Author: TheStateLine

Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the death of a migrant worker from West Bengal in Maharashtra's Pune and slammed the 'weaponisation of xenophobia' to target innocent lives.Using her X handle, CM Banerjee shared a video of the incident and expressed her anger at the rising hate crimes in the country."I am shaken, enraged, and sickened beyond words by the barbaric murder of Sukhen Mahato, a 24-year-old migrant worker from Bandwan in Purulia, the sole earning member of his family, in Pune, Maharashtra," Banerjee wrote."This is nothing short of a hate crime. A young man was hunted, tortured, and murdered for his language, his identity, his roots. This is the direct consequence of a climate where xenophobia is weaponised, and innocents are turned into...

Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) In a shocking incident in which driver of a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) drove a man clinging to bonnet of his vehicle after road rage in Bengaluru , the police have registered an attempt to murder case against the accused.Police have booked the car driver on charges of attempt to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).According to the complaint, the victim, 36-year-old Nanjunda, a driver and flower trader from Tyagarajanagar, was returning after purchasing flowers in Hosakote on Wednesday. He was travelling with his sister's son, Manoj K., who was driving the vehicle, while Nanjunda was seated beside him.After passing Trinity Junction, they were turning towards General K.S. Thimmaiah Circle with the vehicle's indicator on and hand signals given. At that ti...

Kochi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil in the first of three rape cases registered against him, subject to stringent conditions.With this order, the legislator has now secured bail in all three cases. He had obtained bail earlier in the two other cases.The prosecution strongly opposed the plea, contending that the accused had mentally manipulated and sexually exploited the complainant and therefore should not be granted anticipatory bail. It argued that custodial interrogation was necessary.The complainant also informed the court that granting bail would pose a threat to her life and alleged that the accused had similarly abused several other women.However, after examining the woman’s statement in detail, the cou...

Chandigarh, Feb 12 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate has summoned BJP leader and former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and his son Raninder Singh in connection with a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violation case of 2016. The father-son duo has been accused of being the beneficiaries of certain foreign assets, including a Swiss bank account.While Capt Amarinder Singh has been asked to appear before the ED at its Jalandhar office on Thursday, his son will be appearing on Thursday.Capt Amarinder Singh, however, is unlikely to appear before the ED as he underwent a knee replacement surgery this week in a private hospital in Mohali.His son Raninder Singh in a post on X: “As law-abiding citizens, we will cooperate fully with every investigation agency. We have absolute fait...