DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2020, PUNE, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00, WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 3MORE COPS SUSPENDED; CM PROMISES EXEMPLARY PUNISHMENT As markets surge, Underfire,UPGovtsuspendsSP,orders govt flags concern: ` 87 per kilo dodgy transactions ` 115 per kilo narcotestofaccused,victimfamilies ` 141 per kilo may be slipping past Narco, polygraph STRs fewand of poor quality,FIU tells teststobedone over 20 brokerages; calls at leastfour on policemen WORLD big firms foranother meeting TRUMP, MELANIA involved too TEST POSITIVE SANDEEPSINGH FOR COVID-19 PAGE 12 AMILBHATNAGAR NEWDELHI,OCTOBER2 &ASADREHMAN HATHRAS,LUCKNOW, AMID Asurge in investor inflows In NCB shadow, OCTOBER2 that have pushedstock market in- Keytofight dices to newhighs over the past Karan Johar says UNDER FIRE forits handling of six months,the Finance Ministry laundering the murder and cremation of a has flaggedspecific concerns over inspired by PM 19-year-old Dalit teenager in “lowfiling” and “poor quality” of THE FIU is an arm of the Hathras, the Uttar Pradesh gov- Suspicious Transaction Reports Finance Ministry's for I-Day project ernment Fridaysuspendedthree (STRs) by brokers. Department of Revenue; police officers, including Hathras The Financial Intelligence the Indian counterpartof Superintendent of Police Vikrant Unit-India (FIU-IND), the agency the Financial Crime EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Vir.Agovernment spokesperson under the Department of Enforcement Networkof MUMBAI,OCTOBER2 said polygraph and narco tests Revenue that analyses informa- the US Department of would be conducted on the ac- tion on suspect financial trans- the Treasury, whichleads DAYS AFTER he deniedlinksto cused, the victim’s relativesand actions, metwith morethan 20 the global battle against twopersons questionedbythe even police officers involvedin leading stockbroking firms over moneylaundering. Narcotics Control Bureauinits on- the probe. video link in August. Reporting of suspicious going probeofBollywood stars — This came aday afterthe The FIU is learnt to have com- transactions by financial one of the twowas later arrested Allahabad High Courttook suo municatedthat principal officers institutions to the FIU —filmmaker Karan Johar an- motu cognizance of the case and of at leastfour brokerages — leads agencies to investi- nouncedinatweet addressedto directed senior officials of the Zerodha Broking, Motilal Oswal gate and identify poten- Prime MinisterNarendraModi stategovernment andpolice to Police personnel deployedoutside the victim’s villageinHathras on Friday. Amit Bhatnagar MOREREPORTS,PAGE10 Financial Services, Reliance tial taxevasion and Fridaythat the “film fraternity” be present at ahearing on Securities, and RKSV Securities moneylaundering. will come together to portray the October 12 and explain the se- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 “valour,values and the cultureof quence of eventsthat ledtothe India” forthe 75th Independence cremation and the family's com- Suspicious action anniversarycelebrations. plaintsregarding the manner in 300 police personnel lock down Johar whichitwas done. of police dented 1lakh Covid deaths in calledit"a It also came amidstachorus fresh begin- of outrageagainstthe Yogi grieving family, entire village your image, ning of the Adityanath government forcor- India, Maharashtra grand eraof doning offthe teenager's village, Uma tells Yogi storytelling to turning away,among others, SOMYALAKHANI, cherish the Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi JIGNASASINHA has nearly 40 per cent soul of the idea and Priyanka Gandhi Vadraon &AMILBHATNAGAR HARIKISHANSHARMA Karan Johar called‘India’”. Thursday, and Trinamool MP HATHRAS,OCTOBER2 NEWDELHI,OCTOBER2 In astatement Derek O'Brien on Friday. AMITABHSINHA STATUSREPORT postedon The government said the SP MORE THAN 300Uttar Pradesh SENIOR BJP leader UmaBharti on PUNE,OCTOBER2 Twitter,Johar said: “Drawing in- wasbeing suspendedfor "negli- Police personnel, 17 police vehi- Fridayquestionedthe“suspicious” State Deaths CFR spiration from our Honorable gence and lax supervision of the cles, and five barricades. The vil- actionof policeinHathras,andsaid INDIA'S CORONAVIRUS- (in%) Prime Ministerfromwhom we case". The other police officers lageofthe 19-year-old Dalit theincidenthad RELATED deaths crossedthe Maharashtra37,917 2.67 also seek sustainedguidance, we suspended, following areportby woman, who diedonSeptember “dented”the 1lakh markonFriday, three days TamilNadu 9,653 1.58 the members of the film frater- the Special Investigation Team 29 aftershe wasbrutallyas- imageofChief afterthe global toll touched1 Karnataka 9,138 1.47 nity areprivileged to announce probing the case, include Circle saulted and allegedly