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India creates history and reaches 100 medals mark at Asian Games, PM Modi hails India’s momentous achievement

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India creates history and reaches 100 medals mark at Asian Games, PM Modi hails India’s momentous achievement

On Saturday (7th October), India achieved a historic feat at the Asian Games as the Indian contingent at Hongzhou won its 100th medal at the games. This is the first time India has touched 3 figures at the Asian Games. The Indian women’s team won the country’s 100th medal after defeating Chinese Taipei in the women’s kabaddi final 26-25.

The same opponent held India to a 34-34 draw in the group stage, but the women in blue succeeded in running down the clock with a one-point victory at the end of the final game. Pooja’s super raid gave the Indian team a 14-9 lead at halftime. After the action resumed, India increased its lead to seven points but Chinese Taipei fought back well scoring five consecutive points.

Taking to X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian athletes for their momentous achievement at the Games. PM Modi also announced that he will be hosting India’s Asian Games contingent on 10th October and interacting with the athletes.

“A momentous achievement for India at the Asian Games! The people of India are thrilled that we have reached a remarkable milestone of 100 medals. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to our phenomenal athletes whose efforts have led to this historic milestone for India. Every awe-inspiring performance has made history and filled our hearts with pride. I look forward to hosting our Asian Games contingent on the 10th and interacting with our athletes,” the Prime Minister posted on X.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam, while expressing her joy over India’s remarkable win at the Asian Games, said, “I am very happy that I was able to do what I had thought about how the shooting process should be, and I was able to get satisfaction from it…I am also happy that I was able to win three gold medals. I am thankful to the people who encouraged and supported me through my journey. I am happy that India has done very well.”

Jyothi congratulated fellow athletes who won medals and thanked the Indian government for their continued support. “I would like to congratulate all the athletes who won medals…I would like to thank the government because, without their support, it would not have been possible,” Jyothi told ANI.

Meanwhile, Ojas Deotale, who won 3 Gold Medals said, “I had come with the motive to win one gold medal for India, but after winning three gold medals, it feels as if I am in a dream. I would like to congratulate other players as well. 100 (medals) is a big number for India. It feels proud that India is growing… The Indian government, coaches, my parents, and all the supporting staff are behind this gold medal.”

Medal tally graphics via Asian Games website

With the latest wins, India stands at number 4 in the medal tally with 25 gold, 35 silver and 40 bronze medals.

Delhi court orders AAP MP Raghav Chadha to vacate Type VII Bungalow as it is above his entitlement, says it is a privilege & not right

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Delhi court orders AAP MP Raghav Chadha to vacate Type VII Bungalow as it is above his entitlement, says it is a privilege & not right

A Delhi court on Friday, 6th October, vacated its earlier stay order on the eviction of AAP MP Raghav Chadha from his government bungalow in Lutyens Delhi. Additional District Judge Sudhanshu Kaushik said that Chadda is not entitled to a Type VII bungalow which he is occupying at present, and therefore allowed the Rajya Sabha Secretariat to take over the house.

The court said that Chadda has no vested right to continue to occupy the bungalow as it was only a privilege given to him as an MP.

“Plaintiff cannot claim that he has an absolute right to continue to occupy the accommodation during his entire tenure as a Member of Rajya Sabha. The allotment of Government accommodation is only a privilege given to the plaintiff and he has no vested right to continue to occupy the same even after the cancellation of allotment,” the Court said.

Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha was allotted a Type VII bungalow at Pandara Road in Delhi in September 2022. However, in March 2023, the allotment was cancelled by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat because it was higher than his entitlement as a first-time MP, and he was allotted another house.

Following this, Chadha had approached the Patiala House Court against the order, and the court had granted a stay on 18 April. After that the Rajya Sabha Secretariat filed a plea opposing the stay order, saying that the order was passed without hearing it.

After hearing the arguments, the court decided to vacate its stay order on Friday. Chadha’s counsel had argued that the Rajya Sabha Secretariat does not fall under the definition of ‘government’ or ‘public officer’. But the court rejected this argument.

