A special court in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, has ordered a CBI investigation into the 2021 killing of Kamlesh Prajapati in an alleged fake encounter. The court rejected the CBI's closure report and directed the agency to investigate the role of several police officers and politicians, including the then revenue minister, in the case. The court found that the police's claims about the encounter were fabricated and that the killing was not carried out in the discharge of official duty.
The home ministry on Thursday announced the Padma awards which included five Padma Bhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 110 Padma Shri.
Why do hundreds, and in some cases, thousands, turn up for a single vacancy at the lowest rungs of government jobs? The answer is simple: It offers a stable, assured income, which overcomes all other objections, says Shreekant Sambrani.
In August last year, six men who were accused of lynching Khan were acquitted by a lower court in Alwar and this is the first conviction in the case.
The additional district judge (ADJ) said one such loophole was that their names were not in the statements given by Pehlu Khan and other complainants.
The Additional Judicial Magistrate acquitted the six men, giving them benefit of the doubt, according to a lawyer.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will take the final call on Wednesday on who will be the chief minister.
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