21-year-old man arrested for snatching handbag of PM Modi's niece
New Delhi: A 21-year-old man has been arrested from Sonipat in Haryana for allegedly snatching the handbag of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's niece Damyanti Ben Modi, police said on Sunday. Damayanti Ben's bag, containing cash of Rs 56,000 and two mobile phones, was wrenched from her grasp by two persons when she was alighting from an auto-rickshaw on Saturday morning.
Based on a complaint by her, police registered a case and later identified the two snatchers, one of whom Gaurav alias Nonu was arrested from Sonipat where he was staying at a relative's house, police said. Gaurav is a resident of Sadar Bazar in Delhi but sometimes stayed in Nabi Karim here, they said.
"Efforts are being made to nab his accomplice who has been identified as Badal," Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Monika Bhardwaj said, adding that Badal is a resident of Sultanpuri here. The two persons, who were on a scooter, snatched her purse, mobile phones, some documents and other valuables around 7 am when she got down at the Gujrati Samaj Bhawan in North Delhi's Civil Lines area, a senior police officer said.
The stolen items, including the Rs 56,000 and some of the documents, have been recovered, the officer said, adding that the scooter was seized from the house of Gaurav's aunt where he had gone after the incident. The two men were identified after examining CCTV camera footage. They were not wearing helmets.
During interrogation, Gaurav told police that he had spotted Damayanti Ben in an auto-rickshaw, a kilometre before targeting her, the officer said.
Damayanti Ben is the daughter of the prime minister's brother Prahlad Modi. Police said Gaurav was previously involved in a fight and it is being checked if he has any other cases against him.
The incident occurred a few kilometres away from the residence of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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Allahabad HC asks CBI, ED to inquire disproportionate assets allegation against Rahul Gandhi
Lucknow (PTI): The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate to conduct an inquiry into the allegations of amassing of disproportionate assets by Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.
The court has asked the agencies to submit the progress of the inquiry on July 20.
A division bench of Justices Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Zafeer Ahmad passed the order while hearing a criminal writ petition moved by a Karnataka BJP worker, S Vignesh Shishir.
The petitioner has alleged accumulation of disproportionate assets by Gandhi and sought direction of an inquiry into the matter.
The bench conducted an in-chamber hearing in the case on May 12.
In its order published on the high court's website on Thursday, the bench observed, "It is expected that if the complaint of the petitioner has been received, the allegations may be verified as per law. It is needless to say that the CBI or ED may take appropriate steps permissible under the law."
Besides the CBI and ED, the bench has also directed the Central government's Department of Personnel and Training, the Department of Revenue, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Director of Serious Fraud Investigation Office to file their responses on the allegations levelled by the petition within eight weeks.
According to the order, the CBI and the ED have informed the bench that they have received the petitioner's complaint and would file a response before the court.
To a query on whether the petition was maintainable, the bench said that this submission would be tested after receiving the counter-affidavits of the respective parties and the rejoinder affidavits thereof.
The court also ordered its senior registrar to keep the paper-book and the loose documents provided by the petitioner in a sealed cover to be opened on the next hearing.
