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Herald case: Court reserves order on Swamy's applications
A Delhi court today reserved its order on three applications moved by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy in the ongoing National Herald case in which he has accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, his mother Sonia Gandhi and others of allegedly cheating and misappropriating funds. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal would pronounce the orders on May 26 on the applications, which have been opposed by the Gandhis and others contending that they were without any merit. The BJP leader, in a private criminal complaint which formed the main case, has accused the Gandhis and others of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate funds by paying just Rs 50 lakh, through which Young Indian Pvt Ltd (YI) obtained the right to recover Rs 90.25 crore that Associate Journals Ltd owed to the Congress. In the first application, the BJP MP has sought certain documents from the Congress, while in his second plea, Swamy has sought a direction to the Gandhis to either admit or deny certain documents .
SC reserves order on plea against CBI probe into TN gutkha scam
The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a plea filed against a CBI probe ordered by the Madras High Court into the multi-crore rupees gutkha scam in which a minister and top state police officers and officials are alleged to be involved. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud was hearing a petition filed by accused E Sivakumar, challenging the April 26 order of the high court. The plea said the high court passed the order when the investigation relating to the allegations of violation of the ban on gutkha and other tobacco products by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Commission (DVAC) had commenced and was at an advanced stage. The high court had ordered the CBI probe following a petition filed by DMK legislator J Anbazhagan. The case relates to an Income Tax Department raid in the offices, residences and godowns of a gutkha manufacturer in Tamil Nadu in 2016. A diary seized then allegedly listed bribe payments made .
SC sets up panel to auction Unitech's properties
The Supreme Court today set up a three-member panel headed by former Delhi High Court judge Justice S N Dhingra for "expeditious" auction of real estate major Unitech Ltd's unencumbered immovable properties of over 600 acres to refund the money to hassled home buyers. Considering the plight of home buyers who are "waiting with concern to get their money refunded", a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra gave the liberty to Justice Dhingra to nominate a Chartered Accountant and a valuer for speedy auction of over 600 acres of unencumbered land of the firm. "We constitute a Committee headed by Justice S N Dhingra, former Judge of the High Court of Delhi. Justice Dhingra would be at liberty to nominate a Chartered Accountant and a valuer accredited with the Delhi High Court or this Court. "Justice S N Dhingra shall formulate suitable terms and conditions for auction of the above properties on as-is-where is basis, to be notified in the newspapers," the bench, also comprising Justices
Wanted arms manufacturer arrested
An arms manufacturer, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, was arrested along with his close aide, police said today. Bachan Singh alias Bacchu Singh (37) has been accused of supplying arms to gangsters as well as criminals in Delhi and its neighbouring areas. A team of Crime Branch was stationed in Sendhwa, Madhya Pradesh to nab him. On the intervening night of May 10 and 11, Singh was nabbed from the jungles of Balwadi, Sendhwa in Madhya Pradesh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rajesh Deo said. During investigation, the Crime Branch learnt that Singh was involved in manufacturing illegal arms in remote areas of Madhya Pradesh, the police said. Efforts were made to nab him, but he evaded the arrest, the police said, adding a reward of Rs 50,000 was declared on his arrest. For the last eight months, the Crime Branch was gathering information about his hideouts. Singh revealed that he deployed carriers for taking the consignment of illegal arms to different destinations. ..
Tharoor case: Cong will not cow down or bow down, says party
The Congress today said it would "neither cow down nor bow down" to the threats of Prime Minister Narendra Modi against its leaders, including Shashi Tharoor, as it accused the BJP and its government of conspiring to defame the former Union minister over the death of his wife, Sunanda Pushkar. Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala said BJP leaders had all conspired against Tharoor and accused him of murder, using Delhi Police as a tool. He also alleged that a media trial was conducted against Tharoor to defame him as part of the conspiracy, in which Delhi Police was used as an instrument by the BJP and the Modi government. "We reject the charges in toto. Mr Prime Minister, let me reiterate again as Dr Manmohan Singh said today, your statements said you will seek revenge against Congress leaders. Your statements threatening Congress leaders will not deter us from raising the voice of the people," he said. "Congress leaders including Shashi Tharoor will neither cow down ...
SC grants bail to aide of ex-NOIDA chief engineer in graft case
The Supreme Court today granted bail to a contractor in a corruption case, which also involves Yadav Singh, a former top officer of Noida, Greater Noida and the Yamuna Expressway Authority. The top court said the accused had allegedly caused a loss of Rs 18.64 crore, but Rs 18.38 crore has been secured by Noida Authority and the Enforcement Directorate. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said the remaining amount of Rs 26 lakh shall be deposited by the contractor, Pankaj Jain, an aide of former Chief Engineer Yadav Singh to the Noida authorities. The apex court, which considered that Jain was 60 per cent permanently disabled, blamed him for trying to avoid the process of law after the matter was taken cognisance of and summons were issued. It, however, considered that during the investigation from July 30, 2015, to March 15, 2016, he had cooperated with the investigation and the chargesheet was filed. The apex court said, "the petitioner, during the period of trial, shall
Man shot by two youths, one accused held
A man working at a butcher's shop was shot at by two youths due to personal enmity in south Delhi, following which one of the accused was arrested, police said on Monday.
