Entire Agra police station booked for custodial death
AGRA: In an alleged case of custodial death, entire Sikandara police station of Agra city was booked for murder as a 32-year-old man died in police station after he was tortured in front of his 55-year-old mother. An inspector and two sub-inspectors have also been suspended.
The victim, Hemant Kumar alias Raju Gupta, was picked up by police from his rented house on Wednesday, 21 November, evening after his neighbour alleged that he had stolen jewellery worth Rs 7 lakh from his house.
Raju’s mother Reenu Lata said, “On Wednesday, Anshul alleged that my son had stolen jewellery from his house and handed him over to police, who later rained lathis on him in the lock-up in front of me as I pleaded for mercy.”
Speaking with TOI, senior superintendent of police Amit Pathak said, “Three cops, including inspector Rishipal, sub-inspectors Anuj Sirohi and Tejveer Singh have been suspended and an FIR has been lodged against Sikandra police station and two of the victim’s neighbours, Anshul Pratap Singh and Vivek.”
courtesy : timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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TN polls: TVK pushes DMK behind with leads in 83 seats, AIADMK ahead in 54
Chennai (PTI): New entrant TVK, led by actor-politician Vijay, was leading in as many as 83 constituencies on Monday when counting of votes polled in the April 23 Assembly polls was on across Tamil Nadu. The AIADMK was leading in 58 seats while the ruling DMK was ahead in 34, EC data showed.
About two hours after the postal ballots were counted and EVMs opened for multi-round counting, Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam surged ahead of its Dravidian rivals-- the DMK and the AIADMK, with the ruling party struggling to catch up.
If the trends maintain, Vijay could as well ensure the biggest electoral upset, something in lines with the "1967,1977" wins he had referred to in his campaign speeches.
While the Dravidian stalwart CN Annadurai brought the first non-Congress government in Tamil Nadu post-independence in 1967, the charismatic MG Ramachandran (MGR) installed the maiden AIADMK government 10 years later, unseating then DMK government under M Karunanidhi. TVK was leading in most Chennai segments, all considered DMK strongholds and currently represented by the party in the 234-member House.
A poor show by DMK could belie most exit polls giving an edge to it, riding on the number of populist measures Chief Minister M K Stalin had implemented in his five year "Dravidian model," inclusive governance.
According to EC and TV reports, 15 cabinet ministers, including Stalin were trailing. His son and deputy CM Udhayanidhi was also behind in his incumbent Chepauk-Tirvuvallikeni seat, according to a number of reports.
Stalin was trailing behind TVK's VS Babu by 1234 votes in Kolathur segment. Vijay was ahead in Tiruchirappalli East by over 3,000 votes at the end of two rounds of counting, according to EC data.
BJP is trailing in 26 constituencies and it is ahead in Thali segment alone. TVK is ahead in constituencies including Ponneri, Tiruvallur, Poonamalle, and Avadi.
AIADMK is leading in segments including Katpadi, and Guidyattam and party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami is ahead in Edappadi segment by 7003 votes.
DMK was leading in segments including Vellore, Anaikattu and Rishivandiyam.
