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Unnao rape: Allahabad High Court raps Adityanath govt, says will monitor probe

Allahabad High Court on Friday, April 13, reprimanded Yogi Adityanath government and, ordering the CBI to immediately arrest BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused of rape by a 17-year-old girl last year, said it would monitor the case henceforth.
The court said the approach of the government law officer that the lawmaker could not be arrested at this stage “not only exudes an unpleasant flavour” but raises doubts about the bona fides of top police officers.
The bench of Chief Justice DB Bhosale and Justice Sunit Kumar also said that it will monitor the probe in the rape case, further directing that the MLA should be arrested and not just detained.
A special team that the government had set up to probe the case was disbanded and the state police refused to arrest the lawmaker, because the case was going to be probed by the CBI.
The state’s advocate general Raghavendra Singh had presented a similar argument in the court on Thursday.
Ordering Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s immediate arrest today, the court rejected the contention. “In our opinion, arrest of the accused in the present case is necessarily required to safeguard the majesty of law and the dignity of the prosecutrix (the girl) and to instil confidence that free and fair investigation shall be undertaken by the Investigating agency,” the bench of Chief Justice DB Bhonsale and Justice Suneet Kumar ruled.
“The disturbing feature of the case is that the law and order machinery and the government officials were directly in league and under the influence of Kuldeep Singh,” the judges said, criticising the law officer’s approach.
The court noted how the police had not acted on a rape complaint of the 16-year-old girl but rushed to register false cases against her family, and how her father was thrashed “by the brother and goons of Kuldeep Singh” before being arrested “on a petty offence”. The judges hearing the case made it clear that they would oversee the probe from now on.
The court had taken suo motu cognisance of the case on Wednesday. The bench on Thursday had reserved its verdict after completing the proceedings.
In face of mounting pressure, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had agreed to transfer the case to the CBI this week in face of mounting pressure for action against the rape accused MLA from Unnao.
Sengar had been moving around freely, denying the accusations, making disparaging comments about the girl and her family and hitting out at the media in the Unnao rape case. On Wednesday night, Sengar made a dramatic appearance outside the house of the police chief in Lucknow, in a convoy of 20 vehicles. “I have come here because TV channels were saying I will surrender,” he appeared to taunt reporters, insisting that he was neither a fugitive nor a rapist.
An FIR was lodged against Sengar on Thursday under sections 363, 366, 376, 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and the case was handed over to the CBI.
Sengar was arrested by the CBI on Friday. The CBI, which had taken over the probe on Thursday morning, had started questioning Kuldeep Singh Sengar early Friday morning, ahead of the court ruling.
The accused MLA’s brother Atul Singh Sengar was arrested earlier under various IPC sections including 302 (murder) for killing the rape victim’s father in police custody, a day after the girl had protested at chief minister’s residence against police inaction and tried to immolate herself.
The CBI will investigate three cases filed in Unnao, said a NDTV report. The first has Sengar as accused in the rape case. The second FIR is on rioting, in which four locals have been booked, and also the alleged killing of the victim’s father in judicial custody. Since the murder charge was added later by the police, it does not reflect in the central probe agency’s FIR.
The third case pertains to allegations against the victim’s father, who was arrested under the Arms Act and jailed by the local police.
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Delhi Police records statement of 12 people at WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh’s home in UP’s Gonda
According to the specifics, the police showed up at Singh’s house to interrogate 12 persons, including the supporters, about the charges of sexual harassment against him.

