The charge-sheet in the November 26 Mumbai terror strikes, which claimed over 180 lives, is likely to be filed within two three days. "Final touches are being given to the charge-sheet and will be filed within two to three days before the magistrate," said Special Public Prosecutor Ujwal Nikam.The charge-sheet will be filed before a metropolitan magistrate, who will then transfer the case to the special court constituted inside the high-security Arthur Road jail.
It contained details from a telecom company on a threatening text message reportedly sent by his brother Pravin days before allegedly shooting him.
Little wonder, the Human Rights Watch eloquently said in that report cited earlier that "Although prison systems everywhere are marked by inertia, few can match India's in immutability of practice."
M L Tahiliyani has been appointed as a Special Judge to conduct the trial in the November 26 terror attacks in the city, Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor said omn Monday.
The trial of lone surviving gunman in the Mumbai terror attack case, Mohammed Amir Ajmal Kasab, scheduled to begin in the premises of Arthur Road central jail on Monday, has been put off by a week as the construction of the special court is not yet over.
Ujjwal Nikam, special public prosecutor in the Mumbai terror attacks, says the prosecution will have a good case.
Days after sentencing four men to life term for brutalising a telephone operator in Shakti Mills compound in Mumbai, a local court on Monday framed fresh charges against the three common convicts in the 2013 photojournalist gang rape case.
'Members of the legal fraternity say Yakub Memon cooperated more than what investigators could have ever hoped for, providing information about Dawood Ibrahim and Yakub's elder brother 'Tiger' Memon, the masterminds behind the planning and execution of the Mumbai serial blasts.'
Dutt, convicted for illegal possession of an assault rifle and pistol, has applied under the Probation of Offenders Act seeking exemption from a prison term.
The Disney channel is conducting a country wide, in school interaction programme as a part of their promotional activities.
designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act court on Wednesday announced that it would start pronouncing verdict beginning Thursday on all 31 accused charged with planting bombs to effect the 1993 serial blasts.
The incident had triggered widespread protests from the Maratha community with marches being held across the state.
Judge P D Kode also heard the last of the applications filed by the convicts seeking review of their conviction order, and Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam's reply.
'Leave B Raman aside, 50 eminent personalities have written about commuting his death sentence. Even a retired judge of the Supreme Court has written about it. Nobody is talking about it.'
Special TADA judge Pramod Kode has given no hint as to how he would go about pronouncing sentences of 100 convicts.
Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam had initially demanded the death penalty
The letter was seized by the police from Pravin's house after he was arrested for shooting Pramod on April 22 2006, leading to the BJP leader's death 12 days later.
A designated TADA court, hearing the 1993 bomb blast case, announced on Thursday that it would deliver verdict on August 10.
The prosecutor placed on record Salem's consent to undergo the tests.
A special court Friday issued a non-bailable warrant against Anees Ibrahim, younger brother of fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim, for his alleged complicity in the builder Pradeep Jain murder case.
Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told media persons that Judge P D Kode may decide on the quantum of sentence any day after March 13.
Rakesh Mehta, accomplice of suspected cricket bookie Shobhan Mehta, held in a betting case, was on Thursday remanded to police custody till July 15 by a Mumbai court.
Deleting his earlier tweets, Khan said that his father Salim Khan called him and said he should retract his tweets as they had the potential to create "misunderstanding".
Union Home minister Rajnath Singh asked Opposition parties if they were prepared to apologise to the nation for their "malicious campaign" against PM Modi over the killing of Ishrat Jehan.
In a significant claim, Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley on Thursday said that Ishrat Jahan -- who was killed in an alleged fake encounter in 2004 in Gujarat --was actually a suicide bomber of Lashkar-e-Tayiba terror outfit.
A sessions court in Mumbai on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to actor Aditya Panscholi, who was anticipating arrest in a case registered against him for allegedly intimidating and causing grievous injuries to his neighbour.
Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the Al Qaeda were convinced that 26/11 attack masterminds Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rehman would face only "superficial" action from the Pakistani authorities and within months plans were afoot for another terror strike in India, Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley said on Saturday.
Sayed Mohammed Hanif (40), his wife Fahimida (37) and associate Arshat Shafi Ahmed Ansari (26) were already in judicial custody for the Ghatkopar.
Special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said the parade is being held in the fairness of investigations.
Top Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal, P V Sindhu, K Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap reached the second round of Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament after scoring easy victories in Lucknow.
He informed the court that he had the entire knowledge of the conspiracy and was ready to disclose how he and others had executed the blasts.
Noted laywer Ujjwal Nikam had asked the court that Headley should be tried along with Abu Jundal.
'It's also a movie-crazed kid's idea of a great time,' discovers Sreehari Nair.
All the five accused in the gang rape of a photojournalist in a secluded area of a defunct mill have been arrested by police with the remaining two suspects on the run being held today three days after the crime which will be tried in a fast track court.
Seen as a prelude to the more serious RedInk Awards -- which celebrate the finest in Indian journalism -- the high-profile winners of the 'Ouch' awards included Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Key 26/11 plotter Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal's lawyer on Monday informed a Mumbai court that he wanted to cross-examine Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley for four days.
The sessions court in Mumbai on Thursday found all the accused in the Shakti Mills gangrape cases guilty.
The list of the prestigious Padma Awards 2016 awardees is out and superstar Rajnikanth is set to be honoured with the nation's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan.
Salman Khan in defence of Yakub Memon said the wrong man is being punished for the crimes.
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