Bhima-Koregaon case: Meeting to review violence in Pune underway; Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar and state HM Anil Deshmukh in attendance
4 years, 11 months ago

Bhima-Koregaon case: Meeting to review violence in Pune underway; Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar and state HM Anil Deshmukh in attendance

Firstpost  

While some rights activists were arrested in the Koregaon Bhima case by the Pune city police, their rural counterparts had booked Hindutva leaders Milind Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide for allegedly inciting violence. Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh met senior police officials in Mumbai on Thursday to review the case of violence at Koregaon Bhima in Pune on 1 January, 2018. NCP chief Sharad Pawar in December demanded that a Special Investigation Team be set up under a retired judge to probe the action taken by Pune Police in the Koregaon Bhima case. While some rights activists were arrested in the case by the Pune city police, their rural counterparts had booked Hindutva leaders Milind Ekbote and Sambhaji Bhide for allegedly inciting violence.

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Anjali Damania claims threats from Munde supporters following protest over Beed sarpanch murder case
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4 days ago

Anjali Damania claims threats from Munde supporters following protest over Beed sarpanch murder case

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Anti-corruption activist Anjali Damania has allegedly received threat calls from supporters of NCP minister Dhananjay Munde after demanding an impartial probe into the murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. Anjali Damania claims threats from Munde supporters following protest over Beed sarpanch murder case Damania alleged that the local police, reportedly influenced by accused Walmik Karad—an associate of NCP minister …

Attacks on Govt Officials Will Not Be Tolerated: Pawan Kalyan
1 week, 5 days ago

Attacks on Govt Officials Will Not Be Tolerated: Pawan Kalyan

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Saturday made clear the state government will not tolerate any attacks on government officials and initiate stringent action against those involved in such attacks. Pawan Kalyan visited the RIMS Hospital at Kadapa and met Galiveedu MPDO Jawahar Babu, who had allegedly been attacked by YSRC leader Sudarshan Reddy and his men on Friday. …

‘Police took appropriate action following Koregaon Bhima violence’
1 month, 1 week ago

‘Police took appropriate action following Koregaon Bhima violence’

Hindustan Times  

PUNE Special public prosecutor Advocate Shishir Hiray while making the final arguments before the Bhima Koregaon commission hearing on Tuesday said that in the aftermath of the communal riots which took place in Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018, the Pune rural police took appropriate legal action as per the procedure. Special public prosecutor Shishir Hiray in final arguments before …

4 Injured In Clashes Over Collection Of Cow Dung, Another Dispute Reported Over 'Molestation Bid'
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4 Injured In Clashes Over Collection Of Cow Dung, Another Dispute Reported Over 'Molestation Bid'

ABP News  

A violent clash involving the exchange of fire and stone pelting erupted between members of two communities in Meharmati Ganeshpur village in the Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday evening. Four injured in clashes between groups in UP's Meerut In a separate incident in UP's Meerut, a dispute over a child collecting dried cow dung in a village escalated …

Over 140 booked, 8 arrested for poll-related violence
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Over 140 booked, 8 arrested for poll-related violence

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A day after skirmishes and altercations were reported from some parts of Maharashtra on account of the assembly poll, the police and administration on Thursday issued clarifications and initiated action against accused candidates and their supporters the Parli assembly segment in Beed, Nandgaon assembly segment in Nashik, Bhokar assembly segment in Nanded and Airoli assembly segment in Navi Mumbai. …

Badlapur incident: Pawar leads protest in Pune, calls government insensitive
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Badlapur incident: Pawar leads protest in Pune, calls government insensitive

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Braving heavy rain, Nationalist Congress Party leaders Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule along with Congress’ Mohan Joshi and Ravindra Dhangekar led the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s protest in the city on Saturday morning to condemn the Badlapur incident. NCP leaders Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule along with Congress’ Mohan Joshi and Ravindra Dhangekar led the MVA protest in Pune on …

Two fresh FIRs against right-wing religious leader Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj over communal speech
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Two fresh FIRs against right-wing religious leader Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj over communal speech

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A day after the Thane city police filed an FIR against Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj, a right-wing religious leader, for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Islam and Prophet Muhammad, two fresh FIRs were registered by the Mahim and Pydhonie police on Sunday for hurting religious feelings and promoting enmity. HT Image Ramgiri Maharaj during a recently held religious event at …

