drop hammer on POCSO case

Delhi Police files chargesheet against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for offences of sexual harassment and stalking; next hearing in the case on July 4

The Delhi Police on Thursday filed a chargesheet in the sexual harassment case against outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at the Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi.

The police also submitted a report recommending the cancellation of the POCSO case against the BJP MP, which was based on the allegations of a minor wrestler’s father, who recorded a fresh statement later withdrawing the sexual assault charges.

THE MATTER

On April 21, seven female wrestlers, one of whom was allegedly a minor, filed a police complaint against Singh, accusing him of sexual harassment and other forms of misconduct. The complaint was followed by a protest by the wrestlers in the national capital.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

 Police filed 1,000-page report on its probe into allegations that triggered protests by wrestlers

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Constitution Club of India in New Delhi on Thursday.

 Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will face charges like “outraging modesty of a woman”, which a is non-bailable offence  500-page report, sought cancellation of a

THE SYSTEM OF LONG MEETINGS SHOULD BE STOPPED IN DELHI, STRESSES CM ASHOK GEHLOT

10-12 TICKETS

M Ashok Gehlot has advocated for fixing the Congress ticket two months before the elections this time. In the Youth Congress meeting on Thursday, CM Ashok Gehlot has also admitted that many sitting MLAs are losing elections A meeting of the Youth Congress executive was held at the Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Bhawan on Thursday. In this meeting, the CM also discussed about the assembly elections and said, “The system of long meetings should be stopped in Delhi. Finalize case filed by a wrestler who had earlier claimed she was a minor when the sexual assault had allegedly took place

Total teams of the NDRF, the SDRF, Road and Building department, State electricity department are on the ground in coastal areas

ASHWINI VAISHNAW HOLDS A LIVE MEETING

Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw held a live meeting at the ‘war room’ on Thursday. He held discussions over railway tracks, OHE (overhead equipment) and other issues. He gave the officials directions to remain strict over the matters of security and protection. He also spoke with the officials regarding railway stations in Gujarat and Maharashtra, in the wake of Cyclone Biparjoy.

FORECAST

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36°C

Humidity 56%

Mainly cloudy in the day; breezy in the afternoon

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

 23 trains have been cancelled, 3 trains short-terminated and 7 trains short-originated in Gujarat  Ahmedabad city and rural district education officers have ordered all schools to remain closed today

MANIPUR VIOLENCE

First India Bureau Imphal

At least two houses were set on fire by a mob here on Thursday a day after an attack in Khamenlok area left 9 people dead and injured ten others, officials said. Security forces which tried to quell mob were forced to use force and fired tear gas shells at the mob at New Checkon in Imphal, they added. This happened as the army and Assam Rifles intensified their “area domination” operations in the aftermath of the recent spurt in violence in Manipur.

Unidentified miscreants torch houses to retaliate killing of nine civilians by the Kuki militants in Imphal, Manipur on Thursday.

Kishore Manikya Debbarma said it was a black day for Tripura. His reaction came after 15 protestors of the TISF & 5 security personnel got injured during a protest on Wednesday late.

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Some of our MLAs themselves say that they are unable to win. We will ask them to whom you want to give a chance. Now if we want to win in the election then only the winning candidate should be given ticket then we will win.

ASHOK GEHLOT, CHIEF MINISTER should get busy. There will also be a shortage of resources because the way the political parties has happened, but what is the behavior of the MLA leaders. Whether he has the ability to win in the field or not. 100 seats are lying vacant as we have lost the elections.” have been kept tight. Rahul Gandhi just told me in Delhi that only schemes do not work. Everything TURN TO P9

BIPARJOY