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CBI books BEML chief on corruption charges
18 commuters fall off crowded Mumbai trains, 3 die
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Maoists produce Odisha MLA in people’s court
Jhina Hikaka
Undertrial gives cops the slip
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CBI books BEML chief on corruption charges
Bangalore, April 19 The investigating agency later said in a statement that it “has registered a case against the CMD of M/s BEML, Bangalore and a private person who is a Director of a Coimbatore-based private Company and others U/s 120-B r/w 420 IPC and Sec.13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act”. According to the CBI, the accused persons had entered into a criminal conspiracy amongst themselves at Bangalore and other places during 2004-09 to cheat M/s BEML in the matter of award of different works relating to the implementation of Enterprises Resource Planning Project in M/s BEML “causing wrongful loss to M/s BEML and wrongful gain to others”. The statement added that the raids were continuing in Bangalore and Coimbatore at the time of issuing of the communique. “Searches are being carried out today in the office and residential premises of the accused persons at Bangalore and Coimbatore”, it said and added that further investigation would continue. A BEML official told this reporter that the Coimbatore-based private company mentioned in the CBI statement was Astral Consulting Ltd. A six-member CBI team also interrogated Natarajan at his residence after seizing a number of incriminating documents from his office and residence.
CBI’s contention
The CBI says the accused persons had entered into a criminal conspiracy during 2004-09 to cheat M/s BEML in the matter of award of different works relating to the implementation of Enterprises Resource Planning Project in M/s BEML “causing wrongful loss to M/s BEML and wrongful gain to others”
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18 commuters fall off crowded Mumbai trains, 3 die
Mumbai, April 19 According to the Government Railway Police, 18 commuters, who had fallen off the crowded trains between Nahur and Bhandup railway stations in north central Mumbai, were taken to various hospitals for treatment. Three of them died while others suffered broken bones to serious head injuries. Passengers commuting on the Central line said services were few and far between in the morning peak hours and the trains that were plying were doing so at a slow pace and were crowded. The situation of the injured passengers worsened after the government-owned Rajawadi Hospital reported a major breakdown in its X-ray machines. Most of the passengers subsequently got admitted to private-run hospitals as a result. Meanwhile, the Central Railway said here that it has restored 85 per cent of the services and the rest would be back on track in a day or two.
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Maoists produce Odisha MLA in people’s court
Bhubaneswar, April 19 As already communicated by the Maoists of the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC), the praja court has started its proceedings at a remote place in the Narayanpatna area of Koraput district, lawyer Nihar Ranjan Patnaik, who fights cases for the rebels, said. The 37-year-old Laxmipur MLA was produced before the praja court, Patnaik confirmed, saying the proceedings were in progress and many people, mostly tribals, have been called for recording of their statements. The Koraput-based lawyer, however, had no idea as to when the praja court proceedings would be completed and the verdict about the MLA's fate pronounced. The praja court was held a day after the deadline set by the Maoists for fulfilment of their demands expired at 5 PM yesterday and the ultras said in a message that the MLA's fate would be decided through this process. Bowing to demand by Maoists, the state government also announced that it was ready to withdraw prosecution against 13 prisoners, including five Maoists, for securing the release of Hikaka, who was abducted by the Naxals on March 24. "It has been decided to take steps for withdrawal of prosecution against 13 persons following the due process of law," Home Secretary U N Behera had said last evening. Earlier after the expiry of the ultimatum, in a fresh message to the media, a leader of the AOBSZC said it had no faith in the state government and that the fate of the tribal MLA would be decided by a people's court. The message said the deadline had already been extended four times in the past and there would be no further extension. had declined to seek bail as suggested by the state government. — PTI
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Undertrial gives cops the slip
Jaipur, April 19 Jafru, lodged in Jaipur jail since October last year in connection with a robbery case, was being escorted by a five-member team of the Rajasthan police in a bus last night, when the vehicle was intercepted by unidentified persons in two Bolero cars. The miscreants purportedly attacked the policemen and abducted a head constable, Prahlad, along with Jafru in their vehicles. The constable was, however, released later. Two other policemen who were injured in the incident are being treated at a hospital, said a police official, adding a hunt has been launched to nab Jafru and the miscreants who helped him escape. — PTI
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Bhubaneswar, April 19
