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ACB arrests irrigation department official for seeking bribe
An assistant engineer from the state's irrigation department was arrested today by the Anti-Corruption Bureau for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe. Deputy Superintendent of Police, ACB, K Ramakrishna Prasad, said that Assistant Engineer A Prakash of the Chodavaram office of the irrigation department was arrested while accepting Rs 50,000 from a contractor. The official said that the bribe was sought to clear the contractor's payment for de-silting Sreeramsagar tank and Rangraosagar tank in V Madugula section of Visakhapatnam. Prakash's assistant, N Prasad, was also arrested during the trap which laid following a complaint, the ACB official said. A case had been registered and further investigations were underway, he said.
Convicted Jagannath Mishra surrenders to serve jail term
Former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra, who was convicted along with RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, in a fodder scam case last month, surrendered today before a special CBI court here to serve the jail term awarded to him. The three-time chief minister was not present in the court on January 24 when he, Prasad and 48 others were convicted because of a death in his family. Special CBI judge S S Prasad awarded both the former chief ministers five years' rigorous imprisonment in connection with the case involving fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37.62 crore from the Chaibasa Treasury in early 1990s. This is the second fodder scam case in which Mishra was convicted. In 2013, he was convicted in the first case along with Prasad. However, On December 23 last year, when the RJD boss was convicted in a third fodder scam case, Mishra was acquitted. After his surrender, Mishra was taken to Birsa Munda Central Jail here.
SC refuses to take note of killing of Delhi photographer
The Supreme Court, hearing a plea on honour killings, today refused to take note of the recent killing of a photographer by the family members of his girlfriend in Delhi. Twenty-three-year-old Ankit Saxena was stabbed to death by the family members of his girlfriend in west Delhi's Khyala area on February 1. "Madam, please. This matter has not travelled to this court," a bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said when activist and author Madhu Kishwar raised the matter during the hearing. Kishwar said that such types of offences were "hate crimes" and needed to be dealt with sternly. The court was hearing a PIL filed by NGO Shakti Vahini in 2010, seeking that the central and state governments be directed to take measures for preventing and controlling honour crimes. The court today asked khap panchayats not to behave like the conscience keeper of society, pointing out that a marriage between two adults was governed by .
CID issues notices to former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh
The West Bengal CID today issued notices to former IPS Bharati Ghosh to appear before the investigating officer (IO) in connection with her alleged involvement in misconduct and extortion from civilians, a senior official of the department said. Notices have been sent to three residences in the city reportedly belonging to Ghosh by the state CID asking her to appear before the IO within three days in connection with their probe into the case, the IPS officer told PTI. "During earlier raids, we could not open some rooms at the three residences in the city. We suspect that there are some documents inside these rooms which have some links to the case. We have asked Ghosh to appear before the IO to clarify," he said. The CID last week had raided the residences of Ghosh and two other police officers in connection with the case. Gold jewellery, documents and a large sum of cash were seized from the residences of Ghosh, the officer said. Police carried out the raid following a ..
Case registered after woman lawyer complains of harassment by car driver
A case has been registered on the complaint of a young woman lawyer who alleged abuse, physical attack and sexual harassment by a car owner in central Delhi, police said on Monday.
5 endangered turtles recovered in west Delhi; man held
A 23-year-old man has been arrested and five Indian softshell turtles recovered from his possession which he had allegedly bought from west Delhi's Inderpuri, police said today. The accused has been booked under relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, under which the species has been termed endangered, they said. The accused, Aman, a resident of Madangir, accompanied by two of his friends was allegedly transporting the turtles from Inderpuri to his house, the police said. The trio had stopped at Ridge on February 3. A motorcycle patrol team saw the trio seating in the car and approached them, they said. The police personnel asked Aman to show his driving license and asked the trio to come out of the car. As soon as they came out of the car, they fled in different directions, police said. Police recovered five turtles from the car of the trio. Subsequently, Aman was nabbed from southeast Delhi's Madangir while two of his friends are on the run. During ...
Jury told by Waymo lawyer Uber 'cheating' on autonomous car secrets
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A jury in a trade-secrets lawsuit heard its first earful Monday as opening statements began in a bitter legal battle between Waymo and Uber Technologies Inc that has captivated Silicon Valley and could help determine who emerges in the forefront of the fast-growing field of autonomous cars. On the first day of an expected two weeks of testimony before a 10-person jury in San Francisco federal court, a lawyer for Waymo, Charles Verhoeven, said the case "is about two competitors where one competitor decided they needed to win at all costs. Losing was not an option.
CBI books top diamond merchant in Rs 280 cr cheating case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has booked billionaire diamond service provider Nirav Modi, his brother, wife and an enterprise companion for allegedly cheating Punjab National Bank of over Rs 280.70 crore last year, officials said.
