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MP government plans to develop app to combat crime
The Madhya Pradesh government has planned to develop an app on the lines of America's AMBER Alert to combat crime in the state.
Court sends terror funding case accused to 5-day NIA custody
A Delhi court on Thursday sent Mohammad Arif Ghulambashir, Dharampuria, arrested by the NIA, to five days custody of the agency in connection with Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) terror funding case.Dharampuria, who is a resident of Gujarat's Valsad, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here on his arrival from Dubai. TThe agency had issued a Lookout Circular (LOC) for him.After hearing the prosecution and defence arguments, Additional Sessions Judge Anil Antil remanded the accused in five-day custody of the NIA.The agency told the Patiala House Court judge that Dharampuria was evading his examination and arrest by going into hiding in Dubai.Lawyer MS Khan, who appeared for the accused, claimed that the NIA is giving wrong facts.Khan said that it was the accused who approached the agency to join the probe and gave his flight details since he did not have any involvement in the matter.Dharampuria is accused ..
Surya Nagar councilor writes to GDA against "illegal constructions"
Councilor of Surya Nagar S K Maheshwari has written to the vice-chairperson of Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) against illegal constructions in the area with the alleged connivance of government staff. Talking to the media persons here on Thursday, Maheshwari said his complaint to the GDA's area vice-chairperson, Kanchan Verma, included some documentary evidences as well. Maheshwari, a BJP leader, said illegal constructions are going on in full swing which are against building laws. He said Chief Justice S K Sen and Justice R K Agarwal in 2005 and 2006 had said all commercial activities in residential colonies was illegal. The councilor said stilt floors can only be used for parking not for shops and offices. Maheshwari, in his complaint, said GDA officials are flouting directions in contempt of the high court. He alleged GDA officials were hand in glove with the builders. Pashimanchal Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Limited has sanctioned commercial electricity connections and Ghaziabad ..
Ex-CJI duping case: Saket court sends accused to 14 days judicial custody
The man arrested on a charge of duping former Chief Justice of India (CJI) was sent to 14 days judicial custody by a Saket court here on Thursday.Metropolitan Magistrate Vinik Jain sent accused Dinesh Mali to judicial custody after he was produced at the end of his police remand.Advocate Mahima Misra appeared for the accused while advocate Pratap Venugopal represented complainant Justice R M Lodha.During the course of hearing, the accused, while handing over a demand draft of Rs 1 lakh, sought compounding of the offence. However, Justice Lodha made it clear that he was not interested in compounding the matter and sought further investigation.The court also took up a bail application filed by Mali but after noting that the investigation was not yet complete and that the accused could abscond and evade the probe, it dismissed the application.Former CJI R M Lodha had filed a police complaint alleging that he had transferred a total of Rs one lakh to the account of his friend and ...
Police tell court no proof to prosecute Patekar; Tanushree cries foul, to challenge closure report
In a relief to actor Nana Patekar, Mumbai Police has informed a local court that it has no evidence to prosecute him in a molestation case lodged against him by actor Tanushree Dutta. Dutta, whose complaint against Patekar in October last year sparked a nationwide '#MeToo' movement on social media, expressed disappointment over the "clean chit" to him and called the police and the legal system "corrupt". The suburban Oshiwara police on Wednesday filed a 'B Summary' report before a metropolitan magistrate in Andheri, Deputy Commissioner of Police Paramjit Singh Dahiya told PTI. A 'B-Summary' report is filed when police do not find any evidence against the accused to file a charge sheet and seek trial. The magistrate court is yet to pass an order on the closure report. Before accepting or rejecting the report, it will hear arguments of all parties concerned. Dutta, in a statement issued here, said she is neither "shocked nor surprised". Her lawyer said they will oppose the police report
NRC officials arrested for accepting bribe to enter name in
Two NRC officials were arrested here Thursday for allegedly accepting bribe from a woman to enter her name in the citizenship list, police said. Field Level Officer of Dispur, National Register of Citizens Sewa Kendra, Syed Shahjahan was caught red handed by a team of Anti-Corruption Bureau while accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a woman, identified as Kajari Ghosh Dutta, the police said. Dutta, a resident of Ananda Nagar area of the city, had filed another FIR against the Assistant Local Registrar of Citizen Registration (LRCR) Rahul Parashar of the same NRC Sewa Kendra who was also arrested for his alleged complicity with the other official, they said. Both the accused had highlighted some technical defects in Dutta's application and demanded bribe from her to correct it and to enter her name thereafter in the final NRC list. Dutta had filed a complaint with the Anti Corruption Bureau under the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam and a trap was laid
Congress warns of direct action if CPI-M leader not held
The Congress on Thursday warned that it will be forced to take law into its hands if CPI-M legislator A.M. Shamsheer, accused of masterminding the attack on a former party leader in Kerala, was not arrested.
