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Robert Vadra appears before ED in connection with money laundering case
Robert Vadra, son-in-law of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case against him.To send out a message, Vadra's wife Priyanka Gandhi accompanied him to the ED office and left after dropping him there."I stand by my husband," she told reporters later while assuming office as Congress' general secretary for East Uttar Pradesh region at the AICC headquarters. The Patiala House Court had granted interim bail to Vadra on February 2 till February 16 in connection with the money laundering case.During the course of the hearing, the ED had told the court that they had learnt about more overseas properties related to Vadra and hence, said he should join the probe. It also said Vadra and his associates got kickbacks in the petroleum deal inked in 2009."There is a question of 1.9 million pounds of property involved in the case. Besides this, other cases of 4 and 5 million pounds of money laundering ...
Court extends interim protection to Vadra aide
A Delhi Court extended interim protection granted to Manoj Arora, a close aide of Robert Vadra, till February 16 in an alleged money laundering case filed against him.Arora's interim protection was to end today. On January 11, the Patiala House Court had granted interim protection from arrest to Arora. It had also ordered Arora to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and join the investigation.The ED had moved the Delhi Court seeking issuance of an open-ended non-bailable warrant against Arora.In its plea, the ED claimed that Arora arranged funds for Vadra's undeclared assets overseas. It further alleged that proceeds of the crime were used to channelise funds from the United Arab Emirates.The ED had also sought a red corner notice against Arora to prevent him from fleeing India.
SC issues notice to Prashant Bhushan in contempt plea
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to advocate Prashant Bhushan in connection with a contempt plea filed by Attorney General (AG) K K Venugopal and the Centre.In their plea, Venugopal and the Centre said that Bhushan, in his tweets, claimed that the AG and the government have "willfully and deliberately" mislead the court by producing fabricated documents and gave false statements in a case challenging the appointment of then interim CBI chief M Nageshwar Rao.Venugopal told a bench comprising justices Arun Mishra and Naveen Sinha that Bhushan's claims bear negative implications on him as the AG, arguing that Bhushan should not have gone public with his remarks."He (Bhushan) is going public in a pending matter. I don't want any particular punishment but there should be a decision," he told the court.Justice Mishra agreed with the AG's argument, saying, "Now it has become very common for decisions to be criticised in a pending matter. A lawyer who is arguing here goes out and .
Delhi HC refuses to stay trial court order against ex-HP CM Virbhadra Singh
The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to stay the trial court order to frame charges against former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets (DA) worth over Rs 10 crore. Justice Sunil Gaur also sought CBI's response on pleas of Singh and his wife Pratibha challenging the trial court order to frame charges against him. "Let the charges be framed in the trial court. I am not going to pass any interim order," the judge said and posted the matter for April 16. The 82-year-old Congress leader and his wife have sought quashing of the December 10, 2018 trial court order directing framing of charges against them and seven others in the case lodged by CBI. The high court was informed by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Singh, that the matter is listed before the trial court on February 22 for formal framing of charges. During the hearing, CBI special public prosecutor Anil Grover told the court that the agency has ...
I stand by my family: Priyanka after dropping off Vadra at ED office
"I stand by my family," said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at the Congress headquarters where she came to take charge as the party general secretary. Her remarks came in response to a query about her husband being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case relating to alleged possession of illegal foreign assets. Before coming to AICC headquarters, Priyanka Gandhi dropped off Vadra at the probe agency's office. Vadra was directed by a Delhi court to cooperate with the investigation being carried out by the central probe agency after he knocked on its door seeking anticipatory bail in this case. A Delhi court last week granted interim bail to him till February 16 and asked him to join probe by appearing in person on February 6 in this case.
