Narendra Dabholkar Murder Case: Special Court Charges Accused Of Murder, Criminal Conspiracy And Committing Terror Acts Under UAPA
3 years, 3 months ago

Narendra Dabholkar Murder Case: Special Court Charges Accused Of Murder, Criminal Conspiracy And Committing Terror Acts Under UAPA

Live Law  

A special court in Pune has formally charged four accused in 2013 killing of anti-superstition crusader Narendra Dabholkar for murder, conspiracy and terror-related offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. Special Judge SR Nawandar framed charges against ENT surgeon Dr Virendrasinh Tawade, the alleged assassins Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar, Sanjeev Punalekar, and his aide Vikram Bhave, after all of them pleaded "not guilty." The four alleged right-wing extremists were charged with murder, criminal conspiracy under section 16 of the Unlawful Activities Act and under the Arms Act. During arguments on framing of charge, CBI's counsel Prakash Suryavanshi relied on statements of five eyewitnesses, a businessman from Kolhapur who allegedly provided the country-made pistol to Tawade used in the murder; as well as Dabholkar's family members who have pointed fingers at Sananthan Sanstha.

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Bihar: Notorious Robber & Murderer Killed In STF Encounter In Patna’s Jakkanpur
1 week, 2 days ago

Bihar: Notorious Robber & Murderer Killed In STF Encounter In Patna’s Jakkanpur

ABP News  

In a late-night operation on Friday, the Special Task Force shot dead a notorious criminal from Bihar’s Saran district in an encounter in Sanjay Nagar, Road Number 10, Jakkanpur area of Patna. The criminal was identified as Ajay Kumar Rai, alias Kaka, a notorious robber and a key member of the Chandan Sonar gang, infamous for targeting victims for gold. …

Murder suspect nabbed after encounter in northwest Delhi
1 month, 1 week ago

Murder suspect nabbed after encounter in northwest Delhi

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A 22-year-old murder suspect was arrested after a brief exchange of fire with a team of special cell of the Delhi Police near Rohini, an official said on Thursday. Murder suspect nabbed after encounter in northwest Delhi Nihal, who is suspected to be a member of the Tillu gang, sustained bullet injuries in the encounter, the official said. …

HC issues notices to accused, CBI after Dabholkar’s daughter challenges order of acquittal
4 months ago

HC issues notices to accused, CBI after Dabholkar’s daughter challenges order of acquittal

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday issued notices to all the accused and the Central Bureau of Investigation while hearing a petition filed by Mukta Dabholkar challenging a sessions court judgment acquitting three persons accused of killing her father and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. Ms. Mukta’s plea contended that the sessions court order failed to consider evidence that “establishes beyond reasonable …

The verdict in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case | Explained
7 months, 1 week ago

The verdict in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: More than a decade after the tragic murder of rationalist Narendra Achyut Dabholkar, a special CBI Court in Pune on May 10 sentenced his assailants Sachin Prakashrao Andure and Sharad Bhausaheb Kalaskar to life imprisonment for murder and imposed a fine of ₹5 lakh. Additional Sessions Judge Prabhakar P. Jadhav observed that while the two convicts …

Murder and motive: on the Narendra Dabholkar murder case
7 months, 1 week ago

Murder and motive: on the Narendra Dabholkar murder case

The Hindu  

It is a matter of some consolation that the two men who shot dead Narendra Dabholkar, rationalist and anti-superstition activist, have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Sessions Court in Pune. It is a setback to the conclusion of investigators in Maharashtra and Karnataka that a right-wing organisation called Sanatan Sanstha was behind the heinous murder of ideological adversaries …

Not just a case of shoot and run
7 months, 1 week ago

Not just a case of shoot and run

Hindustan Times  

A special court in Pune convicted two men for the 2013 murder of Narendra Dabholkar, a physician and rationalist, who campaigned against religious superstitions, Friday. The court, however, acquitted three others, including Sharadchandra Tawade, who CBI named as the “main conspirator”, for want of evidence. The probe alleged that all five persons were linked to Santan Sanstha, a Hindutva outfit, …

Eleven years after the murder of Narendra Dabholkar, his legacy lives on
7 months, 1 week ago

