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Indian-origin child murder accused faces extradition to India
A London-based Indian-origin woman faces extradition to India for her involvement in the murder of a 12-year-old orphan from Gujarat. Arti Dhir had been arrested last year after an Interpol alert over the murder of Gopal Ajani in February 2017. The 52-year-old appeared before Westminster Magistrates Court in London today for a hearing on her bail application, which remains pending as her family members put together nearly 50,000 pounds as security. "This should be sorted out in a week," Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot told Dhir, who remains in custody until the security is deposited with the court. An investigation by Gujarat police has claimed that Dhir and two other accused Nitish Mund and Kanwaljit Raizada had hatched a plot to adopt Ajani and then insure him for around Rs 1.3 crores before staging his kidnapping and murder in India to split the life insurance payout three ways. Dhir, who worked at Heathrow Airport, allegedly met Mund and Raizada while they were ...
HC acquits main accused in 1996 personal point triple murder
The Delhi High Court has acquitted the main accused in a 1996 triple murder case here, saying the investigation has failed to prove his guilt. The case pertains to the killing of the owner of a weight loss centre, Personal Point Health Clinic, and two of his female employees in June 1996. MCD contractor Subash Gupta was the prime accused. Setting aside Gupta's conviction by a trial court, a bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta said while the media had shaped the public perception regarding the guilt of the persons involved in the case, the courts should not be influenced by it. "A dispassionate adjudication should be impervious to public perception of who might or might not be guilty. The present case points to a failure of investigation which has the inevitable result of acquittal of those put on trial," the bench said allowing Gupta's appeal against his conviction. The high court, based on the evidence before it, was not convinced that Gupta alone could have ...
Fire norm violations in 3,729 out of 5,269 establishments
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation today said that it had found violations in 3,729 of the 5,269 establishments it had inspected so far for compliance with fire safety norms. These establishments include hotels, malls, cinema halls, theatres, basements, godowns among others, a BMC statement informed. It added that out of the 5,269 establishments inspected so far, 2,973 establishments were served notices and owners were asked to rectify irregularities. Illegal parts of 684 commercial establishments were immediately demolished and 72 others were sealed for grave violations, the statement informed. The statement added that out of 40 cinemas and theatres that were inspected, six were served notices for irregularities. "Out of the 54 malls inspected, 37 were served notices and four malls faced demolition. Two malls were also sealed by the anti-encroachment cell," it said. The BMC , in the aftermnath of the Kamala Mills compound fire on December 29 that killed 14 persons, .
Heated exchanges mark Loya case hearing in SC
Heated exchanges between senior lawyers today marked the hearing of the pleas relating to the death of special CBI judge B H Loya in the Supreme Court, which also took umbrage at some advocates for dragging the name of BJP chief Amit Shah and pre-judging its order. The high-voltage hearing saw Maharashtra government's senior counsel Harish Salve and Mukul Rohatgi entering into a verbal duel with their senior counterparts Dushyant Dave and Indira Jaising. After hard-hitting remarks from a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra against Jaising for inferring that a gag order on the media was likely to be passed in the case, the senior advocate immediately tendered an unconditional apology as the bench, which also comprised Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, asked her to withdraw her submission. However, the major spat was witnessed between Salve and Dave, who was also unhappy with another senior advocate Pallav Shishodia raising the demand on behalf a person ...
Kamala Mills fire: Bail pleas of five accused opposed
Families of two people who lost their lives in last month's fire at the Kamala Mills, on Monday strongly opposed the granting of bail to the five accused by a Mumbai court.Mojo's Bistro owner Yug Tuli has been placed in judicial custody till January 31. His bail plea was being heard with the pleas of four other accused in the case that claimed 14 lives.Earlier in the day, the Mumbai Police filed a reply in the bail applications filed by owners of the '1 Above' pub, Jigar Sanghvi, Kripesh Sanghvi and Abhijit Mankar, as well as the owners of the adjoining Mojo's Bistro, Yug Tuli and Yug Pathak.On Sunday, three people, who were arrested on January 20 in connection with the case, were produced before a Mumbai court.The arrested people were identified as Ravi Surajmal Bhandari, partner of Kamala mill, Rajendra Baban Patil, fire officer and Uttkarsh Vinod Pande, supplier and contractor.The lawyer of one of the accused, Uttkarsh Vinod Pande, said that his client was innocent and the ...
Four held for thrashing woman, one for raping her
Four persons were arrested on Monday for thrashing a woman, her husband and relatives on Sunday night. One of the arrested men allegedly raped the woman in the presence of her family members, police said.