Raghav Chadha had also argued that accommodation once made to a Member of Parliament cannot be cancelled under any circumstances during their entire tenure, but this was also rejected by the court. “Plaintiff cannot claim that he has an absolute right to continue to occupy the accommodation during his entire tenure as a Member of Rajya Sabha,” the court ruled.

Rajya Sabha housing committee chief CM Ramesh also pointed out that several MPs were shifted to different houses earlier, and there is no basis for Chadha’s claims. He had given several such examples during the hearing, including BJP MP Radha Mohan Das who was moved from a Type VII to a Type V bungalow.

The court also accepted that interim relief was granted to him earlier without following due process of law, and therefore vacated the stay order. “This is certainly an error apparent on the face of the record and the same needs to be corrected. Accordingly, the order dated 18.04.2023 stands recalled and the interim order stands vacated,” the court said.

Apart from the cancellation of the eviction notice, Raghav Chadha had also sought ₹ 5.50 lakh in damages for “mental agony and harassment”.

It is notable that the Rajya Sabha member of AAP was originally allotted a Type VI bungalow in July 2022, which was still above his entitlement. However, he applied for the allotment of Type-VII accommodation in August 2022, and accordingly, he was allotted a Type-VII bungalow at Pandara Road in Delhi.

As per Rajya Sabha rules, first-time MPs are entitled to Type-V accommodations. MPs which are former central cabinet ministers, former governors or former CMs, and former Lok Sabha speakers are entitled to Type VII bungalows.

Raghav Chadha recently married Bollywood actor Parineeti Chopra in a highly luxurious wedding ceremony at The Leela Palace in Udaipur. The bride was welcomed at Chadha’s official bungalow in Delhi, and it was reported that Parineeti would shift to Delhi and move into the bungalow. However, now the newlywed bride will have to shift to a different and smaller house.

Fight against Left Wing Extremism reached a “decisive phase”, the menace will be completely eliminated in 2 years: Amit Shah

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Fight against Left Wing Extremism reached a “decisive phase”, the menace will be completely eliminated in 2 years: Amit Shah

Stating that the fight against Left Wing Extremism (LWE) or Naxalism has reached a “decisive phase”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday took a resolution to completely eliminate the menace in the next two years.

Shah expressed his commitment while chairing a review meeting on Left Wing Extremism here in the national capital in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, and Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren– the heads of all the Naxal affected states.

In his address, Shah said that “under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, success has been achieved in curbing leftist extremism in the last few years and now this fight has reached a decisive phase.”

He said that major successes have been achieved against Left Wing Extremism in 2022 and 2023 with the determination of PM Modi and the cooperation of all the states affected by Naxalism.

The Home Minister further said, “This is the year of taking a resolution to completely eliminate Left Wing Extremism in the next two years.”

Shah said that vacuum areas have been shrinking since 2019 and we have established 195 new camps of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), and 44 more new camps will be established.

He further Shah said that the deployment of CAPFs against Left Wing Extremism, rationalization of development, and setting up camps in vacuum areas are the priorities of the Modi government.

The Minister suggested maintaining constant surveillance in the areas liberated from Left Wing Extremism so that this problem does not revive again. “There is also a need to monitor that Left Wing Extremists from areas where this problem has been eliminated do not take shelter in other states,” he said.

Noting that the Modi government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance against Left Wing Extremism, since 2014, Shah said, “As a result of our zero-tolerance policy, the lowest level of violence and deaths has been recorded in 2022 in the last four decades.”

“There has been a decline of more than 52 percent in Left Wing Extremism related violence, 69 percent in deaths, 72 percent in security forces deaths, and 68 percent in civilian deaths between 2014 and 2023 compared to the period from 2005 to 2014,” said the Minister.

He also said that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are working closely with all state agencies to attack the financing of Left Wing Extremism.

Shah added that all the affected states need to make efforts by forming a joint team of civil and police administration to dismantle the network of financial support of Left Wing Extremism.

The Minister said that the Modi government had increased the ex-gratia amount for victims of Left Wing Extremism from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 20 lakh in 2017, now it has been further increased to Rs 40 lakh.

