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VVIP chopper case: Delhi court extends till May 3 judicial custody of defence agent
A Delhi court Monday extended till May 3 the judicial custody of Sushen Mohan Gupta, an alleged defence agent arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP choppers scam case. Special Judge Arvind Kumar granted the interim relief to Gupta, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The court had dismissed his bail plea previously. ED had said Gupta's role in the case came to light on the basis of disclosures made by Rajiv Saxena, who has turned approver in the case after he was deported from the UAE and arrested by the agency here. It is suspected that Gupta has in his possession payment details of the Rs 3,600-crore deal to purchase AgustaWestland VVIP choppers.
Woman carrying gun and a baby tackled after threatening to blow up San Diego church
A woman carrying a baby and a handgun threatening to blow up the church during Easter service on Sunday in San Diego, was tackled by the churchgoers, the police said.The 31-year-old woman with a toddler and five-year-old daughter were taken into protective custody, CNN reported after quoting San Diego Police Officer Dino Delimitros.A search conducted by bomb-sniffing dog found no explosives hidden either in the church building or the suspect's car, while the woman's gun was found unloaded, the police added.The sermon at the non-denominational Church TsidKenu was about to conclude when the woman walked on stage and waved the handgun making "threats that she was going to blow up the church," police said.As people in the church approached the woman, she pointed her gun at them and the baby, ordering people not to come any closer.Churchgoers were able to take the baby from the woman's arms and snatch away the gun from her hands before tackling her to the ground.The incident took place at .
SC refuses to entertain plea alleging bribing in Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a plea which alleged that people were being bribed on a massive scale for Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it was not inclined to hear the matter since Lok Sabha elections in the state were already over. The apex court had earlier sought Election Commission's response on the plea in which the petitioner had sought creating awareness through TV, newspapers and radio that it was a punishable offence to give or take cash for votes. The petition had said that so far Rs 78.12 crore in cash has been seized in the state.
Foreigner held with satellite phone at Jaipur airport
An Australian citizen was arrested after he was allegedly found carrying a satellite phone at Jaipur airport on Monday, police said. The satellite phone was recovered from the possession of Corbett during checking before boarding a Delhi-bound flight, DCP (East) Rahul Jain said. He could not furnish documents and permission for carrying the satellite phone. He is being interrogated, the DCP added.
SC issues notice to Irani on Nirupam's plea seeking quashing of defamation complaint against him
The Supreme Court Monday issued a notice to Union minister Smriti Irani in a case pertaining to two cross defamation complaints filed by Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam and the BJP leader against each other. In one case, the Delhi High Court had quashed the summons issued against Irani in a defamation complaint filed against her by Nirupam. The high court, however, had dismissed a similar plea of Nirupam seeking to set aside the summons issued against him in a cross defamation complaint filed by Irani. The high court, on December 19 last year, had said the case against Nirupam will continue. On Monday, a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued the notice to Irani on two appeals filed by the Congress leader.
All SC benches commence judicial proceedings at 10:45am, 15 minutes after usual time
All 15 Supreme Court benches Monday commenced judicial proceedings at 10:45am, 15 minutes after the usual time. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, against whom unprecedented allegations of sexual misconduct have been levelled by a former apex court employee, presided over the first court along with justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna and it was business at usual as the lawyers started mentioning cases for urgent hearing. The delayed start of court proceedings had led to speculation among lawyers about some meetings of the judges. A three-judge bench headed by CJI on Saturday had held an unprecedented hearing in the wake of allegations made against the CJI. Describing the allegations of sexual harassment against him as "unbelievable", the CJI had convened an extraordinary hearing at the Supreme Court during which he said a larger conspiracy was behind it and he would not stoop too low even to deny these allegations.
Protestors gather outside SC on CJI issue
Protesters on Monday gathered outside the Supreme Court complex demanding an independent probe into the sexual harassment allegation raised against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.
UP: Two held for abducting, molesting woman
Two men were arrested for allegedly abducting and molesting a woman in Binauli area of Baghpat, police said.Police investigated the matter after the woman filed a complaint, stating that one of the accused, whom she befriended on Facebook, forcefully abducted her from Pacific Mall in Gurgaon to his residence in Binauli and molested her along with his friends."The victim had become friends with Vipin on Facebook. They faced some strains in their friendship, following which, a scuffle broke out between the two and Vipin unfriended her. After this, Vipin abducted the victim from the Pacific Mall with the help of his friends and took her to his residence where they all molested and sexually abused her. The accused had also threatened to kill the victim's niece if she complains to the police," said Baghpat Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ranvijay Singh."Vipin and Ashish Bialyan have been arrested in the case and they are being interrogated," Singh added.A special team has been ...
Accident turns out to be murder in Muzaffarnagar
Nearly a week after three bodies were fished out of the Ganga canal here, police have found that the trio was murdered and their bodies thrown in the water body. The three were found dead on April 17 and police had said that they died after their car plunged into the canal. However, later investigation found that the three were murdered and their bodies thrown in the canal, SHO, Harsharan Sharma said Monday. The three were identified as Ravi, Pradeep and Akshay.
Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn hit with fresh charge: media
Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn was reportedly charged on Monday with financial misconduct, the fourth set of formal charges against the former auto sector tycoon. Public broadcaster NHK and local news agency Jiji Press reported that prosecutors have filed the new charge, which paves the way for his legal team to appeal for bail.
