
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to suspended Gujarat IAS officer Pradeep Sharma. He was released on a bail bond of Rs five lakh and three sureties. The Supreme Court has asked state government authorities to ensure that Pradeep doesn't misuse the bail conditions. Pradeep, who was arrested for alleged irregularity in land allotment to private firms, in his plea stated that he was being targeted by...

11:58 AM, Dec 13, 2011

New Delhi: After nearly 10 years in jail, dismissed IPS officer Ravi Kant Sharma was on Wednesday acquitted in the murder case of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar. The Delhi High Court observed that there was benefit of doubt. However, the court upheld the conviction of Pradeep Sharma, one of the four persons found guilty by the lower court. On January 23, 1999, journalist Shivani Bhatnagar was found dead in her residence...

08:27 PM, Oct 12, 2011

New Delhi: Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer RK Sharma and two others have been acquitted by the Delhi High Court on Wednesday in the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case giving the trio the benefit of doubt. While Sharma, Sri Bhagwan, Satya Prakash have been acquitted, the court upheld the life sentence for Pradeep Sharma, who actually killed Shivani. The two-judge division bench of justices BD Ahmed and Manmohan Singh, which...

02:34 PM, Oct 12, 2011

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday virtually stayed the trial against senior Gujarat cadre IAS officer Pradeep Sharma who has sought a CBI probe into the fresh criminal cases registered against him by state police allegedly at the instance of Chief Minister Narendra Modi. A bench of justices Aftab Alam and Ranjana Prakash Desai though did not pass any order to stay the trial recorded an undertaking from State...

08:29 PM, Sep 30, 2011

Pradeep Sharma is accused of faking encounter to kill Mumbai ganster. ...

11:37 PM, Jan 08, 2010

Five other people present during the encounter have also been arrested. ...

07:56 AM, Jan 08, 2010

He was alleged to have used his position to facilitate land deals. ...

01:32 PM, May 07, 2009

ACP Rajbir Singh had carried out 56 encounters until he met a bloody end. ...

04:06 AM, Sep 02, 2008

Once known as a cop of honour, the fall of Sharma from grace is for all to see. ...

03:05 AM, Sep 02, 2008

Encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma was gangsters' friend, says don. ...

05:28 PM, Sep 01, 2008

Most of the encounter specialists have either been sidelined or suspended. ...

02:32 AM, Mar 26, 2008

Kolkata: West Indies opener Adrian Barath, who scored a fighting half-century in the second innings, said the experienced Shivnarine Chanderpaul will be the key batsman for the visitors if they wish to save the second Test and the three-match series against India. Replying to India's mammoth 631-7 declared, West Indies were bowled out for mere 153 in their first innings with as many as eight wickets falling in the morning...

11:36 AM, Mar 20, 2008