Mumbai cops probing Sushant case in professional way: Maharashtra Home Minister
Mumbai: Mumbai Police are probing actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death "in a very professional manner", Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Monday.
The minister, however, did not respond to queries on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) quarantining Patna City Superintendent of Police Vinay Tiwari, who arrived here on Sunday to supervise the probe being conducted by Bihar Police into the death of the actor.
"The Mumbai Police are probing into the matter in a very professional manner, Deshmukh told reporters here.The opposition BJP in Maharashtra has been demanding that the probe in the case be handed over to the CBI, while the state government has been dismissing the same.
Tiwari arrived in Mumbai on Sunday and was quarantined by BMC authorities for 14 days at the State Reserve Police Force guest house in suburban Goregaon. His hand was also stamped showing the quarantine period till August 15.
Bihar Director General of Police Gupteshwar Pandey alleged that Tiwari was "forcibly quarantined" by civic authorities in Mumbai.
However, the BMC said the decision to quarantine the Bihar Police officer was as per the Maharashtra government's directives, where norms for domestic travellers include necessary home quarantine, among others.
Rajput, 34, was found hanging at his apartment in suburban Bandra on June 14 and the case is being probed by Mumbai Police as well as Bihar Police, after the late actor's father filed a case in Patna.
Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh on Sunday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray here and apprised him about the ongoing investigation in the case.
Condemning the demand from some quarters, including the opposition BJP, to hand over the probe to the CBI, Deshmukh on Sunday tweeted, "Maharashtra police is inquiring into the case professionally and are competent in digging out the truth, leaving no stone unturned."
"Even if Bihar police registered an offence in Patna under Ch 12 and 13 of the CrPC, it has to be investigated, inquired and tried by the police and courts within whose jurisdiction the offence is committed. I condemn the demand for the case to be handed over to the CBI," Deshmukh said.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
