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Unable to arrest TV anchor, Chhattisgarh cops to return; seek legal options

Unable to arrest TV anchor, Chhattisgarh cops to return; seek legal options

Rediff.com7 Jul 2022

The 11-member team from Raipur, led by a deputy superintendent of police, landed in Ghaziabad on Tuesday morning to arrest Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan. The anchor and others have been booked for airing the misleading video on his show on July 1.

Maha chemist murder: Officials suspect role of ISIS-inspired killers

Maha chemist murder: Officials suspect role of ISIS-inspired killers

Rediff.com7 Jul 2022

The perpetrators of the killing of a pharmacist in Maharashtra's Amravati might have been 'self inspired' by the violence carried out by the dreaded Middle East group Islamic State (ISIS) and the investigators are trying to ascertain if they have links with any terror outfit, officials said.

Malik conspired with Dawood's sister to grab land: Court

Malik conspired with Dawood's sister to grab land: Court

Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

Prima facie, there was evidence to indicate that there was a 'conspiracy' between Hasina Parkar (Ibrahim's sister), Salim Patel (alleged associate of Ibrahim) and Malik to grab the land owned by Munira Plumber and her mother Mariyum Goawala, said R N Rokade, special judge for cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Mumbai Police summons CBI chief in phone-tapping data leak case

Mumbai Police summons CBI chief in phone-tapping data leak case

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

Jaiswal has been asked to be present to record his statement on October 14, the police official said.

Rajyavardhan Rathore booked for 'misleading' video of Rahul Gandhi

Rajyavardhan Rathore booked for 'misleading' video of Rahul Gandhi

Rediff.com3 Jul 2022

A first information report (FIR) was registered in Jaipur on Saturday night against a TV news anchor, Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Rajyavardhan Rathore and others for allegedly spreading falsehood by doctoring Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comment in Kerala to appear as if it was a remark on the Udaipur tailor's murder.

25 booked in UP's Moradabad over namaaz in open space

25 booked in UP's Moradabad over namaaz in open space

Rediff.com29 Aug 2022

The police have lodged a first information report (FIR) against 25 people in Moradabad after they offered namaaz at an open space that, they claimed, was the private property of some of them.

MP cop defends stripping journalist semi-naked at police station

MP cop defends stripping journalist semi-naked at police station

Rediff.com8 Apr 2022

Speaking to the reporters, Station House Officer Manoj Soni said, "A photo that is going viral in which it is being said that all the people are journalists. I want to make it clear that all of them are not journalists, only one of them is (YouTuber). Rest are the friends, and relatives of the accused."

Why is Madhavan in a FIX?

Why is Madhavan in a FIX?

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

Dr S Nambi Narayanan, the retired Indian Space Research Organisation scientist whose bio-pic the film is, has tested positive for COVID-19.

CBI doesn't name Sisodia in first excise case charge sheet

CBI doesn't name Sisodia in first excise case charge sheet

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

The central probe agency has got an alleged 'close associate' of Sisodia -- Dinesh Arora -- to spill beans by turning approver in the case, they said.

Medha Patkar booked over alleged 'misuse of funds'

Medha Patkar booked over alleged 'misuse of funds'

Rediff.com12 Jul 2022

As per the complaint, cash worth more than Rs 1.5 crore, whose audit for withdrawal and expenditure remained unclear, has been recovered during the probe.

RPG fired at police station in Punjab, DGP alleges Pak hand

RPG fired at police station in Punjab, DGP alleges Pak hand

Rediff.com10 Dec 2022

The projectile, fired by some unidentified people, hit the Saanjh Kendra adjoining the Sarhali police station on the Amritsar-Bathinda highway on Friday night.

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested in graft case

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested in graft case

Rediff.com17 Sep 2022

The Anti-Corruption Branch on Friday arrested Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan after conducting raids at premises linked to him in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board recruitment, officials said.

'Fertiliser scam': CBI books Rajasthan CM's brother, 14 others

'Fertiliser scam': CBI books Rajasthan CM's brother, 14 others

Rediff.com17 Jun 2022

The CBI has registered a case related to the alleged diversion of fertilisers meant for farmers against Agrasen Gehlot, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's brother, and 14 others, and carried out searches at his Jodhpur home and 16 other locations in three states, officials said.

