Man with razor tries to commit suicide in Karnataka HC room in the presence of Chief Justice
Bengaluru: In a dramatic incident that occurred at the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday, Chief Justice NV Anjaria, Justice HB Prabhakara Sastry, the advocates and the litigants were taken aback as a man who entered the court room started injuring himself with a razor and even held the blade to his throat.
Alarmed by the serious injuries the man inflicted upon himself, Chief Justice Anjaria ordered the personnel in the court room to immediately take him to a doctor. The security staff got the man out of the court room.
The man, who is being treated at Bowring Hospital, was identified as Shrinivas (51), a native of Mysuru. The reason for his action is yet to be investigated.
Justice Sastry, who would be retiring on Wednesday, questioned the efficiency of the security screening measures at the High Court, given that the man entered with a weapon in hand. He also ordered the people present in the room to stay away from blade, asking for a forensic expert to step in and inspect the weapon.
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The judges, asking everyone not to touch the file that the man had been carrying too, asked the concerned authorities to take custody of it. They also called the Registrar General and asked for information in the matter, expressing dissatisfaction on being informed that a court officer had briefly handled the case file. The judges pointed out that, without permission from the court, the court officer may not receive a file, especially when it is filed by an individual instead of an advocate.
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Riyan Parag likely to be fined 25 percent of match fees for vaping inside dressing room
New Delhi (PTI): Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag is set to be fined 25 per cent of his match fee for bringing the game into "disrepute" after being caught vaping on camera during the IPL game against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur.
Parag's actions during the Royals' chase on Tuesday night drew condemnation on social media.
PTI has learned that on field umpires Tanmay Srivastava and Nitin Menon had not reported the matter to match referee Amit Sharma right after the game. They only did that after seeing visual proof and Sharma found Parag guilty for a code of conduct breach as per the IPL guidelines.
The Level 1 offences carries 25 per cent deduction from match fees and one demerit point.
"He is set to be fined a portion of his match fees and a demerit point for a Level 1 offence," said an IPL source.
The Indian government had banned e-cigarettes back in 2019, prohibiting their production, sale and distribution. As per the law, the offender faces imprisonment up to one year and/or a Rs one lakh fine for a first time offence.
"Article 2.21 of IPL Code of Conduct is intended to cover all types of conduct that bring the game into disrepute and which is not specifically and adequately covered by the specific offences set out elsewhere in this Code of Conduct, including Article 2.20," the IPL Code of Conduct states.
"By way of example, Article 2.21 may (depending upon the seriousness and context of the breach) prohibit, without limitation, the following: (a) public acts of misconduct; (b) unruly public behaviour; and (c) inappropriate comments which are detrimental to the interests of the game.
"When assessing the seriousness of the offence, the context of the particular situation, and whether it was deliberate, reckless, negligent, avoidable and/or accidental, shall be considered.
"Further, the person lodging the Report shall determine where on the range of severity the conduct lays (with the range of severity starting at conduct of a minor nature (and hence a Level 1 Offence) up to conduct of an extremely serious nature (and hence a Level 4 Offence)."
Since it is a Level 1 offence there was no need for a hearing.
Parag, who has not had the best of times with the bat this IPL, was seen inhaling an e-cigarette, also known as vaping, in the dressing room during the live broadcast of their game against Punjab Kings. Royals won the game to end Kings' unbeaten run in the tournament.
This is not the first controversy to hit the Royals this season. Earlier this month, team manager Romi Bhinder was fined Rs one lakh for breaching PMOA protocol after being found using his phone in the dugout.
IPL and BCCI officials involved in the conduct of the IPL termed it as a careless act in the age of social media and prying TV cameras.
Royals next host Delhi Capitals at home on Friday night.
