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CBI court dismisses Michel's plea on AgustaWestland charge sheet leak
A CBI court on Friday disposed of an application filed by AgustaWestland 'middlemen' in connection with leakage of content in the charge sheet filed in the case.Judge Arvind Kumar directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to take steps to ensure that such an incident is not repeated in future and supply a copy of the 'status report' to the lawyers of Michel.Last month, Michel's counsel Advocate Aljo K Joseph had told the court that a copy of the charge sheet was provided to media before it was provided to his client. He also pleaded that he had not named anyone during the probe.Michel, through his counsel Joseph, had raised questions on how the charge sheet was leaked to the media even before the consideration and the cognisance of the same could be taken. "Since 6 pm yesterday live debates have been going on," Joseph had told the court on April 6.Michel, who was extradited from the UAE in December last year, is currently lodged in Tihar jail in connection with the CBI and ED cases ...
Ex-black militant-turned Muslim cleric says rights violated
A 1960s black militant-turned-Muslim cleric is challenging his imprisonment for the killing of a sheriff's deputy in 2000, saying his constitutional rights were violated at trial. Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, 75, gained prominence in the 1960s as a Black Panthers leader who went by H Rap Brown and famously said, "Violence is as American as cherry pie." He later converted to Islam, changed his name and was living in Atlanta when authorities say he shot two sheriff's deputies, killing one of them. In 2002, Al-Amin was convicted of murder in the shooting death of Fulton County sheriff's Deputy Ricky Kinchen and the wounding of Kinchen's partner, Deputy Aldranon English. He was sentenced to life in prison. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals plans to hear arguments Friday in a constitutional challenge to his imprisonment. Al-Amin argues his right to not testify in his defence was violated when a prosecutor raised direct questions for him during closing arguments in a sort of mock ...
UN group seeks Assange's release from UK jail
The UN working group on arbitrary detention (WGAD) on Friday called for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be released from prison and slammed the UK government for breaching his human rights.
Action sought against Priyanka under Wildlife Protection Act
A lawyer has sought action against Priyanka Gandhi Vadra under the Wildlife Protection Act after a video surfaced on the social media showing the Congress leader touching and petting snakes during an election rally in Uttar Pradesh. In a letter written to the chief wildlife warden of Uttar Pradesh on Friday, Delhi-based lawyer-activist Gauri Maulekhi sought immediate action against the Congress general secretary in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh alleging that the snakes were illegally procured and she "aided the act of hunting by encouraging and instigating people to touch the snakes". "Such acts of casual hunting for petty profits and its abetment such as this have led to a sharp decline in the snake population in India. The present case deserves nothing but the highest priority so that such blatant hunting and poaching is brought to book. "Please consider this notice under section 55 of the Wildlife Act to take suitable steps to file a complaint against Priyanka Gandhi and her ...
SIT hunting for 2 conspirators in Kalburgi killing
The Special Investigation Team probing the killing of rationalist M M Kalburgi is hunting for at least two persons directly involved in the crime, sources in the SIT said Friday. Kalburgi was shot dead on August 30, 2015 by two motorcycle borne assailants, who entered his house in Dharwad posing as students. The criminal investigation department was investigating the case. However, the Supreme Court hearing a petition by Kalburgi's widow Umadevi ordered in February this year that the SIT, which cracked journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh murder case, should investigate this as well as there were similarities between the two killings. Investigating officer in the SIT, M N Anucheth, refused to divulge any detail except for saying they have startedinvestigation. While probing the Lankesh murder case, the SIT arrested 16 people belonging to an organised gang of right wing people but two are still at large. SIT suspects that a few members of the same ring were also involved in
UN panel calls WikiLeaks founder's UK sentence excessive
A panel of legal experts affiliated with the United Nations has criticised the 50-week sentence a British judge imposed on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for jumping bail. The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said Friday that Assange's punishment was "disproportionate" for his "minor violation." The panel questioned why he is being held in a high security prison "as if he were convicted for a serious criminal offence." A judge in London sentenced the 47-year-old Assange on Wednesday for taking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy while he was on bail awaiting extradition to Sweden. The UN panel declared in a non-binding 2016 opinion and again in December that Assange was being arbitrarily deprived of freedom because he feared arrest if he left the embassy. The British government rejected the panel's conclusions.
