Kalburgi killing investigation to be handed over to SIT
Bengaluru, June 16: The state government has decided to hand over the murder case of rationalist M.M Kalburgi to Special Investigation Team (SIT) and an notification will be released about the same within two weeks, officials said.
Kalburgi was killed three years ago and the government is now mulling to hand over the case to SIT. The home ministry has decided to discuss the issue with the senior officers of the SIT team probing Gauri Lankesh murder case, a senior official informed.
It is said that, in connection to Gauri Lankesh murder details of 1.5 crore phone calls have been collected within five months. But in Kalaburgi case it is impossible to collect the details of all the phone calls where the murder took place.
Parashuram Vaghmore, Amol Kale and other accused in Gauri Lankesh murder are tight lipped about Kalburgi's murder. Although the weapons used in both the killing are same, it is very difficult to trace the culprits on this basis, said a senior official.
Gouri Lankesh murder accused had also planned to kill rationalist Bhagavan and they even had the name of Jnanpith awardee litterateur Girish Karnad in their hit list, it was learnt during investigation.
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Commuters bear brunt as labour union protest halts traffic at Delhi-Noida border
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New Delhi (PTI): Commuters faced a harrowing morning on Monday as a massive traffic jam brought vehicular movement to a near standstill at the Delhi-Noida border following a protest by a labour union demanding a salary hike.
The protest, which began early in the day, led to congestion on key arterial roads connecting Delhi and Noida, including NH 9, severely disrupting the office rush hour.
Long queues of vehicles were seen stretching for several kilometres, with many commuters stranded for hours.
A police source said that members of the labour union from Uttar Pradesh gathered near the border area were staging a demonstration, blocking portions of the road and slowing down traffic movement.
"Personnel from the Delhi Police and Noida Police were deployed to manage the situation and divert traffic, but the heavy volume of vehicles compounded the chaos," the source said.
Frustrated commuters took to social media platform X, urging authorities to intervene and clear the roads. Many complained of being stuck in unmoving traffic despite starting early to avoid peak-hour congestion.
An employee of a private company said she left her home at around 7:30 am but remained stuck in traffic for over an hour without any significant movement.
"There is no movement at all. People are getting down from vehicles and trying to figure out what's happening ahead," she said.
Authorities said efforts were underway to clear the congestion and restore smooth traffic flow as soon as possible.
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