Shah also said the Modi government is taking several steps to speed up the development in Left Wing Extremism-affected states, and that special attention is being given to areas like road construction, telecommunication, financial inclusion, skill development, and education.

Shah said the Centre government has launched more than 14,000 projects under the Special Central Assistance (SCA) scheme to accelerate development in the districts most affected by Left Wing Extremism.

He counted that more than 80 percent of these projects have been completed and Rs 3,296 crore has been released to Left Wing Extremism-affected states under the scheme.

The Minister said under the Special Infrastructure Scheme (SIS), projects worth Rs 992 crore have been sanctioned for the construction of Fortified Police Stations, strengthening of State Intelligence branches and Special Forces of Left Wing Extremism-affected states.

In the last nine years, the Modi government has increased the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) by more than double in comparison to the earlier period.

The meeting, which aimed at preparing a roadmap to completely root out the Left Wing Extremism from the country and review the actions taken so far, was also attended by Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai; Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ashwini Choubey; and Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan as well as National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

Home Secretary Ajay Bhala, Director Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka and Director Generals of National Investigation Agency, Sashastra Seema Bal, Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, National Security Guard, and Indo-Tibetan Border Police also attended the meeting along with Home Secretaries and Chief Secretaries of Naxal affected states.

Initiating the meeting, Bhalla welcomed all dignitaries and briefed them about the meeting.

The last LWE meeting took place in September 2021. 

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

34 Bollywood celebrities including Sonu Sood, Sonakshi Sinha and Sunny Leone come under ED scanner in Mahadev Betting App scam case

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34 Bollywood celebrities including Sonu Sood, Sonakshi Sinha and Sunny Leone come under ED scanner in Mahadev Betting App scam case

As many as 34 Bollywood celebrities including actors, singers, dancers etc have come under the Enforcement Directorate (ED) scanner in connection with the Mahadev Betting scam case. The list of the names of these celebrities was shared by Republic TV on Friday, October 6.

The names in the list are as below:

  1. Raftaar 
  2. Emcee Deepti Sadhwani 
  3. Sunil Shetty (Reached venue but not appeared)
  4. Sonu Sood (Appeared)
  5. Sanjay Dutt (Appeared)
  6. Hardy Sandhu 
  7. Sunil Grover 
  8. Sonakshi Sinha 
  9. Rashmika Mandhana 
  10. Sara Ali Khan 
  11. Guru Randhawa 
  12. Sukhvinder Singh
  13. Tiger Shroff 
  14. Kapil Sharma 
  15. Nushrat Barucha 
  16. DJ Chetas
  17. Malaika Arora
  18. Nora Fatehi
  19. Amit Trivedi
  20. Mouni Roy
  21. Aftab Shivdasani
  22. Sophie Chaudhary
  23. Daisy Shah
  24. Urvashi Rautela
  25. Nargis Fakhri
  26. Neha Sharma
  27. Ishita Raj
  28. Shamita Shetty
  29. Preeti Jhangiyani
  30. Sneha Ullal
  31. Sonali Sehgal
  32. Ishita Dutta
  33. Elnaaz
  34. Giorgia Adriani (Arbaz Khan’s Girlfriend)

The Mahadev Online Book App made headlines last week when Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, who appeared in ads for the app, was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning. Subsequently, ED also summoned 4 others namely Shraddha Kapoor, Kapil Sharma, Huma Qureshi and Heena Khan for questioning.

The summons were sent about 19 days after the anti-money laundering agency revealed that several Bollywood celebrities including singers, dancers, and actors attended the 200-crore wedding ceremony of the scam-accused owner of Mahadev Betting App, Saurabh Chandrakar. The wedding took place in UAE in February 2023.

ED claimed that the actor was given a large amount of money in exchange for the promotions, which was from the proceeds of the crime. The celebrities attending the wedding of the scam-accused Saurabh Chandrakarincluded Atif Aslam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Ali Asgar, Vishal Dadlani, Tiger Shroff, Elli AvrRam, Bharti Singh, Sunny Leone, Bhagyashree, Kriti Kharbanda, Neha Kakkar, Nushrratt Bharuccha and Krushna Abhishek.