Eleven years after the murder of Narendra Dabholkar, his legacy lives on

Hindustan Times  

Eleven years after the murder of anti-superstition crusader and founder of Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti Narendra Dabholkar in Pune, a special court on Friday convicted shooters Sachin Prakashrao Andure and Sharad Bhausaheb Kalaskar and sentenced them to life imprisonment. Pulling up the CBI and Pune police over their handling of the case, additional sessions judge PP Jadhav said, "The main …

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: CBI, police ‘failed to unearth masterminds’, says court
7 months, 1 week ago

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: CBI, police ‘failed to unearth masterminds’, says court

Hindustan Times  

The special court, which on Friday convicted two of the five accused in the murder of anti-superstition activist Dr Narendra Dabholkar, came down heavily on the Pune police and the CBI for failing to unearth the masterminds behind the crime. In its 170-page order, the special court for UAPA cases observed that Dabholkar’s murder was not an exclusive act of …

Narendra Dabholkar murder: Two accused get life imprisonment, three acquitted
7 months, 1 week ago

Narendra Dabholkar murder: Two accused get life imprisonment, three acquitted

Hindustan Times  

Pune: A special court in Maharashtra on Friday convicted two men for the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune but acquitted three others, almost 11 years after the grisly crime shocked the country and sparked suspicions of a wider conspiracy targeting leftist activists, journalists and atheists. “In the case of Bhave and Punalekar, even if there is scope for …

Narendra Dabholkar murder: How CBI, Maharashtra ATS cracked the case in 2018
7 months, 1 week ago

Narendra Dabholkar murder: How CBI, Maharashtra ATS cracked the case in 2018

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: It was around midnight on August 15, 2018, around five years after rationalist Narendra Dabholkar was shot dead by two bike-borne assailants, when the case was cracked by a Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad team, quite by a stroke of luck. Andure was also in the ATS’ detention back then, according to sources familiar with the investigation into Dabholkar’s murder. The …

Special court sentences two to life imprisonment, acquits three in Dabholkar murder case
7 months, 1 week ago

Special court sentences two to life imprisonment, acquits three in Dabholkar murder case

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: A Pune sessions court on Friday convicted two and acquitted three accused persons in the 11-year-old murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. The remaining three accused persons — Dr Virendrasinh Tawade, Sanjeev Punalekar and his aide Vikram Bhave — were acquitted for insufficient evidence against them. In June 2016, the CBI arrested ENT surgeon Dr. Virendrasinh Tawde, who was linked …

2 convicted of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar’s murder
7 months, 1 week ago

2 convicted of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar’s murder

Hindustan Times  

A special court in Maharashtra on Friday convicted two men for the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune but acquitted three others, almost 11 years after the grisly crime shocked the country and sparked suspicions of a wider conspiracy targeting leftist activists, journalists and atheists. The murder of Dabholkar, a well-known anti-superstition crusader, was the first in a chain …

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Pune court acquits 3 accused, 2 others sent to life imprisonment
7 months, 1 week ago

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Pune court acquits 3 accused, 2 others sent to life imprisonment

Live Mint  

A Special Court in Pune on Friday acquitted three accused including Virendrasinh Tawde, Sanjeev Punalekar and Vikram Bhave in the activist Narendra Dabholkar murder case, ANI reported. Besides this, the court also sent the other two accused — Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar sent to life imprisonment for allegedly killing Narendra Dabholkar in Pune on August 20, 2013. Narendra Dabholkar, …

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: 2 accused convicted, 3 acquitted
7 months, 1 week ago

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: 2 accused convicted, 3 acquitted

Hindustan Times  

A special UAPA court in Pune convicted two men for murdering anti-superstition crusader Dr Narendra Dabholkar in 2013, on Friday. Three other accused -- Virendrasinh Tawade, Sanjiv Punalekar, and Vikram Bhave -- were acquitted as the prosecution failed to prove the charges. On August 20, 2013, 67-year-old Dr Narendra Dabholkar, a renowned rationalist, was shot dead while on a morning …