'If anything bad happened to Yasin Malik, govt would be responsible'
Family of jailed separatist leader Mohammad Yasin Malik Friday expressed worry over his well-being and said the government would be responsible if anything bad happened to him. A Delhi court last week sent Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Malik, arrested in a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir, to judicial custody till May 24. He is lodged in Tihar Jail in the national capital. "If he is a prisoner, then a prisoner has certain rights and should he not get those rights? Why has he (Malik) been subjected to solitary confinement? The case or the (Public) Safety Act is fine, but we are extremely worried about his well-being. He won't sustain for long in that cage," the family said addressing a press conference at Malik's Maisuma residence here. The family said they were not against the case registered against the JKLF chairman, "but if anything bad happened to Malik, the government would be responsible". The family alleged that no one .
Court grants bail to SC staffer arrested for posting wrong info on apex court website
A Delhi court Friday granted bail to a sacked Supreme Court staffer, arrested for allegedly posting wrong information on the apex court's website related to a case involving Reliance Communications chairman Anil Ambani. Additional Sessions Judge M K Nagpal granted the relief to accused, Tapan Kumar Chakraborty, on a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and one surety of the like amount, saying that no purpose was being served by detaining the applicant into custody further. "The applicant was arrested in this case on April 7, and he is in custody since then. During this period, he has already been extensively interrogated as the period includes his police custody of 10 days," the court said. It also noted that the accused was already terminated from the services of the Supreme Court. Chakraborty and another SC staffer, Manav Sharma, were arrested last month. Sharma is still in judicial custody. After the January incident, the accused were dismissed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. The ...
Delhi HC bids farewell to Justice Ravindra Bhat
The Delhi High Court Friday bid farewell to Justice Ravindra Bhat after his elevation as the chief justice of the Rajasthan High Court. Justice Bhat, who will be sworn in on May 5 at a formal function at Raj Bhavan in Jaipur, was appointed as an additional judge of the Delhi High Court on July 16, 2004. He became a permanent judge on February 20, 2006. Speaking at the farewell programme, Justice Bhat said judges should remain humble and also realise that courts are an institution of last resort. Therefore, try to be patient and see if something can be done, he said. Praising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon, Justice Bhat said he is the leader the court needed. Besides Justice Menon and other sitting judges of the high court, Justice Bhat's family members, friends, a large number of advocates and court staff were present at the farewell programme. The Supreme Court Collegium had on April 8 recommended the appointment of Justice Bhat, 60, after noting the office of the Chief Justice of the .
11 girls allegedly murdered by Brajesh Thakur, others: CBI to SC in Muzaffarpur shelter home case
In a sensational revelation by CBI in the Supreme Court on Friday, 11 girls were allegedly murdered by key accused Brajesh Thakur and his accomplices and "bundle of bones" recovered from a burial ground in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual abuse case. In its affidavit filed in the top court, CBI stated that from the statement of victims recorded during the probe, names of 11 girls have emerged, who were said to be allegedly murdered by Thakur and his accomplices. The agency said that on the pointing out of one of the accused, a particular spot in a burial ground was excavated from where a bundle of bones was recovered. Several girls were allegedly raped and sexually abused at an NGO-run shelter home at Muzaffarpur in Bihar and the issue had come to light following a report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). The probe into the case was transferred to CBI and the agency has chargesheeted 21 people, including Thakur. "During investigation, from the statement of victims ...
SC orders ex-cop Bharati Ghosh questioning by Bengal CID
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh to appear for questioning before the West Bengal CID on May 14, two days after polling takes place in Ghatal Lok Sabha seat in Midnapore district from where she is contesting the Lok Sabha elections as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate.
Court grants bail to one in SC's order tampering case
A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to one of the sacked Supreme Court staffers who was accused of posting wrong information on the apex court's website related to a case involving Reliance Communications chairman Anil Ambani.
CISF apprehends man at Delhi Metro station with 13 bullets
A man was apprehended at Chawri Bazar metro station here for allegedly carrying over a dozen live bullets in his bag, a senior official said Friday. Satyabhan Singh (57) was held by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at the metro station on Thursday evening after the on-duty baggage scanning official detected some bullet-like items in his bag, he said. "A total of 13 live bullets were recovered from the bag of the passenger," the official said, adding he was handed over to the police for further investigation. Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Etah district, had no valid documents to justify carrying the ammunition. He has been booked under the Arms Act, the official said. Carrying arms and ammunition in the Delhi Metro is banned by the law.
