UP: Minor girl sent to juvenile home, parents arrested after derogatory video on social media
Etawah (UP) (PTI): A 12-year-old girl has been sent to a juvenile home, while her parents have been arrested after the minor allegedly posted a video on social media that contained derogatory remarks against Hindu deities, officials said on Tuesday.
The girl uploaded the one-minute video on a social media platform on October 27.
It soon went viral, sparking protests from Hindu organisations, which demanded strict action.
Taking note of the video, police launched an investigation and found that the girl had created the video with the knowledge of her parents -- Mohammad Shabbir alias Sabir and his wife Shameena -- and a Instagram friend named Asif, a resident of Azad Nagar Tila.
City Circle Officer (CO) Abhay Nath Rai said that during the probe, it was found that the video was intentionally created to gain followers and online income, leading to public anger and tension.
“Despite being aware of the act, the parents did not stop their daughter. An FIR has been registered against the girl, her parents and Asif under section 196 (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religions, race, place of birth, caste or community) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Friends Colony police station on November 2,” Rai said.
Sub-Inspector Saurabh Singh, who is investigating the case, said the girl's parents have been arrested and sent to jail, while the girl has been placed under the care of a Child Welfare Officer and sent to a juvenile home.
During questioning, the girl told police that she made the video on the suggestion of her parents and Asif, who told her that such videos would increase her followers and bring her financial benefits.
Police said efforts are underway to trace and arrest Asif.
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'Someone must be held accountable': HC converts civil suit on Goa nightclub tragedy into PIL
Panaji (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Monday converted a civil suit against Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) saying "someone has to be held accountable" for the tragedy in which 25 people were killed.In a stern observation, Goa bench of the High Court of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ashish Chavan said the local panchayat had "failed to take suo motu cognisance" of the club and had taken "no action despite complaints."
The division bench directed the Goa government to file a detailed reply on the permissions granted to the nightclub.
The High Court, while fixing January 8 as the next date of hearing, pointed out that commercial operations were continuing in the structure despite it having been served a demolition order.
The original petition was filed after the December 6 tragedy by Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar and Sunil Divkar, the owners of the land on which the nightclub was operating.
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Advocate Rohit Bras de Sa, the lawyer representing the petitioner, was made amicus curiae in the matter and has been asked to file a detailed affidavit in the matter.
In their petition, Amonkar and Divkar highlighted "the alarming pattern of statutory violations that have remained inadequately addressed despite multiple complaints, inspections, show-cause notices, and even a demolition order".
They contended that these violations posed "immediate threats to public safety, ecological integrity, and the rule of law in the state of Goa."
Investigations by multiple agencies into the nightclub fire have revealed various irregularities, including lack of permissions to operate the nightclub.
The Goa police arrested five managers and staff members of the club, while co-owners Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra have been detained in Thailand after they fled the country.
