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 Wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik during a press conference at Jantar Mantar in new Delhi. File After Delhi Police sought court permission to drop the POCSO case against WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh citing the withdrawal of a minor and her father’s allegations against him, 2016 Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik, at the forefront of the protest against Singh, flagged concerns and questioned the manner in which police dealt with the complaint. Sakshi told The Indian Express, “In the POCSO case, if Brij Bhushan was arrested when the minor’s statement was (first) recorded before a magistrate, then the minor would not have withdrawn the complaint. And not only that. Other girls would have also come forward and complained (about sexual harassment). There was pressure and threats is what I have heard. The court will have to decide what to do (with the statement).” 2016 Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik 2016 Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik. (File) In the Patiala House Co...

  WITH insolvency proceedings going on at real estate developer Logix Infratech Private Ltd, Mayawati’s brother Anand Kumar and his wife Vichiter Lata made claims amounting to Rs 96.64 crore for 261 flats they had purchased in its Blossom Greens project in Noida. As reported by The Indian Express on Thursday, the purchase was marred by alleged irregularities, including 36 of the units being allotted to Anand Kumar already in the possession of other parties. One of these homebuyers is Shweta Gupta. Now 43, Shweta recalls being allotted unit G-1601 in 2010, when she was expecting her first child. Originally from Bihar’s Begusarai, she had moved to NCR after marrying Manish Gupta a year earlier. Years passed, yet the family did not get possession of its 3BHK flat. In 2021, Manish became a casualty of the Covid pandemic, leaving Shweta and their two children — a 12-year-old daughter and a 7-year-old son — behind. To date, she is waiting. Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, Ma...