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Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Bangladeshi national held near India-Nepal border
Motihari: A Bangladeshi national, Syed Iqbal Ahmed (43), who was trying to illegally enter into India through Raxaul integrated checkpost (ICP) on India-Nepal border, was arrested on Friday near Maitri bridge by Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). On Saturday, Ahmed was produced before the SDJM, Raxaul, and remanded to jail custody under Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025. Acting commandant of 47 battalion of SSB, Sanjay Rawat, said the SSB jawan posted at Maitri bridge found that the Bangladeshi national did not have a valid visa for India. He had a Bangladesh passport and visa for Nepal only. He had come to Kathmandu from Dhaka by air last week. During search, 50 US dollars, Bangladeshi and Nepal currencies were recovered from his possession. During investigation, it was revealed that he had plans to enter different cities of the country after entering through Nepal. "This activity is being considered extremely serious and suspicious from the point of view of national security," Rawat said. The Immigration sources said from April 26 to July 4, four Chinese, one each US, Canadian, South Korean, Iraq and Bangladeshi nationals had attempted to enter into India without valid documents through Raxaul. However, they were arrested and jailed. After 'Operation Sindoor' there is a high alert in the border area and a temporary checkpost has recently been set up by the SSB at the Maitri bridge before the ICP. According to intelligence department sources, information has been received about the arrival of seven Pakistani and Bangladeshi associated with the Pakistan's intelligence agency, ISI, in Nepal and all these suspects have been active near the India-Nepal border since the first week of June 2025.
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
SC grants interim bail to IAS officer in suicide abetment case
Cuttack: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to senior IAS officer Manish Agarwal in connection with the abetment of suicide case of his personal assistant (PA) when he was Malkangiri district collector five years ago. Agarwal, who is now additional secretary, planning and convergence department, had moved the SC after the Orissa high court rejected his anticipatory bail petition on April 25. After a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, the division bench of Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta issued a notice returnable on July 22. "Meanwhile, the petitioner may surrender before the trial court and furnish bail bonds to its satisfaction upon which he shall be released on interim bail," the bench said. Agarwal had sought interim protection after the sub-divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM) court, Malkangiri, rejected his plea seeking exemption from appearance during the trial. He expressed apprehension that if he appears before the SDJM court, he will be remanded in custody on the ground that an offence under Section 306 of the IPC (abetment of suicide) can be tried by the sessions court. Earlier, a single judge of HC had rejected Agarwal's plea observing that he did not find any merit in the submissions to grant the exceptional remedy of anticipatory bail. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If you have a mouse, this game will keep you up all night. No Install. Play for free. Combat Siege Play Now Undo The judge had cited the SC's observation, "Just as liberty is precious for an individual, so is the interest of the society in maintaining law and order. Both are extremely important for the survival of a civilised society." According to case records, Deba Narayan Panda, who was PA to then collector Agarwal, had gone missing on Dec 27, 2019. A day later, his body was fished out from the Satiguda dam. While police initially registered a case of unnatural death and suicide, Panda's wife accused the collector of murder. Initially, Agarwal was booked under sections 302 (murder), 506 (intimidation), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) and 204 (destruction of document or electronic record) of the IPC and the SDJM court took cognisance of the charges. But on June 26, 2023, the HC ruled that there is no prima facie case against Agarwal for the offences. Accordingly, the HC directed the trial court to proceed against Agarwal for abetment of suicide and "to try and dispose of the case as expeditiously as possible preferably, within eight months". Though Agarwal challenged the HC order in the SC, it declined to interfere with the ruling in Nov 2024.
New Indian Express
27-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Orissa HC rejects IAS officer Manish Agarwal's anticipatory bail plea in suicide abetment case
CUTTACK: Senior IAS officer Manish Agarwal's anticipatory bail petition in connection with the case proceedings against him for allegedly abetting the suicide by his personal assistant (PA) while he was collector of Malkangiri five years ago has been rejected by the Orissa High Court. Agarwal, presently additional secretary Planning and Convergence department, sought pre-arrest bail after the court of SDJM, Malkangiri, rejected his petition seeking through his counsel exemption from appearance during trial. The SDJM had stressed that under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, an accused's first appearance in a criminal case must be physical. The accused should first present himself before the SDJM court and then may seek exemption from personal attendance before the trial court, which is the sessions court. Agarwal sought protection expressing apprehension that if he appears before the SDJM Court, he will be remanded to custody on the ground that offence under section 306 of the IPC (abetting suicide) is triable by the court of sessions. However, the single judge bench of Justice V Narasingh declined to grant exceptional remedy of anticipatory bail as he did not find any merit in the submissions made on his behalf. While citing an observation of the Supreme Court, Justice Narasingh said, 'Just as liberty is precious for an individual so is the interest of the society in maintaining law and order. Both are extremely important for the survival of a civilised society.'
Time of India
26-04-2025
- Time of India
HC rejects pre-arrest bail plea of IAS officer in abetment of suicide case
Cuttack: Orissa high court on Friday rejected the anticipatory bail petition of senior IAS officer Manish Agarwal in connection with the case against him for abetment of suicide of his personal assistant (PA) when he was Malkangiri collector five years ago. Agarwal is now additional secretary, planning and convergence department. He filed the anticipatory bail petition in HC on Dec 13, 2024 after the sub-divisional judicial magistrate (SDJM) court, Malkangiri, rejected his plea seeking exemption from appearance during the trial. Agarwal had sought interim protection on the plea that he had reasonable apprehension that if he appears before the SDJM court, he will be remanded in custody on the ground that offence under Section 306 of the IPC (abetment of suicide) is triable by the sessions court. However, the bench of Justice V Narasingh rejected Agarwal's plea observing that he did not find any merit in the submissions to grant an exceptional remedy of anticipatory bail. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Upto 15% Discount for Salaried Individuals ICICI Pru Life Insurance Plan Get Quote Undo Justice Narasingh cited the Supreme Court's observation, "Just as liberty is precious for an individual, so is the interest of the society in maintaining law and order. Both are extremely important for the survival of a civilised society." According to the case records, Deba Narayan Panda, who was PA to then collector Agarwal, had gone missing on Dec 27, 2019. A day later, his body was fished out from the Satiguda dam. While police had initially registered a case of unnatural death and suicide, Panda's wife accused the collector of murder. Initially, Agarwal was booked under sections 302 (murder), 506 (intimidation), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) and 204 (destruction of document or electronic record) of the IPC and the SDJM court took cognisance of the charges. But on June 26, 2023, the HC ruled that there is no prima facie case against Agarwal for the offences. Accordingly, the HC directed the trial court to proceed against Agarwal for abetment of suicide and "to try and dispose of the case as expeditiously as possible preferably, within eight months". Though Agarwal challenged the HC order in the Supreme Court, it declined to interfere with the ruling in Nov 2024.
