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CRPF constable's body to reach Ghaziabad on Sunday
A CRPF constable, Vinod Kumar, a native of Ghaziabad, was among the four security personnel killed in an encounter with militants in the Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.
Two key accused in Kodanad case remanded to judicial custody
A court here Saturday remanded the two key accused in the 2017 Kodanad heist case to judicial custody till March four. The duo, K V Sayan and K C Manoj, had alleged the involvement of Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswami in the heist case in a video released by a journalist in January last. The accused, who were absconding for the last two weeks, were arrested last evening in Thrissur and produced before the District Judge P Vadamalai around 11 PM yesterday. After hearing the arguments of the government and defense counsels, the judge granted the police custody of the duo till this morning. The accused were again produced before the judge and were remanded to judicial custody till March 4. The district court had on February 8 cancelled the bail granted to Sayan and Manoj, after the state government had contended that the two prime accused were hampering the investigation and intimidating witnesses by making public statements. A guard of Kodanad estate, the retreat of .
Delhi Court extends interim bail of Robert Vadra till March 19
A Delhi court on Saturday extended till March 19, the interim bail of Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, in connection with a money laundering case.The Patiala House court also adjourned the hearing of anticipatory bail to Manoj Arora, a close aide of Robert Vadra.The next hearing of the case will be on March 19, the court said.Vadra's interim bail extension comes after he appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday for questioning in connection with a money laundering case linked to his alleged purchase of a London-based property.On February 25, a Delhi based court had rejected Vadra's application for a stay on questioning and directed him to appear before the ED.He earlier had sought the stay till required documents were supplied to him and his legal team.
AgustaWestland scam accused Rajiv Saxena to record statement on Mar 5
AgustaWestland case accused Rajiv Saxena will record his statement before Delhi's Patiala House Court's Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal on March 5.On February 27, Saxena had moved an application in Patiala House Court to become an approver in the case.After moving the application to become an approver in the case, Saxena told a Delhi court that he was not under any pressure. He further said that neither any assurance was given to him nor sought from him.In a statement before the Patiala House Court, Saxena said he has "thought long and hard" and that his "exposure" to the case was "very minimal"."(I have) no intention to not cooperate. Logical consequence is to give testimony in the case. (I am under) no pressure. It is on my free will completely and the complete understanding of the case. No assurances were given and none sought," Saxena said on his plea seeking to turn an approver.The Dubai-based businessman was extradited to India in the wee hours of January ..
Indian toddler Sherin Mathews' foster mom freed from US jail on lack of evidence
Sini Mathews, the Indian-American foster mother of 3-year-old special needs girl Sherin Mathews who was found dead in a culvert in suburban Dallas in 2017, was freed from jail after 15 months as the child endangerment charges against her have been dropped in the US due to lack of evidence. The Dallas County District Attorney's Office said Friday that there was not enough evidence to proceed, NBCDFW news reported. Sherin, who was adopted by Wesley Mathews and Sini in 2016, was found dead in a culvert near the family's home in Richardson, Texas, on October 22, 2017, two weeks after her family reported her missing. Sini, who was 35 at the time of her arrest, was charged after prosecutors said she left her adopted daughter home alone while she and her husband Wesley went to dinner with their 4-year-old biological daughter on the night before the child was reported missing, the report said. Had she been convicted, she would have faced between two and 20 years behind bars, it said. The ...
Dalit man's charred body found in Bhilwara
A Dalit man's charred body has been found in a village in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district, officials said Saturday. The body was found on early Friday morning. "Prima facie, it appears a murder case. The body of 60-year-old Gangaram Balai was found tied to a tree. However, it is not clear whether he was burnt alive or he was murdered first and then the body was burnt after tying it to a tree," SHO of Bijolia police station Baldev Ram said. "He was unmarried and worked as a gardener in Bahadurji ka kheda area. A murder case against unidentified accused has been registered and the matter is under investigation," he said.
Guj: Man arrested with fake notes with face value of Rs 40,100
A man was arrested with fake notes with a face value of Rs 40,100 from Puna suburb of Surat in Gujarat, police said Saturday. Accused Bharat Vaghasiya was carrying 401 notes, of Rs 100 denomination, from Mumbai to Surat when he was caught late Friday night during routine checking, a Puna police station official said. Vaghasiya told police an acquaintance travelling with him in a bus had given him the packet containing fake notes, the official said. "He has been arrested section 489 (possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes) of the Indian Penal Code and further probe is underway," he said.
