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  • Recording calls on phone without informing wife is a violation of right to privacy, Chhattisgarh High Court gives shock to husband

    Chhattisgarh High Court has said that recording telephone conversations without the permission of the person concerned is a violation of the ‘right to privacy’. The High Court quashed the order of the Family Court of Mahasamund which had allowed the use of mobile phone recordings as evidence in a maintenance case.

    Advocate Vaibhav A. Govardhan said on Saturday that the single judge bench of Chhattisgarh High Court has said that recording telephone conversations of the person concerned without his permission is a violation of his ‘right to privacy’ under Article 21 of the Constitution.

    Advocate Govardhan said that an application was filed by the petitioner (wife) under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) for grant of maintenance, which is pending before the Family Court of Mahasamund since 2019.

    The lawyer said that the petitioner woman had presented evidence related to this in the court. On the other hand, the woman’s husband had refused to pay alimony on the basis of doubt about his wife’s character. She filed an application before the Family Court and stated that the conversations of the petitioner had been recorded on her mobile phone. The husband wants to cross-examine her before the court on the basis of the said conversation. The court accepted the said application and granted permission.

    The lawyer said that the petitioner, aggrieved by the said order of the Family Court dated 21 October 2021, approached the High Court and prayed to cancel it. On behalf of the petitioner, it was said that this would be a violation of his right to privacy.

    The petitioner’s counsel argued that the trial court had committed a legal error by allowing the application. This order violates the petitioner’s right to privacy. It was also stated that the conversation was recorded by the respondent (husband) without the knowledge of the petitioner, hence it cannot be used against her.

    Govardhan said the defendant’s lawyer said the husband wanted to produce evidence to prove the allegations against his wife, hence he had the right to produce the conversation recorded on the mobile phone.

    He said that the bench of Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey in the High Court, after hearing the case on October 5, 2023, canceled the order of October 21, 2021 passed by the Mahasamund Family Court. The court has held that recording telephone conversations without the permission of the person concerned is a violation of his ‘right to privacy’ under Article 21 of the Constitution.

  • NIA clamps down on Tiriya Naxal encounter accused, charge sheet against 12

    NIA has tightened its grip against 12 accused in the 2019 Naxal encounter in Tiriya, Chhattisgarh. Chargesheet has been filed against 12 accused for their role in the Naxalite encounter. The spokesperson of the central agency gave this information on Saturday. Six members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist and one civilian were killed in the Tiriya encounter.

    The NIA official said that charges have been filed against the accused under the Indian Penal Code, Arms Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Investigation has revealed that a group of Maoists conspired to attack the security forces under the leadership of their senior leader which included Sanju, Laxman Nag, Dashari Kawasi, Dubasi Shankar, Jalimuri Srinu Babu, Vijayalakshmi and Ramesh Kunjami.

    The spokesperson said that a joint team of District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force, State Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was conducting a search operation near Tiriya village of Jagdalpur when the attackers targeted them. The attackers used sophisticated weapons during the attack. Official suspects identified in the case include B C Padma, Dubasi Devender, Dongari Devender, Duddu Prabhakar and Kandula Sirisha.

    The accused, who have close links with the top leadership of CPI (Maoist), were actively engaged in furthering the illegal and violent agenda of the banned organisation. They helped obtain funds from the CPI (Maoist) to support their campaigns, while also working through various front organizations to propagate the Maoist ideology.

    The officer said the case was initially registered on June 28, 2019, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Arms Act and UAPA. The NIA took over the case on March 18, 2021.

  • Chhattisgarh Congress Candidate list: First list of Congress in Chhattisgarh, 30 candidates including Bhupesh Baghel and TS Singhdev.

    Congress has released its first list of 30 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh on Sunday morning. Voting for a total of 90 assembly seats in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17 and counting of votes will take place on December 3.

  • For the first time after independence, polling centers will be built in more than 120 villages of Naxal-affected Bastar.

    This will be the first time after independence when people of more than 120 villages of Naxal-affected Bastar region of Chhattisgarh will get a chance to vote in these assembly elections in their own settlements. Officials said that new polling stations will be built in these villages of difficult areas which were earlier strongholds of Naxalites. Officials are considering this achievement as the victory of ‘ballot on bullet’. Earlier, voters in most of these villages had to travel a distance of 8 to 10 kilometers to vote. People had to cross mountains and streams to cast their vote. This affected the voting percentage.

