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NewsClick founder, others attempted to tinker with northern borders, backed farmers protests: Delhi Police FIR

The FIR also alleged that Purkayastha conspired with People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS) to sabotage the electoral process during the 2019 General Elections.

The Special Cell of the Delhi Police has alleged that NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and the portal’s human resources (HR) head Amit Chakravarty illegally received crores of rupees in foreign funds and deployed the same with an intention to disrupt the sovereignty, unity and security of India.

The copy of the first information report (FIR) reveals the allegations against the two as well as other persons named in the FIR.

As per the FIR, secret inputs suggest that substantial foreign funds were illegally funneled into India by both Indian and foreign entities. These funds, amounting to crores of rupees, were received by Newsclick through illegal means over a span of five years.

Purkayastha and Chakravarty were arrested on October 3 following a series of raids conducted in the wake of allegations made in an New York Times article that NewsClick was being paid to boost Chinese propaganda.

A series of raids were conducted on the morning of October 3 by the Delhi Police on the team behind NewsClick as well as its contributors, including independent journalists.

Besides the UAPA case, a money laundering case filed earlier is also pending against NewsClick.

The FIR names the following persons as shareholders of NewsClick – Prabir Purkayastha, Amit Sengupta, Doraeeswami Raghunandan, Bappaditya Sinha, Gautam Navlakha, Geeta Hariharan and Amit Chakraborty.

Notably, the FIR mentions that Purkayastha, Neville Roy Singham, Geeta Hariharan and Gautam ‘Bhatia’ conspired to create a legal community network to campaign for and put up spirited defense in cases against these companies.

No other details of Gautam Bhatia are mentioned in the FIR.

Navlakha, a shareholder in NewsClick, is alleged to have been involved in anti-Indian activities, including supporting banned Naxal organizations and having connections with individuals associated with Pakistan’s ISI.

According to the FIR, the funds were fraudulently infused by Singham, allegedly an active member of the Communist Party of China’s Propaganda department, through a complex network of entities,

The FIR claims that the illegally routed foreign funds were siphoned off by Purkayastha and associates Joseph Raj, Anoop Chakraborty and Bappaditya Sinha, among others.

The Delhi Police also alleged that Chinese companies like Xiaomi and Vivo incorporated thousands of shell companies in India in violation of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

Some of the other allegations in the FIR are:

– Accused attempted to tinker with northern borders of India, show Arunachal and J&K as not parts of India;

– Accused attempted to disrupt supplies and services;

– Attempted to cause damage to property by protracting farmers’ protests. Obtained illegal foreign funds to support farmers’ protests, create internal law and order problems.

Source: https://www.barandbench.com/news/newsclick-arrests-what-the-fir-says

‘Raped at home, molested in church’ — FIR against suspended Delhi official, wife in minor’s assault case

51-year-old & his wife have been sent to 14 days’ judicial custody. Defence counsel says the accused underwent vasectomy in 2005. Medical report on whether it’s intact awaited.

Suspended rape-accused Delhi government official and his wife detained by Police in New Delhi | Photo: ANI

New Delhi: A now-suspended deputy director in the Delhi government’s Department of Women and Child Development (WCD) and his homemaker wife, who are accused in a case of sexual assault of a minor, were sent to 14 days’ judicial custody Wednesday.

According to the FIR registered in the case on 13 August, based on of the statement of the 17-year-old minor, the 51-year-old suspended WCD officer had not only sexually assaulted her when she was living at his Delhi house under his guardianship, but also molested her in the church attended by both families. The minor had also accused his wife of feeding her abortion pills following the assault at their house.

ThePrint has a copy of the FIR.

On Tuesday, defense counsel Umashankar Gautam said that the accused had undergone vasectomy in 2005. A medical report on whether the vasectomy remained intact is awaited and the next hearing is scheduled to be held on 6 September.

“After my father’s death on 1 October, 2020, my mother and I got depressed. I went to my uncle’s house [the minor referred to the accused as mama or maternal uncle] to divert my mind and started attending online classes from there [the minor was enrolled in an open school, according to police sources]. From November 2002 to January 2021, uncle raped me. He would touch my private parts,” states the FIR.

The FIR goes on to detail that the minor was left with swelling in her private parts after the first instance of sexual assault and that the accused’s wife, who is also an accused in the case, blamed the minor when she told him about it.

“She [the wife] was strict and would hit me when I would score less marks. The last time he sexually assaulted me was in January 2021 after which I missed my periods [indicating that she may have been pregnant]. Aunty said that they will get [an] abortion done since it’s the first month and asked her son to get a test kit,” states the FIR.

The FIR adds: “After which they gave me abortion pills and I started bleeding. I told my mother on 16 January [2021, on the minor’s birthday when she visited] to take me from there [though she purportedly did not tell her mother about the alleged assault].”

Source: https://theprint.in/india/raped-at-home-molested-in-church-fir-against-suspended-delhi-official-wife-in-minors-assault-case/1727068/

Haryana female coach who filed FIR against minister Sandeep Singh suspended

The Haryana sports department suspended a woman athletic coach who accused a state minister and ex-captain of the Indian hockey team of sexual misconduct.

The Haryana sports department has suspended the woman junior athletic coach who accused Sandeep Singh, a minister of state in the Haryana government and former captain of the Indian hockey team, of sexual misconduct .

The coach filed a first information report (FIR) in December 2022 in Union Territory (UT) Chandigarh against Singh and has repeated her allegations .

