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Actor Udita Goswami appears before Thane police in CDR case
The Crime Branch of Thane police today recorded the statement of Bollywood actor Udita Goswami" in the Call Detail Record (CDR) case. Senior Police Inspector Nitin Thakre recorded Goswami's statement for over one hour, said Thane police PRO Sukhada Narkar. She was allowed to leave afterwards. The city police, in January this year, busted an alleged racket which supplied or sold CDR illegally to private detectives and others. Police said that CDRs were commonly used in matrimonial dispute cases, as evidence or for surveillance. It is alleged that some private detectives were obtaining CDRs from telecom companies illegally for their clients or at the behest of lawyers of celebrities. Over a dozen persons arrested in the case included Rajani Pandit, a well-known woman private detective, and lawyer Rizwan Siddiqui, who represented many Bollywood stars. Both are now out on bail.
Sushil Ansal playing fraud; AVUT tells court
The Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) today told a Delhi court that Sushil Ansal, convicted in the 1997 case, was trying to mislead the court by giving wrong information in his plea seeking an NOC for renewal of his passport. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat was told by AVUT chairperson Neelam Krishnamoorthy that Ansal's passport number mentioned in his plea was different from the one he had earlier mentioned before the court in 2008, while the judicial records show that he did not get his passport renewed during this period. "The actual details of the passport held by Ansal is extremely crucial before granting a NOC for re-issue of his passport, as he is trying to play fraud upon the court by misleading the court," said senior advocate Vikas Pahwa, appearing for AVUT. "It is highly important that, since there exists a huge discrepancy in the passport number held by accused Sushil Ansal as opposed to the records available, there exists a necessity and ...
Aadhaar supported by UPA, NDA: UIDAI to SC
The Aadhaar scheme has the support of two successive governments and senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who had opposed it for a party in the Supreme Court, was part of the empowered Group of Ministers which had dealt with the 12 digit unique national identifier issue, the UIDAI counsel said today. In a veiled attack on Sibal who was in the forefront of the move by opposition MPs to impeach the Chief Justice of India, senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, representing Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), said the Congress leader was part of the Empowered Group of Minister (EGoM) that had dealt with the Aadhaar scheme. He said now the same person, who was once advocating the Aadhaar scheme, was making a submission that data would be compromised with private players. "Mr Sibal argued that the government is collecting data and would give them to private players," Dwivedi took a dig at Sibal while making his submission before a five judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak .
Remains of Italian-Pakistani woman exhumed in 'honour killing' probe
The remains of an Italian woman of Pakistani origin, who was killed in an alleged case of honour killing, were exhumed by police on Wednesday.
Former J&K exam board sentenced to 10 years in jail
An anti-corruption court on Wednesday sentenced former Chairman of state Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE), Mushtaq Ahmad Peer, to ten years in jail and a fine of Rs 1 crore.
Odisha parcel bomb: lecturer masterminded blast for being
The police today claimed to have cracked the wedding gift parcel bomb case of Bolangir alleging that a college lecturer masterminded it for being replaced by the mother of one of the two persons killed in the blast in February. Punjilal Meher, the accused and a colleague of the deceased groom's mother, was arrested by the Crime Branch last night, Director General of Police R P Sharma told reporters at Cuttack. "The Crime Branch sleuths, in course of their investigation, zeroed in on Punjilal Meher as the mastermind in the parcel gift blast case. They confirmed his complicity during its investigation in Raipur," he said. Soumya and Reema Sahu had married on February 18. Five days later, they received a parcel as a wedding gift. The parcel exploded when it was opened on February 23. Soumya and his grandmother Jemamani were killed in the blast while Reema suffered grievous burn injuries. "The motive of the crime was jealousy. Soumya's mother Sanjukta was made principal of .
SC judge skips customary Wednesday lunch
Justice J Chelameswar, the senior-most Supreme Court judge who led a virtual revolt against the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, was on leave today when all judges met for their customary Wednesday lunch. Two days after Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu rejected the Congress-led opposition parties' notice of impeachment against the CJI, there were speculations whether Justice Chelameswar would attend the lunch meeting today. As part of a tradition, the apex court judges meet for lunch every Wednesday, with each of them taking turns to bring 'ghar ka khana' (home food) from his or her home state. Today, it was the turn of Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar to bring the food, sources said. Justice Shantanagoudar hails from Karnataka. When contacted, Justice Chelameswar's office merely said the judge did not go to work today but did not give a reason. His absence from the court today assumes significance as sources had said that Justice Chelameswar was present in the morning meeting ..