    Officials say that the establishment of polling stations in the areas of Bastar region which were once considered Naxalite strongholds is a sign of improvement in the security scenario and strengthening of the democratic system. It is known that voting will be held in two phases in the state. There are 12 assembly constituencies in Bastar division consisting of seven districts. Voting will be held in the first phase on November 7 in Bastar division.

    Bastar Range Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sundarraj P said that more than 126 new polling stations will be set up in Bastar region for voting on November 7. Most of these will be new polling stations located in remote Naxal-affected areas. These new polling stations will assure the new generation of ‘ballot after ballot’ victory in Bastar region.

    Of the 126 new booths, 15 will be set up in Kanker assembly constituency, 12 in Antagarh, five in Bhanupratappur (Kanker district), 20 in Konta (Sukma district), 14 in Chitrakote, four in Jagdalpur, one in Bastar (Bastar district). Not only this, 13 polling booths will be set up in Kondagaon, 19 in Keshkal (Kondagaon district), nine in Narayanpur, eight in Dantewada and six in Bijapur.

    The official said the establishment of more than 65 camps of security forces (both state police and Central Armed Police Forces) in the Naxal-hit area during the last five years has brought about a significant change in the ground situation. It has helped in setting up polling booths even in remote villages. IG said that these new polling stations are a sign of better security and strengthening democratic system in Bastar.

    Police officials in the area said that earlier polling stations were not set up in these areas due to difficult geographical conditions and Maoist threats. Pallo Markam, a tribal woman from Chandameta village, said that earlier she had to travel a distance of eight kilometers to reach Chhindgur village to vote, but now she is happy that she will be able to vote in her village itself.

    Chandameta is one of the four villages in Jagdalpur constituency where a polling booth will be set up for the first time. Chandameta, once considered a stronghold of militancy, is located in the foothills of the Tulsi Dongri hills on the Chhattisgarh-Orissa border, about 65 km from Jagdalpur, the headquarters of Bastar district. Markam said that due to lack of road, one had to go to Chhindgur through unpaved roads. Now we are very happy to have a polling station in our village.

    Markam said that we will vote for the one who will work for our development. Shyam Kawasi, another resident of the village, said that the voters of his village were earlier not interested in voting because one had to travel eight kilometers away and there was no road to reach there. He said that this time the entire village is excited to participate in the celebration of democracy.

    Bastar District Collector Vijay Dayaram K said that the villagers of Chandameta had requested the district administration to set up a polling booth in their village. Last year, after the security forces established a camp in the village, the district administration rapidly took forward the development works there. A road connecting the village, schools and a health center were constructed. Electrification work of the village is in progress.

    Bastar District Collector Vijay Dayaram said that most of the families in Chandameta village, which has a population of 432 people, had at least one member associated with the Naxalites before the police camp was established. The Collector said that for the first time after independence, the tricolor was hoisted in the village on August 15 last year. Now villagers will cast their votes in their villages for the first time after independence.

    Bastar District Collector Vijay Dayaram said that there are 290 voters in the village, of which 148 are men and 142 are women. We are ready to conduct peaceful and successful elections. Voting will be held in the first phase in 12 assembly constituencies falling in Naxal-affected Bastar division Bastar and eight assembly constituencies of Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Rajnandgaon, Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai and Kabirdham districts of the state. The remaining 70 constituencies will go to polls in the second phase on November 17.

  • Chhattisgarh Elections 2023: AAP releases third list of candidates for Chhattisgarh elections, announces 11 names

    Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its third list for the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. In this list released late on Thursday night, names of 11 people have been announced by ‘AAP’. Voting for a total of 90 assembly seats in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17 and counting of votes will take place on December 3.

    Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party’s 11 candidates whose names have been announced in the third list for Chhattisgarh assembly elections include – Dr. Akash Jashwal (Baikunthpur), Chandrakant Diksena (Katghora), Manbhajan Tandon (Lormi), Deepak Patre. (Mungeli), Durgalal Kevat (Nishad) (Jaijapur), Lekhram Sahu (Kasdol), Jashwant Sinha (Gunderdehi), Sanjeet Vishwakarma (Durg Rural), Chameli Kurre (Pandariya), Jagmohan Baghel (Bastar) and Narendra Bhawani (Jagdalpur). Names of are included.

    Deciding to contest the upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh “with full force”, the Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday said the opposition parties India Block has been formed to save democracy, but it does not mean that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel Should get freedom to carry out mining scam in Congress ruled state.

    AAP and Congress are part of the opposition’s ‘India’ alliance, but both the parties have not made their stand clear about the pre-poll alliance in poll-bound states including Chhattisgarh.

