Satish Jha

The FIR claims that the community leaders of the deceased called the policemen to take out the procession of the accused in all the main areas of the town claiming that 'it was the demand of the community.'

The chargesheet mentions ten individuals as witnesses against Langa that includes his two cousins-Manoj and Nilesh Langa, besides his wife Kavita, chartered accountant Jigar Shah, among others.

The minister added that a circular will be issued for children, parents and teachers in consultation with Children's University and Teacher's University as well as practicing psychiatrists.

The Gujarat will ban smart phones for teachers in primary schools, State Education Minister, Praful Pansheriya, said in a statement.

The minister added that a circular will be issued for children, parents and teachers in consultation with Children's University and Teacher's University as well as practicing psychiatrists.

Congress is trying to corner the government for "ill-treating" a woman from the community.

Praising the development works in the town including the museum which showcases 2,500 years of history of Vadnagar, the union minister said that "it is part of Narendra Modi ji's resolution to feel proud of our heritage."

The public prosecutor defended the FIR stating that 'the words of the poem clearly indicate the rage to be raised against the throne of the state' and therefore, 'prima facie a case is made out.'

Patel has been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, defrauding the PMJAY scheme to earn illicit financial benefits, among other charges.

This is the first major case in which the former IAS officer, who was at loggerheads with the Gujarat government during chief minister Narendra Modi government, has been convicted and sentenced.