Lalu returns to Ranchi jail on completion of parole
RJD president Lalu Prasad returned to Birsa Munda jail in Ranchi this evening after the completion of the three-day parole granted to him by prison authorities to attend the wedding of his elder son Tej Pratap Yadav. The execution of a six-week provisional bail granted to him by the Jharkhand High Court last week would depend when the order reaches the special CBI court conducting the trial. Prasad reported back to the jail authorities on the end of the parole, RJD general secretary and Prasad's aide Bhola Yadav told PTI. Prasad returned to Ranchi from Patna by an evening flight and went straight to the jail, Yadav, who accompanied him, said. Jail sources said Prasad was sent to a prison ward. The jail authorities had granted the three-day parole to the RJD chief on May 10 to attend Tej Pratap Yadav's wedding in Patna on May 12. Travel time was not included in the duration of parole and hence Prasad returned to the prison this evening, whereas his parole ended yesterday itself. Tej ..
Allegations against CJI: SC to hear contempt plea against Cong leader
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against actress-turned-Congress leader Divya Spandana for allegedly making "politically motivated" and "frivolous" allegations against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra through her Twitter acount. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench comprising CJI Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, but the bench said the plea would come up for hearing in due course. The petition, filed by retired army officer Anil Kabotra, has claimed that Spandana was an active member of the Congress and was aware of the impeachment motion against the CJI, which was moved by a group of opposition parties led by the Congress. "The (alleged) contemnor (Spandana) in furtherance of her service to the Indian National Congress, used social media to disparage the Chief Justice of India and also the highest court of India, whereby, putting in jeopardy the administration of justice and faith in .
Magisterial probe into alleged circumcision of minor boy
The Hailakandi district administration in Assam today ordered a magisterial probe into the alleged circumcision of a standard two boy inside a toilet of a junior school during school hours. The school Sishu Mangal Vidyapith is situated in Katlicherra education block here and the incident, which was reported in a section of the media, had allegedly taken place on May 7, according to a government release. Ordering the inquiry, Hailakandi Deputy Commissioner Adil Khan asked the Katlicherra executive magistrate James Aind to conduct a thorough inquiry into the matter and submit a report at the earliest, the release said. The media report said that the boy who belongs to the majority community was forcibly circumcised in the school toilet, it said. Police swung into action and registered a case under Sections 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 506 (criminal intimidation), 294 (indulging in obscene act in any public place) 34(criminal act ...
1988 road rage case: SC to pronounce verdict on Navjot Singh Sidhu's appeal
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow its judgement on the appeal filed by cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was awarded three-year jail term by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in a 1988 road rage case. A bench of Justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul had on April 18 reserved its judgement in the case in which Sidhu, who had quit the BJP and joined the Congress days before the Punjab assembly election last year, had claimed that evidence about the cause of death of victim Gurnam Singh was contradictory and the medical opinion in this regard was "vague". Besides Sidhu, currently the Tourism Minister of Punjab, appeal was also filed by Rupinder Singh Sandhu, who was also convicted and sentenced to three-year jail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the case. According to the prosecution, Sidhu and Sandhu were allegedly in a Gypsy parked on the middle of a road near the Sheranwala Gate Crossing in Patiala on December 27, 1988, when the victim ..
Youth, woman killed in Tarn Taran, honour killing suspected
In a suspected case of honour killing, a youth and a 19-year-old woman, who were in relationship, were allegedly killed by the family members of the latter in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, the police said today. Out of the eight accused in the case, four have been arrested, a police official said. Hasanpreet Singh (20) was abducted, attacked with some sharp-edged weapon and then strangulated to death with a rope while Ramandeep Kaur was thrashed and forced to swallow sulphas tablets yesterday, the police said. Both the victims were residents of the Khemkaran village. Yesterday, Hasanpreet's family lodged a police complaint when he did not return home till late in the night and suspected the involvement of Ramandeep's kin behind it, Deputy SP(Bhikhiwind) Sulakhan Singh said. According to police, Hasanpreet was allegedly abducted by family members of Ramandeep yesterday and was beaten up at their home last night. After killing him, the body was disposed of in a septic tank, the DSP ..
3 accused arrested in CPI(M) worker's killing; 2 absconding
: Three persons were today arrested in connection with the killing of a local CPI(M) leader at nearby Palloor on May 7, police said. The three are Nijesh P K, Jerin Suresh and Sarath P K. Two others are absconding, they said. All of them were produced before a local court and remanded to judicial custody, police said. Nijesh was the first to be arrested and based on his confession, the other two were nabbed, a press release quoting Apoorva Gupta, Senior Superintendent of Police (Law and Order), Puducherry, said. The hunt is on for two more absconding accused, who would be arrested soon, she said. She said a special investigation team had questioned witnesses and locals. Their efforts revealed the real motive behind the killing of Kannipoyil Babu, a local CPI(M) leader and former councillor, was long standing enmity between the accused and the deceased, she said. The team finally located the trio, who were on the run across Kannur and Kozhikode districts, she said. The ...
