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Indian Express
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Karnataka BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj booked in Bengaluru realtor's murder, denies role
Karnataka BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj and four others were booked in connection with the murder of a realtor in Bengaluru on Tuesday evening. The police identified the deceased as Shiva Kumar alias Bikla Shivu, a resident of Halasuru. Around 8.10 pm on Tuesday, Kumar was standing outside his residence and speaking to his driver, Imran, and friend, Lokesh, when more than eight people arrived at the spot on bikes and attacked him. In her complaint to the police, Kumar's mother, Vijayalakshmi, said she witnessed the murder from the balcony of her house. Vijayalakshmi named K R Puram MLA Basavaraj, alleging he was the mastermind, and Jagadish, Kiran, Vimal and Anil. Basavaraj denied the allegations on Wednesday and said that the development was 'politically motivated'. According to Vijayalakshmi's complaint, Kumar was in the real estate business. In 2023, he had registered the General Power of Attorney (GPA) of a property in his name. Later, he built a compound and a shed, and some workers were staying there, she said. On February 11 this year, Kiran, Jagadish and others allegedly barged into the property and chased the workers in the shed. Then, they allegedly called Kumar and threatened to kill him if he did not give up the property, Vijayalakshmi said in her complaint, adding that since then, Kumar had been getting death threats. Kumar had approached the Bengaluru police commissioner and filed a complaint stating that it was at Basavaraj's behest that the men were issuing death threats, Vijayalakshmi alleged. The police have registered a case under Section 103 (murder) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). A police officer said Kumar had a criminal record with many cases against him. 'The property in question falls under the Mahadevapura Assembly segment. What interest will I have there? I don't even know who Shiva Kumar was. If he had complained, alleging that I was behind the death threats, why was I not questioned even once by the police?' Basavaraj questioned on Wednesday. 'I will speak to the home minister asking why my name was added. It appears that it is politically motivated, and I will take the legal route,' he added.
NDTV
5 hours ago
- NDTV
Pune Porsche Case: Drunk Teen Escapes Adult Trial. What Happened In Court?
New Delhi: The main accused in the Pune Porsche crash case - 17 years old and drunk when he rammed his father's Rs 2.5 crore electric supercar into a motorcyle, and killed two people, last year - escaped trial as an adult because the charges he faces do not attract minimum jail terms of seven years or more. That, the Juvenile Justice Board ruled Tuesday, is the threshold beyond which a minor - a 'Child in Conflict with the Law' - can be accused of committing a "heinous offence" and be tried as an adult. The boy - the son of a prominent Pune realtor who was also arrested, as was the boy's mother, for tampering with evidence - was booked under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code. These include Section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), and also faces charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act and sections of the Motor Vehicles Act. However, the Board concluded that none of these charges, individually or collectively, fulfill the critera to declare his crimes a "heinous" offence under the Juvenile Justice Act, and said "... the preliminary assessment under Section 15 - for declaring the child to be tried as an adult - is not maintainable". What The Prosecution Said Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hiray pointed to the gruesome nature of the incident - the boy drove the supercar at nearly 180 km per hour into the two-wheeler - and argued he (and his family) knew the consequences since they influenced the police and tampered with evidence. The Porsche electric supercar driven by the teen belonged to his father. These acts, he said, displayed "maturity" and "criminal intent", and attempts to manipulate the legal system. A "strong message" should be sent to others contemplating similar actions, he argued.. What The Defence Said Appearing for the minor, Prashant Patil pointed to the Supreme Court's ruling in a 2020 case that specified the seven-year jail term threshold to identify "heinous" crimes. Since none of the charges invoked in this case prescribe that level of punishment, the offences fall under the "serious" category, under which a minor accused cannot be seen as an adult. Mr Patil also pointed out the focus of the Juvenile Justice Act is reformative and not punitive, and that psychological assessments showed no signs of criminal tendencies in the boy. He said pushing the accused into the the adult criminal justice system would risk permanently damaging any prospects for his rehabilitation. What The Juvenile Board Said The Board - which came under heavy fire last year after giving the boy bail within 15 hours of the accident, on conditions as flimsy as ' write a 300-word essay on road accidents ' - acknowledged Mr Patil's argument and the precedent set by the Supreme Court in refusing the prosecution. What Next In Pune Porsche Case The accused will continue, for now, to be treated as a minor. CCTV footage from a Pune bar showed the minor accused drinking alcohol. However, sources told NDTV the prosecution will pursue this point and is likely to challenge the Board's order in a higher court, possibly the Bombay High Court. What Crash Victims' Family Said Meanwhile, Suresh Koshta, the father of Ashwini Koshta, one of the two people killed told NDTV the decision was another example of how money and power subvert the delivery of justice. "(From the) beginning the whole country pointed fingers at the functioning of the Juvenile Justice Board. A person who was drinking... driving a car... how can he be considered a 'juvenile'?" READ | "Rich People": Pune Porsche Victim's Father On Accused's 'Juvenile' Tag "I think there should have been no question about treating him as an adult," he said. Om Prakash Awadhiya, the father of Aneesh Awadhiya, the other person who was killed, said "it (the Board's questionable decision) was clear from the beginning what we would get". "This entire year has been painful for me, my wife, and our whole family. Not a single day goes by without us remembering him and cherishing his beautiful memories. After Anish's tragic death, our world has come crashing down," Mr Awadhiya, who lives in Madhya Pradesh, said. Pune Porsche Car Crash Case The main accused - the 17-year-old boy - out 'celebrating' exam results by heavy underage drinking at a city bar. He reportedly ran up a bill of Rs 48,000 in just 90 minutes. The bar has since been shut down and its owners and staff also arrested. At the time of the incident the boy was four months short of the legal age for driving and eight years shy of Maharashtra's legal drinking age, which is 25. The police's handling of the case has also been questioned; the first cops on the scene have been accused of deliberately mishandling critical evidence to ensure the boy's release. READ | Big Twist In Pune Porsche Crash: Cops To Probe Cops In Burger Row This included feeding him burgers after the crash to hide or dilute the alcohol in his bloodstream. They reportedly also did not alert their superiors, as required by law. There were also questions asked of the medical professionals involved, including doctors tasked with extracting and securing samples from the accused to test for blood alcohol levels. It transpired the samples had been replaced with those of his mother - who was arrested and then released in April - in a crude attempt to conceal the fact he was driving while drunk. Who Is In Jail, Who Is Not At present the boy's father, doctors Ajay Taware and Shrihari Halnor, hospital employee Atul Ghatkamble, and two middlemen are in jail in connection with this case. The boy remains with his family.
