Vivek Anand Baskey, a government official and friend of Patra`s son Aayushman, who filed the complaint on the basis of which the 29-year-old tribal girl was rescued by police, also claimed that the mother had tried to have her son committed to a mental hospital

The toll remained unchanged at 8,904, while the count of recoveries reached 4,72,400 after 50 patients recovered during the day

Earlier on Thursday, Karnataka Police arrested Sharanaru for the alleged sexual assault of two minor girls

The Court said it has considered the matter only from the standpoint of interim bail and the Gujarat High Court shall decide Teesta Setalvad`s bail plea independently and uninfluenced by any observations made by this court

According to officials, the woman, a resident of Indirapuram in Ghaziabad, had visited the IVF Creation World Centre, run by Thakur, in Eco Village 2 in the Bisrakh area on August 19

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and announced an exgratia grant of Rs 4 lakh for each of the deceased from the CM`s Relief Fund and 50,000 rupees for the injured.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who took oath on June 30, expanded his cabinet for the first time on August 9 when he inducted 18 new members into his council of ministers - nine each of the rebel Shiv Sena faction headed by him and the BJP, which is supporting his government

Speaking to reporters, Fadnavis also quashed speculation about him becoming guardian minister of Pune or fighting the next Lok Sabha polls from Maharashtra`s second largest city

The ganja was found in 98 packets covered with brown adhesive tapes, a common way of packing this kind of contraband, the official said