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Rediff.com17 Feb 2025

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Ponty shootout: Namdhari arrested for trespass

Ponty shootout: Namdhari arrested for trespass

Rediff.com23 Nov 2012

Sacked Uttarakhand Minorities Commission chairman Sukhdev Singh Namdhari was on Friday taken into custody by a Delhi police team from his residence in Bajpur in connection with the killing of liquor baron Ponty Chaddha and his brother Hardeep.

The dangerous world of Ponty Chaddha

The dangerous world of Ponty Chaddha

Rediff.com18 Nov 2012

Clearly knowing which side of the toast to butter, Ponty Chaddha could cultivate sworn political rivals like Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati or opposing political parties like the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party.

Ponty's bid to take farmhouse led to shooting

Ponty's bid to take farmhouse led to shooting

Rediff.com18 Nov 2012

Investigators on Sunday said the killing of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his younger brother Hardeep was sparked off by the former's alleged attempt to take possession of a south Delhi farmhouse on which they were locked in a dispute over ownership.

Ponty's aide Namdhari booked on murder charges

Ponty's aide Namdhari booked on murder charges

Rediff.com29 Nov 2012

Sacked Uttarakhand minority panel chief Sukhdev Singh Namdhari has been booked on charges of murder in liquor baron Ponty Chadha's shootout case, the Delhi police told a court on Thursday, which extended the police custody of the politico by three more days.

Ponty Chadha case: Namdhari under police scanner

Ponty Chadha case: Namdhari under police scanner

Rediff.com22 Nov 2012

Sacked chairman of Uttarakhand Minorities Commission Sukhdev Singh Namdhari has come under the scanner in Ponty Chadha case with police today claiming that his men could have aided the liquor baron in taking control of the disputed farmhouse hours before the killings.

Hardeep killed brother Ponty Chadha: Delhi police

Hardeep killed brother Ponty Chadha: Delhi police

Rediff.com18 Apr 2013

Hardeep Chadha was named in a charge sheet filed by the Delhi Police for causing the death of his elder brother and liquor baron Ponty in a shoot out at a farmhouse here in November last year.

Ponty case: Police move HC against dropping of murder charge

Ponty case: Police move HC against dropping of murder charge

Rediff.com8 Jul 2014

The city police on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court against a trial court order to drop murder charge against all 21 accused in the 2012 sensational shootout case leading to the death of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his estranged brother Hardeep.

Namdhari, accused in Ponty shootout, expelled from BJP

Namdhari, accused in Ponty shootout, expelled from BJP

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Namdhari has been expelled from the party following his arrest in connection with the Chattarpur farmhouse shootout in which controversial liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep were killed, state BJP chief Bishan Singh Chufal said.

Ponty shootout: Court defers framing of charges

Ponty shootout: Court defers framing of charges

Rediff.com21 Dec 2013

A Delhi court deferred for January 13 its order on framing of charges against sacked Uttarakhand minorities panel chief S S Namdhari and 21 others, arrested in connection with the killing of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep in a shootout last year.

Ponty case: Murder charge was rightly dropped, HC told

Ponty case: Murder charge was rightly dropped, HC told

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

Sacked Uttarakhand minorities panel chief Sukhdev Singh Namdhari on Thursday told the Delhi high court that the lower court had rightly dropped the murder charge levelled against him and 20 others in the case relating to the 2012 shootout in which liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep were killed.

Police goes for second post-mortem of Ponty Chadha

Police goes for second post-mortem of Ponty Chadha

Rediff.com18 Nov 2012

A 'botched up' autopsy on Sunday led to the deferment of cremation of liquor baron Ponty Chadha with police insisting on a second postmortem and taking the body to All India Insititute of Medical Sciences after doctors informed them that they have not removed three bullets from his body.

Ponty case: Murder charge dropped against 21, trial from Mar 28

Ponty case: Murder charge dropped against 21, trial from Mar 28

Rediff.com15 Feb 2014

A Delhi court will commence trial from March 28 against 21 accused, including sacked Uttarakhand minorities panel chief Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, in the shootoutcase involving liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his younger brother Hardeep at a farmhouse in 2012.