Youth attacked in Kondhwa on suspicion of being police informer
5 months, 1 week ago

Youth attacked in Kondhwa on suspicion of being police informer

Hindustan Times  

PUNE The Kondhwa police have booked three youths for attacking a youth with choppers over suspicion that he was a police informant who tipped them about the house of an accused on July 26. The incident took place outside Konark Pooram Society gate around 8 pm where the three accused attacked him with sharp weapons. The victim identified as Mohammad …

Puja Khedkar's Father Gets Temporary Protection from Arrest in Criminal Intimidation Case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Puja Khedkar's Father Gets Temporary Protection from Arrest in Criminal Intimidation Case

News 18  

A sessions court here has granted interim protection from arrest till July 25 to Dilip Khedkar, father of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, in a case where he is accused of threatening a person with a gun over a land dispute. Pune Rural police on Thursday arrested Manorama Khedkar, his wife and Puja’s mother, in the same case. A …

Jagan Mohan Reddy, former Andhra Pradesh CM, booked in 'attempt to murder' case
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Jagan Mohan Reddy, former Andhra Pradesh CM, booked in 'attempt to murder' case

India TV News  

Former Andhra Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, two IPS officers were booked in "attempt to murder" case, the police said on Friday. Besides Reddy, police booked senior IPS officers PV Sunil Kumar and PSR Sitaramanjaneyulu and retired police officer R Vijay Paul and former Guntur Government General Hospital superintendent G Prabhavati, the official said. "Raju sent his police complaint through …

Attempt to murder case filed against Jagan Reddy, former IPS officers
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Attempt to murder case filed against Jagan Reddy, former IPS officers

India Today  

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and two senior IPS officers are among five people booked in an attempt to murder case following a complaint by a TDP MLA. Former CID chief PV Sunil Kumar and former Intelligence chief PSR Anjaneyulu are the two IPS officers who have been booked. "On May 14, 2021, I was arrested …

Hathras stampede: Main accused Dev Prakash Madhukar, Bhole Baba's aide, arrested
6 months ago

Hathras stampede: Main accused Dev Prakash Madhukar, Bhole Baba's aide, arrested

Hindustan Times  

Dev Prakash Madhukar, the main accused in the Hathras stampede case and an aide of self-style godman Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba, was arrested from Delhi on Friday. "Today, we have surrendered Dev Prakash Madhukar, who has been called the main organiser in the FIR in the Hathras case, after calling the police, the SIT and the …

Bhima Koregaon case timeline
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhima Koregaon case timeline

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case, saying it might take several years for the trial to conclude considering the number of witnesses and other pertinent factors. Navlakha was arrested for allegedly making provocative remarks in December 2017 at an Elgar Parishad conference a day before violence …

The Bhima Koregaon case and what it tells us about democracy
8 months, 4 weeks ago

The Bhima Koregaon case and what it tells us about democracy

The Hindu  

At a raid on Bagaicha, the training centre and home of Jesuit priest and activist Father Stan Swamy in Ranchi, in August, 2018, the Pune police told him that he was a suspect in the Bhima Koregaon case. Louis’s book, which is being translated into many Indian languages, asks questions not just about the Bhima Koregaon arrests but the larger …

Hacker-for-hire gang with links to Pune police planted emails on the computers of Bhima Koregaon accused: new book
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Hacker-for-hire gang with links to Pune police planted emails on the computers of Bhima Koregaon accused: new book

The Hindu  

The alleged evidence used to incarcerate 16 people in the Bhima Koregaon case was “likely to have been implanted remotely through a hacker-for-hire mercenary gang infrastructure that has clients all over the world, but whose epicentre is in India,” according to claims made in a new book. In her book, The Incarcerations: Bhima Koregaon And The Search For Democracy In …

State appoints IPS officer Sandeep Karnik as head of SIT to probe Maratha agitation
9 months, 4 weeks ago

State appoints IPS officer Sandeep Karnik as head of SIT to probe Maratha agitation

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Monday appointed the Nashik police commissioner, Sandeep Karnik, to head the Special Investigation Team appointed to probe into the Martha violence which erupted during the Maratha quota agitation led by Manoj Jarange-Patil. The state home ministry announced the SIT following directives from Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar during the legislature in February on the demand of …

The Hindu Morning Digest, February 4, 2024
11 months ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, February 4, 2024

