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Praful Patel quizzed for 8 hours in aviation scam case; to again appear before ED tomorrow
Former Civil Aviation Minister and NCP leader Praful Patel was questioned for nearly eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here on Monday in connection with an alleged multi-crore airline seat allotment scam during the United Progressive Alliance government.Patel refused to answer media queries on what transpired at the ED office.He was called by the agency to appear at its office here on Tuesday for questioning over his alleged involvement in awarding favourable air traffic rights to foreign airlines that caused losses to Air India.The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was earlier summoned to appear on Thursday but he had sought another date due to "prior commitments."The name of Patel, who was the civil aviation minister between 2004 and 2011, came up in the alleged scam in a chargesheet filed by the ED against corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar on March 30.The agency in its charge sheet had said that Deepak Talwar, who is currently in judicial custody, allegedly acted
Indian succumbs to stab wounds in Israel, 2 arrested
Two Indians have been arrested after they allegedly stabbed another Indian to death here on Saturday, police said.The deceased, identified as a 40-year-old Indian national, was stabbed in their shared apartment on Neve Sha'anan Street, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz. He was pronounced dead after being rushed to Ichilov Hospital.Initial investigations revealed that a quarrel broke out among the three tenants, following which two of them -- aged 40 and 60 -- were taken to the hospital with stab injuries.Personnel from Israel's national emergency services, Magen David Adom (MDA), arrived at the apartment shortly after the incident was reported."The man who was 40 years old was seriously injured and the other, about 60, was in moderate condition," Haaretz quoted the services as saying.
Plea in SC for action against Indiabulls Housing for misappropriating 98K cr public money
A plea was filed in the Supreme Court Monday seeking legal action against Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited (IHFL), its Chairman and directors for alleged misappropriation of Rs 98,000 crore of public money. The petition alleged that money worth thousands of crores were siphoned off by Sameer Gehlaut, the chairman of the firm, and the directors of Indiabulls for their personal use. Abhay Yadav, the petitioner and one of the IHFL shareholders, alleged that Gehlaut, with the help of one Harish Fabiani - an NRI based in Spain, allegedly created multiple "shell companies" to which IHFL loaned huge sums of money under "bogus and non-existent pretexts". These companies further transferred the loan amount to other companies which were either run, directed or operated by Gehlaut, his family members or other directors of Indiabulls, the plea alleged. "This entire chain of scam would have never been possible without the conniving with the auditors, credit rating agencies and concerned ...
Congress demands compensation and protection to family of the Aligarh toddler
A complaint was filed by the Congress's Delhi unit with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday, demanding compensation and protection to the family of a toddler who was brutally murdered in Aligarh in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. A delegation of legal and human rights department of the party also demanded the NHRC to direct chief secretaries of all states to follow the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in the matter of the "Bachpan Bachao Andolan vs the Union of India" in matters of missing children. The body of the two year old girl was found in a garbage dump on June 2, three days after she was reported missing. The girl's father had alleged she was killed because he failed to repay a Rs 10,000 loan from the accused. Four persons have been arrested in the case so far, police said. "The parents of the murdered child should be given adequate compensation and police protection," said Sunil Kumar, head of the Legal Cell of Delhi Congress. In the complaint submitted to
Three auto-lifters arrested from west Delhi's Inder Puri
Three men have been arrested from west Delhi's Inder Puri for allegedly stealing motor vehicles in the national capital after learning theft techniques from online platforms, police said Monday. Rahul Kumar (23), Hoshiyar Singh (23) and Himanshu Pratap Singh (24) were nabbed on Sunday night when they were moving on a stolen bike in Inder Puri area, they said. With the arrests, police claimed to have solved nine cases of motor vehicle theft. Interrogation revealed, the arrested learnt auto theft techniques from online platforms and experimented at home. They have stolen motorcycles from different areas in Delhi, a senior police officer said. The accused were planning to dispose off the motorcycles by making forged documents, but they were apprehended before executing their plan, the official said. Five stolen motor vehicles, including four Royal Enfields, have been recovered from their possession, officials said. In order to earn money, Kumar formed a gang along with Himanshu and ...