The suspension order is silent on the reasons, although the coach insists it is because she is refusing to strike a deal and settle the case.

“The services of Ms…,Junior Athletic Coach, (posted in the office of) district sports officer, Panchkula are placed under suspension with immediate effect without prejudice,” Yashendra Singh, director, sports department said in an order dated August 11. Singh was not available for comment when contacted over phone to know what prompted the sports department to take this action over seven months after the woman lodged the FIR against the minister.

According to the woman , she was handed over suspension order at her residence on Monday evening, despite attending office that day.

“Yes, I have been suspended. Pressure is being mounted on me to hammer out a compromise (to withdraw the case). I have not been intimated the reasons for my suspension. I don’t know why they have taken this step. This is a yet another way for the government to pressurise me, but I am not going to yield,” she said over phone.

During the suspension period, the order says, the junior coach will be entitled to subsistence allowance as admissible under Rule 83 of Haryana Civil Services (general) Rules, 2016 and her post during the suspension period will remain the office of district sports officer, Panchkula where she is posted at present.

The Chandigarh Police booked Sandeep Singh, on December 31, 2022 night on the charge of sexual harassment, based on the woman’s complaint.

The FIR against Singh was registered in Chandigarh where the purported crime took place under Sections 354 (assault or criminal force against woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354-A (sexual harassment), 354-B (assault or criminal force with intent to disrobe), 342 (wrongful confinement) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code.

Singh was divested of the charge of sports and youth affairs portfolio a week after being booked. He, however, continues to hold the charge of printing and stationery department.

The minister has dismissed the accusations as false and Haryana government’s stand has been that investigation was underway and that mere allegation and registration of FIR does not prove that accused is guilty.

Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/haryana-sports-department-suspends-woman-coach-accusing-minister-of-sexual-misconduct-101692122213332.html

Jawan Clips LEAKED On Social Media AGAIN! Shah Rukh Khan’s Company Files A Complaint With Mumbai Police

Short clips from Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan were stolen by the makers and leaked online, who have now filed an FIR against the handles that have shared them

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is all set to star in Atlee directorial Jawan. The songs and the prevue of the movie has left the audiences eagerly waiting for its release. It is now being reported that a few clips from the movie were stolen from the makers and were leaked on social media. According to DNA, the movie’s production company Red Chillies Entertainment filed an FIR on Thursday at the Santacruz Police Station. The FIR was filed under the Information Technology Act.

SRK’s company claimed that their copyright was violated because of the act. As per the report by the media publication, the makers have identified over 5 Twitter handles which shared the leaked clips on Jawan. Taking necessary measures, the social media profiles were sent legal notices. The report further states that as of now, one of the handles has acknowledged the notice.

This is not the first time something like this has happened. It was in March, earlier this year, that a slow-motion fight sequence featuring SRK was leaked on social media. Back then the Delhi High Court had ordered all the social networking websites to delete the leaked content and stop its distribution. The report had stated that the unauthorised distribution of the leaked video clips and photos could lead to jeopardising the movie’s advertising during its release in theatres.

Source : https://www.spotboye.com/bollywood/news/jawan-clips-leaked-on-social-media-again-shah-rukh-khan-s-company-files-a-complaint-with-mumbai-police-read-reports/64d76c13e6c759404ea7c808

Manipur police lodge FIR against Assam Rifles for allegedly obstructing them during search operations

The police in its FIR claimed that they were stopped by the 9th Assam Rifles when they proceeding Pholjang Road along Kwakta as a follow-up action to conduct search operations in an arms act case in search of Kuki militants.

Manipur Police has registered an FIR against Assam Rifles for allegedly blocking their vehicle and obstructing them from discharging their duties after an altercation between the two groups last week.

The FIR was filed on August 5 when police alleged that the Assam Rifles blocked police vehicles on the Kwakta Gothol road in the Bishnupur district.

”On reaching the Kutub Wali Masjid located at Kwakla Ward No. 8 along Pholjang road the state police teams including CDO/BPR stopped and blocked their way by the personnel of 9 AR by keeping and parking their Casper Vehicle in the middle of the Kwakla Pholjang road and obstructed in discharging their law bound duty. As such arrogant act of the personnel of 9 AR giving a chance to the accused Kuki militants to escape freely to somewhere a safe zone for them,” the police alleged in their FIR.

Source: https://www.indiatodayne.in/manipur/story/manipur-police-lodge-fir-against-assam-rifles-for-allegedly-obstructing-them-during-search-operations-628705-2023-08-08

Sexual harassment case by women wrestlers: Delhi court summons Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, takes cognisance of chargesheet

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal ordered Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh appear before the court on July 18.

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Rouse avenue court

A Delhi court on Friday took cognisance of Delhi Police’s chargesheet in the sexual harassment case filed by women wrestlers against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and summoned him to Court on July 18.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal of the Rouse Avenue Courts also issued summons to Vinod Tomar, the suspended assistant secretary of the WFI.

Six female wrestlers have levelled allegations of sexual harassment against Singh. Based on their complaints, Police had registered a first information report (FIR).

On June 15, 2023, the police filed a chargesheet against Singh for offences under Sections 354 (outraging modesty), 354A (sexually coloured remarks), 354D (stalking) and 506 (1) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Source : https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/sexual-harassment-case-wrestlers-delhi-court-brij-bhushan-sharan-singh-cognisance-chargesheet