Two more suspects arrested in Gauri Lankesh murder
Bengaluru : A Special Investigation Team has arrested two more suspects under the Arms Act in the Gauri Lankesh murder case.
The two suspects - Amit Ramachandra Baddi and Ganesh Miski from Hubli city- were produced in the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court today.
The 3rd ACMM court granted 14 days of police custody to both Baddi and Miski. The FIR names 10 people of which one Nihal alias Dada is still absconding. The rest have been arrested.
Sources said that both Baddi and Miski were suspected to be involved In destroying the evidence and also to destroy the weapon and bike used in the murder.
Both suspects were arrested based on information given by Mohan Nayak who was arrested recently.
The SIT previously arrested seven people -- Mohan Nayak, KT Naveen Kumar alias Hotte Manja, Parashuram Waghmare, Amol Kale, Manohar Edve, Sujeeth Kumar alias Praveen and Amit Degvekar- in this case.
Sources said that the alleged killer Parashuram Waghmare received gun training by two marksmen in July 2017, two months before the murder. Waghmare was trained in the forests of Belgaum district with an air gun pistol. He received just two days of initial training on how to shoot from a close range.
Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh, a well-known critic of the right-wing forces, was shot dead at her house in Bengaluru in September 2017.
Core members of a major Hindu organisation are believed to be the mastermind behind her murder. The organisation had 37 names in their hit list and Gauri Lankesh was one of them.
courtesy : indiatoday.in
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
