Parshwanath Jain welcomes handing over Dharmasthala mass burials case to SIT
Belthangady: Spokesperson of the Dharmasthala Kshetra K. Parshwanath Jain on Sunday welcomed the decision of the Karnataka Government forming a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the allegations of mass burials.
K. Parshwanath Jain in a press statement stated that handing over the investigation of the “mass burial” complaint filed at the Dharmastala police station to the SIT is a good move.
He furthermore pointed out that the issue has led to widespread speculation and confusion at the national level in recent days.
"In view of our expectations and those of the public that an honest investigation should be conducted into this incident, it has come to light that the state government has handed over the case to a Special Investigation Team (SIT). This decision by the government is a good step. 'Truth' forms the strongest foundation for upholding the morality and faith of society. Therefore, we hope that the SIT will carry out a thorough and impartial investigation at the earliest and bring the truth before the public," he added.
The Karnataka government on Saturday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Director-General of Police, Internal Security Division and Cyber Command, Pronab Mohanty, to investigate the alleged series of murders and mass burials in Dharmasthala.
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in corruption cases
Dhaka (PTI): A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project.
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 Judge Rabiul Alam handed down the verdicts, sentencing Hasina to a total of 10 years’ imprisonment — five years in each case, state-run BSS news agency reported.
The court sentenced 78-year-old Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and her nieces, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and others in the cases over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
The judgment was pronounced at around 12.30 pm.
Tulip Siddiq was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment — two years in each case — while Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq were each sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in both cases.
Rajuk member Mohammad Khurshid Alam, the only accused to surrender before the court, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in each case, totalling two years.
The court also fined all convicted persons Tk1 lakh each and ordered them to serve an additional six months in prison in default of payment.
Hasina has been living in India since she fled Bangladesh on August 5 last year in the face of the massive protests. She was earlier declared a fugitive by the court.
The cases were filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged abuse of power in the allocation of two 10-katha plots.
According to the prosecution, the accused manipulated the allocation process and violated existing rules and regulations of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
