CBI arrests close aide of Brajesh Thakur for sedating inmates with drugs
Muzaffarpur shelter home case
Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Nov 20: The CBI late on Tuesday arrested a quack from a remote part of the district in connection with the shelter home sex scandal.
Ashwani, who practised quackery in the district's Kurhani block, was arrested and brought to the CBI camp office in the town by the investigating agency following information that he allegedly used to visit the shelter home to administer injections laced with sedatives to the inmates, official sources said.
Two close aides of Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in the shelter home sex scandal case, including his associate Shaista Parveen alias Madhu were arrested by the CBI on Tuesday, officials said.
The CBI interrogated Madhu, who had been traceless for months and for whom the investigating agency was on a lookout as she allegedly used to manage many NGOs and other enterprises run by the alleged kingpin.
Madhu, who appeared at the district court premises, told the media before departing along with CBI sleuths that she was "privy to no secrets" and had not appeared before the CBI or the police since she was never named as an accused nor a warrant was issued in her name. Madhu, a resident of Chaturbhuj Sthan locality in Muzaffarpur, claimed that she decided to approach the probe agency on her own since her family numbers were being questioned by the investigators.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
