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Delhi court reserves order on Subramanian Swamy's plea to be part of Sunanda Pushkar death trial
Special Court Judge Arun Bhardwaj reserved the order on Swamy's application seeking to be part of Pushkar trial in terms of Section 301 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 after hearing arguments from Swamy, Vikas Pahwa, the counsel of Shashi Tharoor, and the counsel of Delhi Police.Asserting locus standi in the matter, Swamy argued that the court has to look at the material and not whether the person is a politician.Pahwa opposed the application of Swamy arguing that the BJP leader should be treated as a stranger in the case as he is neither the complainant nor the victim."Swamy does not have any locus in the case," Pahwa told the court. Tharoor's counsel also contended that Swamy did not file the affidavit to support his application.The trial before the court of sessions should be conducted only by the prosecution, the senior advocate told the court asserting that the allegation or claims of Swamy were "absolutely false".Police had filed the chargesheet last year ...
Sunanda Pushkar death case: Court reserves order for May 13 on Swamy's plea
A Delhi court on Saturday reserved its order for May 13 on Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking to be part of the trial in the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. Special judge Arun Bhardwaj passed the order after hearing all the parties. Swamy's plea has also sought to bring on record the Delhi Police's vigilance report on tampering of evidence in the case and claimed that it might lead to framing of additional charges. Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a luxury hotel in the city on the night of January 17, 2014. The couple were staying in the hotel as the official bungalow of Tharoor was being renovated at that time. The former Union minister has been charged under sections 498-A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) and 306 (abetment of suicide) of the IPC.
SIMI ban: 2-day tribunal hearing concludes in Pune
A tribunal headed by a Delhi High Court judge conducted a two-day hearing here to ascertain whether there was sufficient cause to extend the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) as an unlawful association. The tribunal, presided by Justice Mukta Gupta of the Delhi High Court, began its hearing on Friday in Pune and it concluded on Saturday. Founded in 1977, SIMI was banned in 2001. The tribunal, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, was constituted by a notification of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on February 21 this year after the five-year ban on SIMI ended on January 31. Officials from the Maharashtra Police's Crime Investigation Department, the state Anti-Terrorism Squad and State Intelligence Department deposed before the Unlawful Activities Tribunal, to justify the ban on SIMI. Among officials who deposed before the tribunal were Ravindrasinh Pardeshi, Superintendent of Police (ATS), Ganesh Shinde, Special Branch (CID), Mumbai Police and ...
Police filing 'designed FIRs' in prohibition cases: Guj HC
The Gujarat High Court has pulled up the state police, saying it has become a "custom" for the force to file "designed FIRs" in prohibition cases where the accused are shown as having escaped before raids were conducted even when the cops have prior information regarding the movement of liquor, including the exact location and vehicles used for the act. In its order Friday, in connection with a case dealing with regular bail plea of an accused in a prohibition case, Justice S M Vora said the state government has created no mechanism to monitor "designed FIRs", a year after the court had asked whether it plans to create an "in-house mechanism" to deal with such cases. The court also asked the state government to furnish information on all such FIRs registered under the provisions of the Gujarat Prohibition Act from May 1, 2018 to May 1, 2019, including the name of the accused escaping and police involved in the raids, to be submitted on or before July 11. "The flow of designed FIRs is .
AgustaWestland Case: CBI court issues NBW against Gulf-based investor
A Special CBI court here on Saturday issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against a Gulf-based investor for being allegedly linked to the AgustaWestland case.Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar issued the warrant against foreign investor Omar Al Balsharaf after pursuing the arguments of the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) counsels -- Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Pramod Kumar Dubey and advocate Naveen Kumar Matta.During the course of hearing, ED's counsels argued that the agency had issued summon to him multiple times since March 2018, but he didn't join the investigation deliberately and also didn't provide the information sought from him, while he was availing his legal remedies before the different legal forums.The agency further claimed that by not joining the investigation, he is evading the process of law and the NBW issued against him and it is necessary to secure his presence in the instant case for an effective investigation.According to the investigations carried out by the ED, ..
