Sudarshan Jain murder: Another accused held
Moodbidri, August 29: The local police on Wednesday arrested another accused in the murder of Surendra Jain who was killed by his own brother for property and money two weeks ago.
The arrested accused is identified as vehicle driver Prabha alias Prabhakar Shetty (32) of Arambodi in Belthangady taluk.
Sudarshan Jain (28) of Hosabettu Kadambaraguttu was working at a textile shop. On August 11, after finishing his work, he went home along with his brother Sudhir Jain in a motorbike. When they were about to reach their home, Sudhir Jain stopped the bike saying that the bike was not working and took his brother Sudarshan Jain into a car parked nearby. But friends of Sudhir Jain who were in the car took Sudarshan to other place, stabbed him and strangled him with a rope. Later, they have dumped the body into Phalguni river near Pachhemogaru.
On August 17, the body of Sudarshan was found at Maravuru dam. The arrested Prabhakar was the driver for the car used to kill Sudarshan and the car was hired from a person at Arambodi. Police also booked a case against the car owner and looking for him. With the arrest of Prabhakar, the total number of accused arrested in the case has gone up to four. Victim’s brother Sudhir Jain, his friend Sandeep Shetty (29) of Hokkadigoli, Balaraj (23) of Venur Arambodi were arrested earlier.
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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.
