Himachal Pradesh: Opposition hasn't eaten samosas, how is the act anti-government, asks LoP
Shimla (PTI): The decisions of the Himachal Pradesh government have become a matter of discussion in the country because those are taken without thinking and when it becomes a subject of humour, attempts are made to change those, Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Jai Ram Thakur said on Friday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader made the remarks after it came to light that samosas and cakes meant for Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu were served to his security staff instead, with the goof-up snowballing into a controversy, necessitating a CID probe that termed it an "anti-government" act.
Taking a jibe at the Congress government in the hill state, Thakur, in a video statement, asked, "The opposition has not eaten those samosas, those who were served those samosas were a part of the government, so how could the act be anti-government?"
He said the state government and the chief minister must have found the matter serious and thus, an inquiry was conducted into the samosa episode.
In his note on the October 21 incident, when Sukhu visited the CID headquarters, a highly-placed official in the agency said those responsible for the goof-up acted according to their own agenda.
Thakur said allegations of corruption in various departments of the state government are not being probed but an inquiry was ordered into samosas.
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Kerala court sentences 20-year-old man in minor girl rape case
Kollam (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court has sentenced a 20-year-old man to 21 years of imprisonment for raping a minor girl after befriending her on a social media app.
Karunagappally Fast Track Special Court judge Rajeevan Vachal sentenced the convict to 21 years under the relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, special public prosecutor (SPP) N C Premchandran said.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.1 lakh on the convict, the prosecutor said.
The incident occurred in 2024 when the accused befriended her on a social media app and then offered to take her to the Azheekal beach here.
However, instead of taking her to the beach, he took her to an isolated place behind the CHC hospital at Mynagappally here and raped her, the SPP said.
Following the incident, the girl attempted suicide, but was saved and then told the doctors what had happened, the prosecutor said.
The hospital authorities informed the police, who registered a case and launched an investigation.
The prosecutor said that seven witnesses were examined and 20 documents were submitted before the court to substantiate the guilt of the accused.
