Kolkata: A fast track city court on Thursday framed charges against the accused Todis and middleman Pappu for abetment to suicide of Rizwanur Rahman.
The four accused are also charged with criminal intimidation and criminal conspiracy.
The CBI had prayed for slapping abetment to suicide charge against industrialist Ashok Todi and other accused, including two IPS officers.
However, the charge of abetment to suicide against the three Kolkata Police officers was dropped. The three police officers will face trial only for criminal intimidation and conspiracy....
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01:54 PM, Apr 21, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Calcutta High Court order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the Rizwanur Rehman death case as a murder case. Now the CBI will carry on its investigation in the case as an abetment to suicide only. The apex court passed its order in response to the appeal filed by the family of Rizwanur's wife's Priyanka Todi's challenging...
10:56 AM, Mar 01, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce on Tuesday its verdict on appeals challenging the Calcutta High Court's order for a fresh CBI probe into the death of computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rahman who had married the daughter of industrialist Ashok Todi. The High Court had asked the agency to probe the matter after registering a case of murder in connection with the incident. A bench comprising justices P Sathasivam...
07:15 PM, Feb 28, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed two Calcutta High Court orders to start a fresh probe into the death of Kolkata-based graphics designer Rizwanur Rahman. The high-profile case has gone on for three years and cemented public opinion against the state machinery and a prominent Kolkata industrialist. So, who was Rizwanur Rahman and why did he have to die? As we look back into the case that...
07:12 PM, Sep 10, 2010
Kolkata: In the recent turn of events to the Rizwanur Rahman case, there seems to be a reprieve for the Todi family. The Supreme Court, in a fresh move, has stayed two Calcutta High Court orders to initiate fresh investigations into the death of Kolkata-based design professional Rizwanur Rahman. The Supreme Court has stayed two orders relating to the Rizwanur Rahman case " first, the order by a trial court...
12:29 PM, Sep 10, 2010
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Calcutta High Court order asking it to launch a fresh probe and register a murder case in the death of Rizwanur Rahman. The agency said a fresh probe was not required in the case as it had earlier conducted the detailed probe and arrived at the conclusion that the offence was made for abetment...
11:56 PM, Sep 01, 2010
Rizwanur was found dead just a month after his marriage to Priyanka Todi, the daughter of a prominent city businessman. ...
12:22 PM, Jun 02, 2010
Ashok Todi is accused of abetting suicide of his son-in-law Rizwanur. ...
05:52 PM, Dec 16, 2008
Chief Judge, City Sessions Court, Murari Mohan Ghosh granted bail to Sarogi. ...
07:07 PM, Dec 12, 2008
New Delhi: A joke is doing the rounds at the World Cup that if India's Yuvraj Singh bats even with a stump, he will return to the dressing-room with at least a half-century under his belt. The aggressive left-hander has already compiled 341 runs in seven matches with one hundred and four half-centuries at an amazing average of 113.66. India may have prolific openers in Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag,...
02:52 PM, Jan 08, 2008
Offenders can be sent to at least 10 years in jail for driving Rizwan to suicide. ...
08:07 AM, Nov 30, 2007
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10:40 PM, Nov 06, 2007
Southampton: Eoin Morgan's unbeaten century for England ensured Pakistan ended its controversial tour on a low as the hosts won by 121 runs Wednesday at The Rose Bowl in the fifth and deciding one-day international. Pakistan, seeking consolation from a trip that will be best remembered for corruption allegations and off-field issues, was bowled out under the lights for 135 in 37 overs, chasing 257 for victory, to lose an ...
10:37 AM, Oct 18, 2007