Three get life sentence, three policemen convicted in the Kathua rape case
Over a year after the gruesome rape and murder of an eight-year-old giri in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir that caused nationwide outrage, a Pathankot court convicted mastermind Sanjhi Ram and two others for murder, gangrape and conspiracy and sentenced them to life imprisonment while three police officials were found guilty of destroying evidence and given five-year jail terms.In what could give a sense of some closure to the parents of the Muslim nomadic girl, District and Sessions judge prounounced the three main accused--Sanji Ram, Parvesh Kumar and Deepak Khajuria--guilty and convicted them under Sections 120 (b) (criminal conspiracy), 302 (murder), 376 (d) (gang rape), 328 (Causing hurt by means of poison), 363 (Kidnapping or maiming a minor), 201 (destruction of evidence) and 343 (Wrongful confinement for three or more days) of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC)."Under the murder charge, the trio has been imprisoned to life with a fine of 1 lakh while they will have to serve 25 years ..
Two arrested with illegal weapons in Delhi's Dwarka
Two friends who wanted to become "satta" operators have been arrested in Dwarka area of the city for allegedly carrying illegal weapons, police said Monday. The accused have been identified as Vishal Gupta (25), a resident of Dwarka, and Pravesh (25), a resident Uttam Nager, they said. "The accused were arrested on Saturday from near Kakrola in Dwarka. One pistol and two live rounds were seized from Pravesh, while one country-made pistol and two live rounds were seized from Vishal," said Anto Alphonse, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka). During interrogation, they said that couple of months back they got an idea to become "satta" (gambling) operator and procured the illegal weapons, the officer added.
Police will step up efforts to ensure women's safety, says UP DGP
In the wake of sudden spurt in crimes against women, Director General of Police (DGP) OP Singh on Monday said that law agencies have put all the accused involved in various crimes against women behind the bars and efforts would be stepped up to ensure women's safety in the state."In all the incidents of crime against women, the police have arrested all the accused and are making efforts to ensure that they get the strictest punishment from the court. We will intensify patrolling and also increase the movement of the anti-Romeo squad in the state," Singh told the reporters here.The top cop was addressing media persons after attending a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The meeting was attended by all other senior officials including Chief Secretary Anup Chandra Pandey.The meeting comes in the backdrop of recent incidences of crime against women in the state that created an outrage among the public and members of the civil society. These incidents also put a question ...
Former aviation minister Praful Patel 'dear friend' of lobbyist Deepak Talwar: ED
Former civil aviation minister Praful Patel was a "dear friend" of corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar, who used his close proximity with ministers and others to get the work done for his clients, as per the charge sheet filed in a Delhi court by the ED, which quizzed the NCP leader Monday. Patel was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering probe related to the losses suffered by national carrier Air India as part of an alleged multi-crore aviation scam. The quizzing came over a month after the ED had filed its final report in connection with an alleged multi-crore aviation scam related to the negotiations to favour foreign private airlines, including Qatar Airways, Emirates and Air Arabia, causing losses to Air India. ED claimed in the charge sheet filed on May 1 against Talwar, who has been arrested by the agency and currently is in judicial custody, that he allegedly finalised various communications addressed to Patel on behalf of Emirates ..
Delhi: One killed, two injured in clash in Jahangirpuri
A man was killed while two others sustained injuries after a fight broke out between two groups in Jahangirpuri area of North West Delhi, police said on Monday.Four persons, all residents of Jahangirpuri, were involved in the fight last night, a police statement said.Satish and Gourav allegedly first stabbed Rocky and Ravi who were taken to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital. They were later discharged.Friends of Rocky and Ravi reached the hospital and after spotting Satish and Gourav, they gave the duo a chase, the statement said.They caught hold of Gourav and attacked him with bricks, it said, adding that he received head injuries which led to his death. Others managed to escape.A case has been registered and an investigation is underway.
