Attack by Nalapad an act of terrorism and barbarism: Prosecution

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February 27, 2018

Bengaluru, Feb 29: While arguing against the bail of Mohammed Nalapad, the prime accused in Bengaluru’s UB City cafe assault case, at the City Civil and Sessions court on Monday Special Public Prosecutor Shyam Sundar, termed the attack on Vidvat “an act of terrorism and barbarism, which had created a fear psychosis among the people”.

He said granting bail to the accused would hamper the investigations. He recalled that the the accused, after assaulting Vidvat in the cafe, followed him to the hospital and attacked him again. “The very act shows influential people showing power over the defenceless and common people,” Mr. Sundar said, adding that the victim, his family, and the witnesses in the case would be pressurised and threatened if bail is granted.

The investigation is in progress and the police are yet to record Vidvat’s statement, and granting bail would hamper further investigations, he said.

“The attack was on a person who could not offer resistance, and was almost beaten to death. The attack was unprovoked and brutal in nature and granting bail would set a bad example to society,” Mr. Sundar added.

Tomy Sebastian, the advocate representing Mohammed Nalapad, sought Vidvat’s medical report to ascertain nature of injuries. “The incident is hyped as the family of the victim in the case is highly influential. The accused does not have any record of criminal history. The attack was not intentional and the assault was on the spur of the moment. Moreover, the accused in the case surrendered before the police. There is also a counter-complaint by one of the accused in the case,” Mr. Sebastian said.

Objecting to this, the prosecution said that the counter-complaint filed by the accused was to hamper investigations.

The prosecution also said there was no mention of Mohammed Nalapad in the complaint, though CCTV footage from the hospital clearly shows him attacking Vidvat. Also, the time mentioned in the counter-complaint of the accused — 12 a.m. — cannot be true as the victim was in hospital at the time, as per medical records, said Mr. Sundar.

Meanwhile, continuing investigations, officials of the CCB visited the cafe and questioned staff members. The police have also recovered CCTV footages from the cafe. However, CCB officials could not record the statement of Vidvat as he was not been able to speak properly, a senior police officer said.

Assuring a fair probe in the assault, Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Monday said that he will direct the police to probe alleged possession of half a dozen firearms by Mohammed Nalapad. The Home Minister told presspersons here that it had come to his notice that the accused had boasted about firearms in social media platforms. “His father has a firearm licence. However, during the search by the police on his residence no such firearms were recovered. I will ask the police to look into it again.”

To a question on why rowdy sheet was not being raised against him, Mr. Reddy said: “The police commissioner will have to decide on that issue.” He also acknowledged that the accused had been involved in three to four incidents earlier, but there were no complaints in those cases. “To some degree, this incident has damaged government (reputation) and it has also caused embarrassment,” he added.

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Ironically he spoke in TEDx regarding youth on drugs.. and he advised youth on that.. It shows he has all quallifications for being an INDIAN political leader.. He should not comeout soon from jail

Hari
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Tuesday, 27 Feb 2018

He is such a born criminal.. He is too young.. In this age he has such a terrible criminal mentality

Kumar
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Tuesday, 27 Feb 2018

Thank God.. for the imprisonment. otherwise he might enter into politics and he will become next amit shah (behaviour)

Ganesh
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Tuesday, 27 Feb 2018

He should be jailed for many years for the sake of people's safety. 

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May 6,2020

Mangaluru, May 6: Amidst preparation for the paid evacuation of Indians stuck in Gulf countries amidst coronavirus lockdown, the central government has announced that it would only do a medical screening of the passengers before the flight and only asymptomatic persons would be allowed to travel.

Each passenger will have to fill a self-reporting form to be presented at the health and immigration counter at their destination.

The passengers are required to state whether they are suffering from fever, cough, diabetes or any respiratory disease. This form is similar to the one filled by passengers landing in India during the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak.

As per the announcement by the government, returnees would undergo COVID-19 once they complete 14-day quarantine in a hospital or government –arranged institution on a payment basis.

However, the form asks the applicants to keep themselves isolated at home for 28 days unless they develop any symptoms such as fever and cough.

During the journey, they will have to follow the protocols such as those issued by the Health Ministry and the Civil Aviation Ministry. Applicants from the UAE are yet to receive instructions on these.

On reaching the destination, passengers will have to register on the Arogya Setu app, India’s mobile application for COVID-19 surveillance.

No physical distancing!

Air India Express (AIE) which is set to operate the first two flights to Kerala on Thursday will operate its Boeing 737-800 flights, with a seating capacity of 186 economy class seats.

