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The Case

Bangladeshis to 5-yr RI for illegal stay

Thane (PTI): A court in Thane district sentenced three Bangladeshi nationals to five years of rigorous imprisonment for illegally staying in India.

sions of the involvement of the appellant (Gadling) in the organization of the Surjagarh incident and his membership of the banned organization Communist Party of India (Maoist),” the HC said.

The bench further noted that the assailants were acting with a common intent to create terror not just in the minds of drivers of the trucks (which were set ablaze), but with an intent to stop the working of the mining activity in that area. (They knew) it would result in a threat to the economic security as also the security of the factory set up in that area.

“Prima facie, therefore, the acts alleged in the complaint/FIR,

MAN SLITS WIFE’S THROAT ON STREET, ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

Palghar: A 45-yearold man from Boisar in Palghar district of Maharashtra allegedly killed his 40-year-old wife by slitting her throat on a street and also attempted suicide, police said. Prima facie, the man suspected his wife of infidelity and attacked her with a sharp weapon, also slashing himself later. Police found the man lying injured near the body of his wife and their two children crying. The woman died on the spot and the man was rushed to a hospital.

BOOKED FOR RAPE, CA ENDS LIFE AT NASHIK RESORT; LEAVES BEHIND SUICIDE NOTE

Mumbai: A chartered accountant hanged himself at his friend's resort in Nashik district last week. He had been booked in a rape case recently, a police official said on Tuesday. CA Chirag Varaiya (45) left behind a suicide note saying nobody should be held responsible for his death. He is survived by his wife and two children, said the official. Varaiya was booked in a rape case on January 10. He was cooperating with the investigation and had assured to visit the police station whenever required, said the official.

First India Bureau Pune: Around 19 patients were evacuated from a Pune hospital when a blaze erupted in a scrapyard nearby, an official from the fire department said. No casualties were reported in the incident. The fire broke out at around 2 am at the scrapyard of used tyres in the Kasarwadi area of Pimpri Chinchwad would be acts, which would squarely fall within the definition of the word ‘terrorist act’,” it said.

...and he was involved at its organizational level both in terms of arranging its funding in the areas of Gadchiroli and Bastar, and also involved in the organization of the cadre to wage war against the ‘enemy’, which is the state (of Maharashtra).

The high court further held that an analysis of the hard disk seized from Gadling’s house would leave no doubt that he was connected with banned organization CPI (Maoist).

Referring to letters

—Bombay High Court written by other accused in the case, the court said it clearly reveals that Gadling was engaged as an advocate for some members of the banned outfit. He was involved in raising finance and moving money from place to place and providing financial support to the cadre of the CPI (Maoist) outfit, it added.

Fire at scrapyard near Pune hosp; 19 patients evacuated

A fine of Rs1,500 each was also imposed on the three convicts, Ishrafil Samad Shikhadar (56), Litan Afzal Mandal alias Mandol (30) and Shamim Mohid Mulla (35).

The accused, who are in jail since March 2017, are “entitled for the set off” under Criminal Procedure Code Section 428 (the period of detention of an accused as an undertrial prisoner shall be set off against the term of imprisonment imposed on him on conviction), special judge MB Patwari said in three different orders passed on January 21, the details of which, were made public on Monday.

The Charges

the concerned authorities and that the accused be deported to their country after undergoing the sentence of imprisonment.

township, the official said.

“As the fire was close to the Max Neuro Hospi-

`4.6 lakh to kin of woman killed in bus accident

Mumbai (PTI): A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs4.66 lakh to the son of a 50-year-old woman fish seller who died in a bus accident in 2007.

Member of the tribunal Amol D Harne directed the owner of the vehicle at the time and an insurance company to pay the amount along with interest at 7% per annum from the date of the petition.

In his petition of March 2009, Gurunath Pandit Patil said his mother Yamunabai died on March 25, 2007, when the bus she was travelling in tilted after one of its wheels went into a pit. Patil sought compensation of Rs4 lakh saying his mother earned Rs6,000 a month selling fish.

While the insurance

Tribunal holds driver of vehicle at fault, directs owner and insurance company to pay compensation with 7% pa interest company argued in the tribunal, the two bus owners, including the one who later acquired the vehicle, did not appear before it.

The tribunal noted that the driver of the vehicle was at fault and was primarily liable to pay the compensation. It also said, “The copy of the RC book shows that the respondent (previous owner) is the registered owner of the offending vehicle, therefore he is vicariously liable to pay the compensation.” tal, it put the patients at risk. Thus, all 19 patients there were evacuated and shifted to a nearby hospital,” said a fire brigade official from Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation. As many as 14 firetending vehicles were rushed to the spot as soon as the department was notified about the fire. The blaze was doused by 5 am in the morning, he said. While no one was injured in the fire, he added that the cooling operation was underway.

The judge held that the prosecution has proved all the charges against the accused, and pronounced the punishment considering the age, the antecedent of the accused and the nature of the offence, special public prosecutor SH Mhatre said.

The court directed the state to seek necessary directions from

The court also directed senior police inspector of Kopri police station to submit the report of deportation of the accused, who were tried for offences under Indian Penal Code sections 420 (cheating) and 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and provisions of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920.