Four police officers, all in the rank of assistant police sub-inspectors (ASIs), were suspended for allegedly dragging the body of a minor Dalit girl on a road at Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal, a senior police officer said on Tuesday.
Amid frenzied speculations of Ajit Pawar stepping away from the Maha Vikas Aghadi, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Bal Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday stated that the coalition would remain united to fight the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
Talking to ANI, the NCPCR chief said, "The CM always tries to save the incompetent officers here. I consider CM Mamata Banerjee incompetent when it comes to children's safety in the state. Due to her negligence incidents happen and children die."
Following the buzz of Nationalist Congress Party leader (NCP) Ajit Pawar joining the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said there was no discussion about the matter in the party.
Referring to the registration of a case by the BJP against NCP leader Jitendra Awhad for his remarks on Ram Navami, NCP leader and member of parliament from Baramati in Pune district Supriya Sule on Sunday said it is an attack on freedom of speech and she would raise it in Parliament.
"There is nothing wrong to have ambition or a dream in politics everybody has it, so I don't think there is anything wrong with saying openly about it. In fact, he is very honest in talking about his ambition," NCP leader Supriya Sule told ANI.
"The incident is very unfortunate. After coming here, the police informed me that the incident took place due to brake failure. We will wait for the investigation," NCP MP Sule said.
Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Secretary Advocate Vivekanand Gupta on Saturday filed a complaint with Thane police and Mumbai Police against senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Awhad for his remarks on Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti.
Reacting to NCP leader Ajit Pawar's statement about aspiring for the Chief Minister's post, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said that there is nothing wrong with anyone wanting to be a CM, but not everyone can become a CM.
When asked if he would claim the post of Maharashtra Chief Minister in the 2024 Assembly elections, Ajit Pawar said, "Why 2024, I am even now prepared for the post."
Days after the alleged gang-rape and murder of a Dalit girl in North Dinajpur district's Kaliagunj, clashes broke out between the locals and police in the district on Saturday.
In the statement, the NCPCR chief stated, "We have received information about the gang-rape incident and murder of a girl child in North Dinajpur in West Bengal. We have received a lot of information from many sources. It is a heinous murder and we are going to investigate it. I myself will