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Pradyuman murder case: ‘Framed’ bus conductor Ashok granted bail

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]CBI also files status report before the Punjab & Haryana High Court; 7-year-old Pradyuman was murdered at Gurgaon’s Ryan International School in September

Over two months after he was hastily arrested by the Gurgaon police for allegedly murdering 7-year-old Pradyuman Thakur in the washroom of Gurgaon’s Ryan International School, 42-year-old Ashok Kumar was, on Tuesday, finally granted bail by a district court.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ashok’s purported innocence in the crime had come to light earlier this month when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) – which had taken the probe of what has come to be called as the Pradyuman murder case following a request by the Haryana government – detained a Class 11 student for the crime. The CBI had claimed that the Gurgaon police had “framed” Ashok, a bus conductor with Ryan International School, for the crime and even “forced” him to make a false confession.

On Tuesday, the Gurgaon District Court granted bail to Ashok, and ordered his release from jail subject to his furnishing a bond of Rs 50,000.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“The bail was granted under Article 21 of the Constitution. There were a lot of differences between findings of CBI and Haryana Police (in the Pradyuman murder case investigation). We were given benefit of doubt,” Ashok’s counsel, Anil Sharma told news agency ANI.

The Gurgaon Police had arrested Ashok on the evening of September 8 – Pradyuman was found with his throat slit outside the washroom of Ryan International School earlier in the day – and claimed that he had killed the Class 2 student after he resisted the bus conductor’s sexual advances. The police had claimed that it had recovered a knife from Pradyuman’s person and concluded it to be the murder weapon while asserting that it belonged to Ashok.

The CBI, which later took over the case following widespread protests across Gurgaon and allegations of the state government trying to cover up the investigation, had in early November detained and later arrested a Class 11 student of Ryan International School, Gurgaon for the murder. The premier investigation agency had relied on CCTV footage and interrogation of scores of students of the school, as well as the Class 11 student in question, to conclude that Ashok was innocent of the crime and that he had been framed by the Gurgaon police.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pradyuamn’s father, Varun Thakur, had maintained all along that Ashok could not have been the murderer of his child and that the Gurgaon police was trying to hush up the case under pressure from the school’s management.

On Tuesday, as the Gurgaon district court granted bail to Ashok, Varun Thakur appealed to the authorities concerned to try the Class 11 student as an adult and not under the more lenient law governing punishment for juvenile criminals.

Meanwhile, the CBI also filed its status report in a sealed envelope before the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday. The report concerns the role of Ryan International School promoters Augustine Francis Pinto, his wife Grace Pinto and their son Ryan Pinto vis-à-vis the murder case and over allegations of their negligence in ensuring safety of students and purported plans of forcing the police to end the murder probe hastily. It may be recalled that Grace Pinto is a member of the national executive of the BJP’s women’s wing; a fact that had led to allegations of the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government in Haryana protecting the Pintos from penal action in the case.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court had earlier granted anticipatory bail to the Pintos following which Pradhyuman’s father had moved the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail order.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Indian Navy submarine collides with fishing boat near Goa coast, 2 fishermen missing

A spokesperson from the Navy told the media that eleven crew have been rescued so far.

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Indian Navy submarine collides with fishing boat near Goa coast, 2 fishermen missing

Indian Navy officials on Friday said that an Indian fishing vessel with a crew of 13 collided with an Indian Naval submarine near the Goa coast. 

Following the incident, a massive search and rescue operation has been launched by the Indian Navy, which has deployed six ships and aircraft. Reportedly, while 11 crew have been rescued, two are still missing.

The Ministry of Defence issued a statement and said that the vessel, Marthoma, collided with a Scorpene-class submarine about 70 nautical miles off the Goa coast. It added that search and rescue efforts for the remaining two are underway and are being coordinated with Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Mumbai (MRCC). It further mentioned that additional assets including from the Coast Guard have been diverted to the area to augment the efforts.

The statement said that the cause of the incident is being investigated. Notably, Scorpene-class submarines are a major part of India’s naval power in the Indian Ocean as they can undertake multifarious types of missions, including anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying, and area surveillance.

