Kochi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed continuation of criminal proceedings against former Kerala Minister Antony Raju, MLA, accused of tampering material evidence in an alleged drug smugling case involving an Australian in 1990.The Apex Court directed to complete the trial within one year.A division bench of the Apex Court restored the lower court order …
Kochi: The Supreme Court today granted anticipatory bail to rape accused actor Siddique, media reports said.A division bench had given interim anticipatory bail to Siddique on September 30 after the actor challenged Kerala High Court’s verdict rejecting his anticipatory bail plea on September 24.The Supreme court directed Siddique to surrender his passport before the trial …
Kochi: Actress Kasthuri was arrested in Hyderabad tonight in connection with her alleged hate speech made on November 3, media reports said.Tamil Nadu police arrested her after the Madras High Court rejected her anticipatory bail in connection with the case.Complaints were lodged against her in several districts, taking exception to the derogatory remarks, the reports …
Kochi: A court has sentenced three persons of Madurai to life imprisonment in the 2016 Kollam Collectorate blast case in Kerala.The District Principal Sessions Court announced the verdict sentencing Abbas Ali (31), Shamsoon Karim Raja (33), and Davood Sulaiman(27) hailing from Madurai in Tamil Nadu to Life Term.They will be put in Thiruvananthapuram Central Jail.It …
Kochi: Kerala’s cash strapped Left government has allocated Rs 15.50 lakh to Kapil Sibal to fight ED’s plea to shift diplomatic channel gold smuggling case from Kerala to Karnataka in the Supreme Court, media reports said.The remuneration to Sibal is for appearing on behalf of Kerala in the Supreme Court on May 7 challenging the …
Kochi: A court on Monday convicted three persons in connection with 2016 Kollam Collectorate blast case in Kerala.The District Principal Sessions Court convicted Abbas Ali (31), Shamsoon Karim Raja (33), and Davood Sulaiman(27) hailing from Madurai in Tamil Nadu.The court will announce the sentence on Tuesday.It was on June 15, 2016, the convicts detonated an …
Kochi: CPM leader and former district panchayat president P P Divya arrested after her anticipatory bail plea was rejected by a court in connection with the suicide of a government official Naveen Babu who was accused by Divya of being corrupt.The police took her into custody while she was on the way to surrender to …
Kochi: Two Chinese nationals working on a power project were killed and 10 injured in a suspected suicide attack near Karachi airport in Pakistan, media reports said.A third body thought to be that of the attacker has been recovered, BBC reports said.The separatist Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) owned up responsibility forthe Sunday night’s attack in …
Kochi: A maiden case based on Justice Hema Committee findings has been registered against a makeup artist in Kottayam, media reports said.Saji Koratty has been booked based on the deposition made before the committee which was set up by Kerala Government to probe into allegations of atrocities against female artists in Malayalam film industry.The special …
Kochi: In a interim relief to actor Siddique, the Supreme Court today prevented the arrest of the actor for two weeks after which the Apex Court will hear his plea for interim bail, media reports said. The court considered the accused’s argument of the victim waiting for long period to lodge the complaint. The court …
Kochi: In a daring encounter in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu police nabbed robbers who looted Rs 65 lakh from three ATMs in Thrissur in Kerala in the wee hours of Friday, media reports said. The robbers were nabbed while they were shifting the car, used for carrying out the robbery, into a container lorry.One suspect was …
Kochi: Robbers struck at ATMs in Thrissur looting over rs 60 lakh in the wee hours of Friday, media reports said. Four members came in a white car and got away with the loot from the ATMs in Shoranur Road, Mapranam, Kolazhy.The robbers used gas cutters to break open the ATMs.Police have alerted police authorities …
Kochi: Actors Siddique and Mukesh, MLA, who were in the forefront of shielding actor Dileep in the 2017 actor attack case, are now running for cover from prosecution in rape charges, reports said. Siddique is hiding from arrest, while the police have no inkling about his movement. Mukesh was arrested and released as he had …
Kochi: With Kerala High Court rejecting actor Siddique’s anticipatory bail, police are going to arrest him, media reports said Police have circulated a look out circular against the actor in all airports. Museum police in Thiruvananthapuram had booked the rape case after receiving a complaint from an actress who alleged that Siddique raped her at …
Kochi: Actor turned politician, M Mukesh, MLA, of CPM was arrested in connection alleged rape case on Tuesday, media reports said. He was arrested after three hours of sustained questioning. Mukesh was released after a health check up as he had secured an anticipatory bail, the reports said. The special investigation team is investigation the …
Kochi: Ernakulam District Sessions Court has stopped arrest of Malayalam actor Mukesh, MLA, of CPM for five days until September 3 after the police register cases including rape charges against him, media reports said. The charges under various sections varying from three years to life imprisonment were slapped on Mukesh on the basis charges of an …
Kochi: Attack on a female actor in 2017 led to creation of Justice (Retd) Hema Committee whose report has fuelled unrest not only in Malayalam film industry but also within the ruling Left front led by CPM. While the cyber world is full of stories leveling allegations against a number of prominent actors including two …
Kochi: At Least 121 people were killed and 28 injured in a stampede in a congregationorganised by a self styled godman at Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, media reports said.The event was organised by Narayan Saakar Hari alias ‘Bhole Baba’ who is at large, the reports said. The Police failed to trace the godman and others …
Kochi: Kerala’s first case under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) 2023 was registered against a Karnataka native in Malappuram district for rash driving of two wheeler and not wearing a helmet at Kondotty in Malappuram district, media reports said.The case was booked against Mohammad Shafi of Coorg under crime number 936 at 12.19 am in the …
Kochi: Property and cash deposits of CPM and others worth Rs 29 crore were attached by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in the money laundering case related to Karuvannur bank scam in Thrissur in Kerala, media reports said. A 10 cent property purchased in the name of CPM Thrissur secretary M M Varghese and Rs …
