Yash Rathi performed at the IIT Bhilai in Chhattisgarhs Durg district on November 15. During the show, the comedian allegedly used objectionable language.
FIR filed against comedian Yash for remarks during show
Comedian Yash Rathi is facing charges for using obscene language during a stand-up comedy act at IIT Bhilai's annual fest on November 15th. A video of the performance, showing Rathi using derogatory terms, went viral, prompting complaints from both attendees and the institute. IIT Bhilai director Rajiv Prakash expressed shock at the language used and announced a ban on future stand-up comedy shows. Police are currently investigating the incident.
Netflix and Red Chillies Entertainment announce Aryan Khans directorial debut with an untitled Bollywood series. Meanwhile, comedian Yash Rathi faces FIR for alleged objectionable remarks during a show at IIT Bhilai.
FIR against stand-up comic Yash Rathi for using derogatory words in his show at IIT Bhilai
Clips of Rathi's show held during IIT Bhilai's annual festival, organised by the council of students, have gone viral on social media in which he is purportedly heard using objectionable language.
FIR against comedian Yash Rathi FIR against comedian Yash Rathi.
Comedian Yash Rathi In Trouble, FIR Filed For Using Derogatory Words During Show At IIT Bhilai
The college management has now decided that a stand-up comedy show will never be organised in the institute.
Simplex Castings-led consortium to develop hydrogen-power DRI pilot project
NEW DELHI, Nov 14: Simplex Castings on Thursday said it has been selected to lead consortium for developing a green hydrogen-powered direct reduced iron (DRI) pilot plant under a government initiative. The DRI project will have a production capacity of 40 tons per day (TPD), Simplex Castings said in a statement. The company will collaborate with key partners, including BSBK Pvt Ltd, Ten Eighty Investment, and IIT Bhilai, each contributing expertise to support the projects success. The total project [] The post Simplex Castings-led consortium to develop hydrogen-power DRI pilot project appeared first on Daily Excelsior .
Tribal community integral to Indias development: Prez Murmu
Raipur: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday, October 26 emphasised the essential role of the tribal community in Indias progress, highlighting that the nations development would be incomplete without their active involvement in it. Speaking at the third and fourth joint convocation of IIT Bhilai in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, the President praised the contributions of IIT Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Tribal communities' active participation crucial for country's development: President Murmu
She also expressed confidence that IIT Bhilai, with new dreams, a new approach and the latest technologies, would bring glory to the nation worldwide
Country's development not possible without active participation of tribal community: President Murmu
BHILAI: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said the country's inclusive development is not possible without the active participation of tribals, and stressed the need to learn from this community on how to live in harmony with nature. Speaking at the 3rd and 4th joint convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, she hailed the institute's efforts towards addressing the issues and problems of the tribal community through technology. Chhattisgarh is rich in tribal culture and tradition. Tribals understand nature very closely and have been living in harmony with the environment for centuries. They are a storehouse of knowledge attained by their lifestyle linked to nature. By understanding their thinking and their lifestyle, we can make a significant contribution to the sustainable development of India, President Murmu said. But the inclusive development of the country is possible only with the active participation of our tribal brothers and sisters, she said, adding IIT Bhilai has made special efforts in the field of technology for their progress. IIT Bhilai has been specially focusing on agritech, healthtech and fintech. IIT Bhilai has developed a mobile app in collaboration with AIIMS Raipur which has provided medical and health suggestions to people at their home in villages, she said. The institute has also collaborated with Indira Gandhi Agricultural University Raipur to create tech solutions for farmers, which gives them guidance in using their resources properly, the President said. Six lakh farmers are using a mobile application called 'Crop Doctor'. I am happy to know this institute is promoting socially relevant research. I have been told many projects related to national security and defence are also being run in this institute, the President said. The institute has been working on the development of people belonging to tribal communities engaged in collection of minor forest produce 'Mahua' and also taking efforts to address issues and problems faced by all stakeholders, she added. The President said IITians had made invaluable contribution to the progress of the country as well as the world with their pioneering thinking, experimental mindset, innovative approach and far-sighted vision. By leading many global companies, IITians are shaping the 21st-century world in many ways with their technical and analytical skills, she said. Many IIT alumni have chosen the path of entrepreneurship, have created new jobs and have promoted India's digital transformation and start-up culture, the President pointed out. In the field of industry, it is said o risk, no gain', Murmu pointed out and asserted success in self-employment cannot be achieved with an attitude of risk aversion. Risk appetite is considered good. I am sure you will continue to move forward with your risk appetite. You all know about AI, blockchain, augmented reality, quantum computing, cyber-security etc. I am sure you all will develop new technologies and work towards making the world a better place, Murmu told the students at the event. The earlier IITs and the newer ones will create a strong ecosystem to face the challenges of the future and this ecosystem will become the identity of a developed India, she said. There are 23 IITs in the country today. The Union government has established IITs in every part of the country with the aim of providing the highest quality technical education to youth, Murmu said. Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Chairman of Board of Governors (BoG) of IIT Bhilai Krishnamurthi Venkataramanan and Director of IIT Bhilai Professor Rajiv Prakash were present on the occasion.
