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Time of India
26 minutes ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Plea to cancel Rahul Gandhi's bail bond rejected
1 2 3 Pune: The court of special magistrate Amol Shinde rejected the plea of Satyaki Savarkar, great-grandnephew of Hindu ideologue Veer Damodar Savarkar, to cancel the bail bond of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. The court in its order of May 28 observed that Gandhi was granted permanent exemption from appearing before the court after he was released on bail, and enough grounds were not cited to cancel his bail bond. The court rejected Satyaki's plea because the grounds mentioned by him to cancel Gandhi's bail bond were not justified. The court relied on the Orissa High Court order in the case of Chinmaya Sahu vs State of Orissa, which stated that bail granted under the provisions of Section 436 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) could be cancelled by invoking Section 439 (2) of the CrPC. The court order stated that if Satyaki wanted to pray for cancelling the bail bond of Gandhi, he could file a plea under Section 439 (2) of the CrPC. Gandhi's lawyer, Milind Pawar, submitted that the court did not impose any conditions on his client at the time of granting him bail, so there was no question of cancelling his bail bond. The lawyer said his client was facing a charge of criminal defamation under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code, which was a bailable offence. Satyaki filed the criminal defamation case over alleged objectionable remarks made by the Congress leader against Savarkar in a March 2023 speech in London.
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Now, FIR for 7cr NREGA scam in Bharuch
Surat: Police registered an FIR on Friday for an alleged scam worth Rs 7 crore in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme in Bharuch district. This came after an inquiry was conducted by the Bharuch district panchayat and the district rural development agency (DRDA). The inquiry uncovered irregularities worth Rs 19 lakh in 11 road projects executed by two agencies. The scope of the ongoing investigation covers road works in over 50 villages, including scrutiny of construction materials used. Police have booked Piyush Ratilal Nukani, the proprietor of Jalaram Enterprise, and Jodha Naran Sabhad, the owner of Murlidhar Enterprise. The registered addresses of both firms are in Supasi village near Veraval. The FIR was filed at Bharuch A Division police station under sections of the Indian Penal Code dealing with forgery and breach of trust. The complaint was filed by Pratik Chaudhary, assistant project officer at the DRDA. The investigation is being led by inspector R M Vasava of Bharuch A Division police station. Police said more names will be added to the FIR as their roles become clear and evidence is gathered. These agencies were awarded contracts for road construction in various talukas of Bharuch district under the NREGA scheme. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villas For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Villas in Dubai | Search Ads Get Info Undo The work was carried out between Jan 20, 2023, and June 30, 2024. The agencies submitted bills for the completed work and received payment accordingly. Meanwhile, Sahara Infrastructure Co, based in Bhalpura village along the Somnath-Jetpur Highway, submitted a complaint to the additional commissioner of rural development on March 13, 2024. It alleged that payments were made to these agencies in violation of tender rules. After this, DRDA Bharuch was directed to begin an inquiry. The inquiry found that the agencies compromised on construction material quality and failed to adhere to NREGA rules on labour deployment. "According to the scheme, 60% of the project cost must go towards labour and 40% to materials. The accused did not comply with this ratio. In some cases, materials specified in the tender were not used, and in others substandard materials were used," said Vasava. "The FIR is currently based on findings from 11 villages involving Rs 19 lakh in irregularities. However, road work was carried out in over 50 villages, and the total scam value may exceed Rs 7 crore," a police official added.
Indian Express
3 hours ago
- Indian Express
Vaishnavi Hagawane death: Cops probe whether she was threatened at gunpoint
The Pimpri-Chinchwad police are probing whether Vaishnavi Hagawane, who allegedly died by suicide due to harassment over dowry, was threatened at gunpoint by Nilesh Ramchandra Chavan (34), who was arrested from India-Nepal border. A resident of Karve Nagar, Chavan was made an accused in the dowry death case on May 24 for allegedly causing cruelty to her 10-month-old son. After a rigorous search operation, police nabbed him at Sunauli in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh, located on the Nepal border, on Friday. He was arrested and brought to the Bavdhan police station, around 4 am on Saturday. Police then produced Chavan before a court in Pune and sought his custody for five days to investigate his role in the case. Police said Chavan possessed a gun and a gun licence. Police told the court they want to investigate whether he threatened Vaishanvi with the gun. Police said they are also probing Chavan's financial connections with Vaishnavi's husband Shashank, brother-in-law Sushil and father-in-law Rajendra Hagawane. Police submitted before the court details of the offence lodged against him at the Warje police station in 2022, under sections 392, 323, 506/2, 504, 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Police said he was on the run for four months in this case, filed by his wife. Police told the court that Chavan is suspected of being a repeated offender for harassing women. A probe is on to find out whether Chavan has harassed more women in the past. Police are also investigating his cell phone calls with Vaishnavi's husband and in-laws, booked in the dowry death case. The court passed an order on Saturday, remanding Chavan to police custody till June 3. According to the police, Vaishnavi allegedly died by suicide at her in-laws' house in Bhukum in the Mulshi taluka of the Pune district on May 16. Her father, Anil Sahebrao Kaspate, 51, a resident of Wakad, lodged an FIR against her husband and in-laws at the Bavdhan Police Station on May 17. Police arrested Vaishnavi's husband, Shashank, 27, father-in-law and expelled NCP leader Rajendra, 57, mother-in-law Lata, 54, sister-in-law Karishma, 31, and brother-in-law Sushil, 27. Also, three others were arrested for helping Rajendra and Sushil Hagawane, while they were on the run. Shashank, Lata and Karishma were lodged in Yerwada jail after a court granted them judicial custody. Police said Chavan is a close friend of Karishma Hagawane. He was arrested while he was allegedly trying to escape to Nepal. He had allegedly taken illegal custody of Vaishnavi's boy after her death. On May 22, a separate FIR was lodged against Chavan at the Warje Police Station in Pune city for allegedly threatening Vaishnavi's father and family members when they went to their residence to take custody of her son on May 20. Subsequently, the Pune city police started the procedure for cancelling gun licences of Nilesh Chavan, Shashank and Sushil Hagawane. Meanwhile, the police produced Rajendra and Sushil Hagawane before the court on Saturday and sought an extension in custody for three days to probe them along with Chavan. Court extended their custody till June 3. Police said suicide note was not found with Vaishnavi's body. In the FIR, her father alleged that at the time of Vaishnavi's wedding, they had given 510 grams of gold, silver, and a Fortuner SUV to her in-laws. The FIR further alleged that Vaishnavi's in-laws had been abusing her, mentally and physically, asking her to bring Rs 2 crore more to purchase a property. Her father also said in the FIR that there were injury marks on Vaishnavi's body, alleging that this suggested physical abuse, adding that he feared that his daughter had been murdered. Meanwhile, police probe revealed that Vaishnavi had attempted suicide by consuming 'rat poison' on November 27, 2023. Also the postmortem of her dead body had revealed the cause of her death as 'death due to ligature compression of neck, with evidence of multiple blunt injuries over body.'
