Judicial Custody

A Special Court in Jammu has sent Babu Singh, a former state minister, to judicial custody for 30 days, in connection with the Hawala scandal. Singh had been absconding since March and was taken into custody by the police only on April 9. Mohammed Shareef Shah, another person accused in the case, has also been sent to judicial custody. The next hearing is slated for May 15.

Special PMLA court extended the judicial custody of the NCP leader Nawab Malik to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till April 18. Notably, Nawab Malik has been accused of money laundering case and alleged connection with underworld Dawood Ibrahim. Recently, Malik approached the Supreme Court against the Bombay HC, which rejected his bail plea, which is pending for hearing. Furthermore, Nawab Malik has been released from Maharashtra Cabinet… read-more

Dattatreya Wake,  an undertrial alleged of harassing a woman, died under the police custody before court trials in Thane. On March 1, the police informed that Dattatreya Warke,who was remanded in an isolated cell awaiting COVID-19 test, died due to seizure. Although he was rushed to the civic hospital, he died during treatment on February 27. The Thane Police ordered an inquiry in the matter.

Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni's son Ashish Mishra has been sent to judicial custody following his arrest in connection with Lakhimpur Kheri violence in Uttar Pradesh on October 9. However, a local will decide whether he'll be sent to police custody for three-day on October 11. Police have arrested two out of seven accused mentioned in the FIR. Notably, eight people died in the violence, including four farmers.