Issue of paternity cannot be decided in habeas corpus plea: HC
The Delhi High Court has held that the issue of paternity cannot be determined in a habeas corpus writ petition after a couple moved the plea seeking custody of a boy in a shelter home, claiming that he was their lost son. The court dismissed the couple's plea, while granting them liberty to file appropriate legal proceedings to seek declaration as parents and custody of the minor. The court was dealing with a habeas corpus petition filed by the couple, claiming that a boy in the custody of Bal Sahyog, a child care NGO, was their lost son. They claimed that the boy showed a stark resemblance to their lost son and that his age was about the same as it would have been of their lost son. A habeas corpus petition is filed for producing before a court a person who is under arrest or in unlawful detention. The couple had urged that the boy should be handed over to them after conducting a paternity test. Their counsel had submitted that the possibility of two failed DNA tests could be ...
NIA team seizes huge cache of arms and ammunition in Manipur
A team of National Investigation Agency and Assam Rifles seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition from Lamlai area of Manipur's Imphal East district on Thursday, officials said. In connection with a case lodged in 2017 against Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) People's War Group the NIA team conducted a search operation and seized one AK-56 along with three magazines and 180 live rounds, one 0.38 pistol along with four live rounds, a NIA release said. The team also seized one 0.32 pistol, two live hand grenade, 10 rounds of 9 mm pistol and five pairs of camouflage uniforms, it said. It is believed that the recovered arms and ammunition belong to the associates of self-styled chairman of KCP (PWG) Moirangthem Rana Meitei. A case was re-registered under the unlawful activities (Prevention) Act. The case relates to the criminal conspiracy hatched by cadres of proscribed KCP (PWG)to extort money from local people, government departments, schools and other institutions. NIA
Our witnesses have been silenced by intimidation: Tanushree after police files closure report
Actor Tanushree Dutta on Thursday slammed the police for filing a report, giving a clean chit to Nana Patekar in the sexual harassment case filed by her and claimed that her witnesses "have been silenced by intimidation."A 'B Summary' report is filed when the police is unable to find evidence in support of the complaint filed and hence decides to discontinue the investigation.Soon after the report was filed, Tanushree in a statement said, "A corrupt police force and legal system giving a clean chit to an even more corrupt person Nana who has been accused even in the past of bullying, intimidation and harassment by several women in the film Industry. Our witnesses have been silenced by intimidation and fake witnesses have been put forth to weaken the case. What was the rush to file a B summary report when all of my witnesses have not even recorded their statements yet?"She added, "I'm neither shocked nor surprised being a woman in India. This is something we all have got used to. I ...
PMK urges TN Guv to order release of Rajiv case convicts
: The PMK, an ally of the BJP in Tamil Nadu, Thursday urged Governor Banwarilal Purohit to order the release of seven Rajiv Gandhi assasination case convicts without any further delay. Pointing out that the Tamil Nadu government had recommended their release on September 9 last year, PMK founder leader S Ramadoss, in a letter to the Governor, said "it is sad that no decision has been taken yet on the recommendation till today, even after 276 days." There were no legal restrictions to release the convicts and the Governor has "independent powers" on the matter, the PMK leader noted. Also, Supreme Court judgments in this respect showed that the Governor "has complete authority" under the Constitution to release convicts, he said. While life imprisonment "in practice" was confined to 14 years, Ramadoss said the convicts have been in prison for 29 years since 1991. Nearly 1,500 people were released after completion of 10 years of imprisonment on the birth centenary ...
Telangana: Girl dies after falling from school building
A 14-year-old girl, studying in Class 10, died on Thursday after allegedly falling from her school building here.The LB Nagar Police, however, said the parents of the deceased have not filed any complaint.They said a case will be registered and a probe initiated if a complaint is made.According to child rights activists, the girl fell down from her school building. She was immediately shifted to a hospital where she succumbed to injuries, they said.
U'khand HC pulls up bar association for restricting members from representing accused in court
The Uttarakhand High Court Thursday came down heavily on the Kotdwar Bar Association for prohibiting its members from representing the accused in court in a case pertaining to the murder of a lawyer. While hearing a PIL challenging the legality of such a resolution, Chief Justice of the high court Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice Alok Kumar Verma expressed extreme displeasure over the matter saying if such a resolution has been passed it is completely unacceptable. Such a resolution will amount to predetermination of guilt of the accused by the advocates which cannot be permitted under law. Lawyers have high duty towards litigants, they said. "Even if someone shoots me then also you cannot refuse to represent the accused in court. Even Kasab was not denied representation in court," the chief justice said. The division bench sent urgent notices to the Kotdwar Bar Association, the Bar Council of Uttarakhand and the Bar Council of India seeking a reply from them on the matter. Sushil ...
