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Sexual harassment case: WFI chief Brij Bhushan yet to be questioned

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New Delhi: The Delhi Police are yet to interrogate Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), in connection with the two FIRs registered against him on April 21, pertaining to serious allegations, including violations under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
As per sources, the police are yet to summon Singh, despite the FIRs filed 14 days ago.
“We have recorded the statements of seven wrestlers and Singh will be served summons soon,” said a source.

According to police, one of the cases against him was registered under IPC sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (sexual harassment), and 354D (stalking), while the other was registered under section 10 of the POCSO Act.
What law says?
While demands for the arrest of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), persist due to three non-bailable and “serious” offences, legal provisions and Supreme Court rulings provide clarity on the matter.
As per section 41A of IPC and various judgments of the apex court, the arrest of an accused is not obligatory if the maximum punishment prescribed for the offence is less than seven years of imprisonment.
Supreme Court lawyer Vineet Jindal said that the decision to make an arrest lies solely with the police authorities. However, in cases involving serious offences, it is generally considered the norm to make an arrest. “Notably, offences under the POCSO Act are classified as non-bailable. Therefore, if there is a legitimate investigative requirement, the likelihood of an arrest occurring as a consequential action is high,” said Jindal.

Another Supreme Court lawyer, Rudra Vikram Singh said that since there is delay in arresting Singh, it might be due to primary investigation in the matter.
“Also since the offences under POCSO Act and other acts allegedly committed entail a sentence up to seven years hence in these circumstances, the investigating officer might follow the compliance of provisions of Section 41 and Section 41-A of the CrPC as provided by Supreme Court in Amresh Kumar vs State of Bihar. If Singh does not cooperate with the ‘Investigating Officer’ (IO) in the probe, police can arrest him,” Singh added.
What wrestlers demand?
Earlier, after the Supreme Court closed the proceedings on a plea by three women wrestlers, who have levelled sexual harassment allegations against Brij Bhushan, Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik said, “it’s okay”, and that they will decide the future course of action after consulting with seniors.
“It is okay, we respect the Supreme Court. Their job is only to register the FIR. No court can ask anyone to arrest. We are sitting firm on our protest and it will go on till we get justice,” the 30-year-old wrestler told IANS.
“First the statements of our girls should be recorded before the magistrate under 164 CrPC. That is not done yet. We are waiting for it, after that we will see what needs to be done in this regard.”
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 6, 2023
TSPSC Chairman Janardhan Reddy questioned in paper leak case

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Hyderabad: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the question paper leak at Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) on Monday examined TSPS Chairman Janardhan Reddy.
SIT officials questioned him for about three hours and recorded his statement. They reportedly gathered information from him as to how the accused managed to access the login ID and password of the confidential section to steal question papers and leak them.
The Chairman was also reportedly asked about the functions and responsibilities of various employees in the commission. The SIT officials gathered information about the process of preparing the question papers, steps taken for their security, the procedure of conducting the exams and related matters.

The SIT had on Saturday questioned TSPSC Secretary Anita Ramchandran and member B. Linga Reddy. Main accused Praveen Kumar and co-accused Ramesh were personal assistants to Anita Ramchandran and Linga Reddy, respectively.
Meanwhile, a Nampally court has sent three of the accused in the case to the custody of SIT. The court heard a petition by the SIT for custody of Prashanth, Rajender and Tirupataiah and sent them to police custody for three days. The SIT officials will question the three accused from Tuesday.
The SIT has so far arrested 15 persons in the case apart from questioning scores of candidates who scored more than 100 marks in the Group I preliminary exam.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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April 3, 2023
Sunak questioned as wife’s firm set to benefit from UK budget policy

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London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been facing the heat after it emerged that his wife Akshata Murthy has shares in a childcare agency, which stands to gain from a new policy announced in the recent budget.
Koru Kids, which lists the PM’s billionaire wife as a shareholder, is likely to benefit from a scheme announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, which offers 1,200 pounds to individuals who train to become child-minders through an agency, The Guardian reported.
Appearing before the liaison committee this week, Sunak did not mention his wife’s interest when speaking about the childcare changes.
“No, all my disclosures are declared in the normal way,” he told Labour MP Catherine McKinnell when she asked him whether he had anything to declare.
The public register of ministerial interests, which was last updated in June 2022, only mentions that Akshata owns Catamaran Ventures UK Ltd, a venture capital investment company.
Wendy Chamberlain, the Liberal Democrat chief whip, wrote to Sir Laurie Magnus, the independent adviser on ministerial interests, highlighting the provision in the code that requires ministers to avoid conflicts between their public duties and private interests.
“The Prime Minister’s family does appear to have a relevant financial interest in Koru Kids – which has benefited from a recent change to government policy. There is a clear question as to whether articles 7.1 and 7.7 of the ministerial code have been breached,” The Guardian quoted Chamberlain as saying.
“Rishi Sunak must explain why he failed to come clean when asked about the shares his family held in a company now set to financially benefit from a childcare policy announced in his budget,” Angela Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader, said.