With nine seats reserved for isolation, only 177 passengers would be flown, sources said.

While most of the UAE flights in the first week will be operated by the AIE, Air India will operate two of its Dreamliner aircraft with a seating capacity of 256 seats. These flights would also reserve some seats for isolation.

However, the plan has made it clear that the Indian government will not be following the rules of physical distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the repatriation flights.

Several people, including the Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan, expressed concern over flying passengers, who will not be tested for COVID-19, without observing physical distancing.

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February 14,2020

Bhuj, Feb 14: In a horrifying incident, as many as 68 undergraduate girls were paraded through their college into the restroom and forced to individually remove their undergarments to prove that they were not menstruating. 

This shameful exercise was conducted at Shri Sahjanand Girls’ Institute (SSGI) in Gujarat’s Bhuj under the supervision of principal and other teachers. 

It all began after the hostel rector complained to the principal that some of the inmates had been violating the Hindu religious norms specifically for menstruating females.

According to the sect’s norms, menstruating females are barred from entering the temple and kitchen. They are even forbidden from touching other students. However, the hostel administration reportedly complained to principal Rita Raninga that some girls who were having their periods not just mingled with other hostel inmates, but also entered the kitchen and ventured near the temple on the premises. 

“It was sheer mental torture and we don’t have words to describe it,” a student who underwent the traumatic experience said, adding that there were total 68 girls who were forced to pass through the test.

“The hostel administration levelled this allegation and insulted us on Wednesday. On Thursday, when we were attending lectures, rector Anjaliben called the principal and complained about this. We were forced to leave our classrooms and queue up outside in the passage. The principal abused and insulted us, asking which of us were having our periods. Two of us who were menstruating stepped aside,” said another victim.

“Despite this, we were all taken to the washroom. There, female teachers asked us to individually remove our undergarments so they could check if we were menstruating,” she added.

Another teenage undergraduate said, “We come from farflung villages. The college campus houses a school that runs classes from Class 1to 12. They provide hostel facilities to the school students. The college does not have its own hostel. We live with the school-kids in their hostel.”

She added, “The principal, hostel rector and the trustees harass us regularly over the issue of menstruation. We are punished for having periods. This happens even if we follow their religious rules. They made us remove our undergarments because they thought some of us were lying about not having periods, and mingling with the others against rules. But the humiliation meted out to us on Thursday was the last straw. When we protested against this, trustee Pravin Pindoria told us that we could take legal action if we wanted but we would have to first leave the hostel. He also forced the students to sign a letter saying nothing happened in college. But enough is enough.”

Kutch University authorities have, meanwhile, swung into action and a five-member team including in-charge vice-chancellor, Darshna Dholakia, and two other senior female professors visited the college on Thursday. “We will speak to the students and the college authority and later initiate appropriate action based on the findings,” Dholakia said.

Run by followers of Swaminarayan Mandir, the college was set up in 2012 but moved into a new building on the premises of Shree Swaminarayan Kanya Mandir in 2014. The college which offers BCom, BA and BSc courses has about 1,500 students of which 68, who come from remote villages, stay in the hostel on campus. The college is known for its pro-Hindutva stance.

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July 7,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 7: There seems no impact of Covid-19 on kharif crop sowing in Karnataka with the current year actually being ahead of previous years, according to an official here on Monday.

"In agriculture, as far as sowing is concerned, there is no impact of COVID-19," Agriculture Commissioner Brijesh Kumar Dikshit told IANS. One of the reasons, according to Dikshit, is that people in rural areas are aware, but not scared of the pandemic.

"In rural India, coronavirus is there. People are aware, not scared. They are taking precautions, but don't have any phobia," he said.

Another reason was that by June the number of infections in Karnataka was not as high as other states, when a lot of sowing was done, he said.

By the end of June, Karnataka saw 15,242 Covid-19 cases. Of that, 7,074 were active.

The sowing is ahead of previous year as it's mostly dependent on weather. "It's ahead of previous years. Agriculture is directed by weather and rains had been slightly earlier this year," he said.

According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, at 185 mm the state received 14 mm less rain in June against the normal 199 mm. "It's like a normal year, or slightly a good year," he said.

Some crops will be sown in the last fortnight of July and few more will extend up to August 15. "The last two weeks will be critical and on July 31 we should be able to tell whether we are short or ahead," he said.

According to preliminary indications, the Commissioner said the area under agriculture is increasing this year, which could also be because that labourers might have come back.

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