HC says it will go ahead with Kafeel Khan's plea if state delays filing counter-affidavit
Lucknow, Dec 5: The Allahabad High Court's Lucknow bench has said that it would go ahead and decide Dr Kafeel Khan's plea challenging his sacking from BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur in the second week of January even if a counter affidavit is not filed by the Uttar Pradesh government.
As the matter came up for hearing on Monday, it was submitted by the petitioner that one year had lapsed since the filing of the petition, but the state government has not filed its counter affidavit.
Justice Rajan Roy cautioned the state government that in the absence of the counter affidavit, the court would be constrained to consider the pleadings of the petition as true and decide the petition accordingly.
Khan had moved the HC against the termination order passed by the state.
The Uttar Pradesh government had sacked Khan, who was in charge of the encephalitis ward in BRD Medical College, at Gorakhpur after 63 children had died in August 2017 due to an alleged shortage of oxygen.
Khan had claimed that he was targeted as he had highlighted shortcomings in the system.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
