Actors
Kannada actor-producer Darshan was arrested on Thursday, just hours after his bail in the case of a fan's murder was cancelled by the Supreme Court. The case relates to the abduction and murder of 33-year-old Renukaswamy, a fan of Darshan's who had allegedly sent obscene messages
Murder
The Supreme Court Wednesday cancelled the bail granted to Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar, facing trial in the 2021 murder of wrestler Sagar Dhankhar in Delhi's Chhatrasal Stadium. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and P K Mishra gave Kumar a week to surrender. The order came on an
Murder
Two-time Olympic wrestling medallist Sushil Kumar has suffered a significant setback after the Supreme Court cancelled his bail, citing the ongoing murder trial in the 2021 death of wrestler Sagar Dhankhar. Kumar, 42, has been in jail for three-and-a-half years, with only 30 of the 186 prosecution witnesses examined in
Murder
The Bombay high court has granted bail to a woman, Kantabai Pawar, accused in the alleged murder of seven family members whose bodies were found floating in the Bhima river in January 2023. The court ruled that there was insufficient evidence directly linking her to the killings, citing a lack
Murder
The Rajasthan High Court has granted bail to a 32-year-old woman, Mariya, accused of a double murder case, taking note of her prolonged pre-trial detention, the absence of direct evidence, and her vulnerable circumstances as a mother with no family support. The court observed that Mariya's continued incarceration
Murder
Mumbai Police had booked Chetan Paradhi, a 27-year-old photographer from Ambernath, under the MCOCA Act for allegedly providing accommodation and help to the killers who murdered NCP leader Baba Siddique. Paradhi claimed he was falsely implicated and that there was no allegation against him in the chargesheet. He argued that
Murder
The Kolkata High Court granted conditional bail to Inspector Ratna Sarkar, the investigating officer of the Kankurgachi BJP activist murder case in 2021, and home guard Dipankar Debnath, who were charged with murder by the CBI. The two were among the accused named in the second supplementary chargesheet of the
Murder
Lucy Letby, the nurse convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more, was seen partying at a friend's wedding while on police bail. The photos, taken by her friend Dawn Howe, show Letby smiling and dancing at the wedding, despite being under suspicion of the
Fraud
Fred Ajudua, a Nigerian businessman accused of defrauding a Palestinian businessman, Zad Abu Zalaf, of $1,043,000, had his fresh bail application denied by the Special Offences Court in Lagos. The court, presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada, refused to consider the application due to a pending motion for
Fraud
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court has dismissed a bail application filed by alleged fraud kingpin Fred Ajudua, citing incompetence. Ajudua, who had been arraigned in 2004 for allegedly obtaining $1.046 million from a German, Zaid Abu Zalaf, sought permission to travel out of the
Fraud
Fred Ajudua, a former socialite, has had his fresh bail application denied by the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja. Ajudua is standing trial for allegedly defrauding a Palestinian national of over $1 million under false pretenses. The judge, Mojisola Dada, ruled that she was constrained to grant the application
Fraud
A Mumbai court granted pre-arrest bail to Abhimany Bhoan, the former CEO of New India Co-operative Bank Ltd, in a cheating and criminal breach of trust case. The additional sessions judge, NG Shukla, allowed Bhoan's plea for bail, citing a lack of prima facie evidence of his involvement
