Abhishek Singh was suspended in 2023 on charges of being absent without leave. Abhishek Singh was earlier suspended in October 2014 as well. During the suspension, he was associated with the Revenue Board.
In a twist in the Supreme Court battle over Delhi’s spiralling water crisis, Himachal Pradesh has said it does not have surplus water to send to the national capital, a day after the hill state said it had released water for Delhi and the supply needs to go through Haryana.
As Delhi residents reel under the double blow of a heatwave and water crisis, the Supreme Court had directed the Himachal Pradesh government to release 137 cusecs of surplus water to the national capital and told Haryana to facilitate its flow. The court had said the drinking water shortage has become an “existential problem” in Delhi.
Speaking to the media yesterday, Himachal Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said the state has already released water. “We have released water. We have asked advocates to inform the Supreme Court about this. The water we have released, we are ready to give that water. There are no ifs and buts.”
In a U-turn, Himachal government’s counsel told the court today that the 137 cusecs water was “unutilised after use of irrigation and part of natural course of river flow”. “We could not convey it properly earlier. Our correct statement may come on record. Maybe we made a mistake earlier, but I have been briefed. I will correct and withdraw the earlier statement that flow was obstructed,” he said.
This drew a warning from the court. “We can haul you up for contempt and summon your Chief Secretary,” it said.
This one is not for the faint-hearted. Mumbai doctor Orlem Brandon Serrao ordered an ice cream online on Tuesday, and got an extra “topping” he hadn’t bargained for – a human finger.
Mr Serrao, who lives in the suburbs of Malad, had ordered the ice cream cone online from Yummo Ice Creams. He was left traumatized when he felt something in his mouth that appeared to be a nut, but turned out to be a finger.
A photo shared online shows a human finger sticking out of the ice cream.
Mr Serrao shared his harrowing experience in a video statement and said he luckily did not swallow it.
“I had ordered three cone ice creams from an app. One of them was a butterscotch ice cream of Yummo brand. After eating half of it, I felt a solid piece in my mouth. I thought it could be a nut or a chocolate piece and spat it out to check what it was,” said Mr Serrao.
Shocked and disgusted, he dashed to the Malad police station with a complaint and the ice cream. A case has now been registered against Yummo for food adulteration and endangering human life.
The cops have sent the ice cream for investigation and the finger for forensic analysis.
The presence of a body part in the food item has also raised suspicion of a bigger crime, which the police are investigating.