TMC MP Mahua Moitra accuses Union Minister Shantanu Thakur of issuing passes for Beef smugglers
New Delhi: TMC Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra recently tweeted about Union Minister Shantanu Thakur, accusing him of issuing official passes for smugglers at the Indo-Bangladesh border. The tweet, accompanied by a photo of the passes, claimed that they permitted the smuggling of 3 kgs of beef. Moitra tagged the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (HMO) in the post. She also poked at the Gau Rakshak Senas and Godi Media.
Taking to X Mahua share a purported official letterhead of Shantanu Thakur addressed to 85th Battalion of Border Security Force (BSF) issuing permission to transport beef.
According to reports, BJP’s Bongaon MP Thakur is under fire from opposition parties for allegedly issuing permission on his MP letterhead for conducting various business in the India-Bangladesh border area.
Union Minister has printed forms on official letterhead to @BSF_India 85BN issuing “passes” for smugglers on Indo-Bangla border. In this case for allowing 3 kgs of Beef.
— Mahua Moitra (@MahuaMoitra) July 8, 2024
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Body of UP girl who fell in Meghalaya waterfall recovered
Shillong (PTI): The body of a 15-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh who fell into a waterfall in Meghalaya's Sohra area while trying to take snaps a day ago was recovered on Thursday morning, officials said.
The girl had gone missing on Wednesday after she reportedly slipped while trying to take photographs and fell into one of the deep natural pools at the Wei Sawdong Falls, they said.
Search operations were conducted through Wednesday but were called off after sunset.
Around 7.30 am on Thursday, locals spotted the body stuck between rocks near the waterfall, officials said. Following this, a joint team of Fire and Emergency Services and the Sohra Police recovered the body around 10 am.
"Local village volunteers resumed the search early this morning and spotted the body, following which we recovered the body," a senior official told PTI.
The body has been sent for post-mortem, he added.
