Man arrested for bomb threat from ‘IM terrorist’

First India Bureau and Congress leader Ravindra Dhangekar have filed their nomination papers for the bypolls to Kasba Peth Assembly seat. on Tuesday said, "NCP's Nana Kate will be the Maha Vikas Aghadi candidate for the Chinchwad constituency bypoll. We are confident that we will win this election by working together with all constituents of the MVA."

On Monday, BJP's Ashwini Jagtap, the wife of late MLA Laxman Jagtap, filed her nomination for the bypoll to Chinchwad Assembly seat, which represents the Pimpri Chinchwad township in Pune district. Besides, BJP's Hemant Rasne

United In Grief

Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday said if the Congress assures that the Kasba Peth Assembly bypoll will be unopposed in the event of BJP nominating a member of late MLA Mukta Tilak's family, then the saffron party will make its official candidate withdraw from the fray.

Eyebrows were raised over BJP giving a ticket to local leader Rasne, even as Mukta Tilak's husband said his family members would have completed her work if given a ticket. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is February 10. Votes will be counted on March 02.

Mumbai: Police on Tuesday arrested a 25-year-old man from Govandi area in connection with a call from an “Indian Mujahideen terrorist” threatening to blow up Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. The threat call came in around 10 pm on Monday night, officials said. The caller identified himself as a member of the terrorist organization Indian Mujahideen called Irfan Ahmed Sheikh. Since his threat contained some terror code words that intelligence agencies track, airport authority officials immediately informed the Mumbai Police, who have registered a case against the unknown person under section 505 (1) of the IPC. An investigation is underway.

Just last Thursday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) received an email from an unidentified person who claimed to be a member of the Taliban, and threatened to carry out terrorist attacks at various places in Mumbai on the directions of extremist leader Sirajuddin Haqqani. NIA, Mumbai police crime branch and the Maharashtra AntiTerrorism Squad are jointly looking into the matter.

After receiving the email, NIA alerted Mumbai police, Maharashtra police and state Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).

All Anti-Terrorism Cell (ATC) units across 95 police stations in Mumbai have been asked to intensify their vigil and take action on any suspicious person or activities, an officer had said at the time, adding that the email was likely to be a hoax, like many others in the past.

Dabholkar murder trial likely to be done in 2-3 months: CBI

The sad part is not that the industry is going out of state, but that there are no jobs not due to political instability. There was never such dirty politics in Maharashtra. This politics has to be changed. When you meet me, it looks like Maharashtra will have a golden age. But the golden age of Maharashtra is lost.

—Aaditya Thackeray

Maharashtra. This politics has to be changed. When you meet me, it looks like Maharashtra will have a golden age. But the golden age of Maharashtra is lost,” said Aaditya Thackeray.

Man held for killing friend in drunken state

Thane (PTI): A 24-yearold man allegedly attacked and killed his friend in an inebriated state in Thane district on Tuesday, police said.

The incident took place at a quarry in Shil area of the district around 3.00 am, an official said.

The deceased, Amjat

Khan(23), was consuming alcohol with the accused, when an argu-

Unfounded Stigma

ment erupted between them, Sachin Gawde, Senior Inspector of Shil-

Daighar police said.

The accused attacked Khan with a bamboo stick, beating him to death on the spot, the official said. The police were informed and the body was sent for postmortem, he said, adding that the accused has been arrested under section 302 of the IPC.

Judicial reprieve can’t restore lost reputation: HC

The bench quoted Shakespeare to say: He that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed

First India Bureau

Mumbai: Unfounded criminal charges stigmatize reputation and bring disrepute, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has said while quashing an FIR lodged against a woman judicial officer by her sister-in-law; and loss of character or bruised reputation cannot be restored even by judicial reprieve, it added.

A division bench of Justices Anuja Prabhudessai and RM Joshi in an order passed on January 07 said the right to reputation and dignity of an individual is held to be an integrated part of Articles 21 and 19(2) of the Constitution.

The bench quoted Shakespeare and said, “Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, is the immediate jewel of their souls: Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing; ’twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands: But he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed.” The court was hear- ing a petition filed by a 40-year-old judicial officer, seeking to quash the First Information Report (FIR) lodged against her by Jalgaon police in November 2019, on a complaint by her 30-year-old sister-inlaw alleging mental and physical cruelty.

FIR was also lodged against the petitioner’s brother (complainant’s husband) and her parents (complainant’s inlaws). The high court in its order noted that the petitioner was married and not residing with the complainant.

It said the petitioner has been “dragged” into the matrimonial dispute with the allegations that she had ordered food for everyone but asked the complainant to cook for herself, she had asked the complainant to not raise her voice against her parents and that she should mend her ways.

A person subjected to such litigation suffers immense mental trauma, humiliation and monetary loss. Reckless imputations can also result in serious repercussions on career progression and future pursuits…. Most importantly it stigmatizes reputation, brings disrepute and lowers the image of a person amongst friends, family and colleagues. It is to be noted that loss of character or bruised reputation cannot be restored even by judicial reprieve. —Bombay HC

First India Bureau

Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday told the Bombay High Court that the trial in the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in 2013 is likely to be completed in the next two to three months. The central agency also opposed the bail plea of one of the accused in the case, Virendrasinh Tawade, who had sought bail on the grounds that the trial was being delayed.

Advocate Sandesh Patil, appearing for the CBI, told a division bench of Justices AS Gadkari and PD Naik that so far 15 witnesses have been examined by the trial court in Pune.

“Only seven to eight witnesses are remaining. I have spoken with the special public prosecutor in the case there who said if the trial is expedited then it can be concluded in two to three months,” Patil said.

The bench sought to know if any of the witnesses, already examined, turned hostile in court. Patil replied in the negative.

The court then asked Tawade’s lawyer Virendra Ichalkaranjikar if he was willing to wait for a few more months.

The advocate, however, requested the court to decide the bail plea on merit, saying Tawade has been behind bars for seven years since his arrest in 2016. Ichalkaranjikar claimed there was no evidence against Tawade.

The bench then posted the bail plea for hearing on February 21. Dabholkar (67), a rationalist and founder of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti, was shot dead by two assailants while he was on a morning walk in Pune on August 20, 2013, allegedly by persons linked to the radical outfit Sanatan Sanstha.

Only seven to eight witnesses are remaining. I have spoken with the special public prosecutor in the case there who said if the trial is expedited then it can be concluded in two to three months. —Advocate Sandesh Patil