We should strive to build a corruption free society : Justice Santhosh Hegde
Lecture programme in memory of Prem C Jain, Harith Prem Bharat Mahotsav
Bengaluru: Former Lokayukta Justice Santhosh Hegde said that as the corruption has spread in all sectors, efforts should be made to create corruption-free society.
Inaugurating a lecture in memory of Dr Prem C Jain and Harith Prem Bharat Mahotsav 2019, orgayby the Bearys Group and IGBC Bengaluru Unit at the National Gallery of Modern Arts here on Friday, justice Hegde said that people of the country were fed up with the present developments. For every work, people have to bribe. It was a big challenge before everyone on how to build a corruption free society, he said.
"Only education cannot give value to the society. Our objectives and attitudes should also be good. When the students become employees in future, they should fight against the corruption. Corruption is rampant in all the four pillars of the Constitution like Legislature, Executive, Judiciary and Media. It's unfortunate that there are no serious discussions and debates in Parliament and Assembly. Our elected representatives have been spending time in meaningless debates or commotions. As a result, public money is being wasted", he said.
What happened to UPSC and KPSC? CID has filed charge sheet against the former chairman and members of the KPSC. It was also not free from corruption, he said.
Bearys Group chairman Syed Beary said that noted businessman and Indian Green Building Council president Dr Prem C Jain who was instrumental in constructing environment-friendly buildings, was a real inspiration and today, the country has lost the father of green building with his demise. Dr Prem C Jain had indepth knowledge in air conditioning technology. For the first time, he had established environmental engineering laboratory and he has enriched the respect of the country, he said.
IGBC (skills development) president K Sriram, Prem Jain Memorial Trust trustee Payal Jain, IGBC Bengaluru unit president Dr Chandrasekhar Hariharan, Alok Shetty and others were present.
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President Murmu rejects mercy plea of man convicted for rape, murder of 2-year-old in Maharashtra
New Delhi (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a two-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2012, officials said on Sunday.
This is the third mercy plea rejected by the President after assuming office on July 25, 2022.
The Supreme Court on October 3, 2019, affirmed the death sentence awarded to Ravi Ashok Ghumare, saying he had no control over his "carnal desires" and surpassed all natural, social and legal limits just to satiate his sexual hunger.
In its verdict, a three-judge bench comprising Justice Surya Kant (now chief justice of India), by a majority verdict of 2:1, said the man had "ruthlessly finished" a life which was yet to bloom and his act of committing unnatural offence with the two-year-old exhibits "a dirty and perverted mind, showcasing a horrifying tale of brutality".
Ghumare's mercy plea was rejected by the President on November 6, 2025, according to the status of the mercy petition disclosed by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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"Having said that, it may be seen that the victim was barely a two-year-old baby whom the appellant (Ravi) kidnapped and apparently kept on assaulting for over four to five hours till she breathed her last.
"The appellant, who had no control over his carnal desires, surpassed all natural, social and legal limits just to satiate his sexual hunger. He ruthlessly finished a life which was yet to bloom," Justice Surya Kant had said, while writing the verdict for himself and (now retired) Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman.
The appellant, instead of showing fatherly love, affection and protection to the child against the evils of society, made her the victim of lust, the majority verdict said.
"It’s a case where trust has been betrayed, and social values are impaired. The unnatural sex with a two-year-old toddler exhibits a dirty and perverted mind, showcasing a horrifying tale of brutality," the verdict said.
According to the prosecution, the incident took place on March 6, 2012, in Indiranagar locality of Maharashtra's Jalna city. Ghumare had lured the victim with a chocolate.
The trial court had convicted him and awarded the death penalty on September 16, 2015. His death sentence was upheld by the Bombay High Court in January 2016.
