Around Nirav Modi’s arrest
As the Lok Sabha elections are approaching, the Modi government is doing everything it can to project itself as a clean government. This government which does not hesitate to use people’s nationalism for elections, is all set to wear the crown of arresting the rich who fled from India.
Vijay Mallya who had defaulted Indian banks on Rs 9,000 cr was caught in London. Diamond merchant of Gujarat Nirav Modi had defaulted Rs 13,500 cr to Punjab National Bank. Another industrialist Mittal had fled the country under similar conditions. It’s tough to believe the government didn’t know about their plans of leaving the country. Moving from one city to another is difficult enough. When that is the case, moving out of the country hoodwinking authorities across Passport, Visa, Customs and others is highly complicated unless those in power allow this to happen.
There is proof to believe the current and preceding government have a role in this bank looting issue. Industrialists like Mallya and Nirav Modi have contributed a lot to the dark phase that national banks are in today. It’s because of them that the banks are on the verge of bankruptcy. Modi government has waived off Rs 3 lakh cr corporate loans. And there are more number of people who have fled the country after milking our banks. Though the Scotland Yard cops have arrested Nirav Modi, it is difficult to get him handed over into Indian custody because India is still struggling bad to get Mallya extradited from Britain. Mallya is also a London citizen so things have turned even more complicated. Yet the legal steps relating to Mallya’s case are not even complete. Nirav Modi has been given permission to live in London for the next five years under golden visa. Hence the foreign affairs ministry has its job cut out on this task. Not just Nirav, his uncle Mehul Choksi is also needed by India and his whereabouts are a mystery now. Things have to be expedited to check his current location.
Economically the country is on the verge of collapse under the rule of RSS-dominant BJP. Modi has been lying about the economic health by presenting fudged numbers. Demonetisation that was done without the RBI permission has brought the country on its knees. Modi government’s role in Rafale deal is suspicious. Though the BJP leaders are saying Modi is not at fault, the government was taken aback when The Hindu presented facts regarding this deal. AG said to the SC that the papers were lost and this became a laughing stock, and his next statement was that the records were copied. Modi govt failed to fulfil promises made to people. Inflation, price rise has been unchecked. Now to cover for its inadequacies, Modi government is using Nirav arrest case to hide behind.
Modi never met the aggrieved directly in the last so many years he was in power nor did he even address a single press conference. Now he has started a “main bhi chowkidar’ kind of comedy show. He is doing all kinds of circus to be reelected to Parliament. Nirav Modi arrest is also one such circus. By doing things like this, RSS agenda would be quietly implemented. Swami Aseemanand’s acquittal and release in Samjhauta rail blast case has raised many suspicions. Having made mistakes like this, Modi government has heavily compromised upon CBI, RBI and such agencies to its benefit. Bringing Nirav Modi to India has rife with complications. But BJP workers should not allow this to be used for elections.
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Child rape-murder: Hundreds protest on Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune; traffic hit
Pune (PTI): Hundreds of people blocked the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway in Pune to protest the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl, leading to traffic disruption on the busy route for about four hours.
The girl's family members and other demonstrators placed the body on the road in the Navale Bridge area on Saturday evening and demanded stringent punishment for the 65-year-old man arrested in the case.
Several videos surfaced showing a huge traffic jam on the highway.
Later, the victim's last rites were performed at the Vaikunt crematorium here shortly after midnight amid tight police security.
The accused man, who works as a labourer and has a criminal record, allegedly lured the girl with the promise of food on Friday in the Bhor tehsil of Pune district. He then took her to a cattle enclosure where he allegedly sexually assaulted her and later killed her by hitting her with a stone, according to the police.
He was arrested based on CCTV footage from a private residence, which captured him with the child.
A case was registered against him under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and he has been remanded in police custody till May 7.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Saturday met the family of the victim, assuring them of strict action against the accused and a fast-track trial.
Describing the incident as "shocking" and a "blot on humanity", Pawar said the government stands firmly with the victim's family and will ensure justice.
She also spoke to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and sought a fast-track court trial so that the accused receives the harshest punishment.
Deputy CM Eknath Shinde directed Pune rural police to gather concrete evidence to build a watertight case and conduct the trial in a fast-track court.
Efforts should be made to ensure the accused gets the death penalty, a statement quoted Shinde as saying.