Reports said that the state-of-the-art technology utilised for the construction of the Scorpene-class submarines has ensured superior stealth features such as advanced acoustic silencing techniques, low radiated noise levels, hydro-dynamically optimized shape and the ability to launch a crippling attack on the enemy using precision-guided weapons. Furthermore, the attack can be launched with both torpedoes and tube-launched anti-ship missiles, whilst underwater or on the surface.

Meanwhile, the Indian Navy in its statement said that 13 crew members were aboard the fishing vessel at the time of the collision. It added that while 11 crew have been rescued so far, two fishermen are still reported missing.

A spokesperson from the Navy told the media that eleven crew have been rescued so far. He stated that search and rescue efforts for the remaining two crew members of Marthoma are in progress and are being coordinated with the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), Mumbai. Additional assets including from the Coast Guard have been diverted to the area to augment the efforts, he continued.

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10 Naxalites killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

The District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) continue their search operation in the area.

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Ten Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Friday.

The confrontation started in the morning within a forest area under the jurisdiction of the Bhejji police station, where a joint operation was being conducted by security personnel as part of an anti-Naxalite initiative, according to Inspector General of Police (Bastar Range) Sundarraj P. 

This operation was initiated following intelligence regarding the presence of Maoists connected to the Konta and Kistaram area committees, situated in the forested regions around Korajguda, Dantespuram, Nagaram, and Bhandarpadar villages.

So far, the bodies of ten Naxalites have been recovered at the scene. Additionally, a significant cache of weapons was seized, including an INSAS rifle, an AK-47, and a Self Loading Rifle (SLR). 

The District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) continue their search operation in the area. This incident contributes to the year-to-date total of 207 Naxalite fatalities recorded in various clashes across the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, comprising seven districts. 

On Wednesday, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital, North Block. Their discussion focused on developmental progress in Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh and efforts aimed at enhancing peace and stability in these regions. 

The Chief Minister emphasised that both the state government and security forces are diligently working to eradicate Naxal influence in Chhattisgarh, aligning with the Union Home Minister’s commitment to eliminate Naxalism by 2026.

“I met with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and updated him about the Naxal activities in Chhattisgarh. Over the past 11 months, close to 200 Naxals have been neutralized, and approximately 600-700 have surrendered. We are making significant strides towards the goal set by the Prime Minister and Home Minister to achieve a Naxal-free India by March 2026,” CM Sai told reporters following the meeting.

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Canada fact checks own media, rejects report claiming PM Modi knew of Nijjar murder plot

The clarification comes after a Canadian newspaper cited an unnamed national security official, claiming the alleged plot to murder Nijjar was orchestrated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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Canada fact checks own media, rejects report claiming PM Modi knew of Nijjar murder plot

The Canadian government clarified that there is no evidence to connect Prime Minister Narendra Modi or his top officials to any criminal activity in Canada, including the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

The clarification comes after a Canadian newspaper cited an unnamed national security official, claiming the alleged plot to murder Nijjar was orchestrated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The media report further alleged that PM Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval were informed about the plan.

Nonetheless, the same report acknowledged that the Canadian government had no direct evidence to support these claims against PM Modi. Issuing a statement, the Canadian government distanced itself from these allegations, mentioning that there was no substantiating evidence.

The statement underlined that on October 14th, because of a significant and ongoing threat to public safety, the RCMP and officials took the extraordinary step of making public accusations of serious criminal activity in Canada perpetrated by agents of the government of India.

It added that the government of Canada has not stated, nor is it aware of evidence, linking Prime Minister Modi, Minister Jaishankar, or NSA Doval to the serious criminal activity within Canada. It remarked that any suggestion to the contrary is both speculative and inaccurate.

Earlier, India furiously rejected the Canadian daily’s report as ludicrous, terming it detrimental to diplomatic ties that have been frosty since Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first accused India of involvement in Nijjar’s killing last year.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that they do not normally comment on media reports, but such ludicrous statements made to a newspaper purportedly by a Canadian government source should be dismissed with the contempt they deserve. He added that smear campaigns like this only further damage our already strained ties.

Diplomatic ties between India and Canada weakened when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) accused Indian government agents of involvement in criminal activities on Canadian soil, including murder, extortion, and intimidation. As the diplomatic rift intensified, both the countries expelled top envoys in response.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was gunned down outside a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, in June 2023. Earlier in 2024, Canadian authorities arrested and charged four Indian nationals for the murder.

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