Vijayawada, June 24 (IANS) A city court on Wednesday remanded suspended police officer S.S.V.V. Nagaraju to judicial custody for 14 days in the alleged custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna (25). The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which arrested Nagaraju on Tuesday, produced him before the court, which sent him to judicial remand till July 8.Nagaraju was Circle Inspector (Station House Officer) of Krishnalanka police station, where Sai Krishna allegedly died in custody.The SIT revealed some key…
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Amaravati, June 24 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on a PIL seeking orders for a CBI probe into the alleged custodial death of 25-year-old Gade Sai Krishna.A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the High Court, seeking orders for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the disappearance of the youth after he was picked up by Krishna Lanka police in Vijayawada last month.Advocate General informed the division bench that a Spe…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of an Allahabad High Court order insofar as it imposed costs of Rs 10 lakh on the Uttar Pradesh government and its officials in a habeas corpus matter involving the alleged illegal arrest and continued incarceration of a man in Unnao district. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Sanjeev Sachdeva passed the interim order while hearing a special leave petition (SLP) filed by the Uttar Pradesh government and other …
Amaravati, June 19 (IANS) Family members of Gade Sai Krishna, who disappeared more than a month ago and is alleged to have been killed in police custody, met Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu here on Friday. The youth’s mother, Vijaya Lakshmi, appealed to the Chief Minister to conduct an investigation into her son’s disappearance and ensure justice.The Chief Minister consoled her and assured her that an impartial inquiry would be conducted into the incident.CM Naidu told the family members…
Vijayawada, June 18 (IANS): Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna at Krishna Lanka Police Station and sought strict action against all those responsible. He alleged that the case involved not only the suspended Circle Inspector but also senior police officials, including the Vijayawada Police Commissioner and the State DGP.YS Jagan visited Sai Krishna’s residence in Kri…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the operation of an Allahabad High Court judgment that had made adverse observations against Uttar Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Sanjay Prasad and directed that a copy of the judgment be sent to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) for consideration in relation to his future assignments.A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Atul S. Chandurkar passed the interim order while hearing a special leave petiti…
Jabalpur, April 27 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday strongly reprimanded the Rajasthan Police for failing to present three Congress IT cell workers who were detained in Bhopal and later taken to Rajasthan.The action relates to a viral fake letter circulated in the name of senior BJP leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.The court was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the families of the detained workers.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjeev …
Prayagraj/New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Allahabad High Court has pulled up Prayagraj police officials over the arrest and delayed release of a man in an Arms Act case, observing that their conduct amounted to contempt of the apex court’s directions governing arrests in offences punishable with up to seven years. A Division Bench of Justices Siddharth and Jai Krishna Upadhyay directed the initiation of action against erring police officials while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Sachin…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that Ladakh-based social activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is under preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA), is “fit, hale and hearty” and cannot be released on health grounds. Appearing for the Union government, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta submitted before a Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale that Wangchuk’s medical condition has been periodically reviewed and there was “not…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday cautioned against granting further adjournments in the habeas corpus petition filed by Gitanjali J. Angmo, wife of detained Ladakh-based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention under the National Security Act (NSA). After Additional Solicitor General (ASG) K.M. Nataraj, appearing for the Union government and the Union Territory of Ladakh, sought more time on the ground of his engagement in another case and suggested that the …