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Retired IPS officer moves Supreme Court seeking CBI probe into Atiq Ahmed assassination
A retired IPS officer has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the sensational assassination of gangster Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed.
A retired IPS officer has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the sensational assassination of gangster Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed.
The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by retired IPS officer Amitabh Thakur seeks Apex court directions to the Uttar Pradesh government to transfer the FIR registered against the three assassins of the Ahmed brothers to the CBI as it argued that there’s a possibility that the attackers may be killed while in judicial custody and there’s also a risk of evidence tampering.
Thakur in his plea urged an immediate need to act in the case and said that several facts and figures make the murder of Atiq and Ashraf extremely unique and a matter of larger public interest, which has many important ramifications for public life, governance and the entire edifice of law and justice.
The ex-IPS officer noted that Atiq Ahmed, Mukhtar Ansari and certain other selective gangsters, were repeatedly praying for their lives on social media and hence knew they were being targeted, adding that everything about the killing Atiq Ahmed and his brother seems sketchy, fishy and highly suspicious.
The plea claimed that its quite obvious that the plot to kill Atiq and his brother may very well be a state-sponsored exercise, “where the high and mighty might be involved, for all kinds of nefarious purposes.”
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Thakur said the name dropping by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the manner in which he and his regime selectively targeted a few gangsters clearly revealed that a few people were the real targets of the state government under the current rule.
The petition claimed that every action, whether by the police, the revenue department or by any other department, happened only with a select few like Atiq Ahmed and Mukhtar Ansari, adding that UP CM Yogi Adityanath has created an ‘encounter raj’ regime in the state and openly vouches for and calls for the use of force to take down criminals and gangsters leading to thousands of encounters after BJP came into power.
The plea further said: “The Chief Minister, his ministers and the officials of the state government repeatedly went on releasing data on the number of encounters and the numbers of criminals killed/arrested in this process. It was never officially admitted that these actions were based on any selective or target-based considerations, but it was known to one and all, among the public as also among the officials, that the action had to be extremely targeted and selective, where the prime targets were to be Mukhtar Ansari and Atiq Ahmed and in the process.”
Atiq Ahmed and his brother Khalid Azeem alias Ashraf Ahmed were gunned down in front of the Uttar Pradesh police while they were on their way for a medical checkup at a hospital in Prayagraj on Saturday night.
In a mafia-style shooting, three gunmen, posing as journalists, shot and killed the Ahmad brothers on camera and later surrendered before the police.
Following the killing, the Union Home Ministry said it will prepare a list of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the safety of journalists.
The shooters, who were whisked away to an undisclosed location, have been identified as Lovlesh Tewari, Sunny Singh and Arun Maurya—all three have a deep criminal background and killed Atiq and his brother to climb the ranks in the criminal underworld, according to the police.
Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, had recently been convicted in the Umesh Pal kidnapping and murder case.
On Thursday, Atiq’s 19-year-old son Asad Ahmad, was shot dead in an encounter by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police in Jhansi.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday announced that a three-member judicial commission will probe the gangster’s brazen killing.
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Mumbai: Teenager steals family ornaments worth Rs 7.40 lakh and sells them to have fun with his friends
According to reports the boy’s father Selvin Armadurai (48) is a businessman based in Andheri East. Selvin lives with his wife Jaba. The couple have two children. Selvin’s son Edin Joy is 16 years old. He goes to the 11th grade at Shriniwas Bagraga College. His daughter is 14 years old and studies in Class 9.
A teenager stole family ornaments and sold them for enjoyment with his friends in Andheri (East). After his father came to know about the theft the teenager’s father lodged a complaint against his son for allegedly stealing the gold ornaments. According to the police the ornaments were worth Rs 7.40 lakh. Sahar police have arrested the sixteen year old under section 380 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Act. A case has been registered.
According to reports the boy’s father Selvin Armadurai (48) is a businessman based in Andheri East. Selvin lives with his wife Jaba. The couple have two children. Selvin’s son Edin Joy is 16 years old. He goes to the 11th grade at Shriniwas Bagraga College. His daughter is 14 years old and studies in Class 9. Selvin married again after his first wife passed away. His daughter and Edin Joy are from his first marriage. Afterwards Selvin married Jaba.
