With just a day ahead counting of the votes of the Karnataka state assembly elections Janata Dal Secular (JD(S)) party has hinted on the alliance decision, saying it has already been taken and will be announced when the right time comes.

On Thursday, senior JD(S) leader Tanveer Ahmed told to a media channel on the question of alliance that the decision has been taken already and it will be announced to the public when the right time comes.

This comes at a time when on Wednesday exit polls predicted a hung assembly in Karnataka, which signaled that post results either BJP or Congress will have to partner with JD(S) to form the government with majority.

Tanveer Ahmed added that both the BJP and Congress have tried contacting their party for an alliance government and said, the JD(S) is now at such a position that parties would definitely have to reach out to them to form the government, as most of the exit polls predicted JD(S) winning about 20-25 seats.

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The JD(S) leader added the people of Karnataka want them as a regional party to keep check on both BJP and Congress for the state’s development and also said there is no such reason that prevents them from working for the development.

On the question of their favorable choice of party for partnership,  Ahmed replied, they will choose the party that is going to work for the betterment of Karnataka and its people.

Ahmed concluded saying that without JD(S) on board, no party can form a majority government and said that as they did not had the resources and muscle power as a national party, they stood weak but were sure that they would be definitely in a position to be a part of the government.

The BJP in the meanwhile, has denied of any contact to the regional party, saying the question of coalition does not arise at all and exuded confidence of returning back to power with a clear mandate.

Reports claim, HD Kumaraswamy who was seen highly active campaigning for his party’s victory across the state is now in Singapore for a medical visit and will be back tomorrow.

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In a shocking incident, a four-year-old girl was allegedly molested by a 43-year-old peon at her school in Rohini area of national capital Delhi, police said on Thursday, adding that the accused has been arrested.

According to the police, the minor girl’s mother had filed a complaint at the South Rohini police station on Wednesday against the school peon for allegedly molesting her daughter. The incident, as per the complaint, took place on Tuesday (May 10).

A senior police official said that based on the complaint, a case was registered against the accused under section 354B (assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 10 (punishment for aggravated sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).

The official said that the police had only a single clue regarding the identity of the accused that he had a moustache.

The official further said that the child underwent a medical examination and a counseling session at a hospital, adding that the accused, 43-year-old Sunil Kumar– a resident of Sultanpuri, was arrested on Thursday morning after he was identified by the minor victim.

Further investigation is underway, he added.

In a similar incident, a five-year-old girl was allegedly molested by a Pizza delivery boy in southeast Delhi on Sunday.

A senior official of the Delhi Police said the accused, identified as Amit, working as a delivery boy for a multinational Pizza outlet, was arrested for allegedly molesting a five-year-old child while she playing near the stairs inside a residential building in southeast Delhi where the family resides.

The official said the incident came to light when the child told her parents that a pizza delivery boy had touched her inappropriately while she was playing on the staircase. The girl’s family was not home at the time of the incident, he said.

The Punjab Police on Thursday arrested five suspects after another low-intensity blast was triggered near Amritsar’s famed Golden Temple.

According to the police, the arrested persons are also allegedly involved in the two similar explosions that rocked the area earlier in the week. However, the motive behind the serial blasts wasn’t elaborated upon.

They said that the explosion was triggered on Wednesday midnight in Galiara, the pathway and park around the Golden Temple, behind the Guru Ramdas Ji Niwas (inn) building.

A senior officer said the cops are investigating a “deep-rooted conspiracy” and examining possible connections of those arrested, in India and abroad.

Speaking to newsmen, Director-General of Police Gaurav Yadav said a Special Investigations Team (SIT) will be constituted to probe the incidents and its being investigated whether the blasts are the handiwork of a self-radicalized module or if the suspects were taking directions from handlers.

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The arrested men have been identified as Azadvir Singh, Amrik Singh, Sahib Singh, Harjit Singh and Dharminder Singh, the officer said, adding that Azadvir and Amrik were the main perpetrators while Sahib, Harjit and Dharminder sourced and supplied the explosives.

The DGP said that the police is also questioning Amrik Singh’s wife to find out if she had any role to play in carrying out the blasts.

In a third incident of its kind this week, a low-intensity blast was triggered near the Golden Temple late last night.

The blast, third this week, came following a similar explosion that rocked a heritage street near the famed Sikh shrine on May 6 with a second blast taking place less than 30 hours after the first one.

DGP Yadav said the cops have also recovered 1.10 kg of low -intensity explosives, normally used in firecrackers, adding that the first improvised explosive device (IED) was assembled in the bathroom of the inn on May 6 and constituted 200 grams of low-intensity explosives normally used to make firecrackers, in two energy drink cans.

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