Trump claims 'major fraud' being perpetrated; says he will fight election in Supreme Court
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that a "major fraud" is being perpetrated on the American people and said he will fight the election in the Supreme Court, as the counting of votes was in progress in the battleground states.
"Frankly we did win this election," Trump claimed.
Trump, a Republican, is being challenged by Democratic Party's nominee Joe Biden.
"Millions and millions of people voted for us," Trump said in a speech at 2 am on Wednesday at the White House.
"A very sad group of people is trying to disenfranchise that group of people," he claimed.
"We were getting ready for a big celebration. We were winning everything. And all of a sudden it was just called off," he said.
A "major fraud was being committed, the president said, without citing any evidence.
"This is a fraud on the American public. This is an embarrassment to our country," the Republican leader said.
Trump said he would go to the Supreme Court as he wanted "all voting to stop."
"Frankly we did win this election," he said.
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Kerala: Court imposes 41-year jail term on man for sexual assault of minor
Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 41 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy near Valayam in 2021.
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
As the sentences are to run concurrently, the convict will have to serve the highest term of 20 years’ imprisonment, SPP Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Musa.
The incident took place in August 2021 when the accused allegedly took the 14-year-old boy to a bus stop in Valayam town and sexually assaulted him, the prosecutor said. The accused also gave Rs 50 to the boy, he added.
Following the incident, the boy and his father lodged a complaint at the Valayam police station.
A case under various provisions of the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered, and the accused was subsequently arrested, the SPP said.
The prosecution examined 16 witnesses and submitted 16 documents to substantiate its case against the accused, he added.
