Enforcement Directorate probes possible role of foreign funds in fueling unrest in Dharmasthala
Dharmasthala: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has reportedly initiated a preliminary investigation into potential foreign funding links that may have contributed to fueling communal unrest surrounding the controversial Dharmasthala incident.
According to officials quoted by Deccan Herald on Wednesday, the agency has initiated the preliminary investigation under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). Officials mentioned that investigators are currently examining documents related to entities, including NGOs, that could have used “dubious” funds for creating tension in society.
ED officials said that if any irregularities are found, strict action will follow.
However, when Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara was questioned about the ED's probe, he stated that he was not aware of the agency initiating an investigation into the alleged funding in the ‘mass burial’ case.
Responding sharply to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s demand for an NIA probe, the Home Minister dismissed the call, asserting that such a move is unnecessary and appears to be politically motivated.
“Till the SIT investigation is complete, we won’t say anything else. It appears that their [BJP’s] intention is to hamper the SIT probe,” Parameshwara said.
He maintained that transferring the investigation to another agency would only be considered if there were errors in the current probe, but asserted that the SIT had conducted its work without any such mistakes.
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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