Petition filed before SC to put a halt to menace of fake news
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Central government to frame necessary guidelines for checking the spread of fake news by setting the accountability, liability and responsibility.In a 127-page petition filed by Anuja Kapur, whose copy has been accessed by ANI, she has also sought a direction to the Centre to constitute a committee responsible for curbing the menace of fake news.Anuja also claimed in her petition that there are no guidelines and punishments for those who are promoting fake-news. "There are no accountabilities, liabilities and responsibilities to restrict or counter restrict fake news by organizing press-conference or putting it on the concerned official website by various concerned authorities for the general public to access the authenticated news," Kapur claimed in her petitionThe petitioner also sought a direction from the apex court to issue or lay certain guidelines to put a stop to fake news.The petition also stated that ..
AgustaWestland case: Christian Michel seeks judicial inquiry over being shifted to solitary cell in Tihar Jail
Christian Michel, the 'middleman' in the VVIP chopper scam, on Saturday moved a fresh application before a Delhi court seeking judicial inquiry over being shifted to a solitary cell in Tihar Jail and an apparent violation of human rights.In the application, Michel also claimed that he was not given privacy to use the toilet. He was made to use open toilets and two guards accompanied him at all times, he claimed.The Patiala House Court has sought a reply from Tihar jail authorities on the application filed by the AgustaWestland accused.Michel had earlier filed a plea in the Delhi Court raising questions about putting him in a solitary cell, alleging that he was lodged in a cell with dreaded criminals like ChhotaRajan.In the last hearing, Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar had directed competent authority to appear before it on March 5 saying else it will summon Director General (DG) Prisons.Michel, who was extradited from the UAE in December last year, is currently lodged in Tihar Jail in .
China lodges protest with Canada over Huawei executive's extradition process
A livid China on Saturday lodged a diplomatic protest with Canada deploring its move to launch the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to the US to stand trial on charges including fraud linked to the alleged violation of sanctions on Iran. Canada announced Friday that it would launch proceedings to extradite Meng, the high-profile daughter of Huawei's owner Ren Zhengfei, raising concerns in Beijing, which has been very vocal in protesting her arrest since December last year. Meng was arrested in Canada at the request of the US. China said the case against Meng was an "abuse of the bilateral extradition treaty" between Canada and the US. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lu Kang said allowing the extradition hearing to go ahead was a "political incident". China expressed its "strong dissatisfaction" and "resolute opposition" to the extradition proceedings, he said. The extradition proceedings of the top executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei to the United States would set the ...
Canada allows extradition case against Huawei CFO to proceed
Canada said it will allow a U.S. extradition request for an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei to face charges over possible dealings with Iran to proceed. The Department of Justice said Friday officials made the decision after a diligent review of the case against Meng Wangzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Ltd., the biggest global maker of network equipment for phone and internet companies. A department statement stressed that Canada was following its laws. Meng's Dec 1 arrest at the Vancouver airport set off a diplomatic furor and strained Canadian relations with China. Beijing has accused Washington of a politically motivated attempt to hurt a potential competitor to U.S. technology vendors. Meng, the daughter of Huawei's founder, is accused of lying to banks about the company's dealings with Iran in violation of U.S. trade sanctions. She is free on bail in Vancouver and is due in court Wednesday, when a date for an extradition hearing will be set. The ...
Kashmiri rights' campaigner charged with attempted rape of child
Pakistan's main political backer in the UK, Lord Nazir Ahmed has been charged for sexually assaulting a boy and a girl in incidents that date back to the 1970s and is now expected to stand a trial.Ahmed was already facing serious allegations of an extra-marital sexual relationship with a vulnerable woman. It was widely reported in British media on Friday that 61-year-old has been charged with two attempted rapes and one indecent assault.The member of the House of Lords, Ahmed, has been charged with two counts of attempted rape and one count of indecent assault dating back to the 1970s and is due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on March 19.He is alleged to have committed the offences when he was a teenager in Rotherham in the 1970s and is one of three men facing linked criminal charges.Lord Ahmed joined the Labour party at age of 18 and became Rotherham's first Asian councillor and youngest magistrate. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair appointed the father of three as a peer ..
