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New Delhi: In Unnao girls' death case, the Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday (February 18) formed six teams to investigate the matter. Two girls of the same family were found dead in their agriculture field on Wednesday evening, while one other is in critical condition, said UP police. The Superintendent of Police of Unnao, Anand Kulkarni, has said that there were no injury marks on the bodies and that prima facie it appeared to be a case of poisoning. "As per investigation so far, statements of eyewitnesses and opinion of the doctor, a lot of froth was found at the spot. So, prima facie there are symptoms of poisoning. We're investigating the matter. Prima facie no injury marks found on bodies. Six teams formed for probe," Kulkarni was quoted as saying by ANI. The three girls were found unconscious, tied with 'dupatta' in the Baburaha village. While two of them were declared brought dead at the district hospital, the third, who was in a critical condition, was referred ... » Learn More about Unnao girls’ death case: No injury marks found on bodies, 6 teams formed to probe, says police

Uttar Pradesh: In the recent developments in Unnao dalit girls death case the police officials revealed that two accused have been arrested in the case. The primary accused is identified as Vinay, who is also responsible for poisoning the dalit girls. The investigating officer said that Vinay had added pesticides to the drinking water, which killed the two dalit girls and resulted in serious condition of the third one. Both the accused reside in the neighbouring village and knew the girls beforehand. Vinay and another juvenile accused had brought snacks for the girls on the day of the incident. Vinay confessed that he became friends with one of the girls during the lockdown and they used to talk to each other in the fields. He confessed his love to her but she refused his advances. This is when Vinay decided to take such a drastic step and carried out the incident. The incident took place on Wednesday (February 17) night when three Dalit daughters were found ... » Learn More about Unnao girls’ death case: Two accused arrested, man confesses to adding pesticide in drinking water

Unnao: The Uttar Pradesh on Thursday registered a case of murder based on the complaint of family members of the two girls who were found dead in a field in Unnao on Wednesday evening. According to reports, the Unnao Police has registered the murder case against unidentified persons under sections 302, 201 of the IPC.  The FIR has been registered at the Asoha Police Station on the basis of the complaint filed by the victims' family. The UP police chief earlier said that the cause of death of two of the three girls who were found unconscious in a field in Unnao district could not be ascertained, while poisoning has been confirmed in the third one, who is critical but stable at the moment. News agency PTI cited UP Police chief H C Awasthi saying, “Condition of the third girl found in a field in Unnao is critical but stable, the medical bulletin says it is a suspected case of poisoning.’’ The UP police chief further said that the “cause of death of two Unnao girls ... » Learn More about Unnao girls’ death case: UP police files murder FIR against unidentified persons

Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on the complaint of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ( BMC ) has registered an FIR against three marriage halls in Kalina for violating COVID-19 rules. All three halls, located on CST Road in Kalina, had at least 200 guests inside each of them on Friday. Social distancing norms were not adhered to and many of the guests were even spotted moving around and interacting with others without masks. "Authorities of the BMC's health department who were on supervision duty on Friday night spotted the violations at the three halls," an official said. For latest updates about Mumbai city, click here FIRs have been lodged at the Vakola police station against officials concerned with each marriage hall for violating the COVID-19 rules, and action has been taken against all three halls. Untitled Carousel Covid surge spreads to 28 of Maharashtra's 36 districts Covid-19 cases have spread to more districts in the state over the ... » Learn More about BMC lodges FIR against three marriage halls in Kalina for flouting COVID-19 rules

Hyderabad: Fabricated bills from filling stations with a call ‘not to vote for Modi again’ have gone viral on social media for the last few days. A filling station in Andhra’s Chittoor district lodged a complaint with the cybercrimes police seeking action against the creators of the bill. The bill gives a call at the end, “If you want to reduce petrol price, don’t vote Modi again’. The bill that resembles the original bill was generated on August 20 on a Mumbai filling station address. Later, several other such bills were generated and circulated on social media. Many people kept sharing and forwarding the bills for fun or out of anger over the rise in fuel charges. The bill issued by this petrol bunk is all in capital letters. The entire bill was retained unchanged but the last line of “Thank you visit again” has been meddled with to accommodate the controversial advice. “Customers who usually do not ask for bills have started asking for one in the last few days, ... » Learn More about Fuel bills urging people to not vote for Narendra Modi in 2019 go viral, dealer in Andhra Pradesh files case

With Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bengal, Telangana and Jammu and Kashmir reporting a high active COVID-19 caseload and an increasing trend in new cases in the last week, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Saturday reviewed the situation with the Chief Secretaries. Coronavirus | Select a COVID-19 vaccination centre, book appointment The States have been advised not to lower their guard, enforce pandemic-appropriate behaviour and deal firmly with violations. They are also required to follow effective surveillance and tracking strategies in respect of potential super spreading events. The Health Ministry said Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat have also shown a surge in new cases in the last 24 hours taking the active caseload to 1,59,590. Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases at 8,333, followed by Kerala with 3,671 while Punjab reported 622 new cases, it said. India reported 16,488 new cases in ... » Learn More about Coronavirus | Cabinet Secretary reviews upsurge of COVID-19 cases

An Odisha jail doubled as a venue for solemnisation of marriage when an inmate accused of rape tied the knot with the complainant following court orders, officials said. “Under Trial Prisoner Rajesh Singh (23) of Gurudijhatia area of the district married the rape survivor inside the jail premises by exchanging garlands, after orders from a POCSO court and the DG (Prisons),” Choudwar Circle Jail Superintendent Kulamani Behera said. The bride, who turned 18 last month, was impregnated by Singh last year and is now a mother of a baby boy, the official said. The woman went to her in-laws’ place after the marriage, but Singh will have to stay in jail for now as his bail application is scheduled to be heard again next month. Hearing an earlier bail application, the POCSO court had said it would be considered only if he marries the woman, the jail official said. The jail authorities had taken the help of a local NGO in making arrangements for the marriage on Thursday, which was ... » Learn More about Rape accused marries complainant inside Odisha jail

Dhaka has assured the Meghalaya government that it will take care of minority communities reportedly being evicted from their homelands in Bangladesh. These communities are ethnically related to tribes in the northeast. Meghalaya’s Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said he had taken up with the Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Muhammad Imran, the issue of the alleged eviction of some 7,000 Garo and 10,000 Mro people in Bangladesh. The Garo, a matrilineal community, are spread across Meghalaya and Bangladesh while the Mro, a sub-group of the Chin people, spread across Myanmar and some northeastern States concentrated in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh. “I discussed the reports of eviction of the Garo and Mro people with the Bangladesh diplomat. He said it was a non-issue and the Bangladesh government would give them the best places in case of any relocation because they are permanent citizens of their country,” Mr. Tynsong said after Mr. Imran called on ... » Learn More about Dhaka assures Meghalaya safety of minority communities

Labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur was on Friday released from a Haryana jail after the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted her bail in a case in which faces charges of attempt to murder, rioting among others, in an incident at Haryana’s Kundli of Sonipat district. The 24-year-old activist, who was in the Karnal jail, was released after the bail order. Her counsel Arshdeep Singh Cheema told The Hindu that she was released late in the evening. She was arrested by the Sonipat Police on January 12. Also Read Who is Nodeep Kaur, and why was she arrested? Earlier in the day, Justice Avneesh Jhingan observed in his order that while dealing with the bail application, it would not be appropriate for the court to go in detailed discussion with regard to merits of the allegations. “The contentions are being considered only for purpose of deciding grant of bail. As per the case of the petitioner, she was heading a peaceful protest for getting wages of the workers. On ... » Learn More about Nodeep Kaur released from Haryana jail

The Punjab State Commission for Scheduled Castes on Monday asked a State additional chief secretary to intervene in the case pertaining to labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur, who was arrested on January 12 for allegedly gheraoing an industrial unit with others in Haryana's Sonipat. Ms. Kaur, whose bail was denied by the Sonipat court early this month, is lodged at the Karnal jail in Haryana, police officials said. Taking cognisance of some media reports, the commission said the Punjab additional chief secretary for Home Affairs and Justice should intervene in the matter and ensure relief to her at the earliest. Commission chairperson Tejinder Kaur said the commission has taken the suo motu since the victim is a resident of Punjab’s Muktsar district. In a communique to the additional chief secretary, the panel also sought a report in this regard by February 23 after initiating immediate requisite action, according to the statement. The 23-year-old activist, who is a member of ... » Learn More about Punjab SC commission seeks intervention in Nodeep Kaur case