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No government funds for Parrikar’s birthday bash: Goa CM

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Panaji: On the backfoot following criticism by the opposition over elaborate preparations for the proposed 60th birthday bash for Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Wednesday said no government funds will be spent on the event.

Parsekar also told reporters in Panaji that legislators and cabinet ministers would contribute a day’s salary towards relief and rehabilitation of the flood-affected people in Chennai floods.

The Opposition demanded that the birthday celebrations on December 13 be scrapped and the money collected for the event be sent as Goa’s contribution for Chennai’s victims.

“No state government funds will be used for the birthday celebration. The public felicitation of Parrikar ji on his birthday is being organised by the BJP and our well wishers,” said Parsekar, who heads the 135-member organising committee.

According to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Goa unit, over 50,000 guests were expected to attend the birthday of Parrikar, the former Goa chief minister, on December 13 when he turns 60.

The guest list includes ministers in the National Democratic Alliance union government, all cabinet ministers in the BJP-coalition government in Goa and top industrialists from the state.

All India Congress Committee secretary Girish Chodankar has accused the BJP-led Goa government of allegedly using state machinery to collect “Rs.10-15 crore”, which he alleged was the amount which would be spent on the birthday bash at the Gymkhana ground in Panaji.

The Congress has also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to order the BJP’s state unit to cancel the birthday party, in light of the tragedy in Chennai.

Parsekar on Wednesday, however, said his government was aware of the plight of the Chennai denizens and that his government had already opened a bank account, where those concerned could donate money towards the relief and rehabilitation effort.

“All MLAs and ministers in my cabinet have pledged one day’s salary for the Chennai effort. We have also opened an account with the State Bank of India — 35387615482 — in which people can contribute,” Parsekar said.

He also appealed to the public to donate money in the account, instead of publishing ads in newspaper to honour Parrikar on his birthday.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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