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HC restrains media from publishing chargesheet details in Renukaswamy murder case

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Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued an ex-parte interim order barring media outlets from broadcasting, printing, or publishing any information from the chargesheet against Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who is accused along with 16 others in the Renukaswamy murder case. `The restriction will remain in place until the next hearing. Justice Hemant Chandangoudar, presiding over a single-judge bench, passed the order following a plea by the 47-year-old actor, who requested the court to restrain media organisations from disseminating confidential details contained in the chargesheet and other materials gathered during the investigation. The case is pending before a Magistrate court. The High Court noted that despite an injunction issued by a lower court on August 27 in a suit filed by Darshan’s wife Vijayalakshmi, media outlets continued to share confidential information. Finding merit in the petitioner’s arguments, the court ordered media outlets, identified as
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Karnataka BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over remarks against PM Modi in US

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Bengaluru : Karnataka BJP on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP in the US. Taking to social media X, State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra said, “Rahul Gandhi’s statements in the US reveal how out of touch he is with India’s pulse. To claim the people no longer support BJP or Prime Minister Modi is to ignore the mandate given to us for a historic third straight term.” Rahul Gandhi’s statements in the U.S. reveal how out of touch he is with India's pulse. To claim the people no longer support BJP or PM Modi is to ignore the mandate given to us for a historic 3rd straight term. The people didn’t vote out of fear—they voted for hope, progress,… pic.twitter.com/uBeoBZVxDw — Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) September 10, 2024 “The people didn’t vote out of fear—they voted for hope, progress, and a stronger future. “Under Prime Minister Modi, we’ve not only upheld the Constitution but made it a livi
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Sex scandal: CID submits 1,632 pages of addl chargesheet against Prajwal

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Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has submitted 1,632 pages of additional chargesheet on Monday against former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda’s grandson Prajwal Revanna, the prime accused in the sex video scandal case. The chargesheet was submitted to the 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) court by the SIT officials on Monday. A source with the police said that the chargesheet comprises a list of 113 witnesses in connection with the rape and kidnap of a maid who used to work at his house. Also Read Hearing on POCSO case against Yediyurappa adjourned to Sept 19 Earlier, the police had submitted to court 2,000 pages of a preliminary chargesheet which included 123 witnesses in the case. Prajwal Revanna had allegedly committed sexual assault in the Basavanagudi house in Bengaluru. He had attacked and sexually assaulted the woman who came to clean the house when his mother, Bhavani Revanna, was not pre
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Bengaluru: Man sentenced to 3 years jail for molesting minor on flight

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Bengaluru: A fast-track special court has sentenced a 51-year-old man from Tamil Nadu to three years of imprisonment for sexually harassing a minor girl during a Doha-Bengaluru flight. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Ammawasai Murugesan. The incident took place on June 27, 2023, when Murugesan, under the influence of alcohol, inappropriately touched the minor girl while on the flight. The girl’s mother objected to his actions, after which flight attendants changed their seats. Upon landing, the girl’s father reported the matter to Kempegowda International Airport police, leading to Murugesan’s arrest under Section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. He was granted bail on July 27, 2023. During the trial, the victim testified via video link as she was abroad. Last week, the Additional District and Sessions Fast-Track Special Court in Bengaluru Rural district found Murugesan guilty and convicted him under the POCSO Act. The court order
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Rameshwaram Cafe blast: NIA charge sheets against four men

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New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday charge sheeted four accused in the high-profile Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case. The charge sheeted accused — Mussavir Hussain Shazib, Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taaha, Maaz Muneer Ahmed and Muzammil Shareef — were earlier arrested and are currently in judicial custody in the case, the NIA said in a statement. Taaha and Shazib were funded by their handler through crypto currencies, it said. The funds were used by the accused to perpetrate various acts of violence in Bengaluru, NIA investigations have revealed. “These included a failed IED attack at the State BJP Office, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, on the day of Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ayodhya on January 22, after which the two key accused had planned the Rameshwaram Cafe blast,” the statement said. The charge sheet was filed in a special NIA court in Bengaluru. Also Read Rameshwaram Cafe blast: Union min apologizes for controversial remarks The IED explosion, w
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Bengaluru court extends judicial custody of Darshan & other accused till September 12

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Bengaluru : A court here on Monday extended till September 12 the judicial custody of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa along with his friend Pavithra Gowda and others, who are accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. All the 17 accused, including Darshan and Pavithra, were produced before the 24th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court through video conferencing from various prisons across the state, where they are lodged, as their judicial custody ended today. Police last week submitted to the court a 3,991-page preliminary charge sheet in the case. Darshan is currently lodged in Ballari prison. He was shifted there from the Parappana Agrahara Central jail here by obtaining court permission, after a photograph of him hanging out with three others, including a rowdy-sheeter, on the lawns of the jail had gone viral, sparking an uproar. Also Read Police submit 3,991-paged preliminary charge sheet, Darshan accused No. 2 In the picture, the actor is seen in a relaxed mood
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MUDA case in HC today, AG to place arguments for Siddaramaiah

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Bengaluru : The High Court bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna will take up the matter of the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam allegedly involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday and Advocate General (AG) Shashi Kiran Shetty will make his submission in favour of the CM in the case. CM Siddaramaiah has filed a writ petition before the High Court challenging the order by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, who gave sanction for prosecution against him in the case. CM Siddaramaiah has sought interim relief against the order and also demanded quashing of the order. The CM is represented by senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi and the Governor’s office is represented by the Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta. The MUDA case will be taken up by the court later this afternoon. Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty is expected to counter the arguments made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who has argued that the cabinet did not exercise its discretion when it sent i
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