The Hindu  

Military Intelligence, police bust racket illegally selling Army’s new combat uniforms In the first major recovery of illegally sold counterfeit uniforms made according to the Army’s new digital combat pattern, a joint operation by Southern Command Military Intelligence, Pune and Bhingar Camp Police Station, Ahmednagar nabbed one person and recovered 40 such counterfeit uniforms. Manipur Chief Minister meets Amit Shah …

FIR against 30 ‘MNS workers’ for vandalising Mathadi leader’s office
11 months, 4 weeks ago

FIR against 30 ‘MNS workers’ for vandalising Mathadi leader’s office

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: As many as 30 persons suspected to be workers of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena were booked for ransacking the office of Mahesh Jadhav, a Mathadi leader from the party. FIR against 30 ‘MNS workers’ for vandalising Mathadi leader’s office On Tuesday, Jadhav, president of the Marathi Mathadi Kamgar Sena went live on Facebook and alleged that he was assaulted by …

6 years, 14 extensions later Koregaon Bhima Commission’s work still unfinished
1 year ago

6 years, 14 extensions later Koregaon Bhima Commission’s work still unfinished

Hindustan Times  

Pune: As the 206th anniversary of the battle of Koregaon Bhima draws near, Pune district administration has teamed up with the law enforcing agencies to monitor social media to avoid any untoward incident. It has been six years since the caste conflict broke out at Koregaon Bhima and the work of the Commission to probe into the events that led …

Haryana: Another Nuh violence accused arrested after encounter with police
1 year, 4 months ago

Haryana: Another Nuh violence accused arrested after encounter with police

India TV News  

A Nuh violence accused identified as Osama alias Pehalwan was arrested after a brief encounter in which he received a bullet injury in his leg. Earlier, Haryana Police arrested one of the accused of Nuh violence after an encounter with him on August 22. Villagers hand over five accused in Nuh violence to police: Official Earlier, five accused wanted in …

CM Khattar seeks additional central forces - The Hindu
1 year, 5 months ago

CM Khattar seeks additional central forces - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on August 2 said six people, including two home guards, have died in the communal violence in the State while 116 have been arrested. An SIT will be formed to investigate the cases of communal violence in Haryana and the role of Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar in the clashes is being probed, Haryana …

FIR lodged against Hindutva leader over comments on Mahatma Gandhi
1 year, 5 months ago

FIR lodged against Hindutva leader over comments on Mahatma Gandhi

The Hindu  

Amravati district police in Maharashtra on Saturday registered a case against radical Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide for allegedly making offensive comments on Mahatma Gandhi, an officer said. The Rajapeth police has registered the case against Mr. Bhide under Indian Penal Code Section 153A, the officer said. An FIR has been registered against him and right-wing Hindutva leader Milind Ekbote, of …

Maharashtra Congress demands arrest of Hindutva leader over remarks on Mahatma Gandhi
1 year, 5 months ago

Maharashtra Congress demands arrest of Hindutva leader over remarks on Mahatma Gandhi

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra Congress on Friday sought the arrest of radical Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide, whose name was linked to the 2018 Bhima-Koregaon clashes, after the latter allegedly made controversial comments on Mahatma Gandhi. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan demanded Mr. Bhide’s arrest for the latter’s “shameless” remark against the father …

Pawan Files Complaint with SP Against Inspector for Assaulting Party Worker
1 year, 5 months ago

Pawan Files Complaint with SP Against Inspector for Assaulting Party Worker

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan on Monday lodged a formal complaint with Tirupati district superintendent of police P. Parameswara Reddy, seeking justice for JSP worker assaulted by Srikalahasti circle inspector Anju Yadav on July 12. The Jana Sena chief arrived in Tirupati on Monday morning and led a massive procession to the SP's office to submit a complaint to …

Maharashtra: Case registered against Uddhav Thackeray faction leader for assaulting BMC official | WATCH
1 year, 6 months ago

Maharashtra: Case registered against Uddhav Thackeray faction leader for assaulting BMC official | WATCH

India TV News  

Maharashtra: Mumbai's Vakola Police have registered a case against more than 15 people including Uddhav Thackeray faction leader and former minister Anil Parab for allegedly assaulting a BMC official. "Mumbai's Vakola Police have registered a case against more than 15 people including Uddhav Thackeray faction leader and former minister Anil Parab for allegedly assaulting a BMC official. Police have arrested …

