Charul Shah
Charul Shah is senior reporter covering the legal beat for Hindustan Times. She has spent over a decade in the industry covering criminal investigations and judiciary from Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Bengaluru.
Articles by Charul Shah
Mumbai court rejects bail plea of former BARC CEO in TRP case
By Charul Shah
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:53 AM IST
Dasgupta approached the sessions court after a magistrate’s court turned down his plea, observing that a probe of the case required that he be kept away from other accused and material witnesses.
TRP scam: Mumbai court rejects bail plea of ex-BARC CEO
By Charul Shah
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 04:38 PM IST
The crime branch alleged that Partho Dasgupta had misused his official position and manipulated TRPs of certain news channels to benefit Republic TV and R Bharat channels
Mumbai: Guard held for passing info from prisoner to associates, granted bail
By Charul Shah
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 11:29 AM IST
In one of the chits, Harish Mandvikar had purportedly instructed his associate to threaten a prime witness in a 2015 drug case to give a false statement in favour of his friend
Sheena Bora murder case: CBI court refuses to exempt Indrani Mukerjea from wearing jail uniform sari
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 20, 2021 02:08 AM IST
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Tuesday rejected an application filed by Indrani Mukerjea, seeking exemption from wearing the green saree – a uniform for women prisoners across Maharashtra
Nawab Malik’s son-in-law sent to NCB custody till January 18
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 15, 2021 01:00 AM IST
The metropolitan magistrate court on Thursday remanded Sameer Khan, son-in-law of minority affairs and skill development minister Nawab Malik to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) custody till January 18
Elgar Parishad case: Sudha Bharadwaj allowed access to 5 books per month from outside jail
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 14, 2021 01:19 AM IST
The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Tuesday allowed access to books from outside the prison, to activist and lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj
23-year-old Mumbai man gets 10 years rigorous imprisonment for eloping with minor niece
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 13, 2021 01:09 AM IST
The special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act court on Monday sentenced a 23-year-old man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) for eloping and committing aggravated sexual assault on his 16-year-old niece
Bhima Koregaon case: Dr Anand Teltumbde moves bail plea before NIA court
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 13, 2021 12:57 AM IST
Dr Anand Teltumbde, arrested in connection with violence at Bhima-Koregaon in January 2018, has moved a bail application running into 65 pages, before the special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court
TRP fraud: Mumbai Police file 3,400-page supplementary charge sheet
By Manish k Pathak and Charul Shah, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2021 12:29 AM IST
The Mumbai Police on Monday filed a 3,400-page supplementary charge sheet in connection with the television rating point (TRP) case against Vikas Khanchandani, CEO of Republic TV; Romil Ramgarhia and Partho Dasgupta, CCO and CEO of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), respectively.
Hema Upadhyay murder case: Mumbai Police produce ‘missing’ tempo before the court
By Charul Shah
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 12:51 AM IST
Upadhyay and Bhambani were allegedly smothered with a chloroform-laced cloth at a warehouse
Sheena Bora murder case: Court reserves its order on Indrani’s plea to not wear prison uniform
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 12:34 AM IST
Nirav’s sister, brother-in-law turn approvers in PNB case
By Charul Shah | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 12:23 AM IST
The Mehtas had approached the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court through their lawyers in November, seeking a pardon and requesting that they be enlisted as approvers in the cases against Modi.
TRP fraud case: Mumbai court rejects bail plea of BARC’s former CEO
By Charul Shah
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 01:06 AM IST
The prosecution cited evidence in the form of WhatsApp chats to prove the allegations, while the defence had argued against the charges under which he has been held
Gangster Chhota Rajan, 3 others convicted in 2015 Mumbai builder’s extortion case
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 05, 2021 12:58 AM IST
2008 Malegaon blast case: BJP MP Pragya Thakur appears before NIA court in Mumbai
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 12:54 AM IST
Kangana Ranaut violated sanctioned plan at her Khar residence: Mumbai court
By Charul Shah | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JAN 02, 2021 01:23 AM IST
The court also perused the floor plan annexed to copies of sale deeds and noted that at the time of purchase, the violations alleged by BMC did not exist
Bhima Koregaon case: Hany Babu, Sudha Bharadwaj, Gautam Navlakha claim they are being denied books, newspapers
By Charul Shah
UPDATED ON DEC 30, 2020 01:28 AM IST
The court has asked the prison authorities to file a reply on their plea
Mumbai court to MNS: Don’t obstruct Amazon’s business activities
By Charul Shah
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 01:31 AM IST
Amazon India has approached the civil courts in the city against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) after the political party initiated a campaign against the e-commerce giant for not having Marathi as one of the languages of operations on its online apps
Mumbai court dismisses Kangana Ranaut’s plea for interim relief against BMC notice
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON DEC 24, 2020 12:20 AM IST
BMC had asked her to remove the part of the construction which was unauthorised and alterations are done in the flat without taking due permission of the corporation
Sheena Bora murder case: Indrani Mukerjea objects to convict’s uniform, moves court
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 12:24 AM IST
Jet Airways case: Court shuts case against Naresh Goyal, his wife
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2020 11:35 PM IST
Mumbai court closes cheating case against Naresh Goyal, his wife
By Charul Shah | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2020 03:13 PM IST
Jet Airways, Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita were booked on charges of cheating and a criminal breach of trust in February this year by the MRA Marg police.
Police probe ordered into Javed Akhtar’s defamation complaint against Kangana Ranaut
By Charul Shah | Edited by Abhinav Sahay | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 01:14 PM IST
Javed Akhtar had filed a private complaint against Kangana on November 2, alleging that her comments made against him had damaged his reputation.
Hema Upadhyay-Haresh Bhambani murder case: Mumbai sessions court asks police to find tempo used in crime
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON DEC 19, 2020 12:10 AM IST
Will declare you fugitives if you fail to appear: Court to Iqbal Mirchi’s family
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
UPDATED ON DEC 17, 2020 11:58 PM IST
The special court under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA), 2018, asked Junaid and Asif Memon, the sons of late gangster Iqbal Mirchi, as well as his widow Hajra, to appear before the court by February 16, failing which it would declare the three as fugitive economic offenders.
Mumbai: Special court asks Iqbal Mirchi’s wife, sons to appear
By Charul Shah | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON DEC 17, 2020 05:34 PM IST
The ED had initiated money laundering investigation against the family last year. The agency has provisionally attached the family’s assets to the tune of Rs798 crore in India and abroad under the provisions of PMLA
TRP manipulation case: Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani gets bail
By Charul Shah | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON DEC 16, 2020 02:36 PM IST
Khanchandani was arrested on Sunday and was remanded to judicial custody on Tuesday, after which a bail plea was moved by his lawyers
Narcotics case: Mumbai’s NDPS court grants Agisialos Demetriades and Kshitij Prasad bail
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON DEC 16, 2020 12:26 AM IST
Hema Upadhyay-Haresh Bhambani murder case: Father of accused given last chance to bring tempo before court
By Charul Shah, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON DEC 16, 2020 12:19 AM IST
Bhima Koregaon case accused Gautam Navlakha denied specs sent via courier, say kin; Navi Mumbai jail authorities cite security concerns
By Charul Shah
UPDATED ON DEC 08, 2020 12:51 AM IST
The 70-year-old civil liberties activist is lodged in Taloja jail since 2018 in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case probe