ACB raids Gujarat Pradesh Congress VP's residence in Godhra

Monday, May 1, 2006, 23:34 [IST]

Vadodara, May 1 (UNI) Sleuths of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today raided the Godhra residence of former minister and Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) vice-president Chandrakant Raulji and claimed to have seized ill-gotten assets to the tune of Rs 2.72 crore.

The raid was carried out here last night by a team of Vadodara ACB sleuths at the Congress leader's residence at Bhavdi area in Godhra town, ACB sources said.

Mr Raulji was a minister of state for Public Works Department from 1994 to 1998 under the ministries of Chimanlal Patel and Shankarsinh Vaghela.

The raid was carried out on the basis of the complaint of one Sharad Shah filed way back in 1998. Details of the raids were awaited.

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UP MLA Mukhtar Ansari appears before court

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:34 [IST]

Ghazipur, UP, May 1 (UNI) Don-turned-Independent MLA from Mau in Uttar Pradesh Mukhtar Ansari today appeared before the court in a case pertaining to 1996. The Mau legislator and his supporters had fired upon the then ASP Udayshankar Jaiswal during a vehicle checking drive. When Ansari was made accused in last year's Mau communal riots, he cancelled his bail and went to jail in the 1996 case. The court fixed May 8 as the next date of.....

Rs 50,000 ex-gratia for Malta Boat Tragedy victms

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:34 [IST]

Chandigarh, May 1 (UNI) Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the Union government and the Punjab government to pay an ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 each to those who died in the infamous Malta boat tragedy in which about 300 people a majority of them from Punjab, died when a boat carrying them sunk off the coast of Malta near Greece in December 1996. The court's division bench comprising Chief Justice Harjit singh Bedi and.....

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Pravin seeks Marathi newspapers, release of car

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:35 [IST]

Mumbai, Apr 29 (UNI) Pravin Mahajan, charged with murderous assault on his elder brother and senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, today sought release of his car for family use and newspapers for himself in police lock-up. Arrested on April 22 and in police custody since, Pravin, 45, made these oral submissions in a local court where he was produced for remand proceedings. The court of Additional Metropolitan Magistrate R T Badge, which extended his police remand.....

Pravin still to account for 56 bullets

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:35 [IST]

Mumbai, Apr 29 (UNI) Pravin Mahajan, charged with murderous assault on his elder brother and senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, has still to account for 56 of the total 90 bullets he had purchased for his licensed .32 mm calibre Belgian Browning pistol, allegedly used in commiting the crime on April 22. Special public prosecutor Shrikant Bhatt today made this one of the grounds for seeking extension in his police remand in the court of Additional.....

Prosecution confirms recording of Mahajan's wife statement

Monday, May 1, 2006,23:35 [IST]

Mumbai, Apr 29 (UNI) The prosecution today confirmed it had recorded grievously wounded BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's wife Rekha's statement. During main accused Pravin's remand proceedings in a local court, special Public Prosecutor Shrikant Bhatt, however, did not disclose the contents of the statement nor defence lawyer A N Rajulkar asked for it. Additional Metropolitan Magistrate R T Badge granted prosecutor's request and extended the police remand of Pravin, accused of shooting his elder brother.....