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Aircel-Maxis: Delhi court extends protection from arrest to P Chidambaram, son till May 30
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday told a Delhi court that it will need custodial interrogation of former union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in Aricel-Maxis deal case once the ongoing probe abroad brings forth evidence. Special Judge O P Saini extended the protection from arrest to father-son duo till May 30 after the defence cited their pending anticipatory bail petitions, and directed the agency to produce the case file to show what material is being collected. The court was told by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and senior advocate Sonia Mathur, on behalf the agency, that Karti Chidambaram was not cooperating. "We (ED) have sent a Special Joint Director to Singapore and have asked him to expedite the process due to paucity of time. We want to interrogate both the accused in custody after receiving the Letters Rogatory (from UK and Singapore)," the agency told the court. The agency alleged that "Karti keeps filing applications to travel abroad to play tennis and he ...
BJP complains to EC against Akhilesh over children in campaign
The BJP lodged a complaint against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday for allegedly deploying two minor boys for campaigning in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district. In a statement, state BJP vice-president J P S Rathore said the complaint had been submitted to the state chief electoral officer that Yadav had deployed two minor boys, which on whose bodies campaign material of the SP and the Bahujan Samaj Party was written. Rathore said it amounted to violation of the model code of conduct, describing it as "inhuman" and "cruel". "Under the scorching sun, where adults find it difficult to stand, two innocent boys were forced to stand for a few bucks. This is the disgusting face of the SP and the BSP," he said. In the letter, Rathore urged the Election Commission to take stringent action against Yadav so that it acts as a deterrent and sends a message to all the political parties.
Man on the run after raping minor held in Delhi by Mumbai cops
A 27-year-old man absconding for over three years after allegedly raping a minor girl was recently arrested by the Mumbai police from Delhi, an official said Monday. Mohammad Nisar Shamshad Khan had broken into a house in suburban Ghatkopar in March, 2016 and had allegedly raped the girl and fled with Rs 40,000 cash and gold worth Rs 60,000, an official said. A case of rape and theft was registered at Ghatkopar police station at the time and, as part of the probe, police had also visited Uttar Pradesh to nab Khan, he said. Mumbai Crime Branch's Unit VII, which was conducting parallel investigation in the case, recently got a tip-off that Khan was working at a bank in New Delhi. "A trap was laid and he was nabbed. He was brought to Mumbai and has been handed over to Ghatkopar police for further action," the official said.
Bahrain court upholds death terms for two Shiites
Bahrain's supreme court Monday upheld death sentences for two Shiite activists and jail terms for dozens of others on terror-related charges and links to Iran, BNA state news agency reported. The court, whose rulings are final, also stripped 47 of the defendants of their Bahraini citizenship, said BNA, citing an official statement. The court upheld life terms for 19 convicts and sentenced 37 others to between five and 15 years in jail, the statement said. The men were charged of forming a "terror cell" that carried out a number of attacks, killing at least two policemen and wounding several others. They were also convicted of smuggling weapons by boat, attacking a prison and helping a number of inmates flee, and undergoing military training in Iraq and Iran. Thirty-six of those convicted, including the two sentenced to death, are being held in jail while the rest were sentenced in absentia. In a separate case, the Gulf state's top court upheld lengthy jail terms against 19 Shiites on .
Customs official wears 5 briefs to conceal and smuggle 3 kg gold, nabbed by CBI
Wearing five briefs in the sultry weather of Cochin to conceal three kilograms of gold could not save a customs officer from the clutches of the law as he was booked by the CBI for allegedly helping to smuggle the yellow metal, officials said. The agency has booked Francis CX posted as Customs Havildar at the Cochin International Airport for allegedly helping to smuggle the gold having a market value of Rs 1.01 crore which was brought from Dubai by one Adinan Khalid on a private airlines on the instructions of one Faisal P A, the officials said. The agency has booked the trio under IPC sections pertaining to criminal conspiracy, cheating and provisions of bribery under the Prevention of Corruption Act, they said. Searches were conducted at the residence of all three in Ernakulam district on Friday, they said. Francis, who was off duty on March 1, had come to the airport, using his identity card to enter and facilitate the smuggled gold out of the exit gate, the agency said. The gold ..
Two die after crashing motorcycle into parked truck in Rajasthan's Kota
Two motorcycle-borne men died after crashing into a dry fodder-laden stationary truck on the Khatoli-Etawa state highway here, police said Monday. The incident took place late Sunday night and the victims were identified as Sahab Babu (25), a resident of Kishanganj in Bihar, and Rafique (19), of Laxmangarh town in Alwar district, Khatoli police station SHO Rampal Sharma said. Sharma said the duo had themselves loaded dry fodder on the truck before leaving to get a cold drink for themselves. While they were returning on the motorcycle, they collided with the same parked truck allegedly because of the darkness and died on the spot, he said. The SHO said the truck has been seized but the driver was on the run. The bodies were handed over to the families after postmortem, he added. A case has been registered against the driver for negligence and the matter is being probed, Sharma said.
