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CBI DSP Devender Kumar, held in connection with bribery charges, sent to 14 day judicial custody

Agencies
October 30, 2018

New Delhi, Oct 30: A city court on Tuesday, after hearing the submission on behalf of CBI, ordered to 14 days judicial custody middleman Manoj Prasad and CBI Deputy Superintendent of Police Devender Kumar who have been arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving Special Director of CBI Rakesh Asthana. 

On the request of the Central Bureau of Investigation, the court adjourned the bail application for tomorrow for filing the reply on behalf of the probe agency.

Anti-Corruption Unit registered a First Information Report on the basis of a complaint made on October 15 by Sathish Babu Sana, a Hyderabad-based businessman. Two alleged middlemen, Manoj Prasad and Somesh Prasad, have also been arraigned in the case. It was alleged that Kumar being the IO in the case against meat exporter Moin Qureshi was repeatedly calling the complainant to the CBI office to harass and compel him to pay a bribe of Rs 5 crore to get a clean chit in the case.

Indian Police Service officer of Gujarat cadre, Asthana, is accused of accepting a bribe of Rs 2 crore from a businessman who was under probe in the Qureshi case in order to "wreck" the investigation.

Kumar was produced in court after the expiry of his seven day CBI custody.

Defence counsel contended that there was no direct allegation against him and the custody of Kumar is "illegal".Counsel requested the court to pass an order to release the mobile phones, iPad and laptop of his son seized in this matter. He further submitted that Kumar was prepared to furnish the sound surety before the court and also ready to abide by all the conditions imposed if bail was granted.

In this matter, Kumar and Asthana have already challenged the legality of the FIR filed against them.

Counsel for CBI submitted that the accused be sent to judicial custody. CBI opposed the bail application by submitting that if Kumar was released, he may try to fabricate the evidence during the investigation in the case.

CBI Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann, after hearing the submission on behalf of both sides, remanded Kumar to 14 days judicial custody and adjourned the bail matter for tomorrow for filing the reply on behalf of the probe agency.

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May 25,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, May 25: About 100 people, including a Magistrate and some police personnel, have been asked to go into quarantine after an accused, who was produced before a lower court here following his arrest, later testedpositive, officials said on Monday. The accused, who was arrested along with two others in connection with a case relating to illicit liquor transportation two days ago, had been shifted to thePoojapura central jail after he was remanded to judicial custody.

With his sample testing positive on Sunday, theman has been sent to a designated COVID-19 hospital. The Nedumangad court magistrate, before whom he was produced, 34 police personnel, including a circle inspector, who were on duty at the Venjaramoodu police station when the accused was broughtafter his arrest, some employees of a government hospital where his swab sample was taken and 12 officials of thePoojapura central jail have gone into quarantine, police sources said.

. Meanwhile, Malayalam film actor Suraj Venjaramoodu and Vamanapuram MLA D K Murali (CPI) are under self-imposed quarantineas they had attended a function in which the circle inspector had taken part.

Two days ago, a car in which illicit liqour was being transported had hit a policeman and sped away, but people managed to stop the vehicle and the three accused, who were in an inebriated state, were arrested, sources said.

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January 19,2020

Shirdi, Jan 19: Shirdi in Maharashtra will remain closed for an indefinite period from today in the wake of state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's decision to develop Pathri town in Parbhani district as Sai Baba's birthplace.

However, Deepak Madukar Muglikar, Chief Executive Officer of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, has said that Sai Baba Temple in Shirdi will remain open today and will not be impacted by the closure of the city.

"There are some reports in media that Sai Temple in Shirdi will remain closed on January 19. I want to clarify that it is just a rumor. Temple will remain open on January 19," Mr Muglikar said.

A call has been given for indefinite closure of Shirdi after Mr Thackeray's reported comment terming Pathri in Parbhani as Sai Baba's birthplace.

"Devotees will not face any difficulty if they come to Shirdi," said B Wakchaure, member of Saibaba Sansthan Trust.

Uddhav Thackeray has recently announced that Pathri will be developed as the birthplace of Sai Baba for religious tourism and also took a review meeting of the development plans in the Parbhani district.

One of the most popular religious destinations in the country, Saibaba Temple in Shirdi witnesses lakh of devotees visiting the holy site every year.

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Agencies
August 2,2020

Ayodhya, Aug 2: With the foundation laying ceremony of the grand Ram temple around the corner, the work at the stone-carving workshop of Ram Janambhoomi in Ayodhya has reached its final stage.

Speaking to news agency, caretaker of Ram temple stone workshop Hanuman Yadav said, "Stonework is ready for the construction work till the first floor of the temple. Cleaning work is almost done but some work is still left which will be done soon after the trust's meeting."

Talking about the characteristics of the sandstone chosen work the construction, he said, "It was chosen for the construction as it can withstand rigours for thousands of years. These designated stones are minutely carved according to the need of the temple."

The stone-carving workshop for the Ram temple construction was established in Ayodhya by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in 1990.

On August 5 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya for rituals that will mark the beginning of Ram temple construction, Hanumangarhi is the first stop he would be visiting.

The construction of Ram temple will begin in Ayodhya after the ceremony to lay the foundation stone in which various dignitaries from the political and religious fields are likely to participate apart from RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. 

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