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After raids, ED detains lawyer who targeted Devendra Fadnavis

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) early on Thursday raided the homes of well-known lawyer Satish Uke and his brother Pradeep Uke at Parvati Nagar. Later, the ED detained Satish Uke and whisked him for questioning.

A team of ED along with a posse of the CRPF and local police, landed at the Uke residence around 5 a.m., and launched the search operations.

Uke is famed for running a campaign against Bharatiya Janata Party’s Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis, and filing at least two election petitions against him.

Earlier, he represented a RTI activist Mohnish Jabalpure who had lodged two complaints with the ED in August-September 2019, demanding a probe against Fadnavis for various alleged actions favouring his wife Amruta, working for the private sector entity, Axis Bank.

Among other things, Jabalpure had accused Fadnavis of allegedly misusing his position as the (then) chief minister to transfer the salary accounts of various government departments from public sector banks to the Axis Bank ostensibly to favour his wife and the Axis Bank.

“Its nearly 3 years now since my complaints, but the ED has not taken any action in the matter, although I have provided all evidence to them,” Jabalpure said.

Prior to that, in 2018, Uke had filed a plea in the Bombay High Court seeking compensation for the family of the CBI Judge B. H. Loya who died in Nagpur on December 1, 2014.

Subsequently, Uke was arrested for certain alleged offences committed over 17 years ago.

Only last week, Uke was engaged as the lawyer of Congress state President Nana Patole in a Rs 500-crore defamation case filed against IPS officer Rashmi Shukla in the sensational phone-tapping case.

However, it is not immediately clear for which particular case Uke is being probed by the central agency, though there’s speculation over a property transaction that is reportedly under the ED scanner.

Shiv Sena Chief Spokesperson and MP Sanjay Raut slammed the ED raids at Uke’s home and said since he is the lawyer of the state Congress chief, “it wouldn’t be surprising if Patole is also raided”.

Raut – who met Uke last week here reiterated how the Centre and BJP are blatantly misusing official machineries especially in Maharashtra, in their attempts to topple the Maha Vikas Aghadi government with the help of the central probe agencies.

“A strange situation is witnessed in which those who provide information and evidence are being punished while the guilty are getting away scot-freea In my complaint, nobody from the PMO has taken any action despite furnishing evidence against the ED,” Raut told media-persons in New Delhi.

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Communal tension on Holi in Ratnagiri Rajapur: Situation peaceful

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Mumbai: The situation is peaceful after the communal tension on Shimga Holi in Ratnagiri Rajapur, Maharashtra. During the Holi Shimga procession at Jamia Masjid in Ratnagiri Rajapur, people of a particular community tried to damage the door of the mosque, after which the situation deteriorated here, but the police have registered a case in this matter under various sections and the Police Act. Police have registered a case in this case against Sanjay Khopade, Ankit Arvind Khatkar, Prajit Khopade, Dashrath Dudhgavkar, Prashant Marathe, Amit Kadam, Shopnil Balkarkar, Prashan Devasthali, Mahesh Narayan Reddy, Sujit Ramesh Shinde, Prasad Masurkar, Shubham Pawar, Raju Murte and others. All of them are residents of Rajapur Ratnagiri.

On the night of March 12, miscreants forcibly entered the Jama Masjid while the Shimga Holi procession was being taken out through that route. The mob is also accused of forcibly damaging the gate. The police have registered a case in this matter. Also, to worsen the situation, people of a particular community also raised slogans of Jai Shri Ram, Har Har Mahadev and violated the prohibitory orders, after which the police have registered a case.

The situation in Ratnagiri is peaceful, but tension persists. SP Ratnagiri Dhananjay Kulkarni said that a case of violation of prohibitory orders has been registered because a crowd had gathered near the Jama Masjid. The situation here is peaceful, but the market of rumors is active. He appealed to the public not to pay attention to rumors. The police have tightened security in the area. According to tradition, there is a custom of placing a stick on the stairs of Jawahar Chowk Jama Masjid in Rajapur village and saluting and coconut and garland are offered from here. After that the procession starts, but tension spread at night when the crowd forcibly attacked the gate while shouting Jai Shri Ram slogans.

Assembly member Nitesh Rane said that the festival of Shimga and Holi is celebrated according to tradition in Ratnagiri, so there is no tension here. Some people are trying to spoil the atmosphere. While the festival of Holi is celebrated peacefully here, Hindus and Muslims live together. There is no tension or tension. The situation is peaceful. He said that an attempt has been made to mislead by presenting this incident on social media, while the facts are different. When the route of the procession is like this and it is a tradition, it is also important to find out who closed the gate of the mosque and what is the reason behind it. He said that Muslims also welcome the Holi procession and there is mutual brotherhood.

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School Van Driver Arrested For Raping 15-Year-Old Girl In Navi Mumbai

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Thane: A school van driver has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Navi Mumbai, police said on Saturday.

Based on a complaint, the police on Thursday registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for the assault that occurred in Panvel on March 3, an official said.

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According to the police, the girl was on her way to college when the accused, who lived in her neighbourhood, lured her into his school van.

The official said the accused allegedly drove the girl to a secluded spot in Chinchwali Shivara, where he raped her.

He said the victim informed her parents about the assault on Thursday, following which the police nabbed the accused.

The man has been sent to police custody until March 18, the official added.

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Strict action against traffic rule violators during Holi in Mumbai, 17495 challans worth Rs 1.79 crore issued

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Mumbai, March 15: Mumbai Traffic Police launched a special campaign against those violating traffic rules on the occasion of Holi and Holika Dahan. 17,495 challans were issued in this campaign which ran for two days on March 13 and 14. The total recovery was Rs 1 crore 79 lakh 79 thousand 250. To ensure road safety during the festival, the police blocked major places in the city and took strict action against those breaking the rules.

Mumbai Police had issued guidelines for the people before Holi. It was warned that action would be taken under the Maharashtra Police Act if the rules were not followed.

In this campaign, special attention was kept on those areas where there was a possibility of traffic rules being broken. Special attention was given to violations like drunk driving, speeding, riding a bike without a helmet, carrying three passengers and breaking signals.

In two days, the traffic police caught many cases of violations. 4,949 cases of riding a bike without a helmet were reported, while action was taken against 183 people for drunk driving. 33 challans were registered for driving in the wrong direction, 992 challans for breaking the rules on one-way roads and 1,942 cases of breaking signals.

Apart from this, 425 cases of carrying three passengers and 826 people were fined for driving without a license.

Mumbai Traffic Police says that this campaign was run to maintain the safety of the people and road discipline. During the festival, ignoring the rules amid the crowd and excitement increases the risk of accidents, so strictness was necessary. The police appealed to the people to follow the rules in future, so that the roads remain safe and the festival can be enjoyed without any hassle.

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