Centre sanctions three pilot projects for using Hydrogen in steel production
New Delhi: As part of National Green Hydrogen Mission, the Central government has sanctioned three pilot projects for use of hydrogen in steel production. Earlier, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had issued guidelines for implementation of pilot projects in steel sector under this Mission. The objectives of the scheme were to identify advance technologies for utilizing green hydrogen in steelmaking, through pilot projects. These pilot projects can demonstrate safe and secure operations of green hydrogen-based steel making processes, validating technical feasibility and performance, evaluating their economic viability thereby leading to low-carbon iron and steel production. Accordingly, the proposals were invited for three components - pilot project to produce DRI using 100 per cent hydrogen using vertical shaft, use of hydrogen in blast furnace to reduce coal/coke consumption and injection of hydrogen in vertical shaft based DRI making unit. Based on the evaluations of the proposals received, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has sanctioned total three pilot projects in the steel sector - Matrix Gas and Renewables Ltd (Consortium members: Gensol Engineering Ltd, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Metsol AB, Sweden) with pilot plant capacity 50 ton-per-day (TPD), Simplex Castings Ltd (Consortium member: BSBK Pvt. Ltd., Ten Eight Investment, IIT Bhilai) with pilot plant capacity 40 TPD and Steel Authority of India Ltd (Ranchi) with plant capacity 3200 TPD. The total financial support made available will be Rs.347 crore from the Central government. These pilot projects are likely to be commissioned in next three years, paving way to the scaleup of such technologies in India. The National Green Hydrogen Mission was launched on January 4 2023 with an outlay of Rs.19,744 crore up to financial year 2029-30. It will contribute to Indias goal to become Aatmanirbhar through clean energy and serve as an inspiration for the global clean energy transition. The mission will lead to significant decarbonization of the economy, reduced dependence on fossil fuel imports, and enable India to assume technology and market leadership in green hydrogen.
Who Is Saurabh Chandrakar? Mahadev Scam Kingpin Who May Be Extradited to India After Arrest In Dubai
Chandrakar started with a juice shop in Chhattisgarhs Bhilai before teaming up with Uppal to run the Mahadev betting app.
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Sourabh Chandrakar, one of the main promoters of the Mahadev betting app, is expected to be brought to India soon following his recent formal arrest in Dubai on the basis of an Interpol-issued arrest warrant in a money laundering and fraud case, official sources said Friday. Chandrakar along with another promoter of the app, Ravi Uppal was detained and put under house arrest in that country late last year following the Enforcement Directorate's request for issuance of a Red Notice (RN) against them. An RN is issued by the Interpol. Sources said Chandrakar is expected to be either extradited or deported to India over the next few days after he was formally placed under arrest in Dubai recently. The ED is in the process of sending relevant documents for his extradition to Dubai authorities following which a competent court there will be approached, they said. Indian consulate sources in Dubai told PTI that they have not heard anything from UAE authorities yet. ALSO READ | How a boy from Bhilai built a Dubai-based betting syndicate Chandrakar is stated to have left for Dubai in 2019 and before that, he used to run a juice shop named Juice Factory with his brother in Bhillai town of Durg district in Chhattisgarh. The ED has alleged that its probe in the Mahadev Online Book (MOB) gaming and betting app has shown involvement of various high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh, the state where Chandrakar and Uppal hail from. MOB app, as per the federal agency, is an umbrella syndicate arranging online platforms for enabling illegal betting websites to enrol new users, create user IDs and laundering of money through a layered web of benami bank accounts. The ED has arrested a total of 11 people in this case till now. Two charge-sheets have also been filed by the agency till now, including against the two promoters. The Chhattisgarh Police too is investigating the case. The projected proceeds of crime in this case are about Rs 6,000 crore, according to the agency. The ED has alleged in its charge-sheet that Chandrakar got married at Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, in February 2023 and about Rs 200 crore in cash was spent for this event. Private jets were hired to ferry Chandrakar's relatives from India to the UAE and celebrities were paid to perform at the wedding, the agency alleged. It had claimed that the alleged illegal funds generated by the app were shared as bribes to politicians and bureaucrats in the state even as it has summoned many celebrities and Bollywood actors for questioning on the mode of payment and their links with the online betting platform.
