Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSRCP leader Jagan Mohan Reddy has suspended four party MLAs for allegedly cross-voting for Telugu Desam Party during MLC elections, State government advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy said on Friday.
The previous order issued by the Punjab government had suspended the internet and SMS services till March 21 amid the ongoing crackdown of 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh.
The Congress MP was today sentenced to two years in jail by the Surat district court which granted him bail and his sentence was suspended for 30 days to let him appeal the court verdict. The Congress leader was present in court while the court pronounced the judgement.
Three accused were arrested while SHO and IO got suspended after a minor girl ended her life by consuming pesticide on March 19th following molestation. In a suicide note left by the girl with her family member alleged police Police for "no action" because the accused are "rich people''.
After the death in the custody of Merwala check-post in the Jatoi police station area, six police officers, including a sub-inspector, were booked in a murder case and were also suspended.
Jayaraj and Ranjith, CPOs of Pettah station, were suspended for failing to collect the statement of a woman who was attacked by a yet-to-be-identified man and also for delaying in informing the matter to the higher authorities.
As the massive crackdown by Punjab police against the elements of Waris Punjab De, including its chief and Khalistan sympathiser, fugitive Amritpal Singh, continued on Monday, locals across the State, spent another day under a security blanket without Internet services.
Traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was suspended on Monday morning after heavy overnight rains. Long queues of stranded vehicles were seen on the stretch.
In January, the Andhra Pradesh government banned all public meetings and rallies on state roads, including national highways, citing public safety concerns.
The law enforcers have also started rounding up containers, sources added. Sources, quoting the wireless message, claimed that officers and personnel who failed to arrive by 03:00 am should consider themselves suspended.
"All mobile internet services, all SMS services (except banking & mobile recharge) and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except the voice call, in the territorial jurisdiction of Punjab are suspended till March 20 (12:00 hours) in the interest of public safety", said De