take on Goa while Karnataka will cross swords with Mizoram on Wednesday.

At the Mohun Bagan ground, India discard Victorino Fernandes racked up a hat-trick (15th, 45+3, 54th) while Mackroy (58th), Shubert Pereira (71st) and Marcus Mascarenhas (86th) also got on the scoresheet for Armando Colaco’s team.

Sunil Sardar (16th) sneaked in a consolation goal in the middle of the onslaught. Now if Mizoram beat Karnataka and Goa manage to see off Punjab, Goa can qualify.

(IANS)

Democracy in the age of data

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By Amit Kapoor

“Data is the new oil” has been a clichéd maxim of the internet age. But the events that unfolded last week have underlined the extent of complexities that can be created in society depending on the nature of its usage.

A year-long investigation by multiple media outlets in the US and Britain revealed that a consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, accessed data of at least 50 million social media users without their proper consent. They then used these data points to psychologically profile people and individually target them with politically-motivated content to manipulate the 2016 US presidential elections. A similar approach was used to influence electoral outcomes all around the world, possibly even in India.

Even though the process of manipulating the political narrative during elections is not something new, there is something sinister about for-profit organisations and foreign agents using data technologies to disrupt democratic norms. If electoral outcomes come to be defined by exploiting deep-rooted psychological fears of voters based on data analytics instead of developmental issues that drive progress and prosperity, social cohesion will fall under immediate threat, proving pernicious to the very fabric of democracy. The political vision of governments and politicians need to be steered by people instead of mathematical algorithms.

It must be highlighted that social media and the vast explosion of data due to it are not the problems per se. However, when societies are finding themselves being increasingly run by data, a defined set of ethical norms need to be formulated to guide its use. The issue is of the utmost importance for India, as it has a significant online presence that is vulnerable to privacy violations. It has the highest number of Facebook users and the second-highest number of Twitter users in the world — with a combined reach of almost 300 million.

A committee of experts under Justice B.N. Srikrishna has already been set up to deliberate upon a data protection framework for India. It is working on drafting a data protection bill and has deliberated on a number of pertinent issues like what constitutes “personal data”, the specifications of consent and establishment of a data protection authority. A white paper has also been published by the authority, detailing a lengthy discourse on these very issues. Meanwhile, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has also listed “Citizens’ data security and privacy” as a subject of study. However, not much seems to have been done on the topic. Recent events might hopefully set the ball rolling on that front and inspire a multi-partisan report on the matter.

Once the processes of setting up a robust framework of regulatory policy and statutory law to govern matters of data privacy are complete, there will be a requirement to establish cultural expectations that incorporate ethical standards right when the data technologies are being built. The application of regulatory mechanisms after individuals have been profiled is akin to closing the stable doors after the horses have bolted. The race to become the next-big-thing in technology has placed ethics on the backseat and, hence, it is often the case that investigations are conducted, and apologies are demanded, only after the damage has been done. The environment of “develop first, question later” will have to change.

The issue of data and privacy regulations will become even more important as technological companies gain greater market share in provision of financial services instead of traditional banks. When you instantly transfer money to friends and family over apps like WhatsApp to avoid the hassle of asking around for bank account numbers, the company gains direct access to your transactions. The power of that data will lie with the entity which posses it. Interestingly, retail banks will begin to lose out on this essential oil as it will be unable to identify customer interactions once it shifts to these new age non-banks.

The use of data mining as a strategic tool, put in the right hands, can be a powerful tool to understand societal preferences and address consumer needs. However, no good comes with a complementing bad and our democratic societies need to be wary of the latter by building robust security mechanisms that ensure privacy and consent. At times, even that might not be enough. Consumers willingly hand over a lot of personal information for the convenience of services without knowledge of the consequences of their actions and the eventual use of the data. Therefore, a final action that needs to be undertaken in the world of data is to build user-awareness. There is simply no substitute to a well-informed consumer base.

(Ians)

BJP’s IT cell Head Amit Malviya Tweets Karnataka poll Dates Before EC announcement, faces flak

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BJP’s national Information and Technology cell head Amit Malviya landed the saffron party in a controversy on Tuesday when he tweeted about the dates of the Karnataka Assembly election before the Election Commission announced it through a press conference.

Even though Malviya seems to have deleted the tweet now, journalists questioned Malviya on how he got to know about the Karnataka poll dates before the Election Commission announced them.

Malviya has now deleted the original tweet in which he had posted the dates.

 When Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat was questioned on this issue, ” It will be investigated. Be assured that actions legally and administratively befitting will be taken.”

The Karnataka Assembly election will be held in a single phase on 12 May and the counting of votes will take place on 15 May.

The issue of notification will begin on 17 April and the last date of nomination is 24 April. The last date for the withdrawal of candidates is 27 April.

 

Radio jockey Rasikan Rajesh hacked to death by unknown assailants in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram

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A former radio jockey was hacked to death by unidentified assailants at his studio in Trivandarum’s Madavoor on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.

Former RJ Rajesh alias Rasikan Rajesh, 36, was also a mimicry artist as well as a folk singer.

One other person was injured in the incident, police investigation underway.

According to police, the crime took place around 2 am at the sound recording studio – Metro Studio – owned by Rajesh at Madavoor under Pallickal police station limits.

While police have registered a case of murder, they are yet to identify the accused. The police suspect that a gang is involved in the crime.

According to reports, Rajesh and his friend Kuttan had just returned from a stage programme and were loading their equipment back into the studio, when unidentified assailants who came in a red Maruti Swift car attacked them with sharp weapons.

Locals, who heard the commotion, alerted the police who rushed them to a hospital.

Rajesh died of his injuries at the hospital at Parippally while Kuttan is undergoing treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital.

Rajesh has worked with Red FM as an RJ for several years before joining Voice of Kerala FM station in Doha.

According to reports, Rajesh has recently returned from abroad and joined a mimicry troupe.

He is survived by his wife and a son.

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