Firing at Rohit Shetty's residence: One more person arrested; 5 held so far
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested one more person in connection with the firing at filmmaker Rohit Shetty's residence in Mumbai, an official said on Thursday.
The accused, identified as Asaram Fasale, a resident of Pune, was apprehended by the Mumbai police, he said.
The police suspect that Fasale provided the weapon used in the crime to the shooter, as per officials.
At least five rounds were fired at the first floor of Shetty's nine-storey building in Mumbai's Juhu area at around 12.45 am on Sunday. One bullet struck the glass of a gym located in the building.
With Fasale's arrest, five persons have so far been taken into custody in the case, an official said, adding that the search for the shooter was underway.
Fasale's name cropped up during the interrogation of the other arrested accused persons, he said.
He will be produced before a court later in the day along with the other four accused, whose five-day police custody ends on Thursday, the official said.
During the investigation into the firing incident, it came to light that all the accused persons were in contact with Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Shubham Lonkar, who is shown as a wanted accused in the case.
Lonkar is also wanted in the case of NCP leader Baba Siddique's murder and an incident of firing at actor Salman Khan's house, the official said.
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Right to vote under threat, must be made fundamental right: Cong's Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged on Thursday that the right to vote is under threat and the time has come when it should be made a fundamental right for citizens.
Speaking with reporters, Ramesh lashed out at Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, saying the Election Commission (EC) has never been as compromised as it has been under him.
"The rot started under his predecessor. This man is a player and not a neutral observer," the Congress leader said, slamming Kumar.
Kumar is completely compromised and has become a player in elections, he alleged.
"Home Minister Amit Shah had talked about three Ds -- detect, delete and deport. So we want to know how many non-Indian citizens have been detected, how many have been deleted and how many have been deported," Ramesh said, adding that the right to vote is now under threat.
On opposition parties submitting a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha, seeking to move a motion for the CEC's removal, the Congress leader said they will continue to make efforts for Kumar's removal as he is "compromised".
Ramesh also batted for the right to vote to be recognised as a fundamental right.
"I believe that the time has come that the right to vote should be made a fundamental right. It is a statutory right, it is not a fundamental right. Fundamental rights are justiciable," he said.
The former Union minister said this was discussed in the Constituent Assembly, but it was eventually decided that it should be made part of the Constitution.
B R Ambedkar and Jagjivan Ram had warned that in the future, governments might try to disenfranchise voters, he added.
"Once and for all, include the right to vote as a fundamental right for Indian citizens," Ramesh asserted.
