Minister questions artists who are giving up government awards
The minister, who is himself a playwright and theatre artist also enquired if they would be ready to renounce awards given by the Centre.
The minister, who is himself a playwright and theatre artist also enquired if they would be ready to renounce awards given by the Centre.
The accused was hiding at a relative’s house to evade his arrest in the murder case, added police.
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the Karnataka High Court's December 7, 2023 order granting bail to Mohan Nayak N, an accused in the 2017 murder case of journalist-turned-activist Gauri Lankesh.
According to the police, on August 19, the special staff team received a tip-off about the presence of two accused persons wanted by the UP Police in connection with the murder of a man named Vinay.
A key suspect in the high-profile murder case of Vikas Prabhakar, also known as Vikas Bagga, president of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Nangal unit, has been arrested, the Delhi Police disclosed on Monday.
The suspects, identified as Suhail and Mehran, both residents of Delhi, were apprehended by a dedicated team of the Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS).
Identified as 26-year-old Kamal Singh alias Pahadi, the accused, a resident of Bhalswa Dairy here, is involved in two cases of murder, the police added.
The first six convicts — MC Anoop, Kirmani Manoj, Kodi Suni, TK Rajeesh, KK Muhammed Shafi, and K Shinoj — were sentenced to double life imprisonment by the High Court. In their appeal, they pleaded with the court to reduce their sentences and grant them bail as they have served 12 years in prison.
The accused was identified as Umar, a resident of Chauhan Banger.
This Court feels that in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is necessary that the heinous acts of the alleged perpetrators, who are ironically the ‘public servants’ be brought to light.