Youth held for raping 5-year-old near Gurugram
Police have arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl. The victim was admitted in a hospital after the incident, the police said on Monday.
SC to examine plea seeking prosecution of UP CM in Gorakhpur riot case
The Supreme Court today agreed to examine a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order dismissing a petition seeking prosecution of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a hate speech case of 2007. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked petitioner Rasheed Khan to serve the copy to all the parties who were before the High Court. The High Court had earlier this year upheld a sessions court order which had quashed a magistrate's order taking cognizance of the chargesheet filed by the police in 2009. While dismissing the petition, the high court had said the sessions court was right in holding that there was no prosecution sanction to initiate trial against the BJP leader and others in the case. The Sessions Court at Gorakhpur district had on January 28, 2017, quashed the magisterial court's cognisance order saying there was no sanction to prosecute the accused including the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and others. On ...
Seven arrested by Rohtak police for allegedly killing 35-yr-old man
Seven people were arrested in connection with the gunning down a 35-year-old man, Anand, over an old rivalry in village Karaur in Rohtak district, police said. With these arrests, 16 cases of murder, attempt to murder and robbery have been worked out, they claimed. "All the accused had also a plan to kill six more people. Police have saved the life of these six people by arresting the accused from a room located at a deserted place near Suncity, Delhi road. The accused will be produced in court and further investigation is on," a Haryana Police spokesperson said here. He said the arrested accused were identified as Vikas alias Bhadu 19, Vikas alias Bagga 20, Mohit 21, all from Rohtak district and Deepak 25, Sachin alias Shooter 19, Mohit alias Pehalwan 19 and Pradeep alias Poppy 19, all from Sonipat district. The police claimed to have recovered six country made pistols (315 bore), two country made pistols with magazine, 11 live cartridges (315 bore) and five live cartridges 32 ...
SC to hear plea of 3 witnesses of Kathua gangrape, murder case
Three college friends of a key accused in the sensational Kathua gangrape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl today moved the Supreme Court alleging torture by the Jammu and Kashmir police and seeking protection from a central agency. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud agreed to hear the plea of these students, who hail from the Jammu region of the state, on May 16. Lawyer Ravi Sharma, representing students Sahil Sharma, Sachin Sharma and Neeraj Sharma, sought urgent hearing on the plea alleging that they and their families were being coerced by the Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir police. The Jammu-based students, who are pursuing B.Sc in Agriculture at a college in Muzzafar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, are classmates of Vishal Jangotra, a key accused in the case, the plea said. The lawyer said the students were "coerced to make statements contrary to the facts that Vishal Jangotra was with them at Muzzafarnagar from ...
IPL coverage: SC to hear Reliance JIO's plea against Delhi HC order
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on May 18 the plea filed by telecom operator Reliance JIO (RJIO) against a Delhi High Court order asking Bharti Airtel to make changes to its advertisements offering "live and free access" to IPL coverage by carrying a disclaimer of a larger font size in a prominent and visible place. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud directed listing of the matter on Friday before an appropriate bench. "List on May 18, 2018 before an appropriate bench, as per roster," it said after the matter was mentioned before it by advocate K R Sasiprabhu. A division bench of the High Court on May 10 had modified its single judge's interim orders and questioned the maintainability of the suit filed by RJIO alleging that Airtel's advertisement was "deceptive and misleading". The single judge in his May 2 order had asked Airtel to use font of 12 pixels in print media and that too in a prominent and visible place and not at the
Police files charge sheet in Sunanda death case; names Tharoor as accused
The Delhi Police today accused Congress leader Shashi Tharoor of abetting the suicide of his wife Sunanda Pushkar and told a city court that he should be summoned as an accused in the four-and-half year-old case, as there was sufficient evidence against him. In a nearly 3,000-page charge sheet, the police named Tharoor as the only person as accused while also alleging that he had subjected his wife to cruelty. The charge sheet was filed before Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmendra Singh, who will consider it on May 24. The agency urged the court to summon Tharoor, the Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram, as an accused. The couple's domestic servant Narayan Singh has been named one of the key witnesses in the case. Pushkar was found dead in a luxury hotel room on the night of January 17, 2014. The Congress leader has been charged under sections 498 A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) and 306 (abetment of suicide) of the Indian Penal Code. While under section 498A, ..
Police charges Tharoor with abetment to suicide in Sunanda death case; Congress MP calls it preposterous
Over four years after Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in a hotel suite here, the Delhi Police today charged the senior Congress leader with abetting her suicide, claiming there was enough evidence to proceed against him. Tharoor, 62, dismissed as "preposterous" the nearly 3,000-page charge sheet filed before a city court and asserted he intends to contest it "vigorously" while the Congress stood by the Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram and a former international civil servant, alleging it is a "conspiracy" by the Modi government to defame him. In a blow to Tharoor, the suave Congress leader is the only person to be arrayed as an accused in the case in which the police have concluded that it was a case of suicide and not murder. An FIR was registered by Delhi Police on January 1, 2015 against unknown persons under IPC section 302 (murder). The police has also alleged that Tharoor had subjected his wife to cruelty. The Congress leader has been charged under ...