Kudankulam stir: Tamil Nadu seeks week to gather details of cases

Chennai : Tamilnadu : INDIA

     The Tamil Nadu government has sought one week's time from the Madras High Court to gather details of the cases filed against the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) protestors, said an advocate who had filed a PIL on the issue.

"The case came up for hearing today (Tuesday). The Tamil Nadu government wanted one week time to gather details of all the cases filed against the anti-Kudankulam power plant protestors," advocate P Pugalenthi told IANS.

He had filed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to know the state government's action in complying with the Supreme Court direction to withdraw all the cases filed against the agitators so that peace and normalcy is restored.

The apex court said after normalcy is restored, steps should be taken to educate the people of the necessity of the project which is in the largest interest of the nation, particularly Tamil Nadu.

According to Pugalenthi, more than 300 cases have been filed by the Tirunelveli police against the agitators over a period of 650 days.

He said the number of cases is less as compared to the number of people who are charged as police clubbed thousands of people in a single case. 

India's atomic power plant operator, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), is setting up the project in Kudankulam in Tirunelveli district, around 650 km from Chennai, with two Russian-made reactors of 1,000 MW each.

The KNPP is an outcome of the inter-governmental agreement between India and the erstwhile Soviet Union in 1988. However, construction began only in 2001.

Fearing for their safety in the wake of the nuclear accident in Fukushima in Japan in 2011, villagers in the vicinity of the Kudankulam plant, under the banner of the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) have been opposing the project.

City-based environmental activist G Sundarrajan had filed a case in the apex court demanding the KNPP be scrapped. The court dismissed the case in May and laid down 15 directions for NPCIL, the Atomic Energy regulatory Board (AERB), the central environment and forest ministry, Tamil Nadu government and the state pollution control panel to follow.

High Court notice to Tamil Nadu government on PIL on May 1 twin bomb blast case

CHENNAI:

 Madras High Court today issued notice to theTamil Nadu government and other higher police authorities on a PIL seeking a direction to the Railways to transfer the May 1 bomb blast case here to the National Investigating Agency (NIA).

Admitting a PIL filed by an advocate, a summer vacation division bench, comprising Justice Aruna Jagadeesan and Justice Vydyanathan issued notice to the state Home Secretary and other higher police authorities, returnable by four weeks.

Advocate M Durai Selvan contended that the twin blasts on a train at Chennai Central station on May 1 that killed a woman and injured six others has triggered fear among the public in Tamil Nadu. He also sought a direction to authorities concerned to pay Rs 25 lakh solatium to the family of the woman.

He submitted that the blast took place a day prior to the public meeting in Andhra Pradesh by then Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and that he had addressed public meetings at several places in that state, except at Guntur from where the deceased woman hails.

He also submitted that none had so far claimed responsibility for the incident on the Guwahati Express.

Alleging that the incident posed a threat to the nation, and the Railway Authorities had failed to ensure the safety of passengers, he said such kind of 'terror strike' should be investigated by a Central agency, as the railway and state police had failed to nab the accused.

He further submitted that though the state government has transferred the investigation to CB-CID wing, which is already burdened with several high profile cases, it is indispensable to transfer the case to NIA, formed under the NIA Act to investigate those who masterminded the incident.

Final Verdict Judgment in Jayalalithaa TamilNadu Chief Minister illegal assets wealth case

September 27, 2014, the date for final judgment cum verdict in the 18 years old illegal assets and wealth case of Jayalalithaa, the Chief Minister of TamilNadu. Police department has already confirmed 66 crores of illegal assets recovered from Jayalalithaa's house in search. The final judgment will be delivered in the Bangalore special court at where 3-layer security has been deployed. Jayalaithaa has reached the court for the judgment, the judgment is expected to be deliver at around 01:00 p.m and all Amma supporters and AIADMK party workers has reached to Bangalore for hearing the final verdict in case. All Jaya's supports and fans are confident of verdict in favour of Jayalalithaa, hence they started celebrations by distribution of sweets. Verdict cum Judgment in Jayalalithaa wealth case In a most shocking revelation, the Bangalore Special court has found Jayalalithaa as guilty in wealth case. The final verdict cum judgment in the Jayalalithaa, the TamilNadu Chief Minister's wealth cum illegal assets case will be delivered at around 01:00 p.m in Bangalore special court related to the punishment. Jayalalithaa is present in the court and both sides have completed their final words and are eagerly waiting for the judgement from the honorable Judge. Will Jayalalithaa knocks the doors of Supreme Court or she resigns from her post? these questions will be answered with in a short time. History of Jayalalithaa Wealth Illegal Assets case In month June of year 1996 SubramaniyaSwamy of past Janataparty and present BJP leader has filed a case against Jayalalithaa in district for having illegal assets. A FIR has been registered on Jayalalithaa, her close aid Shashikala, her adopted son Sudhakaran daughter-in-law Ilavrasan and charge sheet has been prepared in year 1997. Jayalalithaa even spend 2 months in person, she even forfiteng from contesting elections in year 2001. Again, in 2002 Jayalalitha elected as Chief Minster of TamilNadu. A DMK activist has approached Supreme Court for the transparent trail of the illegal assets case; hence, it transferred to a Special Court in Bangalore. Jayalalithaa has attended the trail of special courts and along with her voice; all witnesses' voices have been recorded. The Special courts investigation have been conclude in August 2014 and the final verdict is going to deliver on September 27,2014.

Alavandar murder case

Alavandar murder case is a murder trial which was conducted in the Madras State in the early 1950s. The cause of the trial was the murder of a businessman and ex-serviceman named Alavandar whose headless body was found in one of the coaches of the Indo-Ceylon Express. After a trial which became a cause-celebre, Alavandar's ex-lover and her husband were found guilty of the murder and sentenced to brief terms of imprisonment.

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• 1 Introduction
• 2 Investigation and trial
• 3 Impact
• 4 References

Introduction[edit]

C. Alavandar, a pen salesman from Chennai was reported missing on August 28, 1952 by his employer Cunnan Chetty (the owner of Gem and Co). The next day a headless body was discovered in a third class compartment of the Chennai-Dhanushkodi (Indo-Cylon boatmail) express. It was found after passengers complained about a foul smelling trunk when the train was nearing Manamadurai. Police investigating the complaint, opened the trunk and found the headless body. An autopsy done at Manamadurai concluded that the body belonged to a 25 year old male. Since it was circumcised, the investigating police decided that the murder victim was a Muslim. After a few days, police discovered a severed head inRoyapuram beach, Chennai. It had been buried in the beach sand, but was exposed due to tidal action. The head and body were sent to Madras Medical College for forensic examination. Dr. C. P. Gopalakrishnan who performed the examination concluded that both belonged to the same 42 year old male. Alavandar's wife later identified them as her husband's. Alavandar had served in the British Indian army and his fingerprints were on file there. They were used to conclusively prove that the murdered man was Alavandar.

Investigation and trial[edit]

Police investigation into Alavandar's murder revealed the circumstances leading to his death. Alavandar belonged to the Komati Chetti community. In 1952, he was about 40-45 years of age and married with two children. Besides his penshop at Parry's corner, Chennai, Alavandar was a saree salesman. He was romantically involved with many women. One of them was Devaki Menon from Kerala. In 1951, Devaki broke off her relationship with Alavandar and married one Prabhakar Menon. But Alavandar continued to harass her. To stop Alavandar, Devaki and Prabhakar decided to murder Alavandar. Devaki called Alavandar to her house at cemetery road on August 28, 1952. There the couple murdered Alavandar, cut his head off and buried it at Royapuram beach. They put the body in a trunk and left it in the Indo-Ceylon Express. Then they left Chennai for Bombay.^[1][2][3][4]

The couple was arrested in Bombay and brought to Chennai for trial. The trial caused a sensation and large crowds thronged the hearings. Lawyer B. T. Sundararajan, appearing for the defense, argued that it was homicide and not murder as there had been "grave provocation". The jury found the defendants Devaki and Prabhakar guilty. On August 13, 1953Justice A. S. Panchapakesa Iyer awarded a seven year rigorous imprisonment sentence to Prabhakar for culpable homicide and sentenced Devaki to three years in prison.^[1][2][3][4]

Impact[edit]

Prabhakara Menon and Devaki, eventually, served their sentences in jail and afterwards, moved to Kerala where they set up a tea shop and over the years they prospered and built a hotel in a big town in Kerala.^[5] The judge who handed down the comparatively mild sentence has often been accused of being sympathetic to the accused.^[5] [4] This sensational case was considered an important one in Indian forensics field and finds mention in medical text books.^[6][7] It was dramatised inDoordarshan.

References[edit]

1. ^ Jump up to:^a b Chilling tales from old city, Indian Express
2. ^ Jump up to:^a b Alavandar Murder Case Part 1, Randor Guy
3. ^ Jump up to:^a b Alavandar Murder Case Part 2, Randor Guy
4. ^ Jump up to:^a b c Muthiah, S. (March 25, 2002). "The bodies in the trunks". The Hindu.
5. ^ Jump up to:^a b Guy, Randor (19 March 2012). "Menons, Later Years". Crime Magazine.
6. Jump up^ Modi's Textbook of medical jurisprudence and toxicology
7. Jump up^ ALAVANDAR MURDER CASE AND THE PROBLEM OF IDENTITY., INDIAN POLICE JOURNAL

Was the white tiger saving the man it killed in Delhi zoo?

          Several theories have been doing the rounds on social media about the reason behind white tiger’s attack on the man, since the tiger killed the man who had reportedly jumped into its enclosure in Delhi zoo. After the video of the shocking incident went viral, people have been expressing their own point of views about the incident. Some claim that the people, who were pelting stones to distract the tiger provoked the wild cat to attack the man because the big creature  was curiously watching him for about 15 minutes before the pelting started.

Watch full video: White tiger kills mentally unstable man in Delhi zoo

        Now, another theory that has been put forward which is as hilarious as it is nonsensical. A message is being spread on social media that claims the forensic report of the incident says the tiger was trying to save that man from stones thrown by on lookers and kept him far from public, just as a tigress catches its kids by the neck to save them from threat. Unfortunately, according to them, tiger’s teeth caused the death of that man. The message justifies its claim saying that there were no injuries on the boy’s body except a wounded throat.

           Just one point is enough to puncture the claim is that the animal was male and its name is Vijay. Why such hullabaloos is created over an incident in which tiger reacted according to its natural instinct. Can we, at least, leave the tiger now?