DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020, PUNE, LATE CITY, 14 PAGES SINCE 1932 `5.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM LJP to prop up its COURT ASKS IF WITNESSES HAVE SECURITY leaders, BJP rushes Hathras:SCcallsithorrible,UP to calm JDU anger saysstepintostopnarratives Nitish will remain CM, says BJP,asboth settocontestfrom115 seatseach CJI says courtwill Journalist, ensurethat probe SANTOSHSINGH BUSINESSASUSUAL PATNA,OCTOBER6 partissmooth three others BY UNNY ON Aday of heated political ac- detained tion in Bihar with three weeks ANANTHAKRISHNANG leftfor the firstphase of the as- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER6 semblypolls, the BJP scrambled on way to to reassureits senior partner CALLINGTHE Hathras incident JD(U) afterthe LJP,whichhad “horrible… extraordinaryand Hathras exited the alliance in the state, shocking”, the Supreme Court poachedatleasttwo BJP lead- Tuesdayasked the Uttar ers —and floated the possibil- Pradesh government if wit- ity of fielding them as candi- nesses in the case of the alleged SOMYALAKHANI, dates againstthe JD(U). rape and murder of a19-year- AVANEESHMISHRA With afurious Chief Minister old had been providedprotec- Security at the villageofHathras victim Tuesday. AbhinavSaha &AMILBHATNAGAR Nitish Kumar delaying his ap- tion and if the familyofthe vic- NEWDELHI,LUCKNOW& pearance at ajoint press confer- tim had alawyer. MATHURA,OCTOBER6 ence Monday, the BJP issueda RamManjhi-ledHAM will get The stategovernment,onits hurriedstatement reposing faith sevenseatsfromthe JD(U) quota, part, urgedthe Supreme Court Facing flak, CM cites CAA THE UTTAR Pradesh Police de- in him and declaring and Mukesh Sahni’s VIP to supervise the probeintothe tainedfour men —including a41- that he would continue six from the BJP. incident. crackdown, accuses Opp year-old Delhi-basedjournalist in the postifthe alliance In effect, the JD(U) The benchofChief Justice of working with Malayalam news returnedtopower, irre- and the BJP will contest India SABobde and Justices outlets —fromatoll plaza in spective of their seat from 115seatseach. ASBopanna and VRamasubra- of using Hathras to ‘divide’ MathuraonMondayafternoon. strength. With matters com- manian, hearing awrit petition Police claimedthe men arelinked The party also sent a DECISION ing to ahead mid- seeking aprobe by the CBI or a to the Popular Front of India (PFI) symbolic signal by seal- 2020 Monday, and the press court-appointed Special LIZMATHEW NCW SENDS NOTICES and itsstudents’ organisation ing aformula that gave BIHAR conference delayed, Investigation Team, said it &MAULSHREESETH TO AMIT MALVIYA, Campus Front of India (CFI), and one additional seat to the BJP’s Bihar president Dr RAFALE REHEARSAL wanted to hear from the par- NEWDELHI,LUCKNOW, OTHERS were on their waytoHathras. JD(U). According to the final SanjayJaiswal issuedastatement ties on the scope of the pro- OCTOBER6 The journalisthas been iden- arrangement, the JD(U) wasallot- reiterating the alliance’s faith in Rafale jets during arehearsal forthe 88th Air ForceDay on ceedings in the matter already UP TO SC: VICTIM’S 2 tified as Siddique Kappan, secre- ted122 seatsand the BJP 121. As Nitish Kumar’s leadership. October 8, at Hindon base in Ghaziabad Tuesday. Praveen Khanna before the Allahabad High FACINGquestions over his gov- STATEMENTS, ON tary of the Kerala Union of forthe other partners, the Jitam CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Courtand “howwecan make ernment’s handling of the RAPE, MOLESTATION Working Journalists (KUWJ) them morerelevant”. Hathras case and with some crit- PAGE 11 who writes forMalayalam news On October 1, the Allahabad ical voices within, Uttar Pradesh websites like azhimukham.com. SUSHANT RAJPUT CASE High Court, taking suo motu cog- Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath He is currentlyinpreventive cus- nizance of the case and the hur- struckbackTuesdayinvoking his spread the disease…who triedto tody of Mathurapolice. Apart CBI probe matches AIIMS find, riedcremation of the victim’s crackdown on the anti-CAA spread anarchyatdifferent levels from Kappan, CFI office bearers body,ordered senior officers of protests to underline his resolve in the state…notonlydid the gov- Atiq-ur-Rahman and Masood the stategovernment andpolice to counter what he calledan ernment unmask them but also Ahmedhavebeen detained no red flags in accounts audit to be present at the next hearing Opposition conspiracy. took steps to counter these ele- along with another person iden- on October 12. “Youmusthaveseen their ments,” said the Chief Minister. tifiedasAlam. The High Courtbenchof faces, those who protested He alleged therewas aplotto While Kappan hails from under scanner forabetment to Justices Rajan Royand Jaspreet againstthe CAA; those who, dur- malign his government’s