False post on ‘Op Sindoor’: Vartha Bharati files police complaint against 3 individuals, website
Mangaluru: A formal complaint has been filed at the Mangaluru South Police Station against three individuals and a news website for allegedly spreading false and provocative information linking the name of journalist B.M. Basheer and the Kannada daily Vartha Bharati to a fabricated story titled ‘Operation Sindoor’.
The complaint was lodged by B.M. Basheer, News Editor of Vartha Bharati, who has demanded legal action against those involved in sharing what he termed as misleading and inflammatory content on social media platforms and websites.
According to the complaint, a Facebook post by a user named Nitin Shamanur titled ‘Operation Sindoor: Kannada journalist's cousin's wife is finished’ included false claims along with a photograph of a woman and soldiers. The same post was reportedly shared by Santosh Hegde on his Facebook account and also posted from another Facebook profile under the name Bettampady Chandra.
Basheer further alleged that the same content was published on a website named newsputtur.com, contributing to the spread of misinformation.
“This misleading and provocative rumour under the name ‘Operation Sindoor’ is circulating fake news in the public domain. It is likely to disturb communal harmony and create unrest in society. The coastal region is already witnessing a sensitive situation due to recent developments, and such false narratives could further aggravate tensions,” Basheer stated in his complaint.
He has demanded that a case be registered and legal action be initiated against the individuals – Santosh Hegde, Nitin Shamanur, Bettampady Chandra – as well as the editor of newsputtur.com, following a thorough investigation.
The Mangaluru South Police have taken note of the complaint and initiated a preliminary inquiry into the matter.
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Delhi HC asks Jaideep Sengar to surrender in Unnao custodial death case
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court on Friday asked Jaideep Sengar, brother of Unnao rape case convict Kuldeep Sengar, to surrender before jail authorities in connection with his conviction in the custodial death case of the survivor's father.
A bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Ravinder Dudeja was hearing a plea by the convict for further extension of interim bail upon suspension of the 10-year sentence.
It observed that the interim bail granted to Jaideep Sengar in July 2024 was last extended in April 2025 and since then, in spite of five dates, no order of any further extension or suspension of his sentence has been passed by the court.
As the senior counsel for Jaideep Sengar urged the bench to extend the period of his release on account of his health, the bench said, "You surrender and then we will see."
"Although there is no extension of interim suspension of sentence granted, we find he has still not surrendered. Before we proceed to consider his application for further extension of suspension of sentence, we require the appellant to first surrender," the bench ordered.
The senior counsel for Jaideep Sengar assured the court that he would surrender by Saturday.
The court listed the matter for hearing next week.
Jaideep Sengar, 50, sought the bail extension on the grounds that he is suffering from oral cancer.
The Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) counsel had earlier said it was not a fit case for extension of interim bail, and the prescription given by Jaideep Sengar in support of his plea was fabricated.
In his application, Jaideep Sengar said he was suffering from stage IV oral cancer, a life-threatening condition, and had developed clinical signs of recurrence.
The condition, the plea said, required continuous and specialised medical care.
The plea also informed that Jaideep Sengar has spent about four years in custody.
The high court had granted interim bail to Jaideep Sengar on July 3, 2024, for two months on medical grounds.
Kuldeep Sengar was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for the remainder of his life on December 20, 2019, for raping the minor in 2017.
On March 13, 2020, Kuldeep Sengar, along with Jaideep Sengar, was sentenced to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment by the trial court, which also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh, in the custodial death case of the rape survivor's father.
The survivor's father was arrested, allegedly at the behest of the accused, under the Arms Act and died in custody on April 9, 2018, owing to police brutality.
The trial court said no leniency could be shown for killing a family's sole breadwinner.
