A special court in Mumbai acquitted all accused in the 2006 murder case of Maharashtra Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar after a 20-year trial. The case involved former NCP MP Padamsinh Patil and others accused in the killing near Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai.
A Special CBI Court remanded Amitabh Jhunjhunwala, former Group Managing Director of Reliance Communications, to CBI custody until June 5 in an alleged bank loan fraud case. The agency sought custodial interrogation as part of its investigation into a suspected large-scale financial fraud involving Reliance Communications and related group entities.
A court in Mumbai ordered the defreezing of the bank accounts of actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty, noting that the Narcotics Control Bureau failed to follow NDPS Act procedures during its investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput.
The City Civil Court in Mumbai restrained filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap and YouTube hosts of Bollywood Thikana from making or circulating defamatory statements about Salman Khan and his family. The court barred all ‘derogatory’ remarks amid the defamation row.
Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw told a Mumbai court that Sapna Gill’s plea against him is “false, frivolous, vexatious” and filed to malign his image and gain publicity. Shaw claimed the complaint is a counterblast to the 2023 FIR against Gill following a pub brawl incident.
Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly has filed a domestic violence complaint against her husband Peter Haag in a Mumbai court. The court has issued a formal notice, and further details of the case are awaited.
A Mumbai court refused to discharge Nawab Malik’s family-run company in a money laundering case tied to Dawood Ibrahim, citing “sufficient material on record” to frame charges. The court said rent collected through the firms constituted “proceeds of crime.”
A Mumbai sessions court has set aside the summons issued to former cricketer Robin Uthappa in a 2019 cheque bounce case, citing a mandatory inquiry under Section 202 CrPC was not conducted. The matter is now sent back to the trial court for fresh proceedings.
The NIA has approached a special Mumbai court to impound the passports of Rona Wilson, Mahesh Raut, Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha, and Hany Babu. The court has adjourned the matter to October 9 for the defence response.
A Mumbai court has remanded former Lodha Developers director Rajendra Lodha to 14-day judicial custody in an alleged Rs 85 crore fraud involving land and TDR deals. Police claims include cash transactions, forged sales, and witness statements against him.
