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SC's Justice Loya case verdict marks sad day in India's history, says Cong
Congress said on Thursday that the Supreme Court's dismissal of petitions seeking Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into Justice Loya's death case marks a sad day in India's history.Addressing the media, Congress leader Randeep S Surjewala said, "The verdict marks a sad day in India's history. The Supreme Court verdict has left many questions unanswered. There were discrepancies in the post-mortem report, even in recording the name of the victim properly."Earlier in the day, a bench of apex court headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra dismissed petitions seeking SIT probe into Justice Loya's death case.The Supreme Court, in its verdict, said statement of the lower judges, who accompanied Justice Loya to a hospital in Nagpur before his death, cannot be doubted.Justice Loya was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, involving various police officers and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah, before his death in December 2014.
J-K: Bid to smuggle bovines foiled, 23 animals rescued
The police arrested two persons for allegedly trying to smuggle 23 bovines to Kashmir valley in Rajouri district. Police intercepted four vehicles carrying the animals in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district last night, a police officer said today. While two drivers were arrested and their vehicles seized, the two other drivers managed to flee, leaving their vehicles behind, he said, adding that 23 bovines were rescued. The intercepted vehicles were seized and a case was registered in this connection, the officer said.
Loya death case should be reviewed by larger bench: CPI-M
Terming the Supreme Courts decision in special CBI judge B.H. Loyas death case as "unfortunate", the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Thursday demanded that the case be heard by a larger bench of the apex court.
48 MP, MLAs have declared cases of crime against women: ADR
At least 48 MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crime against women, with BJP having the highest number of such politicans at 12, a report said today amid a nation-wide outrage over rape incidents, including in UP's Unnao where a ruling party lawmaker is an accused. "Out of 1,580 (33 per cent) MPs/MLAs analysed with declared criminal cases, 48 have declared cases related to crime against women," as per the report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). This includes 45 MLAs and 3 MPs, who have declared cases of crime against women such as charges related to assault of woman with intent to outrage her modesty, kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her to marriage, rape, domestic violence and trafficking, the Delhi-based think-tank said. Giving party-wise details, the report said that BJP has the highest number of MPs and MLAs ie 12, followed by Shiv Sena (7) and Trinamool Congress (6) who have declared cases related to crime against women. The report is based ..
Loya death: SC ruling has exposed Congress, says UP CM
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict turning down the pleas to probe the death of special CBI judge B H Loya and mounted attack on Congress President Rahul Gandhi. "Rahul does not want that any person other than someone from the Gandhi family should run the country. The Congress stands exposed," he tweeted. Referring to a Congress press conferences and a Rahul Gandhi-led delegation to the President for a probe into Judge Loya's death, the chief minister said the apex court verdict on the issue has exposed the "ugly face" of the Congress. Talking to reporters later, he said, "The verdict in Judge Loya case has exposed the Congress once again. Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the people of the country. They have tried to create such an environment that develops negative emotions in the people for the government." The Supreme Court today ruled that Judge Loya died of natural causes and that the petitions were a serious attempts to ...
SC order on Loya shows judiciary cannot be misled: Rajnath Singh
The Supreme Court order rejecting the plea for a probe into the death of Judge B H Loya has sent out a clear message that the judiciary cannot be "misled" by allegations based on political vendetta, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. The minister, who posted a series of tweets, also came down heavily on "several attempts" to target the BJP and its top leaders through "fake" cases. "It is extremely unfortunate that there have been several attempts of targeting the BJP and assassinating the character of its top leaders on the basis of fake facts'. These attempts have failed miserably once again," he said on Twitter. The home minister said the Supreme Court order has also raised serious questions on the intention of filing such PILs. "The Supreme Court has also cautioned against the misuse of courts in political tug of war. The SC verdict gives a clear message that the judiciary can not be misled by allegations based on political vendetta," Singh said. The Supreme Court today .
