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Delhi court summons Ramesh on May 9 in Doval defamation case, exempts him for Thursday
A Delhi court granted exemption to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh from personal appearance on Thursday but directed him to be present before it on May 9 in a defamation case filed against him by Vivek Doval, son NSA Ajit Doval. "Accused no 1 Jairam Ramesh has filed exemption application through his counsel Omar Hoda. Considering the grounds mentioned in the application, the same is allowed only for today," the court said. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal also granted bail to The Caravan's editor-in-chief and its reporter, who appeared before the court after they were summoned as accused in the case. "Since the offence of defamation under section 500 IPC is bailable in nature, both the accused are admitted on bail on furnishing personal bond and surety bond in the sum of Rs 20,000 each. Bail bonds furnished and accepted," the court said. During the hearing, lawyers appearing for the accused told the court that they have received copy of complaint and documents but ..
ED files supplementary charge sheet against O P Chautala
The Enforcement Directorate Thursday filed a supplementary charge sheet against former Haryana chief minister O P Chautala in connection with a money laundering case. The charge sheet was filed before special judge Kamini Lau who posted the matter for consideration on May 16. The CBI had on March 26, 2010 named Chautala in a charge sheet, indicting him for allegedly possessing assets worth Rs 6.09 crore. The ED had filed a separate case based on the CBI's FIR.
1984 riots: HC seeks SIT reply on convict's sentence suspension plea on medical ground
The Delhi High Court Thursday sought SIT's response on a plea by a convict, who was awarded life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, who has interim suspension of his sentence on medical ground. It asked the jail superintendent to give a report on the convict Naresh Sehrawat's medical condition. It asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the state to respond to the convict's plea in which he claimed that his liver was 90 per cent damaged and sought interim suspension of the sentence. The SIT has been asked to verify the documents given by Sehrawat in support of his medical condition. The court listed the matter for further hearing on May 1. A trial court had awarded life term to Sherawat in a case related to the killing of two men in New Delhi during the 1984 riots -- the first convictions in the cases reopened by the SIT. It had also awarded capital punishment to co-convict Yashpal Singh in the case. The appeals of both the convicts, against their conviction and sentence by ..
3 electrocuted to death in Rajasthan's Bikaner
Three people, including a father-son duo, were Thursday electrocuted to death upon coming in contact with a live wire in a village here, police said. The incident occurred in Moondsar village when the victims were sowing seeds in a farm land, Napasar police station in-charge Suman Parihar said. Chain Ram (45) and Hadmanaram Jat (42) came in contact with the live wire first, while the latter's son, Gajendra, was electrocuted when he attempted to save them, Parihar said. All three were declared brought dead by the doctors at the PBM Hospital and the bodies were handed over to the family members after postmortem, he added.
AssistantPublicProsecutor held for taking bribe
An Assistant Public Prosecutor was arrested here by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly taking Rs 15,000 bribe for extending favours. K Prasanna Lakshmi, Assistant Public Prosecutor of XIV Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court was caught red-handed by the ACB officials at her office, when she demanded and accepted the bribe of Rs 15,000 from the complainant for extending official favour, an ACB release said here. The bribe amount was recovered from the accused and she was arrested, it said.
Nirav Modi to appear for remand hearing via videolink from jail on Friday
Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, undergoing extradition proceedings in the UK in the USD 1-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, is set to appear before a London court for a remand hearing on Friday. The 48-year-old, who has been behind bars at Wandsworth prison in south-west London since his arrest last month, is set to be produced before a judge at Westminster Magistrates' Court via videolink from the jail. The hearing follows his bail being rejected by Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot on March 29 on the grounds that there was a "substantial risk he would fail to surrender". "This is a case of substantial fraud, with loss to a bank in India of between USD 1-2 billion. I am not persuaded that the conditional bail sought will meet the concerns of the government of India in this case," Judge Arbuthnot had noted in her ruling. The hearing this week takes place as per the 28-day time frame for judicial remand in such cases. The Crown Prosecution Service ...