Loya death: Mum lawyers' body to seek cross-examination of
A Mumbai lawyers' body will file a plea in the Supreme Court tomorrow seeking to cross-examine 11 people, including two judges, in connection with the death of special CBI judge B H Loya. The organisation, which is one of the petitioners in the Supreme Court seeking an independent inquiry in the alleged mysterious death of Loya, who had died on December 1, 2014, also wants to cross-examine four of the judge's family members. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justcies A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud had allowed the petitioner to file an application following an oral mention of it by senior advocate Dushyant Dave. Dave, who appears for the Bombay Lawyers' Association in the matter, said the application will be filed tomorrow. Those sought to be cross-examined include S M Modak, principal district judge, Pune, Vijay C Barde, Additional Sessions Judge, City Civil and Sessions Court, Greater Bombay, Sanjeev Barve, director general, state intelligence department, .
TN child marriage victim attends school hiding mangalsutra
A class 10 girl student of a school near here got married a year ago and was attending classes all along hiding her marital status by concealing her mangalsutra in her dress. A victim of child marriage, prohibited under Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006, the girl got married when she was only about 14. An anonymous petition was submitted to the Mahila Court here and following the plea, action was initiated by the District Social Welfare Officer and subsequently a senior official today inspected the girl's school. Chairman of the District Legal Services Authority and District Judge Mahizhendhi today inspected the school, and spoke to the girl and her class mates, DLSA sources told PTI. The girl, a resident of a village near Arani town which is about 60 km from here is studying in a Government Higher Secondary School in the hamlet. Though she was married, she did not disclose it and continued to attend classes as usual. She was found concealing the mangalsutra in her
Kejriwal meets Ankit's family, assure them all legal help
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today met the family members of 23-year-old Ankit Saxena, who was stabbed to death allegedly by the family members of a woman whom he was in a relationship with, and assured them of all legal help. The chief minister expressed grief over the horrific incident during his meeting with the parents of the victim, a government spokesperson said. "He also promised to provide all legal help in punishing the culprits and ensuring best medical treatment to Ankit's mother, who has taken ill," he said. Ankit Saxena was killed in west Delhi's Khyala area on Thursday night allegedly by the family members of a woman with whom he was in a relationship for three years. The woman's family opposed her relationship with Ankit Saxena, a photographer, as the two belonged to different communities. The woman's father, mother and uncle have been arrested in connection with the killing. Her minor brother has been held. Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari, who ...
NHRC team reaches Koraput to probe Kunduli rape-suicide case
A five-member team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today reached here for investigating into the suicide of the allegedly gang-raped minor schoolgirl of Kunduli. "The entire incident from the alleged rape to her suicide will be investigated. All documents, including medical reports and the nature of treatment given to the victim, will be examined," said Rabi Singh, a deputy superintendent of police rank officer who is leading the NHRC team. Any person who wants to share any information related to the incident with the team would be welcomed, he said. The team is scheduled to visit Musaguda village tomorrow to meet the victim girl's family. The team would leave for New Delhi on February 9 and will submit its report to the NHRC. The 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by four men while she was returning home from a market in Koraput on October 10 last year. The police had claimed that she was not raped. The girl had on January 22 committed suicide by hanging
Police officer caught taking Rs 2,500 bribe
Vigilance sleuths today arrested a police officer on graft charges after catching him red-handed while taking bribe, an officer said. The accused has been identified as Sachidananda Samantray, Officer-in-Charge (OIC), Nuagaon Police Station in Nayagarh district. "He was caught red-handed by the officers of Vigilance, Bhubaneswar Division, for demanding and accepting illegal gratification of Rs 2,500 from Jugal Barada of village Ekatala under Nayagarh Sadar police station area," a vigilance officer said. Barada, owner of Subhalaxmi Restaurant, was allegedly threatened by the OIC of cancellation of food license of his restaurant. He also threatened to submit prosecution report against him. Vigilance officials said the OIC Samantray searched the restaurant of Barada and found the food license to be valid till February 3, 2018. Thereafter, he demanded Rs 3,000 from Barada as bribe and threatened him to submit a report to the Food Inspector, Nayagarh, for non-renewal of his .
Defamation case: Kejriwal in roving & fishing enquiry, says HC
The Delhi High Court today criticised Arvind Kejriwal over the relevance of questions put to Arun Jaitley during his cross-examination in a defamation case, and said the Delhi Chief Minister was engaging in a "roving and fishing enquiry". The observation by Justice Manmohan came while declining Kejriwal's plea to summon the entire minutes of meetings of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) from 1999 to 2013 when Jaitley was at its head. The defamation case was filed by Union Finance Minister Jaitley against the AAP leader. "I think you are doing a roving and fishing enquiry. You need entire minutes of meetings of DDCA, but why?" it asked the counsel for the chief minister and said it cannot understand how the minutes of meetings were relevant to this defamation suit against Kejriwal. The court also questioned the relevance of questions put to the Finance Minister in one of his cross-examinations, on not publishing of a news article related to alleged ...
