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Lawyer's submission of conspiracy to frame CJI "very serious, disturbing": SC
A special bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday termed as "very serious and disturbing" the submission by a lawyer that a corporate person and other fixers were involved in a conspiracy to frame sexual harassment charge against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.A bench of Justices Arun Mishra, Rohinton Fali Nariman and Deepak Gupta observed that the contention of advocate Utsav Bains needs to be investigated.It summoned the directors of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Delhi Police Commissioner for an in-chamber meeting."Can you call to our chamber the director of CBI?" Justice Mishra asked Attorney General KK Venugopal.Justice Mishra after perusing the affidavit of Bains, said, "CJI (Gogoi) was trying to clean up the system. No CJI has shown the courage to take action against certain elements. He was acting without fear of anyone."Handing over "material evidence" to the court in a sealed cover, Bains said, "I have a CCTV footage, which is real ...
Delhi court sends Yasin Malik to judicial custody till May 24 in terror funding case
A Delhi court Wednesday sent JKLF chief Yasin Malik, arrested in a case related to funding of separatists and terror groups in Jammu and Kashmir, to judicial custody till May 24. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal also sought reply from the defence counsel on a plea of Tihar jail authorities seeking to produce Malik through video conference due to security concerns. The court had sent Malik to NIA custody. He was brought to the national capital after a court in Kashmir granted his transit remand to the National Investigation Agency. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has reserved its judgment on a CBI plea for reopening three-decade-old cases in which Malik was an accused. The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief is facing charges of kidnapping and murder for being allegedly involved in abducting Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of then Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in 1989, and killing of four Indian Air Force personnel in 1990. The JKLF was recently banned under the ...
Student held for posting "derogatory" video against T'gana CM
A 20-year-old college student from Andhra Pradesh was Wednesday arrested here for posting a video on'TikTok' app, in which he is seen "abusing and defaming" Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and the people of the state, police said. The accused had on April 14 logged into TikTok app and uploaded the video with "highly derogatory" remarks against Rao and the people of Telangana, which has gone viral, they said. Based on a complaint from Telangana Rasthra Samithi Vidhyarthi Vibhagam leader V Ram Narsimha Goud, a case was registered on April 20 under IPC section 153A (promoting enmity among people on grounds of religion) and relevant sections of the Information Technology Act. Following investigation, the accused was arrested, they added. The complainant had stated that such videos would hurt the personal feelings of the people of Telangana. Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwath saidthe case was booked for promoting enmity between the people of two ...
Builder gets 3-yr jail for failing to hand over flat to buyer
The Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has sentenced a city-based builder to three years imprisonment for failing to comply with an earlier order directing him to hand over possession of a flat to the buyer. As per the commission's bench, presided by its president, retired judge A P Bhangale, and member S K Kakade, SD Constructions' owner Shekhar Dadarkar deliberately disobeyed its 2016 order by which his firm was directed to deliver possession of the flat to buyer Arun Kejriwal within a period of three months. The panel noted that while the complainant (Kejriwal) paid the balance amount, the builder (Dadarkar) failed to abide by the final order. The commission, in its order passed on April 18, said, "Dadarkar shall be taken into custody for imprisonment...if the accused complies with the final order of this panel passed on September 20, 2016, he shall be released from jail." In its order, the panel noted that Dadarkar, with a view to cheat the complainant, sold .
Nine drug peddlers held in J-K; 203 kg poppy straw, 115 gm heroin seized
Nine suspected drug peddlers were arrested with a huge cache of narcotics and cash in Udhampur, Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Wednesday. Two Punjab residents, Jagdev Singh of Ludhiana and Balkar Singh of Jalandhar, were arrested after the recovery of 203 kg poppy straw from their vehicle at Chenani on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district, a police spokesman said. At Main Bazzar, Udhampur, the official said they recovered 15 gm of heroin from two persons, identified as Niklesh and Vikas Thakur. He said while the two were arrested, their third accomplice fled the spot taking advantage of heavy traffic in the area. Efforts are on to nab him, he added. In another incident, four suspected drug smugglers, identified as Wahid Ahmad, Abdul Qayoom and Nasir Ahmad of Baramulla district and Charan Singh of Jammu, were arrested with 100 gm heroin, the police spokesman said. The police team also seized Rs 2.76 lakh in cash during checking of the ...