Three brothers get life term in murder case
A special CBI court here Thursday sentenced three brothers to life in prison for killing a 17-year-old girl five years ago. Special Judge Vinayak Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 1.30 lakh each on the convicts-- Rohtash, Sunil and Lalit -- after holding them guilty under Sections 302 (punishment for murder), 307 (attempt to murder) and 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). They were directed to pay Rs 1.50 lakh and Rs 50,000 to the girl's parents Suresh Pal and Anita, respectively. Public prosecutor Darshan Singh said due to a land dispute, the assailants barged into the girl's house in Muthber village under the Bhorakala police station and attacked her parents in March 2014. As the assailants fired upon her parents, the girl came in between and sustained gunshot injuries. Later, she succumbed to her injuries, said Singh. Initially, Rohtash, who was also allegedly involved in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, had managed to evade ...
Court quashes Lt Col's jail term by court martial in tank munition sale case
New Delhi (India), Jun 13 (ANI) A military court has quashed the jail term and dismissal from service of a Lieutenant Colonel who was awarded the punishment by a General Court Martial for allegedly selling parts of tank ammunition worth over Rs 41 lakhs in the civilian market.The case is related to an Army Ordnance Corps officer Lt Col S Chandra who was given a seven-year jail term and was dismissed from service by a General Court Martial after parts of tank ammunition were sold in the civilian market from Army ordnance depot near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.The Armed Forces Tribunal also came down heavily on the army authorities for not holding any court of inquiry or an investigation into the matter in which the officer was solely held responsible for the sale of equipment to the civilians and no efforts were made to even trace the sold-out ammunition or the civilians to whom it was sold."The court of inquiry was a must but no court of inquiry was ordered and without collecting any ..
Court quashes Lt Col's jail term by court martial in tank munition case
The case concerns an Army Ordnance Corps officer who was given a 7-year jail term and was dismissed from service by a General Court Martial after parts of tank ammunition were sold in civilian market
Indiabulls petitioners withdraw from SC amid hints of criminal conspiracy
Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd. said on THursday that Abhay Yadav, the petitioner who alleged that the company and its Chairman Sameer Gehlaut misappropriated funds, withdrew his writ petition from the Supreme Court.
No proof to prosecute Nana Patekar in Tanushree Dutta molestation case, say cops
In a relief to veteran actor Nana Patekar, Mumbai Police informed a local court that it has no evidence to prosecute him in a molestation case lodged against him by actor Tanushree Dutta. Dutta's complaint against Patekar last year sparked a nationwide '#MeToo' movement on social media. The suburban Oshiwara police on Wednesday filed a 'B Summary' report before a metropolitan magistrate in Andheri, Deputy Commissioner of Police Paramjit Singh Dahiya told PTI. A 'B Summary' report is filed when police do not find any evidence against the accused person to file a charge sheet and seek trial. While Patekar's advocate Aniket Nikam welcomed the move, Dutta's lawyer Nitin Satpute claimed that the police acted in a negligent manner. "All allegations against my client Nana Patekar were false since the inception. Truth has the tendency to surface no matter how much one may want to suppress it. My client is innocent and justice will be served," Nikam told PTI. Satpute, however, said neither he .
CBI books ex-MP Ateeq Ahmad for extortion of businessman
The CBI has booked former MP Ateeq Ahmad and others for allegedly orchestrating the abduction of a Lucknow-based businessman from Deoria Jail to extort money from him and take over his business, officials said on Thursday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against Ahmad, former Samajwadi Party (SP) MP from Uttar Pradesh, on the charges of criminal conspiracy, extortion, cheating, forgery, robbery and criminal intimidation, they added. The agency has not added the Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections related to abduction in its FIR. According to the procedure, the CBI takes over the probe on an FIR registered by the state police without adding or deleting any charges. However, it can add or delete any charge at the time of filing its final report in court. Real estate dealer Mohit Jaiswal was allegedly abducted from Lucknow and taken to Deoria Jail, where he was assaulted by Ahmad and his aides, who were lodged there, and forced to transfer his business to ...
UK approves US request for Julian Assange's extradition
The United Kingdom has signed an extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is facing charges in the United States under the Espionage Act and conspiring to hack into a classified government computer.CNN quoted UK Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, as saying that he signed the papers on Wednesday, a day after the US Justice Department formally asked Britain to extradite the 47-year-old whistleblower.The UK Home Office said in a statement, "Mr Assange was arrested in relation to a provisional extradition request from the United States of America. He is accused of offences including computer misuse and the unauthorised disclosure of national defence information.""We have received the full extradition request, which has been certified by the Home Secretary."This case is now before the courts and it would be inappropriate to comment further."The US will detail all charges against Assange on Friday when it seeks his extradition in a London court.US prosecutors initially ...