CBI inspector, bank official held for taking bribe
New Delhi: CBI has arrested an inspector in its own ranks along with a bank official attached with the agency on secondment for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a suspect in a bank fraud case. CBI sources said that Inspector SK Jha and a chief manager of Syndicate Bank, Sambi Reddy, allegedly worked in collusion while seeking illegal gratification in return for extending favours to the suspect. The duo was arrested after they had accepted the bribe, they added. (PTI)
UP IG forms ‘PK-OMG Trust’ to work against superstition
Lucknow: Inspired by Aamir Khan-starer ‘PK’, senior IPS officer Amitabh Thakur on Monday formed a trust aiming to work against superstition and encourage rational thinking among masses. Thakur, Inspector General of UP Police (Civil Defence), has formed ‘PK-OMG Trust’ supporting people working in the field of rationalism and anti-superstition. “We have founded the trust named after Umesh Shukla directed ‘OMG'(Oh My God) and Raj Kumar Hirani directed ‘PK’, two powerful films on these subjects. The trust will work against superstition and obscurantism and to encourage rational thinking”, Thakur said. As the two films raises very pertinent questions about the existence of god, the place of religion in the society and the massive loot taking place in the country in the name of religion; thereby catching the common man’s attention to these serious issues, he said. Thakur explained the reason for naming the trust on ‘PK’ and ‘OMG’ as it shows “disagreement” with the people who protested over these movies. Instead of giving space to open ideas and thoughts, the “unwarranted” protests were done to continue binding masses through blind religiosity, he said. (PTI)
Omar attacks BJP over ‘negotiations’ with PDP, raises AFSPA
Srinagar: Outgoing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday questioned BJP’s reported negotiations with PDP, which wants revocation of AFSPA, saying the ruling party at the Centre had accused him of compromising national security whenever he raised the issue. “So when I raised AFSPA I was accused of playing politics with Nat Sec (national security). BJP negotiates Govt (government) formation with @jkpdp using AFSPA & that’s OK??” Omar wrote on micro-blogging site Twitter. Omar also criticized Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its “assertion” that a coalition with BJP is necessary for getting the special assistance of Rs 44,000 crore submitted by his government for the flood-affected people of the state. “We are being told by the @jkpdp that the tie up with BJP is necessary for the 44,000 Cr flood relief. Shouldn’t a state just get its due?” Omar said. (PTI)
Girl threatened with acid attack
Muzaffarnagar: A college student was allegedly threatened with acid attack by two youths after she opposed continued harassment by them in Bachchan Singh colony in New Mandi area here, police said Monday. According to a complaint filed by the girl’s family Sunday, two youths from the locality had been harassing the girl since some time. On Saturday, when the girl warned the duo that she would report the matter to the police, the accused threatened her saying that they would throw acid on her if she opposed them. The girl’s family alleged that she has not gone to college after the threat, they said. Meanwhile, the police has registered a case and are on a lookout for the accused. In another incident, three relatives of a 17-year-old girl were injured after they accused three persons of allegedly harassing her at Harinagar village under Purkazi police station here Monday. Police said three members of the girl’s family identified as Sompal (father), Pankaj (brother) and Brahampal (uncle) were injured in the clash with three accused. She was harassed by three people at a public hand pump, after which her family members opposed them and later clashed. Police has lodged a case in this connection after complaint by girl’s family and are searching for the accused. (PTI)