Pune man arrested for issuing death threat to NCP chief Sharad Pawar
1 year, 6 months ago

Pune man arrested for issuing death threat to NCP chief Sharad Pawar

Firstpost  

Two days after Maharashtra Chief Minister said that his government has taken serious note of death threat to senior leader and NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Mumbai police official on Monday said that it has arrested a man from Pune in the case. On 9 June, NCP had claimed that their party chief Sharad Pawar has received a death threat on …

Death threat to Sharad Pawar: Mumbai crime branch arrests Pune techie after Supriya Sule's complaint
1 year, 6 months ago

Death threat to Sharad Pawar: Mumbai crime branch arrests Pune techie after Supriya Sule's complaint

India Today  

The Mumbai Police crime branch on Sunday arrested an IT professional from Pune for allegedly issuing a death threat to NCP leader Sharad Pawar. Barve had allegedly posted a threat against Sharad Pawar on Facebook. Pawar's daughter, Supriya Sule, had filed a complaint with the Mumbai Police after he received death threats on social media, including Facebook and Twitter. An …

Pune BJP's Ravindra Salgaonkar files complaint against former Dy CM Ajit Pawar over land grabbing case
1 year, 8 months ago

Pune BJP's Ravindra Salgaonkar files complaint against former Dy CM Ajit Pawar over land grabbing case

Op India  

The BJP officials on Wednesday filed a police complaint against NCP leader and former Dy CM Ajit Pawar over a land issue in Maharashtra’s Pune district. According to the TV9 Marathi report, Ravindra Salgaonkar who is the president of Shivajinagar constituency of BJP filed a complaint at the Khadak police station on April 12. This comes on the day when …

Maharashta police arrest Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader for molesting ex-female journalist
1 year, 10 months ago

Maharashta police arrest Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader for molesting ex-female journalist

Op India  

On Saturday, February 11, Maharashtra’s Kasarwadavli police arrested Shiv Sena UBT leader Naresh Manera and his aides for allegedly molesting and assaulting a former female journalist. Shiv Sena leader Naresh Manera arrested by Thane’s Kasarvadavali Police, IPC sections 354&others invoked. He was produced before Court: Kasarvadavali Police — ANI February 11, 2023 According to reports, the complainant, Priyanka Chavan, told …

Shraddha Walkar’s father demands action against policemen who did not act on complaints
1 year, 11 months ago

Shraddha Walkar’s father demands action against policemen who did not act on complaints

The Hindu  

Vikas Walkar, father of Shraddha Walkar who was murdered allegedly by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala, met Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar police chief Madhukar Pandey and demanded action against the policemen who apparently did not act swiftly on two complaints. Pandey has assured action against the erring officials, Vikas told reporters outside the MBVV police commissioner’s office at Vasai in Maharashtra’s …

Maharashtra: Another defamation case against Rahul Gandhi - here’s why
2 years, 1 month ago

Maharashtra: Another defamation case against Rahul Gandhi - here’s why

Live Mint  

A defamation case has been registered against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his derogatory remarks against freedom fighter VD Savarkar in Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Friday. "The case was filed based on the complaint lodged by Vandana Dongre, a functionary of the Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. During the Bharat Jodo yatra …

‘No political pressure on police’: Eknath Shinde on case linked to NCP’s Awhad
2 years, 1 month ago

‘No political pressure on police’: Eknath Shinde on case linked to NCP’s Awhad

Hindustan Times  

Meanwhile, Shinde's statement comes after the opposition labelled the molestation case as a "political vendetta". Awhad was booked under section 354 of IPC after a female BJP worker filed a complaint alleging manhandling by him at a bridge inauguration in Mumbra, Thane, on Sunday evening. A video shows Awhad moving a woman aside while making his way through the crowd …

Willing to transfer 2020 Palghar lynching case to CBI for 'impartial' probe: Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra govt to SC
2 years, 2 months ago

Willing to transfer 2020 Palghar lynching case to CBI for 'impartial' probe: Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra govt to SC

Firstpost  

The previous government led by Uddhav Thackeray had told the Supreme Court that the Maharashtra Police was competent and willing to handle the investigation Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it is ready and willing to transfer the probe in Palghar lynching to CBI. Till the time the Uddhav Thackrey-led government was in …

