Mehbooba thanks people for condemning use of abusive language
Srinagar, May 22: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday thanked the people for their support against abusive language used against her by a brother of BJP leader and former Minister Choudhary Lal Singh.
Responding to birthday greetings and expressing gratitude to those who condemned Lal Singh's brother Rajinder Singh, Mufti said on her Twitter page: " I want to thank everyone from across the spectrum for their support and solidarity today. The abusive statement and its diction reflect the horrid mentality behind the Kathua rape case."
Police registered a case against Rajinder Singh for the abusive language used against Mufti, after a video clipping of him using derogatory language went viral on Monday.
The first among senior state politicians to show solidarity with Mufti was former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
Even before an FIR was registered against Rajinder Singh, Omar demanded action against him.
Omar said: "This is absolutely unacceptable language used against @MehboobaMufti and is unequivocally condemned with the request that @JmuKmrPolice file a FIR against this abusive individual."
Lal Singh had to resign from the state Cabinet for attending a rally called by the Hindu Ekta Manch in favour of the accused in the Kathua rape-murder case.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
