Karnataka man, two others held for burglary at jewellery shop in Maharashtra’s Palghar district
Palghar, May 30: Three persons, including a man from Karnataka, have been arrested for stealing valuables worth over Rs 15 lakh from a jewellery shop in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, an official said on Thursday.
On the intervening night of May 15 and May 16, some people broke into the shop in the Nalasopara area and took away jewellery and cash valued at Rs 15.27 crore.
Senior inspector Pramod Badakh of Crime Unit - III in Virar said they worked on various leads to track down the alleged thieves.
The trio, identified as Mohammad Shahid Alladin Khan (44), Shamshuddin Doha Rais Qureshi (33) and 49-year-old Shankar Manju Gouda, a resident of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka, were arrested on Wednesday, he said.
Police have seized an SUV used in the crime and part of the stolen jewellery.
The investigation has also helped police detect another crime registered at Honnali police station in Karnataka’s Davangare district, he said.
Gouda is named in many house-breaking cases, he added.
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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.
