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Court rejects bail plea of Ashwini Choubey's son
A Bhagalpur court today rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat in connection with a case filed against him for allegedly triggering communal violence in the district earlier this month. Additional District and Session Judge (IV) Kumud Ranjan rejected Shashwat's bail plea. "The court pronounced a one-line order that Arijit Shashwat's anticipatory bail petition is rejected and fixed a date for pronouncing order for eight other accused persons' bail plea," Shashwat's lawyer Viresh Kumar Mishra told PTI. Mishra said the detailed order is awaited. Shashwat, 36, has been named in one of the two FIRs for leading a procession without permission of the administration in Bhagalpur on March 17. Violence had erupted after people belonging to minority community objected to loud music being played during the procession. A Bhagalpur court had issued an arrest warrant on March 24 against Shashwat and others named in the FIR.
Jewellery worth Rs 25 lakh stolen from Sena leader's house
Gold jewellery worth Rs 24.90 lakh was allegedly stolen from Shiv Sena leader Vijay Chougule's house in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, police said today. Chougule's domestic servant, who is absconding, is the main suspect in the case, said a police official. The theft took place yesterday evening at Chougule's house at Yash Paradise at Airoli, when the Sena leader and his family were out of town. It is suspected that their servant, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, broke the locker in which jewellery was kept and decamped with it. A case has been registered against the servant at Rabale police station and probe in underway, the police official added.
Bihar communal violence: Union Minister's son denied bail
A Bihar court on Saturday rejected the bail plea of Union Minister Ashwini Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat, accused of inciting communal violence in the state's Bhagalpur district, a government lawyer said.
Illegal arms factory busted in UP's Muzaffarnagar district
The police has busted an illegal arms factory in Hathia village here and arrested five people, an official said today. They were arrested during a raid last evening. Besides a few guns and bullets, around a kg of cannabis, stolen vehicles and liquor were also seized, SP (Rural) Aditya Kumar Shukla said. He said following the raid, a search operation was conducted in the area and it lasted for over 12 hours. The operation was carried out by a team of personnel from 15 police stations and the PAC. The village is known to be a hub for criminal activities, the officer said. The SP said that country-made guns -- a .315 bore rifle, a .315 bore pistol and two 12 bore guns -- were seized along with cartridges. One of the accused is a wanted criminal also, he said.
Lawmakers can practise in courts, but with a rider: BCI
The Bar Council of India (BCI) today decided to allow members of Parliament and legislative assemblies to practise as advocates, but said that those who move an impeachment motion against any judge of the higher judiciary will not be allowed to appear before that court. BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra, a senior advocate, said that the decision was taken by the apex bar body to prevent the "misuse of powers" and "privileges" of a lawyer and not of a member of Parliament. The issue of the alleged role of some lawyer-turned-politicians behind reported moves to impeach judges by Parliament came up before the general council meeting of the BCI today in which the council considered a report of its sub-committee on whether members of Parliament and legislative assemblies should be allowed to practise as advocates. "The BCI has come to a final conclusion that we cannot stop or ban MPs from practising in the courts but there is an exception to it. The lawyer-MPs or MLAs, if they start any ...
Pak arrests 52 Indian fishermen
Pakistani authorities have arrested 52 Indian fishermen for allegedly straying into the country's territorial waters, an official said today. The latest batch of Indian fishermen was arrested on Thursday night by the Pakistan Maritime Security Forces, he said. Eight fishing boats were also seized. A judicial magistrate sent the 52 Indian fishermen to judicial remand, the official said. They will be lodged in the Malir jail here, he said. Rajesh, 28, couldn't stop crying as policemen lined up the fishermen to take them to the jail. "Most of us come from a village in Dandi near Gujarat coastal area and we didn't know we had strayed into Pakistani territory while fishing at night," he said. It is neither the first time nor the last time that poor fishermen ended up in jails in both the countries for straying into each other's territorial waters for fishing along the Sir Creek area of Gujarat in the Arabian sea. Another frail-looking middle-aged man being bundled into the vehicle kept on .
Fake Rs 2,000 notes smuggled from B'desh, to be exchanged in poll-bound K'taka seized: DRI
The DRI has arrested two men and seized fake notes of Rs 2,000, having a face value of over Rs 10 lakh, which were allegedly smuggled into India from Bangladesh for exchange with real currency in poll-bound Karnataka. Polls in the state is slated on May 12. The accused were apprehended from on-board the East Coast Express (Howrah to Hyderabad) near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh this morning. On search of their baggage, they were found to be carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in five bundles, total 510 pieces of Rs 2000 denomination currency notes, according to a press release issued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). The FICN were wrapped in newspapers and kept inside a pillow in their luggage bag, it said. During interrogation, the passengers said they got the FICN from a person, who allegedly brought the fake notes from Bangladesh and handed it over to them at Farakka, the DRI said. Farakka in West Bengal is known as a hub for FICN circulation and is a few ..
Mob lynches man accused of raping minor in Ghaziabad
Enraged over rape of a minor girl, a group of residents in the city lynched the rape suspect, police said on Saturday.
Guwahati girl who had 'fled' from home found in Mumbai
A minor girl, who had allegedly fled from her home in Assam, was found at the Kurla railway station here two days ago. The girl, resident of Guwahati, was spotted by Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) guard Anita Patil at the Kurla station on the evening of March 29, a railway police official said. As the girl looked distressed and scared, Patil asked her where she had come from. When she couldn't give a satisfactory reply, Patil took her to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials. The girl revealed that she had fled from her home in Guwahati, following which her family was contacted. She was handed over to the Government Railway Police. She would be staying at a shelter home until her parents arrive and take her back, said the official.