Ponty Chadha, brother killed in firing at Delhi farmhouse

Ponty Chadha, brother killed in firing at Delhi farmhouse

Rediff.com17 Nov 2012

Controversial liquor and real estate baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Harvinder have died in a shootout at their Chattarpur farmhouse in New Delhi. Police says the two brothers opened fire at each other as they disputed over property.

Ponty could not have fired the gun, says relative

Ponty could not have fired the gun, says relative

Rediff.com17 Nov 2012

A person claiming to be a close relative of Ponty Chadha on Saturday night ruled out the possibility of the liquor baron also being involved in the firing at his brother during the shootout in which both the men were killed, claiming his two hands had a disability problem.

Ponty's unfulfilled dream: Hydel power business

Ponty's unfulfilled dream: Hydel power business

Rediff.com19 Nov 2012

As the matter reached the high court, the government abruptly cancelled all the 56 hydel projects allotted under the self-identification scheme.

Brother to succeed Ponty as Wave CMD; son to be No. 2

Brother to succeed Ponty as Wave CMD; son to be No. 2

Rediff.com20 Nov 2012

Rajinder has been a key behind-the-scenes figure at Wave Inc, while Ponty was the face of the group.

How Ponty Chadha built a Rs 10,000 crore business

How Ponty Chadha built a Rs 10,000 crore business

Rediff.com27 Nov 2012

Slain businessman Ponty Chadha built from scratch a Rs 10,000 crore business and forged close ties with many

Ponty case: Pistol recovered from Namdhari's farmhouse

Ponty case: Pistol recovered from Namdhari's farmhouse

Rediff.com25 Nov 2012

In a breakthrough in the ongoing probe into Ponty Chadha murder case, the Delhi police on Sunday recovered a pistol allegedly used during the farmhouse shootout from sacked Uttarakhand Minority Commission Chairman Sukhbir Singh Namdhari's residence in Uttarakhand's Bajpur town.

Ponty Chadha shootout: Namdhari chargesheeted for murder

Ponty Chadha shootout: Namdhari chargesheeted for murder

Rediff.com16 Feb 2013

Sacked Uttarakhand minorities panel chief S S Namdhari and others were on Saturday chargesheeted for murder, conspiracy and kidnapping in the November 17 killing of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep in a shootout at a farmhouse in New Delhi.

Ponty Chadha murder: 2 Namdhari aides arrested

Ponty Chadha murder: 2 Namdhari aides arrested

Rediff.com13 Dec 2012

Two aides of sacked Uttarakhand minority panel chief Sukhdev Singh Namdhari have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the last month's murder of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep at a South Delhi farmhouse, police said on Thursday.

Ponty case: Namdhari shot Hardeep, say police

Ponty case: Namdhari shot Hardeep, say police

Rediff.com24 Nov 2012

Sacked Uttarakhand Minority Commission chairman Sukhdev Singh Namdhari was on Saturday remanded in police custody for five days by a Delhi court with the police accusing him to be the main conspirator in Ponty Chadha shootout case and saying that he fired at Hardeep Chadha.

Four Ponty's guards remanded to police custody

Four Ponty's guards remanded to police custody

Rediff.com20 Nov 2012

Liquor baron Ponty Chadha's four guards, who were arrested for allegedly entering a disputed farmhouse in south Delhi and thrashing some men there, were on Tuesday remanded to five days of police custody by a Delhi court.

BJP for probe into alleged links of 2 ministers with Ponty

BJP for probe into alleged links of 2 ministers with Ponty

Rediff.com13 Dec 2012

Delhi unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded that the Centre order a high-level inquiry into alleged links of two Delhi government ministers with murdered liquor baron Ponty Chaddha and his slain brother Hardeep.

Ponty shootout case: SC refuses to hear bail plea of main conspirator

Ponty shootout case: SC refuses to hear bail plea of main conspirator

Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain the bail plea of sacked Uttarakhand minorities panel chief Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, accused in a 2012 shootout in New Delhi that killed liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep, saying charges against him were "grave".

'Ponty Chadha's death a big blow for Bollywood'

'Ponty Chadha's death a big blow for Bollywood'

Rediff.com20 Nov 2012

The Uttar Pradesh liquor baron and film producer was killed in a freak shootout on November 17.

