Bhopal, July 14 (IANS) A Bhopal district court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of former district judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh till July 28 in the Twisha Sharma death case after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed the court that the two accused had not cooperated during the collection of their voice samples. The hearing was conducted through video conferencing amid heavy security at the court premises.The CBI sought extension of the judicial custody, inf…
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Guwahati, July 13 (IANS) AIUDF chief and Binnakandi MLA Badruddin Ajmal on Monday criticised a parliamentary panel’s reported recommendation to suspend, instead of remove, a Prime Minister or Chief Minister who remains in judicial custody for 30 days, alleging that political leaders would never introduce laws that could be used against themselves. Reacting to the proposal, Ajmal questioned its intent and said the political class lacks the will to ensure accountability among elected representativ…
Pune, July 7 (IANS) A new twist has emerged in Pune’s Lohagad Fort murder case, with sources claiming that the prime accused, Siya Goyal, had allegedly entered into a secret marriage with her boyfriend, Chetan Chaudhary, several months before her planned wedding to businessman Ketan Agarwal. According to NDTV sources, Goyal and Chaudhary are believed to have registered their marriage around four months ago, despite Goyal getting engaged to Agarwal in February. Agarwal, a 25-year-old Pune-based r…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Fresh findings in the investigation into the alleged murder of Ketan Agarwal have revealed that the two accused, Siya Goyal and her alleged lover Chetan Chaudhary, used coded language and nicknames to communicate, in an attempt to evade surveillance after the crime, police sources said. Police also claim that in an alleged Snapchat conversation between Siya and one of her friends that has surfaced during the probe, she chillingly stated that the “wedding is never going t…
Bhopal, June 30 (IANS) A special court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of retired judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh, the two accused in the death case of model-actress Twisha Sharma, till July 14.Both accused were produced before the court through video conferencing from Bhopal Central Jail.The court passed the order after the expiry of their earlier judicial remand.Following the hearing, both were directed to remain in judicial custody till the next date of hearing.The Cen…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined an urgent hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored probe and forensic audit into the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust over alleged financial irregularities linked to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. When the matter was mentioned before a Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Sheel Nagu, the PIL litigant pressed for an urgent listing, saying the allega…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Commenting on the controversy surrounding the alleged misappropriation of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Dr. Vaishnavi Jagdamba Nandgiri, Mahamandaleshwar of the Kinnar Akhara and Juna Akhara on Saturday said the matter requires an impartial investigation and that whoever is found guilty must be punished. Speaking to IANS, Dr. Vaishnavi Jagdamba Nandgiri said, “Whether it is the Chief Minister, the Prime Minister, or the President, whoever intervenes in this ma…
Ayodhya, June 26 (IANS) All eight individuals arrested in connection with alleged misappropriation of donations and offerings at the Ram Mandir were remanded to three-day judicial custody on Friday. They will stay in jail till June 29 and will be produced before the city court again on Monday. The police are now preparing to seek police remand to interrogate the accused and ascertain how they hatched and executed a plan to embezzle the devotees’ donations, running into crores.According to the …
Jaipur, June 22 (IANS) A female student who was caught allegedly using a mobile phone to cheat during the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) re-examination on Sunday was produced before a court on Monday, which remanded her to judicial custody and sent her to jail.During the hearing at the designated court in Jaipur, police did not seek her custodial remand.The accused, Himanshi Tiwari, a resident of Gujar Ki Thadi, appeared before the court on Monday. After the hearing, she attempted…
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) A 25-year-old Mumbai resident with a criminal record has been arrested for allegedly subjecting his wife to severe physical and mental abuse following a domestic dispute, police said, adding that he not only assaulted her inside their home but also tracked her down after she escaped and allegedly attacked her again. According to investigators, the accused, identified as Arbaaz Syed, became violent after an argument with his wife. He allegedly confined her inside their resid…