Long wait for justice: Court likely to pronounce verdict in Dabholkar murder case tomorrow
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Long wait for justice: Court likely to pronounce verdict in Dabholkar murder case tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Pune: Special Judge PP Jadhav is likely to deliver the verdict in the murder case of Narendra Dabholkar, on Friday, around 11 years after the rationalist was shot dead. Special public prosecutor, said, “We have examined 20 witnesses, and the trial has been completed and the case is at the stage of final order now.” The order, if the court …

How Dabholkar murder investigation was botched up to blame Sanathan Sanstha
7 months, 2 weeks ago

How Dabholkar murder investigation was botched up to blame Sanathan Sanstha

Op India  

On 20th August 2013, Dr Narendra Dabholkar, who called himself a ‘rationalist’, was murdered on Pune Omkareshwar Bridge. On 1st June 2016, CBI raided Sanatan Ashram and Dr Virendrasingh Tawade’s house in Panvel and Mr Sarang Akolkar’s locked house in Pune. Over the years, CBI shifted its focus among several suspects including Dr Virendrasingh Tawade and two individuals who were …

Dabholkar case: Defence lawyer claims procedure not followed to give sanction under UAPA
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Dabholkar case: Defence lawyer claims procedure not followed to give sanction under UAPA

Hindustan Times  

Defence lawyer Virendra Ichalkaranjikar while submitting the final arguments before the court on Saturday stated that the right procedure was not followed while according sanction to prosecute the accused persons under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act in connection with Dr Narendra Dabholkar murder case. Advocate Ichalkaranjikar said, “The sanction of prosecution under UAPA to Central Bureau of Investigation was given …

15 found guilty in Kerala BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivas murder case
11 months ago

15 found guilty in Kerala BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivas murder case

The Hindu  

The Mavelikara Additional District Session Court-I on January 20 convicted 15 accused in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ranjith Sreenivas. Back then, the Communist Party of India -led Left Democratic Front government in the State came under fire for its failure to rein in religious fundamentalist outfits and its “appeasement of communal groups.” ‘Hitlist’ proves crucial …

Murders Of Govind Pansare,Narendra Dabholkar, MM Kalburgi & Gauri Lankesh Interconnected : Dabholkar's Daughter Tells Supreme Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Murders Of Govind Pansare,Narendra Dabholkar, MM Kalburgi & Gauri Lankesh Interconnected : Dabholkar's Daughter Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia, resumed its hearing on a plea challenging the Bombay High Court’s refusal to continue monitoring the case relating to the murder of anti-superstition crusader Narendra Dabholkar. Secondly, even perfunctory evidence indicated that the murders of Govind Pansare, Dr. Narendra Dabholkar, Professor MM Kalburgi, and Gauri …

Further monitoring of Dabholkar murder case not necessary: Bombay HC
1 year, 8 months ago

Further monitoring of Dabholkar murder case not necessary: Bombay HC

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said further monitoring by the Central Bureau of Investigation is not necessary for the investigation of the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in 2013 in Pune. The prosecution has cited a list of 33 witnesses and the trial of the present case has already commenced before the special Unlawful Activities Prevention Act court, Pune. …

Dabholkar murder: Prosecution concludes examination of former CBI officer
1 year, 8 months ago

Dabholkar murder: Prosecution concludes examination of former CBI officer

Hindustan Times  

Pune: The prosecution on Wednesday completed the questioning of a former CBI officer who investigated the murder of rationalist Dr Narendra Dabholkar. During the investigation, it was discovered that Tawde had a grudge against Dabholkar due to differences in ideology between various organisations. The former officer SR Singh said that Punalekar advised the accused to dispose of the firearms used …

Can’t Monitor Murder Probe Forever: Bombay High Court To Rationalist Narendra Dabholkar’s Kin
1 year, 11 months ago

Can’t Monitor Murder Probe Forever: Bombay High Court To Rationalist Narendra Dabholkar’s Kin

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday sought to know CBI’s stand on the court continuing to monitor the probe into rationalist Narendra Dabholkar’s murder, even as it observed that it cannot do so forever. A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and P D Naik was hearing a 2015 petition filed by Dabholkar's daughter Mukta Dabholkar seeking that the …

Two theories about Praveen Nettaru’s murder emerge: Kanhaiya Lal connection to retaliation for death of one Masood and agencies ignoring security concerns
2 years, 4 months ago

