A special investigation report has revealed that police shot dead a one-year-old boy after opening fire on his father's truck in rural Canada.&nbsp;

Ontario's special investigations unit in its first public finding on Thursday said a review of the evidence suggested that the child's death on November 26 was due to police gunfire.&nbsp;

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"Upon receipt and review of additional forensic evidence in this case, including the results of the postmortem examination performed on a child, and reports prepared by the Centre of Forensic Sciences of analyses conducted with respect to bloodstains in the pickup truck, the trajectory of shots that struck the truck, and firearms, cartridge cases and projectiles, the SIU can today confirm that the child's death … was the result of being shot by police," the watchdog was quoted as saying by The Guardian.&nbsp;

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For the unversed, the incident began when police responded to a domestic dispute case and were told that the father had kidnapped his one-year-old son and was potentially armed.&nbsp;

As police attempted to stop the father's truck, it collided with a police car and another vehicle.&nbsp;

Three cops then fired on the vehicle, the SIU said.&nbsp;

The child who was sitting in the back seat was pronounced dead at the scene and his 33-year-old father, who was also injured by the bullet, lost his life a week later.&nbsp;

The SIU added that the investigation is being carried on and no charges were laid on Thursday.&nbsp;

"We are all devastated when a child tragically dies," the province's police said after the findings.&nbsp;

 
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A special investigation report has revealed that police shot dead a one-year-old boy after opening fire on his father's truck in rural Canada. Ontario's special investigations unit in its first public finding on Thursday said a review of the evidence suggested that the child's death on November 26 was due to police gunfire.

A special investigation report has revealed that police shot dead a one-year-old boy after opening fire on his father's truck in rural Canada. Ontario's special investigations unit in its first public finding on Thursday said a review of the evidence suggested that the child's death on November 26 was due to police gunfire. Also read | Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige speak out against police brutality in powerful video "Upon receipt and review of additional forensic evidence in this case, including the results of the postmortem examination performed on a child, and reports prepared by the Centre of Forensic Sciences of analyses conducted with respect to bloodstains in the pickup truck, the trajectory of shots that struck the truck, and firearms, cartridge cases and projectiles, the SIU can today confirm that the child's death … was the result of being shot by police," the watchdog was quoted as saying by The Guardian. Also read | Black Lives Matter: After George Floyd, Jacob Blake becomes next victim of police brutality For the unversed, the incident began when police responded to a domestic dispute case and were told that the father had kidnapped his one-year-old son and was potentially armed. As police attempted to stop the father's truck, it collided with a police car and another vehicle. Three cops then fired on the vehicle, the SIU said. The child who was sitting in the back seat was pronounced dead at the scene and his 33-year-old father, who was also injured by the bullet, lost his life a week later. The SIU added that the investigation is being carried on and no charges were laid on Thursday. "We are all devastated when a child tragically dies," the province's police said after the findings.

Canada: Watchdog says one-year-old killed in police firing

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday justified his order to open fire on kar sevaks marching on Ayodhya in 1990, and said that &quot;if more had to be killed for the country&#39;s unity, the security forces would have done it&quot;.&nbsp;

&quot;Desh ki ekta ke liye aur bhi maarna padta toh suraksha bal maartey (&quot;if more had to be killed for the country&#39;s unity, the security forces would have done it),&quot; PTI quoted him as saying.&nbsp;

Mulayam said 28 kar sevaks had been killed in the firing in Ayodhya on October 30, 1990.&nbsp;

&quot;A number of Muslims had taken up arms saying if their place of worship ceased to exist, then what would remain in the country,&quot; PTI quoted him as saying as justification for his having saved the Babri Masjid.

Mulayam had been chief minister of Uttar Pradesh during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement spearheaded by the VHP.&nbsp;

The movement seeks to build a Ram temple at the site where the Babri Masjid stood, because its supporters believe it is the site of Lord Ram&#39;s birth.&nbsp;

The mosque was finally demolished on December 6, 1992.&nbsp;

By then, Kalyan Singh of the BJP was chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.&nbsp;

Twently-eight kar sevaks had been killed in the firing in Ayodhya on October 30, 1990

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday justified his order to open fire on kar sevaks marching on Ayodhya in 1990, and said that "if more had to be killed for the country's unity, the security forces would have done it". "Desh ki ekta ke liye aur bhi maarna padta toh suraksha bal maartey ("if more had to be killed for the country's unity, the security forces would have done it)," PTI quoted him as saying. Mulayam said 28 kar sevaks had been killed in the firing in Ayodhya on October 30, 1990. "A number of Muslims had taken up arms saying if their place of worship ceased to exist, then what would remain in the country," PTI quoted him as saying as justification for his having saved the Babri Masjid. Mulayam had been chief minister of Uttar Pradesh during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement spearheaded by the VHP. The movement seeks to build a Ram temple at the site where the Babri Masjid stood, because its supporters believe it is the site of Lord Ram's birth. The mosque was finally demolished on December 6, 1992. By then, Kalyan Singh of the BJP was chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Mulayam Singh Yadav justifies police firing on kar sevaks in 1990

Karnataka state government decided on Tuesday to comply with the Supreme Court&#39;s modified order to release 12,000 cusecs of water Tamil Nadu state&nbsp;till September 20. 
 
