News in brief from across Gujarat

Ahmedabad:

– Gondal court has found cricket Ravindra Jadeja’s uncle Kripalsinh not guilty in ceremonial firing case. Kripalsinh had allegedly fired shots in air during Ravindra Jadeja’s wedding procession last year on 17 April. Kripalsinh was accused of firing 5 rounds in air. He is from Hadatoda village of Jamnagar and into agriculture. He has licensed revolver. He has been found not guilty and found innocent in this case due to lack of evidence.

– Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa,Chief of the Air Staff arrived here today on a two days visit to Headquarters South Western Air Command, Gandhinagar. Defense Spokesperson Wing Commander Abhishek Matiman said that the air force chief was accompanied by his wife Mrs Kamalpreet Dhanoa, President, Air Force Wives Welfare Association. They were received by Air Marshal Ravinder Kumar Dhir, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Air Command and Mrs Neelam Dhir, President AFWWA (Regional).

– Hundreds of doctors today took out a silent march in Rajkot city demanding that they should not be booked under section 304 of the IPC for the death of any patient during operation or treatment.Section 304, which is for a non-bailable offense makes provision for life imprisonment for culpable homicide.The doctors registered with the IMA demanded that in such case comparatively milder section 304 (A) which has a provision for imprisonment of up to two years and is a bailable one should be lodged. Doctors, who also observed a strike against registering of a case under section 304 against one of their colleagues, assembled near racecourse road here and marched to the police commissioner office and handed over a memorandum to him.They said that the supreme court and a circular of the state government gave the doctors amnesty from such a severe punishment.

– One person died while at least four others injured in firing during a group clash in a village in Mooli taluka of Surendranagar district. Two groups clashed in the outskirts of Sadla and Dudhai villages after a motorcycle accident.The altercation following collision with the motorcycle driven by a person from one group turned in to a full fledged clash and firing in which one Jodha Rabari of Sadla village died while four others injured.Police was investigating the matter.

– Chief Secretary of Gujarat J.N.Singh will be on earned leave for 12 days from 31 January. Additional Chief Secretary PK Taneja has been assigned his charge.

– Income Tax department teams conducted search at Vadodara based Parul University in connection with suspected irregularities in payments and accounts.

– Incharge Director General of Police(DGP) P.P.Pandey is going to retire on January 31st. It is believed that government has okayed his 3-month extension, rather than appointing new regular DGP as of now.

– Supreme Court has rejected Asaram Bapu’s bail plea and directed that FIR be filed against Asaram for producing wrong papers before court. Asaram has also been slapped with fine of Rs 1 lakh by the Supreme Court.