Bengal BJP candidate hurt in road accident, party cries foul
Shantanu Thakur, the BJP candidate from West Bengal's Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency, sustained head injury after his car collided head on with a vehicle bearing a police sticker on Saturday, party officials said.
US seeks to sell USD 39 mn mansion tied to Malaysia scandal
US authorities are seeking to sell a USD 39-million luxury mansion in Los Angeles allegedly bought by a Malaysian financier with money looted from scandal-hit state fund 1MDB, court documents showed. Billions of dollars were purportedly pilfered from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund by former prime minister Najib Razak and his cronies, and spent on everything from high-end real estate to artworks. Financier Low Taek Jho is suspected of playing a central role in the fraud and has been charged in absentia in Malaysia and America, which is seeking to recover assets allegedly bought with looted funds via civil lawsuits. Among these assets is the mansion in Beverly Hills, a wealthy area of LA that is home to many Hollywood stars, said to have been bought by Low in 2012 with stolen money. US prosecutors and Low's holding company that owns the property have agreed to try to sell it, according to documents filed in a California court Friday. "The property is at risk of deterioration and ...
Bilawal calls for an end to child marriage in Pakistan
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called for a ban on child marriage in Pakistan on Saturday, claiming that a girl dies in Pakistan "every 20 minutes" because of underage pregnancy."UAE marriage age is 18, Indonesia is 18 and Turkey is also 18. Are they not Muslim countries? In Sindh where marriage age is 18, we saw how law stopped an adult marrying a 10-year-old! Every 20 minutes a girl dies in Pakistan as a result of underage pregnancy. #EndChildMarriage," Bilawal tweeted.Along with being the chairperson of the PPP, he is also the chairperson of the National Assembly Standing Committee for Human Rights in Pakistan.
Tejashwi demands Nitish govt dismissal in Muzaffarpur case
Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday demanded that Governor Lalji Tandon should dismiss the government of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over its alleged involvement in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape-cum-murder case following the affidavit submitted by the CBI in the Supreme Court.
Man held for sodomising boy
A man was Saturday arrested for allegedly sodomising a nine-year-old boy living in his neighbourhood at Kolegaon in Dombivli in the district, police said. The accused, Dinesh Lawhari (36), was booked by Manpada police for the incident that took place last Sunday at at his house. Lawhari, who works as a housekeeper, was booked under IPC sections 377 (unnatural offences), 342 (wrongful confinement), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation) and sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, police said. A complaint against the accused had been lodged by the minor's parents on Friday.
Man gets 10 years of rigourous imprisonment for raping 13-yr-old girl
The Thane district court in Maharashtra has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl. Judge S A Sinha also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the 42-year-old man (name not disclosed), a resident of Uttan in the district, after convicting him under Section 376 (rape) of the IPC on Friday. The victim and the convict, who worked as a security guard, were neighbours, said Public Prosecutor Ujjwala Moholkar Saturday. On August 27, 2018, the victim and her younger brother had gone to the convict's residence to play with his cat, she said. The convict sent the boy outside to purchase something and raped the girl. After the girl narrated the incident to her grandmother, a complaint was lodged against the convict at the Uttan Sagari (Marine) police station, Moholkar said. The judge relied on the victim's testimony as well as on the medical evidence, the prosecutor added.
CBI court grants bail to businessman Gautam Khaitan's wife Ritu in money laundering case
A Special CBI court on Saturday granted bail to Ritu Khaitan, wife of lawyer-cum-businessman Gautam Khaitan in connection with a money laundering case.Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar while granting regular bail to Ritu directed her to furnish a personal bail bond of Rs. 25 lakhs and two sureties of like amount and posted the matter for hearing on August 7.Enforcement Directorate through its counsel opposed the Ritu's bail plea. Advocate Naveen Kumar Matta was representing the agency and advocate Pramod Dubey was appearing for Ritu Khaitan.Special Judge Kumar also issued fresh summons to two firms - Windsor and Ismax Fresh Service after Gautam Khaitan who refused to accept the summons for it.Last month, the court granted the bail to Khaitan in the case. The court also directed him not to influence the witness or hamper the evidence.The ED on March 25 filed a 1500-page charge sheet (prosecution complaint) against Khaitan. The charge sheet was filed before Special Judge Kumar under ...