Sunak’s spokeswoman said: “He has followed the process in terms of declaring his interests as set out in the ministerial code”.
She said the First Lady’s holdings in the agency were not in the public domain, but said they would be included in the updated statement of ministers’ interests, which will come out in May.
According to BBC, the new scheme could drive up the number of childminders entering the profession and generate more business for companies such as Koru Kids, which is listed as one of six childminder agencies on the government’s website.
The agency welcomed the government’s reforms on its website and said “the new incentives open to childminders are great”.The website says new childminders would get a bonus of 1,200 pounds if they “come through an agency like Koru Kids who offer community, training and ongoing support”.
Last year, Sunak and his wife entered The Sunday Times Rich List for the first time with their joint 730 million pound fortune.
Indeed, Akshata Murthy is said to be wealthier than even King Charles III due to her 430 million pounds stake in her billionaire tycoon father Narayana Murthy’s IT empire.
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March 31, 2023
TSPSC paper leak: 15 who scored over 100 in Group-1 prelims questioned

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Hyderabad: 15 candidates, who scored above 100 marks in the Telangana State Public Service Commission’s (TSPSC) Group 1 preliminary exam were questioned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Sunday, suspecting them of having access to the leaked papers.
Police officials called the suspects on the mobile numbers submitted by the candidate during the one-time registration (OTR) of TSPSC.
However, no arrests were made on Sunday, confirmed officials.
While speaking to the media, a Group I candidate said, “We were asked to fill out a form with details of our date of birth, occupation, TSPSC one-time registration number and academic credentials.”
“They are checking our background and banking transactions,” the student said after interrogation by the SIT officials.
When asked if he had genuinely scored above 100 marks, he said that it is achievable for those who have prepared for UPSC (civil services) recruitment.
An elderly person, the father of another applicant, revealed that the SIT questioned his son about whether he had any information regarding the leakage before it came to light. He added that his son had estimated a score of 95 marks based on the answer key, but ultimately scored 101 as per the final results.
TSPSC had cancelled the Group 1 preliminary examination after confirming that the question paper was leaked by its staff.

13 persons, including four government employees, in connection with the case, have already been arrested by the police.
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March 27, 2023
Land-for-jobs ‘scam’: Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi questioned by CBI, ED quizzes sister Misa

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New Delhi: Investigation agencies on Saturday questioned Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav and his MP sister Misa Bharti in connection with the railways land-for-jobs scam case here, officials said.
While Yadav was quizzed by the CBI for more than eight hours, the ED questioned Bharti for over six hours, they said.
Slamming the BJP over the questioning of the two Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged the ruling party wants to finish off the Opposition and democracy and also expressed solidarity saying, “We are all united against the attack on democracy.”
In a tweet in Hindi, she said, “BJP wants to finish off the Opposition and democracy from this country. That is why it is continuously attacking the voice of the people in the Opposition.”
Yadav had missed three earlier dates given by the agency and arrived at the CBI headquarters here around 10:30 am according to his commitment to the Delhi High Court last week, they said.
He was questioned till around 8 PM with a nearly 90-minute lunch break, during which he went out of the building, they said.
The CBI’s line of inquiry was believed to have focused on Yadav’s financial transactions, including his purported links to AB Exports Private Limited and AK Infosystems Pvt Ltd.
Last week, the CBI assured the Delhi High Court that Yadav would not be arrested this month.

