Big news of Madhya Pradesh on 20th August.
Highlights
Women’s gang involved in train theft arrested7 people died in Chhatarpur road accidentOBC reservation case in Supreme Court
Bhopal. Announcement of closure of non-constitutional madrasas, cases related to OBC reservation transferred to Supreme Court, 7 people died in auto collision, gang of women who stole Mangalsutra in trains arrested, eight feet long python hidden in bed box, possibility of heavy rain, read ahead the major news of the state which were in headlines throughout the day.
Pressure to convert by luring and threatening in Mhow
A case has been registered against seven people in Badia village of Badgonda police station area for luring and threatening people to convert from Sanatan to Christianity. The accused made the villagers read the Bible and forced them to convert to Christianity and also offered them financial inducements. On the complaint of the villagers, the police arrested them and presented them in the court, from where they were sent to jail.
Heavy rain in next 24 hours
Due to the low pressure area formed in Bangladesh, intermittent rains may start in many cities of Madhya Pradesh from Thursday. Heavy rains are expected in most of the cities of the state on Wednesday.
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Madrasas imparting religious education to non-Muslims will be closed
Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav announced on Tuesday that madrasas violating constitutional provisions will be closed in the state. The recognition of madrasas receiving grants in the name of Hindu children through fraud will also be cancelled.
OBC reservation cases will be transferred to the Supreme Court
All the cases related to OBC reservation pending in the Madhya Pradesh High Court since 2019 will now be sent to the Supreme Court for hearing. The Supreme Court bench gave instructions on this on Tuesday. The case is related to the amendment to increase OBC reservation from 14% to 27% and the petitions challenging the 87:13 percent formula. The Supreme Court has sought a reply from the MP government.
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7 people from UP died in an accident while going from Chhatarpur to Bageshwar Dham
7 people died and more than 4 were injured when an auto rickshaw carrying pilgrims going to Bageshwar Dham from Chhatarpur railway station collided with a truck. This accident happened on Tuesday morning at 5 am near Kadari on Jhansi-Khajuraho highway NH 39. The auto was overloaded with passengers. Police has taken the injured to the hospital.
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Gang of women thieves who stole mangalsutras in trains arrested
GRP has arrested 4 women for stealing gold chains and mangalsutras from women passengers in trains. Four mangalsutras have been recovered from the accused. All the women are residents of Rajgarh district, and one of them has several cases registered against him.
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An 8 feet long python was hidden in the bed box
An eight feet long python was found in the bed box of a house in Barwah, Khargone. Deepak Verma and his family created a stir after seeing the python. The team of Society for Animal and Welfare rescued the female python (Indian Rock Python) and left it in the forest.
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