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Lalu takes tea break at CBI court canteen
RJD chief Lalu Prasad appeared unfazed after his conviction in the third fodder scam case by a CBI court here on Wednesday. After the court pronounced the guilty verdict, Lalu Prasad requested the court that he wanted to have tea.
Tribal girl gangraped; threatened not to file complaint
A 16-year old tribal girl was allegedly gangraped in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district and threatened by locals not to file a police complaint, an official said today. The Class 11 student and her family were also offered a compromise to prevent her from filing the complaint against the accused, he s0aid. However, the girl finally managed to reach neighbouring Harda district, around 125 kms from Betul, and filed a complaint with police last evening, almost two weeks after the incident, the official said. The teenager was allegedly raped by five persons at Hardadadu village in Betul on January 11, Harda's Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar Singh said. The accused offered the victim a lift to her school on their motorcycles and then took her to an isolated place where they allegedly offered her a sedative-laced drink and raped her, Singh said. Later on reaching home, the victim narrated her ordeal to her father and grandmother, he said. However, when her family members ...
Lalu, Mishra sentenced to 5-yr-jail term in another Fodder scam case
In connection with another fodder scam case, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad and former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra were sentenced to five-year imprisonment by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ranchi on Wednesday.The two convicts have also been fined Rs. 5 lakh.Special CBI court judge S.S. Prasad pronounced the quantum of sentence in the case, which pertains to the embezzlement of Rs 33.67 crore from Chaibasa district treasury during 1992-93.Former Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra, acquitted in one of the fodder scam cases in December last year, was pronounced guilty in this matter.Lalu is currently lodged in the Birsa Munda Jail in Ranchi after being convicted for 3.5 years on December 23, 2017. The case pertained to the fraudulent withdrawal of funds from Deoghar treasury.The Chaibasa Treasury case is the third case in the fodder scam in which Lalu Prasad has been found guilty.
For poor, registration of FIR impossible: Delhi HC
It is "impossible for the poor". This is how an annoyed Delhi High Court bench termed the non-registration of an FIR in a case of a missing woman. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar expressed anguish when it found that no FIR was lodged by the police despite a woman's complaint that her daughter has been missing from her in-laws' house since June 2016. The bench took note of the letter written to it by the woman explaining the ordeal suffered by her daughter before she went missing after she was harassed by her in-laws. In her letter, the woman has also alleged that her daughter was beaten up for bringing less dowry. Moved by the contents of the letter, the bench expressed unhappiness over the lack of action by Delhi Police and said "it discloses a hopeless state of affairs that even after a complaint was filed in this regard, the police has failed to lodge a case". It, thereafter, sought the response of senior police officers on the ...
Lalu, Mishra jailed for 5 years in fodder scam case
A special CBI court on Wednesday sentenced former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra to five years in prison in a fodder scam case.
Odisha shutdown over gang rape affects normal life
Normal life came to a standstill in several parts of Odisha on Wednesday as the Congress and the BJP observed a state-wide dawn-to-dusk shutdown over the suicide of a gang-rape victim.
Lalu, Mishra awarded 5 yr jail term in fodder scam case
A special CBI court today sentenced former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra to 5 years in jail in a fodder scam case. Earlier in the day, CBI judge SS Prasad pronounced Prasad and Mishra guilty in the case pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37.62 crore from Chaibasa treasury in the 1990s. This is the third conviction of Prasad, the RJD supremo, in fodder scam cases.
SP leader booked for making controversial remark against UP CM
An FIR has been registered against an SP leader and former MP for his alleged controversial remark against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The FIR was registered yesterday at Dariyabad police station on a complaint by Hindu Yuva Vahini district in-charge Ravi Singh, who has alleged that Kamla Prasad Rawat had made a controversial statement against the chief minister, police said. Singh alleged that Rawat's statement has hurt the feelings of the people. Rawat had made the controversial statement on January 20 at a programme, where he mentioned a jailed self-styled godman and allegedly linked him to Adityanath.