NGT directs EDMC not to dump solid waste near school in Shahdara
The National Green Tribunal has directed the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) not to dump solid waste or raise any structure near a school in Shahdara. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore also directed the Delhi Development Authority to provide land for relocating auto workshop which is functioning in densely populated residential area of Jhilmil colony. "However, it is made clear that the concerning authority for the purpose of giving the land to EDMC may take immediate steps to complete the procedural formalities. Needless to say that the land which is to be given to EDMC for construction of auto workshop, would be with consideration and in accordance to the prevailing laws," the bench said. The tribunal also directed the EDMC to pay Rs 50,000 to advocate Sanjay Upadhyay, who was appointed as amicus curiae in the case. The order came on a letter written by MLA Ram Niwas Goel to the NGT against the increasing number of auto workshops in Jhilmil Colony in East Delhi
3 held for robbing people in southwest Delhi
Three men were arrested for allegedly robbing people in southwest district's Delhi Cantt area, police said Thursday. The accused were identified as Rahul Kashyap (25), Surender (20), residents of Badayun district in Uttar Pradesh and Ranjeet (27), a resident of Darbhanga district in Bihar, they said. According to Devender Arya, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest), on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday near Dhaula Kuan flyover, police noticed two persons raising alarm for help and three men running towards railway tracks near Dhaula Kuan. However, one of the accused was arrested and later identified as Kashyap, while two of his accomplices managed to escape. Later, Surender was arrested from the jungle near railway line and Ranjeet from Delhi Cantt area, police said. During interrogation, the accused disclosed that in order to evade arrest after committing crime, they used to hide themselves in the jungle of Ridge road and railway line near Dhaula Kaun and waited for .
CBI calls TDP leader YS Chowdary for questioning in bank fraud case
The CBI has called former Union minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader YS Chowdary for questioning in a bank fraud case, officials said Thursday. He has been asked to appear on Friday at the agency's Bengaluru office, they said. The CBI had registered a case against electrical equipment manufacturer Best and Crompton Engineering Projects Limited for allegedly cheating Andhra Bank to the tune of Rs 71 crore in 2017. In its FIR against the Chennai-based company and its five directors, including Managing Director Kakulamarri Srinivas Kalyan Rao, the CBI has slapped charges under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to criminal conspiracy, cheating and forgery among others.
Chopper not allowed to land, Shivraj flies into rage
BJP vice president Shivraj Singh Chouhan Thursday claimed that the collector of Chhindwara, the home district of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, denied permission to land for a helicopter carrying him. Chouhan, a former chief minister, visited the Election Commission's (EC) office here and submitted a complaint, demanding that the collector be transferred. The Congress, on the other hand, accused him of threatening the collector. Chouhan's chopper was not allowed to land in the district Wednesday as it was past 5 pm. Later, addressing a campaign rally at Umreth in the district at night, a furious Chouhan said, "We had heard that in (West) Bengal (chief minister) Mamata Banerjee did not allow a helicopter to land, now comes Kamal Nath...listen you stooge ('pitthu') collector, our days will come soon, what will happen to you then?" In January, the BJP had alleged that the West Bengal government did not allow a helicopter carrying party chief Amit Shah to land, a .
AgustaWestland charge sheet leak: Delhi court reserves order on Christian Michel's plea
A Delhi Court Thursday reserved order on a plea by Christian Michel, alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, which accused the Enforcement Directorate of politicising the case by leaking the charge sheet to the media. Special judge Arvind Kumar said the order would be pronounced on May 3 in the case after lawyers from both the sides concluded their arguments. Advocate D P Singh, appearing for the agency, told the court that there was nothing wrong if the media published or broadcast its contents as the court has already taken cognisance of the case and only the fresh accused had to be summoned. He said the plea filed by Michel should be dismissed as there was no merit in it. Countering his submission, the lawyer appearing for Michel argued that there was a media trial due to the leakage of the charge sheet. The agency had on April 12 told the court that the charge sheet was a public document and there was nothing wrong if someone accessed it. In his ...
Elderly man dies after police take his grandson into custody
A 70-year-old man died apparently due to shock after his minor grandson was taken into custody by police in connection with a stone pelting incident in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra, an official said Thursday. Dattu Ganpati More died immediately after police apprehended his grandson from their house in Telmod village in Umarga taluka late on Wednesday night, the official said. More's grandson was held as part of the operation launched to catch those allegedly involved in pelting stones at a police vehicle, he added. "More's grandson and some other persons were found involved in hurling stones at a police vehicle over its alleged delay in reaching the spot of a car accident in which three people had died. The accident had taken place on Sunday," the official said. The stone-pelters had later escaped from the spot. The police had registered an offence against a group of at least 25 persons, including More's minor grandson. "As part of the combing operation, a police ...