Maha: Supporters of Uddhav's faction protest outside Dadar police station over arrest of of Shiv Sena workers
2 years, 3 months ago

Maha: Supporters of Uddhav's faction protest outside Dadar police station over arrest of of Shiv Sena workers

India TV News  

Highlights Altercation between two rival groups of Shivsena had taken place during Ganpati immersion Workers of Uddhav faction created ruckus outside Dadar Police Station Dadar police station had arrested 5 Shiv Sena workers last night Supporters of Uddhav Thackeray's faction of Shiv Sena created ruckus outside Dadar police station in Mumbai over the arrest of 5 of their supporters. Dadar …

Shivamogga violence: Have instructed police to conduct stringent investigation, says Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai
2 years, 4 months ago

Shivamogga violence: Have instructed police to conduct stringent investigation, says Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai

Firstpost  

Karnataka police arrested four men in connection with the stabbing incident that took place in the Shivamogga district on Monday New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has reacted to the violence in the Shivamogga district over the poster of Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar on Independence Day. More than 1000 of our police personnel have come here from other districts.” …

Enforcement Directorate files money laundering charges in Bhima Koregaon case
2 years, 4 months ago

Enforcement Directorate files money laundering charges in Bhima Koregaon case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgaar Parishad case. Several activists and people linked to banned outfits were arrested by the Pune Police in the case, which was later transferred to the National Investigation Agency. On January 1, 2018, clashes were reported when a group of people were on their way to Bhima Koregaon …

Shiv Sena's Sanjay More arrested for attack on MLA Uday Samant's car
2 years, 5 months ago

Shiv Sena's Sanjay More arrested for attack on MLA Uday Samant's car

Op India  

The Pune Police on Wednesday arrested five people including Shiv Sena city chief Sanjay More in connection to the attack on former State Minister and Shinde faction MLA Uday Samant. Maharashtra | Pune Police have arrested 5 people including Shiv Sena city chief Sanjay More under various sections of IPC, in connection with an attack on the car of Shinde …

SIT arrests Sanjiv Bhatt in Gujarat riots forgery case
2 years, 5 months ago

SIT arrests Sanjiv Bhatt in Gujarat riots forgery case

The Hindu  

The Special Investigation Team probing the case of forgery and fabrication of evidence in connection with the 2002 riots has arrested dismissed IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, making the third arrest after social activist Teesta Setalvad and former IPS officer R.B. The SIT is probing allegedly fabricating evidence of conspiracy behind the 2002 Gujarat riots to falsely implicate certain persons including …

Secunderabad station violence: 19 accused remanded in prison
2 years, 6 months ago

Secunderabad station violence: 19 accused remanded in prison

The Hindu  

Telangana Government Railway Police on Saturday arrested 19 accused in the Secunderabad Railway Station violence case, while their counterparts of Andhra Pradesh picked up one Avula Subba Rao on the suspicion that he instigated some of the youngsters. Meanwhile, the AP police has stepped up security at all railway stations in Visakhapatnam and Guntur in the wake of similar protests …

Ensure fairness in investigation
2 years, 6 months ago

Ensure fairness in investigation

Hindustan Times  

An alleged conspiracy that fomented violence in Maharashtra’s Bhima Koregaon village on January 1, 2018 and led to the death of a 28-year-old man has been among the most high-profile cases in the last decade. The Pune Police, and later the National Investigation Agency, have arrested a raft of activists, lawyers and academics and charged them under the Unlawful Activities …

Bhima Koregaon Case: New Report Ties Pune Police With 'Fabricated Evidence'
2 years, 6 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Case: New Report Ties Pune Police With 'Fabricated Evidence'

The Quint  

“We generally don’t tell people who targeted them, but I’m kind of tired of watching. The analyst is employed by an email provider which WIRED had contacted as part of their investigation into the alleged compromising of the devices owned by the accused in the Bhima Koregaon case. While the accused in the case continue to languish in jails, barring …

Pune police team visits Delhi to question gangster Bishnoi for leads on Sidhu Moosewala murder case accused
2 years, 6 months ago

Pune police team visits Delhi to question gangster Bishnoi for leads on Sidhu Moosewala murder case accused

