Goa government directed to submit Brics food scam report
Panaji, June 20 : The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed that the Goa Chief Secretary's report on the alleged Rs 51 lakh Brics food scam during the 2016 international event, should be submitted to the Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC).
The decision by Justices Nitin Jamdar and Prithviraj Chavan came after the state government challenged the Commission order to the Chief Secretary to conduct a fresh enquiry on the alleged human rights violation caused by unhealthy food supplied to the police personnel on duty.
The state government had contended before the High Court that an enquiry had already been conducted.
In his petition before the Commission in October 2016, a city lawyer Aires Rodrigues said the contract for Rs 51.6 lakh was given to a well known food caterer, but it was allegedly sub-let to another contractor who prepared the sub-standard food in an open space.
"Casual labourers were engaged for cooking the sub-standard food in most unhygienic condition, with water stored in open plastic barrels and used for cooking. The thick bushes and grass around insects and cockroaches found their way into the food served to the police personnel," the petition to then Commission alleged.
While making all arrangements for the visiting international dignitaries, the state government conveniently neglected the basic fundamental and human rights of its own police personnel, the petition added.
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Three arrested for running fake Aadhaar racket in UP's Badaun
Budaun (UP), Apr 30 (PTI): The Budaun Police on Thursday busted a gang allegedly involved in preparing fake Aadhaar cards and forged documents, and arrested three of its members, officials said.
The action was carried out in the Hazratpur area, where the accused were found operating an illegal setup to generate fake identity documents, they said.
The accused have been identified as Farman Ali, a resident of Munshi Nagla, Anuj Kumar of Uprela, and Brajnandan of Sirsauli.
The police said a fingerprint scanner, three laptops, a hard disk, a scanner, a large number of Aadhaar cards and several suspicious documents were recovered from their possession.
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During interrogation, it was revealed that the gang had been involved in preparing fake identity documents for a long time, misleading people and earning money through illegal means, officials said.
Station House Officer Pushpendra Singh said the accused have been produced before a court, and efforts are underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang.
He added that further revelations are likely as the investigation progresses.
