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However,the defence raised an objection stating that the CD cannot be authenticated as it was not examined by the forensic science laboratory. “There is no way to determine when was the video recorded. Also,it raises doubt whether the spot is indeed where the man was killed,” said the defence lawyer.

Cop offered me money to ‘settle’ kidnap case,beggar tells HC

In a shocking case,a beggar from Nalasopara near Thane has told the Bombay High Court that a police sub-inspector allegedly offered her money to “settle” the kidnapping case of her four-month-old daughter. According to petitioner Kaitul Ansari,a woman had approached her on January 18 offering to help her. Ansari claimed she left her baby with the woman for a brief while,and when she returned,the woman had disappeared along with the baby. On January 21,when she went to Nalasopara police station to register a complaint,Sub-Inspector P S Jadhav refused to take her complaint seriously and instead suggested she accept Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000 to “settle” the case,the petition states. The Division Bench of Justice B H Marlapalle and Justice U D Salvi on Thursday directed Jadhav to be present for the next hearing on August 11.

Adarsh society members want access to original MoD documents

Members of the tainted Adarsh Cooperative Society moved an application before the judicial panel on Thursday,seeking access to the original documents from the Ministry of Defence. “Most documents that are being produced before the commission are incomplete and we suspect the evidence is purposely suppressed. The commission has directed the ministry to make the documents available by the first week of August,” said Advocate Saket Mone,who represents the society. The issue was raised during the crossexamination of Brigadier Deepak Saxena,who on Wednesday claimed that all members of the highrise,who were working with the Ministry of Defence,were the ones who took all decisions with respect to the society. Adding impetus to the state government’s claim that the land belonged to it,Saxena on Thursday deposed that the Army headquarters was aware of the fact that the plot on which the highrise stands in South Mumbai was earmarked by the state in its Draft Development plan. “It is true that the Army did not take any objection to the inclusion of the land in question in the Draft Development plan in spite of having knowledge of the same,” Saxena told the panel.

Two labourers electrocuted at construction site

Two labourers were electrocuted at an under-construction site in Andheri on Thursday. The police have booked the contractor and the site supervisor for not following the mandatory precautions,which lead to the deaths. The labourers have been identified as Mohamed Nasrullah Tahir (18) and Mohamed Mirad Munir Miyyan (32). According to the police,the incident took place around 8.30 am on the premises of Marol church located behind St George School in Andheri East. A new room for the priests of the church was being constructed when Tahir went to switch on the water supply through the pump when he was electrocuted. His cousin,Miyyan,went to help him and suffered the shock. The accused have been identified as Shakil Mistry,the contractor and Khurshid Khan,the supervisor.

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