Madhya Pradesh honey trap case: SIT fails to record Kamal Nath s statement
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Last Updated: Jun 02, 2021, 08:50 PM IST
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Kamal Nath had claimed in an online press conference on May 21 that he possessed a pen drive/CD of the honey trap case, following which a notice was served to him by the SIT to record his statement under the CrPc sections.
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A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the honey trap case in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday could not record a statement of state Congress president Kamal Nath as he was not available in Bhopal, an official said. The honey-trap scandal, which came to light in 2019, was an organised racket wherein a gang used to lure rich and high-placed people using young women and later blackmail them threatening to release objectionable content such as intimate videos and screenshots of social media chats. The young women were brought to Bhopal through trafficking, police had said.
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Over 75 Asian, LGBTQ groups oppose anti-Asian hate crimes bill
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More than 75 Asian and LGBTQ organizations issued a statement Wednesday rejecting the anti-Asian hate crime bill that recently soared through the Senate.
Why it matters: The groups say the bill will bolster law enforcement and further harm marginalized people. Their opposition reflects a fracture among Asian Americans as the community looks to address a yearlong spike in anti-Asian hate.
The bill, backed by prominent AAPI Congress members, including Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), aims to improve hate crime tracking and train police to better identify anti-Asian hate.
Rahul Gandhi alleges govt hiding Covid deaths; urges people to demand universal free vaccination
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Last Updated: Jun 02, 2021, 08:18 PM IST
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Rahul Gandhi also launched a campaign to pressure the government for universal free vaccination in the country.
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He also shared a video highlighting the shortage of vaccines.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday accused the Central government of hiding the actual coronavirus death figures, even as he urged people to raise their voice for universal free vaccination. GOI is hiding actual Covid deaths, he said in a tweet, tagging a media report that conducted a survey on who people thought were responsible for coronavirus deaths.