SI suspended for bigamy in UP's Shamli
A police sub-inspector (SI) in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district was suspended allegedly for bigamy, a senior official said Wednesday. The SI, Lavik Tyagi, posted at Thana Bhawan, was suspended Tuesday, the official said. According to SP Ajay Kumar Pandey, the action was taken after Tyagi's second wife submitted a complaint in this regard. The SI had married her around five years ago and also has a child from his second marriage, Pandey said.
Man who killed four family members arrested
A jobless man who escaped from Ghaziabad after poisoning and stabbing to death his wife and their three children citing economic deprivation has been held in Karnataka, police said on Wednesday.
Jilted lover held for killing woman in UP's Muzaffranagar
A man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly shooting a 22-year-old woman dead after she refused to marry him in Bahupura village here, police said. The accused, identified as Amit Kumar, allegedly killed the woman, Suviti, on Monday, Bhop Station House Officer MS Gill said. "Kumar had threatened the woman with dire consequences after she rejected his marriage proposal," the SHO said. The woman's family in their complaint alleged that they had informed the police about activities of the accused but she was denied protection, he added.
Car driver shot dead in UP's Shamli
A car driver was shot dead by some unidentified men near Alem in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday and the assailants also took away the car with them, they said. The car driver, identified as Tika Ram, was taken to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead, Station House Officer, Kandhla, DK Tyagi said. Ram was on his way to Ghaziabad when the armed men accosted him, Tyagi said, adding that efforts are on to nab the suspects.
Sexual harassment allegations against CJI: SC asks CBI, IB, Delhi Police chiefs to appear
The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the CBI, IB and Delhi Police chiefs to appear before it and meet in chambers the judges hearing a lawyer's claims of a larger conspiracy to frame CJI Ranjan Gogoi on allegations of sexual harassment. The matter is being heard a three-judge special bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra. The bench said it will meet the CBI and IB directors and the Delhi Police commissioner in "secret". "It is not an enquiry. We are meeting these officers in secret. We don't want any evidence to be disclosed," the bench also comprising justices R F Nariman and Deepak Gupta said. The matter relates to the independence of the judiciary in the country, the bench said. Mishra has termed the entire episode as "very disturbing". It directed that the officers will meet the judges in chamber at 12:30 pm and the bench will reassemble to hear the matter again at 3 pm. The lawyer, Utsav Singh Bains, has submitted a report in the Supreme Court regarding his claims that there was a
Charges against CJI: SC asks IB, CBI, Delhi Police to look into evidence given
The Supreme Court on Wednesday called the Directors of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Delhi Police Commissioner to look into the material furnished by lawyer Utsav Bains in support of his allegations in the framing of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in a false sexual harassment case.
Unhappy with marriage, wife smothered Rohit Shekhar Tiwari to death: Delhi Police
Unhappy with the marriage, Apporva Shukla Tiwari smothered her husband Rohit Shekhar Tiwari to death while he was drunk, said the police after arresting her on Wednesday."She was unhappy with the marriage, Apoorva smothered him while Rohit was drunk. She committed the crime herself without any help. She will be produced in the court soon," officials of the Delhi Police Crime Branch said.Apoorva was arrested today after three-day of interrogation.The arrest comes after the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Sunday took Apoorva, a maid and a servant to an undisclosed location for interrogation in connection with Shekhar's death.A case of murder (Section 302 of Indian Penal Code) was registered on Thursday after the post mortem examination report revealed that Rohit died an "unnatural death" due to "strangulation and smothering."After the revelations of the post-mortem report, the case was transferred to the Delhi Police's Crime Branch for further investigation.A team of the Central ...
Court stays NBW against Kejriwal, Sisodia, Yogendra
A Delhi Court on Wednesday stayed non-bailable warrants (NBWs) issued against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav in a criminal defamation complaint filed by advocate Surender Kumar Sharma.
Rohit Shekhar's wife Apoorva held for his murder
The Crime Branch probing the mysterious murder of Rohit Shekhar, on Wednesday arrested his wife Apoorva from his residence in South Delhi, an officer said.
