Udupi: Former President Abdul Kalam’s signature forgery case: One convicted to 3 yrs RI
Udupi, Dec 12: Additional JMFC Court on Wednesday convicted a person to three years rigorous imprisonment on charges of misusing the signature of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam nine years ago and tarnishing his personality and image.
The convicted has been identified as Niranjan Chidanand Bhat (37) of Mudabettu in Kodavur village. With an intention of cheating and transacting in the name of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the convicted had forged the signature of the former President and fabricated the fake documents in 2010. He had created fake email ID in the name of Abdul Kalam at Surf and Weave cyber café near Karavali By-pass road in Udupi and using the fake email ID, he had sent a congratulation letter to Kalam. In turn, Dr Kalam had sent a letter in gratitude with his personal signature and Niranjan had forged that signature.
Using his forged signature, the convicted had sent a recommendation letter in the name of Dr Kalam for the Hoover Medal Award, instituted by the ‘American Engineering Organisation’ for the engineers who contributed for the welfare of the mankind. Apart from this, using the fake email ID of Dr Kalam, he had sent an email to Goswamy D Yogi of New York requesting him to send a project report on 50 MW solar thermal plant to him and claimed that all documents he had created were genuine. Thus, he had claimed himself as President Abdul Kalam and transacted to tarnish the image and personality of the former President, it was alleged.
Based on a complaint by intelligence wing police inspector Srinivas Raj, a case was registered at Malpe police station on May 24, 2009. Then Udupi circle inspector Ganesh Hegde investigated the case and later, circle inspector SV Girish had filed charge sheet to the court against the convicted on October 26, 2010.
After hearing the case, Additional JMFC court judge Manjunath MS pronounced the judgement convicting the accused. The judge awarded three years rigorous imprisonment under IPC Column 419, 465, 468, 469 and 471 and slapped a fine of Rs 7,000. Assistant public prosecutor and legal officer Mamtaz investigated the case and assistant public prosecutor Jayanti K argued against the convicted.
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.
'Rear-guard action': BJP over Mamata accepting sports minister's resignation after Messi event
New Delhi (PTI): The BJP on Tuesday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's accepting Aroop Biswas' resignation as the state sports minister is nothing but a "rear-guard action" to douse public anger over the mismanagement of football icon Lionel Messi's event last week.
BJP co-in-charge for West Bengal Amit Malviya alleged that this is also an "open confession" that the Messi event fiasco was not accidental but a government-manufactured disaster, borne out of the poor governance of Banerjee, her ministers and the state bureaucracy.
Banerjee on Tuesday accepted Biswas' resignation as the sports minister in the wake of the controversy over the mismanagement of football icon Messi's event last week, a senior leader of the ruling TMC said.
Biswas, who had written to the chief minister seeking to be relieved of his responsibilities as sports minister, will continue as a cabinet minister, retaining charge of the power department.
ALSO READ: Slain Australia beach shooting suspect native of Hyderabad: T'gana police
Reacting to the development, Malviya said in a post on X, "TMC Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigns after the Messi fiasco and Mamata Banerjee accepts it in record time."
"Do not mistake this for accountability; this is nothing but a rear-guard action to douse public anger. anger! This is not 'Raj Dharma'," he added.
The BJP leader alleged that the incident was the outcome of "loot" of common people which is "so synonymous" with the TMC.
The incident was also the outcome of the "shameless VIP culture that TMC thrives on and deep-rooted cronyism promoted by Banerjee," he charged.
Malviya further alleged that Biswas' resignation exposes a "collective failure of Mamata Banerjee, her partisan bureaucracy, and her crony cabinet".
"This is a symbolic sacrifice, a political hoax, soon to be buried under layers of bureaucracy, with no justice, no accountability, and no remorse," the BJP leader said, adding, "No resignation will bring back the time lost, the money wasted, or the stolen chance for football lovers to witness Messi in Kolkata."
