Mathura, March 26 (IANS) An undertrial prisoner lodged in a district jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura died by suicide after allegedly being distressed over not getting bail, officials said on Thursday. The prisoner succumbed during treatment, triggering panic within the jail administration and prompting an inquiry into the incident.The deceased has been identified as Suresh, a resident of Govardhan, who had been lodged in the district jail since May 2025, in a case registered under the provisions…
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New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday met revered saint Premanand Maharaj at his Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj Ashram in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, engaging in spiritual discourse and seeking his blessings. The meeting marked a key highlight of the President’s ongoing three‑day visit to Uttar Pradesh, where she is participating in religious ceremonies and public engagements.Arriving at the ashram early in the morning under tight security arrangements, President Murmu was we…
Kollam, March 19 (IANS) In the controversial Sabarimala gold theft case, two more accused Pankaj Bhandari and Govardhan were granted bail by the trial court at Kollam on Thursday.They were granted statutory bail after the prosecution failed to file a chargesheet within the stipulated time.The Kollam Vigilance Court allowed their release, noting that the mandatory 90 day remand period had expired without progress in filing the final report.With this, the total number of accused who have secured b…
Mathura, Feb 17 (IANS) Religious and political tensions have intensified in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Holi festival, with Dinesh Sharma, also known as Falahari Maharaj, the main petitioner in the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi and Shahi Eidgah Mosque dispute case, writing a letter to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath seeking ban on Muslims selling gulal during the festival of colours. In his letter, Falahari Maharaj made serious allegations, claiming that anti-Hindu elements could mix harmful impurities…
Kollam (Kerala), Feb 11 (IANS) A vigilance court in Kerala’s Kollam on Wednesday granted statutory bail to former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President and Commissioner N. Vasu in the Sabarimala gold misappropriation case.The relief comes after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) failed to file a charge sheet within 90 days of his arrest, a lapse that legally entitled the accused to default bail.Vasu, arrested on November 11, 2025, is the third accused in the alleged gold-plating irregulari…
Kollam (Kerala), Feb 10 (IANS) The Kerala High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday strongly opposed the bail plea of jailed Sabarimala temple tantri Kantarar Rajeevar before the Kollam Vigilance Court, citing the accumulation of “huge and disproportionate wealth” and his alleged long-standing association with the prime accused in the Sabarimala gold heist case.Arguing that bail should not be granted “under any circumstances”, the SIT informed the court that the tantri had…
Kochi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday came down heavily in the Sabarimala gold heist case, observing that what occurred at Sabarimala amounted to an organised plunder and that the accused had acted in concert to loot the assets of Lord Ayyappa.Justice A. Badharudeen made these remarks while dismissing the bail pleas of former Travancore Devaswom Board president A. Padmakumar and co-accused Govardhan and Murari Babu.The order was issued on petitions that had earlier been reserve…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 21 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s late-night raids across three states have marked a significant escalation in the Sabarimala gold heist probe, with the central agency for the first time entering the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) headquarters and seizing key records.The coordinated operation, conducted at 21 locations linked to 22 individuals — including 13 accused currently in judicial custody — has sent shockwaves through Kerala’s political and administrat…
Bengaluru, Jan 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was conducting simultaneous raids in Karnataka’s Bengaluru and Ballari in connection with the sensational theft case of 4.5 kilograms of gold from the famous Sabarimala Ayyappa Swamy temple in Kerala. The raids were being carried out at the residences and properties of the main accused, Unnikrishnan Potti, and other trustees, officials said on Tuesday.Raids are underway at the Roddam Jewellery shop in Ballari and at the premises of its ow…
Kochi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday issued a scathing rebuke of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) handling the Sabarimala gold theft case over its failure to arrest accused K.P. Sankaradas.The bench noted that Sankaradas, a former member of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), has been hospitalised since being named as an accused and that his son, a top police official, accompanied him to the hospital, questioning the legitimacy of the reasons given for his non-arrest.The cri…