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CBI to take legal action as ex Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kr avoids appearing thrice

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In another setback to Rajeev Kumar, a special court refused to hear his anticipatory bail plea.

The CBI has decided to take legal action against former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar after he failed to respect the third summons by the investigation agency in the last four days, said media reports today (Tuesday, Sep 16).

The CBI had given notice to him for appearing before it in the multi-crore Saradha chit-fund scam.

Meanwhile, a special court in Barasat refused to hear the anticipatory bail plea of Rajeev Kumar citing issues of jurisdiction. Now, a fresh petition has been moved seeking anticipatory Bail at the District Sessions Judges’ Court in North 24 Pargana district. The hearing in the matter will likely take place later today, reported India Today.

The CBI had written to the West Bengal Director General of Police and to Rajeev Kumar’s lawyer yesterday and asked him to direct Kumar to join the investigation. Kumar, however, failed to appear.

The CBI is now contemplating legal options against Rajeev Kumar and the agency may move the court to get a non-bailable warrant issued against him, said media reports.

West Bengal DGP Virendra Kumar on Monday reportedly responded to CBI’s letter seeking direction to Rajeev Kumar to join the Saradha probe, telling the CBI that an official communication has been sent to Rajeev Kumar’s official residence and his response is awaited.

The DGP also told the Central agency that Rajeev Kumar has gone on leave from September 9 to 25.

Rajeev Kumar, the untraceable former Kolkata Police Commissioner, through his counsel has sent a communication to DGP saying he is pursuing legal remedies after the Calcutta High Court order and as he is out on leave and hence, can’t appear before CBI for next few days.

On September 13, the Calcutta High Court vacated its interim order granting the former Kolkata police commissioner protection from arrest in the Saradha chit-fund scam case. The high court also rejected Kumar’s prayer for quashing a CBI notice that sought his appearance for questioning in the case.

Kumar moved a special court in Barasat today, seeking anticipatory bail in the case, but the special court judge Sanjib Talukdar refused to hear Kumar’s plea, saying it does not have jurisdiction to hear anticipatory bail prayers.

The special court, in charge of trial of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs, said it is a trial court and cannot hear an anticipatory bail application. The judge directed Kumar to move the Barasat district sessions court for relief.

Case against Rajeev Kumar

According to the CBI, Rajeev Kumar was involved in tampering of evidence and protecting certain politicians from an investigation into the Saradha and Rose Valley Chit fund scams.

Rajeev Kumar was earlier called for questioning by the CBI on the court’s orders. The CBI claimed that as the head of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing into the chit fund scam, Rajeev Kumar was responsible for the destruction of evidence to protect the accused.

The CBI had told the top court that it wanted custodial interrogation of Rajeev Kumar as there was prima facie evidence of him allegedly trying to destroy or tamper with evidence to protect the accused in the case.

Rajeev Kumar was earlier heading the West Bengal Police SIT probing chit fund scam. The SIT was formed by Mamata Banerjee government in 2013 and in 2014. The apex court had transferred the case to the CBI.

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Dust storm, light rain expected in Delhi-NCR today, heatwave conditions to abate

IMD claimed in a tweet that Thunderstorm dust with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 km/hr would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi, North Delhi, North East Delhi, North west Delhi, West Delhi, Central Delhi, East delhi and NCR( Loni Dehat, Hindon AF station, Ghaziabad, Indrapuram, Chapraula) Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda (Haryana) Baraut, Bagpat, Meerut, Khekra, Modinagar, Kithor , Garhmukhteshwar, Pilakhua, Hapur ,Gulaoti ,Siyana ,Sikandrabad , Bulandshahr ,  Jahangirabad (UP)

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On Wednesday, a dust storm with light to moderate rain is expected in numerous locations in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). The India Meteorogical Department (IMD) stated the city’s maximum and minimum temperatures are predicted to be in the range of 40 and 25, respectively.

