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Post-poll violence: CBI arrests TMC leader in Bengal's Birbhum district

The CB has arrested Ravi Baske, a local TMC leader in Birbhum district, in connection with its investigation into the murder of BJP worker Gaurav Sarkar, sources in the agency said

Court denies bail to Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar in murder case

A Delhi court on Tuesday denied bail to Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar in the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case. Additional Sessions Judge Shivaji Anand refused to grant relief to Kumar after hearing the arguments of both the prosecution and defense at length. Kumar had sought relief from the court asserting that police built a false case against him and presented a "guilty image" of him. The 38-year-old wrestler was arrested on May 23 and is lodged in jail since June 2, 2021. Kumar, along with others, allegedly assaulted former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar and his friends at the stadium in May over an alleged property dispute. Dhankar succumbed to the injuries later. According to the post-mortem report, he died due to the cerebral damage resulting from blunt object impact.

CBI takes over Mahant death investigation, lodges FIR: Report

A five-member team form the CBI arrived in Prayagraj on Thursday to initiate the process of investigations.

Court takes cognizance of charge sheet filed against Sushil in murder case

A Delhi court on Friday took cognizance of the charge sheet filed against Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar and 12 others in Sagar Dhankar murder case

Supreme Court seeks report from Jharkhand govt in judge murder case

The Supreme Court Friday took suo motu cognizance of the unfortunate sad demise of a judge in gruesome incident of being allegedly mowed down by a vehicle while on morning jog on July 28 at Dhanbad and sought a status report within a week from Jharkhand's Chief Secretary and the DGP on probe, saying reports and video clippings suggested it was not a case of simplicitor road accident. This gruesome incident has been widely reported in newspapers, and video clippings of the incident are also being circulated on social media platforms, suggesting that it was not a case of simplicitor road accident, said a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said. While making it very clear that it was not interfering in the proceedings going on before the High Court of Jharkhand, the bench said it was taking suo motu cognizance of the matter as incidents of attacks on judicial officers and the legal fraternity are happening across country. Having regard to the seriousness of the issue and its ...

Two arrested in Dhanbad Judge death case; heavy autorickshaw recovered

The arrests were made following the recovery of the three-wheeler involved in the incident

Sagar Dhankar murder: Delhi Police chargesheet likely in first week of Aug

Delhi Police is likely to submit its first chargesheet in the Sagar Dhankar murder case in the first week of August, Crime Branch sources said on Wednesday

Ariel Henry appointed new Prime Minister of Haiti amid political turmoil

Amid political turmoil caused by the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, Ariel Henry on Tuesday was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Haiti.

Ex-Haitian official ordered President Jovonel Moise's killing: Colombia

A former official of the Haitian Ministry of Justice ordered the assassination of the country's President Jovenel Moise, Colombian authorities said

Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui killed in Afghanistan's Kandahar province

Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize winner Indian photojournalist, has been killed in Afghanistan while covering fighting between Afghan troops and the Taliban. "Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend, Danish Seddiqi in Kandahar last night (Thursday). The Indian Journalist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize was embedded with Afghan security forces," Afghanistan's Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay tweeted on Friday. "I met him 2 weeks ago before his departure to Kabul. Condolences to his family & Reuters," Mamundzay said. Siddiqui, in his early 40s, was killed during clashes in Spin Boldak district in Kandahar, Tolo News quoted sources as saying. The Indian journalist was covering the situation in Kandahar over the last few days. Siddiqui was based in Mumbai. He had received the Pulitzer Prize as part of the Photography staff of Reuters news agency. Danish graduated with a degree in Economics from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi. He had a degree in Mass Communicatio

Haiti police chief links Venezuelan businessman to assassination plot

Haiti's police chief accused a Venezuelan businessman who owns a security company in Florida of travelling to Haiti numerous times as part of a plot to assassinate President Jovenel Moise

Haitian arrested as alleged tie to assassination masterminds: Police chief

Haiti's police chief announced that officers have arrested a Haitian man accused of flying into the country on a private jet

Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated at home

Moise was assassinated after a group of unidentified people attacked his private residence

Haiti President Moise's killing draws condemnation, calls for calm

Moise was killed in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday

Bombay HC to pronounce verdict in Gulshan Kumar murder case today

The Bombay High Court will pronounce the verdict in the Gulshan Kumar murder case at 10.30 am today.A bench of Justices Jadhav and Borkar will pronounce its verdict in the case.A total of four appeals are listed in the High Court. Three appeals are against the conviction of accused Rauf Merchant, Rakesh Chanchaya Pinnam and Rakesh Khaokar, while another has been filed by the Maharashtra government against the acquittal of Ramesh Taurani. He was acquitted on the charges of abetment to murder.Gulshan Kumar, the founder of the T-Series music label and a Bollywood movie producer, was killed on August 19, 1997, in Juhu. Several people were arrested and prosecuted in his murder cases.

Antilia case-Hiran murder: NIA raids ex-cop Pradeep Sharma's Mumbai house

The agency conducted a raid at former encounter specialist's residence in suburban Andheri in connection with its probe into the Antilia' bomb scare case and Mansukh Hiran's murder

Delhi court extends judicial custody of Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar

The custody has been extended till June 25

Murder case: Sushil Kumar's arms licence suspended, says Delhi Police

The arms licence of wrestler Sushil Kumar, who has been arrested in connection with the murder of wrestler Sagar Dhankar at Chhatrasal Stadium, has been suspended

Chhatrasal stadium murder: Another associate of Sushil Kumar arrested

Delhi Police on Friday arrested another wrestler in connection with the alleged murder of Sagar Dhankar

Delhi police records statements of 8 eye-witnesses in Dhankar murder case

They were also interrogated regarding the involvement of Olympian Sushil Kumar in the murder of 23-year-old budding wrestler Sagar Dhankar