Sudhir Chaudhary’s 2012 tweet blaming govt for train accident resurfaces, gets slammed by netizens
New Delhi: In a tweet from May 22, 2012, which resurfaced on Saturday, journalist Sudhir Chaudhary was seen expressing his sadness over train accident in Karnataka then and the apparent lack of government response.
Social media users used the tweet to highlight Chaudhary's silence following the tragic train accident in Odisha that claimed the lives of nearly 300 people. Users pointed out that as a journalist, Chaudhary should have been questioning the government and holding them accountable for the incident.
Chaudhary's tweet from 2012, made after the Hampi Express accident that resulted in 25 fatalities, resurfaced as a reminder of his previous concerns about train accidents and the political environment within the railway ministry. Users questioned his silence in the wake of the recent tragedy and criticized him for not asking tough questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Social media users referred to Chaudhary as part of the "Godi media," a term often used to criticize journalists who are perceived as being overly supportive or aligned with the government. They argued that as a journalist, Chaudhary should have been using his platform to demand accountability and raise questions about the government's response to the train accident.
Chaudhary's silence on the Odisha train accident, as pointed out by social media users, has reignited discussions about the role of media in ensuring transparency and accountability in governance, particularly during incidents of national importance.
Its so sad train accidents don't shake the govt anymore.They hv become routine affairs and rly ministry the biggest hub of politics#hampiexp
— Sudhir Chaudhary (@sudhirchaudhary) May 22, 2012
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
BharatPe fraud case: Delhi HC quashes lookout circular against Ashneer Grover, wife
New Delhi, Nov 12: The Delhi High Court has ordered cancellation of a lookout circular (LOC) issued against Ashneer Grover, the former MD of payment app BharatPe, and his wife Madhuri Jain Grover, noting that the FIR lodged against them over allegations of cheating and forgery has already been quashed.
Justice Sanjeev Narula passed the order on Monday after the court was informed that another bench of the high court quashed the FIR on the same day.
The FIR was quashed by Justice Chandra Dhari Singh after considering a plea moved by the Grovers stating that they have arrived at a settlement with the fintech company.
In his order, Justice Narula said, "Although the copy of the order (quashing the FIR) is not available as of now, the aforenoted fact is not disputed by the counsel for the parties.
"In light of the fact that the underlying FIR has been quashed, the LOC issued by respondent No. 3 (Bureau of Immigration), in the opinion of the court, will not survive."
The LOC was issued by the Bureau of Immigration at the instance of Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in view of the investigation against the Grovers in the cheating and forgery FIR.
The court was hearing a plea moved by Grover and his wife Madhuri Jain Grover seeking quashing of the LOC issued against them in connection with the investigation into the cheating and forgery case.
"Accordingly, the present petitions are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to cancel the LOC against the petitioners in their records," the court noted.
Earlier, the Grovers claimed that they were informed about the LOC for the first time when they were detained at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on November 16, 2023, while they were scheduled to travel to the US.
After being detained, they were informed that the LOC was operational from November 6, 2023.
In May last year, the EOW filed an FIR against Grover, his wife Madhuri, and others under eight sections of the Indian Penal Code, including 406 (criminal breach of trust), 420 (cheating and dishonesty), 467 and 468 (forgery), and 471 (using forged documents as genuine) for an alleged Rs 81 crore fraud after a complaint was lodged by BhartPe, the fintech unicorn.
In its complaint, BharatPe alleged that Grover and his family caused damages to the tune of Rs 81.3 crore through illegitimate payments to bogus human resource consultants, inflated and undue payments through pass-through vendors connected to the accused, sham transactions in input tax credit and payment of penalty to GST authorities, illegal payment to travel agencies, forged invoices by Madhuri, and destruction of evidence.
Madhuri was the head of controls at BharatPe before she was fired in 2022 after a forensic audit revealed several irregularities.
Subsequently, Grover resigned as the chief executive officer of the fintech firm in March 2022.
