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HC questions ACB's move to forward complaints to depts
The Bombay High Court today questioned the Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)'s practice of forwarding graft complaints to the state departments concerned. A division bench of justices S C Dharmadhikari and Bharti Dhangre was hearing a public interest litigation filed by activist Pravin Wategaonkar alleging corruption in the allotment of parking lots by the office of former state chief minister Prithviraj Chavan and the Urban Development Department (UDD). Wategaonkar told the court today that he had also filed a complaint with the ACB, which had forwarded it to the UDD, after which the complaint was closed. Irked over this, the bench said, "We are seeing this in every case nowadays. The ACB forwards every complaint it receives to the concerned state department...as if the department is going to accept that they have committed an offence." "The ACB has to first look into the complaint...carry out a detailed probe and then leave it to the court to decide if an offence is made out .
Khan, Jarwal targeted for being Dalit, Muslim: AAP
The AAP today cried foul over the arrest of two of its MLAs for allegedly attacking Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, and claimed the two were being targeted as they belong to the Dalit and minority communities. Rejecting the charges of assault on the chief secretary, AAP leader Ashutosh said the top bureaucrat has not produced evidence against Prakash Jarwal and Amanatullah Khan, and yet the two lawmakers were arrested. An attempt is being made to "malign" the party's image, he claimed. Khan was arrested around noon today, while Jarwal was arrested late last night for allegedly attacking Prakash at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence during an official meeting on Monday night. Kejriwal's deputy Manish Sisodia and a few other AAP legislators were also present at the meeting. Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said the Delhi Police is yet to take action in another case of assault against Food and Civil Supplies Minister Imran Hussain and Delhi Dialogue Commission's vice-chairman .
19 kg gold biscuits seized in TN, two held
Gold biscuits weighing about 19 kg, smuggled from Sri Lanka was seized in the district today and two persons arrested in this connection. The gold biscuits worth Rs 4.7 crore, meant to be smuggled to Thondi in Ramanathapuram district were confiscated near Avudayar temple here. Acting on a tip off, officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence carried out vehicle checks and intercepted two persons who came on a two-wheeler with a diesel can. During the search, they found the gold hidden inside the can. The duo were held on charges of smuggling gold, DRI officials said adding further investigation is on.
Migrant farm worker bludgeoned to death in drunken brawl
A migrant farm worker was bludgeoned to death with bricks by a labourer in a drunken brawl at nearby Nangal Majha village, police said today. The deceased has been identified as Vishram Samad, (38), belonging to Semria village in Jharkhand. His body was found this morning lying in a pool of blood in the fields, they said. According to the police, Samad and the accused had drank together last night at a farmer's house where the victim was employed. But they seemed to have picked up a quarrel in the state of drunkenness after which the accused hit the victim with bricks fatally. The accused, along with his wife and a child, had fled away after the murder. However, the name of the accused was not yet known, they said. Phagwara SP Parminder Singh Bhandal, who visited the site, said that a case was registered in this connection under Section 302 (punishment for murder) of IPC.
Kerala Love-Jihad case: SC refuses to adjourn tomorrow's hearing
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to adjourn tomorrow's hearing in Kerala Love-Jihad case.Earlier, Hadiya's father had requested Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra to defer the hearing scheduled to be on February 22, but it was not allowed by the court.In November last year, Shafin Jahan, husband of Hadiya, filed a complaint with the police, alleging that attempts are being made to reconvert his wife to Hinduism, ahead of her appearance in the Supreme Court.Shafin claimed that his wife was counseled by a religious teacher for over three hours to change her religion back to Hinduism.Earlier, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had filed a sealed report in the Supreme Court in connection with the case.24-year-old Hadiya had recently converted to Islam after her marriage to Shafin Jahan.Hadiya is now with her parents, who have alleged that her marriage to a Muslim man is a case of so-called 'love jihad'.The case is under the consideration of the top court, which had ...
