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Malegaon blast case: Purohit, Sadhvi and 5 others charged under UAPA
A special court here Tuesday framed charges in the 2008 Malegaon blast case against Lt Col Prasad Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and five others for terror activities, criminal conspiracy and murder, among others. Judge Vinod Padalkar, presiding over the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, framed charges against all the seven accused under sections of the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). After framing of the charges, the court posted the case on November 2 for the trial to commence. Framing of charges is a process after which the trial in a criminal case starts. The accused were charged under sections 16 (committing terrorist act) and 18 (conspiring to commit terrorist act) of the UAPA. Under the IPC, they were charged under sections 120 (b) (criminal conspiracy), 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 153 (a) (promoting enmity between two religious groups). The accused were also
Former Audi CEO to be released, over 4 months after arrest
A German court has ordered the release of former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler, more than four months after he was arrested in an investigation into the manipulation of diesel emissions controls. The Munich state court said Tuesday it lifted an arrest warrant against Stadler, ruling that it was "justifiable" on condition that he refrain from contact with people relevant to the investigation. He will have to post an unspecified bail payment. Prosecutors ordered Stadler's arrest in mid-June over fears he might try to evade justice. A week earlier, authorities searched his private residence on suspicion of fraud and indirect improprieties with documents. Stadler was suspended at his own request after his arrest. Audi's parent company, Volkswagen, on October 2 announced an agreement with Stadler for him to leave the automaker.
Malegaon blasts: 7 charged for terror conspiracy, murder
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Tuesday charged all seven accused for terror conspiracy, murder and other related offences in the Malegaon blasts case. The court has set the next date of hearing on November 2. The court has rejected accused Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Shrikant Purohit's plea for deferring framing of charges.Purohit's lawyer had filed an application seeking an adjournment of today's hearing as he is to appeal in the Supreme Court against Bombay High Court's refusal to stay framing of the charges.On October 22, Bombay High Court had refused to stay framing of charges in 2008 Malegaon blasts case and had rejected Lt Col Purohit's plea seeking dismissal of charges against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.In the Malegaon blasts, six people were killed and over hundred injured in the blast that took place on September 29, 2008, in the Muslim Majority town of Malegaon in Maharashtra.In November 2008, the Anti-Terrorism Squad had arrested 11 ..
J-K: Man arrested for raping daughter
The Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a man from Kunzer area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday for allegedly raping his daughter.A police spokesperson, in an official statement on, said that they received a written complaint from the victim's brother stating that his sister had allegedly been raped by his father.Subsequently, a case under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code was registered and the man was arrested on October 29.The police further said that during the course of the investigation, statements of the victim and other witnesses under relevant provisions of the law were recorded.Further probe in the matter is underway.
Centre raking up Babri Masjid issue an election gimmick: Congress
Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said that the hearing of the pending Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid case in the Supreme Court can't be decided by any political party and the issue has been escalated by the Centre since elections are around the corner."Court will decide when the Ayodhya case will be heard. It can't be decided by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or the Congress. If they want to make a law, then make it. Congress hasn't stopped them. This issue is raised as elections approach. Have they been sleeping for the last four years?" he said.The statement of the former minister of Law and Justice came a day after BJP leader Subramanian Swamy stated that the judicature is not above Parliament and that he would raise the Ayodhya matter in the upcoming winter session.Swamy had also added that Parliament has the right to alter laws and the Supreme Court can only consider whether they are in violation of the Constitution or not.He further said that the apex court cannot pass any law .
Being targeted as I'm Dalit: Minister
As Opposition parties demanded the sacking Charanjit Singh Channi for allegedly sending inappropriate messages to a woman officer, the Punjab minister said Tuesday he was being targeted as he raised issues concerning the Dalits in the state. Channi, who had been accused by the woman official some weeks back, was speaking to the media for the first time after he returned from abroad. Trying to play down the mater, the minister said he had sent the message to the woman by "mistake". "I am always been respectful to woman... There are two private secretaries in my office, three block presidents in my constituencies who are women and I have always called them with respect," he said, adding that the woman had accepted his apology. The matter was over after that, he said, blaming the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) of raking up the issue. "I am being targeted as I am a Dalit and have been raising issues concerning the Dalits in the state." Channi said he had already given his clarification to the .
