Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday, said that the state government has taken the stampede incident at Mahakumbh very seriously and has set up a judicial inquiry commission to investigate the matter.
A lawyer accused of rape has been granted regular bail by Delhi's Tis Hazari Court. Additional Sessions Judge Rajesh Kumar, in an order issued Wednesday, cited the completion of the police investigation and the filing of the chargesheet, stating that further incarceration of the accused wou
Special CBI Judge Vishal Gogne took on record the prosecution sanction accorded by the competent authority against Mahajan. This sanction has been filed about the conclusive charge sheet.
US President Donald Trump's pick for Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director, Kash Patel, will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for confirmation hearing.
Uttar Pradesh government has announced financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh for the families of the deceased. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also ordered a judicial inquiry and said that a judicial committee will submit its report to the state government within a time limit.
BD Shelke, a special judge under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), after hearing submission from the police concluded that there was sufficient material on record in respect of complicity of wanted accused Anmol Bishnoi in this case.
"We are also announcing financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh to the families of the deceased on behalf of the state government. The judicial commission will look into the entire matter and submit its report to the state government within a time limit," CM Yogi added.
He said PTI had formally requested the government to establish judicial commission to address their key concerns. However, the government did not respond to their demand.
The Supreme Court, in a far-reaching judgement on Wednesday, ruled that domicile-based reservations in postgraduate (PG) medical courses are impermissible and declared them unconstitutional for violating Article 14 of the Constitution.
Special Judge Vishal Gogne said, "The present complaint is evidently a case of someone else firing from the shoulder of Praveen Shankar Kapoor. Praveen Shankar Kapoor is not 'some person aggrieved' within the meaning of section 199 Cr. PC but only looking to be 'some person aggrieved'."
Lokayukta police arrested them on Tuesday and produced before the court of District and Additional Sessions Judge (I) Ram Pratap Mishra. Lokayukta sought seven days remand for interrogation. Following which, Judge Mishra granted the custody to Lokayukta police for seven days till February 4.
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