Juice Seller To Millionaire Scammer: Mahadev Betting App Accused's Empire
Saurabh Chandrakar and co-promoter Ravil Uppal hailed from Chhattisgarhs Bhilai, but operated the Mahadev betting app from Dubai.
Chhattisgarh: Ex-CM Baghels son interrogated over attack on college professor
Raipur: Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghels son Chaitanya Baghel was on Thursday interrogated by the police in Bhilai, around 35 km from here, in connection with the recent attack on a college professor. Junior Baghel was interrogated in the Old Bhilai police station for around four hours in connection with the July 19 incident in which a 57-year-old professor of a local government college was assaulted by a group of assailants, leaving him grievously injured, according to the police. He (Chaitanya) was summoned to the police station for interrogation in the case relating to the recent attack on the college professor in Bhilai to probe if he has any nexus with the accused in the incident, Durg district superintendent of police (SP) Jitendra Shukla said. The Congress leader's son was let off after interrogation. The police took the action on the basis of interrogation of some of the accused, arrested recently, he said. Police also seized Junior Baghels mobile phone to find out what type of connection he has with the accused, whether political or financial, Mr Shukla said. The seized mobile phone has been sent to the cyber lab for forensic tests. Professor Sharma was waylaid and assaulted by assailants who came in two motorcycles on the fateful day when he was returning home after college hours on July 19 this year. He was seriously injured and still recovering in the hospital. According to Mr Shukla, five people have been arrested in connection with the incident so far while the remaining four have been absconding. Prima facie, it shows the former chief ministers son has connections with the key accused in the crime, the police officer said. Police was still trying to find out what exactly triggered the assault on the professor, sources said. Later, Junior Baghel said he had received the police summon on Wednesday night and visited the police station on Thursday for his interrogation.
Chhattisgarh govt to get 240 e-buses in a boost to green initiative
The e-bus service will commence soon in Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg-Bhilai, and Korba
Man ends life after argument over loud music at Ganpati pandal in Chhattisgarh
Durg: A man suffering from a heart ailment allegedly committed suicide in Durg in Chhattisgarh after an argument with organisers of a Ganesh pandal that was playing loud music, a police official said on Monday.The incident took place on Sunday morning in Hathkhoj area under Purani Bhilai police station limits, he said. As per preliminary information, Dhannu Lal Sahu (55) and his kin objected to loud music at a Ganpati pandal near his house on Saturday night. Despite being told that Sahu suffered from a heart ailment, the pandal organisers did not turn down the volume. Sahu called police helpline 112 and a team arrived there and got the organisers to switch off the music, the official said. However, the tussle continued between Sahu and the organisers, with both sides reaching the police station but not filing a complaint. On Sunday morning, he was found hanging from the ceiling of his house. We have found a note purportedly written by Sahu accusing a pandal organiser of harassing him. We are verifying its authenticity, he said. An accidental death report was registered and further investigation is underway, the official added.
DURG: A man suffering from a heart ailment was found dead in Durg in Chhattisgarh hours after he had an argument with organisers of a Ganesh pandal that was playing loud music, a police official said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday morning in Hathkhoj area under Purani Bhilai police station limits, he said. As per preliminary information, Dhannu Lal Sahu (55) and his kin objected to loud music at a Ganpati pandal near his house on Saturday night. Despite being told that Sahu suffered from a heart ailment, the pandal organisers did not turn down the volume. Sahu called police helpline 112 and a team arrived there and got the organisers to switch off the music, the official said. However, the tussle continued between Sahu and the organisers, with both sides reaching the police station but not filing a complaint. On Sunday morning, he was found hanging from the ceiling of his house. We have found a note purportedly written by Sahu accusing a pandal organiser of harassing him. We are verifying its authenticity, he said. An accidental death report was registered and further investigation is underway, the official added.
The administration razed the boundary wall of the mosque, five shops, a marriage hall, and the welcome gate to the ground with a bulldozer. All these sites had been illegally expanded by the committee.
