Eknath Shinde's son enters Ujjain temple's sanctum: Official sacked amid controversy
Mumbai: Following a controversy over the entry of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s son, Shrikant Shinde, into the sanctum sanctorum of the Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, the temple management has dismissed an official.
Shrikant Shinde, a Lok Sabha MP from Kalyan and son of CM Eknath Shinde, allegedly violated rules by gaining entry into the temple's sanctum on Thursday evening. The opposition Congress has strongly criticised the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government over the incident.
Ganesh Dhakad, the temple administrator, responded by stating that Vinod Choukse, who was in charge of the temple’s darshan arrangements, was dismissed for negligence of duty. Show-cause notices were also issued to three security personnel, and strict instructions were given to prevent such incidents in the future.
Congress MLA Mahesh Parmar criticised the preferential treatment for VIPs, claiming that while devotees must wait in long queues for hours to visit Mahakaleshwar, VIPs are granted access to the sanctum despite the restrictions.
Ujjain District Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh addressed the matter, confirming that no one is permitted entry into the sanctum and that the incident was unauthorised. He directed the temple administration to take immediate actio
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Karnataka govt revokes suspension of DGP Ramachandra Rao, reinstates him
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government on Wednesday revoked the suspension order of DGP K Ramachandra Rao and reinstated him into service with immediate effect.
According to the official order, the 1993-batch IPS officer has been posted, with immediate effect and until further orders, as Director General of Police (Police Manual).
"The post of Director General of Police (Police Manual) is declared equivalent in status and responsibilities to the cadre post of Director General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, Special Units and Economic Offences, Bengaluru, under Rule 12 of the IPS (Pay) Rules, 2016, as included in Schedule II of the said rules," the government order stated.
Rao, who was then serving as Director General of Police (Civil Rights Enforcement), was placed under suspension with immediate effect on January 19, citing conduct unbecoming of a government servant and causing embarrassment to the state administration.
News channels had beamed videos purportedly showing Rao in a compromising position with women. The videos had also gone viral on social media.
Rao is the stepfather of Kannada actress Harshavardhini Ranya, alias Ranya Rao, who is accused of orchestrating the illegal import of gold worth over Rs 12.56 crore from Dubai to India along with two others--businessman Tarun Raju and jewellery dealer Sahil Jain.
Ranya was apprehended at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport on March 3, 2025, with 14.8 kilograms of gold allegedly smuggled from Dubai.
