Man held for objectionable remarks on death of CDS Gen Rawat, others in chopper crash
Khandwa (MP)(PTI): Police have arrested a man in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly making objectionable remarks on Facebook over the death of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and others in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, an official said.
General Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 others on board an Indian Air Force helicopter died in the crash on Wednesday.
"A comment was made on social media on Thursday and we received a complaint in this regard, following which the person who had passed the remark was booked and arrested on Friday," Khandwa's Superintendent of Police Vivek Singh told reporters.
Pandhana police station in-charge R S Malviya said the complainants also furnished a video CD in support of their allegation, after which the accused, identified as Durgesh Vaskele, was arrested.
He was booked under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 297 (trespass to wound religious feelings), 153A (enmity between different groups), 153B (imputations, assertions prejudicial to national-integration), among others, Malviya said.
In his Facebook post, Vaskele wrote - "You have killed our 14 people, in return nature swallowed your 13 soldiers", the FIR said. In the post, he was apparently referring to the death of 14 civilians in Nagaland in firing by security forces.
The complainants - Ajay More and Neelesh Dangore - alleged that Vaskele expressed happiness over the martyrdom of the soldiers and CDS Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Singh, and tried to disturb the social harmony.
The accused insulted the martyrs and his act adversely affects the national unity and integrity, they said.
Earlier, Pandhana's BJP MLA Ram Dangore had also written a letter demanding action against Vaskele, who belongs Jai Adivasi Yuva Shakit (JAYS) outfit, for his social media comment.
Meanwhile, a Congress leader claimed that BJP IT cell's district head Inder Patel had responded to Vaskele's Facebook post by writing "Absolutely true".
State Congress spokesman Narendra Saluja asked why no action was taken against Patel.
"Pandhana police registered a case against a person for an objectionable post about the helicopter crash, but no action was taken against the district head of BJP IT cell, who made objectionable remarks by writing 'Absolutely true' in response to the post," he said.
BJP MLA Dangore said he has learnt about Patel's comment and has apprised the party's senior leadership in this regard.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
