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Chidambaram in Tihar Jail as ED did not take his custody after asking for it all along

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Chidambaram in Tihar Jail as ED did not take his custody after asking for it all along

Congress leader and former union minister P Chidambaram was yesterday sent to Tihar jail, even as he tried hard to avoid judicial custody, since the Enforcement Directorate (ED) did not take his custody after fighting for it in the courts for over a month.

The ED, which had been arguing for denial of his anticipatory bail in INX Media money laundering case and succeeded in getting Supreme Court to reject his plea, did not take him into custody, thereby ensuring that he was sent to the most notorious jail of country.

If ED would have filed an application to arrest the former finance in INX media case as his anticipatory bail application was rejected, Chidambaram would have been remanded to its custody, instead of being sent to Tihar jail.

As it happened, the Rouse Avenue Court sent P Chidambaram to judicial custody till Sep 19 in INX Media case being probed by CBI.

The ED, which had wanted to arrest Chidambaram since his anticipatory bail application was rejected by Delhi high court on August 20, interestingly did not file application before the trial court.

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Chidambaram also filed an application that he wants to surrender before the ED in INX media case but SG Tushar Mehta, representing ED, told that he would like to argue on this next week. The Court issued notice to ED and sought its reply and said that it will hear the Chidambaram’s surrender application on Sep 12.

The CBI which had P Chidambaram in their custody for the last 15 days, also pressed that Chidambaram should be sent to Tihar jail.

Arguing against judicial custody senior Congress leader and lawyer Kapil Sibal said: “I am willing to go to Enforcement Directorate custody if they want, but why to judicial custody? Either I surrender, let Enforcement Directorate take custody, I don’t have a problem.”

The CBI said: “The accused is a powerful and influential person, so should be sent to judicial custody.” Sibal countered that there had been no case of tampering with or influencing evidence.

If the Enforcement Directorate had arrested Chidambaram, he would have been taken to the Tughlaq Road police station, where another Congress leader, DK Sivakumar, was already incarcerated.

Ordering judicial custody for him, the Court granted Chidambaram a separate cell with adequate security after hearing a separate plea seeking directions to the Jail authorities to ensure safe detention while in judicial custody while having a separate cell with adequate security.

Earlier, the Supreme Court rejected Chidambaram’s plea for protection from arrest by ED. “Anticipatory bail has to be exercised sparingly in cases of economic offences. Considering the facts and circumstances, this is not a fit case to grant anticipatory bail,” the Supreme Court said, The court said that the investigating agency has to be given sufficient freedom to conduct its probe, and the grant of anticipatory bail at this stage would hamper investigation.

Chidambaram did manage to get pre-arrest bail in another case, the Rs. 3,500-crore Aircel-Maxis deal involving a clearance of $800 million foreign investment in 2006, allegedly in exchange of kickbacks.

The Enforcement Directorate has accused Mr Chidambaram of money-laundering in the case involving INX Media, which is being investigated by the CBI.

The CBI accuses Mr Chidambaram of misusing his position as Finance Minister of the country in 2007 while facilitating a huge infusion of foreign funds in INX Media at the instance of his son Karti Chidambaram.

The allegations against Chidambaram and his son are based on the information from INX Media co-founders Peter Mukerjea and Indrani Mukerjea, who are currently jailed in Mumbai in connection with the murder of Indrani’s daughter Sheena Bora.

Karti Chidambaram, who allegedly received kickbacks for his role in securing the foreign funds, was arrested in 2018 and released after 23 days.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court had extended Chidambaram’s CBI custody for two days after his lawyer said the 74-year-old leader should not be sent to Tihar jail, where arrested persons are taken when they do not get bail after the end of police custody.

After the court ordered judicial custody for Chidambaram, Sibal moved an application asking the court to provide security to Chidambaram — he has Z-category cover — in a cell with a cot and western toilet. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for CBI, told the court that adequate safety arrangements will be made during Chidambaram’s stay in judicial custody. He has been allowed to carry his medicines to jail.

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Chidambaram, who was taken to the Tihar jail on Thursday evening, will get no special facilities, except a separate cell and a Western toilet as specified by the court, said reports quoting prison officials. Like other inmates, he will also have access to the prison’s library and can watch television for a specified period.

After the mandatory medical check-up, Chidambaram was lodged in Jail No. 7, which usually houses those accused in Enforcement Directorate cases. Incidentally, his son Karti was also lodged in this cell for 12 days in the same case last year.

The cell was prepared in advance, with the jail authorities anticipating that the senior Congress leader might turn up in view of the ongoing court cases against him, they said.

Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, who is being probed by the ED in connection with the AgustaWestland and a bank fraud case, is also lodged in this jail.

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National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah hits out at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s remark on POK, says an Atom Bomb will fall on us

The National conference leader added nobody is stopping the defence minister from doing so. But he warned that the Indian government must remember that Pakistan is also not wearing bangles.