New Straits Times
8 hours ago
- New Straits Times
Travel agent remanded over alleged threats against Malaysian couple in Japan
KUALA LUMPUR: The travel agent arrested for allegedly threatening a married couple in Japan in January has been remanded for four days starting today to assist in investigations. Sepang district police chief Assistant Commissioner Norhizam Bahaman confirmed the matter today. "The court has granted a four-day remand order for the suspect starting today until July 19," he said. Earlier, Norhizam said that the remand application for the 36-year-old Malaysian man was submitted this morning at the Sepang Magistrate's Court in a media release last night. The travel agent was arrested at a restaurant in Sepang yesterday following a police report lodged by the couple on Jan 28 after they returned from Japan. Norhizam said the suspect was an acquaintance of the couple through a travel agency. Preliminary investigations suggest the motive stemmed from dissatisfaction over the handling of a tourist trip to Japan. The case is being investigated under Section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation, which carries a punishment of imprisonment, a fine, or both. According to previous reports, the victim, Noornabilla Azemi, 36, who is also a tour guide, claimed she was assaulted, had her head slammed against a bed frame, and threatened with death by the suspect while at a friend's rented house in Japan on Jan 24. The incident was witnessed by her husband, Mohamad Zhaza Mohamad, 34, who also claimed he was assaulted and lost 75,000 yen (RM2,300) in cash.
Hindustan Times
8 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Haryana cops move HC to quash trial in Gurugram school murder case, cite lack of sanction
Two Haryana police officers have approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking the quashing of criminal proceedings against them in connection with the 2017 murder of a seven-year-old student inside a Gurugram school, arguing that the trial court took cognisance of the case without mandatory government sanction under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Two Haryana police officers have approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking the quashing of criminal proceedings against them in connection with the 2017 murder of a seven-year-old student inside a Gurugram school, arguing that the trial court took cognisance of the case without mandatory government sanction under Section 197 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image) Justice Manjari Nehru Kaul has issued a notice of motion to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the State of Haryana, and other respondents. The matter will now be heard on July 28. Senior advocates Bipan Ghai and Vinod Ghai, along with Nikhil Ghai, Arnav Ghai, Akhil Godara, and R.S. Bagga, appeared on behalf of the petitioners and challenged the June 13 order of the CBI special judicial magistrate, Panchkula. They submitted that the order effectively amounted to a review of the earlier judicial decision dated January 15, 2021, in which the same court had explicitly declined to take cognisance due to the absence of sanction under Section 197 CrPC. 'No fresh sanction was procured in the interim, yet cognisance was taken merely on the strength of an application moved by the complainant,' the counsel argued, terming the move an 'impermissible review' and therefore 'illegal and unsustainable'. The petitioners further contended that the allegations against them stemmed from acts performed in the discharge of official duties. Hence, they are entitled to protection under Section 197, which prohibits courts from taking cognisance of offences allegedly committed by public servants without prior government sanction. The plea also includes a senior assistant commissioner of police. The case stems from the murder of a second-grade student in 2017 whose throat was slit on school premises. Initially, Haryana Police arrested Ashok Kumar, a school bus conductor, but after public outrage and media scrutiny, the probe was handed over to the CBI. The CBI later named a fellow student, identified only as 'Bholu' to protect his identity, as the accused and alleged that Kumar was falsely implicated by the SIT through fabricated evidence and coerced witnesses.
The Sun
8 hours ago
- The Sun
Defence to file new submission in police officer murder trial under Section 300(d)
IPOH: The defence team in the murder trial of DSP Mohd Nazri Abdul Razak, accused of killing 17-year-old Muhammad Zaharif Affendi Muhd Zamrie in 2023, will file a new written submission under Section 300(d) of the Penal Code. Defence counsel M. Athimulan informed the High Court that their previous arguments had primarily addressed Section 300(c), but the prosecution is now relying on Section 300(d). Athimulan requested an adjournment of six weeks to revise their submissions, which the court granted. The prosecution will then have four weeks to respond. Judge Datuk Bhupindar Singh Gucharan Singh Preet scheduled the full hearing of submissions for October 1 and 2. Deputy Public Prosecutor Afzainizam Abdul Aziz clarified that while the prosecution had mentioned Section 300(d) in their opening statement last November, the defence had not addressed it in their submissions. 'We stated reliance on both Sections 300(c) and 300(d), but the defence focused mainly on Section 300(c). Now, they must address Section 300(d) to avoid issues at the appeal stage,' he said. Section 300(c) defines murder as an act intended to cause bodily injury likely to result in death, while Section 300(d) covers acts known to be imminently dangerous and likely to cause death, regardless of intent. Mohd Nazri faces charges under Section 302 of the Penal Code for the alleged killing near SMK Jati on December 15, 2023. If convicted, he could face the death penalty or 30 to 40 years' imprisonment and at least 12 strokes of the cane. - Bernama