Man stabbed to death in his shop
A 39-year-old man was today allegedly stabbed to death at his shop here today, police said. Binoy was allegedly stabbed many timeswith a sharp edged steel pipe by one Ajith Antony at his shop at around 5 PM, they said. Ajith fled the spot but was later nabbed by police. Police said Binoy's body has been kept in the mortuary of a private hospital and would be handed over to his relatives tomorrow after autopsy. Police suspect that the issue between the duo was an alleged affair with a woman and this led to the murder.
Encroachers evicted from 12 out of 990 Waqf properties:HC told
The city government today informed the Delhi High Court that they have evicted illegal occupants from 12 Waqf properties out of 990 which have been encroached in the national capital. The submission was made before the high court which had directed steps to enforce the pending eviction orders against illegal encroachers of Waqf properties. By way of an affidavit, the government assured the court that the revenue department will take all requisite steps for enforcement, in true spirit and intent, and provide all co- operation to the Delhi Waqf Board. "Seven properties have been evicted under the jurisdiction of District New Delhi and two properties under jurisdiction of District Central. However, three properties pertaining to District (shahdara) were already evicted," one of the sub-divisional magistrates (SDM) said in an affidavit. Advocate Shahid Ali, who sought direction of the court to remove encroachments from these Waqf properties, claimed that the SDM report that .
Absconding rape accused held in J-K
A man, facing rape charges, was today arrested after remaining untraced for nearly two years in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said. The absconder, Mohammad Shafeeq of Pargal-Darhal, was arrested from Thanamandi area of the district, a police spokesperson said. He said that the accused had allegedly kidnapped and raped a girl in 2016 and a case of rape stands registered against him in police station Darhal. He is also facing the charges of house-trespassing, wrongful confinement and rioting under the Ranbir Penal Code in the same case.
Cleric pardoned for murder of student at Karachi seminary
Parents of an eight-year-old boy who was thrashed to death at a seminary here, have pardoned the cleric in charge of the institution.The Dawn quoted a police official, as saying that the cleric was in charge of the seminary located in Karachi's Bin Qasim Town area.Police, however, have registered a case against the accused Qari Najmuddin under Section 322 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).Mohammed Hussain, the boy was subjected to corporal punishment in the past, after which he had run away from the seminary. His parents, however, brought him back to the seminary on Friday. When the student tried to flee again, Qari Najmuddin beat him to death with a blunt weapon over the weekend.
Coal scam case: HC to hear Koda's appeal on Apr 16
The Delhi High Court today fixed April 16 for hearing an appeal by former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who along with others was convicted and sentenced to three years in a coal scam case, and extended his bail till the pendency of his plea. Justice Anu Malhotra, besides Koda, extended the bail of his close aide Vijay Joshi till the pendency of his appeal. The court also suspended the three-year jail term of former Jharkhand chief secretary A K Basu till it decided the matter, by granting him bail on furnishing of a personal bond of Rs one lakh and a surety of the like amount. Senior advocate R S Cheema, appearing for the CBI, told the court that the agency does not wish to file any response on the appeals of the three convicts and Kolkata-based company Vini Iron and Steel Udyog Ltd (VISUL) at this stage. Taking note of the submission, the court fixed April 16 for hearing the appeals and asked the parties to file their written submissions. It directed the convicts
CBI arrest to Punjab transport dept officials for graft
The CBI today arrested two officials of the Punjab Transport Department from Chandigarh in an alleged bribery case of Rs 1 lakh to clear files related to service issues of a colleague. The case was registered on the basis of a complaint from an employee of the department, who was dismissed from service over some issue, officials said here. He approached the department's special secretary appealing against his dismissal. "It was also alleged that the Special Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Punjab, had cancelled the dismissal order and had further directed conducting of re- inquiry," CBI, Spokesperson, Abhishek Dayal said here. It was also alleged that Superintendent Rajiv Kumar and Clerk Jaswinder Singh of the department, who were dealing with the files, had demanded a bribe of Rs 1.5 lakh from the complainant for clearing his matter, he said. Both had threatened the complainant that if he refused to pay the bribe, they would ensure issuance of adverse ...
