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SC notice to Pranav Ansal on plea against bail in cheating case

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The Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea against the Allahabad High Court order, which dismissed a plea challenging bail granted to Pranav Ansal, son of Sushil Ansal, in an alleged cheating and forgery case in connection with unauthorized booking in Sushanta Golf City, Lucknow.

A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and Hima Kohli said: “Heard learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Issue notice, returnable within four weeks”. The notice has been issued to Ansal and the Uttar Pradesh government. Senior advocate Anjana Prakash appeared for the petitioner before the bench.

The plea has been filed by Lucknow resident Sunita Agarwal through advocate Kumar Mihir. The plea claimed that the petitioner had filed a complaint on November 13, 2017 with the PGI, Lucknow police station alleging that various accused persons, including Ansal, have committed acts of cheating and forgery with respect to illegal and unauthorised booking of various flats/plots/villas situated in Sushanta Golf City, Lucknow. A case was registered under various sections, including cheating, in December 2017.

The investigation found the allegations substantiated against Ansal and one Harish Gulla and the police report was filed on December 19, 2019. Special Chief Judicial Magistrate (Custom), Lucknow issued summons against Ansal on December 24, 2019. Ansal proposed a settlement to the petitioner.

“The settlement acknowledged the claim of the Petitioner and promise that they would allot new properties to the Petitioner in addition to the retained properties and would adjust the amounts paid by the Petitioner in such a way that the property is newly allotted to them and retained by them would be completely paid-up and no amount would be outstanding towards the purchase price of the said properties”, said the plea.

The plea contended that settlement deed on other papers was signed by the authorised representative, authorised vide company Board Resolution on September 9, 2019. However, the high court granted bail to Ansal on January 23, 2020.

The plea added that Ansal was released from custody, on the basis of the settlement deed, however, he did not adhere to promises made in the settlement.

“The Respondent No 2 (Ansal) denied having anything to do with the settlement deed and claimed that the executer of the said settlement deed is not an authorised representative at all. The said contention is not only clearly fallacious but also misleading. It is a matter of record that the Respondent No 2 filed a supplementary affidavit annexing the settlement deed before the High Court and sought bail before the High Court on the ground of the settlement arrived at between the parties”, added the plea.

The high court dismissed the petitioner’s plea against bail to Ansal on November 1, 2021.

The petitioner moved the top court seeking a direction to set aside the bail order of the high court.

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Mira-Bhayandar: Police Busts Illicit Liquor Brewing Den In Nallasopara

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Mira Bhayandar: Further tightening their screws against illicit liquor mafia ahead of the assembly elections scheduled to be held on 20, November, the Mira Road-based central crime branch unit attached to the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai (MBVV) police busted yet another massive illicit liquor brewing unit which was operating from a hillock in a dense jungle area in Nallasopara on Thursday.

Acting on a tip-off, a team led by assistant police inspector- Dattatray Sarak marched 2-kilometre-deep inside the jungle area located in the Dhaniv Baug area of Nallasopara (east) at around 8 am.

The team seized multiple barrels of hooch along with ingredients including 2,800 litres of fermented jaggery wash, 140 litres of liquor, chemicals and other manufacturing equipment collectively worth more than Rs. 1.42 lakh.

However, the den operator identified as- Prabhakar Bhoye and his employees managed to evade the police dragnet. The entire material and equipment were destroyed on the spot.

An offence under the relevant sections of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act-1949 for construction/works of any distillery or brewery and manufacturing intoxicants has been registered in this context at the Pelhar police station.

The consumption of illicit liquor which is unscientifically manufactured by using toxic chemicals like methanol and rectified spirit can cause deaths and other serious ailments including loss of eyesight. Further investigations were underway.

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Wildlife Smuggling Racket Busted: Rare Snakes, Reptiles, Caged Orangutan Rescued From Dombivli House

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Thane: In a significant operation exposing a wildlife smuggling racket, the Forest Officials rescued rare species of animals from a highrise in Dombivli. The officials raided an apartment in Palava City, Dombivli and found exotic animals including lizard, turtles, rare species snakes and other reptiles stored in the flat. Horrifying enough, the team found a monkey caged in the washroom of the apartment.

It was later confirmed that the rescued animals included Ignuana (lizard), an Orangutan and python. The operation was conducted by the Forest Range Officers from Thane and Kalyan along with a team from Manpada Police Station after a tip.

The officials did not find any accused present in the apartment at the time of the raid. A case under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 has been registered and a search for the accused is underway. Meanwhile, the seized species are handed over to a local NGO on a temporary basis for observation.

The video of the forest officials raid surfaced on the internet shows a boy opening the door of the well-kept apartment. After entering the flat, the officials gradually come across wildlife species stores in small cage, plastic boxes piled up in the passage and shocking enough an Orangutan in washroom at the end of the apartment.

As per the statement issued by the police, the teams raided the 8th floor apartment in B wing of Savarna Building in Palava City, Dombivli. In the action, the exotic animals seized as prima facie identified as python, ignuana (lizard), turtle, snake etc. The seized wildlife species, on temporary basis, are handed over to Birsa Munda- a local NGO. The pachanama, documentation and search for the accused is underway, it added.

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Mumbai: Unidentified Body Of Man Chopped Into 7 Pieces Stuffed In Plastic Boxes Found Near Gorai Beach; Probe On

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Mumbai: The dismembered body of a man, estimated to be between 25 and 40 years old, was discovered in several plastic boxes on the side road which goes to Gorai Beach in Mumbai on Sunday.

Upon receiving the information, police arrived at the scene and took the body into custody. It was later sent for a post-mortem examination. The body has not yet been identified, and a case has been registered.

According to police, on Sunday, a male body was found near Picxy Hotel, Babar Pada, Gorai, Borivali West. The body was cut into seven parts and packed in four plastic boxes. The deceased, believed to be between 25 and 40 years old, was wearing dark blue jeans and black shoes. His right hand bore tattoos.

A resident named Santosh Shinde, 55, from Mira Road, informed the Gorai police after learning about the incident. The Gorai police recovered the body from Shefali village in the Babarpada area.

A forensic team is currently investigating the case, and inquiries are ongoing in the vicinity of the incident location. Police have stated that the recovered body remains unidentified. The Gorai police have registered a case, and further investigation is underway.

A special team has been formed to investigate, and information is being gathered from CCTV footage and nearby police stations to assist in identifying the body.

A police officer said that the body was sent to Bhagwati Hospital for a post-mortem. “We can’t conclude anything immediately, as we are still investigating the matter,” the officer said.

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