P.Jayaraj, a trader and his son J.Bennix were arrested for violating lockdown restrictions on June 19. Sadly, the sexagenarian and his 31-year-old son died within short intervals, in Kovilpatti sub-jail, Thoothukudi. The incident has lead to protests by relatives and friends of the deceased, alleging custodial torture. DMK president M.K.Stalin demands the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu to take action against the personnel.
The Supreme Court on March 1 refused to extend bail to 2,674 prisoners from Delhi who were released to decongest jails, following the COVID-19 outbreak. The apex court has ceded the convicts, 15 days to surrender before the jail authorities.… read-more
TAGS: Supreme Court, Apex Court, Prisoners, Covid- 19
The Punjab cabinet, by amending the Punjab Excise Act, 2014 has initiated death penalty provision for those selling spurious liquor in the state. Amending various sections, the act makes culprit liable for death penalty or life imprisonment… read-more
TAGS: Punjab, Liquor, Punjab Excise Act, life imprisonment, Death Penalty
Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta, an accused of manipulating TRP of various news channels has been granted bail by the Bombay HC. Reportedly, he is accused of receiving US $12,000 and Rs 40 Lakhs from Republic's Editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami.… read-more
TAGS: Arnab Goswami, TRP Scam, BARC, Partho Dasgupta
Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) recovered over five kilograms of heroin worth Rs 25.09 crore from Purba Bardhaman district’s Rasulpur Bazar on March 1. Following a tip-off, the STF arrested one peddler recovering the narcotic drug from… read-more
TAGS: Kolkata, Special Task Force, Purba Bardhaman, BJP, Pamela Goswami, Heroin, cocaine
Properties linked to actor Taapsee Pannu and director Anurag Kashyap were raided by the Income Tax department, on March 3 over alleged cess evasion. Moreover, the IT department team had raided 30 locations, including production houses of… read-more
TAGS: Income Tax Department, Tapsee Pannu, Anurag Kashyap, Phantom Films, Tax Evasion, Vikas Bahl
Customs officials on February 28 seized over 200 iPhones at Bangalore Airport from a couple arriving from Paris. Besides the iPhones worth Rs 2.8 crore, 37 debit and credit cards, and a vehicle supposed to transport the phones were also seized.… read-more
TAGS: iphone, Smuggling, Bangalore, Customs Officials