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| IAS officer’s ‘mistress’ running sex racket in city | | SEX AND THE CITY | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 9
Close on the heels of a court ordering re-investigation in Srinagar sex sleaze, another sex racket has been reported active in Jammu. While the valley scam has put blot on the faces of some ministers, legislators and senior police officials; the one active in Jammu is learnt to have been run by ‘keep’ of an IAS officer.
For those who do not forget old happenings; the mistress is a woman with criminal background and was once taken into custody by police for involvement in a vehicle lifting case. However, this IAS officer had used his influence and saved the woman, sources said.
According to the sources, the racket being run by this woman has spread widely in the city with various senior bureaucrats, politicians and senior police officers not only act as customers but help her in running the racket.
The woman is (in)famous by her name and has a luxurious house situated in a suburb of Jammu city while earlier she used to enjoy government accommodation in walled city. Following her being picked up by police in vehicle lifting case, the IAS officer... | |
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| 8 member CBI team arriving today | | 'Arrests only when questioning fails' | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 9
With its credibility severely hit by the High observation that some influential people spared during the probe last year, a high powered eight member team of Central Bureau of Investigation is arriving in Srinagar Wednesday to carry forward the investigations.
Highly placed sources told EARLY TIMES, that the CBI top bossed in New Delhi late this evening named eight officers who be heading to Srinagar tomorrow morning to question the persons named in the new list. The eight member team is being headed by an officer of the rank of Inspector General of Police, informed the sources. After questioning in Srinagar, the team will move to Jammu for grilling two... | |
| | | | Govt in piquant situation | | SEX & SLEAZE | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 9
With protests beginning to rock over the resurfacing of sex scam, the government is one again in a piquant situation on whether to drive out of the system the blamed minister, legislators and officers or wait for the CBI action in follow up to the High Court directions.
Immediately after resurfacing of the dirty scam, which had nearly collapsed the government last year, the politics of protests is again about to rock the state. The opponents are now even pitching for resignation of entire government on the moral grounds. In sharp reaction to the fresh revelations made on Monday, the BJP and Shiv Sena today took to streets to protest against the alleged... | |
| | | | Ceasefire promise under doubt | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 9
For all the required political consumption, the United Jehad Council on Monday announced a unilateral ceasefire which comes into force on Friday but ahead of that militants seem to be building their basis even though the political parties have jumped in to hail the initiative.
Citing the case of an encounter in Sopore where two militants of Hizbul Mujahideen were killed, the police officials pointed out that the ceasefire announcement is merely a statement for political consumption militants continue to build their basis. "However, their action shall be subject to keen observations after October 12 when the ceasefire actually comes into effect", said a... | |
| | | | 30 to walk free on Eid | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 9
In a goodwill gesture, the state government is releasing around 30 detenues, on the eve of Eid, against whom only petting charges are leveled.
Sources said that maintaining precedence past years, the Crime Investigations Department of Jammu and Kashmir Police (also headed by the DGP) is reported to have cleared the names of 30 detenues for their release.
A meeting of senior police officers was held in Srinagar last evening and it was decided that around 30 militants who have either completed their terms or those who were held on charges like carrying weapons and were not involved in crimes like murder, massacres or rapes be freed.
'A list has been ... | |
| | | | Sect shuts fortnight in advance | | Ministers in constituencies, officers head homes | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 9
More than a fortnight ahead of the scheduled closing for next months, the summer secretariat has already almost shut down in Srinagar as no official business is being executed for non-availability of most of the ministers and officers.
The secretariat was scheduled to close in Srinagar on October 26 for reopening in Jammu on November 5 but it seems as if secretariat closed here at least a couple of weeks back. "It is just for the official formality that the secretariat is kept open till October 26 otherwise on activity is happening here as most of the ministers, officers and other staff have hardly been coming to their offices since early this month". ... | |
| | | | Azad places Qazi Afzal’s ball in Mufti’s court | | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Oct 9
Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad has placed the ball in the court of the PDP patron, Mufti Mohd.Sayeed, by seeking his advice on the latest letter written by Qazi Mohd.Afzal in which he had requested Azad to accept his resignation from the cabinet.
PDP sources said that in his letter Mr Azad had sought Mufti Mohd.Sayeed’s advice on whether the Qazi’s resignation should be accepted or not. The Qazi had sent the letter asking the Chief Minister to accept his resignation after he (Qazi) had made it known that he would abide by the PDP decision.
It is now for the Mufti either to shoot the ball back in Azad’s court or keep silent as the Chief Minister h... | |
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