India, especially Uttar Pradesh, leads in beef exports: Minister Santosh Lad
Bengaluru: Labour Minister Santosh Lad on Sunday said that India ranks second in the world for beef exports, with Uttar Pradesh being the highest contributor. He questioned the moral stance of the state’s leadership in light of this data.
Speaking to reporters in Davangere, Lad stated, “India is one of the top exporters of beef globally, and Uttar Pradesh is at the forefront of this. The Chief Minister of that state, who often invokes 'Gau Mata', should respond to this contradiction.”
Lad also alleged that financial irregularities are taking place in the name of taxation and digital payments. Citing a recent example, he said, “The hotel where I went to eat benne dosa has received a notice from the Centre. On one hand, they are targeting small businesses, while on the other, they have written off loans worth thousands of crores for big businessmen. But there is no loan waiver for the poor.”
Taking a dig at the Centre’s sports initiatives, Lad criticized the disproportionate spending on schemes like Khelo India. “There are a dozen programs with names like Khelo India and Bhago India. Gujarat alone spent ₹600 crore on Khelo India but did not win a single medal. Why wasn’t that money given to states like Haryana and Punjab, which consistently win medals?” he asked.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
