Uttar Pradesh police hunts for judge instead of accused in bizarre mix-up
Firozabad: In a strange goof-up, an Uttar Pradesh police official in Firozabad launched a hunt for a judge after writing down her name in place of the accused man on the proclamation order in a theft case.
The confusion came to light last month when Sub-Inspector Banwarilal, who was assigned to deliver a court notice to theft suspect Rajkumar, informed the chief judicial magistrate, Nagma Khan, that the accused “Nagma Khan" could not be found at her house, even after a thorough search.
“When I served the attached non-bailable warrant (NBW), a thorough search was carried out at the mentioned address. However, no accused person by that name was found living there. Therefore, I request you to kindly give further orders," the cop told the court.
In her March 24 order, Magistrate Khan said it was "quite bizarre" that Banwarilal had "little to no idea of what was sent by this court, who exactly sent it and against whom".
"Without giving an inch of attention to the process, he first carelessly mentions the proclamation as an NBW and he then just wrote the name of the presiding officer quite blindly," she asserted.
The Magistrate further observed that the developments made it clear that Banwarilal “made zero efforts to pay heed" to the court orders, which showed “neglect and carelessness" in his duties as a police official.
She directed senior police officials, including the Uttar Pradesh Police chief, to take action against Banwarilal to ensure that “such careless acts" are not repeated.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