NCW chairperson demands capital punishment for Kathua case convicts
NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma Monday demanded capital punishment for the six convicts in the sensational Kathua gang rape-murder case, saying the Jammu and Kashmir government should appeal in higher court. A court in Pathankot on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment the three main accused in the gang rape and murder of an 8-year-old nomadic girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, while awarding five years in jail to three others for destruction of evidence. Sharma welcomed the conviction, but said she was expecting capital punishment for the culprits. "The Jammu and Kashmir government must go for appeal in higher court," she said. The girl was kidnapped on January 10 last year and gang raped in captivity in a small village temple in Kathua after having been kept sedated for four days. She was later bludgeoned to death. The incident led to a countrywide outcry and the trial was held on day-to-day basis at the district and sessions court in Pathankot.
Malegaon blast case: Pragya Thakur gets day's exemption from appearance for ill health
A special court here Monday granted a day's exemption from appearance on health grounds to BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, accused of conspiring the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast. Thakur Monday filed an application through her advocate seeking exemption from appearance for one day citing ill health, which was accepted by Special NIA Judge V S Padalkar. Thakur had appeared before the court, which is presently conducting trial in the blast case against her and six others, last week for the first time after winning the Lok Sabha elections from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh. The court had, last month, directed all the accused to appear before it once a week, stating that an exemption would be granted if cogent reasons were submitted. Three of the accused - Ramesh Upadhyay, Sudhakar Chaturvedi and Sameer Kulkarni - appeared on Monday before the court. The court directed Upadhyay and Chaturvedi to the witness box and asked them if they were aware that a blast had occured on September 29, 2008 ..
Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrested
Asif Ali Zardari, the former president of Pakistan, was on Monday arrested in Islamabad over a money laundering case. The arrest by the country's top anti-corruption body came hours after Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected his application seeking an extension of the pre-arrest bailA 15-member team of Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB), accompanied by police personnel, arrested the PPP co-chairman from his residence in Islamabad. Zardari's children Bilawal and Aseefa and a number of party workers were present at the time of his arrest, reports Dawn.Zardari, president of Pakistan from 2008 until 2013, and his sister have been found guilty of money laundering through fictitious accounts. The two now have the option of appealing the order in the Supreme Court.Following the arrest, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, the spokesperson for PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, has urged the party supporters to remain peaceful."We are waiting for IHC's written order," Khokhar said, adding ...
Praful Patel joins ED investigation in airline slot allotment case
Former Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Monday joined the Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation in connection with the multi-crore airline slot allocation scam case.The agency on Saturday issued summons to the former minister and asked him to appear before it on June 10 or 11.The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was earlier summoned to appear before the economic watchdog for questioning on June 6 but he sought another date due to "prior commitments."On March 30, the ED had filed a charge sheet against the accused corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar in which the name of the former minister had also come up.The agency in its charge sheet had said that Deepak Talwar, who is currently in judicial custody, allegedly acted as a middleman to favour foreign private airlines, causing huge loss to national carrier Air India."Talwar finalised various communications on behalf of Emirates and Air Arabia to be addressed to the then Minister of Civil Aviation Praful Patel," Special ..
Zardari arrested by NAB in fake accounts case
Former Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari was on Monday arrested by the country's anti-corruption body in a fake bank accounts case.
Man bludgeoned to death in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri: Police
A 24-year-old man was allegedly bludgeoned to death following a quarrel in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Monday, police said. According to a senior police officer, Gaurav and Satish got into a quarrel with Rocky and Ravi over a petty issue on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. During the heated argument, Satish and Gaurav stabbed Rocky and Ravi and fled, police said. After receiving first aid, the injured called some of their friends and started looking for Satish and Gaurav. They spotted Satish and Gaurav, along with their friends, at around 2 am in D-Block, Jahangirpuri, and chased them. They caught hold of Gaurav and bludgeoned him to death with bricks, while Satish managed to escape, police said. Gaurav, a resident of E-Block in Jahangirpuri, was arrested in a murder case in 2016, they said, adding his body has been sent to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital for post-mortem. A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at ...
