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Andhra CID arrests TDP leaders in chit fund company case

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Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Police’s CID on Sunday arrested former Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLC Adireddy Appa Rao and his son and TDP state Executive Secretary Adireddy Srinivasa Rao in a case relating to financial irregularities in a chit fund company.
The CID sleuths arrested the father-son duo from their residence in Rajamahendravaram and shifted them to the CID office. Appa Rao, who is the husband of TDP Rajahmundry MLA Adireddy Bhavani and their son Srinivasa Rao are said to be directors in Jagajjanani Chit Funds Private Ltd.
The main opposition party condemned the arrests. Several party leaders and workers reached the party office in Rajamahendravaram and voiced their protest over the arrests.

Meanwhile, TDP national President and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu spoke to Bhavani over phone and expressed solidarity with her.
Naidu said that the political harassment and vendetta by the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government is increasing by the day. He lamented that there is no change in the ruling party’s behavior.
The TDP President said the YSRCP government believed only in illegal cases and illegal arrests. He said the arrest of Appa Rao and Srinivasa Rao is another example of the YSRCP government’s politics of vendetta.
Naidu alleged that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy does not want anybody to do business in the state. “Is CID a government investigation agency or YSRCP threatening agency,” he asked
The TDP chief said despite courts reprimanding the government on many occasions, the Jagan government has not mend its ways.

TDP’s Andhra Pradesh unit chief Atchanaidu said the party was not afraid of illegal cases and arrests. He alleged that there is no difference between YSRCP ‘goondas’ and CID officials. The former minister said while on one hand, YSRCP leaders were resorting to physical attacks on TDP workers, the CID, on the other, is raiding the houses of TDP leaders in the name of searches.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 30, 2023
Doctor among 6 arrested in Vizag kidney racket case

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Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam Police have arrested a doctor and five others in a kidney racket case.
Cases under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 307, 326 and 420 have been registered against them. More accused are likely to be arrested.
Police said on Sunday that they have arrested Prameswara Rao, doctor of a private hospital, and middlemen Kamaraju, Srinu, Shekhar, Elina and Kondamma.

Visakhapatnam Police Commissioner Trivikram Varma told a news conference that the gang was targeting families facing financial problems.
The police chief said kidney surgeries were performed at Tirumala Hospital in the city. Police investigations revealed that recently two kidney operations were performed on Vinay Kumar and Vasupalli Srinivasa Rao.
The racket came to light two days ago after Vinay Kumar, a resident of Vambay Colony in Visakhapatnam, approached police complaining that an agent lured him to sell one of his kidneys. The agent promised that this could fetch him Rs 8.5 lakh but after removing his kidney at a private hospital, he was paid only Rs 2.5 lakh on December 16, 2022.
The police focused on the involvement of doctors in the racket. Two doctors were found to have played a key role in kidney surgery.
Narla Venkateshwar Rao is alleged to have played an important role. He was arrested and jailed in the past for a kidney racket.

Taking serious note of the illegal kidney transplants, Vizag district administration on Saturday sealed Tirumala Hospital.
The authorities have registered criminal cases against the hospital, which was operating without the requisite permissions.
Health Minister Vidadala Rajini has said that the government has stepped up the vigil in view of the rise in cases of illegal kidney transplants.
She said investigations have been ordered into the kidney racket which was being operated by Tirumala Hospital located at Pendurthi.
The health minister has promised that no one involved in this racket will be spared. She said a state-level committee would be constituted to recommend measures to prevent such incidents.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 30, 2023
NIA Opposes Separatist Leader’s Bail Plea In Terror Funding Case