2 SPs transferred, six cops suspended for Gujarat hooch tragedy

2 SPs transferred, six cops suspended for Gujarat hooch tragedy

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

The Gujarat home department on Thursday transferred the superintendents of police of Botad and Ahmedabad and suspended six other cops following the death of 42 people after consumption of spurious liquor, an official said.

SC to hear bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad on Sep 1

SC to hear bail plea of activist Teesta Setalvad on Sep 1

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia, which was to take up the plea for hearing at 3.45 pm, adjourned the matter to September 1 due to paucity of time.

Oral sex with minor not 'aggravated sexual assault': Allahabad HC

Oral sex with minor not 'aggravated sexual assault': Allahabad HC

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

Observing that 'oral sex' with a minor does not come under the 'aggravated sexual assault' category in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Allahabad high court has reduced the jail term of a man convicted of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy from 10 years to seven years.

Thane police website hacked, message seeks 'apology to all Muslims'

Thane police website hacked, message seeks 'apology to all Muslims'

Rediff.com14 Jun 2022

Unidentified hackers gained access to the website of Thane police in Maharashtra and uploaded a message demanding apology to Muslims "all over the world", the police said on Tuesday.

KCR parades party MLAs, says BJP offering Rs 100 crore each

KCR parades party MLAs, says BJP offering Rs 100 crore each

Rediff.com30 Oct 2022

Addressing a poll rally at bypoll-bound Munugode Rao segment, Rao referred to the TRS MLAs case and said 'brokers' from Delhi came and attempted to bribe the MLAs by offering Rs 100 crore each.

Dalit man forced to rub nose at Raj temple for insulting Hindu gods

Dalit man forced to rub nose at Raj temple for insulting Hindu gods

Rediff.com23 Mar 2022

A first information report (FIR) was registered against 11 persons on Tuesday night and two of them have been arrested.

Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar remanded in judicial custody in Gujarat riots case

Teesta Setalvad, Sreekumar remanded in judicial custody in Gujarat riots case

Rediff.com2 Jul 2022

The two were produced before metropolitan magistrate SP Patel after their police custody ended.

Filmmaker Avinash Das granted bail in Amit Shah photo row

Filmmaker Avinash Das granted bail in Amit Shah photo row

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

Metropolitan Magistrate M V Chauhan granted bail to Das on the condition that he shall remain present before the Ahmedabad Crime Branch during the first week of every month until the charge sheet is filed.

Brother alleges Sonali Phogat was murdered by her aides in Goa

Brother alleges Sonali Phogat was murdered by her aides in Goa

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

The brother of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sonali Phogat has filed a formal complaint with the Goa Police, claiming that she was murdered by two of her associates.

Delhi excise case: ED arrests AAP leader, Hyderabad businessman

Delhi excise case: ED arrests AAP leader, Hyderabad businessman

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Aam Aadmi Party communication in-charge Vijay Nair and businessman Abhishek Boinpally in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe into the Delhi Excise policy that was scraped following corruption allegations, official sources said Monday.

Court rejects pre-arrest bail of filmmaker Avinash Das in Amit Shah pic case

Court rejects pre-arrest bail of filmmaker Avinash Das in Amit Shah pic case

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

Rejecting Das's plea, the court observed that it appeared that Shah's photo was shared with the intention of defaming him and tarnishing his image, and it clearly suggested "mens rea" (intention/knowledge of wrongdoing).

MP: Man whose house razed for stone-pelting was in jail on Ram Navami

MP: Man whose house razed for stone-pelting was in jail on Ram Navami

Rediff.com15 Apr 2022

Police officials conceded that Shahbaz, the accused, was in fact in prison on April 10, but justified the demolition claiming he was a 'listed criminal of the area'.

UP court orders FIR against Salman Khurshid over his book

UP court orders FIR against Salman Khurshid over his book

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

A court in Lucknow ordered on Wednesday to register a first information report (FIR) against senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid for comparing the 'Sanatan' Hindu religion with the Boko Haram and Islamic State (ISIS) terror outfits in his book titled Sunrise Over Ayodhya: Nationhood in Our Times.

CBI summons Sisodia for questioning in excise case, AAP fears arrest

CBI summons Sisodia for questioning in excise case, AAP fears arrest

Rediff.com16 Oct 2022

The AAP claimed that Sisodia would be arrested on Monday and alleged the move was initiated in view of the forthcoming assembly elections in Gujarat where it is in a direct contest with the BJP.

