Today, On 16th April, In a major relief to Kerala CM’s daughter Veena Vijayan, the Kerala High Court ordered a status quo in the SFIO probe. The court directed that no further steps be taken for two months in the Rs.182 crore fraud case involving Cochin Minerals and a firm linked to her.
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After the court sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for raping and murdering a trainee doctor, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed disappointment, blaming the Kolkata Police for not securing a death penalty. Banerjee intends to appeal the decision in the High Court, arguing it qualifies as a “rarest of rare” crime.
A 22-year-old murder suspect, Kiran Santosh Bharam, threw a slipper at a judge during a hearing in Thane, missing the judge and prompting an FIR. Following this incident, 11 police personnel were suspended for negligence concerning security breaches, including a video of a guard with a gun on court premises.