Connect with us

Regional

Somnath Bharti can influence anyone: Police

Published

9 years ago

on

New Delhi: Delhi Police on Friday told a court here that former law minister Somnath Bharti, who is accused in a domestic violence case filed by his wife, can influence anyone.

Police told a metropolitan magistrate here that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator from Malviya Nagar constituency was an influential person and he can influence anyone.

The remark by police came on a plea filed by Bharti seeking cancellation of the non-bailable warrant issued against him.

According to sources, police in their reply sought custodial interrogation of the accused for conducting a fair investigation.

The sources said witnesses were not coming forward to depose against Bharti in fear, as he was an influential person.

Special Public Prosecutor Shailendra Babbar told the court that Bharti was misusing the legal process, citing his conduct over his sudden appearance before police on Wednesday after getting relief from the Delhi High Court.

The court posted the matter for September 25 as the concerned magistrate was on leave.

A trial court on Monday issued the warrant against Bharti.

Bharti, who was granted relief by the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, moved a plea before the trial court for cancellation of the warrant issued against him.

Bharti was last week named in a first information report (FIR) filed under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, including domestic violence and attempt to murder, at Dwarka North police station in west Delhi.

Police said they filed the FIR following the June 10 complaint by Bharti’s wife, who said the AAP leader has been abusing her ever since their marriage in 2010. She also claimed that Bharti beat and tortured her and once even tried to kill her.

Related Topics:
Continue Reading

Home

What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

Published

3 years ago

on

May 5, 2022

By

The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

Continue Reading

Trending