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04 Jul

Delhi Court Sentences Bihar BJP MLA Raju Kumar Singh to Four Years in Jail Over Fatal Celebratory Firing

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): A Delhi court on Saturday sentenced Bihar BJP MLA Raju Kumar Singh to four years of simple imprisonment for causing the death of a woman through reckless celebratory firing at a New Year’s Eve party in 2018. Special Judge Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Court also slapped a fine of 25 lakh rupees on the legislator from Sahebganj, directing the entire sum to be paid as compensation to the family of the deceased, Dr. Archana Gupta. Rejecting the lawmaker's plea for leniency and release on probation, the judge strongly criticized the prevalence of weapon-based entitlement,…

04 Jun

Delhi Court Sends Hotel Owner to Four Days’ Police Custody Following Fatal Malviya Nagar Blaze

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New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): A Delhi court on Thursday remanded hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj to four days of police custody following a devastating fire at a hotel in the Malviya Nagar area that claimed 21 lives and left dozens injured. Judicial Magistrate Bhanu Pratap Singh accepted the Delhi Police’s request for custodial interrogation to further investigate the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident. Law enforcement officials have registered a case against the owner under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The charges include culpable homicide not amounting to murder, offence of mischief by fire, wrongful damage of property, and acts…