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Kanchi police scramble for proof 

What is India News Service, Monday, 6 December 2004, 1700 hrs IST

The special investigation team is under pressure to come up with the alleged \93vital links\94 between the killers and the Kanchi seer.

Tamil Nadu police now face the dilemma of \93what next\94 after the seven-member team, which had dashed to Hyderabad and Delhi to arrest two other key accused Ravi Subramanian and Appu, returned to Chennai last night disappointed.

Police sources here neither confirmed nor denied whether Chennai-based builder Subramanian and the killer gang\92s kingpin Appu had been arrested, fuelling speculation on their whereabouts. Some, however, said Appu was already in police hands and is being questioned at a private bungalow at Utthandi on the way to the tourist resort of Mamallapuram.

After the recent setbacks it suffered, the prosecution needs to come up with concrete evidence when hearing on the seer\92s second bail plea resumes in Madras High Court.

KANCHI CASE UPDATES

Over 100 sadhus court arrest: Over 100 dharamacharyas, saints and sadhus courted arrest to demand the release of the Kanchi Shankaracharya.

Police team returns empty-handed: The Tamil Nadu police team that went hunting to New Delhi for the elusive duo \97 Appu and building contractor, Ravi Subramanian \97 returned with nothing concrete. 


OPINION
Will the Chief Minister have a look at what is happening?: Twentyfour hours later it turns out that Usha is a cancer patient for 15 years and has undergone radiation therapy 130 times, yes 130 times! By S Gurumurthy

Indian cricketers receive death threats: A little-known Islamic group has threatened to kill Indian cricketers if they tour Bangladesh for the two-Test and three one-day series starting next week.

Alert in Ayodhya: The 12th anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid tomorrow will see the VHP celebrating it as "Shaurya Divas'' and Muslims as "Yamegam Diwas'' (Black day).
 
Militants killed: Two militants, who stormed a CRPF security camp in Sopore on Friday and killed five personnel, were shot dead today by security forces.

Naga leaders arrive: Top leaders of the NSCN (I-M) arrived in Delhi for talks with the Centre. The chairman, Isak Swu, and the general secretary, T. Muivah, who arrived from Amsterdam, were received by the Centre's interlocutor.

 Gutkha firm owners under scanner: The Mumbai police are probing manufacturers of the Manikchand and Goa brand of gutkha for their links with Dawood Ibrahim. 

Parliament fare for all homes: The entire country can watch live proceedings of Parliament on two exclusive Doordarshan channels from December 13. 

Growth with equity and social justice needed: What India needs is growth with equity and social justice. "This is a political and a social imperative,'' the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, told industrialists.

SC notices to Zaheera, Gujarat Govt: The notices were issued on Teesta's application accusing Zaheera of changing her statement.

States

Mid-day meal scheme runs into rough weather: The mid-day meal scheme for primary schoolchildren in the district has run into rough weather because of \91mismanagement\92 in the department resulting in delay in the disbursement of the grants for the scheme to the teachers facing them to borrow goods from the market at their own level.

Cong may contest 160 seats in Bihar: The Congress has identified about 160-odd Assembly constituencies in Bihar where the party has a strong presence and can contest the coming elections either on its own or in an alliance.
Cong fields Phoolan\92s husband from Akbarpur: Ummed Singh, husband of dacoit-turned Samajwadi Party MP Phoolan Devi, will be the Congress candidate for the Akbarpur (SC) parliamentary by-election scheduled for December 20.


Neighbours


Musharraf draws blank on F-16s: It was Musharraf's eighth meeting with President Bush in the last four years and on practically each of these outings he has pushed for the F-16s. 

Musharraf seeks UK's mediation in Kashmir: The Pakistan President said: "I would love Britain to play a role as an intermediary". 

View from abroad

 Holiday wives languish as husbands vanish abroad: At least 16,000 women in Punjab have been abandoned by suitors working abroad who visit India for quickie marriages and dowry. 


 

Overall

Kanchi police under pressure:  They have yet to come up with any proof of the Shankaracharya's guilt.

Parliament proceedings will be telecast: India's national broadcaster will bring House proceedings direct to home from December 13. 

Musharaff wants UK mediation in Kashmir: His efforts to get F-16s from the US didn't bear any fruit.