Security forces faced off against militants in a gunfight in Jammu’s Karan Nagar area, even as defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman held a press conference to address the militant attack on the Sunjuwan military camp. The Supreme Court stayed proceedings against an Indian Army major accused of opening fire on civilians. These were the top stories on Monday. Read more on the day’s most-talked about news stories.
Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman says Pakistan will have to pay
Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed a press conference on the Sunjuwan attack, holding Pakistan-based militants responsible for the attack. Sitharaman said the terrorists belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammed and were sponsored by Masood Azhar, and said that India would be sharing evidence with Pakistan. “Giving the evidences to Pakistan will be a continuous process. It will have to be proved over and over again that they are responsible. Pakistan will pay for this misadventure,” said Sitharaman.
On Monday morning, a gunfight broke out in Srinagar’s Karan Nagar area between militants, who tried to attack a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Sunjuwan earlier, and security forces continuing the sanitisation operation.
Supreme Court stays proceedings against Indian Army major named in FIR over 3 civilian deaths
{{/usCountry}}Supreme Court stays proceedings against Indian Army major named in FIR over 3 civilian deaths
{{/usCountry}}The Supreme Court stayed criminal proceedings on Monday against Aditya Kumar, a major in the Indian Army, who was named in an FIR filed by Jammu and Kashmir police over the recent firing incident in Shopian that killed three civilians. The SC order came after Kumar’s father filed a plea in the apex court, asking for the FIR to be quashed and saying that the soldiers opened fire “only to impair and provide a safe escape from a savage and violent mob engaged in terrorist activity.”
A DU student’s video of a man masturbating on bus goes viral
A 23-year-old south Delhi woman recorded a video clip of a middle-aged man sitting beside her on the bus who masturbated and allegedly tried to molest her. The woman, a Delhi University student, said no other passenger on the bus came to her support when she raised an alarm. She reported the matter to the police after which an FIR was registered at Vasant Vihar police station on Sunday.
Protests against Dalit student’s murder in Allahabad
A group of protestors staged a demonstration and set a bus on fire in Allahabad city after a 24-year-old Dalit student, who was attacked by a group of men with bricks and iron rods, died of his injuries. Dilip Saroj, a law student at Allahabad Degree College, was beaten up after a fight with some people at a restaurant in Katra area on Saturday night and succumbed to his injuries on Sunday morning.
Bank of Baroda to exit South Africa after controversies
Bank of Baroda’s announcement that it would be exiting South Africa comes after the bank became embroiled in the corruption scandal surrounding the Gupta family. The Guptas are accused of using their friendship with President Jacob Zuma to influence cabinet appointments and win state contracts.The Bank of Baroda was the last financial institution in South Africa offering banking services to the Guptas’ Oakbay investment holding firm.
Pakistani Taliban confirm No. 2 killed in US drone strike
Azam Tariq Mehsud, the spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, confirmed that the group’s deputy chief, Khalid Mehsud was killed in last Thursday’s strike by the US in the border village of Gorwak in North Waziristan, once a stronghold of militants. He said another commander, Mufti Noor Wali, has now been appointed as the group’s deputy chief.