Normalcy seemed to return to the&nbsp;southern&nbsp;Bengaluru in India&#39;s Karnataka, which was on boil yesterday, following top court decision&#39;s calling on state government to divert some of the water from the Cauvery river to Tamil Nadu state. 
 
State chief minister Siddaramaiah in an emergency cabinet meeting decided to adhere to the apex court&#39;s order passed yesterday. 
 
&quot;This order is the most difficult to follow. But when we are functioning within the framework of the Constitution, though it is a difficult order, as a constitutionally formed government it is difficult to violate or reject the Supreme Court order. It will be a violation of the Constitution,&quot; he told reporters. 
 
India&#39;s tech hub of Bengaluru remained under curfew today, while the death toll in the unrest over Cauvery row rose to two. 
 
A 30-year-old man died today of multiple injuries he suffered while escaping police lathi (baton) charge when he jumped in panic from a three-storey building here yesterday, police said. A protester was killed in police firing yesterday over southern Karnataka state&#39;s long-running Cauvery water dispute with neighbouring Tamil Nadu&nbsp; 
 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that riots over access to river water in Bengaluru, also called as India&#39;s silicon Valley, this week were &quot;distressful&quot; and the dispute must be resolved peacefully. In a series of tweets, he appealed to the people of both the states to maintain calm. 
 
&quot;One person died when the police fired to disperse a mob attempting to torch a patrolling police vehicle after ransacking a provisions shop in the city&#39;s north,&quot; T.R. Suresh, deputy commissioner for Bangalore north told AFP. The state government has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for Umesh, a petrol pump employee, who died amid outbreak of violence on Monday &nbsp;when angry protesters torched vehicles and pelted stones at people.&nbsp; 
 
Prohibitory orders under section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) that does not allow gathering of more than four people.&nbsp; 
 
In the wake of protests, Indian government rushed ten units of Rapid Action Forces (RAF) &nbsp;on Monday to contain the situation. Thousands of police and paramilitary officers remain deployed on the largely deserted streets of the southern city.&nbsp; 
 
Meanwhile, at least 200 protesters from Bengaluru have been arrested, officials said, in a bid to quell the violence, which has forced shops, businesses, and schools to close. 
 
&quot;We have imposed a curfew for three days from early Tuesday in the city&#39;s northwest, southwest, northeast and central areas to maintain peace and prevent untoward incidents during the festival week,&quot; Bangalore police commissioner N.S Megharikh told reporters, referring to the Muslim holiday of Eid. 
 
The police has appealed the people not to indulge in rumour-mongering and check social media handles for updates.&nbsp; 
 
India suffers severe water shortages that cause frequent tensions between states and the row over the Cauvery river stretches back decades. 
 
(WION with inputs from agencies)

Curfew continues in India's tech hub of Bengaluru; second death reported during protests over water sharing

Karnataka state government decided on Tuesday to comply with the Supreme Court's modified order to release 12,000 cusecs of water Tamil Nadu state till September 20. Normalcy seemed to return to the southern Bengaluru in India's Karnataka, which was on boil yesterday, following top court decision's calling on state government to divert some of the water from the Cauvery river to Tamil Nadu state. State chief minister Siddaramaiah in an emergency cabinet meeting decided to adhere to the apex court's order passed yesterday. "This order is the most difficult to follow. But when we are functioning within the framework of the Constitution, though it is a difficult order, as a constitutionally formed government it is difficult to violate or reject the Supreme Court order. It will be a violation of the Constitution," he told reporters. India's tech hub of Bengaluru remained under curfew today, while the death toll in the unrest over Cauvery row rose to two. A 30-year-old man died today of multiple injuries he suffered while escaping police lathi (baton) charge when he jumped in panic from a three-storey building here yesterday, police said. A protester was killed in police firing yesterday over southern Karnataka state's long-running Cauvery water dispute with neighbouring Tamil Nadu Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that riots over access to river water in Bengaluru, also called as India's silicon Valley, this week were "distressful" and the dispute must be resolved peacefully. In a series of tweets, he appealed to the people of both the states to maintain calm. "One person died when the police fired to disperse a mob attempting to torch a patrolling police vehicle after ransacking a provisions shop in the city's north," T.R. Suresh, deputy commissioner for Bangalore north told AFP. The state government has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for Umesh, a petrol pump employee, who died amid outbreak of violence on Monday when angry protesters torched vehicles and pelted stones at people. Prohibitory orders under section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) that does not allow gathering of more than four people. In the wake of protests, Indian government rushed ten units of Rapid Action Forces (RAF) on Monday to contain the situation. Thousands of police and paramilitary officers remain deployed on the largely deserted streets of the southern city. Meanwhile, at least 200 protesters from Bengaluru have been arrested, officials said, in a bid to quell the violence, which has forced shops, businesses, and schools to close. "We have imposed a curfew for three days from early Tuesday in the city's northwest, southwest, northeast and central areas to maintain peace and prevent untoward incidents during the festival week," Bangalore police commissioner N.S Megharikh told reporters, referring to the Muslim holiday of Eid. The police has appealed the people not to indulge in rumour-mongering and check social media handles for updates. India suffers severe water shortages that cause frequent tensions between states and the row over the Cauvery river stretches back decades. (WION with inputs from agencies)

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