HC stays Lokayukta hearing against Roshan Baig
Disproportionate asset case
Bengaluru, June 21: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed a hearing in Lokayukta court against former minister and MLA Roshan Baig and his family members in amassing Rs 56 lakh worth assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
In their petition, Roshan Baig, his wife Sabeena Roshan and his son Ruman Baig Rehman have appealed the High Court to dismiss the hearing in the Lokayukta court and the summons issued to them. Hearing the case, a Single-Bench Judge Justice K N Phaneendra gave interim stay order for the Lokayukta hearing till further hearing of the case. The HC also served notices to Lokayukta police and private complainant Abdul Haq Surati before postponing the hearing.
About the case
Abdul Haq Surati had lodged a private complaint in Lokayukta against Roshan Baig on June 14, 2012 alleging that that the Congress leader had amassed assets through illegal means by misusing his power and position. Lokayukta court had ordered a probe into the complaint. Based on this, Lokayukta police had registered an FIR against Roshan Baig and his family members on July 12, 2012 and started investigation.
After the investigation, the Lokayukta police had submitted a B-Report to the Lokayukta Court on April 22, 2014 and dropped the charges against Roshan Baig, his wife and son. But the complainant opposed the B report. But the Lokayukta court had accepted the case after four years on May 5, 2018 for hearing and issued summons to Roshan Baig and his family members. It was challenged in the High Court.
However, it was mentioned in the appeal that as the investigating officers did not find suitable evidences on the charges made against Roshan Baig and his family members, the officers had submitted B report. Just for Rs 56.71 lakh disproportionate income, it was not fair to issue summons. But as per the Supreme Court order, if the disproportionate asset is less than 10 per cent, it would not come under the Anti Corruption Act. The case was filed with ulterior motive and though the complainant did not continue the case since 2014, the Lokayukta court did not take this into consideration while accepting the case. So, the case should be dismissed, it was appealed.
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Gill, Mandhana win top BCCI awards
New Delhi (PTI): Prolific batters Shubman Gill and Smriti Mandhana were named the Best International Cricketers (Men's and Women's) at the BCCI Naman Awards 2026 here on Sunday, recognising their outstanding performances in the 2024–2025 season.
Gill won the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award, while Mandhana received the award for the fifth time.
For Gill, it was his second Cricketer of the Year award after first winning it in 2023.
Former stars Roger Binny, Rahul Dravid and Mithali Raj were honoured with the Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, the BCCI's highest honour, recognising their outstanding service to Indian cricket.
India's five trophy-winning sides (2025 ICC Champions Trophy, 2025 Women's ODI World Cup, 2025 U-19 Women's World Cup, 2026 Men's U-19 World Cup, and 2026 T20 World Cup) were honoured as well on the occasion.
Gill enjoyed a stellar 2025 and established himself as one of the team's most dependable batters in the longer formats.
On the tour of England, skipper Gill led from the front in the five-Test series, finishing as the top run-getter with 754 runs in 10 innings at an average of 75.40, including four centuries and a top score of 269.
Gill also played a pivotal role in India's Champions Trophy triumph last year, having entered the tournament as the No.1-ranked ODI batter in the world. He made an unbeaten 101 against Bangladesh in India's opening match, and finished the tournament with 188 runs.
Mandhana finished 2025 with 1,703 international runs, including 1,362 in ODIs, the most by any woman in a calendar year. In doing so, Mandhana became the first batter in women's ODI history to score 1,000 runs in a single calendar year.
Mandhana also made handsome contributions to India's maiden Women's World Cup title triumph, aggregating 434 runs in nine matches to end as the tournament as India's leading run-scorer and the second-highest overall.
Before the World Cup, the left-hander Mandhana smashed a 50-ball century against Australia in New Delhi to register the fastest ODI hundred by an Indian batter, surpassing Virat Kohli's 52-ball effort.
Shafali Varma (Best Woman Cricketer Senior Domestic One-Day), Ira Jadhav (Best Woman Cricketer (Domestic), Harsh Dubey (Best All Rounder in the Ranji Trophy), and Ayush Mhatre (Best All Rounder in Domestic Limited Overs Competitions) too won awards for their strong performances across the 2024-25 domestic season.
