Actor Gaurav Bakshi arrested by Goa police for `blocking' minister's car
Panaji (PTI): Goa police on Thursday arrested actor Gaurav Bakshi for allegedly restraining the movement of state Animal Husbandry Minister Nilkant Halarnkar by blocking his car, an official said.
Bakshi, who has acted in web series and a few films, claimed in his counter-complaint that it was the minister's car that had blocked his way.
The actor was arrested after Halarnkar's personal security officer (PSO) filed a complaint at Colvale police station in North Goa district, a senior police official said.
He was booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections related to "obstructing public servant" and "wilful restraint", the official added.
The minister told reporters that the incident took place when he was leaving in his car after attending a function at Revora panchayat hall in North Goa district on Wednesday.
The accused's car blocked his path, and Bakshi threatened his PSO when asked to move his vehicle, the minister alleged.
Bakshi, for his part, released a video stating that he had filed a complaint against the minister at the local police station over the incident at the panchayat office.
Advocate Nigel Da Costa, lawyer representing Bakshi, in a media statement released here has said that bail application was moved before Judicial Magistrate First Class, Mapusa on Thursday at 9 pm.
“But the investigating officer turned up at 9.15 pm and sought time. The learned magistrate had to adjourn the matter to 10 am tomorrow (Friday),”he said.
In a statement released here on Thursday, Colvale police said Rohan Parab, PSO of the minister, filed a complaint that Bakshi, at around 4:05pm on July 10, wrongfully restrained the minister by parking his vehicle in front of minister’s government vehicle.
The minister was in Revora Panchayat in his official capacity to attend a sapling distribution function, the statement said.
The accused did not move his vehicle despite repeated requests and deterred the complainant from performing his official duty, police said.
The 47-year-old actor was arrested under section 126 (7) (obstruction of a way), 221 (confinement of public servant) and 132 (restraining public servant) of Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS).
Da Costa, meanwhile, said Bakshi's arrest was abuse of power by the police.
"Bakshi had surrendered to the police but we were later informed that section 132 of BNS, which pertains to a non bailable offence, was added," Da Costa claimed.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had said earlier in the day that the government had taken cognisance of the incident. "He (Bakshi) would be arrested," Sawant said.
Bakshi, who has acted in the web series "Bombay Begums" and "Naxalbari" among others, runs a start-up in Goa.
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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
