Zubeen Garg's cousin and Assam Police DSP Sandipan Garg was apprehended on Wednesday in connection with the singer's death in Singapore last month, taking the total number of arrests in the case to five, a senior officer said.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has defended a doctor arrested in connection with cough syrup deaths in Madhya Pradesh, attributing the incident to failures in the drugs regulatory system.
Will cooperate with govt and judicial authorities: RCB after stampede FIR against it
The public thought that something was falling and panicked. They fell from a height of about six feet. Since the collapse was from a height of six feet, one person fell on another, and that led to the incident, he added.
Assam Police have filed a murder charge against Zubeen Garg's manager and a festival organizer in connection with the singer's death in Singapore. The investigation is ongoing, with authorities seeking cooperation from Singaporean officials.
Actor Salman Khan on Monday pleaded for a fresh trial before a sessions court in the hit-and-run case, saying the evidence presented earlier before a magistrate be discarded, as he was now facing a more serious charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The noose around absconding former Goa minister Fransisco Pacheco tightened on Thursady with police registering a case accusing him of culpable homicide and destroying evidence in the death of a close woman friend and suggesting his arrest was imminent as his bail plea was rejected.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis have directed stringent action in the case of a car accident involving a 17-year-old boy, in which two persons were killed, the Pune police chief said on Tuesday.
The prosecution on Thursday sought conviction of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan on the charge of culpable homicide
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also restored the destruction of evidence charge levelled on deputy commissioner of police Parampal Singh for directing the removal of the number plate of the car after the firing incident in 2015 in which a driver was killed.
A formal complaint has been lodged against Royal Challengers Bengaluru's star batter Virat Kohli Cubbon Park Police Station in Bengaluru on Friday by social activist H M Venkatesh.
In a video message, Madhukar's lawyer AP Singh claimed that his client had surrendered in Delhi, where he was undergoing treatment.
'No one has been given a clean chit. The investigation is on and government agencies are searching for the main accused who is absconding'
The Lucknow bench directed that the convicts serve their sentence in jail and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on them.
A case was registered against the owner of the dog and three others under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, death by negligence, negligent conduct with respect to animals and acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention, he said.
Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri noted the prosecutor appearing in the case hadn't appeared on the last four to five occasions.
The driver of the BEST bus involved in the Kurla accident, which claimed eight lives, has been found to be mentally sound and not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the incident. Police investigations revealed no evidence of mental disorder or alcohol consumption, contradicting the driver's claim of brake failure. The RTO report suggests that the bus was in working order and the accident was likely caused by human error or inadequate training.
The Delhi Police has added the Indian Penal Code section for 'disappearing evidence and giving false information' against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in Aam Aadmi Party MP Swati Maliwal's assault case, an official said on Monday.
An unidentified person allegedly stole the gold jewellery of a woman under the pretext of helping her as she was fatally wounded in the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus accident in Mumbai, police said on Thursday.
A new judge was assigned to conduct the hit-and-run trial involving actor Salman Khan who is charged with the offence of culpable homicide for causing death of one person and injuries to four others by rash and negligent driving in 2002.
The apex court said the charge of culpable homicide should not be added at present in the trial proceedings.
With these arrests, the total number of people arrested in the case so far has gone to seven.
The Delhi Police on Tuesday filed its 500-odd page charge sheet against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in a case of alleged assault against Aam Aadmi Party MP Swati Maliwal.
The incident caused embarrassment to the Eknath Shinde-led state government and invited criticism from the opposition parties. CM Shinde said the statue was designed and constructed by the Indian Navy.
Hours after the fatal early morning leak, the Gopalapatnam police registered the case against the management of the LG Polymers Ltd under Indian Penal Code sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life and personal safety of others) and 338 (causing grievous hurt).
The incident occurred at Poongodu, a soccer crazy village near Wandoor and Kalikavu, just minutes before a sevens football match was about to commence on Saturday night.
The fifth accused in the case was acquitted due to lack of evidence.
Padhiyar, who was allegedly driving the SUV, fled after abandoning the vehicle at the spot.
The offence attracts life imprisonment or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years, besides fine.
Expressing unhappiness over the failure of police to trace original documents in the 2001 hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan, a sessions court on Thursday gave them a last chance to locate the papers by September 12.
Following a complaint by a police inspector, the case was registered at Cubbon Park station, they said.
"What is Delhi Police doing? Have they lost it?" wondered the Delhi high court on Wednesday, while castigating the police for a 'strange' probe by arresting an SUV driver for his alleged role in drowning of three civil services aspirants at a coaching centre.
When the case came up for hearing, Justice A R Joshi was informed by Salman's lawyer Amit Desai that the 'paper book' (compilation of evidence and documents which is served to both the sides by the court) was not complete.
Bhavesh Bhinde, an advertising firm's director, whose company had put up the giant hoarding that collapsed in Mumbai killing 16 people, was brought to the city early on Friday, a police official said.
A court in New Delhi on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail plea of an SUV driver and four owners of the coaching centre basement in the Old Rajinder Nagar area which was flooded with rainwater and led to the death of three civil services aspirants.
Actor Salman Khan was on Friday directed by a Mumbai sessions court to appear before it on July 24 for framing of charges, setting the stage for start of a fresh trial for culpable homicide in the 2002 hit-and-run case for which he can face a jail term upto 10 years.
The fresh trial in the 2002 hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan would begin on March 26, with a sessions court in Mumbai completing the necessary formalities and admitting documents given by the prosecution.
The fire was preceded by a blast and soon it spread to nearby buildings, including a drug rehabilitation centre and eight shops.
Vipul Agarwal and Vivek Agarwal, the developers and partners in Alcon Landmarks, were arrested on Saturday after a portion of a 22-ft-high compound wall of a housing society collapsed on adjoining shanties of construction workers following incessant rainfall.
A sessions court on Tuesday deferred the 2002 hit-and-run case involving actor Salman Khan to January 21 after prosecution sought time to file an appeal in the Bombay high court against its order for a fresh trial.
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