Pak SC raps its security agencies over failure to submit new Faizabad sit-in report
Pakistan's Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday slammed the country's security agencies over its failure to present a subsequent report on the Faizabad sit-in which took place last year.A two-member bench comprising Justices Mushir Alam Qazi Faez Isa and Musheer Alam resumed hearing a suo motu case on the sit-in, reported the Dawn.Pakistan's government and protesters, after a weeks-long protest at the Faizabad interchange, reached an army-brokered agreement in November 2017, in which the former had agreed to the latter's demands.According to the report, Justice Isa asked the Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Raja Khalid if the agencies had a report to submit, to which DAG had replied in negative, saying that the court had not issued any orders for the same."Who is paying you? Who is paying the Inter-Services Intelligence? No one should consider themselves above the law," Justice Isa told the DAG, adding that last month's rejection of should have prompted submission of a new report on the same .
Plea in SC for CBI probe into CBSE paper leak
A fresh plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the CBSE paper leak case and its order to conduct re-examination saying it was done to protect the "real culprits" in the Board. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra has said that the plea would be taken up for hearing next week. Meanwhile, the CBSE conducted the re-examination of the economics paper of class 12 across the country today. The petition sought to strike down the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) order to conduct the re-examination of the class 12 economics paper which was allegedly leaked last month. The plea filed by a social activist Sanjoy Sachdev, also sought to declare the results of the students who have already appeared in the test "in good faith and trust". "Order an enquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation to take charge of all the cases of leakage from police of various states in order to the fix the criminal liability of the respondent no.1 to 4 (Centre, CBSE, ...
CET scam: 16 years in jail for ex-chairman of JK exam board
A special anti-corruption court here sentenced Mushtaq Ahmad Peer, the former chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE), to a total of 16 years of rigorous imprisonment for his involvement in the 2012 Common Entrance Test (CET) scam. It also imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on Peer and Rs 50 lakh on another accused, Sajad Ahmad Bhat, who was acting as a broker in the scam. The court sentenced Peer to seven years of rigorous imprisonment under section 420 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), five years of imprisonment under section 5 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, three years of imprisonment under section 409 of the RPC and one year of imprisonment under section 120B of the RPC. It ordered that all the sentences would run "consecutively". The court convicted 43 accused, including Peer, in the case, while it acquitted seven others. In its 382-page order, the court said, "Mushtaq Peer, being at the helm of affairs as chairman of the board, occupied
Hypocrites using Hindu religion deserves punishment: VHP chief
"Newly-appointed Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) chief Vishnu Kokje today welcomed conviction by a Rajasthan court of self-styled godman Asaram in a rape case, saying it is a "lesson" to the hypocrite godmen who defame the Hindu religion through such "immoral" acts. A Jodhpur court today sentenced the self-styled godman to life in prison after finding him guilty of raping a teenage girl in his ashram in Manai area near Jodhpur five years ago. Kokje today called upon top office-bearers of the RSS at its headquarters here. "Some hypocrites under the garb of Hindu religion commit such disgusting acts. They should get strictest punishment. There are many such people who are defaming the Hindu religion and it (the court verdict) is a lesson for such hypocrites," he told reporters. Responding to a query, Kokje said the people should not "run after so called sadhus blindly". He also said that many seers have set examples to emulate by preaching spiritualism and doing selfless ...
HC grants bail to Dr Kafeel Ahmad in BRD Medical College case
The Allahabad High Courttoday granted bail to Dr Kafeel Ahmad Khan, one of the accused in the B R D Medical college case of Gorakhpur. Khan wasarrestedin connection with the death of several children in Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College in Gorakhpur allegedly due to interrupted oxygen supply to the hospital and was in jail for the last seven months. Justice Yashwant Verma granted the bail after hearing the counsels representing Khan as well as the state government. Over 30 children died at the medical college on August 10-11, last year allegedly due to the disruption in oxygen supply. The Uttar Pradesh Police Special Task Force (STF) had arrested Khannear Kalesar in Sahjanwa when he was on the way to Gorakhpur. Khan was the nodal officer of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in the medical college. While granting bail to Khan, thecourt laid down several conditions including that the applicant shall not tamper with the records or documents andthathe will not threaten or influence ...
Govt considering clearing Indu Malhotra's appointment as SC judge, to keep on hold Justice Joseph
The government is considering clearing the appointment of senior advocate Indu Malhotra as Supreme Court judge while keeping on hold the collegium's another recommendation to elevate Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K M Joseph to the apex court, sources in the Law Ministry said today. On January 22, the Supreme Court collegium's file recommending the elevation of Justice Joseph and Malhotra reached the Law Ministry. After processing the file in the first week of February, the recommendations were kept in abeyance as the government wanted to elevate only Malhotra. But now, the government is considering to go ahead with the appointment of Malhotra and keep on hold the elevation of Justice Joseph. The government feels that while recommending the name of Justice Joseph, the collegium has disregarded seniority and regional representation. He is 42nd in the seniority list of 669 high court judges. If the government goes ahead with "segregation" of the recommendations --- proceeding with
13 held for betting on IPL match
Thirteen persons were arrested for involvement in betting on an Indian Premier League match and Rs 44,000 seized from them, police said on Wednesday.