21 Cities Under NCAP Cut PM10 Pollution by Over 40 pc Since 2017-18, Shows CPCB Data
New Delhi: Ninety-five of the 131 cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme have shown an improvement in air quality, with 21 reducing PM10 pollution by more than 40 per cent compared to 2017-18 levels, CPCB data shows.The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) also said that only 18 of the 131 National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) cities adhered to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM10, set at 60 micrograms per cubic metre. The 21 cities and urban agglomerations that achieved more than 40 per cent reduction in PM10 pollution are Varanasi, Dhanbad, Byrnihat, Bareilly, Firozabad, Dehradun, Tuticorin, Nalagarh, Moradabad, Khurja, Trichy, Kohima, Lucknow, Kanpur, Kadapa, Sivasagar, Sunder Nagar, Agra, Greater Mumbai, Rishikesh and Parwanoo. Fourteen cities, -- Ahmedabad, Ghaziabad, Rajkot, Jalandhar, Raebareli, Amritsar, Kolkata, Jammu, Silchar, Vijayawada, Naya Nangal, Dimapur, Baddi and Jodhpur -- reduced PM10 pollution by 30-40 per cent, compared to 2017-18 levels. Khanna, Durgapur, Kurnool, Dera Baba Nanak, Vadodara, Allahabad, Asansol, Hyderabad, Gorakhpur, Ranchi, Bengaluru, Akola, Ananthapur, Durg Bhilainagar, Surat and Noida recorded a 20-30 per cent reduction in PM10 levels during the same period, the data showed. A 10-20 per cent reduction in PM10 pollution was recorded in 21 cities -- Delhi, Howrah, Thane, Latur, Nellore, Gajraula, Alwar, Chittur, Kala Amb, Mandi Gobindgarh, Amravati, Patiala, Jaipur, Ongole, Chandrapur, Nashik, Jhansi, Sangli, Kota, Devanagere and Rajahmundry. India launched the NCAP in 2019 with a target to reduce particulate pollution by 20-30 per cent by 2024, using 2017 as the base year. The target was later revised to a 40 per cent reduction by 2026, using 2019-20 as the base year. In practice, only PM10 concentration is being considered for performance assessment. Surat was on Saturday ranked as the top major city in India for air quality improvements, followed by Jabalpur and Agra. The Union environment ministry presented the National Clean Air City Awards during the Swachh Vayu Survekshan - 2024, held at a national workshop celebrating the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies in Jaipur. While Surat, Jabalpur and Agra secured the top three positions among cities with populations of more than 10 lakh, Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), Amravati (Maharashtra) and Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) were recognised as the best among cities with populations between three and 10 lakh. Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh), Nalgonda (Telangana) and Nalagarh (Himachal Pradesh) topped the list among cities with populations under three lakh. Swachh Vayu Survekshan is an initiative by the environment ministry to rank cities based on the implementation of activities approved under the city action plan and air quality in cities covered under NCAP. These cities were awarded for significant improvements in air quality through various best practices to reduce air pollution. Key activities included paving roads, promoting mechanical sweeping, bioremediation of legacy waste, solid waste management, converting reclaimed land from dump sites into green spaces, greenbelt development, intelligent traffic management systems, and Miyawaki afforestation.
She belongs to Odisha and attended school in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh. Her father worked at Bhilai Steel Plant, while her mother was a teacher.