Chouhan's son files defamation suit against Rahul Gandhi
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's son Kartikey filed a criminal defamation suit Tuesday against Rahul Gandhi in a local court, accusing the Congress president of intentionally making false allegations about his name being in the 'Panama Papers' of alleged tax evaders. In the suit filed in the Special Court of Additional District Judge (ADJ) Suresh Singh through his lawyer Shirish Shrivastava, Kartikey Chouhan has alleged that Gandhi intentionally gave the statement to defame him. The criminal defamation case was filed under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Under these sections, a person guilty of criminal defamation can be sent to jail for two years. The court has posted the matter for November 3 when Kartikey's statement will be recorded. The Panama papers refer to 11.5 million leaked documents published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in 2016 with details of offshore entities set up by a Panama-based legal firm. ...
Saudi prosecutor at Istanbul consulate where Khashoggi was killed
Saudi Arabia's chief prosecutor on Tuesday visited the consulate in Istanbul where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, according to an AFP journalist at the scene. The head of the Saudi investigation, Attorney General Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb, who last week acknowledged that the killing was "premeditated", did not make a statement as he arrived at the diplomatic compound. Earlier in the day he met Istanbul chief prosecutor Irfan Fidan for the second time. On Monday, Mojeb had asked to be given the full findings of the Turkish investigation, including all images and audio recordings, Turkish broadcaster TRT reported. The Turkish investigators rejected the request, TRT said, instead calling on the Saudi prosecutor to reveal information about the location of Khashoggi's body, which has not yet been found. They also repeated President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's call for the 18 suspects arrested by Saudi Arabia over the murder be sent to Turkey for trial, according to TRT. Riyadh has refused
Jharkhand journalist beaten to death
A journalist of a Ranchi-based Hindi daily who had been facing threats was beaten to death in Jharkhand's Chatra district, authorities said on Tuesday.
Delhi Sealing: SC reserves order on contempt proceedings against BJP MP Manoj Tiwari
The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its order on contempt proceedings initiated against Delhi BJP chief and MP Manoj Tiwari for allegedly breaking the seal of an illegal premises that was sealed by the civic agency here. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta concluded the arguments on behalf of Tiwari and the lawyer appearing for the monitoring committee for sealing. Senior advocate Vikas Singh appearing for Tiwari claimed in the court that the monitoring committee wanted "to terrorize the people of Delhi" by carrying out sealing drive in unauthorised colonies which are otherwise protected under the law. However, the counsel appearing for the monitoring committee countered the claims of Singh saying the panel doesnt need "publicity" and its members were only performing their job as entrusted to them by the apex court.
Malegaon blast: Purohit, Sadhvi and 5 others charged under UAPA
A special court here Tuesday framed charges against Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and five others under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and sections of the IPC in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. Judge Vinod Padalkar, presiding over the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, framed charges against the accused persons. Under the UAPA, the accused have been charged with being part of a terrorist act, and under IPC they have been charged with criminal conspiracy and murder. Framing of charges is a process after which the trial in a criminal case starts. Apart from Purohit and Sadhvi, the other accused are Major (Retd) Ramesh Upadhyay, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Sudhakar Chaturvedi and Sameer Kulkarni. All the accused were present in the court when the judge read out the charges against them. Six people were killed and over 100 injured when an explosive device strapped on a motorcycle went off near a mosque in ...
Vijay Kumar Bist sworn in as Sikkim High Court chief justice
Justice Vijai Kumar Bist was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court at Raj Bhawan here Tuesday morning. The post fell vacant following the superannuation of Justice Satish Kumar Agnihotri on June 31. Bist, a senior judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, was elevated to the post of chief justice of Sikkim High Court on the recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium. Governor Ganga Prasad administered him the oath of office at Ashirwad Hall of Raj Bhavan, in the presence of Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, cabinet ministers, MLAs and senior officials of the high court. Born on 17 September, 1957 at Powdi Garwal district in Uttarakhand, Bist received his degree in law from Allahabad University. He registered himself with the Bar Council as an advocate in 1984. Bist practised at Allahabad High Court until 2000. After the formation of the Uttarakhand, he continued his practice at Nainital. Subsequently, Bist was appointed as one of the judges in Uttarakhand High ...