Accused in spurious liquor case held
Police have arrested one of the accused in connection with the supply of spurious liquor in Miranpur town in the district that left two persons dead. Two persons died and another fell ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Miranpur town here. The three had consumed spurious liquor on Saturday night, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Alok Sharma said. Following the deaths, police registered a case against two liquor shop owners -- Tillu and Gullu, the SP said. One of them has been arrested, Sharma said Monday.
Rajasthan: FIR filed after two children beaten by caretaker at rehabilitation centre
An FIR was registered after two children were allegedly beaten by their caretaker at a juvenile rehabilitation centre in Rajasthan's Alwar, police said.This comes after a video showing two children being beaten up by a woman in Alwar went viral on April 20.According to police, the video shows a woman screaming at two children and thrashing them brutally."After investigating the matter, we found that it was the manager of 'Thakurdas Shiksha Samiti Bal Grih' who was thrashing children as seen in the viral video," Alwar Sub Inspector Rajendra Prasad told ANI.Further investigation is underway.
BJP trying to destroy India's unique strength with divisive politics: Punjab CM
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday held a Twitter Chaupal sitting under a 'peepal' tree at village Chuahr Majra, Kharar which is approximately 20 kilometers from Chandigarh. At the 'chaupal', he took a wide range of questions received on Twitter and directly from people who had come to take part in the meet organized in association with TwitterIndia.The 'CaptainDiChaupal' saw people from all walks of life, and from regions as far as Ludhiana, braving the afternoon heat to interact with their chief minister on a host of subjects, ranging from agriculture to education, health, politics, sports and infrastructure, and some personal ones.Chief Minister lambasted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for allegedly trying to destroy India's unique strength of diversity with their "divisive politics"."The BJP is trying to destroy India's unique strength of diversity with their divisive politics," he said.Amarinder Singh denied being soft on the Badals and asserted that he ...
Army man held for molesting minor on train
An Army man was arrested for allegedly molesting a minor girl onboard the Navyug Express on Saturday.The accused was booked under POCSO Act and produced in court which sent him to jail.The man serving as a Naik in the Army allegedly molested the 11-year-old girl returning with her family to Bhopal after visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine. The incident took place at New Delhi railway station and the family informed the police on Twitter."On 19th April the girl along with her family was on her way back to Bhopal from Katra. Naik M Gangia who is posted in Chennai was travelling in the same coach. He began molesting the minor at the New Delhi railway station," said Vijay Singh, Inspector, GRP, Agra Cantt."We got the information on Twitter and attended the train at Faridabad from where we informed the Military Police. The accused was de-boarded at Agra and was booked under POCSO Act. He was produced in court yesterday and has been sent to jail," said the official.
Hubli: 3 arrested, gold jewellery worth Rs 21 lakh seized
Police arrested three accused, including a juvenile, of an inter-state gang, and seized gold jewellery worth Rs 21 lakh, cameras and motorcycle from their possession.According to police two other accused are absconding."It is a case of burglary. Three accused, including a minor, have stolen more than half kilograms of gold worth Rs 21 lakh. It has been recovered along with a camera, motorcycle and a few other things. It appears to be an inter-state gang," said MN Nagraj, Police Commissioner.Police are searching for the other two accused who are absconding, he said.
Time to stand with judiciary, says Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday attacked the "institutional destabilizers" saying that their lending shoulder to "completely unverified allegations" was destabilising the institution of the Chief Justice of India and said that if those peddling "falsehood" were not dealt with in an exemplary manner, the trend will only accelerate.
Jobless man kills wife, three children; goes missing
A man killed his wife and three children and wife here and is missing after telling a relative that he was going to do away with himself, police said on Sunday.
Wife prime suspect in Rohit Shekhar's murder: Crime Branch
The Crime Branch of Delhi Police, which is probing the alleged murder of late Congress leader N.D. Tiwari's son Rohit Shekhar, said on Sunday that Shekhar's wife, Apoorva Tiwari, and a domestic help who works as a driver are the prime suspects in the case.
Delhi Police takes Rohit Shekhar's wife into custody for interrogation
The Delhi Police on Sunday took into custody Rohit Shekhar Tiwari's wife Apoorva and two house helps for interrogation. Sources said police are looking at Apoorva as the prime suspect in the murder case. The Delhi Police Thursday registered a case of murder into the death of Rohit Shekhar, hours after his autopsy report stated that he died of asphyxia due to strangulation. The case has been transferred to the Crime Branch for investigation. The Crime Branch had questioned Apoorva for over eight hours on Saturday at Rohit Shekhar's residence in South Delhi's Defence Colony area, they said. On Sunday, Rohit Shekhar's mother Ujjawla hit out at Apoorva and her parents alleging they had their eyes on his property. "Apoorva's family wanted to take control of the properties of my both sons -- Siddharth and Rohit -- because this house is nearer to the Supreme Court where Apoorva was practising law," she said. Refuting rumours that Rohit and Apoorva met in the Supreme Court complex, Ujjawla ...
70-year-old held for raping minor in northeast Delhi
A 70-year-old man was arrested Sunday for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in northeast Delhi's Jyoti Nagar area, police said. According to a senior police officer, the victim and the accused are neighbours. A case has been registered and the accused and he was arrested, he said. The condition of the victim is stated to be out of danger, police said, adding further details are awaited.