The NIA Special Court in Kolkata, on Saturday convicted and sentenced one accused to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and fine in the 2019 Lokepur bomb blast case of West Bengal, the NIA said on Sunday.
Chand alias Arif Akhtar and Rahul Pasi have been sentenced to 10 years of RI, along with Rs 5,000 fine each, under section 436 of IPC and Sections 3 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act in the case, as per an official statement on Sunday.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien on Sunday took a dig at Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, citing his colleague Abhishek Banerjee's speech in Lok Sabha, where the latter accused Vaishnaw of "juggling" between three ministries.
"There are so many BJP leaders who are accused of such things, and it is not known what action is being taken against them...This is a new issue that has been raised by the Assam BJP and the Chief Minister because they know that in the upcoming elections, the people of Assam are going to vot
"We will definitely be taking appropriate action. At the same time, I have full faith in the wisdom of the people of Assam that they can see through this obvious slander campaign. The way the people of Jharkhand voted out the rhetoric of Himanta Biswa Sarma during the Jharkhand Vidhan Sab
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday termed the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station as an unfortunate incident and alleged that the government is trying to 'cover it up'.
The court also noted that there is a matrimonial dispute between the accused and his wife. At the time of MLC, the mother was alongwith the daughter at the hospital.
DGP Gaurav Yadav said that preliminary investigation revealed the arrested accused persons have a criminal history with a number of criminal cases including murder, attempt to murder and Arms Act, etc, registered against them.
A petition filed by Kashif Athar, the brother of the accused and a practising advocate, alleged that despite informing the concerned police authorities of Ghaziabad about the court's protection order via email, the said authorities issued a public notice in the newspaper. This public notice,