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Mehrauli murder: Delhi court directs authorities to ensure Poonawala’s safety

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New Delhi: Counsel of Aaftab Amin Poonawala, who is accused of strangling his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar to death, chopping her body into several pieces, storing them in a fridge before disposing of them in a forest over three months, on Friday complained in court that his client was “manhandled” during his production in court.
As Additional Sessions Judge Manisha Khurana Kakkar heard the arguments on charges against the accused, she also directed the authorities concerned to ensure the safety of Poonawala.
“Lock-up in charge, Saket Court, as well as jail superintendent, are directed to ensure that the accused is produced safely during court productions,” she said.
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 the Indian Penal Code Sections 302 and 201 for murder and causing disappearance of evidence of offence, respectively.
The accused’s counsel, on Friday, contended that Section 201 can be invoked only against the person who screens the offender and not against the person accused of the main offence.
Appearing for Police, Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad argued that he would place on record judgements against the argument.
During the hearing, victim’s father Vikas Walkar had prayed the court for supply of audio-video evidence attached with the charge sheet.

The SPP had opposed the request, saying that dissemination of such material to media would cause prejudice to the accused.
If it is supplied, then the condition of no dissemination to anyone should be imposed, he said.
The court has listed the matter for further proceedings on April 3.
SPP Prasad had earlier submitted that the accused is a trained chef from Taj Hotel and is aware of preserving flesh.
Poonawala had also ordered dry ice, agarbatti etc. after killing Shraddha Walker, the police had said.
It was added by the police that after committing the crime, he got into a new relationship and gave a ring to his new girlfriend.
On February 21, a city court had sent the case to the sessions court for initiation of trial proceedings.
Metropolitan magistrate Aviral Shukla had said: “Scrutiny of documents is complete… Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code is exclusively triable by sessions court.”
The court had on February 7 taken cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the Delhi Police against Poonawala which ran over 6,000 pages.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 1, 2023
AAP will appeal in Delhi HC for Sisodia’s bail: Sanjay Singh

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New Delhi: Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said Friday the party will move the Delhi High Court after a city court denied bail to former minister Manish Sisodia in an excise policy scam case.
Eight people involved in this matter were granted bail, two of whom even received anticipatory bail, but Sisodia’s bail application was wholly rejected, he said.
The MP called the decision “shocking” and said the party would appeal against it in the high court.
“We respect the judiciary and the courts, but the Constitution gives us the right to agree and disagree with the judgments of the judiciary, as well as the right to appeal against them. Anyone who sees this order will see the truth,” he said.
He urged the judiciary to reconsider its decision and emphasised the importance of upholding the principles of justice and fairness.
A Delhi court dismissed the bail plea of former Deputy Chief Minister Sisodia in the excise policy scam case of CBI, saying he was “prima facie the architect” and played the “most important and vital role” in the criminal conspiracy relating to alleged payment of advance kickbacks of around Rs 90-100 crore, meant for him and his colleagues in the Delhi government.
Observing that the release of Sisodia, who is in custody since February 26 in the case, at the moment will “adversely affect the ongoing investigation”, special CBI judge M K Nagpal said.
The CBI arrested Sisodia in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 after several rounds of questioning.

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March 31, 2023
Youth nabbed for insulting saffron flag in Delhi

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New Delhi: An 18-year-old youth was apprehended in North-East Delhi’s Jyoti Nagar area for allegedly insulting a saffron flag near a mosque, the police said on Friday.
The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, was filmed on camera and has since gone viral on social media.
The police said that the accused, who has been identified as Falz Alam, along with two juveniles made the video near the Moula Baksh mosque after morning prayers.
According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (North-East), Joy Tirkey, an FIR under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered in the Jyoti Nagar police station.
“Faiz Alam along with his two minor friends had made the video at about 5:35 a.m. on Wednesday. His phone has been seized. The role of both the minor boys is being ascertained,” the DCP said.
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March 31, 2023
Delhi: 2 BJP leaders booked for demanding Rs 15 lakh from businessman

