Articles by Revu Suresh
8 Pakistani nationals get 20-yr jail for trying to smuggle in 232kg heroin
A special court sentenced eight Pakistani nationals to 20 years for possessing 232kg of heroin near Gujarat, emphasizing the severe impact of their actions.
Updated on Jan 02, 2025 09:26 AM IST
Chembur resident gets 20-year jail term for sexually assaulting minor
MUMBAI: A man, 32, sentenced to 20 years for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy multiple times from 2016 to 2020, as confirmed by a special POCSO court.
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 10:45 PM IST
Elgar Parishad case accused alleges medical negligence in Taloja jail
Activist Ramesh Gaichor highlights three deaths in letter to SHRC, alleges “callous and inhumane attitude” towards health of all inmates
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 09:09 AM IST
37 years on, man gets 20-year jail for smuggling hashish
Nitin Bhanushali was charged under various sections of the NDPS Act for entering into a criminal conspiracy to acquire, possess, store, transport, export hashish out of India
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 07:20 AM IST
2008 firing at builder: MCOCA court acquits Chhota Rajan
MCOCA court acquits underworld don Chhota Rajan in a 2008 firing case; he remains jailed for other convictions, facing a total of 71 cases.
Updated on Dec 29, 2024 06:36 AM IST
Air India pilot suicide: Boyfriend gets bail
A Mumbai court granted bail to a man accused of abetting his girlfriend's suicide, citing insufficient evidence and no suicide note.
Updated on Dec 28, 2024 06:48 AM IST
Satara medical admissions scam: PMLA court refuses bail to education society head
A PMLA court denied bail to Mahadev Deshmukh, accused of defrauding students of ₹65.7 crore for non-existent MBBS seats, citing his own trial delays.
Updated on Dec 28, 2024 06:38 AM IST
No direct evidence against me, Santacruz bizman murder accused claims in bail plea
In his bail plea filed before the sessions court, one of the accused in the Santacruz businessman murder case, Hitesh Jain has claimed that there is no direct evidence to show that he administered the arsenic and thallium, that led to the death of textile businessman, Kamlakant Shah
Updated on Dec 27, 2024 07:14 AM IST
Man gets life term for raping wife’s minor niece
MUMBAI: The sessions court last week sentenced a 50-year-old Sewree resident to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping his wife’s 15-year-old niece over several months in 2020, when her parents were away for work
Updated on Dec 24, 2024 07:08 AM IST
SEEPZ corruption case: Court declares CBI’s arrest of one more accused illegal
A special court in Mumbai deemed the CBI's arrest of SEEPZ official Rekha Nair illegal, ordering her release in a corruption case involving bribes.
Updated on Dec 22, 2024 07:12 AM IST
Chembur resident gets life term for killing roommate
MUMBAI: A 38-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his roommate over a money dispute, strangling him in Chembur in 2017.
Updated on Dec 22, 2024 07:04 AM IST
BMC sweeper gets life term for killing brother-in-law
Sessions court recently sentenced a BMC sweeper to life imprisonment for stabbing his wife’s brother to death. The convict, Rajesh Boricha, and the victim, Vinod Mokhra, had a quarrel after the wife of the accused complained to the victim, her brother, that she was being ill-treated by her husband
Updated on Dec 21, 2024 08:10 AM IST
Court grants default bail to interpreter arrested in graft case
MUMBAI: A court granted bail to interpreter Vishal Sawant in a graft case due to the prosecution's failure to file a chargesheet within 60 days.
Updated on Dec 21, 2024 08:04 AM IST
Malegaon bizman sent to ED custody in ₹125 cr suspicious transactions case
A special PMLA court on Thursday remanded Malegaon-based businessman, Seraj Ahmed Mohammad Harun Memon, booked by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with ₹125 crore suspicious banking transactions, in nine days of ED custody
Updated on Dec 20, 2024 08:50 AM IST
Air India pilot’s suicide: Boyfriend claims he took her to the hospital
A Delhi man claims he tried to save his girlfriend, an Air India pilot, after she allegedly died by suicide amid claims of harassment in their relationship.
