Abhishek Angad is a Principal Correspondent at The Indian Express, covering the state of Jharkhand. His interests are in the criminal justice system, politics, and human rights. When he is not reporting, he travels to rural hinterland.

August 11, 2017 06:13 IST
The statements were made Wednesday during cross-examination in front of court-appointed local commissioner Santosh Mishra, in a Rs 1 crore defamation case filed by him against lawyer and human rights activist Vrinda Grover and others.
Fri, Aug 11, 2017
August 11, 2017 05:01 IST
The police told Additional Sessions Judge Siddhartha Sharma that the suspect, Syed Zishan Ali, was an active member of the AQIS. They said that Ali needed to be interrogated to ascertain the location of his brother Syed Mohammad Arshiyan and brother-in-law Sabeel Ahmed, who is the brother of alleged Glasgow airport attack mastermind Kafil Ahmed.
Fri, Aug 11, 2017
August 10, 2017 05:43 IST
A Delhi court had last year acquitted Bawana of the charge of trying to kill a policemen in a 2015 shootout. The court, however, held him guilty of possessing illegal arms. Earlier in June, the alleged IM co-founder Yasin Bhatkal had also filed a plea in court alleging human rights violations.
Thu, Aug 10, 2017
August 09, 2017 02:22 IST
While being cross-examined in a case of alleged defamation at Patiala House Courts, former TERI chief R K Pachauri was Tuesday asked by the counsel of the defendants — Vrinda Grover and others — to leave the courtroom for some time.
Wed, Aug 09, 2017
August 08, 2017 05:00 IST
While Mohanlal had cleaned sewers before, he wasn't experienced, she said, asking why there were no safeguards to protect him: “They clean the filth left by people of this city. Shouldn’t there be rules to safeguard their lives?”
Tue, Aug 08, 2017
August 08, 2017 04:53 IST
The FIR also mentions that a DJB vehicle and its driver were present at the spot. A case has been registered against Dinesh under IPC section 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder).
Tue, Aug 08, 2017
August 08, 2017 04:34 IST
Chennai-resident Mustafa, who was arrested on July 12, was released on Saturday after Investigating Officer Satish Rana told the court that he was not involved in any “terrorist activity”.
Tue, Aug 08, 2017
August 07, 2017 05:24 IST
he incident, in which the fourth victim is recuperating, took place around 12.45 pm near Lajpat Nagar roundabout at Jal Vihar Road, police said.
Mon, Aug 07, 2017
August 06, 2017 06:25 IST
Arvind Kejriwal and Ram Jethmalani had a falling out over the use of the term ‘crook’ for Arun Jaitley in court.
Sun, Aug 06, 2017
August 06, 2017 04:17 IST
The ED’s case in 2007 had come after Delhi Police’s Special Cell had arrested Wani, who comes from Kashmir, in 2005 and recovered a pistol and Rs 62.9 lakh from him.
Sun, Aug 06, 2017
August 05, 2017 06:17 IST
Pachauri, accused of sexually harassing a colleague at TERI, recorded his statement in front of a court-appointed local commissioner, Santosh Mishra.
Sat, Aug 05, 2017
August 05, 2017 04:45 IST
On July 24, the NIA had arrested seven Kashmiri separatists from Srinagar and Delhi allegedly on charges of receiving funds from Pakistan to sponsor terror activities and stone attacks in Kashmir.
Sat, Aug 05, 2017
August 04, 2017 06:37 IST
Police said they have requested students and the general public to give statements and provide any evidence available with them - video/audio recording — to identify the unknown accused persons.
Fri, Aug 04, 2017
August 04, 2017 03:21 IST
“If he believes in the Constitution, then ask him (Shah) to say ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’,” Awasthi told defence lawyers M S Khan and Ravi Qazi. He accused Shah of amassing crores to “fund terror”.
Fri, Aug 04, 2017
August 03, 2017 04:56 IST
The court also stated that granting bail could expose him to “moral, physical and psychological” danger, and that his release would defeat the ends of justice.
Thu, Aug 03, 2017
August 03, 2017 03:55 IST
The ED produced Shah, who was arrested on July 25, before Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Pandit after his seven-day custody got over.
Thu, Aug 03, 2017
August 02, 2017 04:29 IST
The case dates back to September 2010, when two motorcycle-borne persons fired at Taiwanese nationals outside Jama Masjid’s gate number 3.
Wed, Aug 02, 2017
August 01, 2017 04:31 IST
Showing a few prescriptions for drugs apparently prescribed to Shah, Biqluis said that he suffers from hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia (abnormal amount of lipids in blood).
Tue, Aug 01, 2017
August 01, 2017 03:28 IST
The complaint was filed by NGO Nyayabhoomi through its secretary Rakesh Agarwal. The court said the clauses of the City Taxi Scheme (CTS), 2015 mandate that only fares “prescribed” by the transport department can be charged.
Tue, Aug 01, 2017
July 30, 2017 04:09 IST
On June 13, 1997, a fire had engulfed Uphaar cinema, killing 59 people and injuring over 100. The Ansals, who owned the theatre, and five others are accused of tampering with evidence in the case.
Sun, Jul 30, 2017July 30, 2017 04:07 IST
A rape victim has rejected monetary compensation and submitted before a Delhi court that her “suffering” cannot be undone by it, and that receiving the money could jeopardise her marriage. All four people involved in the case have been convicted.
Sun, Jul 30, 2017
July 26, 2017 03:09 IST
The seven, including Hurriyat hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s son-in-law, Altaf Ahmad Shah, and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s aide, Shahid-ul-Islam, were arrested a day earlier over alleged terror funding from Pakistan.
Wed, Jul 26, 2017
July 24, 2017 04:42 IST
Hearing the revision petition, Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Bansal observed that the Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) did not read the woman’s “statement” under Section CrPC 164 “carefully” before discharging the two accused.
Mon, Jul 24, 2017
July 22, 2017 06:35 IST
A recent report by The Indian Express had looked at instances of suicides in the police force and possible reasons for the drastic step.
Sat, Jul 22, 2017
July 22, 2017 06:24 IST
The order comes after authorities of Hotel Leela had filed a petition, stating that they are suffering “huge losses” because of the locked room.
Sat, Jul 22, 2017




