Briefly: EC transfers Maha DGP after complaints

Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly poll, the EC on Monday directed the state government to transfer DGP Rashmi Shukla following complaints from political parties, sources said. The EC directed the Maharashtra Chief Secretary to hand over Shukla's charge to the next senior-most IPS officer in the cadre.

Kar case: Charges framed against Roy

Kolkata: Eighty-seven days after the body of a woman medic was found at state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a court on Monday framed charges against prime accused Sanjay Roy. The court announced that day-to-day trial in the case would begin from November 11. Roy has been booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.