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4 Kanjhawala hit-and-drag case accused charged with murder

4 Kanjhawala hit-and-drag case accused charged with murder

Rediff.com17 Jan 2023

The Delhi Police has slapped murder charges against four of the accused in the Kanjhawala accident in which a woman was killed after being dragged by a car, officials said.

Hyderabad police want juveniles in gang-rape case treated as adults

Hyderabad police want juveniles in gang-rape case treated as adults

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

The Hyderabad police is mulling filing a petition with the Juvenile Justice Board seeking to treat the five CCLs (child in conflict with law) as adults during the trial in the gang-rape case, to ensure that they get the maximum punishment.

Gulberg massacre: Kin contest ruling that Jafri's firing provoked mob

Gulberg massacre: Kin contest ruling that Jafri's firing provoked mob

Rediff.com18 Jun 2016

Kin of the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre victims and eye-witnesses on Saturday contested a special court's conclusion that firing by former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri acted as a catalyst for mob fury.

Former NSE chairman Chawla had revealed yogi's identity to Sebi in 2018

Former NSE chairman Chawla had revealed yogi's identity to Sebi in 2018

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

The mysterious Himalayan 'yogi' who allegedly advised Chitra Ramkrishna, former managing director and chief executive officer of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), on important matters of the bourse could be none other than Anand Subramanian, according to a letter written by former NSE chairman Ashok Chawla to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). Subramanian was group operating officer of the NSE and advisor to Ramkrishna during 2015-16. He joined as chief strategic advisor in April 2013.

R-Day violence: Cops receive 1,700 clips, CCTV footage

R-Day violence: Cops receive 1,700 clips, CCTV footage

Rediff.com30 Jan 2021

Delhi witnessed violence during the January 26 tractor rally organised by protesting farmer unions to highlight their demand for repeal of the Centre's three farm laws.

Actress assault: Survivor moves HC alleging plan to derail probe

Actress assault: Survivor moves HC alleging plan to derail probe

Rediff.com24 May 2022

The survivor, in her plea, also raised serious allegations against the trial court saying the presiding officer has some "vested interest to save the culprits".

Amit Shah requests Owaisi to accept Z category security

Amit Shah requests Owaisi to accept Z category security

Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

Shots were fired at Owaisi's car on February 3, 2022 in Uttar Pradesh following which two persons were arrested and arms were also recovered.

CBI seeks US help to track down 2 persons for abusing judges

CBI seeks US help to track down 2 persons for abusing judges

Rediff.com11 Nov 2021

The CBI has sought help from authorities in the US in tracking two accused, C Prabhakar Reddy who is also known as "Punch" Prabhakar and Mani Annapureddy, believed to be staying in that country in connection with a case related to alleged derogatory social media posts against judges and the judiciary, officials said on Thursday.

Witness in Lakhimpur Kheri case shot at by bike-borne men in UP

Witness in Lakhimpur Kheri case shot at by bike-borne men in UP

Rediff.com1 Jun 2022

Bhartiya Kisan Union-Tikait leader Dilbag Singh, a witness in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, was allegedly attacked by two unidentified men in Lakhimpur Kheri, the police said on Wednesday.

NIA files chargesheet against Sachin Waze in Antilia-Hiran case

NIA files chargesheet against Sachin Waze in Antilia-Hiran case

Rediff.com3 Sep 2021

Besides Waze, former 'encounter specialist' Pradeep Sharma and a few other former police personnel are also accused in the case.

16 'suspected entities' searched in Axis MF front-running case

16 'suspected entities' searched in Axis MF front-running case

Rediff.com28 May 2022

According to sources, the two fund managers allegedly made illicit gains worth Rs 150 crore to Rs 200 crore through front-running.

Hanskhali rape: CBI plans to conduct DNA tests; BJP team meets family

Hanskhali rape: CBI plans to conduct DNA tests; BJP team meets family

Rediff.com15 Apr 2022

A class 9 student was allegedly raped on April 4 in Hanskhali in West Bengal's Nadia district during a birthday party at the house of the prime accused, a local Trinamool Congress leader's son.

Probe reveals Morbi bridge had rusty cables, loose bolts, broken anchor pins

Probe reveals Morbi bridge had rusty cables, loose bolts, broken anchor pins

Rediff.com22 Nov 2022

Rusty cables, broken anchor pins, and loose bolts were among the lapses that were not addressed while renovating the suspension bridge in Morbi which collapsed last month into the Machchhu river killing 135 people, as per a preliminary probe by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL).

