Gauri Lankesh murder: 17th accused held
Bengaluru, October 11: SIT officials have arrested another accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case. With his arrest, the number of accused arrested in the case has reached to 17.
The arrested accused has been identified as Vasudeva from Maharashtra. A few days back, the Maharashtra police arrested Vasudeva in another case. Now, through body warrant, the SIT officials have brought him from Maharashtra to Bengaluru, sources said.
He is facing the charge of giving the two-wheeler to those who killed Gauri Lankesh. It is suspected that the vehicle was stolen in Bengaluru city limits and given to the accused to carry out the crime. The SIT which produced him before the court, has got his custody for 14 days for interrogation, sources said.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