This information was uncovered during ED’s probe in the scam worth hundreds of crores in which Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal are key accused. These two accused are the owners of the Mahadev Online Book Betting application which is an umbrella syndicate arranging online platforms for allegedly enabling illegal betting websites.

Gold bars, jewellery, and cash amounting to a total of Rs 417 crore is what the Enforcement Directorate recovered last month when they conducted searches at 39 locations spanning Raipur, Bhopal, Mumbai, and Kolkata linked to the Mahadev betting app. 

ISIS terrorist Rizwan Ashraf was in contact with several clerics, mosques and madrasas, was forming a terror module in Prayagraj

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ISIS terrorist Rizwan Ashraf was in contact with several clerics, mosques and madrasas, was forming a terror module in Prayagraj

One of the three terrorists arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, Mohammed Rizwan Ashraf’s connection to clerics, mosques and madrasas in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj has come to light. He was born in Fatehpur, studied in Ghaziabad and also stayed in Naini. He was apprehended from Lucknow.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist reportedly had a residence in Naini where he lived for a long time and the purpose of the network he was constructing there is a subject of investigation by security officials. His house has not been identified yet and a motorbike registered in Prayagraj was also recovered from him which he used for commuting.

Rizwan moved to Lucknow from Naini, but he continued to visit Prayagraj. He was in contact with multiple Muslim clerics along with the charge of many madrasas and mosques. Their relationship is also under the scrutiny of the agencies.

Shahnawaz alias Shafi Uzzama and Mohammad Arshad Warsi are the other two perpetrators who were nabbed along with him. The trio was plotting to carry out terror attacks in different parts of the country including the under-construction Ram temple in Ayodhya which was surveilled by them.

Two ISIS terrorists were captured from Prayagraj’s Kareli two years ago. He regularly travelled to the region even then. The security agencies are currently looking into his potential ties to the terrorists associated with Kareli.

Special Cell of Delhi Police had launched a massive operation earlier this week to arrest terrorists associated with the terrorist organisation. Shahnawaz alias Shafi Uzzama a native of Delhi and an engineer by profession who had a reward of Rs 3 lakh was caught along with Arshad Warsi from Moradabad and Rizwan Ashraf from Lucknow.

All three have links with the terror outfit. Arshad Warsi is doing PhD from Jamia Millia Islamia and his name also appeared in the charge sheet of the Delhi anti-Hindu Riots where he was constantly in touch with Sharjeel Imam. He was involved in various unlawful activities including his association with ISIS (Pune module). He had provided safe haven to terrorist Shahnawaz who fled from Pune to Delhi after he managed to escape following his arrest by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

Love Jihad in Gujarat: Rizwan of Surat pretends to be Karan to trap a Hindu girl and forcibly converts her to Islam, arrested after victim files complaint

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Love Jihad in Gujarat: Rizwan of Surat pretends to be Karan to trap a Hindu girl and forcibly converts her to Islam, arrested after victim files complaint

A case of ‘love jihad‘ has come to light in Surat city, where a Muslim youth, who is named Rizwan Gaffar Shah but using the Hindu alias Karan, is accused of deceiving a Hindu girl. He lured her into a relationship and then forcefully converted her to Islam after taking her to Delhi. The victim eventually uncovered the truth, managed to escape the situation, and returned to Surat. With the support of her family, she filed a complaint with the local police. Currently, the accused individual, Rizwan Gaffar Shah, has been arrested, and legal proceedings are underway.

The Surat police took swift action, arresting the accused individual, Rizwan, following the registration of a case based on the victim’s complaint. Currently, he is undergoing intensive interrogation to gather additional information. Subsequently, he will be presented before the court, where a request for remand will be made. ACP MD Upadhyay of the Surat police provided further details to the media regarding this ongoing case.

Based on the information available, the victim girl initially crossed paths with Rizwan Gaffar Shah in the year 2018 when she was 17 years old. During this period, Rizwan assumed the identity of Karan. The girl was employed at a factory, and the accused Rizwan operated an autorickshaw, frequently providing transportation to her workplace. Over time, their acquaintance turned into a close friendship, eventually evolving into a love relationship.

