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Will work for Meghalaya’s development: Governor Shanmuganathan
Shillong: Veteran BJP leader and RSS ideologue V. Shanmuganathan took oath as Meghalaya governor on Wednesday and said he wished to be friendly with everyone and would work for the development of the mountainous state.
The 66-year-old replaced West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi who held additional charge of Meghalaya after Krishan Kant Paul was transferred to Uttarakhand.
“As governor, I will work for the development of the state. I want to be with everyone and to be near to the heart of the people,” Shanmuganathan told reporters.
“I love people and I want to be friendly with everyone. People say Meghalaya is a beautiful state. I want to see the beauty and greatness of Meghalaya,” the newly-appointed governor added.
Shanmuganathan, who has been in-charge of several BJP cells, was administered the oath of office by Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan.
Asked how he felt on being appointed as governor in a Congress-ruled state, Shanmuganathan said: “The governor is common to every citizen. He does not belong to any political party. The governor is a constitutional post and he is common to everyone.”
Moreover, Shanmuganathan, who was earlier in charge of the Defence, Research and Documentation cell and the Overseas Friends of BJP cell, said the governor also had a major role to play in the interest of the development of the state.
Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, cabinet ministers and other officials were present on the occasion.
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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story
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.