CBSE paper leak: 3 arrested, 9 detained in Jharkhand
Three people involved in the CBSE paper leak case have been arrested along with nine juveniles, who have been detained, in Jharkhand, police said here on Saturday.The Jharkhand police said the investigation by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) was still underway."Three people have been arrested under provisions of IPC. Nine who are underage have been detained under Juvenile Act. Probe by our SIT is still underway," said Chatra Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Warrior.Six other students were also detained by the police on March 30 for questioning in connection with the case.The papers of the Economics exam of class XII, held on March 26 and Maths exam of class X, held on March 28 were leaked on social media hours before the examination.
Karnataka BJP MP booked for communal remark
A case was registered against Bharatiya Janata Party's MP from the state Pralhad Joshi on Saturday for making a communal remark in a speech, police said.
Gang smuggling iPhones using drones to China busted
Chinese officials have busted a gang that was involved in smuggling iPhones worth 500 million yuan (roughly $79.5 million) into the country using drones, the media reported.
Naroda Gam case: Ex-cop Sharma seeks dismissal of arraignment plea
Former IPS officer Rahul Sharma has told an SIT court here that an application moved to make him an accused in the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre case is "erroneous", an attempt to "delay the trials" and "deserves to be dismissed". Chetan Shah, the lawyer of the accused, had sought that Sharma be made an accused in the case for allegedly destroying an original CD that contained call details of ministers, bureaucrats and police officials during the 2002 Gujarat riots and was considered as electronic evidence in the case. In his reply on March 28 in the SIT court hearing the Naroda Gam case, Sharma has stated that the application is "erroneous, both on facts and in law, and is, therefore, not maintainable and deserves to be dismissed". He has stated that the existence of the CDs would not have been known had he not told the Nanavati-Shah Commission, inquiring into the Gujarat riots, about those on October 30, 2004. "Had I not disclosed the information about the existence of the CDs, such ...
NIA to probe into Manipur missing arms case
The Manipur government today said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will probe into the missing arms case reported yesterday, in which 56 pistols disappeared from the police headquarters over a period of four years. Addressing reporters here, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said a letter has been sent to NIA yesterday, after the incident came to light. "The matter relates to national security and a thorough investigation is required," Singh said. Singh, who also holds charge of the Home Department, further said that 56 auto 9 mm pistols along with 58 magazines were found missing from the state police headquarters -- Arms Kote of 2nd Manipur Rifles, Imphal, -- between 2014 and 2018. He also said that two employees of the 2nd MR were arrested yesterday in connection with the case. In 2016, four persons were arrested and one 9 mm auto pistol along with three magazines were seized from them which could be connected to the missing weapons case from the Arms Kote of 2nd MR,
FIR against BJP MP for comparing Sadarsofa area with Pakistan
An FIR has been registered against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Pralhad Joshi for comparing Sadarsofa area of Hubbali with Pakistan, according to police.The remark was made by Joshi while during his visit to slain Gurusiddappa Ambiger's residence in the district.A group of Muslims staged a protest on Friday evening in Karnataka following Joshi's speech which led to action against the BJP MP for his derogatory remarks.Joshi had said that many mosques in West Bengal have illegally stored weapons.
Ishrat Jahan case: Special CBI court sets aside summonses to 2 IB officers
A special CBI court today set aside summonses issued to two Intelligence Bureau (IB) officers by a magistrate court in the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. Special CBI Judge J B Pandya set aside the lower court order issuing summonses to Rajeev Wankhede and T S Mittal, who worked as assistant central intelligence officers when the alleged fake encounter took place in June 2004. The duo had challenged the summonses issued to them. The metropolitan magistrate court had also issued summonses to other two IB officers --special director Rajinder Kumar and officer M S Sinha -- but they have not moved the special CBI court challenging them. Whether the order of the special CBI court applies to all the four IB officers will be clear only after the copy of the order is received, CBI lawyer R C Kodekar said. The four IB officers have been charged by the CBI with murder, criminal conspiracy, illegal detention and kidnapping. Challenging the summonses, Wankhede and Mittal had told the ...
Cauvery: Centre seeks time, Tamil Nadu for contempt action
In a bid to buy time, the Central government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court filing a clarification petition and asking for three months for implementing its judgment in view of the May assembly elections in Karnataka while the Tamil Nadu government sought contempt proceedings against the Centre for its failure to constitute Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) as directed by the top court.
Teenager among two killed after car hits motorbike in Jammu
Two persons, including a teenager, were killed when a vehicle hit their motorcycle in Akhnoor belt of Jammu district today, the police said. Ghanshyam (45) and Arun Kumar (14) were riding the two-wheeler when a car hit them in Tanda area of Akhnoor tehsil in the district. Both of them were rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared them brought dead, the police said. The bodies will be handed over to their family members after postmortem, they said, adding a case has been registered in this regard and a search is on to nab the driver of the car.
Police rescue 15 bovines being transported illegally in J-K
As many as 15 bovines, which were allegedly being transported illegally, were rescued after the police intercepted a truck in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district today, a police official said. A check post was set up on a road at Nanke Chak in Samba and the truck, which was coming from Kathua side, was intercepted, the police said. On checking the vehicle, 15 bovines, which were being transported without permission, were rescued, they said. The truck was seized and an case in this regard was registered at Samba Police Station, the police said, adding a hunt is on to nab the truck driver.
Centre seeks more time from SC on Cauvery board
In a bid to buy time, the Central government on Saturday moved the Supreme Court asking for a clarification whether a Cauvery Management Board should be constituted under its verdict of the last month and sought extension of three months for implementing the judgment in view of the May assembly elections in Karnataka.