Major Gogoi Detained With Girl From Srinagar Hotel
Srinagar,May 23 : The police today detained Major Leetul Gogoi, who was in news last year for tying a man to his jeep allegedly as a human shield, along with a local girl from a hotel in Srinagar. Police sources said legal proceedings have been initiated against Gogoi, who is posted n central Kashmir’s Budgam area.
According to the police spokesman, at around 11 a.m. the police station at Khanyar received a call from Hotel Grand Mamta that an altercation had taken place at the hotel. Police sources say a minor girl along with a man came to meet the Major who had already checked in but the hotel manager did not allow the girl to the room and that triggered altercation.
The police then deputed a police party to the hotel, and it surfaced that "one woman and a person namely Sameer Ahmed of Budgam" had come to see some persons. "But the hotel receptionists did not allow them to meet the person.
The source said the police party reached the spot and got all the persons to the police Station.
Subsequently it was learned that the girl had come to meet an army officer. "The identity and particulars of the army officer has been collected by the police.The Major was handed over to his unit after duly recording his statement. The statement of the girl is also being recorded for probing the matter."
Recently, Gogoi was honoured with the Army chief's 'Commendation Card' for his 'sustained efforts' in counter- insurgency operations.
The award for Gogoi is seen as a backing of the action of the officer belonging to the 53 Rashtriya Rifles even as the Army maintained that a court of inquiry (CoI)into the incident is "under finalisation".
A video, showing the man tied to the Army vehicle during polling in the Srinagar Lok Sabha by-election on April 9, had triggered a public outcry, prompting the force to institute a probe.
The sources said Major Gogoi was given the award during Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat's visit to Jammu and Kashmir last week.
The Army chief's 'Commendation Card' is considered a prestigious award and is given for distinguished services and devotion to duty.
The CoI was tasked with a probe into the circumstances that prompted Major Gogoi to tie the Kashmiri youth to the jeep's bonnet as a "human shield".
courtesy: outlookindia.com
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Govt clerk found dead in Tehsildar's chamber in Belagavi
Belagavi (PTI): A 35-year-old Second Division Assistant was found dead inside the chamber of the Tahsildar's office in this district headquarters town on Tuesday, police said.
A detailed investigation will be carried out into the death of Rudranna, they said.
No death note has been recovered, police said.
"Today morning, our inspector received information that a person had hung himself in the chambers of the Tehsildar. We visited the spot. Upon preliminary examination of the body, it can be seen that he hung himself with a veil," a senior police officer said.
The reason for taking such an extreme step is yet to be ascertained, he said.
"We will take up a case based on the complaint by his family members and we have also called investigating officers, and the Forensic Science Laboratory team to the crime scene and they will do a detailed spot inspection. Based on the complaint, a detailed investigation will be carried out," he said.
Police are also scanning through footage from CCTVs installed on the premises as part of investigation to ascertain the sequence of events.
