An NIA judge held that there was no ‘incitement’ to damage property or obstruct public officials to categorise Gogoi’s actions as punishable under UAPA.
Bharadwaj, who was arrested on 28 August 2018, had sought default bail contending the trial judge wasn't authorised to take cognisance of the 2019 charge sheet filed against her.
Gogoi, an MLA and president of the Raijor Dal, was earlier granted bail in the original case filed at a police station in upper Assam, which was later transferred to the NIA.
Pradeep Sharma is the fifth person from the police department to be arrested in the case by NIA. Earlier, it had arrested police officers Sachin Waze, Riyazuddin Kazi, Sunil Mane.
The NIA in its plea said that due to Covid-induced restrictions in Maharashtra, witnesses were not available for examination or for collection of documentary evidences.
Mane was arrested by NIA in April, and is the third officer of the Mumbai Police to be sacked from service after Assistant Police Inspectors Sachin Waze and Riyazuddin Kazi.
Four police personnel were killed and their arms and ammunition looted after armed militants of the CPI (Maoist) attacked a police patrolling party in November 2019 in Latehar.
NIA Friday arrested Mumbai Police Inspector Sunil Mane, who allegedly met suspended cop Sachin Waze, two days before the owner of explosives-laden SUV was found dead.
Waze, arrested on 13 March, was produced before the special court after the end of his NIA remand. The anti-terror agency didn't press for his further custody.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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