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New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, were arrested on Tuesday after being deported from Thailand and placed under a two-day transit remand for production in a Goa court in connection with the December 6 fire incident that killed 25 people. The brothers arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here in an Indigo flight and were immediately handed over to authorities for further legal proceedings, 10 days after the blaze tore ...Read More >
The Manipur violence that began in May 2023 claimed 260 lives ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The Supreme Court questioned why full leaked audio clips of Biren Singh were not sent to the lab * The petitioner stated only select audio clippings were sent to Gujarat's National Forensic Sciences University * NFSU reported the audio clips were tampered with and unfit for forensic voice comparison Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi ...Read More >
A special court in Port Blair rejected the bail plea of four people, one of them former Andaman and Nicobar Islands MP and Congress leader Kuldeep Rai Sharma, arrested by the ED in a Rs 500 crore cooperative bank "fraud" linked money laundering case, the agency said on Monday. On December 12, the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court dismissed the plea of Sharma, an ex-Chairman of the Andaman and Nicobar State Cooperative Bank (ANSCBL), the bank's managing director, K Murugan, loan of ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 15 (ANI): Luthra Brothers, the owner of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa, where 25 people were killed in a fire, will be deported from Thailand on Tuesday, Goa police said. Upon their arrival, officials from the central agencies will take Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra to the Patiala House Court in Delhi, from where the Goa Police will take them on transit remand. Also Read | Delhi Air Pollution: Government Directs Schools To Shift to Online Mode ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 15 (ANI): Luthra Brothers, the owner of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in North Goa, where 25 people were killed in a fire, will be deported from Thailand on Tuesday, Goa police said. Upon their arrival, officials from the central agencies will take Saurabh Luthra and Gaurav Luthra to the Patiala House Court in Delhi, from where the Goa Police will take them on transit remand. Luthra brothers are being deported from Bangkok to face charges for allegedly operat ...Read More >
Kollam (Kerala): The ED has filed a petition before the Vigilance Court here seeking copies of FIRs and other case records related to the probe into the alleged loss of gold from the Sabarimala temple. The petition sought copies of two FIRs and statements recorded by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the incident, to initiate an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)."It is prima facie satisfied that proceeds of crime are possessed by Unnikrishnan Potty (pr ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday enhanced monthly interim maintenance seven times, from Rs 50,000 to Rs 3.5 lakh, for a wife in Pune. This decision came after observing that the estranged husband approached the court with "unclean hands and lack of credibility" in a matrimonial dispute. The couple married in 1997 and separated in 2013. The husband filed for divorce in 2015, and the family court in Pune granted it in 2023 on grounds of cruelty, which the High Court stayed in appeal. There ...Read More >
Patna, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day before the second phase of polling in Bihar, a purported video of BJP MLA and Chiraiya candidate Lalbabu Prasad Gupta allegedly handing out cash to voters went viral on social media on Monday, triggering a political row. In the clip -- posted just hours ahead of voting -- Gupta is purportedly seen giving money to a woman while other locals look on. The viral video has led to uproar in the district's political circles. Following the circulation of the video ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday gave a split verdict on a plea filed by the Maharashtra government seeking a review of the court's earlier direction for setting up a special investigation team comprising police officers from both Hindu and Muslim communities to probe the communal riots that broke out in Akola in 2023. While Justice Sanjay Kumar, who authored the earlier verdict delivered on September 11, refused to review the direction, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma agreed to ...Read More >
Srinagar, Nov 4 (PTI) The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a showcause notice to Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Budgam bypolls, Aga Muntazir Mehdi, for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by conducting late-night campaign in the assembly constituency without requisite permission. However, in his response, Mehdi said there was no deliberate or wilful breach of the Commission's directions as the gathering was not a planned campaign event "but a spontaneous congregatio ...Read More >
In a recent development, Delhi Police have challenged the request for bail from Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, and others implicated in the infamous 2020 Delhi riots. Authorities argue that these individuals have been obstructing justice and allegedly orchestrated a plot against the nation. The Supreme Court has previously admonished the police for their delays in addressing the case. Opposing the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and three others booked fo ...Read More >
Dharwad, Oct 28 (UNI) The Dharwad Bench of Karnataka High Court today stayed a Home Department order issued on October 18 that prohibited gatherings of more than ten persons for peaceful civic, social or cultural activities in public places and treated such assemblies as unlawful. Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the interim order while hearing a petition filed by Punashchetana Seva Samaste, which challenged the constitutional validity of the directive. The government circular, which has drawn cr ...Read More >
The Supreme Court will hear a case concerning victims of digital arrest. Fraudsters are using forged documents to extort money from innocent people. This criminal enterprise involves impersonating judicial and probe agency officials. The court is taking stern action to unearth the full extent of these crimes. This matter strikes at the foundation of public trust in the judicial system. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a suo motu matter on victims of digital arrest who are defrauded by usi ...Read More >
The Supreme Court will hear bail pleas on Monday for activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, and others in a UAPA case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots. This follows the Delhi High Court's denial of bail, which stated that "conspiratorial" violence under the guise of protests cannot be permitted. The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 20 ...Read More >
