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Goa polls: Amit Shah to hold 2 public rallies, launch umbrella campaign today

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Goa polls: Amit Shah to hold 2 public rallies, launch umbrella campaign today

Union home minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah will visit Goa in polls on Sunday and hold two public rallies, a door-to-door campaign in Sandwaldham and a meeting in Gas Co-da Gama and other places launched the umbrella movement.

Shah’s one-day event will be the first time a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) star activist has spoken at a public meeting in a coastal state since the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the voting schedule for the five state assembly elections earlier this month speak.

According to the itinerary shared by the Shah’s office on Twitter, the Union minister will first visit the Sai Baba Temple in Boling at around 2.45pm, followed by a public meeting at Sun Grace Gardens in Ponda at 3.30pm. After this, he will conduct a door-to-door campaign in Sanvordem at 5 p.m. and deliver another public rally at the town’s Sharda Mandir function room. His one-day tour will end with a town hall and the launch of the Umbrella Movement in Vasco.

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On Saturday, Sadanand Shet Tanavade, head of the BJP’s Goa department, said all three of Shah’s public meetings will be held indoors with 50% seating capacity and all Covid-19-related protocols will be in place. He added that the Vasco rallies of Union ministers will be broadcast live simultaneously in 10 different parliamentary constituencies.

Last week, the ECI extended its ban on brick-and-mortar gatherings and roadshows in all polling states until January 31 following a third wave of Covid-19 driven by the Omicron variant. The constituencies that will hold voting in the first stage are limited to 500 people. Additionally, indoor meetings of up to 300 people or 50% of venue capacity are permitted.

The committee also raised the limit for door-to-door events to 10 from the previous five.

The BJP has released the names of all candidates for the 40 seats in Goa’s parliament ahead of next month’s polls. The party fielded Krishna Viswambhar Salkar from Vasco-Da-Gama constituency, and Ravi Sitaram Naik and Ganesh Gaonkar from Ponda and Sanvordem seats respectively. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has been sent to the Sanquelim seat.

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2 ‘Kala Jatheri gang members’ killed in encounter with F’bad cops in Fatehabad

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2 ‘Kala Jatheri gang members’ killed in encounter with F’bad cops in Fatehabad

According to the police, the encounter took place after at least four suspects tried to help their close aide escape from police custody
The Faridabad police gunned down two members of the Kala Jatheri gang in an encounter near Fatehabad on Friday, officers said. A constable was injured in the gunfight, they added.

According to the police, the encounter took place after at least four suspects tried to help their close aide escape from police custody.

The identity of one of the deceased was not known, while the other was identified as Ravi (single name), who had 28 cases lodged against him in multiple districts.

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Aman Yadav, assistant commissioner of Police (ACP), Faridabad said the incident occurred when the police van stopped near a roadside eatery on the outskirts of Fatehabad while transporting Ravi back to Faridabad jail after a court appearance in an Arms Act case.

“Four armed individuals attacked the police team, firing multiple rounds to facilitate Ravi’s escape. In retaliation, police returned fire, killing Ravi and another suspect on the spot,” Yadav said.

Constable Sarjeet Yadav suffered a gunshot wound to his left forearm. He was rushed to a civic hospital, where his condition is reported to be stable, said police.

Yadav said that Ravi, who had been lodged in Faridabad jail since April 24, 2023, was being transported after attending an appeal hearing at the Fatehabad court. The ambush, allegedly orchestrated by Ravi’s associates, was intended to secure his release from custody. The police’s swift response thwarted the plan.

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Ravi had a long history of violent crimes, including murder, attempted murder, dacoity, robbery, and Arms Act violations. His activities spanned multiple districts, such as Sonipat, Jind, Rohtak, Faridabad, and Delhi. He was a key member of the Kala Jathedi gang, led by the notorious gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi, who is currently in Tihar Jail.

Kala Jathedi himself is implicated in over a dozen cases across Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. In 2020, he famously escaped from Haryana Police custody during a similar ambush orchestrated by his gang.

ACP Yadav confirmed that police teams are actively investigating to identify the remaining attackers involved in the ambush. “We are working to uncover the identities of the other suspects who participated in the operation. Stringent action will be taken against all involved,” Yadav said.

This encounter is part of an ongoing crackdown on organized crime, with authorities aiming to dismantle gangs operating in the region.

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