Undertrial smashes glass door of jail superintendent's cabin
An undertrial lodged at a jail in Thane district of Maharashtra has been booked for allegedly smashing the glass door of the prison superintendent's office, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday when Narayan Reddy, an accused in a case of sexual abuse, was being shifted from the Aadharwadi jail at Kalyan town to a prison in Taloja area of Navi Mumbai, an official at Khadakpada police station said. Angry over his transfer to another facility, Reddy, while being escorted to a vehicle, ran towards the jail superintendent's cabin and smashed its glass door, he said. The accused received injuries in the incident and was treated at the jail hospital before being shifted to the Taloja prison, the official said. He was booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 427 (mischief causing damage). The accused was arrested earlier this month in connection with an incident ...
Rohit Tiwari murder case: Police arrest deceased's wife Apoorva Shukla
The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested Apoorva Shukla in connection with the murder of her husband Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, the son of Congress stalwart ND Tiwari.The arrest comes after the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Sunday took Apoorva, a maid and a servant to an undisclosed location for interrogation in connection with Shekhar's death.A case of murder (Section 302 of Indian Penal Code) was registered on Thursday after the post mortem examination report revealed that Rohit died an "unnatural death" due to "strangulation and smothering."After the revelations of the post-mortem report, the case was transferred to the Delhi Police's Crime Branch for further investigation.A team of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) had also reached the Defence Colony residence of Rohit and recreated the crime scene and collected evidence in an attempt to unravel the mystery behind the death of veteran Congress leader's son.Sources revealed that Rohit's main servant Bhupendra alias Bholu, .
Delhi court stays NBWs against Kejriwal, others in defamation complaint
A Delhi court on Wednesday stayed the non-bailable warrants, which were issued against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav after they had failed to appear before it in a criminal defamation complaint filed in 2013. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal passed the order after lawyers for the three leaders sought cancellation of the NBWs. The court said it will take up the main matter on April 29. Sharma, in his complaint, had alleged that in 2013 he was approached by volunteers of AAP who had asked him to contest the Delhi Assembly elections on a party ticket, saying Kejriwal was pleased with his social services. He filled up the application form to contest the polls after being told by Sisodia and Yadav that AAP's Political Affairs Committee had decided to give him theticket. However, it was later denied to him. On October 14, 2013, the complainant claimed that articles in leading newspapers carried ...
Rohit Shekhar Tiwari's wife arrested for killing him
The Delhi Police Wednesday arrested Rohit Shekhar Tiwari's wife Apoorva for allegedly killing him last week, said a senior police officer. The officer said the couple apparently did not have a happy marriage and had frequent fights. Rohit Shekhar was allegedly smothered to death on April 16. Apoorva was being questioned from Sunday last in connection with the killing. Discrepancies were found in her statements which led police to suspect her involvement. Rohit's mother Ujjwala on Sunday had alleged that her daughter-in-law Apoorva and her family were money-minded and wanted to acquire the family property. She had earlier said the couple had started having fights right from the first day of marriage. Further details are awaited.
Police nabs techie who killed wife, 3 children in Indirapuram
The police on Wednesday arrested the man who allegedly killed his wife and three children in his house in Gyan Khand, Indirapuram."The accused identified as Sumit was arrested from Karnataka with the help of Udupi police. He is currently in custody and is being interrogated," Superintendent of Police (SP) City, Ghaziabad, Shlok Kumar, told ANI.Sumit allegedly laced the cold drink of his wife Anshu Bala (32) and three minor children Prathimesh (5), Akriti and Arav (both 4-years-old) with sleeping pills before allegedly slitting their throat in his flat at in Indirapuram's Gyan Khand.Following the murder, he sent a video to his family Whatsapp Group wherein he confessed about the crime. He also informed about the same to his brother-in-law."Prima facie it is revealed that Sumit is an unemployed software engineer after he lost his job last year. He was under severe financial crisis and was addicted to drugs," the senior police official said.
Japanese woman nabbed in Australia for smuggling 19 lizards
A Japanese woman appeared in court on Wednesday after being detained at the Melbourne International Airport for attempting to smuggle 19 lizards out of the country, officials said.