Yadgir: Deputy Commissioner Harshal Bhoyar has denied permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to hold a guard of honour on the streets of Gurmathkal on Saturday afternoon.

This is the second such instance of refusal of permission to the RSS for a guard of honour, after the Kalaburagi district administration rejected an RSS application to hold the event in Chittapur on October 19.

Yadgir DC Bhoyar has cited lack of enough time between submission of the application and the date of the event as the reason for denial of permission.

“It is mandatory for an applicant to seek for permission in writing at least three days before an event is held on government premises and public places, but the RSS has failed to follow this rule,” the officer clarified.

Yadgir District Chief Convener of the RSS Basappa Sanjanol reportedly handed Gurmatkal Tahsildar Shantagowda Biradar the application for permission to hold the guard of honour on October 21. The tahsildar told Sanjanol to take permission from the concerned authority. The chief convener requested permission from the district administration on October 23, but the application was rejected as it was submitted too late.

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Ranchi (PTI): Four minors were detained for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl at a birthday party in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place on March 31 within the Namkum police station limits. An FIR in this regard was lodged on April 16 based on the girl’s statement, they said.

“All five, including the victim, were friends, and the girl had gone to attend the birthday party of one of those detained. At the party, the accused consumed alcohol and allegedly raped her,” said Ramnarayan Singh, the officer in-charge of Namkum police station.

“The four, aged between 15 and 17 years, have been detained and the medical examination of the girl is underway,” Singh said.

Further investigation is underway.