The Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) officer, Chhotu Lal Sharma, who was embroiled in controversy after slapping a petrol pump employee, has faced strict action from the government. The state government has suspended him with immediate effect, according to an official statement.
As an independent candidate in Rajasthan's Deoli Uniara assembly constituency was sent to 14 days of judicial custody after allegedly slapping a sub-divisional magistrate, the candidate's lawyer criticised the police for not producing him physically before the court.
Farmer leaders Sarwan Singh Pandher and Jagjit Singh Dallewal met with the Punjab director general of police, seeking a fair probe into the case of alleged slapping of Kangana Ranaut by a Central Industrial Security Force constable at Chandigarh Airport on Thursday.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan took note of the compliance affidavit filed by the education department of Uttar Pradesh which said the workshops for them will be held till April 24.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to immediately decide on granting sanction to prosecute the school teacher who was accused of asking her students to slap a Muslim classmate in Muzaffarnagar.