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Hans India
27-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
When power, privilege & loopholes are weaponised against men
In a time when the world is reckoning with accountability and equality, one former CEO is stepping forward with a powerful reminder- not all victims wear the same face, and men too can fall prey to calculated manipulation, legal harassment, and personal ruin. What began as a story of love, mentorship, and partnership has turned into a chilling saga of betrayal and exploitation. A former CEO of a multinational firm has alleged that his ex-wife, Richa Singh — a CFO in a reputed company — rose to her position by leveraging not only his networks and influence but also his direct mentorship and coaching throughout their marriage. Singh's rapid professional rise was facilitated by his strategic counsel, industry introductions, and support system — all of which were extended in good faith, as any partner would, he claimed. But post their separation, she allegedly turned the very system he helped her access against him. The ex-CEO claims that Singh, along with her mother Indu Bala Jadon, has orchestrated an elaborate and ongoing campaign of legal harassment, including over 20 false or malicious cases designed solely to drain him financially, isolate him from his children, and destroy his reputation. Despite being the sole owner of his residence, he alleges that Singh forcefully ousted him from his own home and took de facto control of the property without any legal order or agreement. In a cruel twist, she has also taken custody of the children — despite not being their biological mother — and continues to block his access to them. 'She has used the children and the courts as pawns in a cruel game,' he says. 'What's worse — she's not even their mother by birth, but she's wielding that as a tool to keep hurting me.' The ongoing barrage of litigation, from frivolous FIRs to repeated bail cancellation attempts, has led him to escape from India simply to survive. He claims to have already paid over ₹7 crore to the mother-daughter duo, but they continue their pursuit for more. Singh and Indu Bala received bail from Chandigarh HC on the FIR filed by the ex-CEO citing forgery, cheating and destruction of evidence. This was after lower courts repeatedly denied bail to the two women, and after they paid back Rs 17 lakhs to the ex-husband. Upon the ex-husband's appeal, his cases against Singh were moved out of Gurugram to Jhajjar, where allegedly Singh's employer Pernod Ricard had no influence. A high powered SIT's investigations in Jhajjar revealed Singh's involvement and charges of forgery, cheating and destruction of evidence were subsequently filed against the two women in early 2020. "This isn't just a domestic dispute. It's a playbook on how laws meant to protect are being exploited to destroy. I've been attending every hearing I'm required to be, and the only reason I'm not in India is because I cannot be harassed by fake cases out here,' he says. 'It's a warning to all men — especially senior professionals and executives — who can find themselves defenseless when legal structures are misused."
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
Tooele man arrested after shooting, killing his two dogs while on LSD
TOOELE, Utah () — A Tooele man was arrested and charged after wielding a firearm while on LSD and killing two dogs, according to the Tooele City Police Department. Marcus Michael Fritz, 32, is facing two third-degree felony charges of use of a dangerous weapon by a restricted person, two misdemeanor charges of aggravated cruelty to animals and one misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment. According to police, officers were dispatched to a home in Tooele after a family member reported that Fritz was 'acting weird and threatening to kill himself.' Police arrived at the residence located on the 1600 block of Ashli Court, where the family member told them what happened. SLCPD solve cold case homicide after 40 years According to the family member, Fritz and she were high on LSD — Lysergic acid diethylamide — and he was acting abnormally due to the effects of the drugs he had ingested. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), LSD is a hallucinogen. When one overdoses, the DEA says, 'Serious psychological harm can occur after administration, including fear, depression, anxiety, and paranoia, and can be long-lasting.' The family member told police that Fritz had shot their two dogs and she was 'unsure of their condition.' Police made phone contact with Fritz, who was inside the house. He asked police if 'this was really happening.' 'I feel really, really bad about that:' 14 homes evacuated by gas leak in Lehi While on the phone, police questioned Fritz about what happened to his dogs. According to the arresting statement, he began crying over the phone. Fritz eventually exited the home and was taken into custody by the Tooele City Police Department. Officers obtained a search warrant for the house and located a pistol, shotgun, casings and magazines. There were also bullet-sized holes in the floor and ceiling throughout the home. Two large dogs were found deceased inside the house, with 'bullet-sized wounds.' Fritz was booked into Tooele County Jail, he will appear in court on June 24 for an initial appearance. Birdwatching popularity takes off among Millennial and Gen Z Utahns Tooele man arrested after shooting, killing his two dogs while on LSD Dynamax isata 4 30FW Isolated downpours and cool temperatures continue Thursday afternoon Remains of woman wearing Southern Utah Basketball shirt found at bottom of Arizona cliff Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Yahoo
King returns to public duties with investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle
The King has returned to public engagements for the first time since his short hospital stay, after he experienced side effects from ongoing cancer treatment. Charles presided over investitures at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, including presenting TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh with a CBE for services to horticulture and charity. He was pictured smiling and shaking hands with recipients while also wielding the sword while knighting Royal Ballet choreographer Professor Sir Wayne McGregor. Other recipients on Tuesday included world heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson, made an MBE for services to athletics, and Matthew Magee, the King's deputy private secretary, who was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order. Charles cancelled a busy away-day in Birmingham on Friday to prioritise his recovery, after experiencing temporary side effects following treatment at the London Clinic on Thursday morning, which required a short period of hospital observation that day. He spent the weekend at his Gloucestershire estate Highgrove and is expected to carry out a number of regular duties in the coming days. A small number of appointments have been rescheduled to ensure an appropriate balance ahead of a busy state visit the King and Queen will make to Italy next week. On Wednesday, the King will fulfil official duties and meetings at Buckingham Palace and hold his weekly audience with the Prime Minister, and the following day will attend a public engagement in Windsor and celebrate the 80th anniversary of the humanitarian air operator Mission Aviation Fellowship during an event at RAF Northolt in west London. Friday will be spent making final preparations for the state visit to the Republic of Italy but the separate state visit to the Holy See, the government of the Roman Catholic Church located in the Vatican – the world's smallest independent state – has been postponed as the Pope is recovering from a bout of pneumonia.