RJD Lalu Prasad convicted in fodder scam case
A special court on Wednesday convicted former Bihar Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad and Jagannath Mishra and former Jharkhand Chief Secretary Sajjal Chkravarty in another fodder scam case.
Will continue legal battle in fodder scam case: RJD leader
The RJD will continue the legal battle in the fodder scam case, party leader Raghuvansh Prasad said on Wednesday after Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad was found guilty in the third case in the scam.
Sushil Modi deplores RJD's allegations
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday deplored the allegations made by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) conspired against Lalu Prasad.Modi said the statements by the RJD are obvious but unfortunate."It is nothing surprising, it was expected. The statements coming from RJD are unfortunate. Do they mean to say the judge is conspiring with the BJP and Nitish Kumar?" Modi said.Earlier in the day, Lalu and former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra were found guilty by a Special CBI court in Ranchi in the Chaibasa Treasury case related to fodder scam.The quantum of sentence will be pronounced after 2 p.m. by the Ranchi Court.The case pertains to the embezzlement of Rs 33.67 crore from Chaibasa district treasury during 1992-93.Lalu is currently lodged in the Birsa Munda Jail in Ranchi after being convicted for 3.5 years on December 23, 2017. The case pertained to the Deoghar treasury.The Chaibasa Treasury case is the third ..
Pak Embassy official missing in Vienna
A Pakistan embassy official in Austria has gone missing along with some sensitive documents.The Pakistani Army official, resident of Sara-i-Kharboza, was appointed as a clerk at the Pakistani embassy in Austria. He was given a sensitive assignment by the Pakistan's Defence Ministry, reports the Dawn.He was made an official in charge of some important and sensitive national affairs there, it stated, adding that "it was very important duty, besides sensitive for country's sovereignty."A case of his disappearance and missing documents was registered on a complaint of the Pakistan's Defence Ministry under Sections 109 (abetment) and 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent) of the Pakistan Penal Code.The official along with the sensitive information went missing on Jan 2, according to the First Investigation Report (FIR). According to the wife of the missing official, however, her husband left the embassy out of his free will and will "return after .
We will approach HC, SC for justice to Lalu: Tejashwi Yadav
The RJD on Wednesday said it will go to the High Court, and if needed approach the apex court, against the special CBI court verdict convicting party chief Lalu Prasad in the third fodder scam case.
Lalu convicted in third fodder scam case
A special CBI court here today convicted Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad in the third fodder scam case pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37.62 crore from the Chaibasa treasury in the 1990s. CBI judge SS Prasad also found another former chief minister Jagannath Mishra and others guilty in the case. Former Bihar minister Vidyasagar Nishad, ex-Bihar Assembly PAC chief Jagdish Sharma, former MLAs Dhruv Bhagat and R K Rana and three ex-IAS officers were also among the 50 persons who were convicted. The quantum of sentence is yet to be announced. The 69-year-old Prasad is currently lodged in the Birsa Munda Jail here in connection with another fodder scam case. Of the total 76 accused, 14 had died, three turned approvers, one is absconding and two others were already convicted. Out of the remaining 56 accused, two government servants and four fodder suppliers were acquitted today. Soon after the verdict, the RJD said the special ..
Delhi HC to hear plea of 8 AAP MLAs against disqualification
A Delhi High Court judge will hear later in the day the plea of eight AAP MLAs against their disqualification for holding office of profit. Justice Vibhu Bakhru said he will hear the pleas of the MLAs, challenging the Centre's notification which had disqualified 20 legislators, after lunch. Observing the crowd in his courtroom before taking up the matter, the judge said he was unable to conduct hearing of other matters. The court was jam-packed with the eight AAP MLAs and their supporters and some senior members of the party besides scribes and counsel for the legislators. On January 19, the poll panel had made the recommendation for the disqualification of the 20 legislators, which was given assent by the President. On January 20, the Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification that the President held that the 20 MLAs stand disqualified under Section 15(1)(a) of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Act. The EC had made the recommendation ...
