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Indian Express
5 days ago
- Indian Express
Court denies bail to gangster Chhota Rajan in 20-year old arms haul case
IN A 20-year-old case of alleged concealment of arms among drums of grease at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), a special court rejected the bail plea of gangster Chhota Rajan, calling it a 'serious offence'. Rajan was deported to India in 2005 and is currently lodged in Tihar jail in New Delhi. Rajan sought bail in the case stating that he has spent 10 years in jail as an undertrial and the trial is yet to conclude. After his deportation, all the cases pending against him were transferred for a probe to the CBI and a special court has been designated for trial in these cases. This particular case dates back to May 21, 2005, when one Mukund Patel was arrested for possessing a loaded revolver near Kandivali railway station. His interrogation revealed that Bharat Nepali, a henchman of gangster Chhota Rajan, has imported a huge quantity of firearms and ammunition concealed in one drum, hidden among 27 drums of grease. He also led the police to the drum kept at a logistic park in the JNPT area. The container had 34 revolvers, three pistols, one silencer and 1,283 live cartridges concealed. Police invoked sections of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act. Rajan was named as an absconding accused in the case as the leader of an organised crime syndicate, called the Chhota Rajan gang. Rajan sought bail stating that there is no evidence against him and he has been in judicial custody since 2015. Special public prosecutor Pradip Gharat submitted that there is evidence, including an intercepted conversation, and that the case is nearing conclusion. The court said that Rajan has been punished for offences ranging from life imprisonment to two years. Rajan was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018 for the murder of journalist J Dey in 2011. 'The present matter is of a serious nature. Prosecution has already examined a total 45 witnesses…all the important witnesses have been examined by the prosecution. Now, there may be few witnesses who remain to be examined…and thereby, the trial may be completed within a few months,' special judge A M Patil said in the order passed on May 28.
Deccan Herald
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
'Operation Abhyaas' sees mock drills simulating hostile scenarios conducted across country
Mock drills simulating multiple hostile scenarios like air raids, multiple fire emergencies, and search and rescue operations among others were carried out in several states and Union Territories (UTs) as part of the nationwide mega civil defence mock drill 'Operation Abhyaas'. Soon after the siren blew at 3.48 pm at various locations, civil defence personnel, police, fire and emergency services swung into action. Credit: DH Photo/Pushkar V Civil defence and emergency services personnel take part in mock drill 'Operation Abhyaas' at Halasuru, Bengaluru Credit: DH Photo/Pushkar V The drill included rescue operations in the event of fire, removing people from beneath debris, evacuating people from high-rises, and providing medical emergency services. Credit: DH Photo/Pushkar V Mora Jetty overlooking Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) wears a deserted look ahead of "Operation Aabhyaas" mock drill, in Navi Mumbai Credit: PTI Photo Firemen during a mega civil defence mock drill 'Operation Abhyaas' at Khan Market, in New Delhi Credit: PTI Photo A view of the India Gate during a blackout as part of the nationwide drill, "Operation Abhyaas", in New Delhi Credit: PTI Photo Officials said the demonstrations were restricted to the Fire and Emergency Services campus in Halasuru, Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo Security personnel take part in a drill at Commissionerate conducted as a part of the nationwide civil defence exercise, "Operation Abhyaas", in Jaipur. Credit: PTI Photo Civil Defence personnel take part in a drill conducted as a part of the nationwide civil defence exercise, in Meerut. Credit: PTI Photo Civil defence and emergency services personnel take part in mock drill 'Operation Abhyaas' at Halasuru lake. Credit: DH Photo/Pushkar V Vehicles stuck on an overbridge during a power blackout as part of the nationwide civil defence mock drill 'Operation Abhyaas', in Patna. Credit: PTI Photo
India Today
23-04-2025
- Business
- India Today
How a deep-sea Maharashtra port will benefit farmers
The Maharashtra government plans to develop its first international market for the sale and purchase of agricultural produce near the proposed greenfield Vadhavan port in Palghar district. While the deep-sea port aims to do away with the saturation and logistical constraints at the Mumbai port around 150 km away and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) near Uran, the international market near it will facilitate the export of agricultural produce, especially the chiku (sapodilla) fruit grown in nearby Dahanu and the famed Alphonso mangoes from the Konkan. Local communities such as fisherfolk, however, are opposing the Vadhavan port as they anticipate a drop in their prized catch of saranga or the silver pomfret. Much sought after by fish eaters, the silver pomfret is also Maharashtra's 'state fish'.According to a senior official in the state department of cooperation, a potential site has been identified near Dapchari in the district for the market, which would be spread over nearly 1,000 acres. 'It will help farmers export their produce and get remunerative prices for it. The market will have a cold storage chain, too,' he says, adding that a tender has been floated for appointing consultants to conduct a pre-feasibility Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) for the development of the Vadhavan port. Located near Dahanu, the site for the proposed port abuts Gujarat. The Union cabinet approved the proposal in June 2024 and the mega port is expected to cost Rs 76,220 project will see the reclamation of 1,473 hectares (3,639.86 acre) of land, while 571 hectares (1,410.97 acre), comprising private, tribal, forest and government land, will be acquired for rail and road connectivity. Another 1,000 hectare of government land will be made available for port-related infrastructure facilities. The port will add container capacity of 15 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEUs) by 2035, which will increase to 23.9 million TEUs by state government has also decided to set up 65 Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) in talukas across 21 districts. This will fill a crucial gap as 68 of Maharashtra's 358 talukas have no APMC, leaving only three without one—Borivali, Andheri and Kurla in to India Today Magazine