Selvin had given the ornament that belonged to his first wife and Children to his sister. When his sister was getting ready to visit her hometown in Tamil Nadu, She gave these gold ornaments to Selvin. Selvin placed the gold ornaments in his bed. He kept the gold ornaments in a plastic pouch for protection. Selvin’s wife and sister knew where he had kept the gold ornaments.
The matter came known on September 11, when Selvin’s daughter wanted to wear the gold ornaments. He couldn’t find the pouch containing them. Both of them told Selvin quickly about it. When Selvin asked his son he confessed to taking the gold ornaments. He said he sold them to have fun with his friends. The stolen gold ornaments are valued at Rs 7.40 lakh. The ornaments includes two chains, two bracelets, six rings, a pair of earings, two bangles and two chains.
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MotoGP issues apology for live streaming distorted map of India
MotoGP stated that it was never their intent to make any statement other than that of support and appreciation for their host country.
MotoGP has issued an apology for displaying a distorted map during its live-streaming of practice sessions for India’s inaugural MotoGP race, the IndianOil Grand Prix of India, which commenced on Friday at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida. The map omitted the union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, according to reports.
Issuing an official statement, MotoGP expressed its regret. The statement read that they apologise to their fans in India for the map shown earlier as part of the MotoGP broadcast. They added that it was never their intent to make any statement other than that of support and appreciation for their host country.
The statement stated that MotoGP is excited to be able to enjoy the Indian OilGrand Prix of India with fans across India and that they are loving the first taste of Buddh International Circuit. MotoGP Bharat which is now rebranded as the IndianOil Grand Prix of India, marks its debut in India as the 13th race of the 2023 season. The event is being conducted from today and will conclude on Sunday. Reportedly, features riders competing on superbikes at speeds exceeding 300 km/h to claim victory under the checkered flag.
Online controversy broke out when multiple social media users raised concerns about the map displayed during MotoGP’s live-streamed practice sessions. Users on social media platforms like X, formerly Twitter enquired why India’s wrong map was used and demanded an explanation from MotoGP and the Indian organisers.
Several social media users asked MotoGP to clarify why their live-streaming of the practice session had this map with Bharat’s head missing? They added that if it is a mistake, it needs to be immediately corrected and not repeated again in qualifying and the main race. They further requested MotoGP to provide a feed of the practice session, if they think the image is edited debunking the claim which is doing rounds on social media.
Following the uproar, the race organisers corrected the map and issued a clarification in response to the public’s concerns.
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Chandrayaan-3: ISRO postpones plans to reactivate Vikram Lander, Pragyan Rover on September 23
After Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover soft landing on the South Pole of the Moon on August 24, both Vikram and Pragyan functioned effectively for a duration of 14 Earth days. The Rover was put on sleep mode on September 2, while the Lander was on September 4.
The Indian Space Research Organisation on Friday postponed the plans to reactivate Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover to September 23.
After Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover soft landing on the South Pole of the Moon on August 24, both Vikram and Pragyan functioned effectively for a duration of 14 Earth days. The Rover was put on sleep mode on September 2, while the Lander was on September 4.
They were put on sleep mode for approximately 16 Earth days before the lunar night enveloped the south pole of the Moon.
Speaking on Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram Lander and Pragyan Rover, Nilesh Desai, Director of Space Application Centre said that earlier we planned to reactivate the Pragyan Rover and Vikram Lander on the evening of September 22, but due to some reasons we will do it on September 23, said Desai.
He further said a plan to take out the Lander and Rover from the sleep mode and reactivate it, adding that, we had a plan to move the Rover to almost 300 to 350 metres but due to some reasons, the Rover has moved 105 metres there.
In collaboration with MyGov, ISRO has invited the citizens to participate in the Chandrayaan-3 Mahaquiz. The step was taken with the motive to honour India’s amazing space exploration journey. This will help to explore the wonders of the moon and show our love and passion for science.
In order to participate in the Chandrayaan-3 Mahaquiz, the participants would be required to create an account on the MyGov website. There is a cash prize for the winners and it also allows individuals to download the certificate.
Earlier, the Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscope (LIBS) instrument onboard the Pragyan rover also detected aluminium, calcium, iron, chromium, titanium, manganese, silicon and oxygen, as expected.
ISRO also shared a graph of the observation on X, illustrating the temperature variation of the lunar surface at various depths, as recorded during the probe’s penetration.
