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Delhi HC grants week's time to ED for reply on Vadra's plea in PMLA case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted a week's time to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for filing its reply on separate pleas by Robert Vadra and his aide Manoj Arora challenging the constitutional validity of certain sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).Vadra, son-in-law of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and Arora have also sought quashing of the FIR against them in a money laundering case.A division bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Vinod Goel asked the agency to submit its reply within one week and posted the matter for hearing to July 18.Senior advocate KTS Tulsi, who is from Congress, appeared for Vadra and Arora while senior lawyer Amit Mahajan represented the ED.The money laundering case relates to the alleged purchase of a London-based property at 12, Bryanston Square, worth1.9 million pounds, by Vadra.On April 1, a special CBI court had granted anticipatory bail to the petitioners.During proceedings before the high court on March 25, Solicitor ..
Former cops Vanzara, Amin discharged from Ishrat Jahan case
A special CBI court here Thursday discharged former police officers D G Vanzara and N K Amin from the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. The court allowed the discharge applications of Vanzara and Amin, which they had filed after the Gujarat government refused to grant sanction to the CBI to prosecute them. Special CBI court judge J K Pandya said that since the government did not sanction their prosecution, their discharge applications were allowed and proceedings against them would be dropped in the case. Under section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the government's sanction is necessary for the prosecution of a public servant for an act done as part of the official duty. Ishrat, a 19-year-old from Mumbra near Mumbai, Javed Shaikh alias Pranesh Pillai, Amjadali Akbarali Rana and Zeeshan Johar were killed by the Gujarat Police in an encounter on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on June 15, 2004. The police claimed they were terrorists and planning to kill the then Gujarat ...
Israeli criminal held in U'khand wanted in Goa in assault case
Notorious Israeli criminal Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, arrested in Uttarakhand for overstaying in India, was wanted by Goa police for allegedly assaulting a Russian national at Anjuna in the coastal state last month, an official said on Thursday. According to reports, Benaim was arrested by Uttarakhand police after immigration officials apprehended him when he tried to sneak into Nepal via the border district in Champawat in Uttarakhand late on Tuesday. He was wanted for assaulting a Russian national, Eduard Goryachev, at Anjuna in North Goa on April 25, the official said. Benaim was booked along with two Russian nationals- Maxim Litronov and Denis- who are still absconding in the case, he added. Benaim had filed an anticipatory bail application in a court in Goa on April 26, the senior police official from Anjuna police station said. Anjuna police sub inspector Stanley Gomes, who is investigating the case, had told the court on April 30 that Benaim and two accused were ..
Lokpal office to move out of Delhi's five star hotel
The office of country's first Lokpal, the anti-corruption ombudsman, will move out of a five-star luxury hotel in Delhi to its own permanent address. At present, the office of Lokpal works from 'The Ashok' hotel in Chanakyapuri here. "The government is in the process of searching a permanent office for Lokpal," the personnel ministry replied to an RTI application filed by this PTI journalist. It said no payment has so far been made towards rental charges for the Lokpal office at 'The Ashok' hotel. President Ram Nath Kovind had on March 23 administered the oath of office to Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as the chairperson of the anti-corruption ombudsman. Justice Ghose, 66, retired as the Supreme Court judge in May 2017. He had last served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Senior IAS officer Dilip Kumar was on Monday appointed the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the office of Lokpal. It is perhaps the first official appointment of a bureaucrat in ...
Musharraf requests Pak court to postpone trial in treason case, apologises
Pakistan's former military dictator Pervez Musharraf will not attend the treason trial against him Thursday for suspending the Constitution, citing deteriorating health and requested a special court to postpone the hearing until the end of Ramazan, according to a media report. In an application, supported by a health certificate, furnished by his lawyer Salman Safdar, the former Pakistan president also apologised for not appearing before the court, the Dawn reported on Thursday. A special court indicted Gen (Retd) Musharraf for high treason in March 2014. Musharraf left for Dubai in 2016 to "seek medical treatment" and has not returned since. Last month, the 75-year-old former army chief was admitted to a hospital in Dubai after suffering a reaction from a rare disease for which he is already under treatment. The previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had filed the treason case against Musharraf over the imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in November ...
Three CPI(M) activists booked for 'bogus voting' in Kerala
Three women activists of the ruling CPI(M), including apanchayat member, have been booked on charges of bogus voting in Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency during the April 23 polls, police said Thursday. The case was registered against N P Saleena, a member of the Cheruthazham panchayat, K P Sumayyah and Padmini based on the complaint of the district collector who is also the returning office,they said adding the case was registered under IPC Sections, 171 C, D and F (undue influence and personation at elections. In an embarrassment to the ruling front, local television channels had aired the CCTV visuals in which the three women could be seen voting more than twice at polling booth number 17 and 19 at AUP School Pilathara in Kannur district, which is part of Kasaragod constituency. Chief Electoral Officer, Teeka Ram Meena had later confirmed that the three women had cast bogus votes and said an inquiry would be held into the role of the polling officials. The CEO, on ...
Special RPF squad helping curb crime: Central Railway
The special crime prevention and detection squad set up by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Central Railway (CR) has helped in curbing thefts and other cases in Mumbai division, a senior official has said. The special team, comprising 24 jawans, was set up at the end of 2018 with an objective to control crime against passengers and to keep a watch on their belongings. "The squad works as a shadow team to keep surveillance on the known and previously arrested criminals and their activities," CR chief spokesperson Sunil Udasi said on Wednesday. He said the number of crime against passengers came down in three months- to 1,821 in March this year from 2,140 in January- which shows the effectiveness of the squad. According to him, the detection of crime has also improved. "The number of cases detected in January, February and March stood at 47, 60 and 70 respectively. The number of cases detected by the team has gone up from 30 per cent cases in 2018 (January to ...
