FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. XLI No. 285 | INDORE | MONDAY | MARCH 24, 2025 | Pages 12 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 www.freepressjournal.in Nation ‘India must develop diverse set of energy relationships’ P.8 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE MONEY A ‘smoking’ cash gun but no sign of I-T men FP News Service It is indeed baffling that a huge stash of cash – running into crores -- is ‘inadvertently’ recovered from the residence of a Delhi High Court serving judge and yet the Income Tax Department is nowhere in the picture. The Delhi Fire Service, at best, can clear the accumulated fire debris and prepare an inventory of articles destroyed but they can’t be expected to tabulate the cash seizure. They neither have the counting machines, nor the much needed expertise at hand. For an unusual exercise of this kind, professional help of IT Department personnel needs to be requisitioned. Later, if need be, the CBI, the ED and the other agencies can step into the case once an FIR has been lodged by the central investigative agency. The Delhi police or the Delhi Fire Service are simply not empowered to seize the cash, which is necessary for fastening the civil liability of unaccounted for wealth and initiation of criminal prosecution. It needs to be underscored here that judges enjoy no special immunity; they can’t be suspended during the period of inquiry and must wait for the process of impeachment to be initiated. In this case in particular, no additional work is being assigned to the judge in question. ROME Pope Francis discharged After over five weeks in a Rome hospital undergoing treatment for respiratory ailments and pneumonia, Pope Francis was discharged on Sunday but will need at least two months of rest and time before his voice becomes normal. Minutes before his discharge, the 88-year-old Pope appeared at a window at Gemelli hospital. Today in IPL MATCH NO. 4 DC Vs LSG VISAKHAPATNAM; 7:30 PM (Detail report on Sports Page) On Saturday night, the Supreme Court  published the report  of the Chief Justice as well as Justice Varma's response. A video of the burnt cash recovered from the site was also uploaded along with the report. In his reply, Justice Varma has stated that he was shocked to see the video shared by the Commissioner of Police since what was depicted in it was not found on the site as seen by him. Also, no such recovery was shown to anyone and no staff member or family of his was informed of any such recovery or seizure. He further stated that no one from his house had reported seeing any currency in the burnt form in the room where fire broke out on intervening night of March 14-15 and that police had left the scene without informing about any recovery or seizure of cash or currency. ‘‘What baffles me is the complete absence of any sacks of allegedly burnt currency which were ever recovered or seized. We categorically assert that neither my daughter, nor the PS or the household staffers were shown these so-called sacks of burnt currency,’ Varma’s statement said.  His staff members who were present on the premises at the time of the fire incident have also stated that there was no presence or removal of currency from the premises. In a rare move, the BJP has served a notice to its own MLA, Chintamani Malviya, for criticising his party's government over land acquisition for the Ujjain Simhastha during a recent assembly session. BJP state president VD Sharma toldFree Press that Malviya has been asked to respond within a stipulated time. "The party has taken cognizance of his statements made both in and outside the assembly," Sharma said. Speaking to Free Press, Malviya acknowledged hearing about the notice but said he had not yet received it. "Once I get it, I will reply accordingly," he said. During the budget session, Malviya had thanked CM Mohan Yadav for allocating Rs 2,000 crore for the upcoming NASHIK E-paper Brand Sutra One For The Bar P.12 Tell-tale signs outside house in garbage bin 2 Maha doctors killed, 4 hurt in Shivpuri crash Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL D Simhastha but raised concern over land acquisition. He said that unlike the previous Simhastha, where land was taken temporarily for 3–6 months, farmers are now receiving notices for permanent acquisition as part of plans to develop a "Spiritual City." Malviya questioned the feasibility of building such a city within Ujjain, stating that true spiritual knowledge requires isolation and tranquility—something difficult to achieve within an urban setting. MUMBAI Edit User and Musk’s AI abuser P.6 ays after the ‘fire’ at Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence, videos are circulating online which show remnants of some of the burnt currency notes being found near the judge’s residence. Inderjeet, a sanitation worker in the area, recounted discovering burnt fragments of Rs 500 notes while clearing garbage near the judge’s residence. He explained that similar findings had made a few days earlier as well. The cavalier manner in which the so-called seizure of notes was handled on the night of 14th and the morning of the 15th suggest the investigation has been compromised by ham-handed destruction of the evidence. What muddies the waters is the easy access which household staff had to the outhouse storeroom from where the ‘incriminating’ evidence was seized. BJP serves notice on party MLA over Simhastha land remark Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Outside the residence 4Continued on | P8 BHOPAL PUNE India imposes anti-dumping duty on 5 Chinese products HUSH-HUSH | Despite huge