HC dismisses plea for Kalki’s production in court

CHENNAI, July 21: The Madras High Court had dismissed a habeas corpus plea that V Vijayakumar, alias Kalki Bhagavan, the leader of a cult, ...

CHENNAI, July 21: The Madras High Court had dismissed a habeas corpus plea that V Vijayakumar, alias Kalki Bhagavan, the leader of a cult, be produced in court. The petitioner had alleged that Vijayakumar was being kept in illegal confinement by Sankara Bhagawat Padha, administrator of the Kalki Ashram in Nemam village, but, the court, observed, sufficient material had been produced to prove the contrary. The Division Bench saw no matter relating to public interest in the action.

Punjab DIG Bhullar sent to 14-day judicial custody in bribery case

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A special CBI court in Chandigarh on Friday sent Punjab Deputy Inspector General Harcharan Singh Bhullar to 14 days of judicial custody in a bribery case. The 2009-batch IPS officer was produced before the court of Special Judge Sushil Kumar Garg after completion of his medical examination. His co-accused, alleged middleman Kirshanu Sharda, was also brought along amid tight security.

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