SC directs ECI to probe into errors by EVMs during mock poll in Kerala
New Delhi: The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday to conduct an investigation following allegations that, during a mock poll held in Kasaragod town of Kerala, the electronic voting machines (EVMs) had erroneously registered votes in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The two-judge Supreme Court bench, consisting of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, asked the ECI to inquire into the allegations made by senior advocate Prashant Bhushan, who also represented one of the petitioners seeking court direction to verify the EVMs with VVPATs.
Advocate Bhushan cited on behalf of the petitioners a report on the results of the mock poll held in Kasaragod on Wednesday, April 17, where extra votes were found recorded in favour of the BJP. A media report had also stated that functional errors were noted in at least four EVMs, which registered votes for the BJP faultily, during the mock poll.
Advocate Maninder Singh represented the ECI during the hearing on Thursday morning.
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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.
