Blackmailer policemen force girls to commit suicide

Two girls, both sisters, committed suicide as they were blackmailed by two policemen who had forcibly shot an obscene MMS of one of the girls and were threatening the girls' family.

This incident occurred in Chhatarpur. The elder sister and her boyfriend were caught by policemen who forcibly took her away and made an obscene video clip of the girl. The policemen Kanhaiyalal and Arvind Patel blackmailed her.

When the family complained to SP PS Bisht, the policemen were suspended. But they kept threatening the family. Other policemen also went to the sisters' residence and threatened them. Unable to bear this harassment, they consumed poison.

They were taken to Jhansi for treatment but both died. Senior police officials and Women's commission members have left for Chhatarpur for inquiry. The two policemen who were posted with Orchha Road police station have been booked.

Case of dowry harassment against BJP leader

There seems no end to the troubles of BJP in Madhya Pradesh. One after the other, its ministers, leaders and legislators are facing crimnal cases.

The latest is the case against former minister Rustam Singh. The BJP leader has been booked for dowry harassment. Singh's daughter-in-law Deepti lodged FIR with Haryana police that she was married to his son Kuldeep Singh in 2009 but was tortured.

She alleged that after the marriage, she was harassed and asked to bring dowry. Deepti was allegedly beaten and not given food. Her father is also a former MLA in Haryana. The Haryana police registered the case on May 21.

Discrimination with Dalits in CM's native village!

The reports that Dalits are denied entry in temples in the ancestral village of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, are shocking and rather than going into denial mode, the party should take corrective measures.

The Dalit families in Jait village told media persons that they were not allowed to step into the temple. "We are told that Chamars can't get inside", said Vaijyanti, a Dalit woman who lives near Chouhan's ancestral house.

Congress has attacked the ruling party over the practice of untouchability. PCC chief Suresh Pachouri has visited the village. National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Buta Singh has also made a tour of the place after the news hit media headlines.

He said that Dalits were made to enter the temple during his visit but it looked stage-managed at. BJP government appears on the backfoot but it should better concentrate on eradicating such social evils. Jait is located in Sehore, a district that borders Bhopal.

BJP defends ex-minister arrested in murder case

Former revenue minister and BJP leader Kamal Patel was arrested for destroying evidence in a murder case in which his son is an accused. The CBI arrested him and Patel is now in judicial remand in jail.

But the patry is backing the tainted leader from Harda, who has courted controversies in the past also. Patel was arrested in connection with Durgesh Jat murder case.

Jat, a teenager, had disappeared on March 5, 2008 after a shootout between Kamal Patel's son Sudeep and local Congress leader Rajendra Patel at the latter's farmhouse in Harda.

Durgesh's father Ramvilas Jat had approached court. Then the Jabalpur High Court asked CBI for inquiry. Patel was charged with section 304, 204 and 120 (B). The CBI hasn't succeeded in tracing the body of Duresh Jat.

But the BJP has come in support. Kailash Vijayvargiya who is already facing corruption charges has said that CBI is acting at the behest of Centre. State BJP chief Prabhat Jha is also unfazed over the charges. BJP workers and BJYM activists staged demonstration to protest the action on Patel.

The court has refused to grant him bail and he is lodged in the Indore jail. Kamal Patel is also accused of involvement in an attack on activist Shamim Modi in Harda. She had contested the election against her in the past.

MANIT permanent staff axed: 62 appointments cancelled!

In a major shake-up, the Human Resources Department (HRD) has reportedly cancelled the appointments of 62 permanent teachers and other staffers of the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT) who were appointed in 2005.

The appointments were illegal and in violation of norms. The HRD ministry has decided to terminate services of assistant professors and lecturers other than technicians and staff members who were appointed without following the procedures and set norms for employment in NITs.

An inquiry in the past had also found massive irregularities. The entire process of appointments had come under scanner. The HRD minister Kapil Sibal has finally given ascent to the action. After working for five years, these permanent employees are likely to be sacked.

IAS officer, wife killed in Uttarakhand

An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Jabbar Dhakwala and his wife Tarannum were killed in a mishap in Uttarakhand on Friday.

Dhakwala who belonnged to Raipur (Chhattisgarh) was an officer of 1993 batch of India Administrative Service. He was presently posted as member, Revenue Board. Dhakwala and his wife went to Tehri where their car fell in a deep gorge.

Dhakwala was also a writer and satirist. He was a familiar face at literary functions in Bhopal. The accident occurred between Chamba and Uttar Kashi. The driver was seriosly injured in this accident.

Minister's nephew raped tribal girl!

The relative of a state minister has been accused of raping a tribal girl. PWD Minister Nagendra Singh's nephew Rupesh Singh 'Baba Raja' allegedly raped the girl in her house in Satna district.

This is not the first time when a minister is in trouble because of the acts of his kin. Many state ministers in this regime have found themselves amid controvery due to the misdeeds of their sons or other kin.

The girl said that her complaint was not registered in the beginning and when media reached the police station, the case was registered. The girl said that Rupesh and his friend raped her when her parents were not in the house.

Indore's terror connection hurts Madhya Pradesh image

In cases of crime and terrorism, the name of Indore frequently comes up though this historical city has always been known for its culture and communal harmony.

But somewhere things changed in the last two decades. Fundamentalism and fanaticism gained ground. First the City got notoriety for its underworld connections and now terrorism is also linked to it.

CBI and Anti-terrorist squads regularly raid places in Indore and towns around it. Ajmer Dargah blast case, militants' targeting Hyderabad's Mecca Masjid and Malegaon bomb blast are connected to Malwa. Pragya Thakur was arrested here.

Before Hindu groups' involvement in terrorism, the Muslim hardliners like SIMI was functioning here. The SIMI mastermind Safdar Nagori was arrested in Indore. Why has this peaceful City turned into a place of lawlessness.

Crime rate of Indore is also going up. Murders and loots are daily affairs but there is no movement for peace and ensuring communal harmong among the citizens of Indore, which is also called Mini Bombay.