Sad letter day in India's history, fair probe needed into judge Loya's death: Cong on SC verdict
The Congress today raised questions over the Supreme Court verdict rejecting a batch of pleas seeking a probe into the alleged mysterious death of judge B H Loya, saying it was a sad letter day in the country's history and pitched for a fair probe into the matter. Attacking the BJP for accusing Congress president Rahul Gandhi's as being the invisible hand behind the petitions seeking the probe, party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala termed the allegations as a malicious attempt which showed the ruling party's jitteriness. It is a sad letter day in India's history. The suspicious circumstances in which Loya died, was a matter of deep concern for those who have faith in the judiciary. The copy of the entire judgment is not yet available. But there are still questions before those who believe in the judiciary, Surjewala told reporters here. He raised 10 questions relating to the case as he criticised the verdict and noted that issue of criminality can be decided only through a probe,
Pleas seeking probe in Loya's death filed with vested interests: Rohatgi
Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today said the pleas seeking probe into the death of special CBI judge B H Loya were filed with vested interests and the purpose was to attack the functioning of the government. The senior advocate welcomed the apex court judgement dismissing the pleas and said the manner in which these cases were argued was a "classic case of contempt" and the real purpose was completely "collateral". "The very fact that the judge died in the company of his colleagues shows that there is nothing wrong in the matter. The manner in which these cases were argued is a classic case of contempt. There are vested interests because they want to attack people collaterally and they used the judge for this purpose. This is unacceptable," Rohatgi said. He also attacked the Caravan magazine which came out with the reports on judge Loya's death more than three years after he passed away, saying that "the magazine has made untruthful statements." "All the facts are wrong. If a .
Maneka wants special cells to deal with sexual offences
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Thursday told the states and Union Territories to create special police cells for dealing with sexual offences against women and children.
Police raid gambling den, 54 held
A police team today conducted a raid at a gambling den in Nimbol village near here and arrested as many as 54 people from the spot, an official said. A police team led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Nilotpal recovered cash, vehicles and mobile phones collectively worth nearly Rs 70 lakh. According to the ASP, the raid was conducted in the wee hours. "During the raid, we arrested 54 perople and recovered cash worth Rs 9 lakh, 24 motorcycles worth around Rs 8 lakh, 11 four-wheelers worth around Rs 51 lakh and 51 cell phones worth about Rs 1.5 lakh, collectively valued at nearly Rs 70 lakh," Nilotpal said. In addition to all this, liquor worth Rs 1,400 was also seized from the house, where the illegal activities were on, he added. Two cases have been registered in this connection, the officer said adding that the owner of the house, Govinda alias Lala Dinkar Patil, is one of the accused arrested in the case.
Kejriwal's former advisor V K Jain questioned
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's former advisor V K Jain is being questioned today in the case of alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash. Jain had been served a notice last week for questioning for which he arrived at Civil Lines police station this afternoon. His questioning is still underway, a senior police officer said. Jain is being questioned in the case of alleged assault on Delhi chief secretary in February this year. In March, he had resigned as Kejriwal's advisor citing personal reasons and family commitment. The alleged assault had taken place at Kejriwal's residence on February 19 night. The Delhi Police had earlier told a court that during interrogation, Jain said that AAP MLAs Prakash Jarwal and Amanatullah Khan had allegedly surrounded the chief secretary and assaulted him. The police has already questioned the 11 MLAs who were present at the chief minister's residence apart from Kejriwal, Jain and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for the meeting in .
Attempt to malign image of BJP leader failed: Rajnath on Justice Loya
Welcoming the Supreme Court's verdict in Justice B.H. Loya death case, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that an attempt to malign the image of a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fallen flat."An attempt to malign senior leaders of the party has failed, it is clear that the judiciary cannot be made a field for political battles," Rajnath said.Earlier in the day, a bench of apex court headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra dismissed petitions seeking SIT probe into Justice Loya's death case.The Supreme Court in its verdict said that statement of the lower judges, who accompanied Justice Loya during his death cannot be doubted.Justice Loya was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, involving various police officers and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah at the time of his death.
Judge Loya death: Petitions were wrong, says police
The investigation in the death case of Special CBI judge BH Loya was done professionally by Nagpur Police, Joint Commissioner of Police said on Thursday.Earlier in the day, a bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra dismissed petitions seeking SIT probe into Justice Loya's death case."The investigation was done professionally by Nagpur Police and those documents and evidence have been presented in the SC, the decision is based on that,"Shivaji Bodkhe, Joint CP Nagpur said."The petitions were wrong as they were unaware of the truth," he added. (ANI)There is no merit in the petitions and there is no reason to doubt the statements of sitting Judges, attempt of the petitioners was to malign the judiciary," said SC while dismissing the petitions.The apex court had earlier asked the Maharashtra Government to submit the postmortem report of the CBI judge, who had died in alleged suspicious circumstances in 2014, citing that the "matter was very ...
