Madhya Pradesh: Ex BJP MLA's daughter alleges torture over marriage
Bhopal, Oct 20: The daughter of a former BJP MLA from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh has complained to police that she was being given "injections" by her family to force her to marry a legislator's son, police said on Saturday.
Bharti Singh (28) is the daughter of Surendra Nath Singh, former MLA from Bhopal Central.
The ex-MLA had filed a case with Kamla Nagar police station here on October 16 about his daughter going missing and had claimed she was "mentally unwell", Inspector Vijay Sisodia said.
A local news channel played a video clip showing Bharti talking about the alleged torment.
"My family wants me to get married to an MLA's son against my wish. I am being drugged with injections," she claimed.
She went on to add that she was "not with a Christian, Muslim" and that she was "safe and happy" after "leaving home on my own wish".
"I am mentally sound. My family has gathered fudged documents regarding my health as they are influential. I am being bothered intentionally. I don't want to return home," she said in the clip, adding that a cousin was beating her up amid "10 years of torment".
She said she had left home "10-20 times" earlier.
Bharti's counsel Ankit Saxena told PTI that she has approached Madhya Pradesh High Court in Jabalpur seeking police protection.
Saxena said he had recorded the video of Bharti on her request.
Refuting his daughter's allegations, Surendra Singh told India Today TV that she was suffering from depression.
Surendra Singh also said that the only thing he wanted for his daughter was to have a "good career" and get her married to a well-off family. "Is it a crime to think so?," Singh asked.
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Bengaluru drug bust: 8 people arrested, total seizures valued at 27.42 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Eight people, including a foreign national, were arrested for illegally selling drugs in the city, police said on Tuesday.
They seized drugs, vehicles and other items worth Rs 27.42 crores.
According to police, based on credible information received from informants on various dates, officers and staff learned that prohibited narcotic substances such as MDMA, Ganja, and Cocaine were being sold within the limits of Hebbagodi, Yelahanka New Town, Mico Layout, Parappana Agrahara, Bagalur, and Banaswadi Police Stations.
Acting on this information, cases were registered under the NDPS Act in the respective police stations, and raids were conducted at the locations identified by the informants.
"During these operations, a total of 8 accused persons were apprehended on different dates, including one foreign national, and four interstate offenders," Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh told reporters here.
Upon interrogation, the accused confessed that, with the intention of making quick money, they procured narcotic substances such as MDMA, Cocaine, and Ganja at lower prices from unknown foreign and local suppliers and sold them to the public, including college students, he said.
"A total of Rs 13.71 Crores worth drugs and other items have been seized. These include 12 kg 91 grams of MDMA, 275 grams of Cocaine, 34 kg 802 grams of Ganja, 40 grams of gold ornaments (purchased from proceeds of drug sales), 02 two-wheelers used for the offence. The total estimated market value of all these is Rs 27.42 Crores," he added.
The Commissioner further said efforts are on to trace the unknown individuals who supplied the narcotic substances to the accused.
Investigation is underway.
"There is information about the involvement of other foreign nationals, and through FRRO we learned one person has already left the country... interrogations and investigations will continue," he said.
All eight accused have been produced before the court on different dates and have been remanded to judicial custody, officials said.
Noting that in the case under the Electric City division, raids were conducted at five different houses and different quantities of drugs were seized, Singh said, "This is a serious matter as the house was taken for rent and they supplied from there. The information came from the arrest of the foreigner. Total value of seizure in Hebbagodi alone is Rs 27 crore (market value)."
