Author: Josanne Roberts

Six Police officers suspended after Gujarat hooch tragedy

Six police officers have been suspended and two Superintendents have been transferred. This is in response to the deaths occurring due to bootlegged hooch being produced and sold in Gujarat. On the 28th of July, Thursday, The Gujarat Home Department took the decision of transferring two Botad and Ahmedabad Superintendents of Police. They also suspended six other police officers following the Gujarat hooch tragedy. A tragedy where over 40 people lost their lives after consuming counterfeit, spurious alcohol. Through the initial investigations conducted by the police, a revelation was reached. The police identified a few small-scale bootleggers from different villages…

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Farooq Abdullah named in additional charge sheet in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate has pressed supplementary charges against Farooq Abdullah, the president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference. The charges are on the allegation of misappropriation of funds in the J&K Cricket Association. On Tuesday, 26th July, the Enforcement Directorate added a supplementary charge sheet against Farooq Abdullah for his alleged actions during his tenure as the president of the Cricket Association i.e. between 2004 and 2009. What did the charge sheet state? In the additional charge sheet filed by the ED, it stated that certain amounts of funds were withdrawn from and transferred to different accounts. However, Farooq…

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Legal action taken against Ranveer Singh “obscene” pictures; complainant files application with police.

Ranveer lands into trouble yet again as his recent photoshoot sparks a negative reaction. An NGO applies to file an FIR for hurting sentiments. Actor Ranveer Singh’s photoshoot with Paper Magazine hurts the sentiments of the complainant. They go on to fill out an application with Mumbai Police to file an FIR against Singh and the nude photos! Ranveer Singh has gotten into trouble yet again, however this time it is for his body. After Singh’s viral photoshoot where he poses nude, the internet had some mixed reviews. While most reactions were positive and cheering on the actor, quite a…

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Lucknow: Two more arrested for offering “unauthorised” namaz at a mall

Two more persons were arrested. The two were accused of offering prayers in Lulu Mall without permission. On Sunday, 24th July, two more people were arrested in association with the group offering namaz on the premises of Lulu Mall, Lucknow. The total number of arrests made is now at 7. The Uttar Pradesh Police, detained the two along with the five others on account of the namaz being “unauthorized”. This means that the people praying in the mall were meant to authorize their intention to pray in Lulu Mall beforehand. However, their lack of permission led them to not only…

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Is GenZ desensitised to violence?

In the face of current situations, GenZ is slowly getting desensitized to violence and crime. GenZ gradually normalizes events that would otherwise be traumatic with jokes and satire. With the boom of technology and social media, the current generations have access to information much more quickly than before. The generation is on the path to being desensitized toward violence. Throughout history, the numbness and desensitization of individuals towards certain subjects have been apparent. Each generation has gone through a series of absurd events, resulting in the normalization of those events. The younger generations of the 2000s– GenZ and millennials, seem…

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West Bengal SSC scam: Minister Partha Chaterjee arrested

As a part of the SSC scam, Rs. 20 crore was recovered. After which the former Education Minister of West Bengal Partha Chatterjee was arrested. On Saturday, 23rd July, West Bengal’s former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee who was linked to the SSC teacher recruitment scam, was arrested. Chatterjee was part of the Trinamool Congress government led by Mamata Banerjee. The arrest was made simply a day after the Enforcement Directorate recovered Rs. 20 crore in cash. The cash was found within small-time actor Arpita Mukherjee’s residential premises. The Enforcement Directorate interrogated the Trinamool Congress minister for an entire 11 hours…

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Man responsible for murder of CITU president arrested 21 years later

48-year-old man finally arrested for murder of CITU president that happened 21 years ago. Police observing proclaimed offenders received a tip and carried out the arrest. After 21 years of evading the murder of CITU Union President in 2001, the man guilty of the crime was finally arrested in Delhi. The accused is a now 48-year-old man named Anjani Kumar Singh. A local court declared him as the proclaimed offender in the case of the murder of the CITU Union President. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Priyanka Kashyap stated that Special Staff of East District were on duty to observe…

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Nurse attempted to murder a 11-year-old boy after having a psychiatric episode

Nurse tried to stab and strangle a young 11-year-old boy thinking he was the devil. The boy was saved by another 14-year-old boy who was also in the house. A nurse working for National Health Services in the United Kingdom attempted to murder a boy thinking he was the devil. She suffered from an acute psychiatric breakdown. Emma Thompson, the nurse who is 47-years-old, attacked the young 11-year-old child just nine days after her husband died. Her husband had reportedly died suddenly of Covid triggering Thompsons breakdown. The former Torbay Hospital nurse reportedly strangled and stabbed the young boy 8…

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Haryana DSP was run over and killed by a truck. The officer was looking into an illegal mining probe, when the driver on site killed him. DSP Surender Singh was killed by being run over by a dumper truck in Nuh, Haryana. Singh was inspecting an illegal mining site when he was killed. Surender Singh was an about 59-60 year-old deputy superintendent who was about to retire, posted in the Nuh district of Haryana. On Tuesday, 19th July 2022, Singh was inspecting to shut down illegal mining being carried out in Tauru. Just then a dumper truck trampled over him…

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