Ready to hang if found guilty, will not seek bail: Uma Bharati ahead of Ayodhya Verdict
Bhopal: Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Uma Bharati on Tuesday wrote a letter to BJP President JP Nadda, adding that she will not seek bail and is ready to hang if found guilty by the special CBI Court in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case.
The CBI Court is set to pronounce a verdict in the landmark case on Wednesday, 30 September.
Bharati, who recently tested positive for COVID-19 has also stated in the letter that she wanted to be present in the court during the verdict but has been restricted by the authorities after testing positive for the deadly virus.
Bharati is undergoing treatment at AIIMS Rishikesh.
"I do not know what the Ayodhya judgment will be on September 30 but I will not seek bail," said Bharti in the letter. The BJP leader is among 32 other accused who have been asked to remain present during the verdict in the CBI court in Lucknow on September 30.
"I am proud of my participation in the Ayodhya movement and even if I have to hang for having participated, it will be acceptable to me. Seeking bail, I believe, would tarnish the dignity of my participation in the movement. In such circumstances, whether you want to keep me in the new team or not that's for you to consider."
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Udupi: Two men from Belthangady awarded life imprisonment for attempt to murder a woman in 2022
Udupi: Two men from Belthangady have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Udupi for attempting to murder a woman in Manchikumeri in 2022.
The sentenced men, Mithun and Nagesh Poojary, are learned to have attempted to murder Sumathi, wife of Ramanath Rai, a resident of Manchikumeri, who had a Nandini Milk Parlour at Tiger Circle, Manipal.
On February 18, 2022, Sumathi was reportedly alone at home when, at around 7 pm, Mithun, learned to be her nephew, and his friend Poojary came to the house. As Sumathi opened the door, the duo barged in and tried to strangulate her with an intention of murdering her. Sumathi reportedly lost consciousness under the attack.
The men packed her body in a sack and were then putting the sack into a suitcase to carry the body out, when they noticed that Rai and neighbours had arrived. They are learned to have opened the door when Rai knocked the door and then tried to escape. They were, however, caught by the neighbours and handed over to the police.
Further, Sumathi was found by the group in an unconscious state inside the suitcase in the house. She was rushed to the Manipal Hospital and learned to have recovered after a week of medical treatment.
A case had been registered at the Manipal Police Station.
The Udupi Principal District and Sessions Court judge Kiran S Gangannavar, who heard the case, has declared both Mithun and Poojary guilty in the case. He has awarded them life imprisonment, fined them Rs 20,000 each and, under Column 325, sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment of 5 years and fined them Rs 5,000 each.
Judge Gangannavar has directed that, of the fine, Rs 45,000 be handed to the attack victim Sumathi as relief.
Jayarama Shetty represented the government as Public Prosecutor.