Rizwan married the girl after she was caught in a love trap. The girl was a minor at the time of marriage. The two then went to Delhi. According to the complaint, after being taken to Delhi, the accused disclosed that he is a Muslim and his name is not Karan but Rizwan. But by then the victim had become pregnant, so she continued to live with Rizwan.

Rizwan forced the victim to wear a burkha, banned idol worship and going outside the house

The victim complained that Rizwan had told her that they (Muslims) do not believe in idol worship so the girl also should not worship idols. At the same time, the accused started pressuring her to convert to Islam. The girl was then forcibly converted to Islam and Rizwan took her to his family in Uttar Pradesh (UP).

The victim went to UP and gave birth to a daughter. Rizwan is then alleged to have assaulted the victim saying he wanted a son. The girl also said in the complaint that in UP she was forced to wear a burqa and was also forbidden from stepping out of the house.

Meanwhile, the girl became pregnant for the second time and had a second child. The girl complained that she later came to know that Rizwan was also in touch with other Hindu girls. When questioned about this, Rizwan told the victim girl that the more Hindu girls are trapped by the Muslim youths, the more money is given to them. “I need more money right now and the more Hindu girls we bring in, the more the religion will be spread,” he said.

As the torture finally became unbearable, the girl informed the family and came to Surat and lodged a complaint at Pandesara police station, on the basis of which Surat police registered a case and arrested Rizwan Gaffar Shah, the accused in this case of love jihad.

Bihar: JD(U) MLA Gopal Mandal pushes and abuses journalists for asking questions about flaunting a pistol at a hospital

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Bihar: JD(U) MLA Gopal Mandal pushes and abuses journalists for asking questions about flaunting a pistol at a hospital

On Friday, 6th October, Janata Dal (United) MLA Gopal Mandal abused a group of journalists after being questioned about carrying a revolver at a hospital during his granddaughter’s treatment. He used abusive language for the reporters and indicated that they had no authority to tell him whether to carry or not to carry a weapon at the hospital.

“Bhakk Sala. I have the pistol. Should I point it at you? What do you want to say? I should not keep the pistol? Are you my father that I’ll listen to you, Bhaggo,” Mandal said as a couple of journalists asked the reason behind keeping a pistol. Mandal could also be seen pushing the journalists and manhandling the cameras.

This comes days after Mandal arrived at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College and Hospital (JLNMCH) in Bihar’s Bhagalpur with a revolver in his hand. It is said that he had accompanied his granddaughter Avni for medical treatment at the hospital. He said that he carried the revolver in self-defence.

The video of the said incident went viral over social media in which the MLA can be seen flaunting a revolver in his right hand while waiting in the corridor of the hospital for his granddaughter.

MLA Gopal Mandal, meanwhile, had commented on the issue saying that he carries the revolver for his self-security and that he possesses the license of the said arm. He said that there are many criminals, people belonging to politics who pose a threat to his life. He also said that this is usual for him and that he has a habit of carrying a gun in his hands.

He said he carries the gun for self-defence, citing continuing political pressure and prior threats from criminals. He also had declared with certainty that he would shoot anyone who would threaten him. In announcing his intention to run for MP, Mandal cited a caste-based survey that highlighted the sizable voter demographic in his group. He still enjoys popularity among his supporters in spite of his contentious behaviour.

Mandla has previously threatened a doctor, and a DSP, and gained notoriety for taking an odd stroll on the Tejas Rajdhani Express while only wearing his pants. Last year, his video had also gone viral in which he was seen dancing to Bollywood item songs.

