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ED response sought on Gitanjli Gems plea
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to file a response on a plea by fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi's firm Gitanjali Gems in a money laundering case related to the multi-crore rupee Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam.
S. Korean ex-President Park gets 24-year jail for graft
South Korean former President Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 24 years in prison and was fined 18 billion won on Friday in a massive corruption scandal that toppled her from power in 2017.
J-K police helps reunite 52-yr-old man with his family
A 52-year-old man, who was allegedly found roaming near Indo-Pak border here in the Jammu district and was apprehended by the BSF, was handed over to his family members living in Haryana, police said today. The man, identified as Kedar Nath, was allegedly suffering from a brain ailment and had ran away from his home town Panipat, Haryana on March 28, they said. According to a police officer, Kedar Nath, who on Tuesday night was found roaming under suspicious circumstances near the International Border (IB) Border Out Post at Blue Chak in Arnia sector of Jammu, after hectic efforts was found out to be a resident of Haryana. "He was working at a shop of a scrap dealer in Panipat and had ran away from his home," the officer said. Police said after receiving the information of Kedar Nath whereabouts, his family reached Arnia police station and that after some legal formalities he was handed over to his family members.
3 held for carrying cough syrup illegally
Three persons were arrested from the North East Express at Rangia station in Kamrup (Rural) district for allegedly carrying 52 bottles of cough syrup illegally, police said. A special team seized the bottles during routine checking. It is suspected that they were carrying the cough syrup to use them as intoxicants, police said. The arrested men hailed from Muzaffarpur in Bihar.
Ex-South Korean president gets 24 years in prison
Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye, who was impeached last year amid a sensational corruption scandal, was given 24 years of imprisonment.The 66-year-old was found guilty of crimes ranging from bribery to coercion, abuse of power and the leaking of state secrets.She has also been fined 18 billion won.The sentence handed down by a panel of three judges at the Seoul Central District Court was apparently more lenient.Prosecutors had sought 30 years of jail-term and and a 80 million pound.Park, who can appeal to a higher court, was not in court on Friday for the verdict. She cited sickness as the reason for not appearing for the verdict. She has boycotted the proceedings since October.South Korea's first female leader, also became its first president to be impeached when she was ejected from office a year ago, then swiftly arrested for corruption, reported the Washington Post.She had also denied all wrongdoing.In an unprecedented move, the South Korean authorities permitted live .
S Africa's Zuma appears in court over graft charges
South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma appeared in court today on corruption charges over a multi-billion dollar 1990s arms deal, with the judge adjourning the case after a 15-minute hearing. Zuma, 75, smiled broadly and gave a thumbs-up as he walked into the Durban High Court building to take his seat in the dock just seven weeks after he was forced to resign from office. "This matter is adjourned until June 8," judge Themba Sishi said after being addressed by lawyers from both sides who confirmed that Zuma would appeal against the decision to prosecute him. Several hundred vocal Zuma supporters rallied outside to protest against his prosecution, which could see him sent to jail if he is found guilty on 16 charges of corruption, money laundering and fraud. "He might have made his own mistakes, but we say allow the old man to retire in peace. It is a conspiracy, it's politically motivated," pro-Zuma business manager Sphelele Ngwane, 29, told AFP. On Thursday night more than 100 ...
Inmate commits suicide in Bengaluru prison
A prisoner, who has been convicted in a murder case, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the Parappana Agrahara Jail here, prison officials said. Thirty-one-year old Masthi Kumar from Shivamogga was found hanging using his clothes in the cell, officials said, adding he was lodged in the jail 10 months ago. A probe has been initiated, the officials added.
Complaint filed against Goa minister over 'missing' file
Social activist Aires Rodrigues today filed a complaint against Goa Power Minister Pandurang Madkaikar, his wife and a government servant in connection with a file related to his bungalow which has allegedly gone missing from the Old Goa panchayat office. In his complaint with the local police, Rodrigues alleged Madkaikar, his wife Jainita, who is also sarpanch of the Old Goa panchayat, and panchayat secretary Ashish Naik were involved in disappearance of the document. The file related to Madkaikar's private bungalow near here which was recently inaugurated, the activist said and alleged gross illegalities in its construction. When contacted, Inspector Sudesh Velip of the Old Goa police station confirmed receiving Rodrigues' complaint. "I will discuss the complaint with my seniors before initiating any further action," Velip said. Rodrigues has sought an FIR against the trio under IPC sections 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence), 204 (destruction of ...
