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Patkar NGO issued defamatory press note against KVIC Chief, court told in defamation case
A witness in a criminal defamation case against NBA activist Medha Patkar told a Delhi Court Tuesday that her NGO had issued a libellous press note against KVIC Chairperson V K Saxena, a charge denied by her earlier. Nilesh Sachdev, an architect who appeared as a witness to support the complaint filed by Saxena, placed before the court a copy of the press release issued by the Narmada Bacahao Andolan (NBA) on November 24, 2000. Saxena alleged that the NBA's press release contained defamatory remarks about him and through it spread the falsehood that he made donation to NGO's support group and a news item, based on it, was published in a web portal. However, Patkar in her deposition in November last year denied issuing any kind of press release which allegedly defamed Saxena. Her claim was Tuesday refuted by Sachdev, who told Metropolitan Magistrate Nishant Garg that "in order to depose before the court, I tried to verify the truth of allegations for which I opened narmada.org where I .
3 of family dead in Hisar accident
Three members of a family died when their car rammed into a truck in Haryana's Hisar district on Tuesday, police said. The incident occurred on the Hisar-Hansi bypass, about 25 km from here, when they were returning from the Delhi airport to the Damdama village in Sirsa district, the police said. Three persons were killed and as many got injured, police said The deceased have been identified as Jaskaran (46), his 11-year-old daughter, Gurgagandeep Kaur, and his brother, Gurmukh Singh (42), police said. Jakaran's wife, Harvinder Kaur, daughter Jai Kaur and son Jaldev Singh were admitted to a hospital, and the condition of the latter is stated to be critical, the police said.
Probing passport officials' role in issuance of passport to Sushil Ansal: Police to HC
The police told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday that it had launched a probe into the role of passport officials in connection with the issuance of the travel document to real estate baron Sushil Ansal, convicted for the 1997 Uphaar cinema fire incident that claimed 59 lives. The Crime Branch of Delhi Police, in a status report placed before Justice Najmi Waziri, said an "investigation regarding the role of passport officials has also been initiated". It added that a notice was served to the Regional Passport Office (RPO) "for the details of all passports issued to Sushil Ansal from 2000 onwards, including the one in 2018". The status report, filed through advocate Trideep Pais, said the police were probing all the aspects as regards the passport issued to Ansal. After perusing the report, the court listed the matter for further hearing on July 23. It also discharged Ansal from the proceedings after his lawyers said all the reliefs sought against him were already granted and he had ...
CBI arrests BSNL engineer for accepting Rs 2.30 lakh bribe
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested a sub-divisional engineer of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), Solapur, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2.30 lakh to settle pending RAR bills."The CBI has arrested a sub-divisional engineer of BSNL, Solapur for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 2.30 lakh from the complainant to settle pending RAR bills relating to contract work of cable laying," read a statement issued by the probe agency.The CBI team conducted searches at the official and residential premises of the accused, following which incriminating documents were recovered from various places.The arrested accused was produced before the special judge and has been sent to judicial custody till June 7.A case under sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 has been registered against the accused.
NCLAT gives 4 weeks to Bakshi to settle dispute with HUDCO
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday gave four weeks' time to Vikram Bakshi to settle his dispute with state owned-HUDCO which is claiming dues of Rs 195 crore from the McDonald's estranged partner. A two member bench of the appellate tribunal headed by Chairman Justice S J Mukhopadhaya said this would be the "last chance" to Bakshi to settle the dispute with Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO). "We allow four weeks time to Vikram Bakshi to settle the matter with HUDCO," said the NCLAT. The tribunal also directed Bakshi to file a report on the development by filing an affidavit in the matter before it. Earlier this month, fast-food chain McDonald's and Bakshi had announced to reach an out-of-court settlement, buying out its partner's stake in their JV Connaught Plaza Restaurants Pvt Ltd, which operates fast food chain in northern and eastern India. Both McDonald's and Bakshi had moved to withdraw cases filed against each other before the NCLAT ..
Hapur lynching case: SC asks victims to move trial court for supplementary charge sheet
The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the 2018 Hapur lynching victim to bring to the notice of the trial court the statements of two crucial witnesses recorded by a judicial magistrate. The trial court will decide the plea seeking direction to the Uttar Pradesh police to file a supplementary charge sheet in view of the statements recorded by two brothers of the deceased Qasim Qureishi, said a vacation bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose. While declining to direct trial court to ask the state police to file supplementary charge sheet in the case, the bench allowed the petitioners -- Samaydeen and Mehtab -- to bring the statements of the two brothers, Saleem and Nadeem, to the notice of the Hapur trial court. Saleem and Nadeem recorded their testimonies on May 15 before the Chief Judicial Magistrate under section 164 (judicially admissible statements recorded before judicial magistrate) of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). Samiuddin and 45-year-old Qureishi were ...