Canadian Senate Speaker to attend P-20 Summit in New Delhi amidst diplomatic tensions, India to raise Justin Trudeau’s remarks

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Canadian Senate Speaker to attend P-20 Summit in New Delhi amidst diplomatic tensions, India to raise Justin Trudeau’s remarks

In the midst of an escalating diplomatic row over Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s allegations over the June killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canada’s Senate Speaker is set to visit New Delhi. Raymonde Gagne will be visiting Delhi to attend the Parliament-20 meeting (P-20) of the presiding officers of parliaments of G20 nations in Delhi next week.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla confirmed Canada’s participation in the P-20 on Friday (6th October). “All countries have been invited, just now Canada’s Senate Speaker has sent confirmation to us,” the Lok Sabha speaker said. The summit will take place from 12th to 14th October.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stated that during the next Parliament-20 meeting of the G20 nations’ presiding officers, India will raise all issues with the Canadian Senate Speaker Raymonde Gagne. He said that while all the matters listed in the agenda will be discussed formally, other issues will be discussed informally.

On being asked if the issue of Justin Trudeau utilising the Canadian Parliament for making accusations against India would be brought up with the Canadian Speaker, Om Birla replied, “We will discuss issues that have been listed for the summit. Other issues will be discussed informally.”

The P20 Summit will be attended by the presiding officers of parliaments of 25 countries, as well as 10 deputy speakers from G20 member nations and invitee countries, at the India International Convention and Expo Centre, Yashobhoomi in Dwarka.

Notably, over 350 delegates are anticipated to attend the three-day summit, which will include 50 members of Parliament, 14 general secretaries, 26 vice-presidents, the president of the International Parliamentary Union, as well as the president of the Pan-African Parliament.

The Lok Sabha Speaker while sharing details about the theme of the summit informed that with the spirit of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – One Earth, One Family, One Future’, India aims to provide consensus-based solutions to complex global issues towards a more inclusive, peaceful and equitable world.

It is pertinent to note that the P20 Summit will consist of four sessions: “Transformation in People’s Lives through Public Digital Platforms,” “Women-led Development,” “Accelerating SDGs,” and “Sustainable Energy Transition.”

“On October 12, a pre-summit event, the Parliamentary Forum on Lifestyle for Environment (LiFE), will be held at Yashobhoomi.” A ‘Mother of Democracy’ exhibition will also be organised to promote India’s ancient and participatory democratic traditions,” Birla stated.

The P20 delegates will also be given a tour of the new Parliament building, which will be followed by a cultural event and dinner hosted by the Lok Sabha Speaker.

Haryana: Minor boy kills friend after he doesn’t let him play PUBG game, family alleges accused’s family killed boy to perform black magic rituals

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Haryana: Minor boy kills friend after he doesn’t let him play PUBG game, family alleges accused’s family killed boy to perform black magic rituals

On Thursday, October 5, Haryana’s Panipat police recovered the dead body of a 14-year-old minor boy identified as Saurabh, from a sugarcane field in the district. The body was found in a completely decomposed state with the hands and legs missing and hair uprooted. The police said that the minor was killed by his 13-year-old friend. It has been reported that he committed the crime under the influence of the PUBG game.

The family of the deceased child alleged that the accused child’s family was complicit in the murder and that they killed their son to execute black magic rituals. Meanwhile, authorities are not ruling out the possibility that the body was preyed upon by dogs, which could explain the missing body parts.

On Thursday, October 5, when the police sent the deceased child’s body from Panipat Hospital to Rohtak PGI for post-mortem, his kins stood in front of the ambulance and protested. The police intervened and assured them that the case would be investigated thoroughly, only after which they allowed the body to be taken for post-mortem.

The police said that the accused at first was evasive during the interrogation, refusing to answer most of the questions, however, later when the police asked sternly, he started disclosing the truth. The accused confessed to strangulating his friend to death after he refused to give him his phone to play PUBG. After killing his friend, the accused fled from the crime scene, the police said, adding that the CCTV footage had helped them to narrow down on the accused.

The police said that on October 1 the victim went missing. When Rajpal, deceased Saurabh’s father returned home on October 1, he found his son Saurabh missing. He began looking for his son but was unable to locate him. He along with the police scanned the footage from the nearby CCTV camera was reviewed, Saurabh was seen leaving his school with the accused minor at around 11:55 a.m.

The police then scanned the footage of the CCTV camera installed near Peer in Babail village which again showed that the victim was with the accused in that area at around 12.40 pm. On the basis of the footage, the father along with the police went to the minor’s house at night and inquired about his kid, but received no response. His family members also continued to deceive the police.

