Journalist Mahesh Langa moves Gujarat HC against 10-day police remand in alleged GST fraud case
Ahmedabad: Mahesh Langa, Senior Assistant Editor at The Hindu, has approached the Gujarat High Court challenging the 10-day police remand granted by a magisterial court in an alleged Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud case.
Langa was taken into custody on October 7, following a complaint by the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI), which accused him of being involved in a scheme of fraudulent firms defrauding the government by availing bogus Input Tax Credit.
A single judge bench of Justice Sandeep N Bhatt heard the matter on October 11 and asked the state's counsel to obtain instructions, listing the matter for further hearing on October 14. During the hearing, Langa’s counsel, senior advocate Jal Unwala, argued that the magistrate had granted the remand without assessing the need for it, despite Langa not being named in the FIR.
The plea argues that the magistrate’s order was a "verbatim reproduction" of the investigating officer’s remand application, lacking independent application of mind. Langa's counsel contended that he had no connection with the fraudulent firms, and the Investigating Officer had not provided any evidence linking him to the transactions.
Langa remains in police custody until October 18.
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Delegation led by Abdul Hakkim Azhari meets Malaysian Prime Minister
Mangaluru/Kuala Lumpur: A delegation led by Dr. Muhammed Abdul Hakkim Azhari, Managing Director of Markaz Knowledge City, met Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar bin Ibrahim on Friday.
The meeting was held at the Nasyrul Quran Centre in Putrajaya, near the capital city Kuala Lumpur. During the interaction, the team discussed key issues related to healthcare, education, and current affairs with the Malaysian Prime Minister.
Also present on the occasion were Dr. UT Ifthikar Fareed, Chairman of the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions, along with several other dignitaries.