Ponty's men tried to grab another farmhouse: Police

Ponty's men tried to grab another farmhouse: Police

Rediff.com19 Nov 2012

Tension was brewing between liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep for a couple of days before their killing during a gunfight at a farmhouse and the former's men had tried to take possession of another property on the same day of the incident, police said on Monday.

The full Ponty: A rivetting story of naked greed

The full Ponty: A rivetting story of naked greed

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

How did a smalltimer from the interiors of Uttar Pradesh come to head a multi-crore business empire with interests spanning liquor trade to paper mills and real estate? Sharat Pradhan unravels the Ponty Chadha saga that outdoes any Bollywood potboiler

Hardeep was thrown out of board, Ponty quit later

Hardeep was thrown out of board, Ponty quit later

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

In a filing on March 18, 2012, Wave Industries, a key Chadhaa group company that controls its sugar and distilleries businesses, said Hardeep had vacated the office of director under Section 283.

Ponty case: U'khand police to probe constable's role

Ponty case: U'khand police to probe constable's role

Rediff.com19 Nov 2012

With the name of an Uttarakhand police constable cropping up in connection with the killing of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother in Delhi, the Uttarakhand police has sent a team to the national capital to ascertain facts about his alleged role in the shootout.

Ponty case: 7 accused sent to custody till Apr 11

Ponty case: 7 accused sent to custody till Apr 11

Rediff.com29 Mar 2013

The judicial custody of seven accused named in a charge sheet for their alleged roles in the killings of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his younger brother Hardeep was on Friday extended by a Delhi court by 14 days.

Ponty Chadha's men to spend more days in police remand

Ponty Chadha's men to spend more days in police remand

Rediff.com26 Nov 2012

Metropolitan Magistrate Sudhanshu Kaushik extended the police custody of Bhupender Singh, Uday Raj Singh, Rajpal Singh, Anand Singh Bisht and Mathura Singh Mehra till November 28 on police plea that the five have to be confronted with Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, who is also in police custody for his alleged role in the November 17 shootout.

IT raids UP, Delhi properties of liquor baron Ponty Chadha

IT raids UP, Delhi properties of liquor baron Ponty Chadha

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

The premises of Uttar Pradesh-based liquor baron and businessman Ponty Chadha were on Wednesday searched by the income tax department in the state and at locations in Delhi in connection with alleged tax evasion.

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Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

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Two cases registered against Ponty's aide Namdhari

Two cases registered against Ponty's aide Namdhari

Rediff.com10 Dec 2012

Two cases were on Monday registered against former Uttarakhand minority panel chief SS Namdhari in Punjab for allegedly resorting to illegal means to obtain arms licences and passport in the state. The passport of Namdhari, who is a resident of Bazpur in Uttarakhand, was impounded by the regional passport office in Jalandhar on November 27.

Bentley, driven by business tycoon's son, hits auto, kills foreigner in Delhi

Bentley, driven by business tycoon's son, hits auto, kills foreigner in Delhi

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

Asees was caught by locals after the accident and was being thrashed when the police reached the spot, a senior police officer said.

15 persons to be questioned in Chadha murder case

15 persons to be questioned in Chadha murder case

Rediff.com18 Nov 2012

Investigators said they were looking into the phone call records of Ponty, whose real name is Gurdeep, and his brother, to build the exact sequence of events that led to the incident in which the guards of both brothers opened fire

Father of Delhi excise 'scam' accused caught on 'sting tape'

Father of Delhi excise 'scam' accused caught on 'sting tape'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2022

The statement of Sunny Marwah, an accused in the Delhi excise policy case, has been recorded and he has given important information about the modus operandi of those named in the first information report (FIR) in connection with the liquor 'scam', Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials said on Monday.

Ponty case: U'khand cops irked over Delhi police raids

Ponty case: U'khand cops irked over Delhi police raids

Rediff.com6 Dec 2012

The Uttarakhand police has taken exception to the Delhi police crime branch conducting raids in different parts of the state in search of people associated with sacked state minorities commission chief Sukhdev Singh Namdhari and evidence against him, allegedly without giving prior information to it.

CBI books Sisodia in excise case after day-long raid

CBI books Sisodia in excise case after day-long raid

Rediff.com19 Aug 2022

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday raided the home of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and 30 other locations in connection with alleged corruption in the implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy.