Bhatkal: Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem demands high-level investigation in Affan Jabali murder case
Bhatkal: In line with the demands of the family of Affan Jabali, who was brutally murdered in a private lodge in Bhatkal on Saturday, for strictest punishment for the culprits, local socio-political organization Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem has demanded a high-level investigation in the case.
The officials of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem are reportedly in constant touch with the top police officials of the District and Bhatkal sub-division including the Superintendent of Police and are tracking all the developments in the case.
“Our legal aid team has been in constant touch with the family members of the slain youngster right from the time the news of murder broke. Our members were also present at the crime scene guiding the family members with the legal procedures” Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem General Secretary Abdul Raqeeb MJ told Vartha Bharati.
The initial investigations into the murder has led to several rumors and reports popping up indicating that the crime was not open and shut as it looked. Speaking about the same Abdul Raqeeb added “There are reports that indicate some nexus and conspiracy behind the murder. Our delegation met Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police and we have demanded that the investigations be led by a high-ranked officer so the truth can come out.”
“The SP has assured us that the investigation will be personally monitored by him and that the investigation team will not be under pressure from anybody. He has also assured that family of Affan will be served justice through fair investigation” Abdul Raqeeb added.
A delegation of organisation led by Abdul Raqeeb had also met with the family of Affan on Sunday and had assured all possible legal aid in the case. The delegation included former General Secretary of the organisation Dr. Haneef Shabab, former vice president Inayatullah Shabandri, Moulana Yasir Barmawar and Yunus Ruknuddin.
Speaking to local media after meeting the family of victim, former General Secretary of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem, Dr. Haneef Shabab batted strongly for local organisations to work with authorities in finding root causes of the crime and to eliminate all such factors from the society after identifying in what is being called a 'nexus' of crime.
BMYF President, Imtiyaz Udyawar, General Secretary Naseef Khalifa and others were also working closely with the officials of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem in the case.
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Australia retains the Ashes with 2 tests to spare after a tense victory over England in Adelaide
Adelaide (AP): Australia retained the Ashes with two matches to spare after paceman Mitchell Starc took three of the last four wickets to blunt England's defiant comeback Sunday in a tense fifth-day finish to the third cricket test.
Australia started Day 5 needing four wickets to retain the Ashes, with England resuming at 6-207 and still 228 runs away from the victory target of 435 that would have required a world record to achieve.
“Feels pretty awesome,” Australia captain Pat Cummins said of the 82-run win at the Adelaide Oval. “We got it done.”
Cummins missed the first two tests while recovering from a back problem, with Steve Smith leading the team to two eight-wicket wins. Smith was ruled out of the third test about a half-hour before the toss because of vertigo.
“You can't really rush things here in Australia, it doesn't work that way,” Cummins said of the test going the distance. “It's a good old fashioned grind a lot of the time and, yeah, I love the toil from all the guys today.
“It got a little bit closer than I would have liked, but pretty happy.”
Tense Day 5
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Starc took the only wicket in the morning session — Jamie Smith running out of patience and caught by Cummins for 60 — as England piled on 102 runs.
England's rally had narrowed the Ashes equation at lunch on the last day: Australia needed three wickets to clinch the old urn in Adelaide and England needed 126 runs to keep the five-match series alive.
No team had scored more than West Indies' 418 (in a three-wicket win over Australia in 2003) in the fourth innings to win a test.
But England skipper Ben Stokes later said he felt like his team were “on for another heist” in the morning session and was confident of achieving a record total.
With England's lower-order doggedly mounting pressure and Australia's attack missing veteran spinner Nathan Lyon, who limped off the field with an injured hamstring, the leading bowler in the series delivered for the hosts.
Starc, who was voted player of the match in Australia's eight-wicket wins in Perth and Brisbane, took the wickets of Will Jacks (47) — spectacularly caught by Marnus Labuschagne, who dived from slip in front of the wicketkeeper — and Jofra Archer (3).
That left Scott Boland to finish it off. He dismissed Josh Tongue (1) and left Brydon Carse stranded on 39 as England was all out for 352.
Player of the match
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Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey was voted player of the match after posting a home ground hundred in the first innings, a half-century in the second innings in a 162-run stand with Travis Head, who top-scored with 170, and completing seven dismissals for the test.
England's out of contention
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England captain Ben Stokes said he was happier with the resilience shown by his team this week, despite ultimately surrendering the series in 11 days.
“This is going to hurt quite a bit,” Stokes said. “Obviously that dream that we came here with is now over, which is obviously incredibly disappointing.
“But look, we've got two more (tests) to go on and that's where the focus needs to switch to now.”
Injured Lyon
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A day after swinging the momentum back in Australia's favor with a three-wicket burst, veteran spinner Lyon hurt his right hamstring diving to cut off a boundary in the outfield and was ruled out of the remainder of the match. He got up and clutched the back of his right leg before walking off with a trainer when England was 249-6.
Long, long drought
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Domestic media noted Sunday that it had been 5,462 days since England last won a test match in Australia — dating back to January 2011.
Since then, the Australians have won the series Down Under 5-0, 4-0, 4-0 and are now 3-0.
Melbourne will host the Boxing Day test starting Dec. 26 and Sydney will host the fifth test in the New Year.
