Guwahati, May 29 (IANS) Assam Advocate General Devajit Saikia on Friday cited multiple grounds while opposing the bail plea of festival organiser and prime accused Shyamkanu Mahanta in Assam’s iconic musician Zubeen Garg’s death probe, stating that the accused could abscond if granted bail by the court. The Gauhati High Court rejected the bail plea of Shyamkanu Mahanta on Friday. Earlier, a Fast Track Court had also dismissed Mahanta’s bail application in connection with the sensational case t…
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Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) Cyberabad police continued questioning Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son Bandi Bhageerath in a POCSO case for the third day on Friday. MoS Bandi Sanjay’s son will be produced before a trial court at Malkajgiri later in the day today.A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was questioning him at Pet Basheerabad Police Station, where the case was registered against him on May 8.The SIT, led by Deputy Commissioner of Police Ritiraj, is reported…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) sexual harassment and alleged forced conversion case, has filed a second chargesheet in Maharashtra’s Nashik court, detailing allegations of exploitation and religious coercion. Officials said the chargesheet filed on Thursday pertains to eight FIRs registered at the Mumbai Naka Police Station under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The accused named in the chargeshee…
Guwahati, May 26 (IANS) The hearing in the case linked to death probe of iconic Assamese singer Zubeen Garg continued on Tuesday, with a Fast Track Court in Guwahati framing charges against seven accused people.The court of Fast Track Judge Sharmila Bhuyan framed charges after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defence sides in connection with the case.Public prosecutor Ziaur Kamar, speaking to reporters after the hearing, said the court was satisfied with the submissions made durin…
Bhopal, May 25 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday heard petitions filed by the State Government and Twisha Sharma’s father seeking the cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to Giribala Singh, the deceased’s mother-in-law and a former district and sessions judge. A single-judge bench presided over by Justice Devanarayan Mishra took up both petitions together.The petitions argue that Giribala Singh is not cooperating with the ongoing investigation in the high-profile dowry deat…
Bhopal, May 24 (IANS) In a significant development in the high-profile Twisha Sharma death case, a four-member forensic team from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi completed the second post-mortem examination of Twisha Sharma’s body, which had been kept in the AIIMS Bhopal mortuary, on Sunday. The second autopsy, which lasted nearly three to four hours, was conducted under strict scientific protocols and was fully videographed to ensure transparency.Following the autopsy, the…
Gandhinagar, May 24 (IANS) Aravalli District Congress President Arun Patel has been arrested by Gandhinagar Police in connection with a multi-crore investment fraud case involving Shoutspace Digital Private Limited, marking the latest development in an alleged financial scam centred on “terabyte space” investments that investigators say misled many investors across Gujarat. According to the police on Saturday, the case originated from operations conducted at WTC Complex in Ratanpur village under…
Nashik, May 22 (IANS) The Nashik Police filed a 1,500-page chargesheet on Friday against the accused in the sexual harassment case involving the Nashik BPO unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). A total of nine FIRs have been registered against the accused. Of these, a chargesheet has currently been filed in only one case. An official statement issued by the team of Nashik Police Commissioner Sandeep Karnik revealed that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) — which is probing the allegations …
Guwahati, May 22 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court is scheduled to hear the bail plea of Shyamkanu Mahanta on Friday, an accused in the death of Assamese music icon Zubeen Garg. This will be the second hearing on Mahanta’s bail application before the bench of Justice Mitali Thakuria.During the first hearing held on May 15, the court had directed the concerned parties to submit an additional affidavit by May 18.Mahanta, known as the organiser of the popular Northeast festival, has been lodged in ja…
Singrauli, May 19 (IANS) The Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Singrauli on Tuesday claimed that they have rescued a two-year-old girl who was abducted from the Baidhan Bus Stand and brought her back safely from Jharkhand within 36 hours of the complaint. The incident occurred on May 16.The girl’s father lodged a complaint at the Baidhan Police Station, saying that he was sleeping with his daughter at the bus stand.”When the girl’s father woke up late at night, her daughter was reportedly missing,” acc…