Two Boys Die After Being Hit by Train While Playing Games on Railway Track
Raipur: I n a tragic accident in Durg district, Chhattisgarh, two 14-year-old boys were killed after being struck by a train. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. in the Risali area of the Padmanabhpur police station. The victims, Puran Sahu and Veer Singh, both from Risali Sector in Bhilai, were sitting on the railway track engrossed in games on their mobile phones. The boys, so absorbed in their mobile games, failed to notice the approaching Dalli Rajhara-Durg local train. The trains horn went unheard, leading to both boys being hit and killed on the spot. The train collision resulted in immediate fatalities as the boys were unable to move off the track in time. Upon being notified, the police swiftly arrived at the scene, where they sent the bodies for post-mortem and initiated an investigation. The authorities are now examining the circumstances surrounding the incident to understand how such a tragic accident occurred. Senior Congress Leader Panchram Yadav and Family Commit Suicide in Chhattisgarh IMD Forecasts Continued Heavy Rainfall in September Across Northern and Western India Congress Slams Election Commission for Postponing Haryana Assembly Polls, Accuses EC of Favoring BJP
Chhattisgarh Congress MLA Devendra arrested in Baloda Bazar violence case
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Congress MLA Devendra Yadav was arrested on Saturday evening at his residence in Bhilai in connection with the probe into the violence and arson that occurred on June 10 in Baloda Bazar district. The arrest followed a protest from Congress cadres and supporters at Bhilai and political drama before Yadav was taken into custody. The district police chief, Vijay Agrawal, reported that Yadav has been charged under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including 109, 120B, 153A, 147, 148, 149, 186, 332, 353, 341, 427, 435, 436, 501, and 505. The MLA has been sent to a three-day judicial remand by Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Rajesh Khakha, who oversaw the proceedings in Baloda Bazar, about 70 km from Raipur. So far, 179 individuals involved in the Baloda Bazar violence have been arrested. Yadav, a two-time Congress MLA who contested the Lok Sabha polls from Bilaspur earlier this year, had been summoned thrice for interrogation but failed to appear. Instead, he requested the police to visit him at his residence for questioning. The violence, which involved massive protests by the Satnami Community (Scheduled Caste), resulted in the destruction of the collectorate building, the burning of hundreds of vehicles, and extensive damage to public property. Former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel criticized the police and government response, stating, There has been no arrest of a single BJP worker nor anyone from the ruling party being interrogated in the matter. The Congress leaders are being unjustly targeted. The police should not function under government pressure. In response, State Home Minister Vijay Sharma defended the arrest, stating it was due to Yadavs lack of cooperation with the investigation. Following the incident, a single-member judicial commission, headed by former Chhattisgarh High Court Justice C.B. Bajpai, was established on June 14 to investigate the matter. The commission is expected to submit its report within three months.
Chhattisgarh Congress MLA Arrested In Arson Case Linked To Satnami Protest
Several supporters of Yadav gathered outside his residence in Bhilai Nagar area in Durg and raised slogans after the word spread about the polices action.
Chhattisgarh: Lover kills woman, throws her body into valley before ending own life in river
Kabirdham: A 38-year-old woman school teacher was killed and her body was thrown into a valley by her lover, who allegedly committed suicide later by jumping into a river in Chhattisgarh, police said on Tuesday. The landlord of the deceased accused was arrested on charges of helping him to hide the woman's body, they said. The murder took place on August 2 in Lolesara village in Bemetara district, but it came to light after the victim woman's mother lodged a missing person's complaint in adjoining Kabirdham district on August 8, Kabirdham Additional Superintendent of Police Vikas Kumar told PTI. Savitri Vishwakarma, a resident of Dasrangpur police Chowki area in Kabirdham district, lodged a police complaint that her daughter Sapna Vishwakarma, who was a teacher at Baghamuda government school, went missing on July 27, he said. Subsequently, Sapna's call details record and mobile phone locations revealed that she stayed in Lolesara (Bemetara) for a month till August 1, he said. During the investigation, the police zeroed in on Raghunath Sahu, a resident of Lolesara, who had given his house on rent to Ram Ashish Upadhyay, 43, with whom the woman was in a relationship, Kumar said. Sahu told the police that Upadhyay and Sapna were staying together in his house as tenants and the duo used to fight frequently. Around 3 am on August 2, Upadhyay called Sahu, who lives in another house nearby, and asked him to come to his place, the ASP said. When Sahu reached the place, Upadhyay told him that he murdered Sapna by strangulating her following a dispute between them and sought the landlord's help in hiding her body, he said. Subsequently, Upadhyay took Sahu along with him to the former's native place in Bhilai town in the neighboring Durg district and brought his SUV, a Scorpio, from there to Lolesara. The duo then wrapped the body in a bedsheet and took it in the vehicle to Keshkal Ghati, more than 250 km away from Bemetara, on Raipur-Jagdalpur road, and dumped it into the valley there, he said. Meanwhile, on Sunday, a body was found in Shivnath river in Bemetara, and the deceased was identified to be Upadhyay, he said. Prima facie, he committed suicide by jumping into the river fearing arrest in the murder case, he said. The partially-decomposed body of the woman was recovered from Keshkal Ghati on Monday and the SUV used in the offense was also seized, he said. Sahu was arrested on charges of aiding the murder accused and the case has been transferred to Bemetara police for further probe, he added.