Police: School bus driver shot after crash in Minneapolis
Authorities say a school bus driver was wounded in a shooting that followed a crash with another vehicle on a snowy interstate near downtown Minneapolis. Minneapolis Public Schools said in a statement that one student was on the small bus Tuesday afternoon and was not hurt. Police spokesman John Elder says the driver's injuries were not life-threatening. Officers quickly took one suspect into custody. Police say the man was arrested for second-degree assault but has not been formally charged. They say the elementary school student was sitting in the back of the bus at the time and has been reunited with family members. Police say 911 calls came in about the crash. They say additional calls described a male outside of a car pointing a gun at a school bus, and that subsequent callers said shots were being fired.
CBI finalising dates for interrogating Kolkata police chief
The CBI is finalising the dates for interrogating Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in its Shillong office as per the Supreme Court's order, a senior officer of the investigating agency said on Wednesday. "We are finalising the dates on which we are going to question him. It could be this weekend," the officer told PTI. According to sources in the central agency, Kumar is understood to have written to its officials stating his availability for questioning at its Shillong office this weekend. The apex court had on Tuesday issued a notice to Kumar on a contempt plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam. The agency filed the plea after its team was prevented from entering Kumar's residence, where it had gone earlier this week to question the top police officer in connection with the probe into the multi-crore scam. The court directed Kumar to appear before the CBI in Shillong for questioning, making it clear that he could not ..
Seven held guilty for killing two youths that led to 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots
A local court Wednesday held seven men guilty of killing two youths in Kawal village in an attack which is said to have triggered the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots that led to killings of over 60 people. Additional District and Sessions Judge Himashu Bhatnagar convicted Muzammil, Mujassim, Furkan, Nadeem, Janangir, Afzal and Ikbal for killing Gaurav and Sachin on August 27, 2013 and rioting, said district prosecution counsel Rajiv Sharma. The court will pronounce the quantum of their sentences Friday. According to the First Information Report, the two youths of Kawal village under Jansath police station area were battered to death by the five of thee men. The two other accused, Afzal and Iqbal, however, were summoned by the court later under provisions of section 319 of the Criminal Procedure Code when the evidence of their complicity in the killings emerged during the trial. The court convicted the seven after examining 10 prosecution witnesses and six in their defence. As per official ...
Robert Vadra appears before ED in money laundering case
Four days after a Delhi court ordered Robert Vadra to join the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation, he appeared before the agency here on Wednesday.
Judge dismisses Stormy Daniels' defamation case against Cohen
A US judge earlier this week dismissed porn star Stormy Daniels' defamation claim against Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, filed as part of her ongoing legal battle with the President.
Keep constant vigil on encroachments in Azadpur: NGT to NDMC
The National Green Tribunal Wednesday directed the North Delhi Municipal Corporation to keep a constant vigil on the encroachments in Azadpur here and seek the help of police in removing squatters. A bench headed by Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore said removal of unauthorised occupants on the road was a continuous exercise and asked the Delhi police to render due assistance to the corporation as and when needed. Advocate Puja Kalra, appearing for the corporation told the bench, also comprising expert member S S Gabrayal, that they have already removed the encroachments as alleged in the plea by city residents Sushil Baheti and Ritesh Goel. During the hearing, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) told the NGT that they have installed air quality monitoring station at Azadpur. Noting the submissions, the tribunal disposed of the plea which had sought removal of encroachments from Azadpur area here, saying these were causing traffic congestion. The plea, filed through advocate ...
Man kills wife, lover
A man killed his wife and her alleged lover with a spade in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district.
Danish Jehovah's Witness gets 6 years for 'extremism' in Russia
A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a Jehovah's Witness to six years in prison for "extremism", in the first conviction of its kind since a 2017 law that outlawed the religious group. Danish citizen Dennis Christensen was in court in the southern Russian city of Oryol for the sentencing, spokesman for the Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia Yaroslav Sivulskiy told AFP. "We deeply regret the conviction of Dennis Christensen -- an innocent man who did not commit any real crime," Sivulskiy said in a statement. "It is sad that reading the Bible, preaching, and living a moral way of life is again a criminal offence in Russia." The Jehovah's Witnesses, a US-based Christian evangelical movement, will appeal the verdict within 10 days, according to a statement from the organisation's head office. An AFP photographer outside the courtroom saw Christensen, 46, being led past a mass of supporters by police officers following the verdict. Rights groups have condemned the trial, with Amnesty ...
