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Regd. No. MH/MR/South-160/2012-14 RNI Regn. No. 43675/1985 MUMBAI FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2014 32 PAGES `3 Website: www.afternoondc.in

Aft er oo DESPATCH & COURIER BMC BETRAYED THEM? A bad ‘aashiqui’

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By Khushboo Panjabi

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t has now emerged that the BMC did nothing to help the residents of Campa Cola Compound. There are facts which contradict the statement made by the Additional Municipal Commissioner Mohan Adtani, BMC on Wednesday, during the standing committee meeting, that the civic body had not received any order from the Supreme Court to intervene in the Campa Cola compound situation. Exposing this, the residents yesterday produced proofs which reveal that Attorney General Goolam E Vahanvati, in letters written to the Campa Cola representative, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, on January 24 and 31 this year, stated that 'the matter could be constructively considered as positively as possible with regards to what transpired in the court, as no specific proposal could be worked out to enable new construction in the compound.' Commenting on this, Nandini Mehta, a resident of

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Campa Cola residents feel that civic body could have acted on their alternative solutions after Attorney General had suggested such a dialogue

Singer Ankit Tiwari allegedly raped a divorcee for more than a year under the pretext of marriage

By Zuber Ansari

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he 24-year-old playback singer of the 'Aashiqui 2' fame, Ankit Tiwari, has been

A resident displaying the letter from the Attorney General, yesterday. Campa Cola Compound, said, “It is very unfortunate that the BMC officials continue to deny any knowledge of the Supreme Court directive while on the contrary the correspondence proves there was a dialogue between the advocates but the BMC was intent on putting up roadblocks at every stage to scuttle the whole exercise.” The BJP took a potshot at the civic chief Sitaram Kunte for not supporting the residents. Ashish Shelar, BJP's Mumbai unit chief, has ac-

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cused the municipal commissioner of working at the behest of the builder or the developer. Ashish Shelar said, “The chief minister had stated on the floor of the state assembly that he would consider the case of the residents as it is a very sensitive matter. Kunte conduct, however, is in opposition to that of the CM's.” Shelar has also claimed that his party is not supporting unauthorised constructions.

KHALSA PRINCIPAL ARRESTED

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Ajitsingh Amarsingh Theti and his assistant Nikita were caught red handed while accepting a bribe in exchange for a Class 12 (Science) seat By Zuber Ansari

S A regional party’s president! A top Congress leader from Delhi is going to meet him today to seek his post-election support.

leuths of the state Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested the principal of Guru Nanak Khalsa College, located at Sion Circle, and his personal assistant (PA) for accepting a bribe of Rs.25,000. principal Ajitsingh Amarsingh Theti was arrested from inside his cabin, after his PA Nikita Hiten Vaidya was first arrested while at her desk outside his office. According to ACB sources, the complainant Continued on pg 9 «

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arrested by the Versova police for allegedly raping a divorcee on several occasions Continued on pg 9 «

Aashiqui 2 Playback Singer held for raping woman on pretext of marriage, brother got bail.


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