Rape accused escapes prison by jumping wall of Davanagere jail
Davanagere: A 23-year-old rape accused escaped from the Davanagere Sub-jail on Saturday afternoon by climbing the compound walls of the prison, although the escapade was captured on the CCTV camera installed.
The escaped accused is identified as Vasanth, of Karur on the outskirts of Davanagere town. A case of sexual assault had been filed against him at the Davanagere Women's Police Station a couple of days ago. The police officers had arrested and jailed Vasanth, but the prisoner escaped from the sub-jail at around 3 pm on Saturday
Although he was injured in the leg as he fell from the top of the prison wall, Vasanth went ahead and got into an auto rickshaw nearby, as the camera footage showed.
A complaint has been registered at the Basavanagara Police Station regarding the escape of a prisoner and the police officers are searching for the absconding accused.
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LS passes bill to open up nuclear sector for private participation
New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the nuclear energy bill with Union minister Jitendra Singh asserting that it would help India achieve its target of 100 GW atomic energy generation by 2047.
The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tightly-controlled civil nuclear sector for private participation, was passed by voice vote amid a walkout by the opposition.
Singh termed the bill a "milestone legislation" that will give a new direction to the country's developmental journey.
"India's role in geopolitics is increasing. If we have to be a global player, we have to follow global benchmarks and global strategies. The world is moving towards clean energy. We too have set a target of 100 GW of nuclear energy capacity by 2047," he said.
The opposition contended that the bill diluted provisions of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 that passed on the liability for a nuclear incident on to the suppliers of nuclear equipment.