The Delhi Police today reached the home of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. According to the specifics, the police showed up at Singh’s house to interrogate 12 persons, including the supporters, about the charges of sexual harassment against him.
The Delhi Police gathered the names, addresses, and identification cards of the witnesses at the scene for evidence.
In relation to the sexual harassment claims made against the WFI chief, 137 people have so far given statements to the Special Investigation Team (SIT). However, it was unknown if Singh was also questioned by the police at his home.
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which carries a maximum seven-year prison sentence upon conviction, was cited in one of the two FIRs the Delhi Police had previously filed against the WFI chief on April 28 at the Connaught Place police station.
He was charged in the FIRs that were filed in response to a Supreme Court decision under several Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections, including assaulting a lady to violate her modesty (section 354), sexual harassment (354A), and stalking (354D), all of which carry two- to three-year prison sentences.
Additionally, some of the complainants said Singh approached them while promising to help them in their jobs in exchange for sexual favours.
Singh has refuted every accusation and stated that if even one of them is found to be true, he will hang himself.
Meanwhile, yesterday wrestlers Sakhee Mallik and Bajrang Punia returned to their jobs in railways. They said, they will continue the protest but also do their jobs. This comes after meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence on Saturday night where wrestlers raise their demands against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
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Woman beats up 2 minor girls in Chhattisgarh adoption centre, disturbing video goes viral
The woman is identified as Seema Drivedi, the program manager. Due to her cruelty children are psychologically disturbed, will have long life impact on them. Although CCTV cameras are installed for security but the program manager switches them off at night, raising doubts about the safety protocols in place.

A shocking video is doing round from Kanker city in Chhattisgarh, revealing a distressing incident of violence and abuse towards innocent children at an adoption centre. The Shivnagar adoption centre, which should serve as a safe haven, has turned into a house of torment. The viral video clearly depicts a woman violently pulling a child’s hair and throwing her to the ground, raising serious concerns about the safety of girls in such facilities.
Anurag Tiwari, NDTV journalist tweets the viral video stating how someone can be so barbaric, the pictures are disturbing but it is necessary that the culprit should be punished. He said there is an orphanage in Kanker, it is alleged that the person shown in the video is program manager who is showing some kind of barbarism, tagging Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said what kind of society we have created. After the video goes viral several person on twitter asked for the strict action against the culprit.
The brutality can be seen in the video, woman can be seen inhumanly beating the children. She strikes a young girl with her hand, forcefully throws her to the ground, and even hurls her onto a bed after making her stand up. The girls cries and screams for mercy but the woman continue to inflict harm and shows no mercy towards the child, it can be seen that two maid pass by the scene but ignored the violence and do nothing to stop it. The violence does not stop here, heartless woman calls another child from distance and subject her to further brutal beating, even resorting to verbal abuse.
According to the report, the woman is identified as Seema Drivedi, the program manager. Due to her cruelty children are psychologically disturbed, will have long life impact on them. Although CCTV cameras are installed for security but the program manager switches them off at night, raising doubts about the safety protocols in place.
Previously, there have been complaints by the employees against the manager. It is alarming to know that despite many complaints by the employees, there has been no action against her instead resulting in termination of the employees. Eight employees who opposed her action were fired within a year. In fact complaint reaching the Women and Children Development Department, no action has been taken, allowing the program manager to continue her abusive behavior unchecked.
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Man waylays schoolgirl in Mathura by-lane, holds her captive by the hand, helpless girl scared, breaks down as passersby don’t help, incident caught on CCTV
The Mathura police to which replied that the investigation into the matter is ongoing and strict action will be taken at the earliest.

In yet another terrible case of harassment, a man in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura pesters a class 8 girl passing through a by-lane while she was on her way back to home from school.
The incident was caught on the CCTV, the visuals of which are now viral across Internet.
In the viral video of the CCTV visual, the man can be seen harassing a school girl passing, when he intervenes her way, forces her to stop, holds her hands and also pushes her against the wall.
In the video, the helpless girl can be seen crying, trying to save herself to escape from the man’s sickening act.
The man in the video has been identified as Vishnu.
Such videos are a contrast to the government continously marketed schemes like Beti Padhao and Beti Bachao. Reports said, such incidents show the government’s failure in implementing such schemes.
The most surprising part of the story is, it can be clearly seen in the video, the poor girl is crying for help but is being ignored by the passers-by, who did not pay a slight heed in offering help to her and save her.
The Police vigilance is seen absent as people like Vishnu continue eve-teasing and harassing girls in broad daylight without any fear.
Internet users condemning the entire incident filled the comment sections. One user said such acts of harassment should be taken seriously by the police to ensure the safety of women.
The Mathura police to which replied that the investigation into the matter is ongoing and strict action will be taken at the earliest.
Another user wrote, this man should be encountered by the police, while one asked such men should be hanged by the law.
Such cases of crime against women are increasing day by day.
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