Ahead of R-Day, bomb found at Delhi flower market; defused

Ahead of R-Day, bomb found at Delhi flower market; defused

Rediff.com14 Jan 2022

An IED stuffed with RDX and ammonium nitrate was found inside an unattended bag at the Ghazipur flower market in New Delhi on Friday morning but it was later defused, officials said.

No drug-trafficking proof against Sameer Khan: Court

No drug-trafficking proof against Sameer Khan: Court

Rediff.com14 Oct 2021

A special court here which granted bail to Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik's son-in-law Sameer Khan has observed that there was no evidence to establish that Khan was involved in drug trafficking.

21 die in Bihar hooch tragedy; triggers political slugfest

21 die in Bihar hooch tragedy; triggers political slugfest

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

Sale and consumption of alcohol was completely banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar government in April, 2016.

Sheena Bora Case: Indrani rips into case against her!

Sheena Bora Case: Indrani rips into case against her!

Rediff.com8 Feb 2020

'When the forensics have collapsed, approver is clearly proved to be a liar from the beginning to the end... Does the prosecution genuinely believe that we ought to remain in judicial custody despite showing that their own story is not being corroborated by evidence, for another 192 witnesses?'

Bag with RDX-ammonium nitrate found in Delhi, 2 being grilled

Bag with RDX-ammonium nitrate found in Delhi, 2 being grilled

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

A bag containing an improvised explosive device (IED) was found by the police in a house in the Old Seemapuri area in the northeastern part of Delhi on Thursday, a senior police officer said.

AIIMS report lacks credibility, says Rajput's family lawyer

AIIMS report lacks credibility, says Rajput's family lawyer

Rediff.com7 Oct 2020

The family has objected to the AIIMS report saying that Gupta-headed forensic team was not submitting a post-mortem report but was only to expressing its opinion on the findings of Cooper Hospital in Mumbai.

Delhi cops to question 2 suspects in JNU violence case

Delhi cops to question 2 suspects in JNU violence case

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

The Delhi Police's Crime Branch, which is probing the Jawaharlal Nehru University violence case, on Tuesday will question two suspects and some who were injured in the attack by a masked mob on January 5, officials said.

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.

Sheena Bora Case: And then Sheena disappeared...

Sheena Bora Case: And then Sheena disappeared...

Rediff.com4 Jan 2020

In just 18 frames, the photograph of the dainty Sheena, with her winsome smile and starry eyes, dissolved, flesh falling off her facial bones, into what the CBI alleged was her corresponding yellowed, morose-looking skull with hollow, haunting eye sockets.

Sheena Bora Case Drags On, Indrani Moves On

Sheena Bora Case Drags On, Indrani Moves On

Rediff.com11 Sep 2023

Indrani is in a buoyant and energetic frame of mind these days -- in a full-on Mood Positive. She has a tell-all book titled Unbroken out, that she terms as an 'eet ka jawab kalam se' and appears in media interviews all over the place, when she is not kick-boxing, doing yoga, or travelling, visiting temples, or floating in shikaras on Srinagar's Dal Lake.

No terror angle yet in J-K DG's murder: Police

No terror angle yet in J-K DG's murder: Police

Rediff.com4 Oct 2022

Terror group People's Anti-Fascist Front claimed responsibility for his murder.

FIR against Niira Radia, 4 others for embezzling Rs 300 cr of bank loan

FIR against Niira Radia, 4 others for embezzling Rs 300 cr of bank loan

Rediff.com7 Nov 2020

The economic offence wing of Delhi police has registered an FIR against Nayati Healthcare's Niira Radia and four others for alleged embezzlement of over Rs 300 crore of bank loan, following a complaint filed by orthopaedic surgeon Rajiv Sharma from whom they had acquired two hospitals.

Police probing network behind explosive found in Delhi

Police probing network behind explosive found in Delhi

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

IEDs found in a Seemapuri house on Thursday and at the Ghazipur market last month were prepared with the intention of carrying out blasts at public places across the city, according to Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana.

Karnataka minister booked for contractor's death, CM 'will talk to him'

Karnataka minister booked for contractor's death, CM 'will talk to him'

Rediff.com13 Apr 2022

A case has been registered against Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa for abetment of suicide in connection with the death of a civil contractor, the police said on Wednesday.

