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Hyderabad gang-rape case: Police unable to retrieve data from destroyed mobile phones of six accused

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Hyderabad gang-rape case: Police unable to retrieve data from destroyed mobile phones of six accused

The Hyderabad Police investigating the gang-rape case of a minor girl at Jubilee Hills is facing trouble as it is unable to retrieve data from the accused’s mobile phone. The incident happened on May 28 this year when a minor girl was gang raped by 5 minors and one adult.

According to the reports, the Hyderabad Police arrested all the accused and also confiscated their mobile phones which were used by the accused to record the brutal crime that had sent shock waves across the city. The Police are facing technical trouble as the accused had reportedly destroyed the mobile phones before they were arrested, erasing the full video recording of the crime.

However, though the police were able to recover the destroyed phones shortly after the accused were taken into custody on June 8, they are unable to retrieve the data even after three months of the ongoing investigation. Mohammed Sadadduin Malik, the only major among the six accused, allegedly directed the other accused to destroy their mobile phones before their arrest.

The Forensic Science Laboratory technical expert elaborating on the case said that the Police did not send the mobile phones for forensic investigation as they already knew that the phones were destroyed and that no data could be retrieved. The Police however have recovered short video clips in which the accused cannot be seen forcing over the victim.

The minor girl was gang-raped in Telangana’s capital Hyderabad on May 28 this year. The victim girl had gone to attend a party at the Amnesia and Insomnia Pub in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. Notably, the culprits took her out of the party in the Mercedes car and then gang raped her. Out of the six accused in the case, five were identified as minors.

According to the Juvenile Justice Act, a minor accused cannot be detained by the police overnight and cannot be kept in police custody beyond 6 pm. Considering the law in the given case, the accused had adequate time to destroy their cellphones which contained evidence enough to prove them guilty. Reports mention that the accused had also uploaded images and videos of the assault on social media after the incident. The same was taken down by the police amid the investigation.

The Telangana High Court has granted conditional release to all five minors charged in the case, but the bail request of the primr accused Saduddin Malik has been denied. According to reports, the children recounted how they liked the ‘joyride’ while in police detention but were terrified of their parents after being released on conditional bond.

The Hyderabad police, investigating the Jubliee Hill gang rape case, had also confirmed that the five accused, all kins of AIMIM MLAs and TRS leaders, had clinically planned the entire crime. They were carrying condoms and even used it while raping the 17-year-old girl in a moving car on the night of May 28.

The police said during the interrogation, the accused had referred to the girl as ‘affable’ and confessed to taking advantage of her ‘friendly attitude’ to sexually assault her.

On 28th May 2022, a 17-year-old minor girl had gone to attend a party at the Amnesia and Insomnia Pub in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. The party was hosted by two of her friends. Some other boys also had met her in the same pub, from where she was taken in a Mercedes car and allegedly gang-raped by the accused. The Mercedes car in which the girl left the pub belongs to a TRS leader and an Innova car in which the crime took place belonged to a Waqf Board functionary.

‘India’s Hindu religious places have become a den of loot’: Congress leader levels bribery allegation against Tirupati temple, TTD denies

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‘India’s Hindu religious places have become a den of loot’: Congress leader levels bribery allegation against Tirupati temple, TTD denies

On Monday (September 5), Congress leader and ‘Miss Bikini India 2018’ Archana Gautam courted controversy after she accused the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) staff of soliciting ₹10,000 bribe for the darshan of Lord Venkateshwara.

In a tweet, she claimed, “Hindu religious places in India have become the den of loot. In the name of Dharma, TTD employees misbehave with women. Action must be taken against them. I appeal to the Andhra government. They are taking ₹10500 in the name of VIP darshan. Stop the loot.”

The Congress leader had also uploaded a video wherein she was seen misbehaving and physically assaulting TTD staff members. “Just shut up”, she yelled at one of the employees. Archana Gautam alleged that she was denied entry into the temple premises despite having a valid ticket.

She accused the TTD administration of trying to charge her ₹10,000. “God will punish you,” the Congress leader cursed after creating a spectacle. Archa Gautam also sought the urgent intervention of the Jaganmohan Reddy-led Andhra government.

TTD slams Congress leader for her untrue claims

Following an uproar over the incident, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam condemned the attack on its employees and issued a clarification into the matter. In a tweet, it said, “TTD vehemently refutes the untrue claims made by actress Archana Gautam.”

The TTD administration informed that a man named Shivakant Tiwari from Uttar Pradesh, Archana Gautam and 7 others came to the temple with a letter from the Union Minister for Darshan on August 30.

“They registered in the Additional EO Office at Tirumala for Darshan. Later they were allotted Rs.300 tickets on this Referral letter and an SMS in this regard was delivered to the mobile number of Sri Tiwari,” it added.

However, their tickets expired since they did not avail the darshan on time. It was communicated to Tiwari after he sought darshan on August 31, 2022.

“In the meantime, Ms Archana Goutham rushed into the office and began shouting at the staff uttering unparliamentary words against them. Sri Tiwari was also seen as a mute spectator watching the entire high drama created by his team member,” TTD said.

The temple administration tried to apprise the Congress leader of the existing rules but it was in vain.

“Though the TTD staff tried to explain the rule position and pacify her, she turned deaf and even manhandled one of the on duty office staff members. At last, the Office staff have allotted them Rs.300 tickets for the second time and advised them to go for Darshan,” TTD clarified.

However, Archana Gautam instead filed a complaint with the police, accusing a TTD employee of abusing and manhandling her.

“It was clearly seen in the video taken by the staff that how the woman behaved in an arrogant manner using filthy words against the staff. She was also seen pushing and hitting an on-duty staff member,” the temple authority pointed out about the police inquiry.

“When the lady insisted on Break Darshan, the office staff advised her to take SRIVANI Trust and go for VIP break darshan on September 1 for which she needs to pay Rs.10,500 (Rs.10,000 to SRIVANI Trust and Rs.500 for the VIP Break ticket),” it added.

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam accused Archana Gautam of falsely claiming that the Additional EO Office staff sought ₹10,000 for her ticket. It has urged the devotees to not fall for the baseless allegations of the Congress leader.

In January this year, the Congress party announced its first list of 125 candidates for the UP assembly elections. The party had nominated 50 women in the first list, which included Tamil actress Archana Gautam.

The model turned actress joined the Congress party in November 2021, and within just two months, she was given a ticket to contest assembly polls. Interestingly, she had joined the party twice in that month.

While several people were inducted into the party on November 26 in Lucknow, Archana Gautam complained that she was not given proper respect during the event. Archana Gautam had alleged that while Chhatisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and party general secretary Pramod Tiwari were present at the stage, there was no special mention of her.

After she made her displeasure known, Bhupesh Baghel organised a separate event at a hotel, where he was staying.

‘He has been kept in custody only to appease certain people’: Wife of suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh challenges his preventive detention in HC

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‘He has been kept in custody only to appease certain people’: Wife of suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh challenges his preventive detention in HC

The wife of suspended Bharatiya Janata Party leader T Raja Singh has petitioned the Telangana High Court challenging the Preventive Detention Act (PD Act) invoked by the Hyderabad City Police against her husband after he was detained last month for his alleged statements against Islam.

The writ petition submitted by the wife of the legislator, who is in prison after being detained on August 25, is expected to be heard in a couple of days.

Giving several reasons for the release of Raja Singh, his wife alleged that the police alluded to three recent cases brought against him for his detention under the PD Act. According to the petition, the charges in all three instances against him are the same. In her petition, she argues that her husband was not given an appropriate chance to argue his case before the advisory committee contesting his arrest.

“It is submitted the present detention order came to be passed only to satisfy a section of people who are not public at large and this appears to have been only to appease them and not for any other reason,” the petition reads.

On August 25, Raja Singh was arrested in accordance with the PD Act and sent to Cherlapally Jail. On August 23, police had already taken him into custody. He was however freed following a court order. T Raja Singh’s attorney contended in the bail petition on August 23 that no notice was provided on the MLA under Section 41(A) of the Criminal Procedure Code. The court accepted the lawyer’s arguments and granted bail to T Raja Singh.

As a result, violent protests erupted across the state. The Islamic mob’s sloganeering became so intense that the police were forced to disperse the gathering with lathi charges and tear gas. Massive protests against his bail were held in Hyderabad, with Islamists chanting shouts demanding his beheading. According to accounts, Islamists flocked to the streets and staged rallies throughout the night, raising shouts demanding T Raja Singh’s execution.

In reference to the video Raja Singh shared on YouTube, the police claimed that when the video went viral, protests broke out in several areas of Hyderabad City and other regions of Telangana, causing tension between residents and upsetting the state’s law and order situation.

China extends DNA sample collection to Tibet under ‘crime detection’ program, had earlier done so for Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang

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China extends DNA sample collection to Tibet under ‘crime detection’ program, had earlier done so for Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang

China has begun collecting DNA samples from residents of Tibet, without their consent, under the pretext of crime detection, reported Human Rights Watch (HRW).

The blatant violation of human rights is not limited to the adult population but has been extended to even kindergarten children. Reportedly, the DNA collection drive began in 2019 as part of a policing campaign and involved inspection, investigation and mediation (also called three greats).

According to HRW, DNA was collected from residents in at least 7 villages, 2 townships, 2 towns, 2 counties and one prefecture of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). Besides, two government tenders were floated for the creation of local DNA databases.

The Human Rights Watch noted that the residents of Tibet, forcibly occupied and annexed by China 70 years ago, could not decline to provide their DNA samples.

HRW (China Director) Sophie Richardson said, “The Chinese government is already subjecting Tibetans to pervasive repression. Now the authorities are literally taking blood without consent to strengthen their surveillance capabilities.”

“A report from Lhasa municipality in April 2022 stated that blood samples for DNA collection were being systematically collected from children at kindergartens and from other local residents,” HRW noted.

“A report from a Tibetan township in Qinghai province in December 2020 stated that DNA was being collected from all boys aged 5 and above,” it further added. And it was undertaken without the approval of their caregivers, thus violating their privacy.

Given that DNA information is sensitive in nature, modern democracies have regulated and narrowed the scope of its collection. However, in Communist China, with little regard for human rights, it has been used to oppress the Uyghur community in Xinjiang province.

As early as 2017, the Chinese government had built a database of blood types and iris scans of 11 million Uyghur residents between the age of 12 and 65. According to Human Rights Watch, China has created a national database of 40 million people since the 2000s.

“Coercing people to give blood samples, or taking blood samples without informed, meaningful and freely given consent or justification, can violate an individual’s privacy, dignity and right to bodily integrity,” it emphasised.

Persecution of Uyghur Muslims in China

In the Xinjiang province of China, nearly 1.8 million Uyghurs and other Turkic minorities have been reportedly detained in a network of detention centres since 2017. By stating that the camps are vocational training schools, Beijing has refuted numerous reports that it has tortured Muslims in Xinjiang.

The Communist Party of China’s (CPC) objective is to integrate Uyghurs into the dominant Han Chinese ethnicity by stripping them of their religious and ethnic identities. While Uyghur Muslims face re-educational camps, forced labour, and digital surveillance, including their children being indoctrinated in orphanages.

The CPC restricts any news revealing the horrors committed against the Uyghurs in the detention centres in order to counteract scathing foreign findings. Several foreign journalists covering the plight of the Uyghurs have been expelled from China, while academics, activists, and survivors who try to expose China’s deceit have been mocked and harassed.

Those who speak out against China’s illegal detention of Uyghurs are either intimidated or executed.

Leftists ‘celebrate’ Rishi Sunak losing the British PM race, use Hinduphobic tweets to mock him for temple visit and Gau Puja

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Leftists ‘celebrate’ Rishi Sunak losing the British PM race, use Hinduphobic tweets to mock him for temple visit and Gau Puja

On August 5 (local time), Rishi Sunak lost the election to become the conservative party’s PM face to Mary Elizabeth Truss, who has been serving as the Foreign Secretary since 2021. Sunak, who served as the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Boris Johnson’s administration before resigning, managed to get only 42 per cent of the vote share compared to Liz Truss, who got 57 per cent vote share.

As soon as Sunak’s defeat was announced, the Leftists started floating anti-Hindu and anti-Hinduism tweets.

‘Professor’ Ashok Swain, a fake news peddler who is known for his anti-India rhetoric and Hinduphobia, said, “Despite all these antics, Rishi Sunak was soundly defeated by Liz Truss, and she becomes the new UK PM. Important to be true to yourself – UK is not UP.” He also shared the video of Sunak worshipping a cow in the tweet.