Newborn dies of rat bites in Bihar ICU, says family
A nine-day-old baby died after being bitten by rats in the ICU of a government-run hospital in Bihars Darbhanga district, the family said on Tuesday.
CBI officer moves SC challenging his transfer
CBI officer A.K. Bassi, who was investigating an alleged bribery case against the investigating agency's Special Director Rakesh Asthana, on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging his transfer to Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
CBI produces before Delhi court Kumar, Prasad arrested in bribery case against Asthana
CBI produced before a Delhi court Tuesday its Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Devender Kumar and middleman Manoj Prasad, arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving the agency's Special Director Rakesh Asthana. Kumar had moved a bail application before a court here on Monday. In his bail application, moved by advocate Rahul Tyagi, Kumar termed his custody "illegal" and urged the court to set him free. Two alleged middlemen -- Manoj Prasad and Somesh Prasad -- have also been named as accused in the case. The FIR in the current case was lodged on the basis of a written complaint from Sana on October 15, wherein it was alleged that Kumar, being the IO in the case against meat exporter Moin Qureshi, was repeatedly calling the complainant to the CBI office to harass him and compel him to pay a bribe of Rs 5 crore for getting a clean chit in the case. The complaint had also said that a part of the bribe was paid by Sana.
Chikkodi fake currency racket: NIA nabs absconding accused Shukruddin Shek
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested absconding accused Shukruddin Shek from Malda in the Chikkodi Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case under Sections 489B, 489C, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The case pertains to the seizure of FICN of face value Rs. 82,000 and the subsequent arrest of three accused persons namely Dalim Mia, Ashok Kumbar and Rajendra Patil at Chikkodi area in Karnataka in a joint operation carried out by the NIA and local police on March 12.The investigation has revealed that accused Dalim Mia took the above fake currency at Farakka Railway Station from accused Shukruddin Shek carried it to Bengaluru, He then handed over the currency to Kumbar, who was subsequently nabbed with the currency. On March 06, Shek had brought FICN of face value Rs. 3.50 lakhs from Farakka and handed over the consignment of FICN to Kumbar in Bengaluru.On October 28, Shek was produced in the CJM Court in Malda and the NIA obtained his transit remand. He will ..
HC to hear Daati Maharaj's plea in sexual assault case on Nov 2
The Delhi High Court Tuesday said it would hear on November 2 plea of self-styled preacher Daati Maharaj, accused in a sexual assault case, alleging concealment of information by victim. Daati has challenged the high court's October 3 order by which the case against him was transferred to the CBI from the Delhi Police Crime Branch. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A J Bhambhani said the review petition has to be heard by the same bench and the earlier order was passed by a bench of the Chief Justice and Justice V K Rao. The court listed the matter for hearing on November 2 before the bench of Chief Justice and Justice Rao. Justice Rao was on leave Tuesday. Senior advocate N Hariharan, appearing for Daati, said the plea was initially filed before the Supreme Court which asked the self-styled preacher to approach the high court with his grievance. The counsel claimed certain facts were withheld from the court by the complainant who had concealed the chain of ...
Centre must pave way for construction of Ram temple: RSS
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) national prachar pramukh Arun Kumar on Monday said that the Supreme Court must take a decision on construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya or the central government should bring a law to pave the way for the construction.Kumar's statement comes a day after the apex court adjourned the hearing of Ayodhya title suit till January."The High Court in its decision has already accepted that it is the birthplace of Lord Ram. Facts and evidence have also proved that a structure was erected there only after the destruction of a temple and hence a temple existed there before. Sangh is of the opinion that a grand temple must be constructed at the birthplace of Lord Ram at the earliest and a land for it must be provided."He also asserted that the construction of the temple would create an atmosphere of harmony in the country. "Temple construction will create an atmosphere of goodwill and solidarity in the country. With this vision in mind, the Supreme Court must ...
5 nabbed for CRPF ambush in Manipur
Five persons, including a woman, have been arrested in connection with an ambush on a Central Reserve Poilce Force (CRPF) patrolling party on October 20 in which a trooper was killed, police said.
Asthana case: SC won't interfere in questioning of complainant
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the questioning of a complainant in a bribery case relating to CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana.