Tag: Arrest

Enforcement Directorate arrests Ex-J&K Minister Lal Singh in Money Laundering Case

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Enforcement Directorate arrests Ex-J&K Minister Lal Singh in Money Laundering Case

Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Lal Singh was arrested by probe agency ED hours after an anti-corruption court dismissed his anticipatory bail application in a money laundering case. Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Lal Singh was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate here on Tuesday, hours after an anti-corruption court dismissed his anticipatory bail application in a money laundering case, officials said. Singh was under investigation by the federal agency as part of the case lodged under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against an educational trust run by his…

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Police arrest 10 for trying to create unrest outside Srinagar mosque

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Police arrest 10 for trying to create unrest outside Srinagar mosque

Taking strong note of trying to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere at Jamia Masjid Srinagar on Friday, Police detained 10 persons and appealed to the people not to indulge in such acts. Police said that these persons would be booked under the relevant sections of the law. “Ten hooligans were arrested for trying to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere outside Jamia Masjid after Friday prayers. They will be booked under the relevant sections of the law. People are requested not to indulge in such acts, failing which law will take its course,”…

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Arrest, Bail, Rearrest: Kashmir journalists face forbidding pattern

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Arrest, Bail, Rearrest: Kashmir journalists face forbidding pattern

By: Suhasini Raj After being held in jail for close to four years awaiting trial on charges of aiding militants, Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan was granted bail by the courts last week, and he thought he could finally return home to his wife and his daughter, who was just 6 months old when he was arrested. But Indian authorities did not let him go, levying similar charges under a different law, and have since moved him to a different jail. Sultan’s case is the latest instance, rights activists say, in…

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Strict Restrictions, Shutdown continue across Valley on 77th Consecutive Day

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Kashmir remained shut for the 77th consecutive day on Friday as authorities imposed restrictions in Srinagar city to prevent a separatist called protest march. “Restrictions have been placed in three police station areas in Srinagar, parts of Anantnag, Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam,” a senior police official said here. Ever since the present unrest began on July 9, clashes have erupted in different parts of the Valley after the afternoon congregational prayers on Friday. Although tensions continue across the Valley, the situation has shown some signs of improvement during the last four…

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Life remained crippled for 76th day, Arrest, Protest, Clashes continued

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40 Injured as Clashes, Protests continue Curfew imposed in Anantnag town to foil ‘Freedom March’ 57 more persons arrested in 24 hours, says police Clashes in many downtown areas Govt enforced curfew in parts of Srinagar Banihal remains shut for 2nd day At least 40 people sustained injuries in fresh clashes between protesters and forces on Thursday, even as strict curfew was imposed in southern Anantnag town to foil a pro-freedom rally. North Kashmir Eight persons were injured after intense clashes broke out between youth and police following a police…

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