New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will present an First Information Report (FIR) against the marines to a special court in New Delhi's Patiala house on Friday. The marines are accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kerala in 2012.
Days after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) handed over the Italian marines case to the NIA, a case has finally been registered against them. The MHA had on Monday asked the NIA to investigate the killing of two Indian fishermen allegedly by two Italian marines. The move came following the Supreme Court's ruling that the Kerala government has no jurisdiction to prosecute the two. According to sources in the MHA, the NIA was supposed to investigate the case from the very beginning and seek all evidence collected by the Kerala police that conducted initial probe and charged marines Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore Girone with murder.
The controversial case had seen India and Italy engage in a major diplomatic tussle last month after Rome refused to send back the marines. They had gone to cast their vote in the national elections after being granted permission by the apex court. The court allowed them to leave India after Italian Ambassador Daniele Mancini gave a written assurance that they would return to face trial in India. But when Italy backtracked on its commitment, the Supreme Court banned Mancini from leaving India.
Finally, India prevailed as Italy was forced to send back the two
10:14 AM, Apr 05, 2013
An emotional Italian Defence Minister Giampaolo Di Paola has said that the two Italian marines who were sent back to India to face trial for the killing of Indian fishermen did so willingly. ...
04:47 PM, Mar 29, 2013
The two Italian marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, charged with the murder of two Kerala fishermen, may be back in the country, but the drama is far from over. Italy, who agreed to send back the marines, reversing its earlier decision, still maintains they must be tried in Rome. ...
07:27 AM, Mar 24, 2013
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said that diplomacy is at work resulting in Italy's decision to send back two marines charged in the fishermen killing case and parried questions on Italian media reports that Congress President Sonia Gandhi influenced that government's decision. ...
11:26 AM, Mar 22, 2013
Attorney General GE Vahanvati has said that the Italian marines charged with killing two Indian fishermen will not be arrested immediately on their return to India on Friday. Meanwhile, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said that the marines will face trial as usual in India and that the law won't change. This comes even as the Italian foreign office said that they have been assured there will be no...
10:05 AM, Mar 22, 2013
It is a victory for India in the stand-off with Italy over the fate of the two Italian marines, Massimiliano Lattore and Salvatore Girone, accused of killing two Kerala fishermen. The Italian government has said that the marines will be sent back to India on Friday. ...
07:42 AM, Mar 22, 2013
India would be breaking international law if it stops Italy's ambassador from leaving the country in a dispute over two Italian marines charged with killing two Indian fishermen, the European Union said on Tuesday. ...
05:10 AM, Mar 20, 2013
Is the India-Italy rift set to get wider? M K Bhadrakumar, former diplomat and foreign policy expert shared his perspective with IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
06:56 PM, Mar 19, 2013
Breaking her silence for the first time on the Italian marines case, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said that no country should take India for granted. Sonia further said that the diplomatic immunity issue of Italian Ambassador Daniel Mancini must be taken up immediately. ...
11:07 AM, Mar 19, 2013
Italy said on Monday the decision by India's Supreme Court to bar the Italian ambassador from leaving the country violated diplomatic immunity law, but added it hoped to amicably resolve a dispute over the killing of two Indian fishermen by Italian marines. ...
11:03 AM, Mar 19, 2013
How can New Delhi and Rome cooperate to work out a solution which will be acceptable to both parties? CNN-IBN's international affairs editor Surya Gangadharan shared his perspective in an interaction with IBNLive readers on the matter. ...
06:10 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Coming down heavily on Italian Ambassador Daniel Mancini while hearing the case of Italian marines, the Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir not only restrained him from leaving the country till further orders, he also added that a person who comes to the court and gives an undertaking has no immunity. ...
11:34 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Days after the Italian government refused to send back the two marines charged in the killing of two Indian fishermen in Kerala, Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini is expected to respond to the Supreme Court's notice on Monday. Will the apex court act against the envoy? ...
08:18 AM, Mar 18, 2013
The European Union (EU) said it hoped Italy and India would find a "mutually acceptable" solution to the escalating dispute over Rome's decision not to return to India two marines for trial on murder charges. ...
10:17 AM, Mar 16, 2013
Airports across the country have been alerted to prevent Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini from leaving the country, sources have told CNN-IBN. A message has been sent to all immigration outposts across the country in compliance with the Supreme Court order by the Ministry of Home Affairs. ...
02:17 PM, Mar 15, 2013
India has stopped its new ambassador to Italy from taking charge over the marines issue. Sources in the Ministry of External Affairs say this will come as a clear signal of India's tough intentions. ...
01:11 PM, Mar 15, 2013
The Supreme Court on Thursday sent a notice to Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini restraining him from leaving the country. But the question is whether the Indian government can really restrain the Italian ambassador from leaving the country without breaching the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations. ...
08:32 AM, Mar 15, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday warned Italy of consequences if it did not send its marines to India for trial in the Kerala fishermen murder case. Speaking in parliament, Manmohan Singh said, "Our government has insisted that the Italian authorities respect the undertakings they have given to the Hon'ble Supreme Court and return the two accused persons to stand trial in India. If they do not keep their word...
01:43 PM, Mar 13, 2013
There was uproar in the Lok Sabha over the Italian government's decision of not sending back its marines to India for trial in the fishermen killings case. ...
11:16 AM, Mar 13, 2013
Two days after the Italian government snubbed India by deciding not to send back its marines charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen, the Indian government is finally taking strong steps against Italy and threatening tough diplomatic action. Sources have told CNN-IBN that India may expel Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini and a decision on this is likely to be formalised within a week. ...
11:04 AM, Mar 13, 2013