Rs 25 lakh unearthed from suspended SSP's in-laws' locker
Sleuths of the Special Vigilance Unit (SVU) today unearthed Rs 25 lakh cash from a bank locker held by the in-laws of suspended senior superintendent of police, Vivek Kumar, from Muzzafarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. The locker was located in Vijaya Bank and the vigilance sleuths had found its keys during a raid on Kumar's in-laws' residence in Muzaffarnagar. The vigilance team, which froze six lockers held by Kumar and his family members, had earlier recovered huge cash, jewellery and property documents worth Rs 2.15 crore from two lockers. "The team (vigilance) has found Rs 25 lakh cash from the third locker of Vijaya Bank branch in Muzaffarnagar. The locker is jointly held by Vivek Kumar's father-in-law Ved Prakash Karnwal and mother-in-law Uma Rani," Inspector General (IG), SVU, Ratan Sanjay told PTI. The team is still investigating the other three lockers, he added. "A total of six locker keys has been recovered during raid at Vivek Kumar's in-laws residence in ...
Acid attack on 3 girls in Pak by uncle for rejecting marriage proposal
Three girls, including a sister duo, in Pakistan's Punjab province suffered burn injuries in an acid attack today when they were allegedly attacked by the sisters' uncle for rejecting a marriage proposal, according to media reports. The sisters and their friend -- all said to be university students -- were standing at a bus stop in Dang district of Gujrat in the morning when the men arrived on a motorcycle and hurled acid on the girls, DawnNewsTV reported. The girls suffered burns on their face and arms and were admitted to a hospital, according to police. "The primary suspect was the uncle of the two sisters who were attacked. Another accused was identified as the uncle's friend," Dang police station SHO Ameer Abbas was quoted as saying in the report. The SHO's statements were seconded by one of the victims, it added. One of the girls had refused a marriage proposal which was the reason behind the attack, the police said, adding that the uncle and his friend are still absconding ...
Tribal girl raped in Odisha
A minor tribal girl was raped in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, police said on Thursday.
Photographer shot dead during celebratory firing at wedding
A photographer was killed after he was allegedly shot during celebratory firing at a wedding, the city police said today. Sourabh Meena (34) was clicking pictures of the wedding party when he was hit by a bullet outside Natraj Community Hall in Govindpura area here late last night, inspector Satendra Singh of the local police station said. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival, Singh said. "We have arrested one Purshottam Tiwari under section 304 of IPC (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) for accidentally firing at Meena," he said, adding that further investigation was on.
Justice Loya case: Petitions had personal interest, says Former AG
Reacting on the Supreme Court's dismissal of petitions seeking SIT probe into Special CBI Judge BH Loya's death, Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said that the pleas had personal interest."Petition had personal interest, not public interest," Rohatgi said.He also said that the main aim of the petitioners was only to attack some senior functionaries in the government.He said, "These petitioners did not uphold the rule of law. Main aim was to attack some senior functionaries of the current government. There was no question of foul play."Earlier in the day, a bench of apex court headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra dismissed petitions seeking SIT probe into Justice Loya's death case.
Judge Loya case: Rahul behind petitions, says BJP
The BJP on Thursday said the "invisible hand" behind the petition on Judge B.H. Loya case was of the Congress and its President Rahul Gandhi and they should apologise to the country for defaming the judiciary.
Man tries to abduct minor girl, she escapes
A man today allegedly tried to abduct a minor girl but she managed to escape in the Bajaj Nagar area here, police said. The incident occurred this morning when the girl, aged around 8-9 years, had gone to buy milk from a dairy located close to her house near Gopalpura bypass. The accused, who was on a motorcycle, asked the asked for the address of a school and made her to sit on the motorcycle, saying that he will drop her at the shop, they said. When the man took the motorcycle to another street, the girl raised an alarm and managed to flee, police said. The accused also tried to pinch her with some object which left marks on her body, they said. Later, the girl narrated the incident to family members, following which the police were informed. Congress state vice president Archana Sharma also reached the spot. She accused the police of being "negligent" towards the matter. "The incident occurred near the house of the girl where the accused tried to abduct the minor but the police ...