J&K sex scandal: 5 convicts get 10-year jail terms
Chandigarh, June 6: Five people, including an ex-Border Security Force Deputy Inspector General and a Deputy Superintendent of Police, were on Wednesday sentenced to 10 years in jail by a special court here in the infamous sex scandal that rocked the state in 2006.
Those convicted and sentenced include former BSF DIG K.C. Padhi, former DSP of Jammu and Kashmir Police Mohammad Ashraf Mir, and three others.
The sex scandal came to light in 2006 after the police recovered some video CDs of minor Kashmiri girls being sexually exploited by the police officials, ministers and other influential people.
The court, while convicting five people on May 30, had acquitted two persons named in the scandal, former Additional Advocate General Anil Sethi and Mehrajudin Malik.
The kingpin of the scandal, Sabeena, and her husband died during trial.
The then Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had handed over the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
CBI investigations had found 56 people allegedly involved in the racket.
The CBI investigation found influential people, including ministers and others, also linked to the scandal.
The Supreme Court had transferred the case to Chandigarh later in 2006.
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Fire breaks out at Nature Bazaar in south Delhi, around 50 shops gutted
New Delhi (PTI): A major fire broke out at Nature Bazaar in south Delhi's Andheria Mor area on Sunday morning, gutting around 50 shops and triggering a massive firefighting operation, an official of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said.
According to the DFS, a call regarding the blaze was received at 7.37 am, following which 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to control the flames. No injury to anyone has been reported so far.
The fire erupted at the Nature Bazaar market located near Andheria Mor in the Lado Sarai area, where several temporary and semi-permanent shops selling handicrafts and other items are set up, he said.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing from the market complex as the fire rapidly spread through multiple shops in the crowded marketplace.
Firefighters launched an extensive operation to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading further.
Around 50 shops were gutted in the incident, causing heavy damage to goods and structures, the officer said.
Fire personnel were continuing efforts to completely douse the flames and carry out cooling operations in the area. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Police officers also reached the spot to assist in crowd management and facilitate firefighting operations.