Emission fiasco: No coercive action against Volkswagen, says SC
In a relief to German auto major Volkswagen, the Supreme Court on Monday restrained the Centre from taking any "coercive" step against it for non-submission of Rs 500 crore fine imposed by the National Green Tribunal for damaging environment through use of "cheat device" in its diesel cars in India. The court order came on the eve of the deadline set by the NGT for Volkswagen India Private Limited, Indian subsidiary of German auto major, to deposit the fine with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). "Issue notice. In the meantime, no coercive steps shall be taken against the appellant viz., Volkswagen India Private Limited," a bench of justices S A Bobde and S Abdul Nazeer, said. The bench was hearing separate appeals filed by the auto major and the Inter Continental Association of Lawyers against the March 7 order of the green tribunal imposing the Rs 500-crore fine. The company has already deposited Rs 100 crore with the CPCB. Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for the ...
SC says perplexed over separate listing of contempt case against Gandhi, Rafale review pleas
The Supreme Court Monday said it was "little perplexed" over separate listing, contrary to its order, of the pleas seeking review of its verdict in Rafale case and the contempt plea against Congress President Rahul Gandhi for wrongly attributing to the apex court his "chokidar chor hai" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A special bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it had made it clear earlier that both the matters would be heard together but despite that, the contempt petition was not listed for hearing along with the review pleas on Monday. The bench, also comprising Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph, was told that the contempt petition against Gandhi was listed for hearing on May 10. "We are little perplexed that the two cases are listed on two different dates when the order was that these matters will be heard together," the bench observed. "This is the problem. There was order for listing both the matters together. We had dictated the order in an open court .
CJI Gogoi gets clean chit in sexual harassment case
The Supreme Court appointed three-judge in-house committee probing the allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi on Monday gave a clean chit to the CJI in the matter.
Four held for illegally selling noxious chewing tobacco
Four members of a gang which allegedly indulged in illegally transporting and selling noxious chewing tobacco, was arrested here Monday and contraband items worth over Rs 1.43 crore along with two vehicles were seized, police said. Police intercepted two goods vehicles near Secunderabad Railway Station and found huge quantity of banned chewing tobacco/zarda and pan masala material and arrested the four gangsters including the prime accused, Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said. The accused were illegally transporting and selling the products to customers in and around Hyderabad and Bidar district of Karnataka, the Commissioner said. The main accused along with five others were arrested earlier in 2018 for the offence and were out on bail. Later the prime accused through his agents established another manufacturing unit in Gujarat and started manufacturing the noxious tobacco products which was transported through railway cargo service from Ahmedabad to ...
CJI gets clean chit from judges panel in the sexual harassment complaint
A three-judge In-House Committee of the Supreme Court on Monday gave a clean chit to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in the sexual harassment allegation levelled against him by a former court staffer."The In-House Committee has found no substance in the allegations contained in the complaint dated 19.04.2019 of a former employee of the Supreme Court of India."Please take note that in case of Indira Jaising vs. Supreme Court of India and Anr file SCC494, it has been held that the Report of a Committee constituted as a part of the In-House procedure is not liable to be made public," the Supreme Court Secretary-General said in a notice.The notice also said that the Committee submitted its report on Sunday in accordance with the In-House procedure to the next senior most judge competent to receive the report and also sent a copy to the judge concerned namely the Chief Justice of India.The report of the In-House Committee consisting of Justices SA Bobde, Indra Banerjee and Indu ...
Sharif will return to jail on Tuesday
Pakistan's ailing former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will return to jail here in a procession of Pakistani workers on Tuesday to complete the remaining period of his seven years imprisonment in the Al-Azizia Mills corruption case. Sharif, 69, was granted six-week interim bail by the top court on March 26 to undergo medical treatment and he filed the petition on April 27 for permanent bail as he was suffering from acute anxiety and depression that may lead to "sudden death". The bail expires on May 7 as the apex court rejected his review petition seeking permission to go to the UK for the treatment. "Nawaz Sharif will return to Kot Lakhpat Jial Lahore on Tuesday in a procession of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) workers. A call has been given to the workers to gather at the Jati Umra residence of Sharif to march towards the jail along with him," PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb told PTI on Monday. She said the PML-N workers are eager to come to roads against Prime ...
CJI gets clean chit as In-House panel finds "no substance" in sexual harassment allegations
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi Monday got a clean chit from the Supreme Court's In-House Inquiry Committee which "has found no substance" in the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by a former woman employee of the apex court. A notice by the office of Supreme Court Secretary General said the report of the Committee, headed by Justice S A Bobde, "is not liable to be made public". The committee, also comprising two woman judges of the apex court -- Justices Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee -- gave the report ex-parte as the woman had opted out of the inquiry on April 30 after participating for three days. She issued a press statement in which she described as "very frightening" the atmosphere of the Committee and walked out raising various objections including denial of her lawyer's presence. Justice Gogoi appeared on May 1 before the Committee and recorded his statements. The notice said: "The In-House Committee has found no substance in the allegations ...