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Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah responded to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s remark, PoK will be merged with India, and said on Sunday that Pakistan is not wearing bangles and also has atom bombs that will fall on the people of Jammu and Kashmir. He said if the defence minister is saying it, then India should go ahead.

The National conference leader added nobody is stopping the defence minister from doing so. But he warned that the Indian government must remember that Pakistan is also not wearing bangles.  He added that the neighbouring country has atom bombs, and unfortunately, that atom bomb will fall on the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

Earlier the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that seeing the development taking place in India, the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will themselves demand to be reunited with India.  The Defence Minister had said that people should not worry. Pakistan Occupied Kashmir was, is and will remain a part of India.

Rajnath Singh was addressing a rally at West Bengal’s Darjeeling, where the BJP had nominated sitting MP Raju Bista. He said India’s power is increasing and India’s prestige is increasing around the world, and India’s growing economy is fast progressing. He added that India’s brothers and sisters in PoK will themselves demand to come with India.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that POK is a part of India and added that there is a resolution of the Indian Parliament which states that PoK is part of the country. He further added that people were made to forget about Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, but it is now back in the consciousness of the people of India.

Jaishankar further asked how did other people get control of POK? He said one should remember that when one has someone who is not a responsible custodian of a house, someone steals from outside.

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Vikrant Massey’s wife Sheetal Thakur shares first glimpse of their son Vardaan, social media showers love

Vikrant Massey’s wife Sheetal Thakur took to her Instagram handle to share the first pictures of their son Vardaan.

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Vikrant Massey appears to be on a career high with the huge box office success of his recent film, 12th Fail. However, as his wife Sheetal Thakur’s photos show, he is still doing his best of being a father.

The actor’s wife gave us all a glimpse of their son Vardaan and shared unseen photos showing their recent lifestyle. This is the first time, since the birth of the little bundle of joy , that the couple has shared their son’s photo publicly. 

Sheetal Thakur posted multiple photos of her husband Vikrant Massey and their baby Vardaan on her Instagram account. The 12th Fail star is seen hugging his son close to him in the first picture, which features a stunning sunset as the background. The actor’s face is hidden in the next photo as he plays with his son.

The next image shows his diaper changing station, and then there are photos of their meal and vacation. Their son is seen lying on the floor and enjoying some time with some monochromatic flashcards in the final picture.

Soon after Sheetal shared the inage it quockly went viral and taking to the comment section netizens showered love on 12th Fail actor’s son. A user said, may god bless him. Another said cute. A thrid user said this photo looks nice. While other dropped red heart emojis in the commnt section.

Meanwhile on work front, Vikrant Massey  is getting ready for his upcoming film The Sabarmati Report, alongside Rashii Khanna. The teaser of the film has been released and it is receiving a ton of attention.

According to reports, Vikrant Massey and Rajkumar Hirani are going to work together on their next project following the enormous success of 12th Fail. Rajkumar Hirani has moved on to his next project, which will be a webseries based on cybercrime. Vikrant Massey will be seen playing the lead role in te series.

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T20 World Cup: Co-host West Indies receives terror threat from Pakistan

Cricket West Indies (CWI) CEO Jonny Graves said that the safety and security of everyone at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is their number one priority.

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North Pakistan had issued a terror threat against the West Indies, who are co-hosting the T20 World Cup today, May 6. However, West Indies (CWI) assured the public that every safety measure has been done.

The Caribbean islands have received warnings about possible terror threats coming from North Pakistan, according to a trustworthy source with firsthand knowledge of the circumstances. From June 1 to June 29, the US and the West Indies will host the T20 World Cup.

World Cup matches in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago will take place in the West Indies. In addition, there are matches in the US cities of Florida, New York, and Texas; however, there appears to be no danger to the games in the US. Barbados will host the final after the two semifinals are held in Trinidad and Guyana.

A source said that they are closely monitoring the situation and maintaining close communication with relevant authorities. Continuous evaluation of security measures is underway to ensure appropriate plans are in place to mitigate any identified risks, they added.

The severity of the problem has increased with the assignment of blame for the danger to IS Khorasan. Trinidad Prime Minister Keith Rowley said that security forces have protocols in place to handle any threats to matches.

As per the report, the Barbados regional security officials are monitoring potential threats to the ICC event in addition to the fact that intelligence of a potential threat to the World Cup has been received through Pro-Islamic State (Daesh) through the media group Nashir Pakistan.

Regarding India, the Men in Blue will face off against Ireland at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York in their season-opening match. On June 9, they will play their next game at the same location against their bitter rivals, Pakistan. The team captained by Rohit Sharma will play the United States in their subsequent game in New York, and then they will play Canada in their last group-stage encounter at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida.

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