Vikramaditya
Port Blair, Oct 07: A local NGO SAHYOG has filed a complaint with Human Rights Commission, New Delhi in the issue of scuffle between 13 COVID warriors and Director Transport, which was reported on 3rd October 2020 from Bhatubasti Parking area.
Now according to the NGO, the Human Rights Commission had accepted & registered the case and about to inquire the matter soon.
As per detail the NHRC has registered the case, vide case number 12/26/4/2020.
When Andaman Sheekha crossed checked the case-number in the official website of NHRC, it showed the record and details of the case, which proves that the case has been registered officially now.
There are many including members of SAHYOG NGO, who are claiming that the first attack was made by the Director of Transport, Dr. Navlendra Singh.
Dr. Singh has however has already refuted these allegations saying he was attacked by the Health Workers, present in the bus. Interestingly a case has already been registered against the 13 COVID-19 warriors at PS Pahargaon.
Now it will be interesting to watch how the NHRC will investigate this matter and whether the NHRC is able to find out the complete truth.

Gracy Tripathy
Port Blair, Oct 01: The Lieutenant Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands has appointed senior government officers as Special officers /Administrators to the respective Zilla Parishads and Gram Panchayats, as an interim measure till the regular elections are conducted.
For South Andaman, Zilla Parishad, Deputy Commissioner of South Andaman has been appointed as the Special Officers/Administrator while for North and Middle Andaman, Zilla Parishad, Deputy Commissioner of N&M Andaman has been appointed as the Special Officer/Administrator. The date of completion of tenure of South Andaman Zilla Parishad is 10.10.2020 while N & M Zilla Parishad is 09.10.2020.
For Panchayats, many other senior officers have been appointed as the Special Officer/Administrator as per respective dates of completion of tenure.
The order concluded saying that, Special Officers/Administrators shall exercise all powers and duties conferred upon the respective Zilla Parishads and Gram Panchayats for which they are appointed.

John Wilbert & Gracy Tripathy
Port Blair, Sept 29: An attempt to murder case was reported in Police Station Pahargaon yesterday night in which a private worker of Bathubasti had reportedly attacked his neighbor with a knife.
As per information, Mr. Raj Kumar, the accused was staying with his cousins and is an alcoholic by nature. As per public after consuming alcohol he always used to indulge in disputes with neighbours.
Yesterday night his cousin was talking with his neighbour namely Mr. Hemanto Biswas about the Raj Kumar and he overheard the conversation. After which he had a heated argument with Mr. Hemanto and during the argument he stabbed Mr. Hemanto with a knife in his stomach. Other neighbours immediately reported this matter to police and took Mr. Hemanto to Garacharma PHC, from where he was shifted to G B Pant. After the incident Mr. Raj Kumar reportedly ran away but later police arrested him and produced him in court.

John Wilbert & Sarthak Kanjilall

Port Blair, September 28: A man working in a Private Hotel at Bathubasti escaped to Kolkata after allegedly impregnating an 8th standard girl.
As per reports, the girl was under depression for a few days, and when her mother found something fishy, she questioned her daughter following which the daughter narrated complete story to her mother about her relationship with the man who escaped to Kolkata.
A few days later, the mother, in doubt, did a pregnancy test of her daughter, which came positive.
The girl’s mother has registered a complaint to the Pahargaon Police Station in this regard, as a result of which the Pahargaon Police has registered a POCSO case against the man, yesterday. Further details are awaited.