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Kerala speaker hurt by picture that went viral
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Speaker N. Sakthan on Thursday said he was pained after a picture in which an aide is seen removing the straps of his footwear went viral.
Sakthan told the media here that the incident took place on Wednesday when he attended a function.
“I am deeply pained by the picture… For the past 18 years I am suffering from a very rare eye ailment and I have been advised as far as possible not to bend forward.
“The person who is helping me is a close relative and one who looks after all my personal needs as I am unwell. He travels with me.
“I have been a legislator for 33 years. Anyone who knows me and my ailment would not have made this a big issue,” said Sakthan.
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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.