Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to one more accused in the Azad Maidan riots case observing that attending a rally is not an offence. Akbar Raunak Khan is the fourth accused to be released on bail by the High Court after it granted similar relief to Amin Chaudhary, Umair Rehman Ansari and Nazar Siddiqui, who suffered a bullet injury in his head in the violence, earlier this week.
Khan has been granted bail on a surety of Rs 30,000. Khan, who had suffered a gun-shot injury on his waist, claimed in his bail plea that he had gone to the spot of the incident only to help the injured people. "Going for a rally is not an offence. The applicant's (Khan's) detention is not necessary at this stage of investigation," Justice Thipsay observed.
Earlier, Justice AM Thipsay while granting bail to the three accused had observed that prima facie no offence of murder and attempt to murder is made out against them and their custody was not required.
A total of 63 people were arrested by the city Crime Branch for their alleged role in the riots at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai on August 11. Two youths were killed and 52 others, including 44 policemen, injured on August 11 when a rally called to condemn alleged atrocities on Muslims in Assam and Myanmar turned violent with the protestors attacking police, media persons and damaging their vehicles....
01:59 PM, Oct 25, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday is expected to hear the Mahrashtra government's plea to allow former Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik to continue as head of the Special Investigation Team which is probing the Kripashankar assets case. Patnaik was recently replaced as the Commissioner and elevated to the rank of the DGP. Congress member Kripahshankar Singh is being investigated for the amassing of disproportionate assets. ...
09:03 AM, Sep 03, 2012
Mumbai: Former Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik was on Wednesday admitted to the Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai where he underwent an angioplasty. He had gone to the hospital for a check-up and had complained of discomfort and irritation. Following his complaint, an angiography was done on the former Mumbai police chief which revealed a blockage. After this, Patnaik underwent an angioplasty. Patnaik is currently admitted on the 19th floor of...
10:06 PM, Aug 29, 2012
Mumbai: Three people arrested in the Azad Maidan riot case will be discharged on Monday after they were found innocent. A total of 51 people have been arrested in the case so far. Meanwhile, 23 others arrested are set to undergo a medical examination on Monday after they claimed last week that they were beaten up by the police at the Arthur Road prison. The August 11 protest was organised...
05:47 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Mumbai: Under fire from the opposition over the Azad Maidan violence, the Maharashtra government finally decided to shunt out Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik, replacing him with Satyapal Singh. While Arup Patnaik was ostensibly promoted to DG state security council, the government called it a routine administrative move. However, sources said it was an under fire Home Minister RR Patil, hoping to deflect criticism, who recommended the removal of Patnaik...
09:35 PM, Aug 23, 2012
Hours after Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan cleared the transfer of Arup Patnaik on Thursday, Satyapal Singh took over as the new Mumbai Police Commissioner. ...
08:38 PM, Aug 23, 2012
Mumbai: Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik has been transferred, Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil said on Thursday. Sources say that Patnaik was shifted for mishandling the Azad Maidan violence. The Maharashtra Home Ministry had recommended Patnaik's transfer early this week. Patnaik has been promoted as the Director General (DG) Maharashtra State Security Council. Senior IPS officer Satyapal Singh has been appointed as the new Mumbai Commissioner of Police, the minister...
01:42 PM, Aug 23, 2012
Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil has reportedly recommended the transfer of Mumbai Police commissioner Arup Patnaik after the violence at Mumbai's Azad Maidan were 2 people died and 45 policemen were injured. On Face the Nation, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose asks a panel of experts - Has political interference undermined morale of police force? Sagarika Ghose: Hi there. The Maharashtra Home Minister has reportedly recommended the transfer of Mumbai...
10:54 AM, Aug 23, 2012
Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil has reportedly recommended the transfer of Mumbai Police commissioner Arup Patnaik after the violence at Mumbai's Azad Maidan were 2 people died and 45 policemen were injured. ...
11:59 PM, Aug 22, 2012
The Madhya Pradesh Home Minister has ordered and inquiry into the incident wherein a youth bled to death in a police station in Indore as he was denied medical aid. ...
11:39 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Mumbai: Uncertainty has gripped Mumbai Police after Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil's recommendation to shunt out Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik in the wake of the Azad Maidan riot which claimed two lives. Ironically, just days ago, the city police was backed by the Ministry for its restrained response, leading to the question, is the Police being made the fall guy to wriggle out of the mounting political pressure. The...
08:51 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Mumbai: Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is in trouble for taking out a protest march from Girgaum Chowpatty to Azad Maidan without police permission. An FIR has been registered at DB Marg police station against MNS General Secretary Shirish Sawant and others for going ahead with the march from Girgaum Chowpatty to Azad Maidan. However, police officials refused to answer when asked if Raj Thackeray's name was also included...
03:45 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Former Mumbai Commissioner of Police Julio Ribeiro defended Arup Patnaik and said that he did an exemplary job. ...
01:59 PM, Aug 22, 2012
Mumbai: A Mumbai police constable has come under fire for defying protocal and greeting MNS chief Raj Thackerary during Tuesday's rally. Constable Pramod Tawde shocked everyone by not only greeting the MNS chief with flowers but also addressing the media and openly criticising senior police officials including Commissioner Arup Patnaik over an old case. Tawde is believed to be suffering from a mental condition. He could face departmental action once...
09:17 AM, Aug 22, 2012
Mumbai: In an aftermath of the Azad Maidan violence, the Maharashtra Home Ministry had sent a proposal to Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan recommending the transfer of Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik. Patnaik drew a lot of flak for allegedly mishandling the situation on August 11 in which two people were killed and 55 others, including 45 policemen were injured. Sources said that the proposal was sent to Chavan four days...
08:21 AM, Aug 22, 2012
Mumbai: Holding Bangladeshi infiltrators responsible for the Aug 11 violence in Mumbai, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday warned that such incidents would not be tolerated. He also sought the resignation of Home Minister RR Patil and Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik for failure to foresee and curb the violence, which left two people killed, and 45 policemen and many others, including media persons, injured. Addressing a public...
04:33 AM, Aug 22, 2012
Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Department has proposed the transfer of Mumbai Police Commissioner Arup Patnaik who is facing flak over handling of the August 11 violence at Azad Maidan. "The Home Department has submitted a proposal to transfer Patnaik," a senior official said. According to the official, the proposal, which was submitted three days ago, is awaiting Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's consent. Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have demanded...
11:23 PM, Aug 21, 2012
Mumbai: The city cops are being bombarded with questions in the aftermath of the horrific violence on August 11 in South Mumbai. That the department was caught off-guard is evident in the number of casualties " many of them cops " including two deaths, large-scale destruction of public property, and the few arrests that have been made so far. On behalf of all peace-loving Mumbaikars (is there any other kind),...
05:01 PM, Aug 16, 2012
Parliament on Monday witnessed a furore over the violence in Mumbai that left two dead and 46 injured on Saturday. ...
11:51 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Mumbai: Establishments serving liquor and entertainment in the form of live orchestras, bar dancers and other such activities have much more to worry about, after the commissioner of police issued a new set of stringent orders to his subordinates last week. If the fear of meeting ACP Vasant Dhoble was a strong deterrent for party animals from venturing out into the night for a tippler, then be prepared for another...
02:44 PM, Jul 31, 2012