gangraped, MinisterYogi million. This means India now our plan to celebratethe 75th Officer (CO) RamShabd, SHO of has been turnedbythe stategov- Adityanath, the accountsfor nearly 10 per cent Andhra 5,900 0.83 year of Independence.” the police station concerned ernment intoavirtual fortress, UP govern- of the world's Covid-19deaths. Pradesh The tweetcomes aweek af- Dinesh Kumar Verma, Senior to ensurenoone gets in. TMC MP Derek O’Brien fell when he waspushedbyofficials ment, and the Onlythe United States and UttarPradesh 5,917 1.45 terJohar,responding to the on- Sub-Inspector Jagveer Singh and In the village, the familyofthe BJP. Brazil have had moredeaths. As on October 2 going NCBprobe,said he had Head Constable Mahesh Pal. The 19-year-old told The Indian UmaBharti Bharti told Morethan 2.12 lakh people have DeathCount ReachedOn neverconsumednarcotic drugs SIT had been setupafter Prime Express theyhad been shut inside THE EDITORIAL PAGE Adityanath she diedinthe US, and about 1.45 nor promotedthem, and that he MinisterNarendraModi called their home fortwo days,and that wasnot aware lakh in Brazil. 1,000April28 did notknoweither of the two up Adityanath, following reports the authorities might bemonitor- of anyrule under whichthe Dalit India has of latebeen con- 10,000 June16 OUTLAW THEGANGRAPE 25,000 July16 persons. He had also threatened on the cremation. ing their phones. “DM-ji aaye aur BARRICADINGVILLAGESHOWS BY MENAKA GURUSWAMY familycould be prevented from tributing between 15 per cent and legalaction against"slanderous The CM tweetedFriday kaha ki jab media yahan nahin to meeting anyone, and asked him 25 per cent of global deaths daily. 50,000 August16 HOWINSECUREU.P.GOVTIS PAGE 6 and malicious" statementsand CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Between 4,000and 6,000people 75,000 Sept9 news that had "unnecessarily have been dying everyday;and 100,000 Oct2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 10 yrs on, CWG mess: BUSINESSASUSUAL Pune: Sena leader dies Parth Pawar’s stand on Maratha 50 payment cases, BY UNNY after attack, three held reservation irks family elders the court, theycan do so... 10 peo- Rs 40-cr aerostat idle EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE MANOJMORE ple can go to court. The NCPand PUNE,OCTOBER2 PUNE,OCTOBER2 Maharashtragovernment's stand Deepak is to getthe stay lifted.” MIHIRVASAVDA YOUR RIGHT ALOCAL ShivSena leader has Maratkar ADAY afterhis son ParthPawar Asked about Parth’s plan, Ajit NEWDELHI,OCTOBER2 TO KNOW diedofinjuries he sufferedinan announcedthat he will file an in- Pawarsaid, “Everytime thereisa attackinBudhwar Pethareaof tervention plea in the Supreme tweet(from him), questions are FIFTYPENDINGcases of payment AN EXPRESS RTI Pune lateonThursdaynight. and familymembers reached Courtoverthe stay on Maratha thrownatme, but that is notmy disputes related to contracts. Deepak Maratkar (32), ares- the spotand rushedhim to a reservation, Deputy Chief ParthPawar onlybusiness...Ihaveseveralother Nearly Rs 7crore paid by the gov- APPLICATION ident of GawliAli in Budhwar hospital, wherehesuccumbed MinisterAjit Pawarsaid on responsibilities in the state...” ernment to arbitrators. And a Peth, wasson of former Shiv to his injuries around 4am. Fridaythat everyone wasfreeto “Everyone is free to think showpiece Rs 40-croreaerostat Responding to an RTIrequest Sena corporator VijayMaratkar His relative Rahul Alamkhane think and tweetonany subject. the Supreme Courttofile an in- what theywant and tweeton lying unusedinNew Delhi, de- from The Indian Express seeking and an office bearer of Yuva (43), also aresident of Budhwar NCPsupremo Sharad Pawaralso tervention application seeking a anysubject,” he said. spitearequestfromSri Lanka. details of payment disputes re- DECISION 2020 Sena, the party’s youth wing. Peth, has lodged acomplaint at signalledhis disapproval. vacation on the stay on Maratha Parth, however, maintained On October 3, 2010,the 19th lated to the Games, the Ministry According to police, Deepak the Faraskhana police station. “My sisterSupriyaSule has al- reservation. The matter has been that his father wasnot in dis- Commonwealth Games got offto of Youth Affairs and Sports said had steppedout afterdinner Basedonthis complaint, police ready made our stand clear and referred to alargerbench. agreement. “He (Ajit Pawar) has acolourful startatthe Jawaharlal thereare 50 cases pending be- OPPN CHALKS OUT when he wasattackedbya have booked eight persons, in- that is NCP’s stand as well. Be it Sharad Pawarsaid that the neversaid he does notagree Nehru Stadium in the National fore various courts and in arbi- ROUGH SEAT SHARE group of people armedwith cluding awoman, under sections Maratha, Dhangar or anyother stategovernment hasalready ap- with my statement. He said Capital. But exactly10years