Updated on Dec 20, 2024 09:37 AM IST
Bhima Koregaon case: NIA court refuses bail to activist Rona Wilson
A special NIA court last week rejected the temporary bail plea filed by activist Rona Wilson, who is lodged at the Taloja central jail in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case. Wilson had sought interim bail to attend the wedding ceremony of his niece
Updated on Dec 18, 2024 07:34 AM IST
Court grants bail to navy officer in South Korean visa racket case
The sessions court recently granted bail to Indian navy official, sub-lieutenant Brahma Jyoti Sharma, arrested by the Mumbai crime branch in connection with the South Korean visa racket case. Sharma was the alleged mastermind behind the racket
Updated on Dec 18, 2024 07:26 AM IST
Jumbo Covid centre irregularities: ED names four more in supplementary chargesheet
ED files supplementary chargesheet in Mumbai Covid centres scam, naming four new accused in a ₹21.07 crore fraud involving fake staff deployment.
Updated on Dec 17, 2024 07:12 AM IST
10 years after being arrested, Zambian national gets imprisoned for 10 more
A special court in Mumbai sentenced Zambian national Ngona Joyce to 10 years for smuggling 14.9 kg of methaqualone at the airport.
Updated on Dec 15, 2024 06:40 AM IST
Bail refused for Kutch businessman who caused 150cr loss to bank
A special PMLA court denied bail to businessman Ramchand Issrani, arrested for money laundering involving ₹149.89 crore from Union Bank of India.
Updated on Dec 15, 2024 06:28 AM IST
Elgar Parishad case: KKM activist Sagar Gorkhe gets bail for law exam
Previously, Gorkhe had been granted temporary bail for the law entrance exam and for his brother’s wedding
Updated on Dec 14, 2024 07:10 AM IST
Court refuses to drop FEO proceedings against Mehul Choksi
A special PMLA court refused to drop the proceedings initiated by the ED to declare fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi a fugitive economic offender (FEO)
Updated on Dec 14, 2024 04:45 AM IST
Ghatkopar resident sentenced to 20-yr jail for raping 8-yr-old
A special POCSO court sentenced a 33-year-old Ghatkopar resident to 20 years in jail for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl of his neighbourhood. The court observed that the prosecution was able to prove the accused had committed aggravated penetrative sexual assault on the child
Updated on Dec 13, 2024 05:44 AM IST
Abu Salem will have to serve 25 year’s imprisonment: TADA court
A court ruled Abu Salem must serve a full 25-year sentence for his role in the 1993 Bombay bombings, dismissing his early release plea.
Updated on Dec 12, 2024 06:58 AM IST
Kurla bus crash: Survivors recount scenes of horror, worry about livelihood
In a tragic BEST bus accident in Kurla, seven died and 42 were injured, leaving families to cope with losses and uncertain futures.
Updated on Dec 11, 2024 09:19 AM IST
NIA court refuses bail to trio arrested in human trafficking case
MUMBAI: A special court designated under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act has denied bail to three individuals arrested in connection with an international human trafficking case
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 08:48 AM IST
PMLA court refuses bail to builder Vijay Machinder
A PMLA court denied bail to builder Vijay Machinder, linked to a fraud case involving UTI society flats and ₹400 crore in loans misused.
Updated on Dec 08, 2024 07:34 AM IST
Terror funding case: NIA court refuses bail to Dawood associate
The court rejected the bail observing that there was enough material to prove that Shaikh participated in the unlawful activities of the D-company.
Updated on Dec 08, 2024 05:02 AM IST
Payal Tadvi suicide case: Prosecution seeks to name former HOD as accused
The prosecution sought to frame charges against Dr Ching for allegedly encouraging and provoking three senior students to harass Tadvi, thereby facilitating the suicide
Updated on Dec 07, 2024 07:38 AM IST
19 years on, 48 Shiv Sena leaders cleared of rioting, disrupting Rane’s assembly
A special court acquitted 48 former Shiv Sena leaders of rioting charges from a 2005 incident, citing lack of evidence and inconsistencies in the prosecution's case.
Updated on Dec 06, 2024 06:40 AM IST