ED arrests ex-Rajasthan MLA in money laundering case
Jaipur (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has arrested former Rajasthan MLA Baljit Yadav on money laundering charges linked to an alleged funds embezzlement case, official sources said on Wednesday.
The former independent legislator from the Behror assembly seat was taken into custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Tuesday, they said.
The case is related to alleged embezzlement of MLA funds in the guise of supply of sports equipment to schools, according to ED officials.
The federal agency had conducted searches against Yadav in January last year.
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IIT Bombay student jumps to death from hostel terrace
Mumbai (PTI): A 21-year-old male student of IIT Bombay allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the hostel terrace in the wee hours of Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred at around 1 am at the hostel located in Mumbai's Powai area.
Naman Agarwal, a second-year engineering student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, allegedly jumped from the terrace of hostel no. 4. The reason behind the extreme step is yet to be ascertained, a Powai police official said.
The student was a native of Pilani in Rajasthan.
Based on the primary information, the police registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) and were conducting a probe into the incident, the official added.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
