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Unnao case: Supreme Court orders all cases to be transferred to Delhi

Yogi Adityanath government, with all its boasts about law and order in Uttar Pradesh being a model for the country, got a rap on its knuckles today (Thursday, Aug 1) when the Supreme Court ordered that all cases related to Unnao rape be transferred out of the state to Delhi – from the Lucknow CBI Court to CBI Court in Delhi.
The Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi gave the CBI one week to complete the investigation related to the accident and then file the chargesheet in a fortnight.
The Supreme Court, pronouncing its order in the Unnao rape and accident case, held that the trial court must hear cases on a day-to-day basis and complete the same within 45 days. The top court also held that trial in four cases, which includes 29 July accident and the gangrape case, to be concluded within 45 days with hearings on day to day basis.
The Supreme Court will again hear the matter tomorrow, said media reports. The top court will also examine issues of witness protection tomorrow, said a report.
The Bench also said the victim and her counsel, who are admitted in Lucknow’s KGMU hospital, can be shifted to Delhi if the family desires.
The top court also ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to pay Rs. 25 lakh to the survivor as interim compensation by tomorrow, Friday, reported FirstPost.
It also directed the government to provide CRPF protection to her and her family. Concerned Commandant of CRPF will oversee the protection and submit a report in the Supreme Court.
The Bench also gave liberty to the accused to move the Supreme Court directly in case they want to challenge the order, said media reports, since it was given ex parte due to the facts/circumstances of the case.
The victim, who is now battling for life after an accident in Rae Bareli on Sunday, had written to the CJI on July 12 about the threats to her from BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the accused in the rape case. On Sunday, the woman and her lawyer were critically injured and her two aunts were killed after the car they were travelling in was hit by a truck on the highway.
Meanwhile, ahead of the top court’s order on the case, BJP expelled party MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is accused of raping a woman in Unnao.
Sengar, and nine others, including the son-in-law of a UP minister, have been booked by the CBI on allegations that they orchestrated the accident that has left the woman in a critical condition.
Earlier today, the top court had directed a “responsible” officer from the investigating agency to appear before it at 12 noon. The top court had also refused a plea of the Solicitor General requesting that the matter be adjourned to 10.30 am on Friday, as the officers probing the Unnao cases were out of Delhi. “We would like a responsible officer of CBI to come here with full information,” CJI Gogoi heading a three-Judge bench had told Mehta.
“Tomorrow is another day, Mr. Solicitor. We will see separately what can be done tomorrow. We want this to happen today,” Chief Justice Gogoi responded.
The court suggested that the CBI Director could be briefed by his probe officers telephonically. The CJI refused to postpone the meeting, which he said could even be held in chambers as the details of the rape case investigation may be sensitive in nature and not to be outed at this point.
The deadline given by the top court spurred CBI into action. A team of CBI officers reached King George’s Medical University in Lucknow on Thursday as the Supreme Court asked the central investigating agency to finish the investigation into 29 July accident where the two aunts of the survivor died. One of the aunts (maternal) was cremated on Thursday in Subeha village under heavy police presence.
Another team of CBI officers rushed to Sitapur jail where accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar is lodged. BJP expelled the MLA from the party today.
CJI orders inquiry into delay by Supreme Court registry in processing Unnao rape victim’s letter
An enquiry will be conducted by Secretary General, under the supervision of a sitting Supreme Court judge nominated by the CJI, on whether any lapse or negligence by registry officials caused the Unnao victim’s letter to reach the CJI late.
Supreme Court registry had informed CJI Ranjan Gogoi that the delay in dealing with the letter written by the survivor and her family to the CJI was not deliberate. The registry receives more than 5,000 letter petitions a month. Last month, it received 6,800 letter petitions, secretary-general told the Supreme Court on Thursday.
Explaining the delay in delivering letter from the survivor in the Unnao case was not deliberate, the secretary-general told the Supreme Court that letter petitions are screened as per Supreme Court judgment. Registry was in the process of screening when it came to know from reports that the survivor had written to the CJI. The secretary-general of the registry further said that immediately, the letter was traced and placed before Ranjan Gogoi. “The delay was not deliberate,” Secretary-General to Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court then ordered an inquiry to be conducted by the secretary-general within seven days, under supervision of a sitting judge of the apex court, who will be nominated by CJI Ranjan Gogoi, into whether there was any lapse or negligence by registry officials in processing the letter of the Unnao rape victim to Gogoi.
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Coding Ninjas faces social media criticism over prohibiting staff from leaving office without permission
According to the Indian labor law, the rights to safe working place with basic amenities, right to appropriate working hours, right to any assured incentive are protected under the law. There are many instances when companies have violated the Indian Labour Law