AMU professor booked for lecture on 'rape' in myths, varsity suspends him

AMU professor booked for lecture on 'rape' in myths, varsity suspends him

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

Aligarh Muslim University on Wednesday suspended a professor who referred to examples of "rape" in Hindu mythology during a forensic science class, provoking accusations of hurting religious sentiments.

Man chops live-in partner's body into 35 pieces, dumps it across Delhi

Man chops live-in partner's body into 35 pieces, dumps it across Delhi

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

According to police officials, 28-year-old Aftab Poonawala of Mumbai has been arrested in the case, and some severed body parts of the woman, Shraddha Walkar, have been recovered.

Autopsy report says Munde died due to 'shock and haemorrhage'

Autopsy report says Munde died due to 'shock and haemorrhage'

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

Union Minister Gopinath Munde died due to "shock and haemorrhage" following injuries to his neck and liver, as per the preliminary autopsy report submitted to Delhi Police by AIIMS doctors.

Charge-sheet filed against Arnab Goswami in 2018 suicide case

Charge-sheet filed against Arnab Goswami in 2018 suicide case

Rediff.com5 Dec 2020

The charge sheet was filed before a court in Alibaug in neighbouring Raigad district, where the case for alleged abetment of suicide of interior designer Anvay Naik and his mother Kumud has been registered.

Birbhum killings have 'nationwide ramifications', says HC, orders CBI probe

Birbhum killings have 'nationwide ramifications', says HC, orders CBI probe

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

Eight people -- all women and children -- were beaten and burnt alive by a mob on Tuesday.

420 IPC Review

420 IPC Review

Rediff.com17 Dec 2021

There's merit in the premise of 420 IPC but Manish Gupta's flat execution never delivers its promise, feels Sukanya Verma.

Dubai tycoon slaps $8 bn suit on BoB, EY in New York for ignoring 'fraud'

Dubai tycoon slaps $8 bn suit on BoB, EY in New York for ignoring 'fraud'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2021

Dubai-based billionaire BR Shetty has sued Bank of Baroda (BoB) and audit firm Ernst & Young (EY) in a New York court, accusing them of ignoring fictitious and fraudulent transactions that resulted in NMC Healthcare going bankrupt. Shetty is seeking $8 billion in damages in the suit that also names the top management of NMC Healthcare, and Netherlands-based Credit Europe Bank. A top NMC Healthcare official confirmed the development to Business Standard and said despite several meetings, senior BoB officials in India did not take remedial steps for fear of getting involved in an international ponzi scheme perpetrated by then senior management officials.

Excise policy: Digi proof from Delhi hotel exposed influence of 'South Lobby'

Excise policy: Digi proof from Delhi hotel exposed influence of 'South Lobby'

Rediff.com28 Feb 2023

The officials said the members of the South Lobby, which wanted to swing the policy in its favour with exorbitant profits for liquor wholesalers, had stayed in the hotel in the national capital from March 14 to 17 in 2021 and used its business centre to make photocopies of some documents.

Petrol 'bombs' hurled at TN BJP headquarters over its pro-NEET stand

Petrol 'bombs' hurled at TN BJP headquarters over its pro-NEET stand

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

After setting fire to three bottles filled with petrol, he threw them at the BJP state headquarters in the early hours.

Chinmayanand case: Student gives video proof to SIT

Chinmayanand case: Student gives video proof to SIT

Rediff.com14 Sep 2019

The SIT questioned the student on Friday and collected evidence from Chinmayanand's bedroom in Shahjahanpur, sources said on Saturday.

Yasin Bhatkal, 4 others sentenced to death in 2013 Hyderabad blasts case

Yasin Bhatkal, 4 others sentenced to death in 2013 Hyderabad blasts case

Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

Pronouncing the sentence, Judge T Srinivasa Rao described the case as the "rarest of the rare".

SC registrars, ex-judge on Pegasus radar: Report

SC registrars, ex-judge on Pegasus radar: Report

Rediff.com4 Aug 2021

Counsels for AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam accused Christian Michel and fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi were also the potential targets of Israeli spyware Pegasus.

FIR registered against Param Bir Singh over cop's complaint

FIR registered against Param Bir Singh over cop's complaint

Rediff.com29 Apr 2021

The FIR was registered at Akola in Vidarbha region against 33 persons, including 28 policemen, an official said.