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SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has opposed the bail plea of separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan in a case related to alleged terror funding under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) before the Delhi High Court.
Khan has been in judicial custody since August 14, 2017, and has been accused by the NIA of “creating unrest” in the Kashmir valley. He was arrested on July 24, 2017, and charges for various offences under the Indian Penal Code, including sedition and UAPA, were framed against him by a special NIA court on March 16 last year.
The NIA has submitted that evidence collected in the case clearly establishes a prima facie case against Khan and that he was involved in terrorist and funding activities. Certain letters were found during search and seizure from Khan’s residence showing that he was getting students admitted for MBBS courses in Pakistan, according to the agency.
The NIA has alleged that this shows Khan’s involvement in terror funding out of commission earned from getting students admitted to MBBS courses in Pakistan. Various videos have also been relied upon by the NIA to allege that Khan is seen leading a “pro-ISIS rally” and “visiting areas where terrorists were killed.” The NIA has stated that the videos have conversations by Khan about funding from Hizbul Mujahideen.
The matter will be heard on May 03 by a division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh. The case alleges that there was a larger criminal conspiracy for causing disruption in the Kashmir valley by way of “pelting stones on the security forces, systematically burning of schools, damage to public property, and for waging war against India.” The case has been registered under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the UAPA.
While denying him bail, the special NIA judge had noted that a detailed scrutiny of evidence and statements of various witnesses was done at the time of framing of charges and it was concluded that there is sufficient evidence available raising “grave suspicion” regarding Khan’s involvement. (LiveLaw)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 30, 2023
Congress wonders if SEBI request for extension in Adani case an attempt to bury the ‘scam’

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New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday expressed apprehension over the SEBI’s six-month extension request to probe the alleged stock market manipulation of Adani group shares, saying it hopes it was not an effort to bury the “scam.”
AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the Securities and Exchange Board of India has asked for a six-month extension after the Supreme Court Committee ordered it to examine the stock market transactions of the Adani Group.
“Hope this request by SEBI is not an effort to bury the scam or drag it out in the hope that the furore will die down,” Ramesh said on Twitter.

“The Committee as it needs to be recalled – has limited terms of reference to begin with. It cannot (and will not want to) investigate the entire political science and business practices of the Group. That only a JPC can do,” he said.
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in her turn termed the move a joke.
“This is a joke. SEBI has been investigating since October 2021 when they replied to my letter of July. While they prima facie see violations (no surprise)- they want 6 months to protect their favourite businessman so that he can get maximum time to cover up.
“The SEBI Chairperson told the Committee that the Adani matter is the elephant in the room. Surely then it deserves to be treated with greater urgency given the free run this particular ‘haathi mere saathi’ has had in all these years of Mitr Kaal,” she said on Twitter.
Market Regulator SEBI has moved the Supreme Court seeking a six-month extension to complete its probe into the allegations of stock price manipulation by the Adani group and any lapses in regulatory disclosures.

The top court had on March 2 asked SEBI to probe the matter within two months and also set up a panel to look into the protection of Indian investors after a damning report by a US short seller wiped out more than USD 140 billion of the conglomerate’s market value.
In an application moved before the court, SEBI submitted that to ascertain possible violations related to misrepresentation of financials, circumvention of regulations and/or fraudulent nature of transactions, it would take six more months to complete the exercise.
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April 29, 2023
Minor Girl’s Harassment Case, Man Goes To Jail For Three Years

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SRINAGAR: A special Fast Track court in Srinagar presided over by Judge Aarti Mohan; dealing with cases registered under POSCO Act sentenced a man to an imprisonment of three years along with fine of Rs. 50000 under section 7/8 of POCSO Act.
The matter pertained to the harassment of an 11-year-old girl and an FIR No.52 /2019 in this regard was registered at Kursoo Rajbagh police station Srinagar in 2019.
The convict has been held guilty of offences punishable under section354, 354-A RPC and section 7/8 of POCSO Act 2018 by virtue of judgment dated 28-04-2023.
Public Prosecutor Meena Gowher said that the accused should be awarded the maximum punishment of five years as prescribed under law along with fine, which this court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case.
Stating that the deterrence against the convicts in such cases is the need of the hour, the Public Prosecutor said, “The offence committed by the convict is against a minor girl and as such the convict does not deserve any leniency by the court and should be awarded the maximum punishment prescribed under law.”
The convict was produced before the court from central jail in presence of the public prosecutor Meena Gowher and Advocate Mushtaq Ahmad Dar, convicts counsel in the case and heard the quantum of punishment.
On the other hand counsel for the convict said that the court should take into consideration the mitigating circumstances while awarding the punishment to the accused.
“The convict is a man of advanced age and falls in the category of senior citizen, a father of three daughters. Due to his involvement in the instant FIR, wherein he has been convicted, his reputation has suffered and two of his daughters have not been married,” the counsel submitted before the court, adding that court should also consider the fact that all the witnesses in the case were family members of the victim.

