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Former Malaysian leader Najib grilled by anti-graft agency
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was grilled for more than four hours today over a corruption scandal that could lead to criminal charges against him, while the country's new anti-graft chief said investigations into the case were suppressed by intimidation during Najib's rule. Najib was summoned by Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission nearly two weeks after the defeat of his long-ruling coalition in national elections amid public anger over alleged graft at the 1MDB state investment fund that Najib set up. US investigators say Najib's associates stole and laundered $4.5 billion from the fund from 2009 to 2014, some of which landed in Najib's bank account. New Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said that Najib's government had conducted "an exercise of deception" over the 1MDB issue and misrepresented the country's financial situation to parliament. Swarmed by reporters, Najib looked calm and smiled as he was escorted into the commission's offices. He told reporters after he ...
Hry Police arrests wanted criminal carrying cash reward of Rs 1L
The Haryana Police today arrested a wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, a police spokesperson said. The accused, Surender alias Sunder, a member of Shanidev alias Kuki gang, allegedly involved in several cases of murder, attempt to murder, robbery and also had cases against him under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, for the last 10 years, the spokesperson of the Haryana Police Department said here. The spokesperson said that a police team had also seized a country-made pistol from his possession. He said that during patrolling in the area of police station Beri in Jhajjar district, the police had got an information that a wanted criminal, carrying an illegal weapon, was roaming in the area with an intention to commit a crime. The team immediately rushed near bridge of drain number 8 on Beri-Dubaldhan road to nab him. After seeing the police, he tried to escape, but was arrested. The accused is a native of Halalpur village, ...
Kerala HC quashes FIR against Cardinal in land scam
A division bench of the Kerala High Court provided relief to the Cardinal of Syro-Malabar Catholic Church a second time, when on Tuesday it quashed an FIR registered him and three others in an alleged land scam case.
SC grants relief from arrest to BJP leader S Ve Shekher
The Supreme Court today granted interim protection from arrest till June 1 to actor-turned-BJP leader S Ve Shekher, against whom a case was lodged for sharing a Facebook post allegedly containing derogatory references to women scribes and the media. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha also issued notice to Tamil Nadu seeking its reply on the plea filed by Shekher, who has challenged the May 10 order of Madras High Court dismissing his petition seeking anticipatory bail in the case. The bench, while posting the matter for further hearing on June 1, said no coercive action should be taken against Shekhar till then. An FIR was registered against Shekher by the Cyber Crime cell for alleged offences under various sections of the IPC, including insult intended to provoke breach of peace, gesture and words intended to insult the modesty of a woman and under provisions of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Women Harassment Act. He has claimed in his plea that he was not the author of ...
SC to hear plea challenging NGT order on PVC pipes containing lead
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea challenging a National Green Tribunal order staying its direction to publish a warning on Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipes containing lead that it has hazardous effect on human health. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha said it would hear on May 25 the plea filed by lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking setting aside of the NGT's May 2 order. The green panel on May 25 last year had directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to lay down standards within four months for using lead in PVC pipes, in consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards after it was informed that water passing through such pipes commonly used in most buildings may contain toxic materials like lead. The judgement had come on a plea filed by NGO Jan Sahyog Manch seeking directions to take remedial and preventive steps regarding environment and ecological damage caused by the use of lead in the manufacturing of PVC pipes and other ...
Over $40 million of fuel stolen from Shell refinery, Singapore court documents show
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore authorities have levied new charges against a group of fuel thieves operating at Royal Dutch Shell's oil refinery in the city-state, raising the value of the stolen fuel to over $40 million from around $10 million in earlier charges, according to court documents reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday.
JK vigilance files charge sheet agnst handloom develop corp officials
The Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) today filed a charge sheet against four officials of the Handloom Development Corporation in Samba district for allegedly causing loss to the exchequer by selling scrap at lowest rates. The charge sheet was filed in an anti-corruption court after necessary sanction was obtained from the competent authority for launching prosecution against the accused public servants, a spokesman of the SVO said. He said the SVO had registered a case in 2014 against Vinod Koul, then project manager, export-oriented Handloom Development Corporation project, Samba; then incharge (processing) Daleep Kumar Thaploo, then accountant Raj Kumar Padha and then storekeeper Madan Lal besides proprietor of Messrs Laxmi General Store, Raman Pargal following complaints of irregularities in the auction of scrap. During the course of investigation, the spokesman said, it was established that the accused by abuse of their official position and in furtherance of .
