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#MeToo | Forget others, Amitabh Bachchan too accused of sexual misconduct

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October 13, 2018

Newsroom, Oct 13: The #MeToo movement that seems to be engulfing India has now pulled Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan into a shameful controversy with a celebrity hairstylist accusing him of sexually harassing several women in the past.

Sapna Bhavnani, who runs Mad-O-Wat, a salon with an enviable client list in Mumbai, yesterday took to Twitter to accuse Bachchan of sexual harassment but added that she was never a victim.

The 47-year-old said she knew many women who have suffered at the hands of probably Bollywood's biggest star.

The tweet came in response to Bachchan's Facebook post, an interview, where he felt the need for "special protective care" for women against sexual assault and harassment at the workplace.

To this, Sapna tweeted: "This has to be the biggest lie ever. Sir the film Pink has released and gone and your image of being an activist will soon too. Your truth will come out very soon. Hope you are biting your hands cuz nails will not be enough (sic)."

In another tweet, she says: "Have personally heard so many stories of Bachchan’s sexual misconduct and I I hope those women come out. His hypocrisy is sooooo tired (sic)."

The Big B is yet to respond to the shocking allegation. On the work front, Bachchan is gearing up for the release of Vijay Krishna Acharya's Thugs Of Hindostan. The action-adventure film, which also features Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh, will hit the theatres on November 8.

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Fairman
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Sunday, 14 Oct 2018

Sexual harrassement in Film industry is always inevitable.

There is no film without young HERO & HEROIN in Romance.  This gives them unconditional access to do the same even behind the camera. To my sister Heroins, when you agree to do it in front of camera, how can you expect it will not be done when you are off the camera. I believe there cannot be even 10% of any such films without sexual harrassements.

 

What a strange stupid double standard.

Whenever male and female gather in socially,  People always shout, proclaim, it is our Indian Cultaure not to mix and enjoy together.   I am a practicing Muslim, I support it. This is perfect, very good, but how it is coveyed is a hypocracy.

 

When we allow all films to show this nude, shamelss romance,  we dont talk,  we keep our mouths shut.

Not only that, we go to CINEMA to watch such films even with our family members.

 

As long as we stop our double standard specially allowing romancing films, this will continue.

If we are serious, we should stop it from the grass root level. Not stopping  from the end.

 

I dont say we Muslims are perfect, but when compared, the rate of such mishaps is very minimal.

Why cant we follow good teachings from any religion regardless what religion is it.

Because if iti is a true religion is for all,  Because it is coming from the TRUE ONE & ONLY GOD OF ALL.

 it can not be limited to any particular community.

 

 

God help us.

 

 

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July 28,2020

Mumbai, Jul 28: Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manoj Tiwari has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to look into the case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death and direct the state police to register an FIR in this connection.

Wishing Thackeray on Monday on his birthday, Tiwari, who has acted in Bhojpuri films, pointed out that over 40 days have passed since the death of Rajput, but an FIR is yet to be registered.

"Many happy returns of the Day @CMOMaharashtra Shri Uddhav Ji, on this day I request with folded hands to give justice to Sushant who died 43 days ago, but no FIR has been registered so far. I hope you will help. Please do justice to millions of SSR fans," he tweeted.

Bollywood actor Rajput was found dead at his Mumbai residence on June 14, which the police said was a case of suicide. His death had triggered an outcry from several quarters alleging that the late actor, who hailed from Bihar, was a victim of nepotism in the film industry.

The lawmaker from Northeast Delhi's Lok Sabha seat, who visited the deceased actor's family in Patna last month had then said: "Sushant's father and sister requested me to take up the issue and get him justice. It was really a sentimental moment for me".

Previously, Tiwari had demanded a CBI investigation into the matter

According to the police, statements of 40 people including film critic Rajeev Masand, director-producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and filmmaker Aditya Chopra and actor Rhea Chakraborty have been recorded in the investigation so far.

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News Network
January 31,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 31: Senior IPS officer Praveen Sood is the new Head of Police Force in Karnataka as the current DG and IG Neelamani Raju today retired.

Praveen Sood, the DIG of CID’s Economic Offences Wing, introduced several reforms that sped up investigation processes. He introduced the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System all over the state by networking all police stations in the country and ensuring data entry and retrieval of all information in police stations and higher police officers online.

Born in 1964, Sood graduated from IIT Delhi and joined the Indian Police Service in 1986. He kicked off his career as the Assistant Superintendent of Police in Mysuru in 1989. He has served as the SP of Ballari and Raichur before being posted as the Deputy Police Commissioner (Law and Order) of Bengaluru.

In 1999, he served as the police officer on foreign deputation as the police advisor to the Government of Mauritius for 3 years.  He was posted as Police Commissioner of Mysuru City between 2004 and 2007.

He took over as the Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) in Bengaluru in 2008 and continued in the post till 2011. He has won the Chief Minister’s Gold Medal for excellence in service in 1996, the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2002  and the President’s Police Medal in 2011.

During 2013-14 he took over as Managing Director of Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation. He later worked as the Principal Secretary to the Home  Department as the Additional Director General of Police (Karnataka State Reserve Police) and the ADGP of Administration.

In 2017, he was appointed the Bengaluru Police Commissioner. He was also instrumental in launching “Suraksha” App and “Pink Hoyasalas” managed by all-women police officers.

As the DIG of the CID, Economic offences and Special Units, he is credited for opening the Centre for Cyber-crime Investigation, Training and Research for training police officers, prosecutors and the judiciary in handling cyber crime cases.

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June 16,2020

Kalaburagi, Jun 16: Stones were pelted by villagers at an ambulance and a vehicle of health department at Tanda village here, which was fetching 15 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 to a hospital for treatment.

"A medical team along with some police personnel had gone to the Tanda village to bring 15 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 to a hospital for treatment on Monday," Lada Martin Marbaniang, Superintendent of Police (SP) Kalaburagi said.

"The medical team had an argument with villagers, which turned violent and those people started pelting stones at the ambulance and a vehicle of the health department," the SP said.

"On getting information, we rushed more security forces to the village. I visited the spot and spoke to a few leaders. Subsequently, we were able to convince them and all of them were brought to the hospital. A case has been registered against violent offenders," he added.

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