Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed an election petition seeking to set aside the election of Independent Bayana MLA Ritu Banawat, holding that the allegations raised were not sufficient to invalidate the electoral mandate. The court also imposed a cost of ₹1 lakh on Banawat for allegedly attempting to evade service of court summons..
Police on Wednesday put in place elaborate arrangements to seize the property of Shariq Satha, the alleged mastermind of the Sambhal violence, following a court order directing the attachment of his house located in the Nakhasa police station area of Uttar Pradesh.
