NC Digest: The Stories That You Must Not Miss Today
Here are some of the top headlines of the day.
- Exclusive: A Judge In Bihar Has Locked His 24 Year Old Daughter, Dials Her Lover And Makes Him Listen To Her Cry While She Is Beaten
“I could hear her scream while they (parents) beat her up and called me to make me hear all that,” a distraught Siddharth Bansal told NC24x7. Bansal, 25 is a Delhi-based lawyer. He claims that he is in a romantic relationship with Khagaria District and Sessions Judge Subhash Chandra Chaurasia’s daughter Yashaswini, 24. The two met at Saket Court Complex in June 2012, while she was interning with an NGO, Navjyoti India Foundation. They started dating in December, last year. Read more here.
- Uttar Pradesh: 14-Year-Old Girl Gang-Raped
A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three persons in a village here, police said today. The incident took place yesterday when she had gone to take water from a hand pump near her house, they said. The girl was taken to a house by the youths and raped at gunpoint. One of the perpetrators made a video of the incident, Circle Officer (CO) Rajiv Kumar Singh said. Read more here.
- Nitish Raj: Station Master Shot At, RPF Jawan Beaten Up By Gunmen
Gunmen fired at and injured the station master of a railway station near here and assaulted an RPF jawan in Bhagalpur district, police said today. The unarmed jawan, Manohar Lal Yadav, was attacked for trying to save an elderly couple from being looted at Katariya station, Superintendent of Police, Railway, Katihar, Dilip Kumar Mishra said. Read more here.
- Bullet Train Project: Farmers’ Body To Hold “Referendum” Over Land Acquisition
A farmers’ body along with the Congress party in Gujarat will hold a “referendum” among cultivators affected by the land acquisition for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project. The organisation further plans to submit views of farmers in Parliaments of India and Japan. The land acquisition for the project is facing opposition from farmers in Gujarat, with villagers not allowing the measurement survey to take place in many places. Read more here.
- 17,000 Trees To Be Cut Down In South Delhi, Env. Lawyer Calls Move Suicidal
Nearly 17,000 grown trees would be chopped off for the redevelopment of central government accommodations in south Delhi, according to an official. The trees would be cut in various areas, including Nauroji Nagar, Netaji Nagar and Sarojini Nagar, an official with the Forest Department said on the condition of anonymity. Around 11,000 trees would be cut just in Sarojini Nagar, the official said. Read more here.
- Take Steps So That Trains In North Bengal Run On Time: CPI(M) MP To Rail Minister
CPI(M) MP Md Salim today said the Railway Ministry should take necessary steps to ensure that trains in North Bengal run on time, minimizing the harassment of passenger. In his meeting with Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, the CPI(M) MP said it has been a long-pending demand of the people of the northeastern region that trains in this region and North Bengal run on time. Read more here.
- BJP Ruled Rajasthan: Family Says Police Shielding Rape-Murder Accused
The family members and relatives of a minor girl whose body was found in a water tank after alleged rape today accused the police of shielding other accused involved in the case and demanded action against them. The girl aged around 16 years was allegedly raped on the evening of June 9 and her body was found inside a water tank near her house in Chava village the next day. Her parents have alleged that she was murdered after being raped. Read more here.
- BJP Can’t Run Away From Owning Responsibility For Mess In J&K: Cong
The Congress today asked the central government when it would ensure a congenial atmosphere for elections to take place in Jammu and Kashmir and elect a government of the people in the state. The Congress also accused the BJP of radicalisation and said it cannot shun and run away from owning the responsibility of creating this mess and back-stabbing the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Read more here.