PIL in SC over CJI's administrative authority as master of roster
Senior advocate and former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan today filed a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking clarification on the administrative authority of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) as the master of roster and for laying down the principles and procedure to be followed in preparing it for allocation of cases. He filed the PIL through his advocate and son Prashant Bhushan who wrote a letter to the apex court's secretary general stating that the matter should not be listed before a bench that includes the CJI. In the letter, Prashant also said that it would be appropriate that the petition be listed before three senior-most judges of the top court for allocating it before an appropriate bench. In the petition, CJI Dipak Misra has been named as one of the respondents along with the registrar of the Supreme Court. The senior advocate has stated that the "master of roster" cannot be unguided and unbridled discretionary power, exercised arbitrarily by the CJI by hand-picking benches of ..
Delhi HC issues notice to ED on Gitanjali Gems's plea
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea of Diamantaire Nirav Modi's uncle and business partner Mehul Choksi's firm Gitanjali Gems, seeking quashing of a money laundering case against the company.The court has sought a reply from the agency by April 11.The PNB in February detected the scam, wherein Modi and Choksi had allegedly cheated the bank to the tune of Rs. 114 billion, with the purported involvement of a few employees of the bank.The scam, which reportedly began in 2011, was detected in the third week of January this year, after which the PNB officials reported it to the concerned agencies.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) registered the money laundering case against Nirav Modi and others on the basis of a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) FIR.Currently, the probe agencies are investigating the matter and have also seized many properties of Modi and Choksi.
Woman lodges complaint after morphed nude photos go viral
A woman has alleged that a youth has uploaded her morphed nude pictures on social networking sites after seeking sexual favours by blackmailing her, police said today. The woman, a government employee in Odisha's Jajpur district, in her complaint has mentioned that the youth, a resident of Kahneipur in Vyas Nagar town, sought sexual favours from her and had threatened to post the photos on the social media, if she did not oblige, the police said. "We have received the complaint from the woman employee on Wednesday evening. On the basis of the complaint, we have registered a case and started an investigation," the Inspector-In-Charge of Korei police station, Chinmayee Sahu, said. The accused is on the run since the complaint was lodged, he said. "We are on the job and will arrest him soon," he added. The woman, who works in the women and child development section of Korei block in Jajpur district, stated that nude photos, containing obscene morphed images of her, are ...
J-K: 2 bovine smuggle bids foiled, 4 booked
The police arrested five persons and rescued 15 bovines as they foiled two bovine smuggling bids in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, an official said today. A Police party during checking at Manjakote here in the district intercepted a vehicle that was on its way to Kashmir last night, the police officer said. Police rescued 8 bovines, seized the vehicle and booked two persons identified as Mohmmad Hanif and Showkat Hussain, he said, adding that a case has been registered and investigation was underway. In a separate incident, the police foiled another smuggling bid and rescued 7 bovines at Manjakote only. Two persons, identified as Abdul Rehman and Mukhtair Ahmed, were arrested, the official said. "A case has been registered and police is investigating the matter for further details", he said.
Chinese man jailed for stealing cemetery casket
A Chinese man has been sentenced to a year in prison for blackmailing a cemetery manager and stealing a casket. The man stole the cinerary casket from the cemetery in Changping district, Beijing in December, 2015, the Changping district people's court of Beijing said in its verdict. He phoned the cemetery manager and asked for 300,000 yuan (USD 47,000) to return the casket, and later lowered the ransom to 45,000 yuan. He was eventually nabbed by the police. The court found him guilty of blackmail and extortion. He was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 2,000 yuan, state-run Xinhua news agency said. Yesterday was the Qingming Festival, or 'tomb-sweeping day' in China during which Chinese visit the tombs of ancestors and offer prayers.
