Karnataka High Court dismisses PIL seeking apology from Rahul Gandhi over Prajwal Revanna remarks
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the All India Dalit Action Committee, which sought an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly insulting the modesty of women. The PIL stemmed from Gandhi’s claim that Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna had "raped 400 women and filmed such act," and that the incident was a case of "mass rape."
A division bench of Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justice K Aravind dismissed the PIL, calling it a waste of judicial time. The court also imposed a fine on the petitioner.
During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel argued that Gandhi's statement had outraged the modesty of women, especially those from Hassan. He urged the court to issue a notice to Gandhi, stating that his remarks had cast doubt on the character of every woman in Hassan.
However, the court was not persuaded by these arguments and dismissed the plea. The petitioner's request to waive the fine was also rejected.
The PIL accused Gandhi of spreading misinformation and making unsubstantiated allegations against Revanna, which it claimed amounted to hate speech. The petitioner had called for Gandhi to issue a public apology and requested that the National Commission for Women take action against him.
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Gujarat man held for impersonating govt official, duping people with forged letters
Ahmedabad (PTI): The Ahmedabad police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly posed as a senior revenue official and used fake letters claiming to be from various government departments to cheat people, an official said on Sunday.
Mehul Shah, an engineer who manages two schools at Vankaner in Gujarat’s Morbi district, is accused of making lakhs of rupees with bogus documents and false claims, said inspector (crime branch) JK Makwana.
Shah had forged an appointment letter from the Ahmedabad district education officer (DEO) to offer a computer operator’s job in a government office to a complainant’s son. He also introduced himself as a trustee of a school and did not pay a man Rs 7 lakh due to him over the painting of a school building, the official said.
“Despite holding no official position in the state or central government, he used fake work permits and NOCs to cheat people of lakhs of rupees,” the police official said.
One complainant alleged that Shah identified himself as a top revenue department official and produced a fake letter from the chairman of the “department of science and research development” to make him install a siren and curtain in a hired vehicle but did not pay for the job, he said.
Bogus letters claiming to be from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ahmedabad DEO were used by the accused to cheat the complainants, the police official said.
Police have recovered from his possession fake identity cards and letters with headings like “bharat gaurav ratna shri samman council”, “chairman of department of science and research development”, “health and family welfare department”, and “road and building department”.
“The FIR is based on complaints by three victims. We appeal to the people to come forward and submit their complaints if they have been cheated by Shah in any way,” Makwana said.