NJAC issue: SC to list review plea for hearing in March
The Supreme Court today said it would list for hearing in March a plea seeking review of its 2015 judgement striking down the NJAC Act and another related law, which had led to the revival of the collegium system for appointing judges in the higher judiciary. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also said it would hear in March two separate petitions which have raised the issue of video recording of proceedings in the top court and advertisments for vacancies in higher judiciary so that lawyers could apply for the post of judges in high courts and the Supreme Court. These three separate pleas were mentioned today before the bench, which also comprised Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, by advocate Mathews J Nedumpara who sought urgent listing of these petitions filed by National Lawyers Campaign for Judicial Transparency and Reforms. The National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act 2014 would have accorded a major role to the executive in ...
Woman, father apprehended with 20 bullets in Delhi Metro
A woman and her father, carrying 20 live bullets in their baggage, have been apprehended from a Delhi Metro station here, officials said today. They said the woman, from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, was found carrying the rounds yesterday evening by CISF personnel at Adarsh Nagar station when her bag was being scanned. She was travelling with her father and other family members, they said, adding her father produced a copy of his arms license and said the 20 rounds of ammunition (.32 calibre) belong to him. The woman and her father have been handed over to the Delhi Police by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) team for further investigation, officials said. Security in the Delhi Metro and other public transport facilities has been stepped up in view of Republic Day celebrations on January 26. In a similar incident, another woman was apprehended at the Delhi airport yesterday, for allegedly carrying a live bullet in her bag. The woman, travelling to Dehradun, is a
Ex-Orissa HC judge interfering in graft case probe, claims CBI
The CBI today told a Delhi court that former Orissa High Court judge I M Quddusi, who is on bail in connection with a medical college graft case, was trying to meddle in the investigation. The probe agency made the submission before Special Judge Manoj Jain in pursuance to a notice issued to it on the plea filed by Quddusi seeking court-monitored investigation into the alleged leakage of transcripts of conversations between him and two others in the media. Quddusi was arrested last year on the charges of graft along with other accused persons but was later granted bail by a Delhi court. In its reply filed before the court, the CBI said "the present application has been filed as a devise to gain knowledge about the contents of the case diary of the present case. It is humbly submitted that application of this nature, which is based purely on conjectures and newspaper reports, causes serious interference in the investigation." It said that no preliminary enquiry was ...
More trouble for Sharif as supplementary case filed in Panama
Nawaz Sharif's legal woes mounted today with Pakistan's anti-graft body filing a supplementary case against the ousted premier and his family over properties in London as the probe in the Panama Papers scandal widened. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed the case with the accountability court's registrar in Islamabad which is already trying Sharif and his family -- two sons Hussain and Hassan, daughter Maryam, and son-in-law Muhammad Safdar -- for alleged corruption in three cases. The cases are related to the Panama Papers scandal that had forced the 68-year-old three-time prime minister to resign. The new case is based on fresh evidence found by the NAB which has also listed seven new witnesses, including two based in the UK, who would testify in the court, Pakistani media quoted sources as saying. The witnesses also include forensic expert Robert Redlee and a relative of Wajid Zia, who was the chief of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) that probed the case
Dismiss Quddusi's plea over leakage of phone transcripts: CBI
The CBI on Monday requested a Delhi court to dismiss a plea by retired Orissa High Court Judge I.M. Quddusi, accused of graft in a medical college scam case, seeking court-monitored investigation into leakage of transcripts of his alleged telephonic conversations in the case.
JNU students protests near J&K House
The students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) protest near the Jammu and Kashmir House condemning the rape and murder of an eight-year old girl in Kathua District, Jammu.Police detained some of the protestors for some time.The minor girl was raped and tortured with electric shocks and human bites. She was found dead in the Hiranagar area of Kathua on January 17.
Spain court rejects reinstating European arrest order for ex-Catalan leader
A request by top Spanish prosecutors to reinstate an European arrest warrant for the ousted Catalan leader as he travelled to Denmark for a debate was on Monday dismissed by the Supreme Court.
Odisha girl who claimed gangrape by 'men in uniform' commits
A 14-year-old tribal girl, who had charged "four men in uniform" with rape three months ago in Odisha's Koraput district, allegedly committed suicide today, the police said. The class 11 student allegedly hanged herself this afternoon when her family members were not at home. She was later rushed to a local community health centre in an unconscious state, they said. "She was declared 'received dead' at the health centre by the doctors," Sunabeda sub-divisional police officer Narahari Nayak said. "She took the extreme step out of frustration at not getting justice," a relative of the girl told a local TV news channel. The girl earlier too attempted suicide by consuming excess of iron pills and had to be hospitalised in Cuttack, the relative said. The girl had on October 10 last year alleged that she was raped by "four men in uniform" at Kunduli while she was returning to her home at Musaguda village in the Naxal-hit Koraput district. However, the state police had later ..