Eknath Shinde recovering from fever; to return to Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Maharashtra's caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who took ill at his native village in Satara district, is recovering and will return to Mumbai on Sunday evening, an associate said.
A team of doctors checked on Shinde as he developed high fever on Saturday.
The Shiv Sena leader headed to his native village Dare in Satara district on Friday amid speculation that he was not happy with the way the new state government was shaping up.
Shinde had fever and throat infection, his family doctor R M Parte told news channels on Saturday.
"He has been given medicines and put on IV (intra-venous therapy for medication). He will feel better in two days. He is leaving for Mumbai on Sunday," Dr Parte said.
A close aide of Shinde on Sunday also said the caretaker CM has been under the weather for sometime and developed fever on Saturday.
Shinde is recovering and will return to Mumbai in the evening, the associate added.
The swearing-in of the new Mahayuti government in Maharashtra will take place on December 5 evening at the Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the oath-taking ceremony, he said.
While there was no announcement yet on who would be the chief minister, BJP sources said Devendra Fadnavis, who has been chief minister twice and was deputy CM in the last Eknath Shinde-led government, was the frontrunner for the post.
The Mahayuti alliance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) retained power with a landslide victory in the assembly elections, the results of which were announced on November 23.
While the simple majority figure in the 288-member House is 145, the BJP alone bagged 132 seats, followed by Shiv Sena with 57 and NCP with 41 seats.
But the government formation was delayed as the alliance failed to evolve a consensus on who would be the chief minister.
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Three men arrested in Karnataka's Hubballi over rape, circulation of videos
Hubballi (Karnataka) (PTI): A 35-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men here, and photos and videos of the incident were circulated on a messaging platform, police said on Sunday.
Two men accused of raping the woman and a third person who circulated videos of the incident have been arrested and will be produced in court, police said.
The woman is stable and undergoing medical examination, police said.
Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar said the incident occurred between 11.30 pm and midnight on January 9, when the woman was allegedly taken in an auto-rickshaw from Ambedkar Ground.
"The two men misbehaved with her, made physical contact, and allegedly forced her to consume alcohol. They took photos and videos before dropping her back at Ambedkar Ground," he said.
Police said they learned of the incident after members of the public received the photos and videos and alerted authorities. The woman was later traced in Hubballi city.
"Her identity was initially not known. Inquiry revealed she had been staying near temples in different parts of the city for the past one-and-a-half months and was eating at Siddharoodha Math," the commissioner said.
Police initially registered a case on their own, and a formal complaint was recorded after the woman was traced, he said.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered for rape and, under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, for recording and circulating the photos and videos.
The commissioner stated that the woman had arrived in Hubballi approximately one and a half months prior from another district, following a dispute with her husband.
The man was arrested in connection with that incident and is currently lodged in Shivamogga jail.
Police identified Shivanand and Ganesh as the accused in the alleged rape, and Pradeep as the accused of circulating the videos. All three worked as labourers, he said.
Police said some residents in the Old Hubballi area allegedly assaulted and tonsured Shivanand and Ganesh after learning of their involvement.
A separate case was registered after Shivanand filed a complaint, and four people were taken into custody, police said.
The commissioner said officials have been directed to identify homeless women and children near public places and place them in rescue and rehabilitation centres.
