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Time of India
14-05-2025
- Time of India
Four sentenced to life for jeweller's murder in Yamunanagar
YAMUNANAGAR: A court in Yamunanagar has sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the 2018 abduction and murder of jeweller Sanjeev Khanna. The murder was motivated by greed, with the accused targeting 13 kilograms of gold and Rs 30 lakh in cash. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The case, officially titled State vs Yogesh Suri, concluded nearly seven years after the crime, following prolonged legal proceedings. Additional sessions judge Danish Gupta pronounced the verdict, convicting all four accused of murder, criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, and destruction of evidence. The crime On June 28, 2018, Sanjeev Khanna was lured by the accused—led by goldsmith Yogesh Kumar—under the guise of repaying a debt involving 13 kilograms of gold and Rs 30 lakh in cash. While en route in a car, the accused killed Khanna and dumped his body in an agricultural field near Rajpura village in Shahzadpur, Ambala. The accused initially tried to mislead investigators by parking Khanna's car at a hospital and falsely claiming that they had returned the gold and money to him. In a further act of deception, they even joined the victim's family in the search for him. However, growing suspicions led Khanna's relatives to alert the police, ultimately leading to the suspects' arrest. During interrogation, all four confessed to the crime. The verdict Judge Danish Gupta described the murder as a "planned and brutal conspiracy." All four accused were sentenced to life imprisonment for murder (Section 302) along with a fine of Rs 25,000 each, with failure to pay resulting in an additional year of imprisonment. They were also sentenced to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy), with a Rs 15,000 fine and an additional 6-month jail term for non-payment. Under Section 201 (destruction of evidence), they received 3 years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 5,000 fine, with failure to pay leading to an additional 2 months in jail. All sentences will run concurrently. This verdict brings closure to a chilling case that shocked Yamunanagar's business community, reinforcing the judiciary's firm stance against crimes driven by greed and personal gain.
Time of India
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
'Misconceived': SC rejects woman's plea claiming possession of Red Fort as legal 'heir'
. The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a woman 's plea to reclaim the Red Fort , in which she claimed to be the widow of Bahadur Shah Zafar II's great-grandson. The top court termed the claim misconceived and meritless. "The writ petition filed initially was misconceived and meritless. It cannot be entertained," CJI Sanjeev Khanna said. The CJI further said that if the arguments were considered, it would raise the question of why only the Red Fort, and not forts in Agra, Fatehpuri Sikri, and other locations. In her petition, Sultana Begum claimed that her family was wrongfully deprived of the Red Fort after the British forcibly took possession of it following the first war of independence in 1857. She said that the then-emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II—her ancestor and the last Mughal ruler—was exiled and the fort was seized unlawfully. Arguing that she had inherited the property as his widow's descendant, she alleged that the government of India was an illegal occupant. The petition sought the return of the Red Fort or adequate compensation, including damages from 1857 to the present day, for the alleged unlawful occupation. Begum says she could not file the appeal owing to her bad health and passing away of her daughter. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo The Delhi High Court in December had junked the woman's plea, prompting her to go to the top court. "You have come 164 years too late," a bench of acting chief justice Vibhu Bakhru and justice Tushar Rao Gedela had remarked. She had also filed a similar plea in 2021, which was dismissed too.
Indian Express
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Amid Waqf hearing in SC, a 400-year-old mosque near Delhi HC finds itself in the spotlight
On April 16, while hearing petitions challenging the amended Waqf Act, Chief Justice of India Sanjeev Khanna, who served as a judge at the Delhi High Court for 14 years, remarked in the context of waqf-by-user cases, 'When we were in (the) Delhi High Court, we were told that the High Court itself is built on Waqf land.' The mosque in question — built during Sher Shah Suri's reign in Delhi and located between Gates 4 and 5 of the Delhi High Court on Sher Shah Road — has been the subject of at least two petitions, one seeking its demolition and the other asking for construction activity on the premises to be halted. Between 2013 and 2015, multiple petitions were filed in court related to the mosque. (Photo by Sohini Ghosh) The court's orders, records submitted by the government and Delhi Waqf Board documents, however, show that only the 0.12 acres on which the 400-year-old mosque stands — not the larger court premises — has been recorded as Waqf property. The second of the two petitions against the mosque was filed in 2015, by one Ajay Gautam, who sought the mosque's demolition on two grounds: one, that a court's precincts cannot be used for religious purposes and two, over the alleged entry of outsiders to the court premises to offer prayers at the structure. At present, those on the High Court premises, including lawyers, court staff and litigants, offer prayers at the mosque. Gautam, who claims to be a social activist, told The Indian Express, 'All kinds of illegal activities, like encroachment, begging, etc., were going on along Sher Shah Road. It was a matter of security for all.' A Delhi Gazette notification, dated December 10, 1969, mentions the mosque on the Delhi High Court premises. In March 2015, a Division Bench of Justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Pratibha Rani directed