Nashik, May 15 (IANS) A Sessions Court in Maharashtra’s Nashik on Friday rejected the bail applications of five accused currently lodged in judicial custody in connection with a sensitive case involving allegations of atrocities, religious coercion, harassment and hurting of religious sentiments linked to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).With the court declining to grant relief, all five accused will continue to remain lodged in the Central Jail pending further investigation.The accused — Ashw…
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New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two more accused in connection with the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, taking the total number of people arrested so far to seven, officials said on Thursday.The two newly arrested accused have been identified as Dhananjay Lokhanda, a resident of Ahilyanagar, and Manisha Waghmare from Pune, both in Maharashtra.Their arrests came during extensive searches conducted by the agency at 14 locations across the count…
Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) NCP(SP) legislator Rohit Pawar on Thursday intensified his demand for a CBI probe into the fatal plane crash of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, which occurred on January 28, and challenged Dy CM Sunetra Pawar to use her influence within the Mahayuti alliance to ensure the case is officially handed over to the Central agency.Rohit Pawar, who is Ajit Pawar’s nephew, in a post on the social media platform X, has set a “challenge” for Sunetra Pawar to get…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that the Simhastha Kumbh Mela at Nashik-Trimbakeshwar was an opportunity for the state to set an ideal example of public service, adding that funds would not be a problem for its successful organisation.He announced a fund of Rs 5 crore for each Akhada to ensure all facilities for the Akhadas, Rs 15 lakh each for smaller institutions, payment of electricity bills of Akhadas through the authority, and compensatio…
Nashik, May 13 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team on Wednesday said that self-styled godman Ashok Kharat used claims of “divine powers” and death threats against victims’ families to facilitate sexual exploitation. Evidence suggests the accused used sleight-of-hand tricks under the cover of darkness at the Ishaneshwar Temple complex to foster a false belief in his supernatural abilities.The accused allegedly leveraged the religious sentiments of victims, using items like pebbles and rud…
Pune, May 13 (IANS) After a controversy erupted due to cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 examination over the alleged paper leak, Maharashtra Pradesh Youth Congress President Shivraj More on Wednesday remarked that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has turned into “Non-Trustable Agency”.The NTA is responsible for conducting the national-level examination for admission to undergraduate medical courses.More said: “National Testing Agency has now become a non-trustable agency because this problem of pap…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) The investigation into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case intensified on Wednesday as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took three suspects into custody for questioning from Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar district, while a woman was detained from Pune and later handed over to the central agency for further investigation.Officials said the three suspects are currently being interrogated at the Ahilyanagar Superintendent of Police’s office. Sources indicated that the accused…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday produced Shubham Khairnar, who was arrested in connection with the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, before the Killa Court in Mumbai, where the court remanded him to two days of transit custody. Officials said the accused will now be produced before a Delhi court on Thursday as the agency intensifies its investigation into the nationwide examination leak case.During the hearing, the CBI informed the court that seve…
Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is interrogating 57 people across the state as it launched a major operation on Wednesday targeting individuals linked to or associated with Pakistan-based gangster networks, including the Shahzad Bhatti gang and the Dogra gang, officials said. According to officials, coordinated ATS raids began at around 8 a.m. across multiple locations in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nalasopara, Mira Road, Akola, Nanded, Nashik, a…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 (IANS) The widening investigation into the NEET question paper leak has now cast a shadow over Kerala, with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the possible involvement of students from two districts in the state.Investigators suspect that a ‘model question paper’, allegedly prepared from the leaked original NEET paper, had reached several students in Kerala days before the examination.The Kerala connection surfaced after the Rajasthan Police handed o…