Labourer washed away in heavy rain in Hebri
Hebri: A labourer was washed away in a stream overflowing due to heavy rains on Thursday evening in Cheerolli, Nellikatte, Nadpalu village.
The laborer, identified as Anand (45) from Tumkur, was attempting to cross a tributary of the Sitanadi River to reach his workplace. Without a footbridge, he resorted to using a rope. Unfortunately, the rope broke, leading to the accident.
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Anand belonged to a family of agricultural labourers who had been working on the plantation owned by Manorama Hegde in Nadpalu for several years. Despite their long-standing presence, no infrastructure, including a footbridge, has been provided to facilitate crossing the stream.
Sub-inspector Mahesh TM of the Hebri Police visited the site and has registered a case. Further details are awaited.
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ED seeks time to file reply on Jacqueline Fernandez's plea to turn approver in money laundering case
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate on Monday sought time to file its reply on a plea by actor Jacqueline Fernandez seeking to turn approver in a Rs 200 crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar.
Special Judge Prashant Sharma posted the matter for further proceedings on May 8.
The court had earlier on April 17 issued notice to the agency after the actor's counsel filed the application.
Fernandez, who was summoned by the ED several times in connection with the investigation, was named as an accused for the first time in a supplementary charge sheet filed by the agency.
On July 3, last year, the Delhi High Court dismissed her petition for quashing the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) in the money laundering case.
Two months later, the Supreme Court refused to interfere with the high court's order.
Delhi Police had booked Chandrasekhar for allegedly duping the spouses of former promoters of Ranbaxy, Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh, of Rs 200 crore.
There are other ongoing investigations against him in several cases across the country.
Chandrasekhar and his wife, Leena Paulose, facing proceedings in a money laundering case, were arrested by Delhi Police along with others.
The police invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) in the case.
Paulose and Chandrasekhar were alleged to have used 'hawala' routes and created shell companies along with other accused persons to park the money earned as proceeds of crime.