the production of 'relevant record(s) containing the letters/order allotting land for construction of the main building of the Delhi High Court', including the 'layout plan originally conceived when the main building of the Delhi High Court was constructed'. Senior Advocate Anil Soni, the then Central government's standing counsel, says the layout plan, including maps maintained by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, were shown in court. A Delhi Gazette notification, dated December 10, 1969, and issued under the Waqf Act, was also placed before the court. Accessed by The Indian Express, the Delhi Gazette notification, published on April 16,1970, mentions the mosque as the only Delhi Waqf Board property on the court premises. The notification lists nearly 1,167 Waqf properties — a majority of them 'by use'. The Delhi Gazette notification lists the Sher Shah Suri-era mosque on the Delhi High Court's premises as a 'Waqf Board property'. Mentioned as a 'mosque in Sher Shah Mess, Sher Shah Road' in the Gazette notification, the listing states 'more than 400 years' under the column titled 'the date of creation of Waqf'. While 'worship' has been mentioned in the column on the structure's nature of use, the 'Delhi Waqf Board' has been mentioned as its 'mutawalli (caretaker)', besides the property being 'Waqf-administered by use' and 'Rs 10,000' as its value at the time. When asked if the Delhi High Court was built on Waqf land, Azimul Haque, CEO, Delhi Waqf Board, said, 'Going by the notification, it is only the mosque.' The court was also informed in 2015 that when land was allocated for the Delhi High Court near Sher Shah Road, the 0.12-acre mosque area, which is Waqf property, was excluded. All these records, which were submitted to the court nearly six months after its March 2015 directions, showed that the court premises were never considered Waqf property. Petitioner Gautam withdrew his plea after the gazette notification was brought on record and the court on September 11, 2015, asked Gautam how it could issue directions or regulate a Waqf Board property. Also read | 'Shocking' 116% rise in waqf land after 2013 amendment, Centre tells Supreme Court Two years before Gautam's 2015 plea, in 2013, a group of lawyers had sought the court's intervention on construction activity being undertaken at the masjid. On December 27, 2013, the Delhi High Court had directed that construction activity at the mosque be stopped and status quo be maintained. Mobin Akhtar, a member of the mosque's managing committee and an advocate, says, 'Around 2013, the mosque committee decided to renovate and repair the masjid, which was in a shambles at the time. This resulted in the plea before the High Court.' He adds, 'The mosque is not on the Delhi High Court premises. In fact, the Delhi High Court is located around the mosque.' Senior Advocate Anil Soni, who had appeared as the Centre's standing counsel in the 2015 case, told The Indian Express, 'Construction (at the mosque) had started around December 2013. There was a plan to expand the mosque's boundary and construct minarets around it. There was also an objection to outsiders coming inside the High Court premises to pray. The High Court's administrative committee back then had intervened, deciding not to escalate the matter. Ultimately it was seen that the masjid was on Waqf land. The High Court had opined that it cannot issue directions or regulate Waqf land.' Established in 1966 through the Delhi High Court Act, the court's main building was declared open on September 25, 1976, by then President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Rithm Sells Largest Ever Bond Backed by Homeowners' Mortgage Fees
(Bloomberg) -- Rithm Capital Corp. sold nearly $900 million of debt backed by the fees collected from homeowners when they make their mortgage payments, in what the firm said is the largest ever securitization of its kind. They Built a Secret Apartment in a Mall. Now the Mall Is Dying. Chicago Transit Faces 'Doomsday Scenario,' Regional Agency Says LA Faces $1 Billion Budget Hole, Warns of Thousands of Layoffs New York Subway Ditches MetroCard After 32 Years for Tap-And-Go Why Did the Government Declare War on My Adorable Tiny Truck? Bond buyers finalized their orders earlier this month at a spread of 290 basis points over Treasuries. Rithm expanded the original size of the deal to accommodate more investors, according to Sanjeev Khanna, the company's head of capital markets. The bonds are tied to rights to collect mortgage payments, known as mortgage servicing rights, and it's only the second such deal that's non-recourse, the company said. That feature means that if the bonds fail to make payments, investors can only make claims on the assets in the securitization itself, not on Rithm. That feature makes the securitization more similar to other types of asset-backed securities, potentially paving the way for more deals, according to Charles Sorrentino, head of investments at Rithm. 'Once the corporate guarantee is removed, the transaction works in a manner that's more familiar to structured products investors,' he said. It's also the second deal not to have a credit rating, according to Rithm. The company sold the first non-recourse, non-rated mortgage servicing rights securitization last year. Mortgage servicing rights holders pocket a small fee as compensation. These rights become more valuable as interest rates increase, because fewer homeowners will refinance their loans in that scenario, generating a stream of fees for the servicers for a longer period of time. Rithm is among biggest sellers of mortgage servicing rights securitizations, having issued 17 such deals for more than $7.7 billion combined, according to the statement. A New 'China Shock' Is Destroying Jobs Around the World How TD Became America's Most Convenient Bank for Money Launderers The Richest Americans Kept the Economy Booming. What Happens When They Stop Spending? Tesla's Gamble on MAGA Customers Won't Work One Man's Crypto Windfall Is Funding a $1 Billion Space Station Dream ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