seizure, help of Income-Tax authorities not requisitioned! NEW DELHI UJJAIN Anti-dumping heat on China New Delhi: India has imposed anti-dumping duty on five Chinese goods, including vacuum flasks and aluminium foil, to guard domestic players from cheap imports from the neighbouring country. These duties were imposed as these products were exported to India from China at below normal prices. India and China both are members of the WTO. China is the second largest trading partner of India. The country has time and again flagged serious concerns over the widening trade deficit with the neighbouring country, which stood at USD 85 billion in 2023-24. Two women doctors were killed and four others injured when their SUV crashed into a culvert and fell into a ditch in Shivpuri district on Sunday morning. The group, all residents of Maharashtra, was returning from a pilgrimage to Ayodhya. According to SDOP Vijay Yadav, the accident occurred around 7:30 am on the GunaShivpuri Road under Kolaras police station. The SUV, carrying six doctors, lost control be- fore hitting the culvert. Dr. Tanvi Acharya (50) died on the spot, while Dr. Neelam Pandit (55) succumbed to her injuries later. The injured—Dr. Uday Joshi (64) and his wife Dr. Seema Joshi (59) from Mumbai, Dr. Subodh Pandit (62) from Vasai, and Dr. Atul Acharya (55) from Bhiwandi— are undergoing treatment at Shivpuri district hospital. SDOP Yadav said that the group had been on a pilgrimage for the past 10 days and was enroute to Ujjain when the accident occurred. 3 siblings killed in bike accident Three persons were killed on Sunday after their motorcycle was hit by a mini loading autorickshaw in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said. The incident took place on Mahuar bridge in the afternoon, Karera police station in charge Vinod Chhawai said. See page 5 3 dead as bus overturns in ‘Khooni Ghati’ Three persons, including a woman, were killed and 33 others sustained injuries when a private passenger bus overturned in Raman Pur Valley known as ‘Khooni Ghati’, under the Bargi police station area of Jabalpur on Sunday, police said. See page 5 Indian-origin man, daughter die in US store shooting ADG SPE LOKAYUKTA AMONG 15 IPS OFFICERS TRANSFERRED Our Staff Reporter PTI NEW YORK A 56-year-old Indian-origin man and his 24-year-old daughter were shot dead at a convenience store in the US state of Virginia and police have arrested one person in connection with the shooting, according to media reports. Pradipkumar Patel and his daughter were working at the store on Lankford Highway in Accomack County when the shooting incident happened. Accomack County is located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Accomack County Sheriff's office said deputies were called to the scene shortly after 5:30 am on March 20 on reports of a shooting victim, Shore Daily News reported. When they arrived, deputies discovered an unresponsive man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, it said. While searching the building, deputies found a woman suffering from apparent gunshot wounds as well. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman, who was not identified, was transported to the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries, the report said. Accomack County Sheriffs announced late Thursday that they arrested a man in connection with the shooting. George Frazier Devon Wharton, 44, of Onancock, is currently held in Accomack Jail without bond, according to Sheriff W Todd Wessells. He was charged with firstdegree murder, attempted firstdegree murder, possession of a firearm by a felon and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. 4Continued on | P8 BHOPAL ADG Special Police Establishment Lokayukta, Jaideep Prasad has been shifted and ADG Cyber, A Sai Manohar, will be the new ADG intelligence as the state government transferred 15 IPS officers on Sunday. The Lokayukta Special Police Establishment came to limelight after they conducted raid at the house of former transport constable Saurabh Sharma. The working of the SPE raised several questions on the investigations. The outgoing ADG SPE Jaideep Prasad has been appointed as ADG SCRB. ADG A Sai Manohar has been appointed as ADG Intelligence, the ADG intelligence Yogesh Deshmukh to hold the charge of ADG SPE. 4Continued on | P8 Canada snap vote Indian-origin woman kills Sambhal Jama Masjid amid Trump war son after Disneyland trip committee chief held FLASHBACK... FP News Service AP FP News Service TORONTO NEW YORK New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Conservative opponent kicked off their election campaigns on Sunday against the backdrop of a trade war and annexation threats from US President Donald Trump. Carney announced there will be a five-week election campaign before the vote on April 28. The governing Liberals had appeared poised for a historic election defeat this year until Trump declared a trade war. Trump has repeatedly said that Canada should become the 51st US state and he acknowledged Friday that he has up- An Indian-origin woman has been charged with allegedly murdering her 11-year-old son after a three-day vacation to Disneyland.Saritha Ramaraju, 48, has been charged with one felony count of murder for slitting her son's throat, killing the boy after they went on a vacation to Disneyland during a custody visit. She has also been charged with one felony enhancement of personal use of a weapon, a knife. She faces a maximum sentence of 26 years to life if convicted on all charges, a statement from the Office of the District Attorney, Orange County, California said Friday. ended Canadian politics. Trump's almost daily attacks on Canada's sovereignty have infuriated Canadians and led to a surge in Canadian nationalism which has bolstered Liberal poll numbers. "President Trump claims that Canada isn't a real country. 