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Both UDF, LDF say they will win in Kerala polls

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Kottayam (Kerala): Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday said that the people will give the Congress-led United Democratic Front a thumping win in the civic polls. However, Left Democratic Front convenor Vaikom Viswan asserted that the political winds are favouring them.

Chandy spoke to reporters on Thursday at his home town in Puthupally near here after he and his family members cast their votes.

“We have been winning in all the previous four polls that took place and this time also it will be the same as we have absolute faith in the people. We (UDF) were not worried of what others was doing, instead we worked as a cohesive unit and hence victory would be ours,” said Chandy.

Voting began at 7 a.m. and will end at 5 p.m.

According to the State Election Commission, 25 percent of the electorate cast their ballots by 11 a.m.

Over 14 million voters are eligible to decide the political fate of more than 40,000 candidates vying for 12,651 seats in seven districts — Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad and Malappuram.

The first phase took place on Monday.

Left Democratic Front (LDF) convenor Vaikom Viswan said that the winds are certainly favouring them.

“There seems to be a whole-hearted support of the people towards us and hence, we have no doubt that we will have a smooth sailing. We will be victorious as there is a strong wind in our favour,” said Viswan.

The results will be out on Saturday.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is yet to open its account in the 140-member Kerala assembly and has around 500 seats in the outgoing local bodies, has claimed that they would be the biggest gainer.

But, Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan after casting his vote at his home town near Alappuzha said the highlight of this election would be the total washout of the new tie-up between the Hindu Ezhava social group SNDP led by Vellapalli Natesan and the BJP.

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

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May 5, 2022

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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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