India Today
4 hours ago
- India Today
ED seizes assets worth Rs 1.5 crore in multi-state raids in online gaming fraud
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted search operations at seven locations across Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru and seized cash and assets worth Rs 1.5 crore in a money laundering probe linked to an online gaming platform and a case involves a former Punjab and Sind Bank officer, his associates and key individuals connected to the online gaming platform searches, carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, resulted in the seizure of Rs 39 lakh in cash, multiple mobile phones, SIM cards used in gaming activities and significant digital and documentary evidence. The ED also froze Rs 1.5 crore across 48 mule bank accounts allegedly used by the platform to move illegal investigation stems from a First Information Report (FIR) filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Anti-Corruption Branch, FIR names Bedanshu Shekhar Mishra, a former bank officer at Punjab and Sind Bank's Khalsa College branch of Delhi University, and others under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, Prevention of Corruption Act and IT is accused of misusing his position to fraudulently access and liquidate 46 fixed deposit accounts belonging mainly to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College. The total defrauded amount stands at Rs 52.99 to the ED, nearly Rs 24 crore of the misappropriated funds were funnelled into online gaming platforms like via a web of mule accounts to conceal the money the ED had attached assets worth Rs 2.56 crore belonging to Mishra and his associates under Section 5 of the PMLA. Further investigations were ongoing to trace the remaining proceeds and uncover links between financial fraud and online betting operations.
Time of India
5 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Oil company employee connives with tour operators to forge bills and embezzle funds
Mumbai: The Cuffe Parade police arrested a senior employee of a well-known oil company on the charges of embezzling Rs 1.18 crore. The employee allegedly connived with a few tour operators, forged travel bills, misused corporate credit cards, generated fake invoices and duplicate bills for services that were either never rendered or already settled. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now . While police arrested Pranali Prashant Jadhav alias Chande (34), who worked as an official for the travel desk, they are looking for six more persons, including a few inside employees and tour operators. The oil company, which has its head office at Cuffe Parade, said that Pranali Jadhav handled the travel desk. While managing travel arrangements for the company's directors, promoters, and employees between August 2022 and September 2024, she colluded with the owners of Arthak Tours Management — Mahesh Vijay Parse and Madhuri Mahesh Parse — to submit forged and duplicate bills for services that were either never rendered or already settled. The scam came to light recently when two separate bills for travel made by one of the company's directors, Varun Daga, raised suspicions due to duplication. An internal audit spearheaded by Mukesh Devpura, along with HR Admin Jigar Shah and a finance executive, revealed systematic overbilling and collusion. "During the internal probe, it transpired that Jadhav, in connivance with other absconding accused, submitted duplicate invoices for already-paid travel bookings. Bills were altered — including changes to invoice numbers and amounts — and resubmitted as new claims. Travel expenses for unrelated employees were falsely claimed under the company's name, rewards and credit points from the company's credit cards were used for personal bookings, and then fake bills were generated to seek reimbursement," said an official. Further investigation of the money trail revealed that Jadhav used company-issued credit cards to transfer ₹35.59 lakh to her own Paytm wallet, from where the money was allegedly sent to her husband, parents, and friends. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Payment links generated by Arthak Tours Management were used to funnel another ₹38.41 lakh via the company's credit cards. Police said Jadhav was arrested after she failed to provide any satisfactory answers or documentation during questioning. The police noted her responses were evasive, irrational, and indicative of deliberate deceit. She was charged under Sections 316(2), 316(4), 316(5), 318(4), 344, 61(2), and 3(5) of the Indian Penal Code — provisions dealing with fraud, forgery, criminal conspiracy, and embezzlement. Police said they are looking to arrest her accomplices — Mahesh Vijay Parse and Madhuri Mahesh Parse. They are now working to trace the financial transactions, collect forensic evidence from digital devices, and identify how corporate systems were exploited without detection for two years. MSID:: 121535857 413 |
