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  • DGP suspends TI of Korba for not registering FIR

    DGP DM Awasthi suspended Guswar for not registering an FIR in a case of dowry harassment to TI of Pasan police station in Korba. The DGP had approached the woman’s brother a day earlier.

    The young man said that his sister’s in-laws tortured the sister for dowry. She became so upset that she committed suicide. Wandering with the police for the last 11 months, but no FIR was registered. The deceased’s brother told that he has been wandering for a year, but his sister is not getting justice.

    Police has registered a case after the intervention of DGP. Keshkar resident Devesh has been provided with an ear machine by SP MR Ahire. Devesh told the solution program a day in advance that he is under-heard. They should be given an ear machine.

    DGP Awasthi had instructed the Kanker SP to make an ear machine available to Devesh. Purgod Varnwal, a resident of Durg, sent a complaint that former employees working in his shop send dirty messages to him and the family. Police is not taking action on this.

  • FIR against Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai others for seditious tweets on farmer’s death during tractor rally

    By Express News Service
    NEW DELHI: Noida Police has registered FIR against eight people including Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and six journalists–Rajdeep Sardesai, Mrinal Pandey, group editor of National Herald Zafar Agha, and editors of The Caravan magazine Paresh Nath, Anant Nath, Vinod K Jose for allegedly misreporting, provoking, and spreading communal disharmony during the clashes between the police and protesting farmers on Republic Day.

    The FIR has been registered under various sections of Indian penal code (IPC) dealing with sedition and for promoting enmity between different groups, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace, incite violence, and criminal conspiracy.

    The complainant Arpit Mishra, a 35-year-old resident of Noida, accused them of broadcasting offensive, misleading and provocative news that the police had killed a protestor driving the tractor. The accused also retweeted news in question through their social media handle, the FIR further says, which was lodged at Sector 20 police station.

    “The complaint is being examined and action as per the law is being taken,” said a press statement by the Noida Police.

    The FIR says that the accused acted in a prejudiced manner which jeopardised national security and public safety.

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    “As part of a conspiracy, the accused planned riots in the national capital with intention to kill public servants and incite violence….It is known fact that despite provocative activities by rowdy elements and injuries to large number of police personnel, the police force acted with restraint and control the violators with professional efficiency,” the complainant in the FIR says.

    Sardesai, consulting editor with India Today group, on January, 26 tweeted that a farmer Navneet Singh was allegedly killed in police firing during the tractor rally. However, Police said the farmer died after his tractor overturned.

    “The accused in a well-planned manner conspired with each other to spread the wrong information about the death of a farmer in police firing. It was intentionally done to incite riots at large scale and create tension among communities. The riots and tension certainly affect countries along the international border…because of their tweets protestors reached Red Fort and installed their religious and other flags where the national was hoisted,” the FIR also says.    

  • Case against 3 journalists for reporting on plight of children at UP govt event

    By PTI
    KANPUR: Three local journalists working with a news channel have been accused of public mischief and criminal intimidation in an FIR filed against them for airing a news report on school children allegedly exercising in biting cold conditions without winter wear at a government function here, a police official said.

    The FIR lodged by a Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA), an official who takes care of primary education in government schools, also accused the journalists of threatening him.

    “The case was registered on Tuesday against three journalists–Mohit, Amit and Yasin on complaint off Basic Siksha Adhikari (BSA) Sunit Dutt at Akbarpur police station of Kanpur Dehat under IPC Section 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) and Section 506 (criminal intimidation),” Station House Officer (Akbarpur), Tulsiram Pandey, said.

    He said the journalists aired the news repot which alleged that several government school students “shivered in biting cold while government officials were busy with an event”.

    The BSA also alleged that the three journalists were not present at the event.

    Officials concerned claimed the children were made to take off their winter wear only for the exercises.

    The videos was of a function held to mark the UP foundation day on Sunday and was attended by state minister for technology, Ajit Pal Singh, several MLAs and government officials, including DM Kanpur Dehat Dinesh Chandra.

    The video, after being aired by the journalists, also went viral on social media on Tuesday in which students were seen braving the biting cold, dressed in cotton shirts and knickers.

    In the FIR, the BSA said the children wore woollens after the drill and the videos were shared with malafide intention. He added that the journalists also hurt the sentiments of yoga teachers, who were insulted in the process.

    District Magistrate, Kanpur Dehat, Chandra, told reporters, “It was painful that some journalists who were not present here spread such news.

    You all know that yoga cannot be performed wearing sweater, coat and pants. The students did good performance and we all appreciated them.

    ” One of the journalists, Amit Singh, said making the children do yoga in inadequate clothing in harsh winter conditions could not be justified and authorities could have been more careful.

    Superintendent of Police (Kanpur Dehat), Keshav Kumar Choudhary, said that FIR has been registered against three local journalists for airing news reports by allegedly misrepresenting facts conducing to public mischief and threatening the BSA.

    The instructions have been issued to the Investigation Officer to probe the charges in a fair manner, he said.

  • Web series Tandav’s growing difficulties, now Chhattisgarh Shiv Sena filed FIR

    There has been a lot of webseries on the OTT platform so far, but ‘Tandava’ is the first such web series, which is growing in controversy. Hinduist organizations are constantly demanding action on this series. In this episode, Chhattisgarh Shiv Sena has also lodged an FIR against the Webseries Tandava at the Civil Line Police Station. The Chhattisgarh Shiv Sena says that in this series, Lord Shiva has been insulted and has been wrongly depicted. The Shiv Sainiks said that the cast of the Tandava series should be taken strict action to hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindus.

  • Five booked for bid to set family ablaze in UP’s Rae Bareli

    By PTI
    RAE BARELI: Five people have been booked for allegedly attempting to set a family ablaze over a land dispute in Rae Bareli’s Salon area, police said on Tuesday.

    Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said the incident took place on January 2 when Ataganj village residents Devprakash Patel, his sons Devnath and Deendayal and daughter Durgadevi were sleeping in their thatched house.

    The family members had a narrow escape from the rear door of their house, he added.

    On the basis of a complaint lodged by the family, a case has been registered against village head Tahir, Rehan, Ali Ahmed, Imtiyaz and Dwarika Singh.

    Rehan, Ali Ahmed and Imtiyaz were arrested on Monday.

    The SP ruled out that the attack was linked to the family’s conversion to Hinduism from Islam last year.

    So far, the incident can’t be linked to what happened last year, the SP said.

  • Case against CM Yogi Adityanath Khafa, 24 suspended and 33 for harassing farmers

    On the instructions of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh, a major action has been taken against those who have been negligent in purchasing paddy. Additional Chief Secretary Commissioner and Registrar MVS Rami Reddy has lodged an FIR against 33 Paddy Purchasing Center in-charge on indifference and irregularity in the works.

    He said that along with this, 24 center in-charge and secretary have been suspended and four have been given adverse entry. District Manager PCU of Auraiya, District Manager UPSS, District Manager PCF of Sonbhadra and Regional Manager PCF of Kanpur Division have been suspended on complaints of negligence in work. The District Manager PCF has been transferred to Fatehpur.

    He said that along with this, 71 center in-charge secretaries have been warned. One center in-charge was removed from the post and clarification has been sought from 28 center in-charge secretaries. No negligence will be tolerated in paddy purchase.

    He said that special care should be taken to ensure that farmers do not face any inconvenience at paddy purchase centers. He said that immediately any action will be taken against the culprits if there is any inconvenience to the farmers at the paddy purchase centers or if there are complaints of irregularities.