Russia's Supreme Court rules against Navalny
Russia's Supreme Court has upheld a criminal conviction against opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his brother. The conviction was the reason given for why Navalny was barred from running in the March presidential election. Navalny and his brother, Oleg, were convicted in 2014 of defrauding a cosmetics company in a trial that was widely described as a political vendetta. Following unsuccessful appeals, Navalny turned to the European Court of Human Rights, which in 2016 ruled in his favour. The Supreme Court ruled today against a retrial, upholding the conviction that gave Navalny a suspended sentence and sent his brother to prison for 3 years. Navalny said after the hearing that the ruling shows Russia's refusal to respect its international obligations.
Shimla rape: Accused sent to judicial custody
A accused in the Shimla gang rape and murder case was remanded to judicial custody on Wednesday, as confirmed by Abhishek Dayal, Chief Information Officer, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)."Investigation was done quietly and away from public scrutiny to ensure the culprits do not escape. Accused was arrested on 13th April and produced before the designated Court today. He has been remanded to judicial custody till 7 May," said Dayal.The brutal gang rape and murder of a school girl at Kotkhai in Shimla had created a huge uproar in the state in July last year.The body of the 16-year-old victim, who went missing while returning from school, was recovered from Halaila forests of Kotkhai.Six people were arrested in connection with the case.
NDFB (S) member escapes NIA custody
A member of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (Songbijit) {NDFB (S)}, on Wednesday, escaped from the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) custody while he was being taken to be produced before a NIA Court in Guwahati.Local Police said that at the time of counting the NDFB(S) was found missing.The accused was arrested in connection with the killing of five persons, including women and children, in Pakriguri in Kokrajhar district in December 2014.According to reports, around 14 armed militants of the NDFB entered the village on December 23, 2014, and frantically open fired upon the villagers, allegedly on the behest of the military chief and deputy chief of the NDFB (S) - G. Bidai alias Bishnu and M. Batha alias Binod.The NIA had earlier filed chargesheets against 14 individuals in the case.
Govt opposes in SC plea to confer rule-making authority on ECI
The Centre has opposed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking to confer the rule-making authority on the Election Commission, on the lines of the apex court, to empower it to make election-related rules and code of conduct. In an affidavit filed in the top court, the Ministry of Law and Justice has said that no change is required in the "existing regime" and the essential legislative functions cannot be delegated. The ministry has sought dismissal of the plea which has also sought steps to provide an independent secretariat to the Election Commission and declare its expenditure as charged on the Consolidated Fund of India on the lines of Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha secretariats. Regarding the plea for a direction to the Centre not to remove two Election Commissioners from their office, except in a similar manner and grounds provided for removing the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), the government has referred to an apex court verdict and said the independence of election commissioners was
Asaram verdict: Ashram quiet, followers indignant
It was a day like any other outside a sprawling ashram in central Delhi -- except that it wasn't. Followers, trickling into Asaram Bapu's ashram on the Ridge, could not believe that their guru had been sentenced to a life in jail by a Jodhpur court for the rape of a minor teenager. The Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu Ashram was barricaded, but the disciples walked in one by one, convinced that he had been framed. A young and passionate Jyoti (name changed), who said she had been a follower of Asaram for 15 years, refused to believe that her "gurudev" could ever have committed a crime like rape. "Even if Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh came and told me that Bapu had done this, I would not believe them. I would say, 'no, no, no' an infinite number of times," she told PTI. Many of the followers, she said, had gathered at the ashram after they heard about the verdict this morning. They were on a fast and were praying inside for the man who "motivated us to move forward with our lives", she said. "My ..
Bangladeshi tribunal sends ex-intelligence chief to jail
Bangladesh's former intelligence chief was today sent to the jail by a tribunal to face charges of committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War while he was serving as an officer in the Pakistani Army. Prosecutor Tureen Afroz said investigators were expected to interrogate former National Security Intelligence director general Muhammad Wahidul Haque in custody with the court's permission. "The tribunal sent him to the jail to face the charges brought against him," a spokesman of the Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) told reporters. According to prosecutors, Haque was serving in the Pakistan Army when the war broke during which he allegedly killed innocent people in the northwestern Rangpur Cantonment before his subsequent transfer to the then West Pakistan. Haque, 69, returned to Bangladesh in 1973 when he was inducted in the police service where he rose up to the level of additional inspector general, a position next to the police chief and ...