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! ! "#$%&#'() ! 9+3!'&#'() ! + $2345 $ , $,- ($%)*&+ $%&' 5 5N !"# $"% $$%!#%& &%!&%& 7 8 * %!'%&&%! + 0$1,- ./0 1!2!#!3+!"))#$ +( ' +/6 ' + 787923:,+248 ( * (+ R " ! # $ !! !"# !+ !, “Meanwhile, Satish Babu Sana appeared before the IO on " mid the escalating row October 1, 2018. He stated Abetween CBI Director that he approached CM Alok Verma and his deputy Ramesh, MP, (Rajya Sabha), Rakesh Asthana, Prime TDP, who in turn personally " ! Minister Narendra Modi sum- met Director CBI. Later, CM moned both to discuss the Ramesh assured that Satish goings-on on that have brought Sana would not be called again ' much disrepute to India’s pre- by the CBI,” Asthana alleged. mier investigating agency. But Through his fresh com- ather Kuriakose Kattuthara, there was no thaw in the plaints to the CVC, Asthana Fa key witness in the Kerala internecine war as the CBI also sought transfer of eight nun rape case who testified went on to arrest an investi- cases, including the Moin against accused Bishop Franco gating officer of Deputy SP Qureshi case, to the SIT. The Mulakkal, was on Monday rank who allegedly “fabricated” Moin Qureshi case now been found dead under mysterious ) !*P , -# - a statement from an accused to transferred to Joint Director circumstances in Punjab’s , * ## . implicate the agency’s boss on (Policy) AK Sharma after the Hoshiarpur district, police said. * ) bribery charges. registration of the case against Kattuthara, 62, was found Sources said the PM met Asthana. unconscious in his room in the conducted,” he added. Supporters of the rape vic- the CBI chief separately on In his complaints to the catholic church premises in Sharma said the priest tim urged the Kerala govern- Sunday evening and sum- CVC, also marked to the Dasuya, 40 km from retired for the day after taking ment to provide security to the moned him again along with Cabinet Secretary, Asthana Hoshiarpur town, this morning his meal last night. complainant in view of the Asthana on Monday. The PM alleged that Verma scuttled the and was taken to a local hos- “In the morning today, the “mysterious death” of a key wit- is learnt to have expressed his move of the SIT to arrest Sana. pital where he was declared room cleaner, who went to the ness in the case. displeasure over the allega- In his complaint dated August brought dead, they said. Police room of the priest for cleaning, Kattuthara was transferred tions and counter-allegations ! "# $ % 24 to the Cabinet Secretary, said the cause of the death found the door locked from 15 days ago to the church at between the two top officers. ' $ #( ) Asthana had alleged that Verma would be known after post- inside. After knocking on the Dharampur in Dasuya, police Despite attempts to diffuse had taken a bribe of 2 crore mortem. door several times without said. He was staying in the the crisis, the high drama The arrested DSP was part of Devinder Kumar had fabricat- On October 18 and 19, from Sana to grant him relief in According to police, no success, he saw from the win- church premises which is also within the CBI continued. The the Special Investigation Team ed this statement as an after- Asthana had alleged in his the Moin Qureshi case. visible injury marks were found dowpane of the room the priest home to St. Paul Convent CBI arrested its Deputy SP and headed by Asthana. thought plan to corroborate the plaint to the CVC sent that on The CBI has booked on the body. “There was vomit apparently lying unconscious School. Investigating Officer Devinder “The matter relates to the baseless allegations made by receipt of information that Asthana, Kumar and two pri- in the room,” said Deputy on the bed. He immediately Earlier, he was serving in Kumar for allegedly trying to creation of a statement under Special Director Rakesh Satish Babu paid illegal grati- vate persons for corruption Superintendent of Police (DSP) informed the school adminis- the church at Bhogpur. He “fix” the agency boss. Kumar section 161 of Satish Sana, a Asthana against CBI Director fication to the CBI Director, and criminal conspiracy. AR Sharma. tration, which got the door had also served as a priest in was probing the case against witness in Moin Qureshi case, Alok Kumar Verma to CVC,” and the same was brought to Sources also said requisite “The viscera will be sent for opened and found the priest the Jalandhar diocese. the controversial meat exporter showing it to be recorded on the spokesperson claimed, an the notice of the Cabinet permission under the examination which will throw dead,” he said. Lawrence Chaudhary, Moin Qureshi. The CBI arrest- September 26, 2018, in Delhi. indication that the CBI Secretary by Asthana through Prevention of Corruption Act light on the cause of the death,” Relatives of Kattuthara in National President, Christian ed him on charges of falsifying During the investigation, it