Elephant kills woman, cattle in Chhattisgarh's Korba
Korba (Chhattisgarh): A wild elephant entered some villages in Chhattisgarh's Korba district on Thursday and trampled to death a 55-year-old woman and five cattle, officials said. The tusker was spotted roaming in the morning in Bhilaibazar, Ralia and Khodri villages located near Kusmunda coal mine of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a forest official said. The jumbo attacked Gayatri Rathore in Ralia as she stepped out of her home for a morning walk, leaving her seriously injured, he said. The woman's family members immediately shifted her to a hospital in Korba where she succumbed during treatment, the official said. Later, the elephant trampled five cows and calves to death in Khodri village, he said. After being alerted, a forest department team reached the spot and was keeping a tab on the movement of the tusker that has been separated from its herd, the official said. The kin of the deceased woman have been provided an instant relief amount of Rs 25,000 while the remaining compensation of Rs 5.75 lakh will be given after the completion of necessary formalities, the official added. Human-elephant conflicts in the state, particularly in the northern part, have been a major cause of concern for the last one decade. The menace has been gradually spreading its footprint in some districts of the central region in the last few years. The districts which have been facing the menace include Surguja, Raigarh, Korba, Surajpur, Mahasamund, Dhamtari, Gariaband, Balod, Balrampur and Kanker. According to the forest department, more than 300 persons have been killed in elephant attacks in the state in the last five years.
Madanapalle Fire Probe Expands To Land Records and Revenue Officials
Tirupati: The probe into the fire at Madanapalle sub collector's office entered its third day on Wednesday with officials zeroing in on retrieving Mula Patralu (original documents). The fire, suspected to be the handiwork of a politician, has destroyed important lad records. Annamayya SP Vidyasagar Naidu ordered transfer of circle inspector Wali Basu for failing to inform authorities about the fire. Two constables on night duty were also suspended for similar lapses. Scope of the probe has expanded to include revenue officials suspected to be involved in the fire. Fire services director Venkata Ramana visited the site on Wednesday to assess the situation. Personnel from the National Institute of Fire Safety Engineering units in Nagpur and Bhilai are also expected to join the probe Thursday. Officials have identified 25 types of destroyed documents including records related to 22A assigned and dotted lands, civil cases, web land amendment, mutations, appeals, land conversions, among many others. The district administration has dispatched teams to various Tahsildar offices to secure copies of relevant documents. Police searched for Madhava Reddy, a follower of former YSRC minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy. Madhava is suspected to have had a hand in the fire. Allegations of widespread land grabbing surfaced against him with a complainant claiming that his lands were forcibly occupied by Madhava Reddy. Reddeppa also alleged that lands in Basinikonda were forcibly registered under the name of a prominent YSRC leader's wife.
Probe on into Fire Incident at Madanapalle Sub Collector's Office
Tirupati : Teams of police and senior officials have ramped up their investigations into Sunday nights fire incident at the Madanapalle sub-collector's office. The case has taken a political turn with the detention of a YSRC leader alongside several government officials for questioning. Official sources said YSRC leader Madhava Reddy, former minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, was taken into custody by the police on Tuesday . Reddy's frequent visits to the sub-collector's office in the last ten days leading up to the fire incident raised suspicions. Investigators are probing his actions in the office and the nature of the files he might have seen there. The police are questioning several officials including the Madanapalle RDO Hari Prasad, former Madanapalle RDO and present Tirupati district special deputy collector Murali, senior assistant Gowtham Teja, and employees Imran and Aslam. As part of the probe, the probe team confiscated the mobile phones of all the office staff for a detailed analysis. Special chief secretary to Revenue, RP Sisodia, fire services director Venkata Ramana and regional fire officer Bhupal Reddy inspected the sub-collector's office on Tuesday. Annamayya collector Sridhar and SP Vidyasagar also conducted an on-site inspection. They questioned the office staff. A CID team is examining the burnt files to determine their content and significance. DGP Dwaraka Rao, who personally led the investigation, confirmed that this was not an accident. The CID officials collected the files, computers and stationery that were either fully or partially damaged in the incident for further examination. The state government is considering involving experts from the National Institute of Fire Safety Engineering (NIFSE) units in Nagpur and Bhilai to conduct a more scientific investigation. On Tuesday, Palamaner DSP Vishnu Raghuveer, along with a team of revenue officials, inspected the old building of the tahsildar office in Punganur to ensure the safety of crucial land records. The team gathered details on various categories of files and the officials who had previously and currently managed the section.
