Chidambaram's arrest not vendetta politics: Nirmala Sitharaman
Mysuru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday clarified that the BJP was not involved in any vendetta politics. Her statement came in the wake of former Home Minister P Chidambaram's arrest on late Wednesday night.
Speaking to reporters in the city after attending a meeting here, Sitharaman criticised the Congress over the party's accusation that BJP at the centre was behind Chidambaram's arrest to revenge Amit Shah's arrest in 2010.
Sitharaman said "The Congress might have misused power during their term, the BJP is not involved in anything like that. Congress being a national party should have faith in the judicial system of the country".
She also briefed about her meeting to the reporters before leaving the city.
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Police arrest 5 murder accused after encounter in UP's Ballia
Ballia (UP) (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested five men accused in the murder of a roadways employee's son after a brief exchange of fire early Sunday, officials said.
Four of the accused – Nitish Yadav, Ashish Yadav, Dilip Yadav and Rahul Verma – sustained bullet injuries in their legs during the encounter in the Ubhaon area and were admitted to a hospital, Additional Superintendent of Police, Dinesh Kumar Shukla, said.
Police received information around 2.45 am that some criminals had gathered near Chainpur to carry out an offence. When a police team reached the spot, they found two four-wheelers and a motorcycle parked there, the ASP said.
"One of the accused alerted the others about the police. When asked to surrender, they opened fire on the police team with the intention to kill. In retaliatory firing, four accused were injured and arrested,” Shukla said.
A fifth accused, Anand Kumar Verma, managed to flee but was later arrested after a cordon operation.
During interrogation, the accused confessed to their involvement in the December 13 murder of Ayush Yadav (25), son of a roadways employee, who was shot in the Belthara Road area under the Ubhaon police station limits, the officer said.
Police had already arrested six accused in the case, while another accused, Rabin Singh, surrendered at the Mau city Kotwali on Saturday, taking the total number of arrests to 12.
