In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested the mastermind and the alleged bomber behind the Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast.
The two accused, Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taha and Mussavir Hussain Shazib, were hiding under false identities in Kolkata and apprehended early Friday morning. NIA officials said Taha planned the March 1 blast that injured nine people, while Shazib planted the explosive device. Kerala Police assisted the NIA in the operation.
Kochi: ED notice to CMRL MD Sasidharan Karta in connection with Monthly pay off case. He is directed to appear for questioning at 10.30 am on Monday.
Meanwhile, ED issued a notice to CMRL finance department official asking him to appear today, but he did not appear. The ED stated that it has not yet received a reply to the notice.
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju fined Rs 12 lakh for low over rate in the match. Earlier, Rishabh Pant was fined twice for low over rate. This is the first time Rajasthan Royals and Sanju have been fined for low over rates.
This is the first time that the fine has been limited to 12 lakhs. In the match held yesterday, Rajasthan bowled less than one over against Gujarat Titans at the stipulated time. In the nineteenth over bowled by Kuldeep Sen, he bowled two wides and a no ball and had to bowl nine balls. But Sanju would not have been penalized if the last over had started before the allotted time. Rajasthan could only deploy four fielders on the boundary in the final over as they could not complete the over in the allotted time.
New Delhi: CBI has arrested BRS leader K. Kavitha in connection with the liquor policy corruption case. Kavitha, who is in judicial custody, was interrogated by the CBI inside the jail last Saturday. After this, the arrest was recorded on Thursday.
ED arrests Kavita on March 15. The ED revealed that Kavita conspired with Delhi Union Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leader Manish Sisodia to get the benefit of the Delhi liquor policy and in return handed over 100 crores to the leaders.
The CBI interrogated Kavita on the basis of the chat found on the phone of Buchi Babu, a co-accused in the case. At the same time, Kavita told the court that central agencies are trying to disrupt her personal and political life. Kavita has given an open letter to the court through her lawyer.
Kochi: The High Court rejected the petition filed by M Swaraj questioning the election victory of K Babu in Tripunithura assembly constituency. With this, Babu can continue as MLA.
M Swaraj approached the High Court seeking annulment of the election citing that K Babu had used the image of Sabarimala Ayyappan in his election campaign.
Earlier, Babu had approached the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of M Swaraj’s petition. But the Supreme Court rejected this petition and opined that the argument should continue in the High Court.
Chandigarh: 6 students died when a bus hit a tree and overturned in Haryana’s Narnaul. 20 people were injured. The initial information is that the school bus went out of control and hit a tree and overturned. The District Education Officer responded that the driver was suspected to be drunk. Around 12 injured students were shifted to the hospital.
In 2018, information is also coming out that the accident was caused by a bus whose fitness certificate had expired. Authorities have launched an investigation into the accident.
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is hit again in the liquor scam case. The Supreme Court rejected Kejriwal’s request for an urgent hearing in the petition against the High Court verdict upholding the ED’s arrest. The case was adjourned for further consideration. The Rouse Avenue court rejected Kejriwal’s plea seeking permission to meet his lawyer for more days.
The High Court rejected the plea that the arrest in the liquor corruption case was illegal. The court dismissed the petition saying that there was evidence against Kejriwal and the arrest was legal. Kejriwal has to spend 4 more days in Tihar Jail after the Supreme Court rejected the petition. As Eid-ul-Fitr is on Thursday and Friday is a local holiday, the court will hear the petition only on Monday.
According to the investigation report, the memory card containing the torture scenes, which is the evidence in the case of assault on the actress, was illegally checked. According to the report, the memory card was checked in three courts and District Principal Sessions Court Bench Clerk Mahesh Mohan checked the memory card against the law.
The district judge’s fact-finding report confirms survivor’s allegation that the memory card was checked illegally. The finding is against Angamaly Magistrate Leena Rasheed, District Judge PA Mahesh and Trial Court Shirastadaar Tajuddin. Survivor approached the High Court seeking cancellation of the fact-finding report protecting the culprits.
On 9/1/18 at 9.58 PM the memory card was verified by Angamaly Magistrate. On 13/12/18 the memory card was verified by the District Principal Sessions Court Bench Clerk. Bench Clerk Mahesh Mohan checked the memory card illegally. It is reported that Mahesh Mohan checked the memory card at 10.58 pm and saw the torture scenes on Shirastadar’s phone.
According to the investigation report, the Vivo phone that used the memory card belongs to Shirastadaar. According to the report, the torture scenes were seen on the phone of Shirastadar Tajuddin. The report also states that the memory card was used in the trial court in Shirastadar’s phone.
Although the report mentions illegal searches, their phones have not been taken into custody or action has been taken. Judge Honey M Varghese conducted the inquiry regarding the memory card. The information in the report submitted by him to the High Court has come out.
It was in this context that survivor again approached the High Court. It is alleged that the fact-finding report was to protect the colleagues and the evidence was taken into custody and not even sent for forensic examination.
It is alleged in the petition that the investigation was conducted illegally. Police assistance was not sought in the investigation. The inquiry defied the order to hear his side. It is also indicated in the petition that the High Court order was deliberately violated.
The fact finding was prescribed by the High Court. But survivor says that fact hiding was done. In the petition, Survivor suggests that the investigation report should be rejected and a criminal case should be registered immediately in the incident. The petition also demanded that a special team investigate the case under the supervision of the High Court.
Survivor demands that the court orders a police officer not below the rank of IG to investigate the case by canceling this investigation report, keeping her as the complainant aside. The High Court will consider the petition on Friday.
Five people died when their SUV overturned after hitting the divider on the national highway in Tamil Nadu. Four of the dead are from one family.
The Madurai Police has released the footage of the accident that took place on the Virudhanagar-Madurai Highway. It is clear in the video that the white SUV, which came out of control in the left lane at excessive speed, swerved to the left side, hit the rear of the slow moving two-wheeler and hit the concrete divider and overturned.
The impact of the speed of the overturned SUV, which was thrown into the air, caused clouds of dust to obscure the view. Finally, the car came to a stop in the service lane of the four-lane road.
The deceased are from Villapuram in Madurai and belong to the same family.
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh’s three sons and two grandsons were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Hazem, Amir and Muhammad are the children of Haniyeh who were killed. Haniyeh’s other grandson escaped with injuries. Our demands are clear and specific and we will not compromise on them. If the enemy thinks that targeting my children will force Hamas to change its position, it will be delusional,” Haniyeh told pan-Arab Al Jazeera TV.
Hania’s eldest son confirmed in a Facebook post that his three brothers were killed. “Thank God for honoring us with the martyrdom of my brothers Hasim, Amir, Muhammad and their children,” Abdul-Salam Haniyeh noted. Haniyeh, who is now in Qat, added that the blood of our children is not greater than the blood of our people. Haniyeh’s family home was also destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in November.
