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CBI summons Trinamool MLA in connection with BJP worker’s murder

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned senior Trinamool Congress legislator Paresh Paul in connection with the alleged murder of a BJP activist Avijit Sarkar.

He was summoned soon after the results of the 2021 West Bengal elections were declared. Paul is the ruling party legislator from Beliaghata Assembly constituency in north Kolkata.

CBI sources said that Paul has been called to the office of the CBI at central government offices (CGO) complex in Salt Lake on Wednesday (May 18).

Sarkar was lynched and Biswajit Sarkar, the elder brother of the deceased BJP activist, had complained that Paul had been responsible for the lynching of his brother. Recently, he even staged a sit-in- demonstration in front of the CBI office at the CGO complex demanding action against Paul.

CBI sources said that through questioning of Paul, the sleuths would like to have an idea on whether the legislator had any connection with those responsible for the lynching.

Avijit Sarkar was lynched on May 3, 2021, the very day the results for the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections were announced. The CBI took over the investigation following an order of the Calcutta High Court. A team of National Human Right Commission (NHRC) visited different pockets of the state and submitted a report, holding several top leaders and MLAs of ruling Trinamool Congress responsible for that post-poll violence.

Paul is a five-time MLA, has served two terms as legislator from Kolkata’s Maniktala Assembly constituency from 1996 to 2006. In 2006, he was defeated by CPI-M’s Rupa Bagchi. In 2011, he shifted to the Bailgate constituency and got elected. He was re-elected from Bailgate in 2016 and 2021.

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Employee arrested from UP for stealing from Mumbai spice shop, cash recovered

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The police have claimed to have arrested an employee thief who stole Rs 13,86,200 from a spice shop in the Kala Chowki area of ​​Mumbai from UP Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The money collected for 8 days at the spice shop in the Kala Chowki area was kept in the grain and the next day the complainant shop owner searched for the money in the grain but did not find it. After that, he filed a report at the police station and the police conducted an inquiry and found that the employee working at the shop had been absent since morning, which made the police suspicious and the police arrested Ajay Kumar Shyam Sundar from Ayodhya, UP and recovered more than Rs 10 lakh in cash from his possession. This operation was solved by DCP Ragasudha on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti and the police have succeeded in arresting the accused from UP.

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Mumbai: Eviction proceedings against furniture vendors on Do Tanki Maulana Shaukat Ali Marg in ‘E’ ward

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The ‘E’ Ward Department of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation recently took action against old furniture vendors and other encroachments on Maulana Shaukat Ali Marg under the ‘E’ Department. This action was taken under the guidance of Deputy Commissioner (Zone 1) Chanda Jadhav and led by Assistant Commissioner Anand Kankal. The encroachments on Maulana Shaukat Ali Marg in the ‘E’ Department, especially in the area from Muralideora Eye Hospital to JJ Hospital Signal, were causing a lot of trouble to the pedestrians. The pedestrians were forced to walk on the road instead of the footpath, which was putting their lives at risk. Keeping this situation in mind, the Conservation and Encroachment Elimination teams of the ‘E’ Division of the Municipal Corporation jointly launched a campaign along with the Mumbai Police. During this eviction operation, a crackdown and strict action was taken against the furniture vendors. The old furniture lying on the footpaths was destroyed on the spot with the help of JCB. Along with this, the waste of broken furniture was also removed immediately. All encroachments on the footpath were removed. In addition, action was also taken against unauthorized hawkers in the area. Due to which the road was completely opened for traffic.

1 JCB, 4 laborers, 3 officers and 2 engineers participated in this campaign. In addition, 9 personnel from Nagpara Police Station were deployed for security. Meanwhile, the ‘E’ Division of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation is once again making it clear on this occasion that regular action will continue against unauthorized constructions and unauthorized hawkers.

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Don’t target the bodyguard… Important comment of the Bombay High Court in the Sameer Wankhede case

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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has made several important comments while hearing the NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede bribery case and has asked the agency questions, the first of which was whether you can inquire into the statement of the accused? The NCB had earlier submitted a report in the closed session regarding the inquiry of Sameer Wankhede, saying that the inquiry into Wankhede is not the result of Nawab Malik or any political pressure, but this inquiry is being conducted on an unknown complaint and letter. Along with this, the complainant Kiran Sajnani had also demanded an inquiry into the methods of Sameer Wankhede, while Sameer Wankhede had arrested Kiran Sajnani in the drugs case and also arrested his accomplice Sameer Khan. Sameer Khan is the son-in-law of Nawab Malik. Sameer Khan died in a car accident. The court has commented on Sameer Wankhede that an officer and security guard who is doing good work in the society should be targeted. This comment was made by the court on the complaint filed by the accused against Sameer Wankhede. Along with this, the accused whose complaint is being investigated is accused of drug trafficking. It is alleged that he and his partner had planned to sell drugs like Vadapao in Mumbai. Sameer Wankhede had arrested Aryan Khan in the Cordelia Cruz case while taking action against drugs. He is also accused of demanding a bribe of Rs 25 crore from him. The CBI has registered a case in this case. In the same case, a private petitioner has demanded that both giving and receiving bribes fall under the category of crimes. If Wankhede has received bribes, then Shah Rukh Khan should also be made an accused in this case because giving bribes is also a crime. In this case, the High Court has given relief to Wankhede by making an important comment.

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