INDL rubbishes Shah's 'hooliganism during Chautala rule' remark, says BJP was alliance partner then
INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala Monday rubbished BJP chief Amit Shah's allegation that hooliganism was rampant in Haryana during Om Prakash Chautala's rule and reminded that the two parties were in alliance then. "If Chaudhary Om Prakash Chautala's rule had spread lawlessness in the state, then the BJP too was equally responsible for it. During the 1999 Lok Sabha polls, the INLD and the BJP were alliance partners and had also contested the 2000 Vidhan Sabha polls in alliance and came to power," he said in a statement here. Addressing a poll rally in Sonipat on Sunday, Shah had alleged that for years power in Haryana was concentrated among the Hoodas and the Chautalas. "When Hooda came to power, corruption increased. When Chautala was there, hooliganism increased," the BJP chief had said. Abhay Singh Chautala said the BJP was in alliance with Bansi Lal's Haryana Vikas Party during the 1996 Vidhan Sabha polls and was also in the government formed by the late leader. "For the sheer ...
Delhi: Woman found dead in Narela, husband nabbed on murder charges
A blind murder case was solved with the arrest of the deceased's husband, the police said on Monday.32-year-old Kajal was found dead in a locked rented room in Narela on May 1. The corpse of the deceased was found wrapped in a blanket.The police arrested her 31-year-old husband Bhola in connection with the alleged murder case from Prayagraj."A quarrel had erupted between the couple on April 29 which later turned violent and Bhola allegedly became furious and tried to strangulate her. At one point, he had left her but she threatened to file a police complaint against him. On this, accused Bhola overpowered and killed her by strangulating to death. He then tied her limbs, wrapped her in a blanket and ran away after locking the room," a senior police official said."During sustained interrogation, Bhola revealed that he had solemnised a love marriage with the deceased Kajal and they have two children who are living with his parents at his native village as his wife was not faithful to ...
No coercive step against Volkswagen: SC on plea challenging NGT order
The Supreme Court on Monday directed that no coercive step should be taken against Volkswagen till the court hears a plea by the German auto major challenging an NGT order imposing Rs 500-crore fine for environmental damages by use of 'cheat device' in its diesel cars.The order was passed by a bench of Justices S A Bobde and N V Ramanna. The court did not fix any date for hearing the petition.After the matter was mentioned by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, the bench said that no coercive steps should be taken against the company till it hears the matter.On March 7, the car manufacturer was asked by the NGT to deposit the fine with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) within two months. The NGT order came on a petition seeking a ban on the sale of Volkswagen vehicles for alleged violation of emission norms.The green body had on November 16 last year constituted a four-member expert panel to submit a report on the issue in the wake of the 2015 global emission scandal or ...
Delhi court sentences man to 3 years in jail for subjecting wife to cruelty
A Delhi court has sentenced a man to three years in jail for subjecting his wife to cruelty to coerce her to meet his dowry demands, which forced her to commit suicide within one-and-a-half year of their marriage. Additional Sessions Judge Deepak Garg convicted 30-year-old Pradeep under section 498 A (husband or his relative subjecting wife to cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on him. "It is proved that Renu (wife) was being subjected to cruelty in her matrimonial house and she was harassed with a view to coerce her and her parents to meet the said unlawful demand of money... and hence accused Pradeep is convicted for the offence under section 498 A IPC," the court said. The court, however, acquitted Pradeep for the offence of dowry death. It also acquitted Renu's mother-in-law of all charges. It said the fine deposited by the convict shall be treated as compensation for the victim's parents. According to the prosecution, Renu and Pradeep got ...
Kashmiri student missing from Noida in Pakistani jail: Family
A Kashmiri student who went missing nearly five months back from a university in Noida in Uttar Pradesh is languishing in a Pakistani jail, his family said on Monday.
In-House Inquiry panel finds "no substance" in allegations of sexual harassment against CJI
An In-House Inquiry Committee of the Supreme Court headed by Justice S A Bobde "has found no substance" in the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi by a former woman employee of the apex court. A notice by the office of Supreme Court Secretary General also said that the report of the committee constituted as part of the In-House procedure is not liable to be made public. The In-House Inquiry Committee has submitted its report dated May 5, 2019 in accordance with the In-House procedure, to the next senior judge, after Justice Bobde who is competent to receive the report and also sent a copy to the judge concerned, namely the Chief Justice of India, it said.
SC says will hear in due course plea seeking probe into 'conspiracy' to 'fix' CJI
The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to the CBI to lodge an FIR into the alleged conspiracy to "fix" Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in a "concocted, false sexual harassment" case and said the matter would come up for hearing in the "due course". The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench comprising Justices S A Bobde and S A Nazeer. Advocate M L Sharma, who has filed the petition, urged the bench to list his plea for hearing on May 8. "What is the urgency? You have filed it and it will come up for hearing," the bench said. "It will be listed in due course," it added. Sharma, who initially urged the apex court that his plea be listed for hearing on May 8, later told the bench that he was not seeking urgent listing of the matter. He said his plea be listed for hearing before the same bench which has dealt with a matter in which a lawyer has filed an affidavit claiming larger conspiracy to frame the CJI. "We do not know. It (petition) will