New Delhi: The Supreme Court rejected the CBI’s request to change the trial in the Katirur Manoj murder case. It is suggested that the proceedings of the case should be completed within four months. The court also criticized the CBI demand as being politically motivated.
The court said that the proceedings of the case should be completed within four months and criticized the CBI for prolonging the case. A bench of Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Ravindra Bhat pointed out that the court is not in favor of changing the case.

New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India says Shivalinga said to be found in Gyanvapi Masjid cannot be carbon dated.
A report by the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India was submitted to the Allahabad High Court stating that the inspection would damage the Shivalinga.

The Archaeological Survey of India also informed the court that carbon dating is not scientific as there is no presence of fossils. ASI has also asked for three months as another means of determining age.

Earlier on the 14th of last month, the Varanasi District Court had rejected the plea filed by four Hindu women seeking carbon dating of the Shivlingam.

There was an order by the Supreme Court not to allow any changes to be made in the Shivalinga. Based on this, the court rejected the demand of the petitioners. The mosque committee had also said that processes like carbon dating would not be allowed inside the mosque.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court had last May ordered the sealing of the place where the Shivlinga was said to have been found in Gyanvapi Church. The Supreme Court had also directed the Varanasi District Court to take charge of the security of the place.
The order, which was issued earlier, was extended indefinitely by a bench headed by the Chief Justice.

Advocate Vishnu Jain had claimed that the Shivlinga was found here during the survey conducted earlier in the church. It was said that a 12-foot tall Shivlinga was found when the devotees drained the water in the pond for purification before prayer. On the other hand, the opposing counsel argued that the Shivlinga was not recovered from the pond.

New Delhi:  The custody of Aftab, the accused in the case of killing his partner and disposed of in Delhi, has been extended by four more days. The Saket court accepted the request of the Mehrauli police to conduct a polygraph test on the accused.

At the same time, the police informed the court that the collection of evidence is yet to be completed and other tests including narco are also to be conducted. The accused told the court that he would fully cooperate with the investigation and that he could not remember exactly where the remains were deposited. The accused told the court that the killing was not deliberate and was done in the circumstances at that time.

On May 18, 28-year-old Aftab Poonawala, her boyfriend, killed Shraddha Walker and cut her into pieces and kept them in the fridge. Agarbathy and fresheners were kept inside the room to prevent bad smells. The body parts, which were kept in the fridge for three weeks, were dumped in different parts of the city within 18 days.

Aftab had admitted to the police that he understood everything by looking on the internet. The police found Shraddha’s body a month after she was killed. Shraddha’s blood-stained clothes were dumped in the municipal garbage dump. Only ten body parts were found in the Meharoli forest near the apartment where they lived.

Guwahati: Five people were killed in the firing in Mukro on the Assam-Meghalaya border. It is reported that there was a clash and firing in the area when the illegal smuggling of timber was stopped. Local residents alleged that Assam Forest Department officials fired the shots.
The incident happened around 4 am today. Four natives of Meghalaya and a forest department official from Assam were killed. Local residents say that the forest department officials first fired at the lorry that was transporting timber. The people in the lorry were taken into custody. Then many people gathered in front of the police station demanding the release of the vehicle and the release of those who were taken into custody. The initial report said that the police opened fire to disperse the crowd.

Deputy Inspector General Davis NR Marak, in-charge of the eastern range of Meghalaya, confirmed the incident. He said he was on his way to the scene. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma called a high-level meeting to assess the situation. An ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each has been announced for the families of the victims. Meghalaya Police registered a case in the incident. Internet services in seven districts have been suspended for 48 hours in view of the possibility of conflict. Meanwhile, Assam Police has not yet responded about the incident.
The Assam-Meghalaya border dispute has been going on since 1972. Both the states had constituted three panels each in August 2021 to resolve the border dispute. After two rounds of discussions between the states, the Chief Ministers of both the states submitted the draft resolution for the Union Home Ministry’s consideration. Assam agreed to give 18.28 sq km to Meghalaya. An agreement was reached in the first phase of settlement in respect of 36 villages.