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New Delhi: An extortion case has been filed against two BJP leaders in Delhi, Siyaram Shakya and Dheeraj Pradhan, for allegedly demanding Rs 15 lakh from a businessman to let him construct his house.
The FIR was lodged with the Dabri police station in Dwarka district on March 29. Pradhan is said to be the Mehrauli district vice-president of BJP, while Shakya is reportedly a local BJP leader.
The businessman, Chaman Prakash Saxena, a resident of East Kidwai Nagar, has alleged that he was asked to pay Rs 15 lakh by the accused to settle their score.
“I was lawfully constructing a property at Raja Puri in Uttam Nagar. But Siyaram Shakya fabricated a civil case against me. When I tried to resolve the issue, Shakya asked me to come the office of Dheeraj Pradhan, where they demanded Rs 15 lakh from me to settle the matter out of court. Pradhan is facing court trials and was held guilty is one of the cases,” Saxena alleged in the FIR, which has been accessed by IANS.
The complainant alleged that he was in fear that the accused may harm his family members.
Saxena also said that on March 6, a civil judge in Dwarka had vacated a stay order and directed him to repair the property of Shakya.
“I didn’t damage their property. I just wanted to resolve the matter. I had asked Shakya to show where his property was damaged so that I could get it repaired, but he threatened me,” Saxena alleged.
He also said that on March 11, when he resumed construction work of his own property, he was again threatened by Shakya to pay Rs 15 lakh or face dire consequences.

According to sources, no arrests have been made in the case so far.
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March 31, 2023
Excise policy case: Delhi court dismisses Sisodia’s bail plea

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New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday dismissed a bail plea of former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in the excise policy case lodged by the CBI.
Special Judge M K Nagpal dismissed Sisodia’s plea.
On March 24, the Delhi court had reserved its order.
The agency on February 26 had arrested Sisodia in connection with alleged corruption in the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.
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March 31, 2023
Nearly 22 flights diverted from Delhi after rain, thunderstorm

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New Delhi: Adverse weather conditions caused by rain and thunderstorm led to the diversion of nearly 22 flights from the Delhi airport till late on Thursday evening.
Officials said that the diverted flights have landed at different airports in Lucknow, Jaipur, Dehradun and Chandigarh due to heavy rains coupled with thunderstorm in Delhi-NCR.
Many airlines issued travel advisories to the passengers after rain lashed several parts of NCR, asking them to stay updated for further developments.
“Thunderstorms with rain are likely to affect Delhi (DEL), our departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may get affected. Passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status,” SpiceJet informed on its twitter handle.
IndiGo also made a similar announcement, saying, “Flight departures and arrivals are likely to be impacted due to bad weather in Delhi. Please do check your flight status.”
Flights were diverted from Delhi to different locations even on Wednesday due to unexpected rain during evening hours.
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March 30, 2023
Delhi HC allows activist’s intervention in plea on employment of transgenders

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New Delhi: A transgender rights activist, Grace Banu has filed an “Intervention Application” before the Delhi High Court, seeking permission to support the court in a plea seeking hiring of transgender people in public appointments.
Representing Banu, Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari submitted that she wanted to assist the court in the present case.
The bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh allowed the intervention application, but refused any impleadment in the case.
The court noted: “In terms of the previous order affidavit were to be filed by the respondents. However, it is stated that the Union of India received the petition only on March 24.”
Thus, the court directed all the respondents to file their affidavits.
The court added: “Let the paper book be given to the Union of India, so that they can reply on the affidavit in 6 weeks. List the matter for August 4.”
The court was hearing a plea filed by one Jane Kaushik, a transgender person living in the national capital.
Being a qualified individual with degrees in B.A. (General), M.A. (Political Science), B.Ed., and a two-year diploma in Nursery Teacher Training (NTT), which is also known as Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), since 2019, Kaushik had been looking for employment in Delhi government schools, but to no avail.

The Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) advertised a position, but Kaushik was unable to apply since the online application registration system (OARS) did not contain “transgender” as an option for identification. As a result, she filed the current plea.
Kaushik in her plea stated that various positions advertised required a “specific gender” of the candidate, either male or female.
She has sought directions through the current plea in order to develop a policy for the hiring of transgender people for all positions with the Delhi government.
She also sought relaxations for transgender persons by Clause 9 of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) guidelines issued by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) and sought effective implementation of the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.
The court had sought the Centre’s response to the current plea in January.
The Ministry of Home Affairs of the Central Government was to be included as a party to the plea, the court had directed.
The Delhi government’s counsel subsequently informed the court that the DSSSB had already taken the necessary actions to instantly alter the portal.
After considering the arguments, the court had clarified that Kaushik would be permitted to apply for positions at any time, regardless of the gender indicated in the job posting.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 30, 2023
Miscreants clash with police in Delhi, video goes viral

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New Delhi: A 23-year old man, out on bail for his involvement in a riots case, along with his brother allegedly had an altercation with the police in North Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar area.
The video of the entire incident has also gone viral on social media.
In the video, it can be seen that couple of people had a fight with police staff.
According to the police, beat staff of Mukherjee Nagar police station was patrolling on Wednesday evening in the area of Indira Vikas colony, when they tried to verify the antecedents of a suspicious person, identified as Deepak (23), who and his brother became agitated and started an altercation with the staff in uniform.
Accordingly, a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code was registered and legal action is being taken as per provisions of law, said a senior police official.
“Further during verification, alleged Deepak was found previously involved in a riots case and he recently came out of jail on bail. Further probe is in progress,” the official added.
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March 30, 2023
Delhi HC sets aside summons to ‘The Wire’ editor in defamation case

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday set aside a summons issued to the editor and deputy editor of online news portal “The Wire” in a criminal defamation case over a publication on a dossier allegedly depicting the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) here as a “den of organised sex racket”.
The complaint was made by Amita Singh, Professor and Chairperson of the Centre for Study of Law and Governance at the JNU, against several people, including the editor and deputy editor of “The Wire”, for allegedly imputing in the April 2016 publication that she had prepared the dossier in question.
Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said he was unable to discern how the article could be said to have defamed the complainant when it “nowhere says that the respondent (Singh) is involved in the wrongful activities, nor does it make any other derogatory reference to her in connection therewith”.
The controversial dossier exposed wrongful activities that were stated to be going on in the JNU campus and that Singh was leading a team of people who compiled the document, the judge added.
The court also said the subject publication itself was not before the magisterial court in accordance with section 65B of the Evidence Act.
“On a plain reading of the extract of the subject publication, which is all that was contained in the complaint, there appears to be nothing ‘defamatory’ in it, as understood in law, since all it says is that the dossier calls out certain wrongdoing in the university. Since, on the point of law, there can be no oral evidence in substitution of a certificate under section 65B of the Evidence Act, there was no material before the learned magistrate based on which the summoning order could have been passed,” the court said.
It further said the complainant’s grievance was that the comments made by certain other accused persons against her were defamatory but the lower court did not summon them.
“Summoning order dated 07.01.2017 made by the learned metropolitan magistrate in criminal complaint bearing CC No. 32203/2016 cannot be sustained in law, and is accordingly quashed and set aside,” the court ordered.

The complainant had argued before the lower court that the accused persons had launched a hate campaign against her to malign her reputation.
The editor and deputy editor of “The Wire” had challenged the summoning order before the high court on the ground that there was no material on record on the basis of which the magistrate could have summoned them.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 29, 2023
North Delhi man kills wife thrashing with stick for being ‘lazy’

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New Delhi: A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly beating his wife with a stick, which proved fatal, in northwest Delhi’s Bhalswa Dairy area, police said on Wednesday.
The man hit his wife because she was “lazy” and would never cook food for him, they said.
The incident was reported at Bhalswa Dairy Police Station by Burari government hospital. The hospital reported receiving one Preeti, a resident of Mukundpur, who was declared brought dead, a senior police officer said.
Since the victim had been married less than seven years, the Sub-Divisional magistrate (SDM) was informed about the incident, police said.
According to the statement of her mother, Ahila Devi, her son-in-law Bajrangi Gupta used to beat her daughter, the officer said, adding that the post mortem of the body has been done.
A case under section 302 (murder) of the IPC was registered on Monday and a team was deputed to trace the absconding husband, police said.
Following a tip off, Gupta was arrested and the weapon of offence, the stick, was also recovered at his instance, police said.

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March 29, 2023