New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that the trial in Prajapati murder case will be conducted together with Soharabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, granting some relief to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's aide Amit Shah.
The apex court said that the Central Bureau of Investigation's chargesheet in Tulsiram Prajapati case should be treated as a supplementary chargesheet in the Sohrabuddin case. "Killings of Prajapati and Soharabuddin were part of same conspiracy and there can't be a separate trial," read the SC's verdict.
Shah had challenged a separate CBI chargesheet against him in the Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter and had also opposed to separate trial against him in the case along with the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.
The newly appointed BJP General Secretary claimed that the CBI is acting with a 'malafide design' to seek his police custody again. ...
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11:03 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Srinagar: This year has seen a rise in militancy in the Kashmir valley with the Army reporting 100 per cent increase in infiltration from across the border. There have been six attacks on village heads and encounters near the Line of Control in the last few weeks. Once again there is a peak in militant activities in Jammu and Kashmir. The Army says 280-300 militants are active in the valley....
09:37 AM, Aug 04, 2012
New Delhi: In Chhattisgarh 18 suspected Naxals have been killed in two separate operations in Bijapur and Sukma. Six CRPF personnel were injured, two are said to be critical. 16 alleged Naxals were killed in Bijapur, Chattisgarh with a combing operation that began on Thursday night ending on Friday morning. And in an operation at Sukma district, two suspected Naxals were shot dead. The encounter, which took place in the...
09:05 PM, Jun 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and state governments to frame guidelines to probe fake encounters. The order came after the Gujarat government protested an earlier order by the apex court to probe alleged fake encounters in the state between 2003 and 2007. The Gujarat government said in a petition that all states must be asked to look into fake encounters since these...
01:36 PM, Apr 13, 2012
Ahmedabad: Former Supreme Court judge MB Shah, who had been entrusted with the task to look into the alleged fake encounters between 2002 to 2006 in Gujarat, has informed the apex court that he cannot head the inquiry as he is already "overburdened" with other probes. In a letter written to the apex court, Justice Shah has conveyed his inability to head the inquiry in the alleged fake encounters between...
10:54 PM, Feb 18, 2012
A bus driver ran amok in Pune on Wednesday morning, killing nine people and injuring 27. ...
10:30 PM, Jan 25, 2012
New Delhi: With the Supreme Court issuing yet another direction to Narendra Modi-run Gujarat on Wednesday, the Congress said the Chief Minister should have resigned by now in the wake of several strictures, observations and inquiries against his government on diverse matters. "It is not going to happen given the fact that "obduracy and insensitivity is the norm of the Chief Minister (Modi) ....who is thick-skinned and greedy for power"...
07:38 PM, Jan 25, 2012
On this episode we bring you the stories of fake encounters by the state police in Manipur. ...
07:22 PM, Sep 05, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response from corporate lobbyist Niira Radia on an application seeking vacation of stay on the release and circulation of the book 'Close Encounters with Niira Radia' authored by advocate R K Anand. Justice V K Jain issued notice to Radia, Director of Vaishnavi Corporate Communications, seeking her response within four weeks, on an application filed by the publisher, Har-Anand Publications Pvt...
05:45 PM, Jun 03, 2011
New Delhi: Lawyer RK Anand will move the Delhi High Court seeking vacation of the stay on release and circulation of his book 'Close encounters with Nira Radia'. "Next week, we will file an application (before the high court) for vacation of stay," he told reporters. The book was released on May 7. The Press has done reviews and the book was available in the market. "No orders for recalling...
06:31 PM, May 26, 2011
CNN-IBN's Arijit Sen recounts how he uncovered the fake encounters in Manipur. ...
08:49 AM, Jan 06, 2011
Lawyers of Gujarat Minister accused of directing Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter say they want questionnaire. ...
11:18 AM, Jul 23, 2010
It has been termed as the "deadliest attack" by militants this year. ...
10:29 AM, Jan 29, 2010
It tells court it is not responsible for the action Gujarat govt took on its reports. ...
03:03 PM, Sep 30, 2009
Separatists hound people for money, security forces harass them for 'collusion'. ...
12:02 AM, Sep 06, 2009
Security forces kill people with impunity in fake encounters. ...
11:36 PM, Sep 05, 2009
Ex-judge has submitted 12 probe reports on encounters in Manipur. ...
07:05 AM, Sep 05, 2009
More than 15 people have been killed in such encounters between 2005-06. ...
01:09 PM, Jul 16, 2009
Ranbir Singh's family alleges he was shot dead in cold blood. ...
05:09 PM, Jul 05, 2009
Unprovoked firing from Pak side provides cover to infiltrating guerrillas. ...
11:14 AM, Mar 22, 2009