Bharti was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the railways land-for-jobs linked money laundering case here, officials said.
The Rajya Sabha member went to the agency’s office in central Delhi around 11 am and exited around 7 pm.
She left for lunch for over an hour in the noon during she which told waiting reporters outside the ED office that the proceedings were “confidential” and hence she would not want to comment.
It is understood that her statement was recorded by the investigating officer under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Yadav’s counsel, Maninder Singh, had informed the high court that he would require some time to appear before the CBI investigators due to the ongoing Bihar Assembly session, scheduled to conclude on April 5.
The CBI’s counsel, D P Singh, had argued that the assembly was not convened on Saturdays and Yadav could appear before the agency on any Saturday in March according to his convenience.
The RJD leader had sought quashing of the summonses issued against him on February 28, March 4 and March 11.
A special CBI court had already granted bail to Yadav’s father Lalu Prasad, mother Rabri Devi, sister Bharti and others in the same case on March 15.
The CBI’s probe is part of an ongoing investigation into documents and evidence that came to light after the initial charge sheet was submitted, as well as the alleged involvement of accused persons that could not be completed by the time the initial report was filed.
Officials said that fresh questioning was taking place as part of further investigation based on new inputs gathered during the agency’s ongoing probe.
The CBI has alleged that during Lalu Prasad’s tenure as railway minister from 2004 to 2009, favourite candidates were appointed in violation of norms and procedures without any advertisement or public notice.
The agency further claimed that substitutes from Patna were appointed in various zonal railways in Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Jaipur, and Hazipur. In return, the candidates, directly or through their family members, allegedly sold land to Prasad’s family members at highly-discounted rates.
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March 25, 2023
Kavitha to be questioned in Delhi liquor policy case tomorrow

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New Delhi: In a major development in the ongoing investigation in the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 alleged money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Bharatiya Rashtriya Samiti (BRS) MLC and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s daughter K Kavitha for questioning on Thursday, sources said.
The summons comes close on the heels of former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia’s arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the case.
Kavitha was questioned by the CBI in December last year.
Sisodia was arrested on February 26 in an ongoing investigation of a case related to alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD). Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court sent him to Judicial Custody till March 20.
ED, last year filed its first chargesheet in the case. The agency said it has so far undertaken nearly 200 search operations in this case after filing FIR after taking cognisance of a CBI case which was registered on the recommendation of the Delhi lieutenant governor.
The CBI inquiry was recommended on the findings of the Delhi chief secretary’s report filed in July showing prima facie violations of the GNCTD Act 1991, Transaction of Business Rules (ToBR)-1993, Delhi Excise Act-2009, and Delhi Excise Rules-2010, officials had said.
In October, the ED had raided nearly three dozen locations in Delhi and Punjab following the arrest of Sameer Mahendru, Managing Director of Delhi’s Jor Bagh-based liquor distributor Indospirit Group, in the case and arrested him later.
The CBI too filed its first charge sheet in the case early this week.

The ED and the CBI had alleged that irregularities were committed while modifying the Excise Policy, undue favours were extended to licence holders, the licence fee was waived or reduced and the L-1 licence was extended without the competent authority’s approval. The beneficiaries diverted “illegal” gains to the accused officials and made false entries in their books of account to evade detection.
As per the allegations, the Excise Department had decided to refund the Earnest Money Deposit of about Rs 30 crore to a successful tenderer against the set rules. Even though there was no enabling provision, a waiver on tendered licence fees was allowed from December 28, 2021, to January 27, 2022, due to COVID-19.
This allegedly caused a loss of Rs 144.36 crore to the exchequer, which has been instituted on a reference from the Union Home Ministry following a recommendation from Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 8, 2023
Parrot questioned by Bihar Police on whereabouts of liquor mafia

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Patna: In a bid to trace a liquor mafia member, police in Bihar’s Gaya quizzed his parrot in expectation of getting any hint about his whereabouts – but to no avail, as per a video going viral.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night when a team of Gurua police station, headed by Sub-Inspector Kanhaiya Kumar went into the village to arrest Amrit Mallah, but he had already fled from his house.
When the police team reached the house, they found only a parrot. In a bid to get some hint about Mallah, Kanhaiya Kumar asked the parrot about him in Hindi and Magahi, but it only replied “Katore Katore Katore” (bowl).
“E Mitthu (parrot), Tohar Malik Kaha Gelo, Tohar Malik Chor Ke Bhag Gelo,” he asked the bird which repeatedly replied “Katore Katore Katore”, as per the video going viral.
When Kanhaiya Kumar asked about liquor being manufactured in Katora, the parrot again replied “Katore Katore Katore”.
On the viral video, a viewer commented: “Police failed to extract the secret from parrot”.
Another user said: “The parrot is loyal to his mentor and does not reveals his hideouts”.

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January 25, 2023