Delhi court grants bail to Gautam Khaitan's wife
A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to lawyer Gautam Khaitan's wife Ritu Khaitan in a money laundering and black money case.
AgustaWestland: Non-bailable warrant issued against Saudi businessman
A Delhi court on Saturday issued an open-ended non-bailable warrant against a Saudi Arabia-based businessman in connection with the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.
Meerut: 65-year-old held for molesting minors
A retired employee of an insurance company has been arrested for allegedly molesting at least six girls including minors in Jagrati area of Meerut.The accused identified as Vimal, 65, has been working as a social activist, providing shelter and free education to the poor girls."We have arrested an old man for allegedly physically exploiting at least 6 girls, including minors, at his residence in Jagrati Vihar colony. FIR will be registered in the case. Have also arrested another person in connection with the case," senior Superintendent of Police Nitin Tiwari told ANI.The horrendous incident came to light on Thursday when CCTV footage of Vimal's residence at Jagrati Vihar was inspected. Vimal used to persuade young innocent girls and later used to sexually abuse them."The accused was living in the posh area while going through CCTV footage we found young girls being molested. Vimal has been arrested and the family of the victims have been informed., he added.A case has been ...
Nitish Kumar's close aides involved in Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Tejashwi Yadav
Close associates of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar are involved in the infamous Muzaffarpur shelter home abuse case, leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav alleged Saturday."Brijesh Thakur would not have raped 35 girls. There must be some people involved in it. I can guarantee you that people close to Nitish Kumar are involved in this crime," Yadav told ANI here.The former Bihar deputy Chief Minister urged Governor Lalji Tandon to dismiss Nitish Kumar government in the state.He said: "I want the Governor to dismiss Nitish Kumar government."Yadav was reacting to a submission by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Supreme Court on Friday, in which it said that a bundle of bones has been recovered by the agency which may be of the girls allegedly murdered by Thakur and his aides.In its affidavit filed before a Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, the agency said that the local police and the CBI had excavated the alleged burial grounds pointed out by the inmates of ...
Indian-origin man jailed for killing man in UK car crash
An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to six years in prison in the UK for causing a death of another man due to dangerous driving.
MJ Akbar defamation case: Court defers cross-examination till May 20
The Patiala House court on Saturday deferred the cross-examination of the former Union Minister MJ Akbar till May 20 in connection with a defamation case filed by him against journalist Priya Ramani after she complained of sexual misconduct.MJ Akbar was partly cross-examined today by senior advocate Rebecca John appearing on the behalf of Priya Ramani. The next hearing will be held before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal.Ramani and other senior journalists were also present during the hearing.Geeta Luthra appeared on behalf of MJ Akbar in court today.During the course of hearing, MJ Akbar contended that the allegations made by Ramani "maligned" his reputation."I filed a criminal defamation complaint against a tweet that Priya Ramani issued last year in October. The tweet was based on an article that the accused had written in Vogue in 2017. The language used in her tweet was deeply offensive and a web of the fabricated lies."He also asserted that he has a ..
20 convicted Bangladeshis deported from Assam
The Assam government deported 20 convicted Bangladeshi nationals, including a woman, on Saturday, an official said.
Rajasthan officials held with unaccounted cash of Rs 10.67 lakh
Sleuths of the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) here recovered unaccounted cash of Rs 10.67 lakh from two officials posted with the Water Resources Department in Atru of Baran district in Rajasthan, police said Saturday. The amount was recovered during a checking on the BaranKota highway near Nohar Thursday night, police said. "The two officials have not been arrested or booked for corruption as investigation is underway," police maintained. According to ASP (ACB) Chandrasheel Thakur, they had got a tip-off that assistant engineer Mohan Lal Sharma had collected a huge amount as commission from contractors and was returning to Kota by a government vehicle. "The ACB sleuths stopped the government vehicle, in which Mohan Lal Sharma and executive engineer Satyendra Kumar Pareek were travelling along with another official of the department," the officer said. During checking of the vehicle, a bag belonging to Sharma and containing Rs 10 lakh in cash was recovered, the officer said, adding that