SFI stopped from screening controversial BBC documentary on Himachal University campus
Shimla, Jan 28: Police on Saturday stopped the Students Federation of India (SFI) from screening the controversial BBC documentary on Gujarat riots on the Himachal Pradesh University campus.
The SFI activists raised slogans and tried to stop the police from removing the screen installed on the University campus, resulting in a minor scuffle. The screening was stopped after 15-20 minutes, eyewitnesses said.
The Registrar of the University said they had issued a notice to SFI to stop screening of the documentary "India, the Modi Question" immediately as it could create a law and order situation on the campus.
"Besides this, the documentary has been banned in India and invites contempt as per the orders passed by the Himachal High Court... in view of this the screening of the film be stopped immediately and the same shall not be screened in the campus in future also," the registrar said.
BJP state co-incharge of media Karan Nanda has also written to the police to ensure that the documentary is not allowed to be screened.
SFI leaders lashed out at the government, accusing it of being intolerant.
So far, no formal complaint has been filed by the HPU and the police are examining all aspects, Superintendent of Police, Shimla, Sanjeev Kumar Gandhi told The PTI.
SFI, the students' wing of CPI(M), has tried to screen the BBC documentary in several universities.
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Six foreign nationals held for alleged prostitution in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Six foreign women were arrested after they were found to be allegedly engaged in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made by the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on April 24, they said.
Police, however, have not disclosed the nationalities of the women in the statement.
According to police, the operation was carried out following a tip off that some foreign women were standing near the footpath of the bus stop close to Madiwala Check Post, within the jurisdiction of Koramangala Police Station here and were soliciting men passing by on the road for prostitution.
Based on this information, the officers and staff of the CCB Women Protection Wing immediately visited the spot and conducted a verification, they said.
During the operation, it was found that six foreign women were engaging in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, a statement issued by the office of the police commissioner stated.
Acting swiftly, the officers and staff conducted a raid and secured all six foreign women. Upon inquiry regarding their passports and visas, they failed to provide valid and satisfactory information, it said.
"Subsequently, all six foreign women were produced before the Koramangala Police Station along with a report for further legal action. In this regard, a case has been registered at Koramangala Police Station, and further investigation is in progress," the police statement added.
