Let truth come out in Amruta Fadnavis threat case, says Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole
Mumbai (PTI): Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Thursday demanded a thorough probe into the case where an attempt was allegedly made to bribe and blackmail the wife of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Designer Anishka Anil Jaisinghani was arrested by police on Thursday after Devendra Fadnavis's wife Amruta accused her of offering a bribe for intervening in a criminal case and also threatening her.
Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the Home portfolio, should ensure a thorough probe is carried out in the case and the truth is revealed to all, said Patole.
"If the home minister of the state is not safe, how will common citizens be safe? Fadnavis is himself the home minister, he should investigate and reveal the truth,'' he told reporters.
Patole said he has asked the state government not to give permission for a programme of self-styled godman Dhirendra Shastri of the Bageshwar Dham in Vasai-Virar on Mumbai's outskirts on March 18 and 19.
"Dhirendra Shastri has hurt the sentiments of lakhs of devotees by making a statement insulting Sant Tukaram Maharaj," said the state Congress president and accused the religious leader of promoting superstitions.
Maharashtra is a state of progressive ideas, where superstition has no place, said Patole.
He said if Shastri's programme at Vasai-Virar is allowed, then people can be misled.
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Leopard spotted in Bengaluru's Electronic city captured
Bengaluru, Sept 25: A four-year-old male leopard was caught in a trap in Electronic city area here, over a week after it was spotted roaming in the tech hub, forest officials said on Wednesday.
After a CCTV footage of the leopard crossing a flyover near a toll plaza went viral, the residents of Electronic city were put on high alert. Ever since the animal was spotted, the forest officials were on toes trying to capture the big elusive cat.
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"We laid a trap for the past four to five days. However, it did not fall into it. Since two days, we had erected 'Tumkur trap cage' (which is like a big enclosure) so, leopard would walk in with its big tail inside the cage and get trapped inside the big enclosure. That is how we caught the leopard on Tuesday night," Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF), Bengaluru Urban Ravindra Kumar told PTI.
According to officials, the leopard was caught in an open area in Electronic city, where the trap was laid.
The leopard is healthy and has been shifted to Bannerghatta Biological Park from where it will be released later.
#Karnataka: A week after a male leopard was spotted roaming around Electronic City, the #Bengaluru’s Forest officials managed to catch the elusive wild cat in the morning hours on Wednesday.
— South First (@TheSouthfirst) September 25, 2024
The leopard was trapped in a cage that was set up for the forest officials to catch it… pic.twitter.com/E0BpdL0hmQ