Village Sarpanch Ved Prakash said that when suspicions increased, the police grilled the accused child again on Thursday after which he broke down and confessed to the murder.

Miscreant ate non-veg on ‘veg reserved table’, slapped with ₹10k fine for flouting mess rules: What happened at IIT-Bombay

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Miscreant ate non-veg on ‘veg reserved table’, slapped with ₹10k fine for flouting mess rules: What happened at IIT-Bombay

On Sunday (1st October), the mess councils along with the Wardens and Associate Wardens of three hostels of IIT-Bombay imposed a fine of ₹10000 on an unnamed student for creating chaos and flouting mess rules. The amount will be deduced from his Semester Mess Advance (SMA). 

The development came three days after the said student, along with 2-3 others, deliberately ate non-vegetarian food in a reserved vegetarian section of the mess on September 28, 2023.

Thereafter, the mess councils of Hostel 12, 13 and 14 of IIT-Bombay held an online meeting with the Wardens and Associate Wardens of the three hostels and decided to penalise the student.

“The mess council reviewed the evidence available and determined that a resident of Hostel 12 deliberately instigated the incident during dinner on 28/09/23. This act was a premeditated attempt to disrupt the peace and harmony within the mess, in defiance of the advice provided by the associate dean SA, as evidenced in shared email communication,” it said.

“At least two other individuals were involved, whose identities are yet to be ascertained. It was unanimously agreed that (his) behaviour was contrary to the inclusive and peaceful atmosphere at Hostel 12-13-14 mess. The mess council resolved to impose a fine of Rs. 10,000.00/-(Rupees Ten thousand only) on him,” read the minutes of the mess council meeting.

While calling for the maintenance of peace, it further added, “The mess council resolved to enlist the support of student representatives from the Hostel 12-13-14 councils to assist in identifying the other two individuals involved in the incident. Once their identities are established, appropriate disciplinary action will be taken against them as well.”

It must be mentioned that only 6 out of 129 tables in the dining area were reserved for vegetarian students while the remaining could be utilised by both vegetarian and non-vegetarian students. The decision was not taken by the administration of IIT-Bombay but by the students’ councils of Hostel 12, 13 and 14 along with elected representatives.

In an official mail on Thursday (5th October), it stated, “…Unlike some other institutions, IIT-Bombay does not have any separate vegetarian mess and does not plan to have one in the future.”

“There were reports of some students deliberately spilling non-veg food to cause discomfort to fellow students. Such provocative and insensitive actions are not acceptable,” the college administration noted.

Email by Dean of IIT Bombay

Backed by the support of a leftist student collective ‘Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle (APPSC),’ an unnamed miscreant ate non-vegetarian food in the section reserved for vegetarian students on September 28, 2023.

The development came a day after the new mess rules, reserving 6 out of 129 tables in the dining area, were communicated to the students by the mess councils of Hostels 12, 13 and 14.

In a bid to ‘protest’ the decision, the unnamed miscreant vowed to eat non-veg food in the ‘reserved vegetarian area’ and create chaos. Despite being persuaded by the Dean of IIT-Bombay against doing any such thing, he went ahead with his plans and violated the mess guidelines in the process.

As a punishment, ₹10000 was deducted from his Semester Mess Advance (SMA). Usually, each student of IIT-Bombay pays around ₹25,000- ₹30,000 in advance as a mess fee. The mess council is now seeking help to identify the miscreants with the help of other students.

Earlier in July this year, a few students put up a poster in the canteen of Hostel 12, which read, “Vegetarian only are allowed to sit here.” Even though IIT-Bombay has no official food segregation policy, different seating arrangements are followed by students based on their food preferences.

While speaking about the matter, the warden of the hostel said that although there was a Jain food counter, there was no designated place for such students to consume Jain food.

At that time, the leftist student collective ‘Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle (APPSC) had dubbed the poster as a manifestation of caste discrimination. It also declared that an exclusive Jain sitting space was unacceptable and not allowing non-veg food there somehow violated values of ‘tolerance’ and ‘mutual respect.’

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