CCTV cameras in courts:SC pulls up Centre for callous approach
The Supreme Court today pulled up the Centre for adopting a "callous approach" on the issue of installation of CCTVs in courts and tribunals for recording judicial proceedings and sought a status report on the work done on it till now. The apex court said it will first see the response of the pilot project of CCTV installations in trial courts and tribunals and then would look for the possibility in high courts and the Supreme Court. "You should not adopt a callous approach towards this issue. This is a serious issue. You file the status report of CCTV installations in tribunals by next date of hearing," a bench of Justices Adarsh Goel and U U Lalit said. Counsel appearing for the Centre said that they have not received a status report from the tribunals and sought some more time. The bench appointed senior advocate Sidharth Luthra as amicus curiae (friend of court) to assist in the matter. The court also refused to allow an individual petitioner to intervene in the ...
HC allows plea seeking reopening of defamation case against
The Madras High Court today set aside a lower court order paving the way for reopening a defamation case against superstar Rajinikanth. Justice M V Muralidharan directed a magistrate's court to dispense with the appearance of the actor, except on dates hearings are to be ordered by the lower court. The judge gave the direction while allowing a criminal revision petition from film financier S Mukanchand Bothra of Sowcarpet. Originally, Bothra had filed a defamation case against Rajinikanth for his alleged statement that he was attempting to extort money from him. The magistrate, however, dismissed the petition as Bothra did not appear before him on the date of hearing following which he filed the present plea. Setting aside the lower court order and allowing the petition, the judge said the magistrate had not followed the procedure as per Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.PC) Section 203 relating to dismissal of complaint. The judge said if the magistrate was taking cognizance ..
SC junks Hotel Leela plea, directs it to pay Rs 258 cr to AAI
The Sureme Court today dismissed an appeal by Hotel Leela Venture Ltd and asked it to pay Rs 258 crore to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) as royalty for possession of its property near Mumbai International Airport. A bench comprising Justices R F Nariman and Navin Sinha junked the appeal filed by Hotel Leela challenging an order of the division bench of the Delhi High Court. The court held that there was no infirmity in the High Court order and the appeal filed by Hotel Leela Venture lacked merit. "The special leave petition is dismissed. Pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of," the bench said. The High Court had in November 2016 upheld its single judge's decision asking Hotel Leela Venture Ltd to pay Rs 258 crore to the AAI as royalty. Hotel Leela had moved the division bench challenging the single judge's July 15, 2016 verdict setting aside the arbitration award in favour of Leela Venture in 2012. The arbitration award had declared that payment of
SC stays HC order on members of Shirdi temple management panel
In a relief to the Maharashtra government, the Supreme Court today stayed the Bombay High Court order which had asked to "reconsider and revisit" the appointments of members to the managing committee of Shirdi's Shri Sai Baba Sansthan Trust. The Aurangabad bench of the high court, had last year passed the order in which it had refused to quash the July 28, 2016, of the state government's notification for the appointment of the members of the trust. The high court had, however, asked the state government to "revisit and reconsider" the appointments of members of the trust made under the notification. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi issued notice on a plea filed by the state government challenging the high court order of November 29, 2017, and sought the reply in three weeks. Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that the high court has not agreed with the condition of the notification by which a person shall be disqualified for the appointment ..
Organ trafficking suspect to face Cyprus extradition hearing
Proceedings to extradite to Russia an Israeli suspected of being the brains behind an international organ-trafficking gang will begin in Cyprus later this month, a court ruled today. The hearing will take place on February 21 after documents from Russia approved by the Cyprus justice minister were presented to the court. Moshe Harel, a 70-year-old travel agent, was arrested at Larnaca airport on December 28 and will remain in custody until the hearing, Larnaca district court ruled. He is accused of seeking out people needing kidney transplants and luring donors to Kosovo from Turkey and the former Soviet Union. Both Russia and Kosovo, which Cyprus does not recognise, had issued international arrest warrants for him. Cypriot authorities activated the Russian request, which was issued last year for offences committed in 2006. State prosecutor Marina Spiliotopoulou told the court today the attorney general's office had now received the necessary paperwork from Russia for the
ED attaches Rs 2.95 cr assets of Jharkhand gangster
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today said it has attached assets worth over Rs 2.95 crore of Jharkhand gangster Akhilesh Singh and his wife in connection with a money laundering case against them. It said a provisional order for attachment of assets, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), was issued by the central probe agency and it includes both immovable and movable properties. The ED, in a statement, said it had registered a money laundering case against Singh and his wife Garima last year after taking cognisance of over 50 FIRs filed against them by the state police on charges of alleged extortion, murder, kidnapping among others. Singh was arrested last year after a special Jharkhand police team had an encounter with him in Gurgaon near here. He had also suffered bullet injuries on his legs in this encounter. The couple are at present in jail in Jharkhand's Dumka district. The agency said its probe found that Singh and his wife were using different .