Pak intruder shot dead, one arrested; BSF seizes 4 kg heroin
A Pakistani intruder was shot dead and another arrested with four kg heroin at the Ramkot Border Out Post area here, a BSF official said. Confirming the killing and arrest of the Pakistani nationals from the Amritsar sector, he said a BSF night patrolling team observed some suspicious movements on the Indian side of the international border. BSF troops rushed to the spot and noticed two Pakistanis carrying something with them, the official said. They were warned to stop, but they did not pay heed and kept coming towards the BSF troops in an aggressive manner, he said. The Pakistani intruders did not stop even after repeated warnings, forcing BSF troops to open fire in self-defence, the official said. One Pakistani was nabbed with four kg of heroin and another one was shot dead on the spot, he said Interrogation of the arrested Pakistani national is in progress to ascertain who he was going to deliver the narcotics.
S Korea's Park jailed for 24 years over corruption
South Korea's disgraced former president Park Geun-hye was jailed for 24 years today for corruption, closing out a dramatic fall from grace for the countrys first woman leader who became a figure of public fury and ridicule. The sentence followed a trial lasting more than 10 months which ended with Park being found guilty on multiple criminal charges, including bribery and abuse of power. "The amount of bribery the accused received or demanded in collaboration with Choi amounts to more than 23 billion won (USD 21.7 million)," Judge Kim Se-Yoon said, referring to Parks secret confidante and long-time friend Choi Soon-sil. "I sentence the accused to 24 years in prison and 18 billion won in fines." Park, 66, had boycotted most of the trial in protest at being held in custody. She was not present in court for Fridays judgement which, in a rare move, was broadcast live on television. The daughter of assassinated dictator Park Chung-hee, Park took office in 2013 as a conservative icon who ..
Court to pronounce decision on Salman's bail Saturday
Actor Salman Khan has to spend another night in Jodhpur prison after a court here on Friday decided to reserve its order on the actor's bail plea until Saturday.
Man arrested for passing lewd comments in Odisha
A man has been arrested for allegedly passing lewd remarks at a college student in Kuakhia area of Odisha's Jajpur district, police said. Balaram Rout (26) of Dihakuransh village was arrested on Wednesday night after the student's father filed a police complaint against him with the local police, Asish Kumar Sahoo, Inspector in-Charge of Kuakhia police station said. According to the FIR, Balaram used to make vulgar comments at his daughter when she used to cross Dihakuransh chaak for going to Dharmasala college from her native Garual village on cycle. "On Wednesday while my daughter was going to her college on cycle, Balaram passed lewd comments at her while she was passing through Dihakuransh village on Kuakhia-Jenapur road. "He made lewd remarks at her again while she was returning home in the afternoon," he said in the complaint. On returning home, the girl narrated the incident to her family members after which the FIR was lodged. "Acting on the complaint we ...
Decision on Salman's bail plea reserved till tomorrow
A sessions court today reserved its decision on Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's bail plea till tomorrow, his defence counsel said. The actor, who was yesterday convicted by the trial court and sentenced to five years in prison in a 1998 blackbuck poaching case, would now be spending another night in Jodhpur Central Jail. The district and sessions court here heard arguments on the suspension of sentence and bail application before deferring the matter till tomorrow. In his arguments, defence counsel Mahesh Bora said there were various loopholes in the investigation. He argued that no investigation in any of the cases of poaching proved that Salman used firearms. "We have argued that the eyewitness in the case was not reliable," Bora said. The magistrate Ravindra Kumar Joshi also sought the record of the case from the lower court. The actor is alleged to have shot and killed blackbucks in Kankani village near Jodhpur on the night of October 1, 1998 during the shooting of the film "Hum
Salman's bail hearing deferred to Saturday
District and Sessions Court Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi on Friday adjourned Bollywood star Salman Khan's bail hearing in a 1998 blackbuck poaching case to Saturday.
Shoaib Akhtar sad about 'friend' Salman's sentence
Former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is upset that his "friend" Salman Khan has been sentenced to five years in prison in a case of poaching blackbucks. He finds the punishment harsh.