Computer training institute Coding Ninjas is facing a backlash after a video went viral in which a watchman can be seen locking doors of an office of Coding Ninjas so that employees could not exit without permission from the office.
Ed-tech entrepreneur Ravi Handa shared a video on Twitter saying Indian ed-tech founders are now literally locking their employees. He said that this company should to get out of this country. Nowhere else would anyone dare to pull off something like, they do in India.
Responding to the person, recording the video, the watchman informed that one of the managers has ordered to not let employees out of the office without permission. After the video went viral, several people on the internet reacted to it and demanded the strict action. People said such behaviour raises many serious concerns.
A Coding Ninjas spokesperson issued a statement, clarifying that the incident that occurred two days ago and was due to a regrettable action by an employee in one of their offices. He added the same was immediately rectified within a few minutes. The employee acknowledged his mistake and apologized for such behaviour. Disciplinary action has been taken against the concerned employee as the company believes in their values and culture as an organization. As the incident caught everyone’s attention, the founders of the Coding Ninjas also expressed their regret and issued an apology to all their employees.
According to Indian labour law, the rights to safe working place with basic amenities, right to appropriate working hours, right to any assured incentive are protected under the law. There are many instances when companies have violated the Indian labour law. The authorities have to be more active in terms of labour law to check if they are being followed properly by companies.
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Tollbooth staffer dies after being assaulted by four persons on Mysuru-Bengaluru expressway | Watch viral video
The deceased has been identified as Pawan Kumar, a resident of Karikal Tandya in Bengaluru

In a shocking incident, an employee of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway toll plaza was beaten to death in Karnataka’s Ramanagar district. A video of the incident is now viral on the Internet.
In the viral video, some people on a highway can be seen hitting a man, reportedly for a fight over paying the toll fee.
The deceased has been identified as Pawan Kumar, a resident of Karikal Tandya in Bengaluru Taluk. His colleague Manjunath was also injured in the attack.
The incident took place on June 4, Sunday night, when an argument broke out between the toll staff and a group of men over paying the toll fee. The accused allegedly had a heated argument with the staff over the delay, which lead to a fistfight.
The passers-by stopped and pacified. It seemed that the fight was over for the time being but the angry accused reportedly waited for Kumar, the victim.
At midnight, as Kumar stepped out of the plaza, the four people attacked him and Manjunath with hockey sticks. The whole incident was captured on CCTV. Both were taken to the hospital where Pawan Kumar died because of the injuries. The accused fled the scene after the incident.
The Police have registered a case of murder and an investigation is ongoing to catch the accused at the earliest. According to the police, the accused have been identified based on the CCTV camera footage of the incident and is said to be from Bengaluru.
Users filled the comments section, where one person wrote, the accused should join school again and learn the importance of peace. Another user wrote that toll plaza employees should be taught how to behave as they misbehave with the commuters. He added the situation was good when the female employees were deployed in the tollbooth.
A user wrote it was a total failure of the law and order implementation by the local police.
Reports said local commuters have been protesting against the toll collection in the expressway as similar incidents of heated arguments with the toll employees have been reported in the past.
The Mysuru-Bengaluru expressway was inaugurated on March 12 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The local commuters have complained, whenever they travel by the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway, there is a delay in opening the barrier despite a fast tag. The toll plaza employees said there had been a technical issue as there is a delay in the detection of vehicles near the toll plaza by the sensors.
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Bride gets kidnapped by her brother over inter-caste marriage in Bihar’s Araria, video viral
After the incident Police reached the parent’s house and rescued her from them. The incidence took place in Shyamnagar village in Araria on June 3 which is going viral on social media. The woman is identified as Rupa Kumari who was in love with her boyfriend Chotu Kumar for a long time.

A video is doing a rounds on internet, a young girl is forcefully abducted by the two men happened to be her relatives. The distressing incident can be seen in the video, it is being claimed that the girl choose to marry someone from another caste. The young girl tied the knot with her lover a few days ago against the family decision since the groom had a different caste.
After the incident Police reached the parent’s house and rescued her from them. The incidence took place in Shyamnagar village in Araria on June 3 which is going viral on social media. The woman is identified as Rupa Kumari who was in love with her boyfriend Chotu Kumar for a long time. As her family members were against their marriage, they planned to escape on May 28 and went to adjoining Supaul district where they got married in a temple and also held a court marriage.
The family member of Chotu Kumar reached Supaul when they learned about their marriage and brought them back home. As the family member of the girl was against this marriage, a panchayat meeting was organized to resolve the issue.
The father of Chotu Surensh Kumar Thakur claimed that the family member of the girl attacked him while the panchayat meeting was underway. He said they were also looking for his son Chotu, doubting their intention he did not bring his son to the panchayat meeting. Taking the advantage of it, the girl’s brother dragged her to the bike and fled away from the spot.
SDPO, Forbesganj, Khusru Siraj said when the incident came to their notice, a team immediately rushed at the spot and managed to bring the girl from the captivity of her parents. The family members of the girl were involved in physical assault of Chotu’s father. The Police have registered an FIR in this connection on the statement of the girl and Chotu’s father.
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