image Kerala and has been living in DEEPTIMANTIWARY suicide. But it is true CBI hasn’t Singh said the officers mustbrief ing the corona pandemic, shel- by whipping up “animosity” in Delhi's Nizamuddin area for NEWDELHI,OCTOBER6 yetfound anymotivefor abet- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 teredTablighi Jamaat to tryand CONTINUEDONPAGE2 CONTINUEDONPAGE2 ment. Therewas aforensic audit THE AIIMS reportdeclaring the done of Rajput’s account. There death of Bollywood star Sushant is nothing concreteinthe audit THE CITY Singh Rajput a “case of suicide” reporttosuggestthat Quad meet: Eye on China, matches the conclusion the Chakraborty siphonedoff funds Timingkey RHEA’S JUDICIAL CBI’s investigators reachedafter and this ledtothe actor’s suicide. India seeks ‘respect E ● forIndia ‘PM has taken EXPLAINED their reconstruction of the inci- CUSTODY EXTENDED Theexpenses incurredbyRajput dent. And aforensic audit of TILL OCT 20, PAGE 7 on her arecomparatively small good steps... Rajput’s bank accountshas not and can easilybeexplainedas for territorial integrity’ THE QUAD meeting sig- thrownupanything “suspi- fessional rivalryand nepotism in expenses on afriend. However, nals aclosing of ranks have ties with cious” to suggestthat his friend Bollywood; effect of drug abuse thereare manyangles to the sui- and sovereignty” and “peaceful by the US, India, Japan Rhea Chakraborty could have and Rajput’s mental health. cide and our investigation is still SHUBHAJITROY resolution of disputes”. and Australia against BJP, but it pushedRajput to suicide forfi- Of the over Rs 70 croreworth on,” said an official privy to probe NEWDELHI,OCTOBER6 US SecretaryofState Michael what theyperceive is ONEDEADAFTER nancial gain, agency sources of transactions through Rajput’s details. RPompeo wasthe onlyone to rising Chinese belliger- have confirmedtoThe Indian accountsinthe pastfiveyears, Rajput’s father KKSingh, in IN ARARE “in-person” meeting name China at the meeting. ence —and the value of HEAVILY-LOADED ignored allies’ Express. onlyabout Rs 55 lakh have been the FIR registeredbyBihar po- during the pandemic, the During his opening remarks,he acoordinated response. TRUCKRAMS So the CBI, sources said, is found to have been associated lice, had alleged that Rs 15 crore Foreign Ministers of the said that “as partners in this ForIndia, the timing of 14VEHICLES nowfocusing on the gamut of with Chakraborty.Mostofthese, had been siphonedoff from the Quadrilateral grouping —US, Quad...it is morecritical nowthan the in-person meeting is reasons that could have ledto sources said, were expenses on actor’s bank accountsand had India, Japan and Australia —met ever that we collaboratetopro- an important markerof KOREGAONBHIMA the actor taking his ownlife: any travel, spas and gifts. blamedChakraborty forit. in Tokyoamid the five-month tect our people and partners from supportamid the con- role playedbyChakraborty;pro- “Chakraborty continues to be CONTINUEDONPAGE2 border standoffbetween India the CCP’s (CommunistParty of tinuing border standoff PROBEPANELGETS and China, with External Affairs China) exploitation, corruption, with China in eastern ‘FINAL’EXTENSION Sukhbir MinisterSJaishankar seeking and coercion”. Ladakh. PAGE 6 Badal at the “respect forterritorial integrity CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Idea Will go after those who maligned Exchange on Tuesday Mumbai Police, says Deshmukh Central parts of Pune report fewer cases, admn to NAVJEEVANGOPAL Trackingfakeaccountsthat defamed; have filed2FIRs: Commissioner focus on checking Covid-19 spread in peri-urban areas CHANDIGARH,OCTOBER6 Commissioner ParamBir Singh EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE said police have been tracking Commissioner Saurabh Rao. bilised. Therehas been adecline needsto bestrictmonitoringthat SHIROMANI AKALI Dal president MUMBAI,OCTOBER6 StateHome the “fake accounts” that have AJAYJADHAV Raoaddedthat the adminis- in the number of newpatientsin guidelines arebeing followedto and MP Sukhbir Singh Badal Minister been “defaming” the force, and PUNE,OCTOBER6 tration wasworriedabout the in- the lastfew days.The positivity avoid another surge," he added. Tuesdaysaid the BJP had been TWODAYSafter amedical board Anil have already registeredtwo FIRs. creasing number of cases in rural rate is23percent,muchlessthan Going by the PMC datainthe cold-shouldering allies since it at AIIMS confirmedthat actor Deshmukh “Our social media labs have THE PUNE administration on parts of the district, and control- lastmonth's 30 percent,"hesaid. lasttwo weeks,thespreadismax- wonabrutemajority in 2019,and Sushant Singh Rajput had diedby been tracking these fake ac- Tuesdaysaiditsmainconcernwas ling thespreadofthe viral infec- The divisional commissioner imum in the suburban area that that from India-China standoff, to suicide,