U’khand: HC junks FIR against scribes Singer injured in celebratory shots

DEHRADUN The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday quashed the FIR registered by the state government against two journalists for cheating, forger y, and many other sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). It further directed the Superintendent of Police, CBI Dehradun, to register an FIR on the basis of the allegations levelled against the Chief Minister. The single-judge bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani of the Uttarakhand HC passed the order and granted relief to two Journalists – Umesh Sharma and Shiv Prasad Semwal. "The allegations as levelled in the instant FIR do not make out any prima-facie case against the petitioners," Justice Maithani said in his judgement. "Superintendent of Police, CBI Dehradun is directed to register an FIR on the basis of the allegations levelled," the bench further said in its order.

BALLIA Bhojpuri singer and actor Golu Raja was injured in celebrator y firing at the home of a local BJP leader in a village near Ballia, the police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday night when Raja was per forming at the birthday function of local BJP leader Bhanu Dubey's son at his home in Mahakarpur village, Station House Officer (SHO), Garwar, Anil Chandra Tiwari said. Raja was injured and rushed to a private hospital in Buxar from where he was referred to Varanasi, the SHO said.