USA Today
05-02-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Trump 2.0, Food rescue in Brewster, and Breckenridge descents
The day after Donald J. Trump was inaugurated for his first term as U.S. president in 2017, the streets of Washington D.C. were filled with protestors at the Women's March, as resistance sprang up in opposition to the former real estate developer and reality TV star. That included busloads of Hudson Valley Democrats who descended upon Washington to express their displeasure. Eight years later, as Trump ramps up his second term, the resistance is bubbling up, though not with the same organization and focus. I had a glimpse of the Hudson Valley opposition on Tuesday when about 200 Trump opponents showed up at U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer's Peekskill office. It was organized by Indivisible Westchester, the left-leaning organization that emerged in early 2017 and has remained active since then. There was even one woman standing outside Schumer's office, wearing a pink knit woolen pussyhat from the 2017 Women's March. They'd come as New York voters encourage Schumer to step up his opposition to Trump's agenda to slash the federal workforce and remake the federal government through a slew of executive orders. They were not happy that the world's wealthiest man, Elon Musk, was wielding considerable power as head of unofficial Department of Government Efficiency. In the background was the Trump-driven crisis over tariffs he wanted to impose on our close allies, Mexico and Canada, joint signatories of the US-Canada-Mexico trade agreement. That crisis was resolved a day earlier when Trump paused the tariffs for a month in exchange for border security commitments from those countries that were already on the table. The protestors chanted slogans, encouraging Schumer to gum up the works in the U.S. Senate, using whatever parliamentary moves available to delay, and even obstruct, the confirmation process for cabinet appointees they disliked. Schumer's office pushed back, insisting that the Senate minority leader was working nonstop to lead the opposition. Buckle up for the next four years. Food rescue in Brewster A new model to address the needs of food-insecure Hudson Valley residents is thriving in Brewster. I stopped by Second Chance Food in January to learn about the program on a day when a cadre of volunteers, overseen by paid staff, made 1,800 nutritious meals that would be provided to senior centers, after-school programs, and libraries. The program operates on a three-legged stool of funding: foundations, private donations, and excess food delivered by such industry giants as Trader Joe's in Danbury and Ace Endico in Southeast. The nonprofit's 20 partners don't pay Second Chance for the meals, and they are provided for free to the hungry. There's opportunities for volunteers as well who want to help out. You can contact Second Class Foods at 845-723-1315. Back from Breck Four years ago, I ventured out to Breckenridge on my annual ski holiday out west. Back then, we were in the grips of the COVID pandemic, as I recounted in a piece I wrote on the trip for USA TODAY. Those days are gone of masks in ski lines, outdoor dining in the winter at 11,000 feet and outdoor yurts set up by downtown restaurants to keep patrons safe from the COVID bug. Six days of skiing last week under bluebird skies, temperatures in the 20s, and packed powder surfaces were dream-like. Nothing like breathing the thin air at 13,000-feet above sea level, and then descending through steep snowfields with friends. And who doesn't love doing laps on the T-Bar down Pika or indulging your turns on Peak 6 on a sunny January afternoon. We also returned to our favorite restaurant, Aurum. We nabbed a 4:30 p.m. reservation during happy hour, with $7 beers on tap. The servings were huge, the prices were within reason, and the food so delicious. My serving of Rocky Mountain trout was so sumptuous that I had enough left over for a sandwich the next day, which I wrapped in tin foil, carried in the pocket of my ski jacket, and ate with a cup of tea indoors at the Pioneer Crossing lodge atop Peak 7.
