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The then government led by BJP's Shivraj Singh Chouhan had handed over the inquiry into the Vyapam (Professional Examination Board) scam to the STF in 2013. Then on the directions of the Supreme Court, it was transferred to the CBI two years later.

According to prosecution, Santhosh Kumar had allegedly raped and murdered the girl, daughter of a neighbour of his grandmother, at Pannimadai and dumped the body in a garbage bin on March 25.

After the Friday prayers, members of the Muslim community met DM Ravinder Kumar and SSP Santosh Kumar and handed over the demand draft to them.

The Trinamool Congress supremo said that no one can snatch away the rights, like citizenship, of the people of the country.

In a scathing remark at Amit Shah, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said that they (the BJP) will first promise two crore jobs, then form the government, then destroy the constitution and will call you a fool for protesting.

The smuggler, who was later identified as Mohd Afzal, was also fined Rs. 4,000 by the court of Jammu and Kashmir for his crimes committed back in February 2018.

The gruesome rape and murder of the 27 year-old woman veterinarian on November 27 led to massive outrage and protests across the country, similar to the Nirbhaya incident in Delhi in 2012.

The video showed a few policemen in anti-riot gear engaging in vandalism at an unspecified place and time. It was shared on social media by people who claimed that the incident took place in UP.

To avoid a repeat of last Friday's violence in Gorakhpur, the police staged a flag march in sensitive areas and held a meeting with peace committees in all circle and police station areas.

Maintaining that Army should not interfere in civilian issues, he said by the yardstick, even participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the struggle against Emergency as a student would be wrong.

The injured, including a junior commissioned officer, were rushed to a hospital.

Seeking to dispel fears that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is against Muslims, Ram Madhav said in the past too India has granted citizenship to those fleeing persecution in their native countries.

Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said although the railways had initiated a number of measures to counter its dwindling revenues, increasing fares was a "sensitive" issue and it had to be discussed at length before a final decision was taken.

In 2017, the couple Abdur Sukur and Anowara Begum had illegally entered India from Bangladesh. Following this, they served two years in jail as per Section 14 of the Foreigner's Act.

When asked why he did not visit the families of Muslims victims of anti-CAA violence, the minister replied, 'Why should I go to the homes of rioters? Those who are rioting and want to inflame passions -- how are they part of society?'

The bustling city of Mumbai has witnessed a rise in passenger assault against ticket checkers, with three incidents being reported in just two days