“I have considered the arguments advanced by both the learned Public Prosecutor and learned defense counsel. The court while awarding punishment is influenced by numerous factors and no straight jacket formula is provided for determination of the quantum of punishment in law. The quantum of sentence depends upon the background facts of the case, antecedents of the accused, delay in conclusion of the case, age of the accused, his physical health condition, the nature of the offence and last but not the least the reformative deterrent and punitive aspects of punishment,” the court ruled.
Court further ruled that, “In the case in hand the convict is senior citizen of more than 60 years of age at present having no prior criminal antecedents whatever. It also cannot be denied that he may be the sole bread provider for his family which comprises of two unmarried daughters. However, while awarding punishment the court is also required to take note that the object for which the penal laws have been enacted do not remain unfulfilled. The POCSO Act was enacted since a strong need was felt to take stringent measures to deter the rising trend of child sex abuse in the court. Its purpose is to ensure that there is a healthy physical, emotional, intellectual and social development of the child. The convict has committed sexual assault on a minor girl forgetting that he himself is a father of three daughters.” it said.
Court stated that keeping in view the above facts while taking into account the mitigating the circumstances also the accused is awarded simple imprisonment of 3years along with fine of Rs. 50000/- under section 7/8 of POCSO Act.
On failure of payment of fine accused shall undergo further imprisonment of 6 months.
Court ruled that offence against the victim, who at the time of commission of offence was merely of 11 years of age caused her mental and psychological trauma. As such a compensation of Rs two lakh shall be awarded to the victim.

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

April 29, 2023
Delhi court extends Sisodia’s ED custody in excise policy case

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New Delhi: A court here on Saturday extended former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia’s custody till May 8 in connection with the excise policy case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
On Friday, Special Judge M.K. Nagpal of the Rouse Avenue Court had denied bail to Sisodia holding that that the evidence, prima facie, “speaks volumes” of his involvement in commission of the offence.
The judge had also said that the purported medical condition of Sisodia’s wife was not a reason to grant him bail in this case.

Additionally, he stated that it was impossible to rule out the potential of Sisodia influencing key witnesses in the case.
The judge noted that the alleged offence against Sisodia was a “serious economic offence of money laundering” and that he has not been accused of committing the offence in his personal capacity, but rather in his official capacity as a public servant overseeing the Excise Ministry and serving as Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister.
On Thursday, the same court extended Sisodia’s judicial custody till May 12, in the case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The ED had earlier submitted before the judge that Sisodia had planted fabricated emails to show that there was public approval for the policy.
The directions to send these pre-drafted emails were given to Zakir Khan, Chairman of Delhi Minorities’ Commission, who then asked his interns to send the emails, the ED claimed.

The probe agency had also said that the 60 days given to complete the investigation against Sisodia are not over yet.
It said that it has found fresh evidence indicating Sisodia’s involvement in the alleged scam, and the investigation is at a crucial stage.
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April 29, 2023
Delhi court adjourns hearing in Shraddha Walkar murder case for May 9

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New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday adjourned the hearing of the Shraddha Walkar murder case to May 9.
The court was to pronounce its order on framing charges against Aaftab Amin Poonawala, who is accused of strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar to death and then chopping her body into several pieces.
Additional Sessions Judge Manisha Khurana Kakkar, after having reserved the order on framing charges on April 15, had posted it to April 29 for its pronouncement.

