Dalit leader files PIL against Rahul Gandhi over remarks on Prajwal Revanna
Bengaluru: Chi Na Ramu, the National President of the All-India Dalit Action Committee, has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Ramu’s complaint is based on allegations made by Gandhi in a public speech in Karnataka, where he reportedly claimed that former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna had committed mass rape and recorded the incidents, as reported by The New Indian Express.
The former National General Secretary, BJP SC Morcha has alleged that there has been no evidence of such crimes, nor have any complaints been filed by the women allegedly affected by the claims made by Gandhi. Ramu seeks legal action against Gandhi and demands an apology for the statements about 400 instances of mass rape.
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UP: Bareilly man throws acid on woman, family after marriage proposal rejected
Bareilly (UP) (PTI): A man allegedly threw acid on a married woman and her family members after she turned down his marriage proposal, police said.
The incident took place in the Shergarh area on Saturday, leaving the woman, her husband and two children injured.
The police said the family was sleeping in the verandah of their house when the accused allegedly entered through the roof and threw the acid on them through a mosquito net.
Circle Officer, Mirganj, said, "Shergarh police received information around 6 am that four members of a family had suffered burn injuries after a flammable substance was thrown on them."
He said police found during the investigation that the accused, Umesh Kashyap, allegedly wanted to marry the woman despite being married himself.
After she refused to marry him, Kashyap allegedly tried to throw a flammable substance on Devi. In this process, other members of the family also suffered injuries, the officer said.
The injured were taken to the Shergarh Community Health Centre, from where one of them was referred to the district hospital, police said.
An FIR has been registered, and teams have been formed to arrest the accused, they added.
