The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has been facing flak by the BJP over its contentious excise policy. (Express/File)Delhi News Live Updates: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Thursday hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party-led government in Delhi once again over the now-scrapped excise policy. Through a purported “sting” video, the BJP showed a person linked to liquor trade, who claimed that the Delhi government deliberately kept smaller players out of its “tailor-made” excise policy. (Arvind) Kejriwal has no moral right to continue as chief minister, the party said.
Meanwhile, Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi and Pinky Irani Thursday appeared before the Economic Offences Wing for questioning in connection with conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar money laundering case.
In other news, a Delhi court will continue hearing arguments in the bail plea of AAP minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday.
A file photo of a torched bus in the Northeast Delhi riots (Express)
The Anti-corruption branch of Delhi government has issued a notice to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, asking him to join the probe on Friday at 12 pm.
The Enforcement Directorate chargesheet against conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar also details the role of one Pinky Irani (53), who was questioned on Wednesday and Thursday by officials of the Economic Offences Wing.
According to the chargesheet and officials involved with the probe, Irani has been described as a “personal shopper” for actresses, including Jacqueline Fernandez, and the one who put her in touch with Sukesh. (Read More)
Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has given permission to the Anti-Corruption Branch to probe charges against four vice principals of a Delhi government school, two now retired, who allegedly misappropriated funds through non- existent guest teachers, officials said on Thursday.
The accused allegedly embezzled government money in the name of "ghost" teachers at Government Boys Senior Secondary School, Mansarovar Park, Delhi, from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017, the officials at LG office said.
"In an audit that was carried out in November 2018, it was observed that there were discrepancies and irregularities in the school, in preparing the bills in respect of salary of guest teachers and it reported misappropriation of government funds," an official said.
The matter involved a misappropriation of Rs 4.21 lakh, they said. (PTI)
A 40-year-old woman suffered injuries after she fell off a moving autorickshaw while resisting a phone snatching bid by a motorcyclist near a Metro station in Gurgaon. Police said the accused is yet to be arrested.
Police said the woman works as a manager at a private company in Cross Point Mall in sector 28, Gurgaon. According to police, the incident took place on Sunday, around 9.30 pm, when the woman took an autorickshaw from the road opposite her workplace and was heading to her house in sector 56. (Read More)
With a novel process in place for undergraduate admissions, the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) results likely to be released on Thursday might not yet give aspirants a strong idea of their chances of getting admitted to their preferred college and programme at Delhi University.
Allocation of colleges and programmes to candidates will be done by Delhi University based on the college-programme preferences listed by candidates and the programme group merit lists created by the university based on the CUET scores released today. (Read More)
Four people were arrested Wednesday, including a Nigerian national, for allegedly cheating a woman of more than Rs 6 crore. Police identified the accused as Nigerian national Kosorachi Amadi (41), and Indians Meya Imchen (32), Hematoli Sumi (29) and Baben Rai (29).
Police said a woman filed a complaint alleging that one Eric Elliot befriended her on social media in 2016 and offered her a 50 per cent business partnership in India. He allegedly cheated her of Rs 6.5 crore between 2016 and 2022 by claiming to send a parcel with expensive articles after seeking money for customs clearance, police said. (Read More)
A leopard spotted in the Hodal tehsil of Haryana’s Palwal district was rescued on Wednesday night after villagers alerted officials.
The leopard, a five-year-old male, will be released into the Aravalli forest after a medical check-up by nightfall on Thursday, officials said. (Read More)
Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi on Thursday was questioned by the Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing for investigation in connection with an extortion case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.
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The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea by a 2006 Mumbai train bombings case convict against a Central Information Commission (CIC) order denying disclosure of information pertaining to the sanction granted for his prosecution under UAPA by the Maharashtra government.
Justice Yashwant Varma said the petition lacked merit and endorsed the CIC's view that such information was exempted from disclosure under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The court observed petitioner Ehtesham Qutubuddin Siddique, a death row convict in the case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), failed to establish that some of the information sought was “severable” and fell outside the scope of the exemption under the law.
On July 11, 2006, seven explosions had ripped through seven western line local trains in Mumbai, leading to the death of 189 people and injuring 829. (PTI)
The BJP Thursday released a video of yet another “sting operation” against the Aam Aadmi Party, alleging that an accused in the liquor scam can be heard saying that the now-scrapped excise policy was formulated in a way that a select few got benefits.