The National Human Rights Commission has taken note of widespread reuse of cooking oil. Concerns were raised about public health risks and environmental pollution. The NHRC has directed the Union Health Ministry and FSSAI to investigate these allegations. A state-wise report is required. An action taken report is also mandated within two weeks. The NHRC has issued a notice to the Union Health Ministry and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over a complaint raising concerns on ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana high court on Friday questioned the state govt over the legality of extending the last date for receiving applications for the retail liquor (A4) shops for the licence period 2025-27, observing that the issue required detailed consideration."Prima facie, it is a case for deliberation," said Justice N Tukaramji after hearing arguments from both sides. The judge indicated to the govt that it had two options -- either proceed as per the original schedule or stay the entire ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has stated that provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (SC/ST Act) related to land dispossession cannot be invoked to prevent banks from exercising their lawful mortgage or recovery rights. Justice Sachin Datta made this observation while staying proceedings initiated by the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) against Axis Bank, its managing director, and chief executive officer. The court noted that the bank ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail of a man accused of raping a 17-year-old girl.The court stated that friendship does not give a licence to repeatedly rape, confine, or beat the girl mercilessly. "The contention on behalf of the applicant that the applicant and the complainant were friends and therefore, it could be a case of consensual relationship, cannot be accepted by this court," it added.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma noted that the accused had not joined the inv ...Read More >
A Lucknow bench said that it was of the considered view that there was no ground to interfere in the proceedings under the PMLA against the petitioners in exercise of its powers under section 482 CrPC. The bench, however, clarified that the observations of the verdict would not affect the trial proceedings, according to an order made available on Wednesday. A bench of Justice Subhash Vidyarthi passed the order recently on October 17, dismissing the petition filed by the cooperative society and ...Read More >
The Delhi High Court has said that the provisions of the SC/ST Act relating to wrongful occupation or dispossession of land belonging to people from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes cannot be used to prevent a bank from exercising its lawful mortgage rights. Justice Sachin Datta made the prima facie observation while staying the proceedings [...] The Delhi High Court has said that the provisions of the SC/ST Act relating to wrongful occupation or dispossession of land belonging to people f ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Friday denied anticipatory bail to a Panvel-based woman accused of fraudulently transferring ownership of another woman's flat into her own name under the guise of advancing a loan. Justice Amit Borkar, while rejecting the plea of Savita Dashrath Babar, observed that the case involved "misuse of confidence and abuse of legal instruments to dispossess a woman of her property." According to the prosecution, the complainant, Guljara Wali Ahmad Maniyar, was in finan ...Read More >
A devastating fire ripped through a multi-storey residential building in Navi Mumbai early Tuesday, claiming the lives of four individuals, including a six-year-old girl. The blaze, which began on the 10th floor of Raheja Residency, quickly spread to upper levels, injuring ten others. Firefighters battled the flames for hours to bring the situation under control. Four persons were killed and 10 others suffered injuries after a fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in Maharashtra ...Read More >
The rights panel has directed that the allegations made in a complaint before it is inquired into, according to the proceedings of a case before a bench of the National Human Rights Commission . The complainant alleged that "roadside vendors and hawkers/pottery sellers are being subjected to unnecessary and inhumane treatment investigation" and action by municipal authorities concerned across various cities in India, and he has sought the intervention of the NHRC in the matter. These vendors a ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court, while observing on Wednesday that a pregnant woman was unnecessarily subjected to a C-section delivery a month before the due date, summoned her gynaecologist for the first time. The child, born in Feb 2018, died in Dec 2023 after prolonged illness. The child's father filed a case in 2021 citing medical negligence by the private hospital and four doctors, including the gynaecologist. In Aug 2019, Delhi Medical Council removed the doctor's name from the state medical reg ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 18 (ANI): The Additional Sessions Court in Pune has discharged Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Jitendra Awhad of all charges related to the 2016 Fergusson College violence case, citing a lack of evidence. The order, passed by Additional Sessions Judge Aniruddha Subhash Gandhi on October 13, stated that there was "insufficient evidence to frame charges" against the legislator. The court also held that the earlier order of the Judicial Magistrate First Cla ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday sought to know from the ministry of home affairs and CBI what pan-India action was required to unearth cybercrime syndicates extorting money from people, especially senior citizens, by threatening them with digital arrest."We are of the prima facie view that stern action on panIndia basis with coordinated efforts between central (agencies) and state police is required to unearth the full extent of this criminal enterprise involving forgery of judicial documents ...Read More >
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The total assets discovered so far in the case of retired excise officer Dharmendra Bhadoria reached nearly 25 crores on Friday. The Lokayukta, special police establishment, Indore opened one of the four bank lockers of the family. This locker belongs to the accused's son and his wife in which gold worth Rs 79 lakh was stored. The gold was seized. SP Lokayukta Rajesh Kumar Sahay said that as part of the investigation, a bank locker belonging to the accused's son Suryan ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Cautioning high courts, and itself, against routinely ordering CBI probes, Supreme Court on Thursday said courts should invoke their power to direct an inquiry by the central agency as a last resort in an exceptional situation.A bench of justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi set aside Allahabad high court's order directing a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in the recruitment process for UP legislative council staff, saying the order was passed by HC on the basis of some doub ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took serious note of the digital arrest of a senior citizen couple, on the basis of forged orders of the apex court and probe agencies by fraudsters to extort Rs 1.05 crore, and issued notice to the Centre, Central Bureau of Inverstigation (CBI) and others after registering a suo motu case relating to digital arrests scams resulting into defrauding of senior citizens of their life savings. The matter came up before a bench comprising Justices Surya Kant an ...Read More >
Mumbai: The sessions court has rejected the bail plea of the CEO of Virgo Specialties Pvt Ltd (Virgo), Ketan Kadam, the alleged "mastermind" of the Rs 65 crore financial fraud linked to the BMC Mithi river desilting contracts. Refusing to grant bail in parity with his co-accused Jay Joshi, the judge said Kadam's role was much more serious as he has a direct involvement in the crime and has managed money received from the contractors in his shell companies. "He had played a role since prior to se ...Read More >
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