So-called Human Rights Activist Advocate Priyadarshi Telang said, “One can become Chief Minister of UP by eating Gobar (cow dung) and Gau Mutra (cow urine) but cannot become Prime Minister of UK Rishi Sunak.” He also congratulated Liz Truss on her victory.

Twitter user Farhan Ashfaq said, “The United Kingdom is saved from becoming Uttar Pradesh.”

Another Twitter user Daphin Chacko said, “Rishi Sunak finally realised that he is no Adityanath, that UK is no UP and that unlike the BJP here Conservative legislators cannot be bought over.”

Twitter user Gabbar0099 said, “Cow Pooja failed in UK”, and shared screenshots of Sunak doing Gau Pooja and a news report announcing Liz Truss’s victory.

Amin Syed, a Twitter user from Vancouver, said, “Rishi Sunak should have been reminded by his advisors that he is standing for UK premiership not UP.”

Another Twitter user Rajnish said, “Cow helps in winning elections in UP, not in UK.”

Twitter user Shaina said, “Liz Truss becomes UK’s new PM after defeating Rishi Sunak. Moral of the story: UK is not UP.”

Twitter user Political Aaramdev said, “Hello Rishi Sunak, Temple and Cow Politics will only work in UP, not in UK.”

Another Twitter user Shabina Hussain said, “Gau Mata refused to bless Rishi Sunak!”

Rishi Sunak had sought blessings from Gau Mata

On August 25, then-Prime Minister candidate Rishi Sunak performed Gau Pooja and sought blessings for the elections. Sunak was heavily trolled on social media for following Hindu customs.

Scroll and Quint wanted India to learn from Chile’s proposed far-left constitution, Chileans themselves overwhelmingly rejected it

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Scroll and Quint wanted India to learn from Chile’s proposed far-left constitution, Chileans themselves overwhelmingly rejected it

Chile has overwhelmingly voted against a new proposed constitution that would have been one of the most ‘progressive’ constitutions anywhere in the world. Over 62% of the voters voted to reject the new constitution on Sunday, September 4, preferring to stay with Pinochet’s market-friendly version.

Back in 2020, 80% of the Chileans had voted for the need to draft a new constitution. However, the text of this new draft, which was deemed very far to the left, has been soundly rejected by the voters.

The process to revise the constitution was initiated after a wave of violent protests in 2019. People were protesting against the high cost of living and higher education, poor health care, and general economic inequality. Then centre-right government’s President Sebastián Piñera promised to draft a new constitution to address the concerns of the protestors.

After the 2021 elections, the government changed in Chile, and the left-wing politician Gabriel Boric Font rose to become the President. Boric’s government is largely tied to the new draft and the text reflected the far-left policies of his government.

Among the proposed changes in the new constitution, was the proposal to name Chile a “plurinational and paritarian” republic, rather than a democratic republic. This was to promote the idea that Chile comprises ethnic and identity groups, and not a group of united people. Interestingly, far-left politicians in India are also trying to push a similar idea recently that India is not a nation, but merely a union of states.

Far-left publications like Scroll and Quint want India to learn from Chile’s rejected draft constitution

While the Chileans may have rejected this draft, left leaning Indian websites like Scroll and Quint obviously found great merit in this proposed leftist version of their constitution, and in fact, wanted India to take pointers from it. Not just that, Amnesty International also hailed it as landmark step.

The comprehensive draft constitution, which comprised 338 articles, consisted of several problematic provisions which were outrightly rejected by the very Chileans who voted for the leftist Boric last year. However, the far-left nature of the draft was enough for Indian leftists to go ga-ga over it.

As mentioned earlier, the draft aimed to promote that Chile doesn’t consist of united people, and is just a coalition of various ethnic and identity groups. The very idea of Chile as a democratic republic would have disappeared with the new draft, becoming a “plurinational” republic instead.

The draft was deemed full of unworkable rights, including the right to abortion till the point of birth in a Catholic-majority country, unworkable new environmental laws, a publicly-funded national health service leading to additional taxes, and equitable political and even professional representation for minorities.

The provision prohibiting any job insecurity and granting the right to work by the constitution would have made it nearly impossible to fire any worker under any condition and would have certainly turned away all potential investors from the country.