Two theories about Praveen Nettaru’s murder emerge: Kanhaiya Lal connection to retaliation for death of one Masood and agencies ignoring security concerns

Op India  

Praveen Nettaru, a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha member, was hacked to death on July 26 by unknown assailants. Hindu activists and BJP workers surrounded BJP state party president Nalin Kumar Kateel’s car and heckled him as they protested Praveen Nettaru’s murder, demanding answers from senior party leaders. Govt will form a commando force with special training, intelligence, ammunition, resources to …

WATCH: Killers of Udaipur tailor attacked by angry crowd outside NIA court, sent to 10-day police custody
2 years, 5 months ago

WATCH: Killers of Udaipur tailor attacked by angry crowd outside NIA court, sent to 10-day police custody

Firstpost  

Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad were arrested on Tuesday, hours after they allegedly hacked the tailor to death with a cleaver at his shop. The two others, Mohsin and Asif, were nabbed on Thursday night for being involved in the conspiracy New Delhi: An angry crowd attacked the two killers of tailor Kanhaiya Lal while they were being escorted by …

Udaipur murder: Two accused sent to judicial custody till July 13
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur murder: Two accused sent to judicial custody till July 13

India Today  

A local court on Thursday sent the two men, accused of killing Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal, to judicial custody till July 13. The accused, Riyaz Akhtari and Ghaus Mohammad, were sent to judicial custody by Udaipur district session court in Rajasthan today. The two accused were brought in a police van with their faces covered and were produced in the …

Udaipur murder accused linked to ISIS, also planned terror strikes in Jaipur, say cops
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur murder accused linked to ISIS, also planned terror strikes in Jaipur, say cops

India Today  

The two men who allegedly beheaded a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur have links to proscribed terror outfit ISIS, police sources told India Today. Riaz allegedly ran a hate campaign with the second accused in the murder case, Mohammad Ghouse, who is also his brother. Read: Udaipur murder accused went to Karachi in 2014, had links with Dawat-e-Islami: Police During questioning, …

Udaipur Killings | National Investigation Authority Re-Registers Case Against Two Accused
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur Killings | National Investigation Authority Re-Registers Case Against Two Accused

Live Law  

The National Investigation Agency of India has re-registered case against accused who conspired, planned and committed the heinous murder of Shri Kanahiya Lal Telli on 28.06.2022 in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The case has been re-registered under sections 452, 302, 153, 153, 295 & 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 16, 18 & 20 of the UA Act, 1967 against …

Udaipur murder accused went to Karachi in 2014, had links with Dawat-e-Islami: Police
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur murder accused went to Karachi in 2014, had links with Dawat-e-Islami: Police

India Today  

A day after the brutal murder of the tailor in Udaipur, Rajasthan DGP ML Lather said that one of the two accused in the case had gone to Karachi in Pakistan in 2014 and had links with Dawat-e-Islami. Talking about the possible link of one of the accused to Dawat-e-Islami, DGP Lather pointed out that the group’s people are active …

Udaipur tailor murder | NIA registers UAPA case, says accused wanted to ‘strike terror among masses’
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur tailor murder | NIA registers UAPA case, says accused wanted to ‘strike terror among masses’

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday registered a case under the anti-terror Unlawful Activities Act in connection with the “heinous murder” of a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur by two people who, the agency said, wanted to “strike terror among the masses across the country”. “The accused persons had also circulated a video of the criminal act in the social media …

Udaipur killing: Who are the assailants? And why the murder is being treated as a terror case?
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur killing: Who are the assailants? And why the murder is being treated as a terror case?

Firstpost  

The murder of a tailor in Udaipur, which was recorded on camera by assailants, is being treated as a terror incident. The National Investigation Agency is likely to take over the case, as links of the killers to terror organisations are being probed The murder of a tailor in Udaipur, which was filmed and posted online, has sent shockwaves throughout …

Is Udaipur murder a ’terror’ attack?
2 years, 5 months ago

Is Udaipur murder a ’terror’ attack?