The IMD tweeted an advisory that thunderstorms, dust with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 km/hr would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi, North Delhi, North East Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi, Central Delhi, East Delhi and NCR (Loni Dehat, Hindon AF station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chapraula) Sonipat, Rohtak, Kharkhoda (Haryana), Baraut, Bagpat, Meerut, Khekra, Modinagar, Kithor, Garhmukhteshwar, Pilakhua, Hapur, Gulaoti, Siyana, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr, Jahangirabad (UP).

For the next two hours, light to moderate intermittent rain is expected over and near Adampur, Hissar, Hansi, and Meham (Haryana).

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On Thursday, May 18, light rain is predicted for in Delhi based on the seven-day prediction for the city. The sky will mainly be cloudy, with the potential of a light  rain or drizzle, according to the weather office.

The air quality will continue to be deteriorated in the city after strong winds with dust swept across the Delhi-NCR on Tuesday. Following this, visibility had reduced to 1000 metres. Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of regional forecasting centre, said the dry atmosphere is one of the reasons for the dust storms.

Following Tuesday’s severe winds and dust storm that blasted across the Delhi-NCR, the city’s air quality had taken an alarming dip.

The monsoons, which are awaited across India, are likely to make landfall in Kerala on June 4. Usually, the monsoon arrives on May 31 or June 1 but the delay will be made up as the phenomenon progresses on its south-west to north-east arc. With extreme temperatures right from a cold sytart to May to dust-laden winds in mid-May, the weather in the country is paying the price for accelerating climate change.

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Security lapse at Navjot Singh Sidhu’s Patiala home, says it will not deter him from raising his voice against Punjab

After his release from jail, he slammed the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for its law and order in the state.

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Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has filed a complaint with the Punjab Police after he spotted a suspicious person wrapped in a grey blanket on his terrace. He alleged a security lapse at his Patiala home. He couldn’t catch him as he fled after his servant raised an alarm.

Taking to Twitter, Sidhu said, Today on the terrace of his residence an unknown suspicious character wrapped in a grey blanket was noticed around 7:00 pm, the moment his servant went out raised the alarm, and called for help, he immediately ran and escaped.

The 59-year-old further said that he has spoken to DGP Punjab Police and has also informed SSP Patiala. He said the security lapse will not deter him from raising his voice for Punjab.

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Punjab Police registered a case in this matter. According to the reports, the Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Sharma visited his residence after the complaint and is currently investigating the matter. The CCTV footage of the area is also being scanned, reports state.

Cricketer-turned-politician came out of the Patiala Central Jail on April 1 after serving nearly 10 months in a 1988 road rage case. After his release from jail, he slammed the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for its law and order in the state.

He said Democracy is in chains. Punjab is the shield of this country. When dictatorship came in this country, a revolution also came, led by Rahul Gandhi.

Sidhu also slammed the Mann government over the pruning of security of slain singer Sidhu Moosewala and also making it public.

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Air India Delhi-San Francisco flight suffers tech glitch before take-off, returns to stand

The airline has not given any official statement in this matter.

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Air India flight which was en route to San Francisco from Delhi on Monday had to be returned to the stand because of a technical glitch. The San Francisco-bound flight suffered a tech issue before take off.

According to the reports, the aircraft which was carrying over 200 passengers from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) had to be replaced with another aircraft. Later, the passengers were accommodated in another aircraft.

The airline has not given any official statement in this matter.

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Earlier today, another Air India incident occurred where a London-bound flight returned to Delhi’s IGI airport after a mid-air brawl between an unruly passenger and the flight’s cabin crew.

A brawl ensued between a passenger and the crew members shortly after it departed from the airport at around 6:35 am. The onboard ruckus forced the plane to turn around and return to Delhi again where the raucous passenger was deboarded and handed over to the police at the airport.

Air India apologized to the passengers on the affected Delhi-London flight for the delay and inconvenience caused to them due to the incident and assured them that efforts will be made to ensure such incidents do not occur in the future.

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