Article 25 required the government to award reparations for past discrimination as well. The constitution, if passed, would have also renamed and restructured parts of the government to be more social-justice-oriented. It also proposed replacing the senate with a “chamber of regions”, again weakening the idea of a united Chile.

This draft full of impractical ideas and in conflict with Chile’s culture and heritage was expectedly defeated decisively by Chileans. However, Indian leftists, much like their counterparts in Chile and elsewhere keep searching for their utopia through these impractical ideas and try to push them at every turn, even when the people continue to disagree.

Instead of learning anything from this piece of leftist fantasy, Indian lawmakers should be more practical in their approach and bring changes to the constitution that address the problems faced by the common man, instead of chasing this leftist utopia.

Hyderabad: Groom Syed Nazeer makes a bolt from the wedding reception after seeing his first wife with policemen

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Hyderabad: Groom Syed Nazeer makes a bolt from the wedding reception after seeing his first wife with policemen

A man celebrating his second marriage in Madannapet, Hyderabad, quickly turned into a run-and-chase affair after the groom saw his first wife arriving with police officials. Syed Nazeer, the groom who threw a reception party on his second marriage, thought it wise to dash off from the venue when he saw his first wife, Dr Sana Samreen, enter the venue with police officers. 

The incident took place on September 4 when Nazeer held a reception party on account of his second marriage. Nazeer had not informed his first wife about his second marriage. Therefore, Samreen’s arrival at the venue with police officials set Nazeer on his heels, sending him into panic and forcing him to escape from the rear entrance of the place.

Abdul Waheed, brother of Samreen, spoke to Deccan Chronicle about the incident. “My sister married Syed soon after he came from New Zealand in 2019. During the COVID-19 lockdown, he was stuck here, and we took care of his expenses. However, he demanded Rs 15 lakh, which we could not pay. He then began keeping away from my sister,” he said. 

Samreen, too, revealed that Nazeer continuously harassed her for money. She added that during the second wave of COVID-19, she served Nazeer’s uncle and gave most of her savings to him for his treatment after he had tested positive for the virus. The lady, who has a 22-month-old son with Syed, further added that she had filed a complaint against her husband for harassing her for money.

Then one day, Samreen learned that Syed was marrying again and that too, without informing her, after which she decided to take strict action against him. Samreen got police officials and crashed Syed’s wedding reception party, following which her husband fled from the place. Samreen then filed a written complaint against Syed at the Santosh Nagar police station, reported Deccan Chronicle. 

The decolonisation trend continues: Rajpath to be renamed ‘Kartavya Path’, was earlier named after King George V

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The decolonisation trend continues: Rajpath to be renamed ‘Kartavya Path’, was earlier named after King George V

The name of New Delhi’s historic Rajpath is set to be changed to ‘Kartavya Path’, media reports said on Monday, September 5, 2022. Rajpath was a Hindi translation of Kingsway, the ceremonial boulevard’s name during British rule, named after King George V. He had visited India in 1911 when the decision to move the British Raj’s capital from Calcutta to Delhi was formally proclaimed.

The move is in line with the push for decolonisation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in recent days. Earlier, the Indian Naval ensign was changed this month to remove St George’s Cross from the ensign, and the Scottish hymn ‘Abide By Me’ was removed from the Beating Retreat ceremony during Republic Day celebrations. PM Modi had stressed upon deloconisation during his Independence Day speech from the Red Fort this year.

As per media reports, the decision to change the name is likely to be endorsed by the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) later this week.

Rajpath, along with Central Vista avenue, has undergone a major transformation under the Central Vista project. The Central Vista project involves the reconstruction of Central Vista Avenue, which runs between the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the India Gate and houses all of the union government’s significant buildings. This project is divided into two parts: a new parliament building and a new secretariat complex that will house all of the key government departments in one location.

A third component entails the development of the Rajpath and the surrounding region, which is usually accessible to the general public, as well as the creation of public utilities. 

The revamped stretch from Vijay Chowk to India Gate is going to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 8, 2022.

Netizens try to crack cryptic post by Subramanian Swamy on “Tantrik Pujas in Tata & Sons”, black magic to sinister plan behind Cyrus Mistry’s death guessed

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Netizens try to crack cryptic post by Subramanian Swamy on “Tantrik Pujas in Tata & Sons”, black magic to sinister plan behind Cyrus Mistry’s death guessed

Following the untimely demise of former Tata Group CEO Cyrus Mistry in a car accident on September 4, 2022, former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy posted a cryptic tweet making shocking claims about Ratan Tata.