Class 8 student abducted, raped in UP
A class 8 student was allegedly abducted and raped by three youths in Deoria district, police said Wednesday. The minor was abducted from her home on Monday night when she was sleeping with her siblings and later taken to a nearby agriculture field and raped by the youths, Superintendent of Police (SP) N Kolanchi said. Based on a complaint lodged by the girl's mother, an FIR was registered against the three youths, the SP said, adding that two of the three accused were taken into custody.
Sedition case involving JNU students is exhaustive, taking time: MoS Home tells RS
The sedition case involving some students of Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU) is exhaustive, involving many accused, witnesses and hence the matter is taking time, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said the Delhi Police has filed a chargesheet in the case registered with the Vasant Kunj (North) in Delhi under sections 124-A/147/149/120-B/34 of IPC against some students and leaders of JNU in the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate on January 14, 2019. "As reported by Delhi Police, the investigation was exhaustive, involving many accused/suspects, exhibits and witnesses, and hence, the time taken," he said replying to a written question on whether it is a fact that the Delhi Police has filed a chargesheet against JNU student leaders for sedition.
HC allows Chidambaram to file additional documents in INX Media case
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to place some additional documents on record to support his pending anticipatory bail plea in the INX Media case.
Telugu television actress found dead
: A 21-year old Telugu television artiste was found dead in her apartment here, police said Wednesday. Naga Jhansi's bother found her hanging from the ceiling fan after he forcibly opened door when she did not respond to the doorbell Tuesday night, a police official said. "We were told that she had a boyfriend who apparently started neglecting her of late. We are inquiring into it. Her brother found her dead on Tuesday night at around 8.30," Punjagutta police inspector B Mohan Kumar said. The deceased hailed from Krishna district and had acted in several TV serials and a few movies. Jhansi became popular with the serial "Pavitra Bandham." The body was shifted to Gandhi Hospital for autopsy and investigation is on, the police said.
Chargesheets in Dabholkar, Pansare cases by next week
The CBI and the Maharashtra CID told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that they would file their supplementary charge sheets in the killings of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare by next week. The CBI and the state CID are probing the killings of Dabholkar and Pansare, respectively. CBI counsel Anil Singh told the bench that it had arrested and identified Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar as the two persons who shot at Dabholkar, leading to his death. Singh said the CBI will file the supplementary charge sheet against the two by February 13. Ashok Mundargi, the counsel for CID's Special Investigation Team (SIT) that is probing Pansare's killing, also told the court that the agency was going to file its supplementary charge sheet against three more persons arrested in the case by February 12. Mundargi said after the charge sheet, the CID will "concentrate" on arresting the absconding accused persons in the case. A bench of justices S C Dharamadhikari and M S Karnik ...
Married couple, woman held with 378 gm heroin in Shimla
Three persons, including two women, were arrested and 378 grams of heroin were seized from their possession here, police said on Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested a married couple and a woman and seized 378 grams of the contraband substance and Rs 30,900 in cash from a settlement in the Downdale area here on Tuesday evening, Shimla Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Pramod Shukla said. The accused couple -- Pooja and Dharmu -- belonged to Punjab's Ropar district while the other woman, Seema, was from the Downdale area here, he added. A case was registered against the three accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and further investigation was on, Shukla said.
Nepali youth held with Rs. 39 lakh worth morphine
A Nepali national was arrested for allegedly carrying 39 grams of morphine by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) near Indo-Nepal border in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh.The accused identified as 32-year-old Lal Bahadur Sonar, a resident of Banke district in Nepal. was arrested on Wednesday from Rupaidiha area, with morphine worth Rs. 39 lakh in the international market according to SSB.The accused along with the seized drug was handed over to Rupaidiha police station and a case registered against him.