Chargesheet filed against Teesta for 'fabricating evidence' in Gujarat riots cases

Chargesheet filed against Teesta for 'fabricating evidence' in Gujarat riots cases

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

A special investigation team (SIT) on Wednesday submitted a charge sheet against activist Teesta Setalvad, retired director general of police R B Sreekumar and former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in a case of alleged fabrication of evidence in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots cases.

Lakhimpur case: SIT charges MoS Mishra's son, 13 others

Lakhimpur case: SIT charges MoS Mishra's son, 13 others

Rediff.com3 Jan 2022

The Special Investigation Team investigating the Lakhimpur violence case has filed a chargesheet on Monday in which one accused was added taking the tally of arrested accused to 14.

Man who peed on Air India co-passenger held, sent to 14-day custody

Man who peed on Air India co-passenger held, sent to 14-day custody

Rediff.com7 Jan 2023

A Delhi court on Saturday sent Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on a woman co-passenger on an Air India flight, to judicial remand for 14 days while rejecting a plea by police for his custody.

Ink attack on woman who accused Rajasthan minister's son of rape

Ink attack on woman who accused Rajasthan minister's son of rape

Rediff.com12 Jun 2022

The attack took place on Saturday when the woman and her mother came to Delhi from Jaipur for some work, they said, adding that a first information report (FIR) has been registered.

Hunt on for 2 men who 'shielded' Kanjhawala accused

Hunt on for 2 men who 'shielded' Kanjhawala accused

Rediff.com6 Jan 2023

Eighteen teams are working in the investigation of the case and all angles are being probed, it said.

Mumbai cops get text with '26/11-like' attack threat from Pak number

Mumbai cops get text with '26/11-like' attack threat from Pak number

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

Mumbai police has received text messages warning of a '26/11-like' attack on the city from a phone number with Pakistan's country code and a person has been detained in this connection, officials said on Saturday.

Lakhimpur: Ashish Mishra surrenders, sent back to jail

Lakhimpur: Ashish Mishra surrenders, sent back to jail

Rediff.com24 Apr 2022

Jail Superintendent P P Singh said Ashish will be kept in a separate barrack in the jail due to security reasons.

Now, ED may launch money laundering probe into Delhi excise policy

Now, ED may launch money laundering probe into Delhi excise policy

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) may initiate a money laundering investigation over the framing and execution of the Aam Aadmi Party government's excise policy, official sources said on Friday after the Central Bureau of Investigation raided Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others in the matter.

Home ministry orders CBI probe into Sonali Phogat's death

Home ministry orders CBI probe into Sonali Phogat's death

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

The Union home ministry on Monday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the death of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sonali Phogat, officials said.

NSA imposed on two accused in Khargone violence; 153 arrested so far

NSA imposed on two accused in Khargone violence; 153 arrested so far

Rediff.com20 Apr 2022

The NSA was invoked against Nawaz, a resident of Talab Chowk area and Mohsin alias Nati, resident of Jakaria Masjid area, for alleged involvement in the April 10 violence, in-charge superintendent of police Rohit Kashwani said.

Sharjeel, Tanha, Safoora discharged in Jamia Nagar violence case

Sharjeel, Tanha, Safoora discharged in Jamia Nagar violence case

Rediff.com4 Feb 2023

The court said the legal proceedings against the 11 accused were initiated in a 'perfunctory and cavalier fashion' and 'allowing them to undergo the rigmarole of a long-drawn trial does not augur well for the criminal justice system of the country'.

Guj hooch tragedy: Toll rises to 42, cops nab 15; trial in fast track court

Guj hooch tragedy: Toll rises to 42, cops nab 15; trial in fast track court

Rediff.com27 Jul 2022

Nearly 50 people were still admitted to hospitals in Bhavnagar, Botad and Ahmedabad.

Imran Khan to resume march from the same point where he was attacked

Imran Khan to resume march from the same point where he was attacked

Rediff.com6 Nov 2022

Imran Khan on Sunday announced that his party will resume the march to Islamabad from the same spot where he survived an assassination attempt but sustained bullet injuries during a rally in Punjab province, saying he prefers 'death instead of living the life of a slave'.