Live Mint  

The brutal assassination of a tailor in Udaipur on June 28 is being treated by the Center as a terror act. The Centre has sent a team to investigate, which includes investigators from the National Investigation Agency, because preliminary evidence suggests that the attackers may have connections to ISIS. "Prima-facie it seems to be a terror case and needs a …

Karnataka: NIA takes over Harsha murder case probe
2 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka: NIA takes over Harsha murder case probe

Op India  

The Karnataka government has turned over the investigation into the Bajrang Dal activist Harsha murder case in the state’s Shivamogga city to the National Investigation Agency, reports The Indian Express. Karnataka Police invokes UAPA charges in Harsha murder case, suspects ‘larger conspiracy On March 2, the Karnataka police had pressed charges under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act against 10 people …

7 years since Govind Pansare was shot, trial still not begun
2 years, 10 months ago

7 years since Govind Pansare was shot, trial still not begun

The Hindu  

It has been seven years since rationalist and anti-superstition activist Govind Pansare was shot but the trial has still not begun. Special Public Prosecutor Harshad Nimbalkar said, “The trial court at Kolhapur has still not framed charges against the accused. The next date is now February 23.” ‘Pace is very unsatisfactory’ Talking to The Hindu, Pansare’s daughter-in-law Megha Pansare said, …

Dabholkar Case: Eliminating 'Anti-Hindus', Those Against Right-wing Groups' Beliefs Intention of Accused, CBI Tells HC
2 years, 10 months ago

Dabholkar Case: Eliminating 'Anti-Hindus', Those Against Right-wing Groups' Beliefs Intention of Accused, CBI Tells HC

News 18  

The intention of accused Virendrasinh Tawade and others arrested in rationalist Narendra Dabholkar murder case, was to eliminate 'anti-Hindus' and those opposed to the beliefs and customs of right-wing groups Sanatan Sanstha and Hindu Janjagruti Samiti, the CBI has told the Bombay High Court. The CBI said this in its affidavit filed in response to a bail plea by Tawade, …

Sanatan Sanstha's Virendrasinh Tawde Is A Threat To Society: CBI Opposes 's Bail Before Bombay High Court In Narendra Dabholkar Murder
2 years, 10 months ago

Sanatan Sanstha's Virendrasinh Tawde Is A Threat To Society: CBI Opposes 's Bail Before Bombay High Court In Narendra Dabholkar Murder

Live Law  

The intention of the mastermind in rationalist Narendra Dabholkar's murder case- Virendrasinh Tawde - was to eliminate 'anti-hindus' and people opposed to Sanatan Sanstha's beliefs and customs, the Central Bureau of Investigation told the Bombay High Court. Opposing bail to Tawde, the CBI's affidavit said his animosity with the rationalist dates back to 2002 when he left his medical practice …

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Maharashtra court frames charges against five accused
3 years, 3 months ago

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Maharashtra court frames charges against five accused

Firstpost  

Dabholkar, who headed the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti, was shot dead in Pune on 20 August, 2013, allegedly by members of a right-wing extremist group. Pune: A special court in Pune on Wednesday framed charges against five accused in the case of murder of anti-superstition activist Dr Narendra Dabholkar. On Wednesday, Additional Sessions Judge SR Navandar asked the five accused …

CBI Seeks UAPA Against 5 Accused for Striking 'Terror Among Section of People' in Dabholkar Murder Case
3 years, 3 months ago

CBI Seeks UAPA Against 5 Accused for Striking 'Terror Among Section of People' in Dabholkar Murder Case

News 18  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has argued in a court that the five accused in the 2013 murder case of rationalist Dr Narendra Dabholkar be tried under the Unlawful Activities Act for striking ”terror among a section of people”. Special public prosecutor Prakash Suryawanshi, while arguing the case on behalf of the CBI, said that the accused have been charged …

Narendra Dabholkar Murder Case: Bail Pleas of Tawde, Bhave Rejected Again
4 years, 3 months ago

Narendra Dabholkar Murder Case: Bail Pleas of Tawde, Bhave Rejected Again

News 18  

A special court in Pune on Tuesday rejected the bail applications of Virendrasinh Tawde and Vikram Bhave, accused in the Dr Narendra Dabholkar murdercase. Hameed Dabholkar, son of the slain anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar, said in August this year that it was “painful” that even after seven years, the probe into his father’s murder has not reached a conclusion. Dr …

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