Michael Debabrata Patra is new RBI deputy governor
New Delhi: Michael Debabrata Patra has been appointed deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), according to a Personnel Ministry order. He has been appointed to the post for a period of three years, it said.
Patra, who is looking after the monetary policy department as the executive director, will be the fourth deputy governor of the RBI. The post was lying vacant after Viral V Acharya had resigned from the post in June last year.
Patra is likely to retain the monetary policy department, which was handled by Acharya, as the deputy governor.
The RBI, headed by Governor Shaktikanta Das, can have a maximum of four deputy governors. N S Vishwanathan, B P Kanungo and M K Jain are the other deputy governors working at the central bank.
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Muslim youth forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' in UP's Mathura; case registered
Mathura (UP), May 14 (PTI): A Muslim man was allegedly forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram" and subjected to religious harassment by a group of youths in Mathura's Jamuna Par police station area, police said on Wednesday.
The accused also recorded a video of the incident and circulated it online.
A case has been registered based on a complaint filed by the victim, Sohail, according to Ajay Kishore, Station House Officer (SHO), Raya police station.
Sohail, who works as a scrap dealer, told police he was visiting Chhota Deewana village in the district on Sunday to collect scrap when a group of youths stopped him.
He alleged that they misbehaved with him, made derogatory remarks, and then forced him to chant "Jai Shri Ram".
He further claimed the youths filmed the incident and made the video viral on social media platforms.
Sohail identified one of the accused as Tunda, while the others remain unidentified.
The victim approached the police on May 12 and submitted a written complaint, SHO Kishore said.
Based on his complaint, a case has been registered against one named and five unidentified individuals.
A probe has been initiated, and efforts are underway to identify and apprehend the accused, police added.