Moreover, the Delhi Police was also scheduled to file its reply to Vikas Walkar’s (Shraddha’s father) application seeking the release of his late daughter’s remains to perform the last rites.
Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad had, during the last hearing, said the police will file a reply on the application on the next date of hearing.
Arguments on charges were also completed last time.
The Delhi Police had earlier told the court that incriminating circumstances are clearly revealed through reliable and clinching evidence and they form a chain of events.
Poonawala has been booked for the offences under Sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence) of the IPC.

A charge sheet running over 6,000 pages was filed in the case.
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April 29, 2023
Maha govt tells SC it has agreed to CBI probe into Palghar lynching case

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New Delhi: The Maharashtra government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has already recommended a CBI probe into the alleged lynching of three persons in Palghar district in 2020.
Following the state’s submission, the court disposed of four petitions on the issue.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha took note of the fresh affidavit of the state government that a communication to this effect (regarding the CBI probe) has already been issued by it.

“In view of the decision taken by the state government, no further direction is needed on these petitions at this stage. The petitions are disposed of,” the bench said.
The pleas demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), alleging that the investigation by the state police was being conducted in a biased manner.
Earlier, the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi government had opposed the plea for a CBI probe into the incident. Later, with the change of dispensation, the state government agreed to the demand.
Three people from Kandivali in Mumbai were travelling in a car to attend a funeral in Surat in Gujarat amid the COVID-19-induced nationwide lockdown when their vehicle was stopped and they were attacked and allegedly killed by a mob in Gadchinchile village on the night of April 16, 2020 in the presence of police.
The victims were identified as Chikne Maharaj Kalpavrukshagiri, 70, Sushil Giri Maharaj, 35, and Nilesh Telgade, 30, who was driving the vehicle.

Three First Information Reports were registered at Kasa police station following the incident, naming a total of 256 persons.
The accused against whom charge sheet was filed included 16 juveniles. A total of 44 accused are still in judicial custody.
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April 29, 2023
SC grants bail to Hardik Patel in 2015 Patidar stir case

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New Delhi The Supreme Court Friday granted bail to BJP leader Hardik Patel in a case lodged against him in connection with the violence during the Patidar stir in Gujarat in 2015 subject to his “diligent participation” in the investigation.
A bench of Justice A S Bopanna and Justice Hima Kohli made its earlier order granting protection to Patel absolute.
“This court had in February 2020 issued notice and had granted interim protection. Three-and-a-half years have passed since then. In these circumstances, we see no reason to alter the order at this juncture.

“Hence, the interim protection granted to the petitioner shall continue till the completion of further process, subject to his diligent participation in the process, if called upon to do so,” the bench said while disposing of the plea filed by Patel.
The top court was hearing a 2020 plea filed by Patel challenging the Gujarat High Court order rejecting his anticipatory bail plea after considering the government’s objection on grounds of his criminal antecedents.
The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti under Patel had organised a mega rally in Ahmedabad as part of the stir demanding quota for the community in government jobs and an FIR was lodged for “unlawful assembly” as the police claimed the event did not have requisite permissions.
The police had also contended that this unlawful gathering led to violence, in which over a dozen youths were killed and the property was damaged.
In his anticipatory bail plea before the high court, Patel had claimed that he was being “victimised by the ruling party of the state” which has slapped “several false, frivolous and concocted cases against him”.

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April 28, 2023
Excise policy scam: Sisodia denied bail in ED case

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New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday denied bail to AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with the Delhi excise policy case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Special judge, Rouse Avenue Courts, M.K. Nagpal pronounced the order after having reserved it on April 18.
The court had, a day before, extended Sisodia’s judicial custody by two weeks in the case.

On Thursday, the same court extended Sisodia’s judicial custody till May 12, in the case being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The ED had submitted before the judge that Sisodia had planted fabricated emails to show that there was public approval for the policy.The directions to send these pre-drafted emails were given to Zakir Khan, Chairman of Delhi Minorities’ Commission, who then asked his interns to send the emails, the ED claimed.
The probe agency had also said that the 60 days given to complete the investigation against Sisodia are not over yet. It said that it has found fresh evidence indicating Sisodia’s involvement in the alleged scam, and the investigation is at a crucial stage.
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April 28, 2023