Director’s superintendence his letter dated August 24 this from the Government before he added. Kerala said the priest was con- Front, demanded a CBI inquiry the statement of an accused, has been found that Sana was over the subordinate staff was year. After this, the CVC initi- registration of the case against Sharma said the police was cerned about his safety after into the death. Satish Sana, who had admitted not present in Delhi on that day not effective. ated an enquiry and sought the Asthana was not taken by the investigating the case from all coming out openly against the Meanwhile, the five nuns, that a TDP MP of the Rajya and was in Hyderabad. Sana He further said, “Looking relevant files from the CBI. agency. CBI spokesperson the angles. bishop. Besides demanding a who are staying with the rape Sabha had met Verma to settle actually joined investigation into the seriousness of the Asthana also wrote to the Abhishek Dayal did not “The police is waiting for thorough probe into the death, victim at a convent in investigation in his favour. in Delhi only on October 1, matter, role of other officers of CBI that Satish Babu Sana respond to the query if per- the family of the priest to the relatives want the post- Kuravilangad near Kottayam, Sana, accused in the Moin 2018,” a CBI spokesperson SIT, CBI, then supervising the attempted to flee but could not mission was taken in the case come from Kerala. After they mortem to be conducted at the said they were not safe and that Qureshi case, has now become claimed in a statement. Moin Qureshi case, are being owing to the LOC opened by and if Verma met the PM last reach here, the postmortem of Alappuzha Medical College in anything could happen to a complainant against Asthana. “It was found that probed.” SIT headed by him. evening. the body of the priest will be Kerala. them. O P package for Odisha. Opposition Narasingha Mishra, provide a special package for have not changed even after “We visited many affected AICC secretary Anil Chou- Odisha in view of deaths and !#$ three months. areas in Gajapati and Rayagada dhury and PCC working pres- massive property damages. day after an unidentified #$$#$ The death of the old man districts. What we saw was ident Pradeep Majhi visited Mishra said the Adestitute patient died unat- # in front of the Medicine Ward alarming. The State adminis- many areas in the two district. Government is only making tended in the premises of the #$# on Sunday after lying there tration has not reached many “People told us that they false claims. In reality, people SCB Medical College Hospital '$( unattended for over two days areas. People are yet to get relief. were not informed about the have not been provided any here on Sunday, the hospital $ speaks volumes about the Road communication and elec- Titli before it struck the coast. support. authorities have woken up #)$ P# affairs in the State’s premier Congress team led by tricity supplies have not been While 12 days have passed Majhi demanded that the from deep slumber to have spe- $#$ referral hospital. ALeader of Opposition in restored. The Government has many have not got kerosene Government provide interest- cial wards for destitute patients The State Government is State Assembly Narasingha sit silent even as people are and relief materials as free loans to farmers soon. in at least five departments. claiming that sufficient funds are Mishra, which visited Titli and spending sleepless nights in announced by the State The team demanded that “Instructions have been Hospital Superintendent Prof over its concern for the desti- made available to the flood-affected Gajapati and the Titli and subsequent floods Government,” they alleged. the Government should provide issued to the heads of Medicine, PK Devta on Monday. tute patients and had instruct- Government hospitals for treat- Rayagada districts, on Monday affected areas,” alleged AICC Singh said 70 to80 people Rs 10 lakh for each fully-dam- Surgery, Orthopaedic, Mental About three months ago, ed the authorities to have spe- ing and taking care of destitute alleged that the State general secretary and Odisha- have died so far while the State aged house and Rs 4 lakh for and Neurology Departments to Acting Chairman of Odisha cial wards for such patients. patients. But the ground reality Government has completely in-charge Jitendra Singh at a Government has confirmed 62 each partially damaged house. earmark special wards in their Human Rights Commission Although the authorities is very depressing as evidenced failed in undertaking restora- Press meet here on Monday. deaths. Thirteen persons are “We will take to the streets departments with all facilities Justice BK Mishra had visited had then assured the commis- from the SCB Hospital situation tion works and demanded that He informed a team com- still missing.

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