JNU prof sexual harassment case: HC seeks police response on plea to file charge sheet expeditiously
The Delhi High Court Friday sought the police response on a plea seeking direction for filing of charge sheet expeditiously in the sexual harassment case lodged against JNU professor Atul Johri by several women students. Justice J R Midha issued notice to the Delhi Police on the students' plea and listed the matter for further hearing on October 31. There is a real and grave apprehension that any delay in completion of investigation will make witnesses, most of whom are young research scholars and students, professionally and socially vulnerable to influence and intimation by the professor, the application claimed. Filed through advocates Vrinda Grover, Ratna Appender and Soutik Banerjee, the plea said FIR was registered and statements of witnesses were recorded more than a year ago, but no charge sheet has been filed by the police. "Law, public policy and judicial precedent requires that sexual offences against women are handled with utmost sensitivity and investigated into and ...
Indian-origin 'romance fraudster' jailed for over 6 years for conning women in UK
A 32-year-old Indian-origin man, dubbed as "romance fraudster" by UK police, has been jailed for six years and one month after he was found guilty of conning six women he met online and luring them to invest huge amounts in non-existent companies. Keyur Vyas, from east London, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on Wednesday, marking the conclusion of a four-year-long investigation by Scotland Yard into his fraudulent activities. The recruitment agent would befriend women online with the pretense of building a relationship with them by wining and dining them. The Metropolitan Police investigation found he had committed fraud against six different women, with his overall fraud estimated at over 800,000 pounds. "Vyas used a tried and tested technique to commit fraud. He used the trust he had gained to get them to invest in non-existent companies," said Detective Constable Andy Chapman, from the Met Police's Central Specialist Command. "He went as far as having fake contracts drawn up .
Man held with Rs 1.56 cr heroin on Ino-Nepal border
One person was arrested with heroin worth Rs 1.56 crore from Sonauli area on Indo-Nepal border here by a join team of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and police, a senior official said Friday. The suspect was identified as Paramjeet Singh, a native of Nautanwa in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh, the official said. "He was on his way to Nepal and was nabbed from the Sonauli bus stand with 156-gm heroin worth Rs 1.56 crore, said SSB's Sonauli check-post inspector Amit Kumar. The accused was handed over to police and a case was registered against him at the Sonauli police station, Kumar added.
HC notice to Delhi Police in JNU professor case
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Delhi Police on a plea seeking direction to file the chargesheet in a sexual harassment case against Jawaharlal Nehru University Professor Atul Johri.
Criminal defamation complaint filed against Kejriwal for defaming BJP
A man, claiming to be a BJP member, has filed a criminal complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal before a city court for allegedly defaming the saffron party leaders. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal put up the matter for hearing on May 16. The complainant has alleged that his and his party's reputation was dented by a defamatory tweet made by Kejriwal in September last year. In his complaint, Rajesh Kumar, who claimed to be the convenor of legal cell of Bharatiya Janata Party Purvanchal Morcha in Delhi, told the court that the particular tweet caused him embarrassment on several occasions. The complaint has urged the court to issue summons against Kejriwal for the offences of defamation and promoting enmity between different groups, punishable under Indian Penal Code and some provisions of Information Technology Act.
BJP leader files defamation complaint against Kejriwal for 'objectionable' tweet
A defamation complaint has been filed against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a Delhi court for tweeting "objectionable" post against BJP party leaders.Rajesh Kumar, convenor of the legal cell of BJP's Purvanchal Morcha, filed the complaint before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal on Friday. The matter has been listed for hearing on May 16.The complainant told the court that he was shocked and surprised after seeing a tweet by Kejriwal which alleged that BJP members keep roaming and raping Hindu girls around the country."Mr Kejriwal has successfully dented the reputation of the complainant in particular and his party," Kumar said in his complaint.He told the court that he was pained to see the tweet which was posted by Kejriwal on September 30 2018.Kumar further said that he wanted to file a complaint immediately but he thought people have a better sense of judgment and no one will take the tweet seriously."But the tweet has caused embarrassment to the ...
Delhi Police solves kidnapping case of 2-month-old baby boy
The Delhi Police on Friday solved a kidnapping case of a two-month-old male child and found the kidnapped child in Bhopura border in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad.The case was solved within 16 hours of the complaint and all the accused were arrested.The police said, "On May 2, an FIR was registered regarding the kidnapping of a two months old baby boy at Adarsh Nagar police station. In the FIR, the mother of the child alleged that while she was sleeping with her husband and three children in an under construction house, she noticed that her child was missing around 3 am.""In order to have an early breakthrough in the matter, the police formed several teams under the close supervision of Jahangirpuri's ACP Rakesh Kumar Tyagi and headed by MP Saini SHO, Adarsh Nagar and Inspector Balihar Singh," the police added.The police further said, "During the investigation, the CCTV footage revealed the accused carrying away the kidnapped child...From the information received, the suspect was ...