Narayan Rane’s arrest justified, but custodial interrogation not necessary: court
The Hindu
“Considering the reason for arrest and other reasons, I found that the arrest is justified,” Magistrate S.S. Patil said in the order.
A court at Mahad in Maharashtra while said his arrest over his controversial remarks against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was “justified”, but his custodial interrogation was not necessary. The order was passed by the court late on August 24 night and a detailed copy of it was made available on August 25. “Considering the and other reasons, I found that the arrest is justified,” Magistrate S.S. Patil said in the order.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.