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Hathras gang-rape brings spotlight
back on crime against women
New Delhi : As the pyre for the
body of the Hathras gangrape victim
was set alight amid heavy police presence
in her hometown, a young journalist
was seen arguing with a policeman.
As the confrontation between the
journalist and the policeman reaches
its peak, the background fire, which
was dimly lit in the mobile video, too
blazed high at midnight.
Back in Delhi, various political parties
and activists staged a protest trying
to march towards UP Bhawan in
the capital. At least 150 protesters
were detained by Delhi Police. Not
just on the roads, the cry for justice
could be heard on various social media
platforms as well where prominent
personalities raised their voice against
injustice. Congress General Secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra switched from
Hindi to English several tmes while
tweeting on the Hathras case.
"I was on the phone with the
Hathras victim's father when he was
informed that his daughter had passed
away. I heard him cry out in despair,"
she tweeted. In a series of tweets and a
video message, she was seen asking
questions from the Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister and on the role of the
state police.
As the comparisons were drawn,
the brutality of the gang-rape was
compared to the Nirbhaya case, the
horrific incident of December 16,
2012 which evoked nationwide outrage.
Visuals of protesters being
Hathras protest: 13 Youth Cong
leaders sent to jail in Lucknow
Lucknow : Thirteen Youth Congress
leaders, who participated in protests over the
Hathras gang-rape and murder in Lucknow
on Wednesday, were sent to jail. A large
number of Congress leaders, including state
party President Ajay Kumar Lallu, had been
detained while they were on their way to lay
siege to the Chief Minister's residence.
They were taken to the Eco garden from
where they were released late on Wednesday
evening. The Youth Congress leaders, however,
were sent to jail.
dragged into police vans looked like a
replica of what happened after
Nirbhaya's death.
Not just politicians and activists,
several film stars and cricketers also
raised questions on women's security
after condemning the Hathras incident.
"Angry & Frustrated! Such brutality
in Hathras gangrape. When will
this stop? Our laws and their enforcement
must be so strict that the mere
thought of punishment makes rapists
shudder with fear! Hang the culprits.
Raise ur voice to safeguard daughters
and sisters-its the least we can do,"
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar
tweeted.
Cricketer Virat Kohli also demanded
justice for the victim and called the
incident beyond cruelty.
"What happened in Hathras is inhumane
and goes beyond cruelty. Hope
the culprits of this heinous crime will
be brought to justice," Virat tweeted.
In November 2019, the gang-rape
and murder of a 26-year-old veterinary
doctor in Shamshabad, Telangana,
sparked outrage across India. All four
accused were shot dead by police after
they allegedly tried to flee.
"Was naive to think that tough laws
& capital punishment can deter
rapists. Nirbhaya & Hathras have shattered
this belief. Unless India reforms
its medieval mindset towards women,
nothing will change. This will require
action & leadership, not cliches & partisanship,"
former Union Minister
Milind Deora said in a tweet.
Despite strict laws and an example
that how Nirbhaya's gangrape convicts
were hanged, Delhi saw 908 rape
cases till August 15 this year. In 2019,
the rape cases reported during the
same period were 1,402
Rs 91 lakh cash seized from
car in JHARKHAND
Ranchi : Police seized Rs
91 lakh from a car in
Jharkhand's coal city of
Dhanbad on Wednesday.
According to police, based on
information the car was
stopped at national highway 2
situated under Barwadda police
station of Dhanbad district.
During search operation, police
seized a bag with cash worth Rs
91 lakh. Police detained three
people including the driver and
is interrogating them. The
Income Tax (IT department
team has also reached to interrogate
the detained people. The
vehicle has a West Bengal
number. The car was going to
West Bengal from Bihar.
According to police, the
detained persons have not
given satisfactory answers on
the source of the money. The
interrogation is ongoing.
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'Promotion of Khalistan': HC junks
PIL for action against Twitter
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court
on Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL
that sought action against social media
giant Twitter on the charge of involvement
in a conspiracy to promote the
Khalistan movement of radical Sikhs.
A Division Bench of Justices Hima
Kohli and Subramonium Prasad
declined the petition on the ground that
petitioner Sangeeta Gupta had not made
a representation to the central government
and instead directly approached
the court. "Merely because you say
something is in public interest doesn't
mean you don't approach the government
first," the court said.
When the petitioner's counsel said
that a member of Parliament had raised
the issue, the court questioned: "Are you
the gentleman's lawyer? We don't propose
to entertain this petition without
you making a representation first to the
authority concerned." The plea contended
that some "promoted handles" on
Twitter were used for promoting the
agenda for a separate Khalistan.
"... Respondent No 5 (Twitter India)
deliberately and knowingly in order to
create rift in society deliberately promoted
the prohibited content of the
Sikhs For Justice."
"... in the absence of any law to deal
with offensive and hate messages, platforms
like Twitter are knowingly promoting
messages that are against the
law of the land and, therefore, the
Respondent needs to explain circulation
and promotion of prohibited content...,"
the plea added. The plea had sought
court directions to the Ministry of Law
and Justice, Information Technology
Ministry and the National Investigation
Agency (NIA) to formulate a mechanism
to check the content and advertisements
promoting anti-national agenda
and hatred among communities.
"The brazen attack on the sovereignty
and integrity of India on Twitter is to
the detriment of citizens as a whole.
Hence the present PIL," the plea said.
The petitioner also sought an NIA
inquiry as many users promoting the
cause of Khalistan were stationed outside
India.
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