WB govt will take care of the gang raped woman: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the state government would take care of the future of the tribal mentally challenged woman who was gang raped in South Dinajpur district. The 27-year-old woman was gang raped on Saturday and tortured by her tormentors, who inserted an iron rod into her private parts before escaping. Banerjee, who was speaking at a rally here in South Dinajpur district, said the woman was like her ''own sister'' and that a compensation of Rs 4.12 lakh has already been transferred to the victim's account. The chief minister had yesterday visited the victim at the Malda Medical College Hospital and enquired about her health. She instructed doctors and health officials to take all precautionary measures to help the woman return to normal life as soon as possible, a top state government official said. "I am so sorry about the incident in which a woman was tortured. The accused have been arrested. I had visited her in the hospital yesterday. I want her ..
2 AAP MLAs arrested in CS assault case
Two AAP MLAs have been arrested here in connection with the alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, police said today. AAP MLA Amantullah Khan was arrested today after he appeared at Jamia Nagar police station. Party legislator from Deoli, Prakash Jarwal, who was detained last night, was also arrested, a police official said. In his complaint, Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash had alleged that he was sitting on a sofa flanked by Amantullah and another AAP MLA during the Monday night meeting, and without provocation, the two legislators "started hitting and assaulting" him "with blows on head and temple". The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has denied the allegations. Khan, MLA from Okhla , was accompanied by a large group of supporters as he arrived at the police station at noon. He was later handed over to the Civil Lines police. "Khan has been arrested and he will be produced in Tis Hazari court," said Additional ...
Delhi Minister manhandled at Secretariat meets Lt Governor
Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain met Lt. Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday, a day after he was allegedly manhandled by a crowd at the Secretariat here.
Sedition case: Court rejects Hardik's discharge plea
A court here today rejected Patidar leader Hardik Patel's discharge application in a sedition case filed against him by the Ahmedabad crime branch in connection with the violence during an agitation by his outfit in August 2015. Sessions court judge Dilip Mahida rejected Patel's discharge application, thereby allowing framing of charges against him in the case. The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader is currently out on bail granted to him by the high court in June 2016. The court accepted the prosecution's plea that there are material evidence against Hardik on the basis of which charges can be framed. The court said that evidence against the accused in the form of speeches, conversations and forensic evidence establish that Hardik and two others -- Dinesh Bambhania and Chirag Patel -- had hatched a conspiracy and used pressure and threat to force the government to accept their demands. The court also considered the deposition made by another co-accused-turned-approver, Ketan
Bureaucrat assault case: Dalit, Muslim MLAs targeted, says AAP
Calling the alleged assault on a Delhi bureaucrat a "conspiracy", the AAP on Wednesday said that its two MLAs -- Prakash Jarwal and Amanatullah Khan -- were arrested in the case without any inquiry because they belonged to the minority communities of Dalits and Muslims.
Delhi Minister 'manhandled' at Secretariat to meet Lt Governor
Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain, who was allegedly manhandled by a crowd at the Secretariat here, will on Wednesday evening meet Lt Governor Anil Baijal, under whose jurisdiction Delhi Police falls.
Sedition case: Ahmedabad Court rejects Hardik Patel's discharge plea
The Ahmedabad Sessions' Court on Wednesday rejected Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti leader Hardik Patel's discharge application in a sedition case against him.Hardik Patel was booked by the Crime Branch in 2015 under sedition charges following large-scale violence.He had asserted that there was no evidence against him in the chargesheet filed by the Crime Branch with regard to criminal conspiracy and inciting people to dislodge the government during the violent agitation that followed August 25, 2015 gathering by Patidar community.Additional sessions judge Dilip Mahida did not accept Patel's arguments that there was no evidence against him.In October 2015, Gujarat High Court had rejected the quashing petition in this case.
Nepali man held with heroin valued at Rs 23 lakh
A Nepalese national has been arrested with 110 gram heroin, valued at Rs 23 lakh in international market, from Shyamkout area on Indo-Nepal border here, a senior official said. Vikram Sen Thakuri, who was on his way to Nepal, was arrested last night during a routine checking, Sashstra Seema Bal (SSB) Deputy Commandant Dilip Jha said. The accused was handed over to the police and a case was registered against him at Sonouli police station, the SSB official added.