Bawana fire: Court allows 5-day police custody of accused
A Delhi court has sent the owner of the firecracker storage unit in Bawana area here, where 17 people were killed in a massive blaze, to five-day police custody. Metropolitan Magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh allowed the police custody of accused Manoj Jain, 49, who was arrested on January 21 in connection with the fire tragedy which took place on January 20. A probe revealed it was a factory of "cold firecrackers" used in stage shows and Holi celebrations, the police had said. The fire had started in the storage unit on the ground floor of the two-storey building and ripped through the structure. Of the 17 killed, ten were women. A man and woman were also injured. Police said an FIR had been registered under Indian Penal Code sections relating to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible material. The maximum punishment under the sections is 10 years.
Tejashwi accuses BJP, Nitish for conspiring against Lalu
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for hatching conspiracy against his father Lalu Prasad Yadav."People know how the BJP, the RSS and more importantly Nitish Kumar have conspired against Lalu ji. We will approach higher courts against all these verdicts," Tejashwi told the media.Few hours ago, Lalu and former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra were found guilty by a Special Central bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ranchi in the Chaibasa Treasury case related to fodder scam.The case pertained to the embezzlement of Rs 33.67 crore from Chaibasa district treasury during 1992-93.Lalu is currently lodged in the Birsa Munda Jail in Ranchi after being convicted for 3.5 years on December 23, 2017. The case pertained to the Deoghar treasury.The Chaibasa Treasury case is the third case in the fodder scam in which Lalu Prasad has been found ...
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC issues notice to CBI
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with a plea filed by A. G. Perarivalan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.Alleging a larger conspiracy in the matter, the plea filed by Perarivalan sought a probe in the case.A three-judge bench of the Apex Court yesterday gave the Centre three months to consider the letter by Tamil Nadu government to release the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.The letter was written on March 2, 2016, seeking the Centre's nod for the decision to release the convicts.Perarivalan is serving life imprisonment, along with Murugan and Santhan, the other two convicts in the same case.He was arrested on June 11, 1991, from Periyar Thidal, Chennai by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers.Perarivalan, who was earlier given death penalty, was finally commuted to life term imprisonment after the Supreme Court's verdict on February 18, 2014.
Brazil's Lula awaits ruling that will decide if he can run
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva awaited today the outcome of his appeal against a corruption conviction -- a ruling that will effectively determine if he can run for re-election this year. In the tense run-up to the announcement, Lula told supporters Tuesday that he would continue his political fight regardless of the outcome. Thousands of people rallied in support of the 72-year former leftist president in the southern city of Porto Alegre, where an appeals court is set to rule on his conviction today. Hugely popular during his two-term presidency from 2001 to 2010, Lula was sentenced in July to nine and a half years behind bars after being convicted of corruption in Brazil's huge "Car Wash" graft scandal. The appeals court will rule whether to uphold that sentence for passive corruption and money laundering and in the process decide if he can run in an election in October he is favored to win. "Only one thing will take me off the streets of this ...
Two cops in Navi Mumbai suspended for dereliction of duty
The Navi Mumbai police commissioner has suspended a senior inspector and a sub-inspector for alleged dereliction of duty. Turbhe MIDC's senior inspector Ramchandra Deshmukh was suspended for alleged irregularities in probe into a case where he registered an offence to benefit and favour the complainants, the Navi Mumbai police said in a release issued last night. Besides, sub-inspector Sanjay Yadav, who was the investigating officer in an economic offences case, allegedly arrested a builder in a haste, pressurised him, demanded Rs 5 crore from him and also illegally detained his son, it said. The two were placed under suspension as their acts were not in keeping with the discipline of the police department and maligned its image, the release added.