4Continued on | P8 Ramaraju, who moved out of California after divorcing the boy's father in 2018, was staying with her son at a motel in Santa Ana for a custody visit. During the visit, she bought three-day passes to Disneyland for herself and her son. On March 19, the day Ramaraju was scheduled to check out of the motel and return the boy to his father, she Ni-kshay Mitra Meghalaya govt 'adopts' all TB patients called 911 at 9.12 am to report that she had killed her son and taken pills to kill herself. Santa Ana police arrived at the motel and found the young boy dead on the bed in a room among Disneyland souvenirs. It appeared the boy had been dead for several hours before his mother called 911, the statement said. The boy was scheduled to be returned to his father that day. A large kitchen knife was found inside the motel room which was purchased the day before. Ramaraju was released from the hospital on Thursday after ingesting the unknown substance and arrested on suspicion of stabbing the boy to death. 4Continued on | P8 LUCKNOW The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested Shahi Jama Masjid’s president, Zafar Ali, in connection with the last year’s violence against a court-ordered survey that claimed four lives and left several others injured. According to the police, Ali was the first person to receive information about the survey. On November 19, he was allegedly informed in advance about the survey, after which a crowd gathered, leading to disruptions. Similarly, on November 24, he was again among the first to be notified, and a large mob was mobilised, ultimately resulting in violence. Sambhal PTI In an unprecedented initiative, the Meghalaya government has "adopted" about 4,500 tuberculosis patients in the state and has become a "universal Ni-kshay Mitra" for them as part of the 100day Intensified TB-Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan. The Centre launched the 'Ni-kshay Mitra' programme in September 2022, urging individuals, private organisations and civil society groups to "adopt" patients and provide them additional nutrition and diagnostic support. Now, Meghalaya has gone a step further and become the universal Ni-kshay Mitra for all tuberculosis patients in the state. Under its unique Comprehensive TB Care Initiative launched in December last year, the northeastern state has taken extra measures not just to improve treatment success rates but also to reduce morbidity and fi- nancial burden on the patients and their families. In addition to the Rs 1,000 monthly nutritional support that each patient is provided under the Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana by the Union government, Meghalaya possibly is the only state that provides additional support worth Rs 2,000 per month to each patient in the form of a nutritional kit. The kit comprises 10 kgs of rice, one tray of eggs, three kgs of moong daal, one litre of refined oil as well as seasonal fruits and vegetables to ensure a patient's faster recovery. The aim is not just to provide nutritious food to the patient but also to take care of their family members so that their immunity is boosted and the future breakout of infection into active TB is pre- vented, said Ramkumar S, the mission director of the National Health Mission (NHM). The state government also provides free transportation for TB patients and one attendant from their homes to the health facility and back, he said. At the health facilities, patients are provided free-ofcost diagnostics with all additional laboratory tests and investigations completely taken care of by the state. 4Continued on | P8 Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishan Kumar Bishnoi told news agency  PTI  that Shahi Jama Masjid chief has been arrested in connection with the case. Ali was later brought to Chandausi for a medical examination amid heavy security. 4Continued on | P8 Non-RSS karyakarta Kerala BJP boss Our Correspondent THIRUVANANTHAPURAM SHILLONG he panel has been appointed by the Uttar Pradesh government to investigate the violence in which four people were killed and several injured. The Mughal-era mosque here has been at the centre of a major row after a petition claimed that it was the site of an ancient Hindu temple. T In a surprise move, the BJP high command has given the baton of the leadership of its Kerala unit to former Union Minister and businessman Rajeev Chandrasekharan, popularly known as RC. He will be the first leader who will not carry the RSS baggage or even an important Karyakarta badge. But to his credit, he did well in the Lok Sabha polls giving Shashi Tharoor a run for his money. The cap fell on RC’s head when a meeting of top leaders in Delhi, headed by BJP central observer Prahlad Joshi decided to roll a new dice in God’s Own Country. Despite his initial reluctance, it is reported that Home Minister Amit Shah requested his presence at Sunday’s meeting of BJP in Thiruvananthapuram. With former technocratturned-politician RC at the helm, the BJP is trying to woo the growing number of young voters and also secure the support of the upper-caste Hindu vote base, traditionally aligned with the Congress. RC woefully lacks extensive grassroots political experience and sources said the may function only as a figurehead, focusing on the broader strategic vision, especially when Kerala is trying to attract new ventures with active support from the Centre. 4Continued on | P8