Chief Secretary row: AAP MLA Amanatullah surrenders
Aam Aadmi Party's Amanatullah Khan, one of the two legislators who had allegedly attacked Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, surrendered at a police station here on Wednesday, police said.
Minor raped by juvenile in Ballia
A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a juvenile neighbour in a village in Rasda area here, police said today. The incident took place yesterday when the girl was playing outside her home and the 14-year-old boy allegedly took her to secluded place and raped her, they said. An FIR has been registered in this connection by victim's father and the accused teenager has been detained, police added.
Villarreal's Semedo arrested for assault
Villarreal said that it will conduct its own investigation of events leading up to the arrest of player Ruben Semedo on charges that he assaulted and illegally detained a person.
Court sends 2 men to jail for 20 yrs for raping woman
Two men have been sentenced to 20-year imprisonment by a Delhi court for raping a woman in 2013, who had come to the national capital in search of a job along with her husband. Additional Sessions Judge Anurag Sain held Ravi and Digamber guilty of the charges of raping the woman, threatening her and illegally confining her and sentenced them to jail. The court also directed that a compensation of Rs five lakh be paid to the victim by the Delhi Legal Service Authority after advocate Varsha Ahluwalia submitted that the woman be given appropriate compensation for her rehabilitation. The matter had come to light at that time when the couple narrated their ordeal to an auto-rickshaw driver while on their way to the Anand Vihar railway station. The driver, who happened to be a member of the Aam Aadmi Party, informed other party members who took the 21-year-old victim and her husband to a police station in north east Delhi and held a protest seeking police action. An FIR was lodged after ...
HC refuses to entertain plea over Delhi CS-AAP MLAs tussle
The Delhi High Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking immediate judicial intervention into the alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash by a few AAP MLAs during a meeting at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence here this week. The plea was mentioned for urgent hearing before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar which said the police was already looking into the incident and it would wait for the final outcome. "They (police) will take action in accordance with law. We will wait for the final outcome," the bench said, adding that both sides have a different story according to media reports. Advocate K S Wahi, in his plea, sought judicial intervention on the ground that people of the city would suffer if "elected (MLAs) and selected (bureaucrats)" fight among themselves. "Both the representatives have to work in accordance with the rules made for Delhi with regard to its functioning and administration," the counsel ...
CM's adviser questioned for three hours in CS attack case
Police today detained AAP MLA Amantullah Khan and questioned the Delhi chief minister's adviser VK Jain for three hours in connection with an alleged assault on Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, officials said. Khan, the Okhla MLA, was picked up from Jamia Nagar around 11.30 a.m. on the basis of an FIR against him, Delhi Police DCP Madhur Verma told reporters. A Delhi Police spokesman, Dependra Pathak, said Jain was questioned at the Civil Lines Police station where an FIR has been registered on the complaint by Prakash. "He may be called again for questioning," Pathak said. Prakash claims to have been assaulted on Monday night at Chief Minister Arvind Kejrirwal's resdience during an official meeting. He says Jain informed him about the meeting earlier Monday. He was allegedly assaulted by Khan and others during the meeting. The agenda of the meeting remains controversial, with Prakash claiming he was questioned about the AAP government's media publicity while the AAP functionaries
PNB fraud: Centre opposes plea for SIT probe, says probe on
The Centre today opposed in the Supreme Court a PIL seeking an independent probe and deportation of jeweller Nirav Modi in the over Rs 11,000 crore PNB fraud case, saying that an FIR had already been lodged and a probe was on. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said it was at present not "saying anything on the matter" and listed the PIL filed by lawyer Vineet Dhanda for further hearing on March 16. Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, said he was opposing the PIL on various grounds, including that an inquiry had started after the FIR was registered. The PIL has made Punjab National Bank, Reserve Bank of India and the ministries of finance and law and justice parties. It has sought a direction for initiation of deportation proceedings of Nirav Modi and others allegedly involved in the banking fraud, preferably within two months. The plea has asked for a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the banking .