    Hours after the dates of year-end assembly elections in five states were announced on Monday, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal had said that his party will fight with ‘full strength’ in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. . When asked whether his party would contest the elections as part of the ‘India’ alliance, he said he would be informed about whatever happens.

    Voting will take place on 20 seats on November 7.

    Let us tell you that in Chhattisgarh, which is considered sensitive due to some Naxal affected areas, voting will be held on 20 seats in the first phase on November 7 and voting will be held on 70 seats in the second phase on November 17. Notification for the first phase of state assembly elections will be issued on October 13 and nominations can be filed till October 20.

    In the first phase, nomination papers will be scrutinized on October 21 and nominations can be withdrawn till October 23. Whereas for the second phase, notification will be issued on 21st October and nominations can be filed till 30th October. In Chhattisgarh, nomination papers for the second phase will be scrutinized on October 31 and nomination papers can be withdrawn till November 2.

    It is noteworthy that there is a Congress government in Chhattisgarh. BJP is in the role of the main opposition party. In the 2018 assembly elections, AAP had fielded 85 candidates in Chhattisgarh, but the deposits of all of them were forfeited. The elections for the 90-member House were won by the Congress, which won 68 out of 90 seats and ousted the Bharatiya Janata Party after 15 years in power. BJP had secured only 15 seats.

  • Explosion occurred while filling balloons in Chhattisgarh school, 33 children injured due to helium gas cylinder explosion

    33 children were injured when a gas cylinder exploded in a school in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh. All the injured have been admitted to the hospital for treatment. The District Collector has ordered police and education department officials to investigate this incident.

    According to the information, police said that 33 children were injured when a helium gas cylinder exploded inside the Vivekananda Vidya Niketan School campus in Ambikapur city of Surguja district on Thursday. He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.

    Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma said the incident occurred during lunch time in the school grounds after 2.15 pm, when three people, who were using helium cylinders to fill balloons, were injured when the cylinder and the balloon burst. Have become. He said that about 33 school children also suffered minor injuries in this incident.

    Surguja Collector Kundan Kumar said that none of the children were seriously injured and all of them were under the supervision of doctors. He said the police and district education officer will investigate the incident and take necessary action.

  • Aam Aadmi Party has released its third list for Chhattisgarh, who will contribute from where?

    AAP Third List for Chhattisgarh: Aam Aadmi Party has released its third list for Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. In this, candidates have been announced for 11 assembly seats. In this list of 11 candidates, Dr. Akash Jashwal from Baikunthpur Assembly, Chandrakant Diksena from Katghora and Manbhajan Tandon from Lormi Assembly seat have been fielded. Before this, Aam Aadmi Party has released two lists. It covers those assembly constituencies where voting is to be held in the first phase. Voting for the assembly elections in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17.

    Not only this, Deepak Patre from Mungeli, Durgalal Kevat from Jaijaipur, Lekhram Sahu from Kasdol, Jashwant Sinha from Gunderdehi and Chameli Kurre from Pandariya have been given a chance. Sanjeet Vishwakarma from Durg Rural, Jagmohan Baghel from Bastar while Narendra Bhawani from Jagdalpur will be in the fray. It is known that BJP has also released two lists of its candidates. At the same time, Congress says that it will also release its list soon.

    Recently, Arvind Kejriwal had said that Aam Aadmi Party will contest elections with full strength in the three states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Aam Aadmi Party had announced the names of 10 candidates in its first list. 12 candidates were given place in the second list of Aam Aadmi Party. Aam Aadmi Party, while releasing the third list on X, said that this time the broom will run.

    Aam Aadmi Party has announced 10 guarantees in Chhattisgarh. While promising these guarantees, Arvind Kejriwal had said that his guarantee is different and the guarantee of other parties is different. Kejriwal’s guarantee is firm. AAP has promised to provide 24 hours and 300 units of free electricity. It has also been said that old electricity bills till November will be waived off. Also promised to ensure good education and raw teachers. You have talked about free treatment and opening mohalla clinics in every village. It has been said to provide financial assistance of Rs 1000 per month to women.

  • Before Chhattisgarh elections, Center gave X category security to 24 BJP leaders of Bastar division.

