In his letter to Ajit Pawar, who too is a deputy CM, Fadnavis said Malik has the right to attend the assembly as an MLA and added that "we (the BJP) do not harbour any personal animosity or grudge" against him.
A few days later, three members of the Bishnoi gang delivered a letter threatening Bollywood actor Salman Khan and his father Salim Khan, police had said.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday listed for the second week of July a plea by jailed former Maharashtra minister and Nationalists Congress Party leader Nawab Malik against a Bombay high court order putting off the hearing on his bail plea in a money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate.
Revealing his original name to immigration authorities when asked to step out of the queue at Bali in Indonesia landed underworld don Chhota Rajan in the security net and he was arrested soon after.
The four arrested gangsters are associates of Fahim Machacha, a close aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday submitted a charge sheet against Maharashtra Minority Development Minister Nawab Malik in an alleged money laundering case linked to fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim.
The names of at least two of them already figure in the records of police stations in the state.
A case was registered against Asha Gawli on the basis of a complaint lodged by one Lata Mohite alleging that she, along with some other women, had confined and assaulted her.
'The idea of subversive activities is so vague that it could include making fun of the government, being critical of the government.'
Amar Dubey, who carried a reward of Rs 25,000, was killed in an encounter in Maudaha village in Hamirpur district.
The force will provide security to the high court, district courts, administrative offices and buildings, Metro rail, airports, banks, financial institutions, educational institutions and industrial units. Members of this force can arrest any person without the orders of a magistrate or a warrant.
The STF team received specific input regarding the movement of the accused in Bahadurgarh.
Gangster turned MLA Arun Gawli was arrested on Monday for his alleged involvement in an extortion case in which his younger brother Vijay Ahir was earlier held. "After verifying the details of the case, we have established that the extortion was asked on behalf of Gawli on the basis of which we have arrested him," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rakesh Maria told PTI.
Thematically, it is a very interesting conflict: a gangster villain who works in a scrupulously ethical manner, contrasted opposite a staunchly idealistic cop who just happens to be a womaniser with a failed-marriage behind him.
The duo was booked under the Arms Act and remanded to police custody till April 4 by a court in Mumbai on Saturday.
Gawli was held for intimidation of a political rival
The move prompted a strong reaction from the Congress, with its state unit chief Ajay Kumar Lallu equating it with the 1919 Rowlatt Act or Black Act and saying that the party will explore legal options to challenge it.
Police said Friday they had arrested three people in connection with alleged extortion letters sent to Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Security was beefed up outside Dhoni's family home in Ranchi after a man claiming to be an associate of Dawood Ibrahim, the country's most wanted gangster, demanded Rs 50 lakh from the cricket star in a letter on Monday.
A person cannot be incarcerated for an indefinite period of time pending trial as it is violative of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution of India, the Bombay high court said while granting bail to a man, accused in a double murder case.
Atiq Ahmed is named in more than 100 criminal cases, including the recent Umesh Pal murder case
Three of the four accused who were involved in the recent Rohini Court shootout in the national capital had planned to surrender before the judge after killing rival gangster Jitender Gogi, according to sources.
Tightening its noose around Canada-based 'designated individual terrorist' Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) confiscated a house and land of the self-styled general counsel of the outlawed Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) outfit in Punjab's Amritsar and the Union Territory of Chandigarh on Saturday, an official said.
The reward for the arrest of gangster Vikas Dubey involved in the killing of eight police personnel in Uttar Pradesh has been increased to Rs 2.5 lakh.
An Indian-origin Sikh man, described as a 'higher-level figure' in the organised crime scene in Canada, and his 11-year-old son were shot and killed in what police have called a 'sick and twisted' escalation of gang violence in the city of Edmonton.
HS Dhaliwal, special commissioner of police, special cell, told media that the singer's death was an organised and brazen killing.
Fugitive gangster and drug smuggler Santosh Shetty has been arrested in Bangkok by the Thailand police. Mumbai crime branch officials took him into custody on Thursday.
A special court in Mumbai on Monday remanded Maharashtra Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik in 14-day judicial custody in a money laundering probe linked to the activities of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim and his aides.
The AIMIM chief questioned whether the public will have any faith in the Constitution and law and order of the country after this incident.
A firing incident was reported in the Tis Hazari court premises in New Delhi on Wednesday, the police said, adding that two groups of lawyers were allegedly involved in opening fire.
Complainant Vinod Avlani had alleged that co-accused Shukla brothers were paid Rs one crore and failed to return Rs 30 lakh out of the amount after the deal went sour.
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has told investigators that his gang's members, including Canada-based Goldy Brar, hatched a conspiracy and killed Sidhu Moosewala, officials said on Friday.
A team of the Delhi police's special branch arrested him on Sunday evening between Sanoli and Gorakhpur.
The gangster-turned-legislator was arrested for allegedly assaulting a journalist.
Gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter on Friday after a police vehicle carrying him from Ujjain to Kanpur met with an accident and he tried to escape from the spot in Bhauti area, police said. He was killed exactly seven days after the Kanpur ambush in which Vikas Dubey and his gang killed 8 policemen. Here's what happened on Friday morning leading to his death.
Iqbal Attarwala, an alleged aide of fugitive gangster Chhota Shakeel, was arrested on Thursday morning on arrival at Mumbai airport from Dubai, the police said.
Police also seized one imported pistol, three country-made revolvers, live cartridges and a mobile phone. Police also recovered a stolen motorcycle, which was being used by the gang members.
Seven members belonging to gangster Ravi Poojari's group were arrested on charges of an attack on the UTV office in Bangalore belonging to producer Ronnie Screwala.
The four alleged contract killers, identified as Robinson, Junaid, Yunus and Manish, were arrested on June 3 following which they were sent to police remand and interrogated for five days.
A witness in a money-laundering case against Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik has stated before the Enforcement Directorate that fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim is based in Pakistan's Karachi city, while another witness said he was told that Dawood would send Rs 10 lakh to his siblings every month.
"Nobody is sympathising with Atiq Ahmad because a criminal should be punished. But anyone who will see this video will question if we are a democracy. Every criminal has the right to be heard in court and be convicted there. But you can see they were killed in police custody in the open," he said.