Chhattisgarh: Naxals kill 2 villagers in Sukma
Two villagers were killed by Naxals in Kistaram area of Sukma district on Wednesday night.This comes a day after 15 police personnel and a driver were killed in a landmine blast triggered by Naxalites in Gadchiroli in the neighbouring state of Maharashtra.On April 30, a Naxal, carrying a bounty of Rs 5 lakh on her head for her alleged involvement in attacks on security forces and killing villagers, was arrested from state's Dantewada district.On April 29 six Naxalites, including a woman, were arrested by the security forces from different locations in the state.
Musharraf pleads for postponement of treason trial
Former Pakistani military dictator retired General Pervez Musharraf has requested the special court to postpone the hearing of a treason trial against him scheduled for Thursday (today) until the end of Ramzan due to his precarious health, reported Dawn.
SC to hear Rahul's citizenship matter next week
The Supreme Court will hear a petition on Congress President Rahul Gandhi's citizenship issue next week.
Supreme Court defers BCCI matter for later
The Supreme Court bench of Justices S.A. Bobde and A.M. Sapre were expected to hear the BCCI matter on Thursday, but that didnt happen as the respective court didnt sit on the day. The hearing was earlier adjourned on April 25.
Teen run over by lorry in Hyderabad, dies
A 15-year-old boy died and his brother sustained injuries when the two-wheeler they were travelling by was run over by a Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) garbage lorry.The boys were passing through the Kacheguda area of Hyderabad when the incident happened.The body of the deceased, Gokul Karna, has been shifted to Osmania General Hospital for post-mortem. His brother is undergoing treatment in a local hospital.A case has been registered under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.
Lover held for strangling woman to death
The suspected lover of a woman, who was found dead in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district last month, has been arrested, police said Thursday. Senior Superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar claimed that the accused, Vikas, had confessed to killing Babita, whose body was found in a jungle at Gadla village in Morna block on April 23. Vikas, who was arrested on Wednesday, and Babita, whose husband had passed away five years ago, had an affair. Babita apparently had been putting pressure on Vikas to marry her, following which he allegedly strangled her to death, the officer added.
Former CIA officer pleads guilty to spying for China
A former CIA officer could spend the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty on Wednesday to spying for China, the Justice Department said. Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 54, was arrested in January 2018, suspected of having provided information on a CIA network of informants that was brought down by China between 2010 and 2012. Lee pleaded guilty before a US District Court judge in the Eastern District of Virginia to conspiring to provide national defense information to China, the Justice Department said in a statement. Lee, a former CIA case officer, left the Central Intelligence Agency in 2007 and moved to Hong Kong. According to the Justice Department, he was approached by two Chinese intelligence officers in April 2010. They offered to pay Lee $100,000 for information and to take care of him "for life" in exchange for his cooperation, it said. The Justice Department said that in May 2010, Lee created a document on his laptop that described where the CIA assigns officers and the
MP: Police official shot dead, one held
Bhopal Police has arrested one Himanshu Pratap Singh from Vidisha in connection with the death of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) GL Ahirwar.Ahirwar was shot dead in Awadhpuri police station area of Bhopal.Police said Ahirwar was killed by Singh at his residence in Awadhpuri area here on Wednesday.Further details in the matter are awaited.
Goa Police sends team to U'khand to get back Israeli criminal: Police
Goa Police has sent a team to Uttarakhand to get back Israeli national Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, a notorious criminal wanted in connection with an assault case in the coastal state. A senior police official from Anjuna police station stated that Atala was arrested by Uttarakhand Police, two days back as he was trying to cross the border and enter Nepal. "We want him in connection with a stabbing case registered against him. We have sent a team to get him back in the state. He would be taken into custody for further investigation," police said. Media reports suggested that Atala was arrested by Uttarakhand Police after immigration officials apprehended him when he tried to sneak into Nepal via the border district in Champawat in Uttarakhand late on Tuesday. Atala was arrested by Goa Police in 2009 after his name surfaced in policemen-drug lord-politician nexus in the state. Atala's girlfriend, Lucky Farmhouse, had recorded his video confession claiming that he has been supplying drugs .
CJI appears before probe panel in sexual harassment case
Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday appeared before the in-house committee led by Justice S.A. Bobde, looking into allegations of sexual harassment against him by a former staffer of the Supreme Court, said an official source familiar with the proceedings.
EC notice to Rahul over remarks on tribals
The Election Commission on Wednesday sent a notice to Congress president Rahul Gandhi for an alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct over his remarks that the BJP government has made a new rule under which the tribals can be shot and asked him to reply within 48 hours.
Woman abuses younger woman at Gurugram shopping mall
A woman, said to be in her mid-50s, burst out at a younger woman at an upscale restaurant over her "short" garments and said such girls should immediately be raped, according to a video of this incident which has gone viral on social media.
Goa Police to seek custody of Israeli national held in Uttarakhand
A Goa Police team has been dispatched to Uttarakhand to take possession of an Israeli national, Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, who is wanted in Goa in connection with an assault case and was allegedly trying to slip out of the country into Nepal, along the Uttarakhand border, a police officer said on Wednesday.