Delhi HC allows Pakistani woman to stay on in India
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed a Pakistani woman, married to an Indian and residing here since 2005, to stay on in the country while setting aside the government order asking her to leave.
AAP demands death penalty for child rapists in Punjab
Expressing anguish over the rape of a four-year-old student of a private school in Punjab's Sangrur district two days ago, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday demanded death penalty for the accused.
Settle dues with HUDCO in 4 weeks: NCLAT to Vikram Bakshi
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Tuesday gave four weeks time to businessman Vikram Bakshi for settling his dues with the Housing and Urban Development Corp (HUDCO).
Delhi HC sets aside 'leave India notice' issued to Pak woman
The Delhi High Court Tuesday set aside the 'leave India notice' issued to a Pakistani woman married to an Indian man and residing here since 2005, saying the Centre did not follow procedure when it ordered her deportation. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A J Bhambhani also set aside a single judge's order upholding the Centre's February 7 direction to the woman to leave the country within 15 days. The court said it was setting aside the 'leave India notice' "for lack of following procedure" and directed the government to consider the woman's application for citizenship. The bench also did not agree with the government's stand that the decision was taken on the basis of adverse security reports, saying the material, including intelligence inputs, placed before it was not sufficient for taking such a step against her. The court's verdict came on a plea filed by the woman's husband. The 37-year-old woman had come to India in 2005 after she got married. She has been ...
HC seeks Centre's reply on PIL for raising 20-week period to terminate pregnancy
The Delhi High Court sought the Centre's response Tuesday on a PIL for raising the time limit for terminating pregnancy in case of health risk to the mother or the foetus to 24-26 weeks, from the current cap of 20 weeks. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Brijesh Sethi issued notices to the health and law ministries as also the National Commission for Women and sought their stand on the plea which contends that unmarried females and widows too should be allowed to undergo legal abortion. The court said the issue needed consideration and listed it for further hearing on August 6. The petition was filed by social activist and advocate Amit Sahni seeking direction to the ministries to apprise the court as to when the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 would be amended in terms of the proposed draft amendment of 2014 by changing the provision that does not allow abortion beyond the 20-week pregnancy. It has sought that the 20-week pregnancy restriction be replaced
Haryana: 2 SPOs arrested in connection with thrashing of woman in viral video
Two Special Police Officers (SPOs) Harpal and Dinesh have been arrested in connection with thrashing a woman with a belt inside a police station in Ballabhgarh area here on Tuesday.The video of the incident that took place in October last year, has gone viral on social media now.In this incident, an FIR has been registered against five policemen. Head constables Baldev and Rohit have been suspended. Three SPOs namely Krishan, Harpal, and Dinesh have been dismissed. Krishan is still to be arrested.In the video, the head constable who was beating the victim with a belt has been identified as Rohit.Earlier today Jaiveer Rathi ACP Ballabhgarh, said, "The investigation is underway and strict action will be taken against the accused. Head constables Baldev and Rohit have been suspended. Three SPOs namely Krishan, Harpal, and Dinesh have been dismissed. We do not know about the details of the victim. Further action will be taken against the accused when the investigation is over."Haryana ...
Pak turns heat on top judges, files cases for not disclosing properties abroad
The Imran Khan government has filed a complaint of misconduct against some Supreme Court and High Court judges for hiding their foreign properties in countries like Spain and the UK, according to a media report on Tuesday. President Arif Alvi has sent a reference of misconduct against three apex court judges who, allegedly, did not declare their foreign properties in their wealth statements, The Express Tribune reported. However, there is no official confirmation whether the Supreme Judicial Council has received the reference against the judges. The references, prepared by the law ministry, were filed with the help of a former Supreme Court judge, the report said said. The wife of one of the judges purchased some property in Spain which was not disclosed in his wealth statement, the report said. Legal experts said they would see whether the spouse is listed as a dependent in the tax records of the judge. A complaint has also been lodged against a few high courts judges, one of whom ...
Hanumangarh bike mishap: One body recovered from IG Canal, search on for four others
The body of one of the five members of a family who drowned in a canal in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district was fished out on Tuesday after several hours of search, police said. Five members of a family, including three children, were feared dead after the motorcycle they were travelling on fell into the Indira Gandhi Canal on Sunday. Prabhu Ram's (32) body was found nearly 150 metres from the 84 RD (canal marking), Assistant Sub-Inspector Sukhpal Singh,posted at Rawatsar Police Station, said Tuesday. He said search operation to find the four other bodies were being carried out. The incident took place on Sunday when Ram and his wife Banarasi (30) were returning home to Bhuna Wali Dhani village after visiting his parents in Bhairu Shri village, police said. The couple was accompanied by their two daughters and a son, aged between two to seven years, they added. The motorcycle was recovered from the canal after a day-long search operation on Monday. The matter came to light after the ...
