Raipur: Security forces killed 31 Maoists in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. Two jawans also died in the encounter.
The encounter took place around 8.30 am inside the forest area of Indravati National Park. The encounter is still ongoing.
Malappuram: Police have registered a case against Justice C N Ramachandran Nair in a half-price scooter scam. The case was registered by the Perinthalmanna police on a complaint filed by an NGO. The case has been registered under sections 318 (4) and 3 (5) of the Indian Penal Code on a complaint filed by the president of the implementing agency, Angadipuram KSS.
C N Ramachandran is the third accused in the case. Sai Gramam Global Trust Chairman K N Anandakumar and Ananthu Krishnan are the first and second accused. However, Ramachandran’s response is that he accepted the advisory position of the NGO Federation because it is an organization that provides aid.
CN Ramachandran responded that Anand Kumar had invited him as an advisor and that when he came to know that money was being collected for the scooter, he had told Anand Kumar to remove his name from the advisory position. He added that the fraudsters must have thought that they could gain trust by appointing a retired judge as an advisor.
A case has been filed against Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi again for allegedly making anti-national statements. The case has been registered by the Odisha Police. Northern Range IGP Himanshu Lal said that the FIR has been registered against Rahul based on a complaint filed by BJP, RSS and Bajrang Dal members of Jharsuguda district. The complaint has been filed in the name of BJP worker Rama Hari Pujari.
BJP workers have pointed out in the complaint that Rahul’s statement that they will fight together against the Indian government is anti-national. The FIR has been filed under sections 152 (acts against the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India) and 197(1)(d) (publicising matters against the country) of the IPC. A case was registered against Rahul on February 5 as case number 31.
The case is based on the speech made by Rahul while inaugurating the new Congress headquarters building at Rose Avenue. In the backdrop of the RSS and BJP taking over all the institutions of the country, Rahul Gandhi said that the Congress was not only against the BJP but also that they could fight the Indian government together. The complaint also pointed out that Rahul deliberately makes such anti-national remarks.
Kochi: The CBI has filed a chargesheet against the death of the minor girls in Walayar. The investigation team has ruled out the possibility of murder in the chargesheet filed in the CBI court in Kochi. Earlier, the Palakkad trial court had rejected the finding that the girls’ deaths were suicide.
The CBI has assessed that the living conditions of the children and brutal sexual abuse are likely to lead to suicide. The CBI has made its findings based on the post-mortem reports and circumstantial evidence. The CBI has also cited the police surgeon’s report in the chargesheet. After studying the crime scene, inquest photos, and follow-up reports, the police surgeon’s conclusion that the death was likely due to hanging is also highlighted in the chargesheet.
Although the youngest child was only nine years old, there is still a possibility of suicide. The complex family background, childhood experiences, sexual abuse, and a childhood without adequate care may have led the children to suicide. The charge sheet also mentions the forensic findings that there is no possibility of murder in the case.
The CBI had found that the mother was also involved in sexually abusing the girls. The investigation team had stated that the first accused had sexual intercourse with the mother in front of the children and that the younger child was subjected to unnatural sexual abuse with the mother’s knowledge. The CBI, which took over the investigation on a petition filed by the children’s mother against the state police investigation, filed a charge sheet naming the mother as the second accused and the father as the third accused.
Bhubaneswar: Two girls were found dead in a forest in Malkangiri, Odisha. The bodies of the girls were found hanging in a tree in their school uniforms. A search was underway after the children went missing for two days. Both are class 7 students.
The family had filed a complaint with the police saying that the girls did not return home after leaving school on Thursday. A search was conducted for the two missing persons but they could not be found. The two bodies were first found hanging from a tree in the forest by locals.
The police, who then reached the area and inspected the area, announced that they had started an investigation into the incident. Officials also said that a case has been registered.
Mexico City: 41 people died in a bus accident in Mexico. A bus carrying 48 people crashed into a truck on Saturday morning. 38 passengers, the two drivers of the bus and the truck driver died in the accident.
There were 48 people on the bus. The death toll rose to 41 after the bus caught fire after the accident. The bus belonged to Tours Acosta. Police said 18 skulls were recovered from the scene of the accident.
A huge setback for AAP in Delhi. After 27 years, BJP has seized power at the Centre with an absolute majority. Prominent leaders of AAP including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia have accepted defeat. Congress has also been reduced to zero this time.
The national capital has changed its mind. AAP’s hat-trick rule is over. The National Capital is now in the hands of BJP. BJP returns to power in Delhi after 27 years. Wins 48 out of 70 seats. AAP’s victory is limited to 22 seats. Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Saurav Bhardwaj, Somnath Bharti, and other key leaders of AAP lost.
Atishi, who was the Chief Minister, barely made it. BJP’s Parvez Sahib Singh defeated Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi. BJP’s Satish Upadhyay defeated AAP leader Somnath Bharti in Malviya Nagar. BJP’s Shikha Roy defeated Saurabh Bhardwaj in Greater Kailash and BJP’s Tarvinder Singh Marwa defeated Manish Sisodia in Jangpura constituency.
Congress, on the other hand, was limited to zero this time too. The Congress, which has not won a single seat in the last 10 years, increased its voting percentage from four to 6.37. The Aam Aadmi Party, which had won 53.57 percent of the votes in 2020, got 43.56 percent of the votes this time. The BJP increased its vote share from 38.51 percent to 45.91 percent. The Aam Aadmi camp was in a situation where it could not accept defeat.
Aam Aadmi Party President Arvind Kejriwal said that we accept the mandate of the people with humility and will work as a constructive opposition. He congratulated the BJP on the victory. He hoped that the BJP would fulfill all the promises made to the people. Kejriwal said that in the last 10 years, we have done a lot of work in health, education and infrastructure.
Thiruvananthapuram: An email message warns of drone attacks at airports in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The threat message is for Bengaluru, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram. The message arrived at Bengaluru airport around noon.
Security has been tightened at airports in the state. Strong surveillance has been put in place at Thiruvananthapuram airport and surrounding areas. Before this, there was an incident where messages were received that a bomb had been planted. Later, they were found to be fake. But this is the first time that a drone attack threat has been made.
Billionaire Gautam Adani’s son Jeet Adani married Diva Jaimin Shah in a private ceremony in Ahmedabad, India.The wedding was a traditional affair with close family and friends in attendance. Jeet Adani is a director at the Adani Group, while Diva Shah is the daughter of diamond merchant Jaimin Shah
The US Coast Guard said on Thursday that it had found the remains of a small plane that went missing in Alaska and that 10 people were dead. The plane, which went missing en route to Nome, was found crashed over western Alaska.
The plane was found in the ice on the west coast. There was a pilot and nine passengers on board. The plane took off from Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.
The cause of the crash is unknown. A Coast Guard lieutenant commander said there were no distress signals. Contact with the plane was lost about an hour after takeoff.
The incident happened 12 miles south-southeast of Nome and 30 miles southeast of the city. There was reportedly light snowfall in the area.
