Mysuru Central Prison warder suspended over 'abusive' video against CM Siddaramaiah
Mysuru (Karnataka), May 6 (PTI): A warder at Mysuru Central Prison was suspended after he allegedly recorded a video abusing Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and circulated it on social media, jail officials said on Tuesday.
The warder, H N Madhu Kumar (45), an ex-Army man, has been serving in the prison department for the past four years, they said.
According to officials, in a video recorded at his residence, which has now gone viral on social media, Kumar targeted the chief minister and condemned his angry gesture towards a police officer on stage during a programme in Belagavi on April 28.
Citing a preliminary inquiry, Superintendent of Mysuru Central Prison B S Ramesh told PTI that the warder was suspended from duty on Monday evening for misconduct as soon as the matter came to light.
In the video, recorded on April 28, Kumar criticised the chief minister on several issues, highlighted the MUDA land allotment scam allegedly involving Siddaramaiah's wife, and claimed that law and order had collapsed in the CM’s home district, Mysuru.
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