SC asks EC to pull up BJP leader over 'sexist remark' on TMC's Mahua Moitra
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to pass appropriate directions over a plea filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra on a "sexist remark" made against her during an election campaign.A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi asked the ECI to pass appropriate direction on the petition filed by Moitra against BJP's Mahadev Sarkar.The TMC lawmaker had knocked the doors of the apex court seeking action against the BJP leader for allegedly making sexist remarks against her.Moitra had alleged that Sarkar, during an election campaign in West Bengal's Krishna Nagar Lok Sabha constituency, had made remarks that were "sexually coloured" in nature.The TMC leader had also alleged that despite complaining to the EC, the poll body did not take any action.
SC appoints Justice (retd) A K Patnaik to probe advocate's claims of conspiracy to frame CJI Gogoi
The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed retired apex court judge AK Patnaik to probe an advocate's claim that there was a "conspiracy" to frame Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual harassment case.In its order, a special bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, Rohinton Nariman and Deepak Gupta asked the directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) to assist Justice Patnaik in the inquiry and ensure that the matter comes to a logical conclusion.Rejecting the plea of advocate Utsav Bains claiming privilege over disclosure of documents allegedly in his possession, the court asked him to submit or place all material and evidence before the inquiry committee.During the proceedings earlier in the day, Bains had submitted an additional affidavit before the bench claiming that he cannot share the names of the "fixers" as "privileged communication under the Evidence Act" cannot be disclosed.In his initial affidavit, Bains had claimed that a person ...
Court reserves order on Michel's charge sheet leak plea
A court here on Thursday reserved order on the plea of British national and alleged AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal middleman Christian Michel's plea seeking a "free and fair" trial as the fresh supplementary charge sheet filed in the case was accessed by some media outlets.
SC judge Ramana recuses from inquiry panel into CJI case
Supreme Court judge Justice N.V. Ramana has recused from a three-judge inquiry panel constituted to probe the allegations of sexual harassment made against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi by a former staffer of the top court.
British legal team takes Christian Michel case to UN alleging 'torture' by India
A UK-based legal team on behalf of AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case accused Christian Michel has approached the UN, alleging that he was "unlawfully" handed over to India where he has been held in "squalid conditions" in violation of human rights and subjected to "torture". Michel is currently being held in judicial custody in Delhi's Tihar Jail and in the latest court intervention in India, the Delhi High Court granted more time to him and the CBI to respond to a plea by Tihar Jail authorities challenging an order allowing him to make international phone calls in violation of prison rules. Michel was arrested by the ED and later by the CBI in a bribery case related to the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland deal dating back to 2010. He is among three alleged middlemen being probed in the case. London-based specialist barristers' chambers 'Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers' claimed that the 57-year-old British national was "unlawfully" handed over to the Indian government as part ..
Most wanted gangster with Rs 1L bounty held by CIA of Haryana police
In a major breakthrough, a team of Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of Haryana Police has arrested a most wanted criminal Sachin alias Painda, carrying a reward of Rs one lakh, from Sadar Police Station area Bahadurgarh in Jhajjar.A spokesman of the Haryana police said that the accused was identified as Sachin alias Painda, a resident of Mehndipur Dabodha village.He also added that a 315 bore pistol and a live cartridge were recovered from his possession.Painda was the key accused in the killing of a former Sarpanch of village Dabodha Kalan in March this after which he was at large.At least five cases pertaining to heinous crimes have been registered against him at different police stations.
Delay in CBI probing Pollachi sex abuse case: Dhinakaran
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) General Secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran on Thursday questioned the inordinate delay in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the Pollachi sexual abuse-cum-blackmail case.
Manhunt launched to nab absconding BJP candidate in Odisha
A manhunt has been launched to nab Om Prakash Mishra, the BJP candidate for Satyabadi assembly constituency, who along with his supporters allegedly destroyed EVMs and tore poll documents in a booth during the third phase of polling in Odisha on April 23, police said. "The BJP candidate is absconding since then," Puri Superintendent of Police, Umashankar Dash, told reporters. Three police teams have raided Mishra's residence at Hansapal in Bhubaneswar but could not find him, the SP said. The police action came on the basis of a complaint lodged by the Presiding Officer, Shivaram Mohapatra. Mishra and his supporters allegedly entered a polling booth at Birakishorepur village under Kanas block on April 23 and vandalised the EVMs, the presiding officer said in the complaint. They also allegedly tore important documents related to the polling process, Mohapatra said. "One of them also tried to fire from his pistol, but it slipped from his hand," said Mohapatra. The BJP ...