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Indian Express
a day ago
- Indian Express
How a dead man's signature sparked a 20-year-old corruption case against govt official
In 2005, Food Safety Officer Sunil Kumar Sachan renewed the licence of a Kerosene Oil Depot (KOD) — an industrial facility used for bulk storage of kerosene and other petroleum products — in Northeast Delhi's Gokulpur. The catch? The licence for Shiv KOD was allegedly renewed using the signature of Dunger Singh, a licence holder with a major share in the depot — who had been dead for over a year. In 2006, the Delhi government's Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) lodged an FIR under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act against Sachan. Close to two decades later, on August 18, a Delhi court directed that charges be framed against Sachan and two others — Simpal Garg, and Dunger's business partner Rajeev Kumar — in this case. 'A grave suspicion arises indicating active involvement of accused Sunil Kumar Sachan with co-accused Simpal Garg and Rajeev Kumar that they have conspired to cheat and forge the signatures of a deceased person, namely Dunger Singh, to illegally obtain the KOD licence to cause financial benefit to accused Rajeev Kumar,' noted Special Judge Dr Ruchi Aggarwal Asrani of Rouse Avenue Court in her order. What landed the government servant and his alleged co-conspirators in trouble was a signature in Hindi and a statement given by Dunger's real brother confirming his date of death. While all of Dunger's signatures on the files concerned before his death had been in English, the ones on the licence renewal form were in Hindi, the probe found. Dunger's brother and his daughter-in-law also told the ACB that he had passed away on August 5, 2004. The licence renewal application was dated July 12, 2005. There was another twist to the tale — two death certificates were issued. The then Gram Panchayat Adhikari and Registrar, Births and Deaths, of Baghpat had mentioned the date of Dunger's death as August 5, 2004, on one death certificate and October 2005 on another death certificate. The judge said: 'This court is of the view that there is a strong contention that Sh. Dunger Singh had actually died on 05.08.2004. The ACB had told the court that the two dates had been given by the Registrar to 'save the accused'. 'The prosecution has established that the accused, Sunil Kumar Sachan, had attested the signatures and photographs of Sh. Dunger Singh when he was allegedly not alive. It is an admitted case of the accused persons that accused Rajeev Kumar was a partner in M/s Shiv KOD and, thus, he had the underlying interest in the grant of the licence…,' Judge Asrani said, adding that FSL reports showed that Singh's signatures had been forged. Earlier, the ACB had filed a closure report in this case. This was rejected by Judge Asrani's predecessor, who stated: 'Dunger Singh had always put his signature in English. The entire file, from the day he got the licence in 1986 till the last renewal in 2002, bears his signature in English… except this last application for renewal of licence in 2005, the same is signed very neatly in Hindi'. The court had also noted that not enough efforts were made to question Rajeev Kumar.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Former Pixies Bassist Paz Lenchantin Stages Mini Perfect Circle Reunion on New Single ‘Hang Tough'
Paz Lenchantin, who played bass in the Pixies between 2014 and 2024 following stints in Zwan and A Perfect Circle, is re-launching her solo career with the upcoming LP Triste. The album arrives October 17, and she's just dropped leadoff single 'Hang Tough' along with a video. 'I had to make this record on my own,' Lenchantin says in a statement, 'not to prove anything, but just to have faith that music can nurture me back. And it did.' More from Rolling Stone How Bassist Paz Lenchantin Went From Teenage Pixies Fan to Member of the Band Watch A Perfect Circle's Creepy 'The Contrarian' Video On the Charts: J. Cole Scores Best-Selling Week of 2018 With 'KOD' Lenchantin created much of the music on Triste herself, but she did recruit two of her former Perfect Circle bandmates — drummer Josh Freese and guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen — to join her in the studio. She was also accompanied by Spanish-speaking musicians she met after posting a notice on Instagram. The album began to take shape last year in Petatlán, Mexico, when Lenchantin wrote a series of songs about a young woman falling in love with Jesus. 'Lenchantin isn't necessarily religious,' reads an official album bio, 'she saw the story as a metaphor for salvation: the human drive to search for a god, or god-like figure, and to devote yourself to something that cannot love you back…This guiding metaphor shaped the album's dream-like logic, with each lyric refracting a fragment of Lenchantin's own life into broader analogy.' 'What was special to me in making this album was that I learned who I am, this far into my journey in music, simply by allowing myself the freedom of my own choice,' Lenchantin said. 'It became like witnessing a fallen tree in my own forest, without the need to yell 'timber.'' The music is a vast departure from her work with the Pixies. She joined the alt-rock icons in 2014 after the group parted ways with bassist Kim Shattuck. 'Charles [Thompson, a.k.a. Black Francis] is the greatest artist I've ever worked with,' she told Rolling Stone in 2022 as part of our Unknown Legends interview series. 'I used to be like, 'This is missing in this band, and this is missing in this band…' But working with Charles, Joey [Santiago], and David [Lovering] really glued me together and completed me in every way I was looking for. It really is the peak of the mountain.' In 2024, after recording three albums with them and touring the world many times over, the Pixies announced that they were parting ways with her. 'My departure is a bit of a surprise to me as it is to many,' Lenchantin told Rolling Stone when the news broke, 'but it looks like they have a solid plan figured out, which in turn has pushed me to move onwards onto new projects that I am excited about.' Not long afterward, a 'major artist' asked Lenchantin if she'd join her band as a bass player. 'I froze,' she says in the album bio, stating that her past experiences in high-profile groups left her 'traumatized.' 'And how far can that get you?' she asks, noting that she turned down the gig in favor of creating Triste. 'Otherwise,' she said, 'you're just going around in a circle.' The Triste track list: 1 – Novela2 – Lows & Highs3 – Woman Of Nazareth4 – Hang Tough5 – Wish I Was There6 – Si No!7 – In The Garden With The Devil8 – Adam9 – Lucia10 – Sin Dios11 – Save It For Hell12 – Triste Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
New Mexico Tech student sues DHS, ICE after visa revoked
SOCORRO, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico Tech student from Ghana is suing the Department of Homeland Security and ICE after he said his visa was revoked. According to the lawsuit, the student, identified in court filings as KOD, learned about the revocation from university officials two weeks ago. The visa was not set to expire until 2028. Judge allows New Mexico's lawsuit against Snapchat to move forward The lawsuit says the student, who was pursuing a doctorate in petroleum engineering, had never been arrested or charged with a crime, nor had he participated in any protests. The student's attorney said he was denied due process. 'If the government is going to take any action against you or revoke something like your F-1 student status, they have to give you some sort of process, they have to notify yo,u and tell you the reasons why they are doing that. That didn't happen in this case,' said Attorney Shayne Huffman. Several other international students at the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University have also had their visas revoked. The American Civil Liberties Union said more lawsuits may be filed. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
