Sakinaka rape case: Ramdas Athawale demands death penalty for accused
Demanding the death penalty for the accused in the Sakinaka rape case in Mumbai, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Saturday said the accused should be hanged within six months.
Speaking to reporters, Athawale said, "A woman has been raped and murdered. I was informed that she belongs to the scheduled caste. So atrocities act must be applied to the case. Police must conduct a speedy investigation in the matter. The case must be sent to fast track court and the accused should be hanged within six months." The union minister slammed the Maharashtra government over the law and order situation and said it should not remain in power if it cannot provide security to women.
(With inputs from agecnies)
Sakinaka rape case: BJP slams MVA govt, says law and order situation has never been so bad in Maharashtra
Slamming the Maha Vikas Aghadi government over the Sakinaka rape case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday said the law and order situation in Maharashtra has never been so bad.
Speaking to mediapersons, Chitra Kishor Wagh, vice president of Maharashtra BJP said, "I do not have words. Her intestine was damaged. There must be more than one person behind the crime. Just like atrocities on SC/ST, there should be laws against atrocities against women. There has never been such a bad law and order situation in Maharashtra. These kinds of incidents happening every day. Today itself a 17-year-old girl in Amaravati committed suicide after she was raped," Pravin Darekar, Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council said the people in the ruling party in the state are shameless and do not have sensitivity.
Maha: Gadkari launches AI-powered road safety initiative in Nagpur
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday launched 'iRASTE', an Artificial Intelligence-powered project, on a pilot basis in Nagpur in Maharashtra with the aim of reducing accidents by 50 per cent in Vidarbha's biggest city.
Mumbai weather update: Light to moderate rain in city and suburbs with possibility of occasional intense spells
Maha: 3 injured after slab of building collapses in Thane
Three people were injured after the slab of a residential building collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane city on Sunday morning, civic officials said.
The slab of first floor of the four-storey building located in Rabodi area crashed at around 6 am, Thane Municipal Corporation's deputy commissioner Ashok Burpulle said.
Shiv Sena to contest for all 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2022. The party has not allied with any other political party as of now but has signaled the possibility of an alliance.
Maharashtra: Over 7 lakh farmers call insurance firms to inform about crop damages due to excessive rain
More than seven lakh farmers in Maharashtra have called up insurance companies during the current monsoon season to inform about crop damage due to excessive rainfall, officials said.
Representatives of crop insurance companies need to personally visit the farms and assess the damages, and based on their report, the farmers will get the insurance amount, they said.
This is BJP's internal matter (Gujarat CM's resignation). We'll contest the elections in Uttar Pradesh on around 100 seats (total 403 seats), which will take place next year. In Goa, we'll contest elections on more than 20 seats, we may form an alliance: Sanjay
9,73,624 vaccinated in 4,120 sessions; cumulative tally reaches 6,76,90,516
Man arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old minor girl in Ulhasnagar railway station premises. Case registered under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code and POCSO Act
Mumbai Sakinaka rape case: NCW member to meet victim's family, DGP today
A member of the National Commission for Women (NCW) will on Sunday meet the family of the 30-year-old woman, who succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment in Mumbai's Rajawadi hospital on Saturday after she was raped and brutalized with rods.
Maha: Case against 4 for power theft worth over Rs 6 cr at glass factory in Palghar
Police have registered a case against two partners of a glass factory in Palghar district and two other persons for alleged power theft to the tune of Rs 6.17 crore, officials said on Sunday.
Based on an analysis of power usage by the Vasai-based company, a flying squad of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) had raided the premises.