    The campaign for Chhattisgarh assembly elections is now about to gain momentum. The possibility of Naxalite attacks in these elections is also being taken into consideration. After the killing of four BJP leaders by Naxalites in Bastar in the last few months, the central government is on alert. The central government has provided ‘X’ category security to 24 local party leaders ahead of the assembly elections in the state. Officials in Bastar said that the Union Home Ministry has issued orders regarding X category CRPF security to 24 local officials belonging to the BJP.

    Officials aware of this development said that the leaders who have been provided X category security are from Maoist-affected Bijapur, Dantewada, Sukma and Kondagaon in Bastar region. Prima facie it seems that this decision has been taken keeping in mind the upcoming assembly elections in Bastar region. A senior police officer posted in Bastar region said- Generally the categories are provided by either the state government or the central government.

    The state government has already provided security to more than 70 people in Bastar region, including BJP, Congress, Communist Party of India (CPI) officials and social workers. The security review committee of the state government assesses the security threats to individuals and assigns security categories varying from Z+, Z, Y+, Y and X category. Z+ is the highest and X is the lowest grade of protection. The order to provide security will be implemented in the next few days.

    It is noteworthy that in February, Naxalites had killed three people who were BJP officials in this area. In February, Sagar Sahu (47), a former BJP official, was shot dead in Narayanpur district. Two days later, former sarpanch Ramdhar Alami, who was an active member of the BJP for the last 15 years, was murdered. This week, BJP Mandal President Neelkanth Kakkam was shot dead by Maoists in Awapalli area of ​​Bijapur district. On February 21, a former BJP sarpanch was murdered by Naxalites in Bijapur district.

  • Major accident in Chhattisgarh, explosion in helium gas cylinder in school; 33 children injured

    A horrific accident took place in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday. Helium gas cylinder and balloon exploded in a private school. Police said that about 37 people, including 33 school students, were injured after the massive blast. Surguja Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma said that the incident took place after 2 pm in the grounds of Vivekananda School in Ambikapur city when helium gas cylinder was being used to fill air in the balloon.

    The police officer said that suddenly the cylinder and the balloon burst, due to which four people working to fill the balloons were seriously injured. About 33 children of the school, who were playing in the field during lunch time, were hit by it and suffered minor injuries. As soon as the information was received, the police team reached the spot and the injured were admitted to a hospital here.

    The police officer said that out of the 33 children, 11 have been discharged after first aid, while the condition of the other children is said to be out of danger. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the balloons were meant for some function but how they were provided to the school premises to fill them with air is being investigated. The officer said that a case has been registered in this regard and further investigation is underway.

  • Chhattisgarh Election: Ticket not received from Jashpur; Former minister Ganesh Ram Bhagat cried bitterly

    Internal discord seems to be increasing in BJP regarding ticket in Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. A video of former minister and senior BJP tribal leader Ganesh Ram Bhagat is going viral. In this he is seen crying and addressing the workers. Sanad Ganesh Ram Bhagat was seeking ticket from Jashpur Assembly. Tribal Suraksha Manch’s national convenor Ganesh Ram Bhagat addressed the workers and cried after not getting the ticket. However Live Hindustan does not confirm the authenticity of this video.

    Ganesh Ram Bhagat said that if it did not happen now, he went to Jashpur. BJP has fielded Raimuni Bhagat from Jashpur. If sources are to be believed, three big leaders were claiming the ticket from Jashpur. These included senior tribal group leader Ganesh Ram Bhagat, District Panchayat President Raimuni Bhagat and District President Sharda Pradhan. The party had also conducted a survey regarding these three names. Raimuni Bhagat seemed to have the upper hand among these contenders. If sources are to be believed, BJP did not want to take any risk from this assembly seat.

    If we look at the results of the last assembly elections, we find that for the first time in 35 years, BJP had to face defeat from Jashpur Assembly by 8 thousand votes. This is the third time that Raimuni Bhagat has been elected President of District Panchayat Jashpur. She has also been a member of the State Women Commission from 2016 to 2018. She is considered a strong woman leader of BJP. He is considered a staunch opponent of the Pathalgadi campaign.

    Just before the 2018 assembly elections, the Pathalgadi campaign had gained momentum in Narayanpur and Bagicha police station areas of Jashpur district. No local leader was seen opposing it. At that time Raimuni Bhagat had come into limelight and had uprooted the stones buried by Pathalgadi supporters. Then the pictures of Raimuni Bhagat uprooting the stones became a topic of discussion. There has been fear of movement of Pathalgadi supporters in these registered areas. These are the reasons why Raimuni Bhagat, who started her political journey as a District Panchayat member in 2005, has the upper hand among the ticket contenders.