The Hindu  

A team of the Pune rural police has travelled to Delhi to interrogate gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, who is currently in the custody of the police there and who is said to be the mastermind in the murder case of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, an official said on Friday. Apart from gathering information about Jadhav's whereabouts, the Pune rural police also …

Koregaon-Bhima probe panel asks Sharad Pawar to appear before it on 5 and 6 May
2 years, 8 months ago

Koregaon-Bhima probe panel asks Sharad Pawar to appear before it on 5 and 6 May

Firstpost  

The panel had earlier summoned Pawar in 2020, but he could not appear before it due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Mumbai: The Koregaon-Bhima Inquiry Commission has directed NCP chief Sharad Pawar to appear before it on 5 and 6 May to record his statement in connection with the January 2018 violence at a war memorial in Pune district of Maharashtra. …

BJP’s Kirit Somaiya claims assault by Shiv Sena activists, accuses Mumbai police of filing bogus FIR
2 years, 8 months ago

BJP’s Kirit Somaiya claims assault by Shiv Sena activists, accuses Mumbai police of filing bogus FIR

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kirit Somaiya stirred another controversy late on Saturday after he claimed he was assaulted by Shiv Sena workers while accusing the Mumbai police of ‘kowtowing’ to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government. The alleged assault on Mr. Somaiya’s car occurred while he was paying a ‘solidarity visit’ at the Khar police station to the husband-wife …

Delhi: Five Jahangirpuri violence accused booked under National Security Act day after Amit Shah directed police to take strict action
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi: Five Jahangirpuri violence accused booked under National Security Act day after Amit Shah directed police to take strict action

Firstpost  

So far, 21 people have been arrested and two juveniles detained in connection with the incident that left nine people injured including eight police personnel injured on 16 April New Delhi: National Security Act was on Tuesday imposed against five culprits involved in the clashes that took place in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri that erupted between members of two groups during a …

Bhima Koregaon: Umar Khalid Claims He Was Invited To Elgar Parishad By Former Judge Of Bombay High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Bhima Koregaon: Umar Khalid Claims He Was Invited To Elgar Parishad By Former Judge Of Bombay High Court

Live Law  

The National Investigating Agency submitted a bunch of additional documents and witness statements to the court in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad Case, in which student rights activist Umar Khalid claims that he heard that BJP-RSS persons had attacked visitors at the Bhima-Koregaon, near Pune. While it is the agency's case that inflammatory speeches at the Elgar Parishad …

Sanjay Raut to Nawab Malik: Maharashtra leaders facing ED probe
2 years, 10 months ago

Sanjay Raut to Nawab Malik: Maharashtra leaders facing ED probe

India Today  

Nawab Malik was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday in connection with a money laundering case with alleged links to fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim. Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik joins a list of politicians from Maharashtra who have either been arrested or are being probed by the central agencies since the current coalition government of the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist …

Kirit Somaiya urges MHA to review his security after series of attacks
2 years, 10 months ago

Kirit Somaiya urges MHA to review his security after series of attacks

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Former Lok Sabha MP and BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Thursday urged the Ministry of Home Affairs to review his security arrangements on the grounds that he was allegedly being attacked by Shiv Sena workers despite being under "Z plus" security of the Central Industrial Security Force. "Shiv Sena activists attacked me at Pune Municipal Corporation on February 5, …

Lakhimpur Kheri Case : SC adjourns hearing till 15 November on UP govt's request
3 years, 1 month ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Case : SC adjourns hearing till 15 November on UP govt's request

Firstpost  

The state government was given time to apprising its stand on the suggestion that a former judge of a different high court should monitor the state SIT probe on a day-to-day basis in the New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday granted time till 15 November to the Uttar Pradesh government for apprising its stand on the suggestion that a former …

Bhima Koregaon Judicial Commission Suspends Hearing After Maharashtra Govt Fails to Provide Accommodation In Mumbai
3 years, 2 months ago

Bhima Koregaon Judicial Commission Suspends Hearing After Maharashtra Govt Fails to Provide Accommodation In Mumbai

Live Law  

The two-member judicial commission appointed by the Maharashtra Government to probe the caste-based violence at Koregaon-Bhima on January 1, 2018, has indefinitely suspended its function due to the State government's apathy to provide proper accommodation for proceedings. Accordingly, the commission hereby suspends all future hearings till the government provides suitable accommodation at Mumbai," VV Palnitkar, the commission's secretary, wrote to …

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