According to police, the accused is in judicial custody at present. An officer said police later recorded the girl's statement, who told them her father would drink alcohol, beat her up and force himself on her.
After the video first surfaced, a team of Ahmedabad city Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) arrested Mewada and his accomplice Hardevsinh Vala, owner of a coffee shop who had allegedly purchased the dummy handgun.
The number of active Covid patients in the state reached 19,543 out of which 372 patients were in a critical condition (316 on oxygen support, 56 on ventilator support).
The state education department has fixed Monday, Wednesday and Friday for Class X and XII while Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for Class IX and XI for re-opening of secondary and higher secondary schools from November 23.
Forest staff found the cub lying dead by the roadside near Chaudnala on the outskirts of Savarkundla town and said that efforts were on to locate its mother.
A renowned Hindi writer, Sinha was also the former president of BJP Mahila Morcha and also the former chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board (CSWB), Ministry of Human Resource Development.
The existing strategy of cervical cancer screening is Pap smear, which requires elaborate laboratory infrastructure and trained manpower, with low sensitivity that necessitates repeated testing 3-yearly.
The couple, who had allegedly paid Rs 4 lakh to the kidnappers, were under the impression that they had adopted the baby, police said. Three men were arrested in this connection on Tuesday.
“[Chief Minister] Mamata Banerjee is the first political leader in Bengal who spoke about women’s empowerment. She not only said but also started different projects to empower the women of Bengal,” state women development minister Shashi Panja told reporters at a press conference.
BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar on Monday alleged he was heckled and insulted by the police before being allowed to pay tributes to Army jawan Subodh Ghosh in Raghunathpur village.
Researchers looked at several well-known drug molecules for potential repurposing efforts. These included three hepatitis C protease inhibitors: telaprevir, narlaprevir and boceprevir.
In the wake of complaints of excessive power bills being received by people, including by prominent industrialists and film celebrities, Raut's department had in August proposed to bear the bulk of “additional” burden for the April-June period of the lockdown.
