1st Test: Conway Scores 91 As New Zealand End Day Two At 180/3, Lead India By 134 Runs

CM Majhi also inquired about the health condition of the victim.

Inspector General of Police of Crime Against Women & Child Wing (CAW), S. Shyni, apprised the Chief Minister about all the details regarding the development in the case. The state government had earlier provided necessary help to the victim's family to visit Delhi.

Senior officials of Odisha Police are in touch with their counterpart in Delhi for the identification and arrest of the accused persons involved in the brutal rape of the lady victim.

As per reports, Odisha Director General of Police, Y.B. Khurania has also held discussions with the Delhi Police Commissioner regarding the progress of the investigation into the shameful incident.

Acting on a complaint lodged by rights activist Radhakant Tripathy, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) On Wednesday issued a notice to the Chief Secretary, government of NCT of Delhi and the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, seeking a detailed report into the matter within two weeks, including the current health status of the victim.

Notably, the victim, a nursing graduate from Odisha, was allegedly raped by unknown miscreants who later dumped the victim in a semi-conscious state in the Sarai Kale Khan area of Delhi on the intervening night of October 10 and 11.

The victim was later rescued by the police team, who took her to the AIIMS Trauma Centre where she is currently undergoing treatment.

Delhi Police have reportedly registered a case against unknown miscreants under sections 70(1) [gang rape] and 115(2) [voluntarily causing hurt] of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Delhi Police sources stated that multiple teams have been formed to apprehend the alleged culprits involved in the brutal incident. (IANS) 

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After bowling out India for 46 - their lowest total at home in Tests and third lowest overall in the format, thanks to Matt Henry’s 5-15 and William O’Rourke’s 4-22, New Zealand were ushered into the lead, thanks to Conway’s knock, with the highlight being his takedown of Indian spinners.

He hit 11 fours and three sixes in his 91 off 105 balls before being castled by Ravichandran Ashwin. At stumps, which came a little earlier due to bad light, Rachin Ravindra (22 not out) and Darly Mitchell (14 not out) ensured New Zealand continued to swell their lead and set themselves up for a mammoth day three.

Resuming from 82/1 in the final session, Will Young began by firmly hitting four boundaries off Kuldeep Yadav. The misery increased on India as captain Rohit Sharma put down tough chances twice at slip of Conway and Young off Ravindra Jadeja’s bowling.

It was followed by the team giving Young a life when a throw went to the wrong end and Rishabh Pant hobbling off the field after being hit on side of right knee by a sharply spinning in delivery from Jadeja, which evaded Conway’s attempted drive, with Dhruv Jurel taking keeping duties.

Conway then showed his solidness on the front foot and back foot by hitting Kuldeep for six and four, before Young gave a top-edge on a sweep off Jadeja to fine leg and fall for 33. Three overs later, Ashwin struck when Conway went for a pre-mediated sweep, but got into a tangle and saw the fuller ball rattle the stumps. Ravindra and Mitchell looked impressive in their stay at the crease before stumps came on a great day of Test cricket for England.

Brief Scores: India 46 in 31.2 overs (Rishabh Pant 20; Matt Henry 5-15) trail New Zealand 180/3 in 50 overs (Devon Conway 91; Ravindra Jadeja 1-28) by 134 runs

(IANS)

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The CBI Special Crime Cell-III action against Navtakke -- currently posted as Superintendent of Police, State Reserve Police Force -- came barely six weeks after she was booked by the Bundgarden Police Station in Pune for the shortcomings into the investigations of the financial scam in Bhaichand Hirachand Raisoni State Cooperative Credit Society (BHRSCCS) that erupted between 2020-2021.

At that time, she was the Pune Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Police & Economic Offences Wing), and the Pune Police had booked her following a CID probe report submitted to the DGP that raised concerns of procedural and other lapses in the BHRSCCS investigations; and now the CBI has filed a FIR against her in the same sensational case.

The CID probe revealed that in November 2020, Navtakke had committed alleged irregularities like registering three cases under the same crime on a single day (at Deccan, Alandi and Shikrapur police stations, all in Pune district), and later carrying out a joint raid at the BHRSCCS offices in Jalgaon.

Besides, there are charges of forgery for allegedly obtaining the signatures in absentia of the complainants (Malati A. Sable, Ranjana Ghorpade) then, under-valuation of the properties of the BHRSCCS, not following due procedures for the EOW to step into the case, etc.

After getting the CID report submitted to the DGP, the Maharashtra Home Department asked the Pune Police to file a case on August 27, 2024, and three days later, official sanction was granted by the state to take action against the IPS officer.

The purported BHRSCCS scam dates back to 2015, when the prime accused, Jitendra Kandare (arrested in June 2021), and others allegedly duped several thousands of people by lure of high returns on fixed deposits, and then defaulted on their promises.

As the scam got bigger with around 80 complaints lodged in the state, and the cheated amount estimated at around Rs 1,200 crore, the case was transferred to the CBI in 2020 which started its probe into the cases of corruption, cheating, frauds, and several persons including the directors of the BHRSCCS and some public entities were arrested.

(IANS)

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