7 held with narcotics; Rs 12 lakh seized
Seven suspected drug peddlers were arrested after narcotics and over Rs 12 lakh were recovered from them in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. Two persons, Arshad Alai and Fayaz Ahmed, were arrested after 260 grams of heroin and the cash were allegedly recovered from their vehicle near Hari Market here in the morning, an officer said. In another incident, a couple and another woman, who were going to Punjab, were arrested during checking at Lakhanpur in Kathua district on Monday after 250 grams of heroin was found in their vehicle, the officer said. Two more person were arrested after 800 grams of cannabis was recovered from their possession at the Jammu Tawi railway station late on Monday, he said. All the accused have been booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the officer added.
Shahbaz roaming free in UK, issue arrest warrant: Pak's top anti-graft body to court
Pakistan's top anti-graft body on Tuesday asked the accountability court to issue an arrest warrant against main opposition PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif in corruption cases, saying he is roaming free in London. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) also asked the court to dismiss his plea for exemption from appearance, Geo news reported. Shehbaz, 67, who served as the chief minister of the politically crucial Punjab province from 2013 to 2018, has been indicted along with nine others in the Ashiana Housing scheme case. He was arrested by the NAB in the probe on October 5, 2018 and released on bail on February 14. The NAB told the court that in London, Shehbaz -- the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly -- was roaming free in London and, has submitted applications citing health issues All medical tests and treatment of Shehbaz are possible in Pakistan, the NAB said as it submitted its response to the accountability court in ...
Yuva Sena member among five held for attacking PSI on duty
Five persons, including a local functionary of the Yuva Sena, were arrested Tuesday for allegedly attacking a police officer on duty in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra a day earlier, police said. The 30-year-old police sub-inspector (PSI), Ganesh Jhinjurde, was attacked Monday evening at Tuljapur ST Colony in the district, around 440 kms from here, an official said. The incident occurred when Jhinjurde, who was checking vehicles for violation of traffic rules, had a heated argument with Pruthviraj Rochkari of the Yuva Sena, he said. The argument culminated into at least 11 persons, including relatives of Rojkari, attacking Jhinjurde, he added. The PSI sustained serious injuries on his chest and a hand as one of the accused attacked him with a blade cutter. A case has been registered at Tuljapur police station under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 135 of Mumbai Police Act, the official said, adding a hunt is on for six others involved in the ...
Actor Karan Oberoi moves HC for bail in rape case
Television actor Karan Oberoi, arrested on charges of raping and blackmailing a woman, has approached the Bombay High Court for bail after a sessions court rejected his plea for the relief earlier this month. The lower court had rejected Oberoi's plea noting that investigation into the case was incomplete, and hence it would be incorrect to release the accused on bail. In his petition filed in the HC Monday through advocate Dinesh Tiwari, Oberoi claimed he was falsely implicated in the case, and that it was a consensual relationship between him and the woman. The 40-year-old, who has acted in television serials and appeared in commercials, was arrested earlier this month after the woman, who was in a relationship with him since 2016, lodged a complaint with Oshiwara police alleging that Oberoi had raped her on the pretext of marriage. She also alleged that Oberoi shot some objectionable videos of her and demanded money while threatening to release these clips. The HC is likely to take
10-month-old baby raped by minor in Rajasthan
A 10-month-old baby was allegedly raped by her 15-year-old neighbour in Rajasthan's Karauli district, police said Tuesday. The accused took the baby to an isolated area on Sunday evening and committed the crime, investigating officer and SHO of Kotwali police station Roop Singh said. An FIR in the case was lodged on Monday, he said, adding the accused has been detained and will be produced in a court Tuesday. The girl is admitted to a hospital in Karauli, he said.
Delhi HC seeks Centre's response on plea to extend pregnancy termination period
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought a response from Central government on a plea seeking to extend the length of pregnancy termination by further four to six weeks in case of any health risk to mother or the foetus.The bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Brijesh Sethi observed that the issue needs a scientific consideration, and slated the matter for August 6, while asking the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Law and Justice and National Commission for women, to file a reply.The petition filed by Amit Sahni sought direction to the government to replace or suitably extend the length of pregnancy from present legally permissible duration of twenty weeks by a further period of four to six weeks by bringing suitable amendments in Section 3(2)(b) of Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.Sahni, in his petition, mentioned that the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 completely prohibits termination of pregnancy in case fetus is suffering