Morning Digest | Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar remanded in judicial custody; NIA to take up probe into Amravati killing, and more
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After Udaipur case, NIA to take up probe into Amravati killing
The Union Home Ministry on Saturday handed over the probe into the June 21 killing of a pharmacist at Amravati in Maharashtra to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), amid indications that he was killed over a social media post in support of suspended Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar remanded in judicial custody
A court in Ahmedabad on Saturday sent activist Teesta Setalvad and former Director-General of Police R.B. Sreekumar, arrested for alleged fabrication of evidence regarding the 2002 Gujarat riots cases, to 14-day judicial custody.
Environmentalists call for peaceful protest to save Aarey forest
“The Mumbai police have increased deployment at Aarey forest in light of the protest called by environmentalists against the State government’s decision to build a metro car shed at the site,” an official said on July 2.
BJP leader moves condolence resolution at national meet