Lightning strike in Shirva kills 20-year-old college student
Shirva: A 20-year-old college student, who was standing outside the bathroom of his house at Thotadamane in Manibettu near Shirva on Thursday evening, was struck by lightning and died in hospital at night.
The victim, Rakshit Poojary, was the son of Ramesh Poojary, a resident of Thotadamane. Rakshit was a 2nd year BSc student at the MSRS College in Shirva.
On Thursday evening, he went for a bath and was waiting outside the bathroom when the lightning struck him down. His family members, who found Rakshit fallen on the ground near the bathroom, rushed him to the Manipal Hospital, but the youngster failed to respond to the medical treatment and reportedly died at 10 pm on Thursday.
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New application filed in SC against Adani group over US indictment
New Delhi: A fresh application has been submitted to the Supreme Court of India, seeking the inclusion of key documents related to the recent US indictment of the Adani Group. Filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, the petition aims to introduce two critical pieces of evidence into an ongoing case related to the Adani Group's financial practices.
The first document is a formal US court indictment accusing Gautam Adani, his relative Sagar Adani, and other company executives of orchestrating a massive bribery scheme to secure solar energy contracts worth billions of dollars in India. The indictment alleges that over $250 million in bribes were paid to Indian government officials to obtain these lucrative contracts.
The second document is a complaint from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which accuses the Adani Group of securities fraud. The SEC alleges that Adani executives misled investors to raise funds for these solar projects, despite knowing that part of the capital was linked to corrupt activities.
This development follows the US Attorney's Office's recent charges against the Adani executives, who are accused of masterminding a bribery scheme to secure power supply contracts with state-run utilities in India. The contracts were expected to yield up to $2 billion in profits over two decades.
These charges come amid an ongoing investigation by India's Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) into the Adani Group, after allegations of stock manipulation and market irregularities surfaced, particularly following the release of the Hindenburg Report in early 2023. The new US legal documents could play a crucial role in strengthening the investigation into the Adani Group's business operations.