In response, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said: “The CBI raided my house but did not find anything. They also searched my locker but didn’t find anything there either. Now the BJP has brought forth this sting. CBI and ED should investigate this as well. If the allegations are correct, they should arrest me by Monday. If not, the PM should apologise to me for this fake sting by Monday.” (Read more)
Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi, who appeared before the Economic Offences Wing, is being questioned over her links to conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar as well as actor Jacqueline Fernandez, who has been named in the supplementary chargesheet, officials have said.
“Nora was questioned earlier too but there are a few unanswered things. The main reason is the common link between her and Fernandez. Both the actresses were introduced to Sukesh by one Pinky Irani (53). She will be questioned alongside Irani,” said an officer. (Read more)
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a Delhi court on Thursday that they have moved a plea seeking transfer of the bail proceedings of AAP leader Satyendar Jain from the current court in connection with a money laundering probe. The matter has been listed for September 20.
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) S V Raju had appeared before Special Judge Geetanjali Goel informing her that he has instructions to move a plea seeking transfer of bail proceedings from the current court. The bail hearing was in its final stages with the ED seeking an additional date to address further arguments. (Read more)
The Delhi High Court Thursday sought a response from the Delhi government on a petition alleging that classes are being held only for two hours a day or on alternate days in certain government-run schools in the national Capital’s North East district.
The division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad granted the Delhi government three weeks to file a reply and listed the matter for hearing on December 7.
Social Jurist, a non-government organisation working for childrens’ right to education, said in the public interest litigation (PIL) that schools at Khajuri, Sabhapur, Tukmirpur, Sonia Vihar and Karawal Nagar are following a system under which classes are either held only for two hours a day or students are taught on alternate days. It is affecting the studies of more than 1 lakh students and violates their fundamental right to education, the petition argued. Read more
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Thursday hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party-led government in Delhi once again over the now-scrapped excise policy. Through a purported “sting” video, the BJP showed a person linked to liquor trade, who claimed that the Delhi government deliberately kept smaller players out of its “tailor-made” excise policy. (Arvind) Kejriwal has no moral right to continue as chief minister, the party said.
The person featuring in the sting is an accused in the case registered by the CBI to probe the alleged corruption linked to the policy, the BJP said.
BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the AAP government tried to ensure that only a few persons control the cash flow related to trade. Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta alleged that it was done for corruption.
This money was used for the polls in Goa and Punjab, Trivedi alleged.
He noted that Kejriwal used to tell people to do a sting on those seeking money illegally from them and he will act against the culprits. (PTI)
Nora Fatehi and Pinky Irani Thursday appeared before the Economic Offences Wing for questioning in connection with conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar money laundering case.
Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi will soon be arriving at Economic Offences Wing office, Mandir Marg for questioning in connection with conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar money laundering case. She will be questioned alongside Pinky Irani.
This is the second time she'll be questioned by the Delhi Police in connection with the case.
Delhi is likely to receive more rainfall on Thursday, bringing relief from the hot and humid weather that has prevailed so far this month.
Moderate rainfall and strong winds of around 30 to 40 kmph are on the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast for Thursday.
The maximum temperature is likely to drop to around 30 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature recorded on Wednesday was 33.6 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature over the past 24 hours was 24.2 degrees Celsius. Read more
Amid the emerging indication of an year-end election to the unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the principal political players of Delhi have returned to their respective drawing boards as the Centre-appointed delimitation commission tasked with redrawing the MCD ward boundaries, which has published its first draft, seems to be fast-tracking the process.
The delimitation panel has set November 8 as the deadline for completing its work, which has led to the increasing possibility of the MCD polls being slated for December.
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday said the delimitation draft has “errors and discrepancies”. Read more
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has rolled out a new amnesty scheme in order to provide relief to the residents of unauthorised colonies, unauthorised regularised colonies, Lal Dora, Extended Lal Dora, and Extended Abadi of villages and properties allotted to Kashmiri migrants.
The MCD said in a press statement as per the amnesty scheme taxpayers of residential properties in these colonies and areas are required to pay the property tax dues (only principal amount) for financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23 and after this payment, all outstanding property tax dues prior to 2021-22 shall be waived off.
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In a special drive conducted by the Delhi Traffic Police on Wednesday, 17 people were challaned/fined for not wearing seat belts in the backseat in cars and other four-wheelers. Police said the drive was conducted in the New Delhi district for a couple of hours to create awareness about the law.
As per the Motor Vehicles Act, passengers must wear a seat belt in the front and back seat; violators are fined Rs 1,000 each.
This comes days after Tata Sons’ former chairman Cyrus Mistry’s death in a car crash in Palghar district. Police officers in Maharashtra said Mistry was in the backseat and wasn’t wearing a seat belt. Read more