Plea filed in Supreme Court seeking Army deployment to retrieve Kerala native from K'taka landslide
New Delhi: A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the deployment of Indian Army personnel for rescue operations on National Highway 66 in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, where a landslide occurred on July 16.
The PIL, filed by Advocate Subhash Chandran KR, states that the Karnataka government has failed to act effectively in the golden hours following the landslide and does not have a plan to tackle the situation. The petitioner alleges that despite the presence of an army cantonment in nearby Belgavi and naval resources in Karwar, no efforts have been made to mobilize the army.
The petitioner points out that a truck driver, Arjun, a native of Kerala, is trapped at the disaster site since July 16, and search operations are continuing but are not yielding productive results due to the initial inaction of the Karnataka government and police authorities.
The PIL seeks the deployment of army personnel to rescue those trapped, including Arjun, and to clear the debris using scientific methods. The petitioner also seeks a direction to the respondents (Union Government, Karnataka, and Kerala Governments) to take all possible steps to locate the stranded human life and vehicles.
The Supreme Court has been requested to hear the matter urgently, given the seriousness of the situation. The case is being argued by Senior Advocate V Chidambaram and filed through AOR Biju P Raman.
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B'desh: Lawyer killed in clash between security personnel, followers of Hindu leader
Dhaka, Nov 26: A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a Bangladesh court, according to local media reports.
The victim was identified as Saiful Islam, a 35-year-old assistant public prosecutor and a member of the Chattogram District Bar Association, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Citing Dr Nibedita Ghosh, a duty doctor at the emergency department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital, the paper said that six others were injured in the clashes that erupted after Chattogram’s Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate court denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges.
Nazim Uddin Chowdhury, president of the Chittagong Lawyers' Association, said that protesters dragged a lawyer from beneath his chamber and hacked him to death.
As Das was being taken away in a police van, he addressed the crowd through a hand mike, urging them to remain calm.
Around 3 pm, the law enforcement agencies resorted to sound grenades, tear gas shells, and baton charges, dispersing the protesters.
Deputy Commissioner of City Police Liaquat Ali confirmed one death but said they were still investigating the cause.
The Daily Star newspaper reported that at least 10 people, including journalists, were injured during the clash.
