Nejaru murder suspect worked for three months as policeman in Maharashtra: Udupi Police
Udupi: The investigation of the Udupi Police has revealed that 39-year-old Praveen Chowgale, the suspect in the recent murder of a woman and her three children at Nejaru in the taluk, had worked as a policeman for three months in Pune of Maharashtra state.
Chowgale was taken into police custody at Kudachi of Raibag taluk in Belagavi district on Tuesday in relation to the massacre in Udupi and subjected to questioning by the Udupi Police.
The Udupi District Superintendent of Police Dr. K. Arun had earlier told reporters that, as Chowgale's name was found in neither CISF nor CRPF employees' list, the police were checking if he had worked in the Civil Police Department.
Post-investigation, the Udupi Police have found that, after working with the Maharashtra Police for three months, Chowgale resigned to join Air India, which posted him in Mangaluru. Chowgale had been working as a cabin crew member of Air India in Mangaluru the last several years. The Udupi police team also found that the suspect met Aynaz, one of the victims of the murder incident at Nejaru, who worked as an airhostess with Air India.
Four people from a single family residing at Tripthi Layout in Nejaru – Hasina and her children Afnan, Aynaz and Asim – were killed by stabbing on Sunday morning. Hasina's mother-in-law Hajira was reportedly attacked, but escaped death by locking herself in the toilet.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
