Drugs case: NCB mulls moving Supreme Court against Bombay HC bail to Aryan Khan
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is reportedly deliberating if it wants to file an appeal before the Supreme Court against the bail of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan in the drugs-on-cruise case.
The federal agency is currently seeking legal opinion following the recent order of Bombay high court in the case.
Aryan, who was arrested with Arbaaz Merchant, and Munmun Dhamecha by the NCB following a raid on the Goa-bound Cordelia Cruise ship on October 2, was granted bail by the high court on October 28 on a personal bond of ₹1 lakh each..
In its detailed 14-page order, the high court said there is "hardly any positive evidence" against Aryan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun for the offence of conspiracy under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
The court further said Aryan was not in possession of drugs while the other two had "small quantities" of drugs under the NDPS Act.
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BJP targets Congress over ‘VVIP treatment’ to Mukhtar Ansari in Punjab jail
A day after the Punjab jails minister accused the erstwhile Congress government in the state of providing “VVIP treatment” to jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Uttar Pradesh unit targeted Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on the issue on Wednesday. The BJP alleged that gangster-turned-politician Ansari engaged in immoral and illegal activities from inside the Ropar jail in Punjab, and asked the Congress leaders why such special treatment was extended to him.
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Woman drug inspector held for seeking ₹1 lakh bribe in Punjab
Blurb/Strap: Pathankot man lodges complaint on anti-corruption helpline; Gurdaspur civil hospital peon, who acted as conduit, arrested too The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested a woman drug inspector and a conduit for allegedly demanding ₹1 lakh bribe in lieu of issuing a licence for a medical store in Pathankot. According to Pathankot resident Arun Sharma, Rakesh Kumar, who is a peon at the Gurdaspur civil hospital had demanded ₹1 lakh, but the deal was struck at ₹90,000 and the money was to be paid in three instalments.
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BJP is "Kamdhenu" for business class, says HD Kumaraswamy
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal (S) leader HD Kumaraswamy attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that it is a "Kamadhenu" for the business class and "bloodthirsty" for the poor. "BJP means price rise, price rise means BJP. BJP is a "Kamadhenu" for Business Class and bloodthirsty for poor," Kumaraswamy said in a tweet.
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'Accused cannot be handcuffed without reason': Karnataka high court
The Karnataka high court has awarded compensation of ₹2 lakh to an accused who was handcuffed and paraded by police in Belagavi district, news agency PTI reported. The court said, "An accused who is arrested can normally not be handcuffed." The court even asked the director-general of police to consider using body cameras to record the manner of arrests henceforth. Divate, who had a dispute with another person approached the court and sought compensation of ₹25 lakh.
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Case File | The Capital's A-Team to arrest ‘Proclaimed Offenders’
On September 3 in 1997, a murder was reported in Northeast Delhi's Gokulpuri. The next year, the man identified as Raj Kumar — then 25 — was declared a proclaimed offender (POs). Twenty years later in 2017, while riding a rickshaw in the lanes of Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, Raj Kumar was caught and arrested. Once declared as a proclaimed offender by the court, the person can be arrested at any time.