Was expecting capital punishment for Kathua rape convicts: NCW chairperson
The National Commission for Women chairperson on Monday said the Pathankot court decision convicting six accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua in January 2018 was not enough and expected harsher punishment for them."Was expecting capital punishment for Kathua rape and murder criminals. Jammu and Kashmir government must go for appeal in higher court," NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma tweeted.Three convicts in the Kathua rape and murder case, Sanji Ram, Parvesh Kumar and Deepak Khajuriawere were sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday."The trio has been convicted under 302 (murder) and under 376 D (gang rape) of Ranbir Penal Code (RPC). Under the murder charge, they have been imprisoned to life, with a fine of 1 lakh, while they will have to serve 25 years in jail, each, with a fine of Rs 50,000 for the charge of gang rape," Mubeen Farooqui, victim's advocate told reporters outside the court.Police officials Tilak Raj, Anand Dutta and ...
Russia objects to Ukraine sea dispute case in The Hague
Russia on Monday objected to a move by Ukraine to drag it before the world's oldest arbitration tribunal over access to coastal waters around annexed Crimea. Moscow's lawyers said the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague had no jurisdiction over the case brought by Kiev over the Black Sea, Sea of Azov and Kerch Strait. Russia snatched the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014, and Ukraine filed a case with the court in 2016, saying Moscow was illegally blocking access to coastal waters around it. "This tribunal does not have the jurisdiction to determine Ukraine's claims," Russia's representative Dmitry Lobach told the PCA. "It is clear that the thrust of Ukraine's claims is over Russia's sovereignty over Crimea and the maritime zones. Despite the high regard with which Russia regards this tribunal, it cannot determine which state is sovereign over Crimea." Lobach added: "In no way can Russia's claim to sovereignty over Crimea be characterised as abusive." Russia cited ..
Two men held for smuggling gold, forex worth lakhs by concealing in rectum at Delhi airport
Two men have been arrested by customs officials at Delhi airport for allegedly smuggling gold and forex worth lakhs by concealing them in rectum in two separate cases, officials said Monday. A man was intercepted after his arrival from Colombo on Friday. A detailed personal and baggage search of the passenger resulted in recovery of six pieces of gold, collectively weighing 1.1 kg, wrapped with black colour adhesive tape concealed in his rectum, a statement issued on Monday by the customs department said. The gold, valued at Rs 38.3 lakh, has been seized and the passenger was arrested. The passenger has also admitted having smuggled 7.3 kg gold, valued at Rs 1.97 crore, in his past visits by concealing them in rectum. Another man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly trying to smuggle out forex worth Rs 60.52 lakh. The accused, who was handed over forex by a domestic passenger on his arrival at Delhi airport, was proceeding to depart to Bangkok when the customs department arrested ...
Kathua rape: Life imprisonment to village head, 2 others
Three convicts in the Kathua rape and murder case, Sanji Ram, Parvesh Kumar and Deepak Khajuria were sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday."The trio has been convicted under 302 (murder) and under 376 D (gang rape) of Ranbir Penal Code (RPC). Under the murder charge, they have been imprisoned to life, with a fine of 1 lakh, while they will have to serve 25 years in jail, each, with a fine of Rs 50,000 for the charge of gang rape," Mubeen Farooqui, victim's advocate told reporters outside the court.Police officials Tilak Raj, Anand Dutta and Surender Verma have been sentenced to five years in jail under section 201 of RPC for causing destruction of evidence. They have also been directed to pay rupees twenty thousand each.Earlier today, the Pathankot court had convicted six out of seven accused who were involved in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua in January 2018.Village head Sanji Ram, his friend Parvesh Kumar, two Special Police Officers ..