HC seeks Centre, BCI reply on ABVP, law students plea agst CLAT-2018
The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Centre and the BCI on a plea by the ABVP and two law students challenging the "inconsistently and negligently" conducted Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) held recently. Justice Rekha Palli issued notice to the ministries of law and justice and human resources development, Bar Council of India, CLAT working committee and implementation committee and the National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS). Senior advocate Chetan Sharma, appearing for the petitioners, sought quashing of the CLAT-2018, contending that there were mismanagement and incompetency of the national law universities in conducting the examination on a rotational basis. The petition, filed through advocate Namit Saxena, sought the court's intervention against the "inconsistent, negligent, sub-standard and inefficient" conduct of CLAT which was organised by its working committee, implementation committee and the NUALS on May 13. During the hearing, the court ...
CBI visits Rabri's residence in hotel tender case; quizzes her, Lalu
The CBI on Tuesday searched former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devis residence here in connection with a Railway hotel tender case and quizzed her and her husband and RJD chief Lalu Prasad, a police official said.
Dalit death: NHRC seeks report from Gujarat
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued notice to the Gujarat government over the death of a Dalit ragpicker, who was beaten to death by five men in Rajkot on Sunday. It has given the BJP government four weeks time.
Petitioner asks Bihar Guv to reveal names of Bofors scam accused
Days after Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik said that former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was not involved in Bofors scam, a petitioner in the case on Tuesday asked the Malik to divulge the names of other accused in the case."Bihar Governor Satya Pal Malik on May 18 said that Rajiv Gandhi was innocent in Bofors scam, but three or four people surrounding him were involved. So I have written a letter to him stating that you should divulge those names in national interest," petitioner Ajay Agarwal told ANI.On May 18, the Bihar Governor said that Rajiv Gandhi was a 'good and honest' person and some other Congress leaders were allegedly involved in the case.A Delhi's Court on May 11 heard the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea seeking direction to allow a further probe into the Bofors case.The Rs. 64-crore Bofors scam, relating to alleged payment of kickbacks in the procurement of howitzer artillery guns, dates back to 1980s and 1990s, when the Congress was in power under Rajiv Gandhi
Debt-ridden businessman kills wife, two daughters in Guj
A debt-ridden businessman allegedly shot dead his wife and two daughters at his residence here in the early hours today, a police official said. The family members apparently had an argument over sending one of the daughters abroad for higher studies following which the incident took place, he said. Dharmesh Shah, 50, who runs a construction business, first killed his wife Amiben using his licensed pistol at their flat in 'Ratnam Tower' building in the posh Judges Bungalow area. He then shot dead his two daughters -- Heli (24) and Khushi (18) -- with his another 12-bore gun, Assistant Commissioner of Police S N Zala told reporters here. Shah then called the police control room and his relatives to inform about the incident. He remained at his house till the police and others reached the spot, he said. "Shah was into construction business and had a debt of around Rs 15 crore. His family was unaware of it," Zala said. As per preliminary investigation, last night, there was
US Supreme Court accepts appeal to hear dispute over power plant in Gujarat
The US Supreme Court has accepted an appeal against an International Finance Corporation-funded power plant in Gujarat by villagers who claim that it caused devastation of the local environment. "Petition granted", the Supreme Court said yesterday. The case would come up for hearing in the next session, beginning October. The villagers, led by Budha Ismail Jam, along with several other farmers and fishermen, allege that coal-fired Tata Mundra Power Plant in Tunda village in Kutch district, has resulted in widespread environmental damages. Washington DC-based International Finance Corporation, the financing wing of the World Bank, has provided USD 450 million in financial assistance to the project. The Supreme Court said it would decide whether the IFC enjoyed immunity under the 1945 International Organisations Immunity Act. Jam and other petitioners knocked the door of the Supreme Court this year after lower courts dismissed their petitions arguing that the IFC enjoyed immunity, like .
DV case: Court denies maintenance to wife for lying about job
A Delhi court has taken away from a woman the maintenance amount of Rs 15,000 per month awarded to her by her estranged husband after finding that she had "mischievously concealed" her job as a government school teacher and claimed to be unemployed. Special Judge Virender Bhat rejected the appeal of the woman seeking enhancement of the maintenance amount and allowed the man's appeal to set aside the magisterial court's 2009 order by which she was given the monetary relief. "It needs to be noted here that the woman has very conveniently and mischievously concealed and withheld from the trial court the factum of her employment as government teacher..." the judge said. The court noted that she had approached the trial court after the Supreme Court had in 2013 given her the liberty to do so. The woman had knocked the doors of the apex court in 2011 after her husband secured from the Delhi High Court the relief of not paying her in 2010. "In her petition filed pursuant to the liberty given
SC relief to BJP leader in Facebook post case
In a relief to BJP leader S.Ve. Shekher, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Tamil Nadu Police not to take any coercive action till June 1 against him.