In his tweet, Swamy called used “Rotten Tata” for Ratan Tata and said, “It is shocking that Rotten Tata and his Tamil underlings in Tata & Sons should slide into Tantrik Pujas by paying the Malayali Tantrik Pujaris to target their Company’s imagine enemies.”

Cryptic tweet by Subramanian Swamy. Source: Twitter

In the cryptic tweet, it appeared that Swamy tried to insinuate that the Tamils who worked under him in the Tata group paid some Malayali Tantrik to do some ‘tantra mantra’ against the “enemies” of the company. Notably, Swamy has earlier called Ratan Tata ‘corrupt’ and also said he is a ‘blot’ on the family’s name. At the same time, he had called Cyrus Mistry, an honest man.

It is noteworthy that when there was a dispute between Ratan Tata and Cyrus Mistry over the company in 2016, Subramanian Swamy suggested the government of India intervene in the matter, and went ahead to say that if necessary, the government should take over Tata Group. While mentioning several cases, including Air Asia, Docomo, Radia Tapes and Shiv Sankaran, Swamy said Ratan Tata has been hiding a lot. He claimed that Cyrus Mistry wanted to take the loss-making company forward.

Though Swamy’s latest tweet did not name Mistry or mention his death in a car accident, many believe that his tweet was pointing toward the accident. He has been using “Rotten Tata” for Ratan Tata for a long time now.

Netizens speculate over the cryptic post by Subramanian Swamy

Ekta A Thakur said, “Rotten Tata’s silence on Cyrus Mistry Death untimely demise is deafening as is the blackout from his coterie.”

Source: Twitter

Chauhan Deepak Kumar also went cryptic and said, “It is sad. May God bless his soul.”

Source: Twitter

DesiMakad quoted his own tweet where he talked about if there was more than just an accident in Mistry’s death.

Source: Twitter

In December 2012, Cyrus Mistry took over as the chairman of the Tata Group at the age of 44 after Ratan Tata stepped down from the post. In June 2022, his father, Kharbapati Pallonji Mistry, died at the age of 93. The family holds an 18.37% stake in the Tata group. Cyrus Mistry had a long legal battle with the Tata family. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had ruled in his favour, but the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Tata family. The Mistry family suffered a huge loss even during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lucknow Municipal Commissioner orders demolition of the hotel where massive fire broke out resulting in death of 4, no approved map of the building found

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Lucknow Municipal Commissioner orders demolition of the hotel where massive fire broke out resulting in death of 4, no approved map of the building found

Following the fatal fire in a hotel in Lucknow, Lucknow Municipal Commissioner Dr. Roshan Jacob has said that the hotel’s premises will be sealed and the building will be demolished. He said that it will be done in accordance with established protocols, as the hotel did not have an approved construction map from the authorities. This follows after the commissioner surveyed the site of the incident.

The commissioner has also ordered that action should be taken on the authorities responsible for such negligence in granting permissions and doing favours. Action is also ordered on other such businesses failing to furnish the construction maps, floor plans, and relevant No Objection Certificates from relevant authorities.

This follows after four people were killed and ten others were injured in a major fire that broke out at Levana Suites hotel in Lucknow’s Hazratganj locality on Monday morning. 15 firetrucks and 13 ambulances were dispatched to the scene. To rescue those trapped inside the hotel, emergency response crews used iron rods to break the windows.

According to accounts, firefighters utilised external ladders to get access to the windows of rooms on the second and third floors where individuals were trapped. Two dead bodies were discovered when the fire safety crew examined the premises after finishing the rescue. As the fire was so severe, firefighters had to use excavators to dig apertures in the walls in order to throw water inside the first floor.

Lucknow hotel fire There was no fire exit which led to loss of life say reports
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak visited victims at the hospital and ordered a thorough probe.

In a tweet, CM Yogi wrote, “In the incident of the fire in Lucknow hotel, met the injured at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (Civil) Hospital to know their well being and directed the concerned officials for their proper treatment. The Divisional Commissioner and the Commissioner of Police, Lucknow have been directed to investigate the cause of the incident.”

So far, 3 including the owner of the hotel have been arrested in the case.

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