Indian woman accused in adopted child's death walks free
Sini Mathews, the adoptive mother of three-year-old Indian girl Sherin Mathews who was found dead in a ditch in Texas in 2017, has been released from jail after the child endangerment charges filed against her were dismissed due to insufficient evidence.
Delhi court extends interim protection from arrest granted to Robert Vadra till Mar 19
A Delhi court on Saturday extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Robert Vadra till March 19 in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Special judge Arvind Kumar granted the relief to Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi. The ED case against Vadra relates to allegations of money laundering in the purchase of a London-based property at 12, Bryanston Square worth GBP 1.9 million (British pounds), which is allegedly owned by him.
Vadra's interim protection from arrest extended
A Delhi court on Saturday extended the interim protection from arrest granted to Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, in a money laundering case.
AgustaWestland scam accused Rajiv Saxena to record statement
AgustaWestland case accused Rajiv Saxena will record his statement before Delhi's Patiala House Court's Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal.On February 27, Saxena had moved an application in Patiala House Court to become an approver in the case.After moving the application to become an approver in the case, Saxena told a Delhi court that he was not under any pressure. He further said that neither any assurance was given to him nor sought from him.In a statement before the Patiala House Court, Saxena said he has "thought long and hard" and that his "exposure" to the case was "very minimal"."(I have) no intention to not cooperate. Logical consequence is to give testimony in the case. (I am under) no pressure. It is on my free will completely and the complete understanding of the case. No assurances were given and none sought," Saxena said on his plea seeking to turn an approver.The Dubai-based businessman was extradited to India in the wee hours of January 31 in ...
Poems written by murder convict saved him from death sentence
The Supreme Court commuted death penalty of a murder convict into life imprisonment after taking note of the poems he wrote while serving his term in jail.The poems show that the convict has realized his mistake and has reformed, the court observed."From the poems, written by him (death row convict) in the jail, it appears that he has realised his mistake which was committed by him at the time when he was of young age and that he is reformative," a bench of Justice AK Sikri, Justice S Abdul Nazeer and Justice MR Shah said in its recent judgement.Commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment of Dnyaneshwar Suresh Borkar, who was accused of kidnapping and murdering a minor child for ransom, the bench said that it acknowledged the gravity of the offence committed by him but "unable to satisfy ourselves that this case would fall in the category of 'rarest of rare case' warranting the death sentence."The apex court also took into consideration that Borkar at the time of the commission .
Gujarat soldier dies in landslide in J&K
A soldier from Gujarat died following injuries suffered in a landslide in Jammu and Kashmir, family sources said.
Dalit man killed by landlord in UP
A 26-year-old Dalit man was allegedly killed by his landlord at Lakhyan village here, police said Saturday. Popin's body was found lying in an agricultural field, with multiple stab injuries to his neck, said Circle Officer Hariram Yadav. The incident took place at Lakhyan village which comes under the jurisdiction of Titawi police station. According to a complaint lodged by the victim's family, Popin left home with his landlord Titu on Friday and did not return home till late in the night. A case was registered against Titu and one Ravinder, the circle officer said, adding that both of them are at large. Meanwhile, irate villagers protested against Popin's death and demanded immediate arrest of the accused persons. Yadav said security has been tightened in the village to avoid any untoward incident.
Enforcement Directorate summons Chanda Kochar , Venugopal Dhoot for questioning
The Videocon Group chief Venugopal Dhoot has also been summoned in the same case.On Friday, the ED had searched premises of Chanda Kochhar and Venugopal Dhoot in Mumbai and Aurangabad respectively in connection with a money laundering case, an official said.The development comes weeks after the ED registered a criminal case against the two for alleged money laundering. The case was registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) Act.On February 22, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had issued lookout circulars (LOCs) against Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar and Videocon Group's Managing Director Dhoot."The LOCs were issued after the FIR was filed in the case. LOCs are mandatory in cases where such economic offences are alleged," the official said, adding, "In recent times, keeping an eye on travel plans is a top concern for regulators."The ED had registered a criminal case last month against Kochhar, her husband, Deepak Kochhar, Venugopal Dhoot and others to ...