Dalit beating incident: NHRC sends notice to Guj govt
The NHRC has sent a notice to the Gujarat government over the incident in which a Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death in a factory compound near Rajkot district's Shapar town by five people, and sought a report on it within four weeks. Mukesh Vaniya, the 35-year-old Dalit ragpicker, was lynched and his wife Jayaben Vaniya was roughed up on May 20, officials said. He was allegedly beaten to death in the factory compound by five people, including the factory owner, who suspected that he and his wife were stealing scrap, they said. The National Human Rights Commission in a statement today has observed that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issue of violation of human rights of victims. "Accordingly, it has issued a notice to the chief secretary to the government of Gujarat, calling for a report in the matter within four weeks, along with measures taken for relief to the affected families," the statement said. A video of the incident -- purportedly showing two ...
Iraq court sentences Belgian jihadist to death for IS membership
An Iraqi court today sentenced a Belgian jihadist, who threatened Europe in propaganda videos, to death by hanging for membership of the Islamic State group, an AFP journalist reported. Tarik Jadaoun -- known by his nom de guerre Abu Hamza al-Beljiki -- earlier pleaded not guilty to a range of terror, insisting he had "got lost" and pleading for mercy. Born in 1988, Jadaoun -- who was captured in ex-IS bastion Mosul in August -- appeared before the Baghdad court dressed in a beige prison uniform with a shaved head and bushy moustache. The hearing lasted for less than 10 minutes, with a judge sentencing him to be "hanged until death" after Jadaoun refused to defend himself after the charges were read out. Jadaoun, who has Moroccan roots, said during a first hearing on May 10 that he was forced by "one of the top IS commanders" to appear in videos threatening attacks against Belgium and France. The footage saw Jadaoun earn the moniker "the new Abaaoud", after his compatriot Abdelhamid ..
15-year-old girl rescued, 6 nabbed for sex trafficking
The Kotwali Police here has rescued a 15-year-old girl, who is from Assam, and nabbed six people who were allegedly involved in human trafficking, a police officer said. Superintendent of Police (City) Shravan Kumar Singh said the girl was rescued yesterday from a private guest house here in unconscious state and was sent for a medical examination and is said be in normal condition. Police are still hunting for a man and a woman who played a vital role in the sex racket," Singh said. The SP said the girl was first brought to Delhi from Assam with the promise of a job. Subsequently, she was taken to Mathura by a person named Jeetu, who has been evading police arrest in a case, with the same inducement. He said the police received information from local residents about some suspicious activities going on in the guest house after which the police swung into and rescued the girl and arrested the six. The police have identified four of the six accused as Aditya (from Jhunjhunu, ...
11-year-old beaten up for complaining about school meal, hospitalised
An 11-year-old boy was hospitalised here after his principal allegedly beat him up with an iron rod when he complained about the quality of the mid-day meal, police said today. The victim, Rahul, is a student of Class V at Government Primary School in Dehradun district's Old Dalanwala area. Yesterday, Rahul complained to the school principal, Nasrin Bano, about the quality of food being served in the mid-day meal. This angered Bano and she thrashed Rahul with an iron rod, following which the boy fell unconscious, police said. Rahul's friends brought him home and his parents rushed him to a hospital. His father, Dharmendra Paswan, has lodged a complaint at the Dalanwala police station and a probe has been initiated, the police added. Rahul is undergoing treatment at the Coronation Hospital and police said his condition was stable. The minor's angry relatives demonstrated outside the school. The school principal was suspended after preliminary investigations confirmed severe injuries to
CHC official arrested for taking bribe
A block accounts manager was arrested by vigilance sleuths in Odisha's Nayagarh district for allegedly accepting Rs 10,000 bribe from a health worker, a vigilance release said. Pradeep Kumar Acharya, block accounts manager of the community health centre at Madhyakhanda, was caught while accepting Rs 10,000 from Sanjib Kumar Panda, a health worker yesterday. Acharya had allegedly asked Panda to make false bills on payments to volunteers to collect blood samples and supply of mosquito nets in the Chadheyapalli sub-centre area. As Panda did not act as Acharya wanted, he did not accept the bills and the bribe was demanded for their clearance. Panda complained to the vigilance department who laid a trap and Acharya was caught red handed in his office room at Madhyakhanda. Acharya's residential house at Nayagarh was searched, it said.