Senior judge held for demanding bribe; Rs 94 lakh seized

September 30, 2016

New Delhi, Sep 30: A senior female civil judge, her husband and a lawyer were arrested here on Thursday on charges of demanding a bribe of Rs 22 lakh from a person to settle a complaint in his favour.

judge Searches conducted at the residence of the judge, Rachna Tiwari Lakhanpal, led to the recovery of Rs 94 lakh in cash, two locker keys and several documents.

Rachna, the senior civil judge (West) of Tis Hazari courts in Delhi, had appointed lawyer Vikas Mehal as the local commissioner for conducting an inspection of a disputed property and submitting a report.

The lawyer is claimed to have demanded a bribe of Rs two lakh for himself and Rs 20 lakh for the judge for deciding the matter in the favour of complainant, CBI sources said. As an initial payment, Rs five lakh was to be paid by the complainant.

After the complainant approached the CBI, the investigators laid a trap. The lawyer was caught red-handed while reportedly accepting Rs five lakh as bribe on behalf of the judge.

“The advocate disclosed that the bribe amount was meant to be handed over to the said judge. Subsequently, the bribe money was delivered by the advocate to the judge at her residence, out of which she kept Rs four lakh and gave Rs one lakh to the advocate,” a CBI statement said. The bribe money of Rs five lakh was recovered by the CBI.

During investigation, the involvement of Rachna's husband, Alok Lakhanpal, came to the fore and he was also arrested along with Mehal.

Rachna was presented before Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal, who sent her to judicial custody till October 13, while her husband and the lawyer were sent to two-day CBI custody. The judge's bail application will be heard on October 3.

During the hearing, the CBI told the court that a complaint was received against Rachna on September 27, and she was arrested while accepting Rs 4 lakh from the advocate.

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Naren......your sister in trouble....any joky defence statement...?

Narain kotian sister. 25K vs 9400K.

Judges who are hearing cauvery dispute also should be probed for the truth

Can't trust anyone

The phrase \We have faith in Indian judiciary system\" can not be quoted anymore."

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Yellow alert issued for Karnataka; rainfall expected in coastal region too

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July 22,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 22: Yellow alert has been issued for Karnataka's Shivamogga, Chikmagalur, Hassan, and Kodagu for July 23 and 24.

Some areas of Bengaluru may receive light rainfall today, said CS Patil, Director, IMD Centre, Bengaluru.

He added that coastal areas of the state are very likely to experience rainfall from on July 23 and July 24, and that rainfall may increase July 24 onwards. Widespread rainfall is predicted for July 24th, 25th, and 26th.

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Saudi Kannadigas charter flight from Dammam lands in Mangaluru

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June 22,2020

Mangaluru, June 22: A chartered flight from Dammam with more than 170 stranded Saudi Kannadiga passengers landed at Mangaluru International Airport at 8.53 pm.

The flight was chartered by Saudi Kannadigas Humanity Forum (SKHF), an unregistered NGO, which was formed recently to help the Kannadigas stranded in Saudi Arabia due to covid-19 lockdown under the leadership of Zakariya Jokatte, president of Jubail unit of Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry and KS Sheikh Karnire, Director of Expertise Contracting Co. Ltd, Saudi Arabia.

There were 165 adults and 8 infants on board the IndiGo flight. All the passengers were screened at the airport. They will be dispatched to quarantine centres after completing formalities.

SKHF had launched an online portal to assist those who were in need of emergency repatriation such as elderly people, those who lost their jobs, pregnant women and those who are in need of emergency medical treatment back home in India.

SKHF coordinated with the authorities concerned to carry out all the formalities and legal procedures in Saudi Arabia. SKHF members were present at the Dammam Airport to help the passengers during the departure.

Mr Jokatte and Mr Sheikh have thanked U T Khader, Mangaluru MLA and Dr Arathi Krishna, former deputy chairperson of NRI forum of government of Karnataka, for their help in chartering the flight.