RSS leader chargesheeted for Ajmer Blast; BJP defends bomber

October 23, 2010

Jaipur, October 23: The Rajasthan ATS on Friday filed a charge sheet against five 2007 Ajmer blast accused, accusing them of murder and defiling a place of worship.

A senior RSS leader, Indresh Kumar, is among those named in the charge sheet, which says the blast at the Ajmer Dargah three years ago was the result of an elaborate conspiracy hatched by a group of Hindu radicals.

The chargesheet says:

Indresh took part in a meeting in Jaipur on October 31, 2005 with seven others

In the meeting he exhorted members to do radical acts

Indresh said being part of religious organisations will help them avoid suspicion and accomplish their mission

Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the Malegaon blast case, was also present in that meeting.

Police say there is not enough evidence to frame charges against Indresh yet, but there's every possibility he will be questioned.

The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, says the RSS must accept the truth.

"The RSS should accept the truth which has come out," said Gehlot.

"The ATS has done a very good job as it was very important for the truth to come out and it is now in the open. A link was found between Ajmer Sharif blast, Jaipur and Malegaon blasts and the wrongdoers were caught. I think the ATS has done a good job for which even the central Government had thanked them," Gehlot added.

But the man in the eye of the storm, Indresh Kumar, claims he's being framed. "It is a political conspiracy," he told media persons.

The RSS has backed Indresh, but it's turning out to be a blame game between the Congress and the BJP.

"The RSS has been consistently working to undermine and upset the pluralistic ethos of India," said Manish Tewari, Congress Spokesperson.

"This is a political conspiracy to tarnish the image of organisations like RSS which is involved in nation building," said Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP Spokesperson.

The 806-page charge sheet was filed by the Anti-Terrorist Squad in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Jagendra Kumar Jain in connection with the blast on the premises of the Dargah of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti that left three persons dead and 15 others injured.

The accused have been charged with sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 120B (conspiracy) and 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship) of IPC among others.

The prosecution has cited 133 witnesses. The court fixed October 26 for arguments on the charge sheet.

BJP defends bomber

Meanwhile Defending RSS leader Indresh Kumar, whose name figures in the Ajmer blast chargesheet, BJP on Saturday said there was nothing "substantial or credible" against him and accused the government of targeting nationalist organisations while keeping quite on Kashmiri separatists.

"According to our information Indresh Kumar has not been named as an accused in the chargesheet. There is nothing substantial or credible against him... No organisation has been named. How can anyone say that BJP or RSS is involved or that this is saffron terror," BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said.

At the same time, she maintained that Kumar will defend himself "as a citizen" in court while RSS was "more equipped to talk" about its members figuring in the chargesheet.

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Ahata-e-Noor, the site of the blast is surrounded by police. File photo

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Mangaluru: Control room for coronavirus set up at DC's office

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March 25,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 25: A full-fledged control room was set up at the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangaluru to collect all information about the suspected patients.

The control room will function under the guidance of KIADB special land acquisition officer.

All the details on those who arrived from foreign countries via Mangalore Airport, via airports in other districts, primary and secondary contacts of the people who arrived from foreign countries are being compiled at the control room.

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Govt makes a U-turn, stops sale of non-essential items through e-commerce platforms

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April 19,2020

New Delhi, Apr 19: The government on Sunday prohibited the sale of non-essential items through e-commerce platforms during the ongoing lockdown, four days after allowing such companies to sale mobile phones, refrigerators and ready-made garments.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla issued an order excluding the non-essential items from sale by the e-commerce companies from the consolidated revised guidelines, which listed the exemption given to the services and people from the purview of the lockdown.

The order said the following clause -- "E-commerce companies. Vehicles used by e-commerce operators will be allowed to ply with necessary permissions" -- is excluded from the guidelines.

The previous order had said such items were allowed for sale through e-commerce platforms from April 20.

However, the reason for reversing the order is not known immediately.

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39-yr-old woman, 42-yr-old brother end lives by self-immolation in Bantwal

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June 16,2020

Bantwal, Jun 16: Two unmarred siblings committed suicide by self-immolation at Sangabettu in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada last night.

Neelayya Shettogar (42) and his sister Kesari (39) poured petrol on themselves before torching themselves at around 11 p.m. on June 15 inside a room of their house, police sources said. The siblings were reportedly facing health problems.

Neelayya's brother and latter’s wife were sleeping in the other room of the same house when the incident took place. They came to know only when they heard the screams of the duo.

Even though the siblings were rushed to the government hospital at Bantwal with the help of locals, the doctors declared them dead.

Bantwal rural police sub-inspector, Prasanna and staff visited the spot as part of investigation.

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Very sad. What happening to our youths. Are they going crazy or the mountain fell on them? Why do our people are becoming so coward? I think many are going under depression. Govt should set up rehabilitation/counselling centres in each Mandals/Taluks/Districts to treat such people.