Indore, April 1 (IANS) The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint against Ram Patidar, proprietor of M/s Narmada Sheit Grih, and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in Indore. In a press note issued on Wednesday, the agency said it has requested the Special Court (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) to issue notices to Ram Patidar and other accused persons on March 31, 2026.The development follows an investigation based o…
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Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) A CBI court in Lucknow has convicted and sentenced six individuals to two years’ imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 10,000 each in a wildlife smuggling case involving tiger and leopard body parts, an official statement said on Tuesday.The convicts — Mumtaj Ahmad, Jaibun Nisha, Ajij Ullah, Waheed, Sartaj and Majeed — were found guilty by the court on March 30, the statement added. The case relates to a major recovery made during the investigation, in which a large q…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has acquitted two men who had been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, holding that the prosecution’s case rested on an unreliable sole eyewitness whose testimony suffered from material inconsistencies and did not inspire confidence. A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Madhu Jain allowed the appeals filed by Virender alias Bablu and Vikas alias Tinku against their conviction by a Rohini court, which had sentenced them to lif…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Student activist Sharjeel Imam is set to surrender before Tihar Jail authorities on Monday upon the expiry of the 10-day interim bail granted to him by a Delhi court in connection with the alleged larger conspiracy behind the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Imam had been granted interim bail by the Karkardooma Court from March 20 to March 30 to attend his younger brother’s wedding and to take care of his ailing mother, subject to stringent conditions.Additional Sessions…
Ratlam, March 28 (IANS) In yet another road mishap on the busy Ratlam-Indore four-lane highway in Madhya Pradesh, four persons sustained grievous injuries when a private bus they were travelling in rammed into a moving truck in Dharad village on Saturday. The incident occurred around 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the Dharad four-lane crossing bridge.According to preliminary police investigation, the bus was attempting to overtake another vehicle at high speed when it rammed into the rear of a slowly movi…
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against Reliance Telecom Ltd., its then Directors Satish Seth and Gautam B. Doshi, along with unknown public servants and others, in connection with an alleged bank fraud case involving State Bank of India (SBI) amounting to Rs 114.98 crore.According to officials, the agency has invoked charges of criminal conspiracy and cheating under the Indian Penal Code, along with provisions related to criminal misconduc…
Guwahati, March 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Guwahati Zonal Office, has provisionally attached immovable properties worth around Rs 55.33 lakh in connection with a large-scale fraud linked to the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) scheme in Assam, officials said on Wednesday. The attached properties belong to Mobzzil Hussain Barbhuiya, proprietor of Shifa Hospital and Research Centre in Hailakandi district. The action was taken under the provisions of the …
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan over comments made in support of a terrorist organisation and its members, stressing that Islamabad has no locus standi to speak on matters related to India and its judicial processes. New Delhi’s strong reaction came after Pakistan Foreign Office issued a statement on the awarding of a life imprisonment sentence to Kashmiri separatist leader Asiya Andrabi.Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Paki…
Indore, March 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s Indore Sub-Zonal Office has provisionally attached three immovable properties valued at around Rs 4 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with a significant bank fraud case. The attached assets are agricultural lands located in Dhar and Khargone districts of Madhya Pradesh. The action targets Ram Patidar, proprietor of M/s Narmada Sheit Grih based in Dhar. The ED launched its probe following an FI…
Gandhinagar, March 24 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Tuesday argued in the Gujarat Assembly that the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) was essential to address legal inequalities faced by women. Speaking during the discussion after the legislation was tabled by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Sanghavi said disparities arising from personal laws had created situations where women struggled to secure justice.“Our Constitution ensures legal rights to everyone,” he said, adding t…