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NEW DELHI: Observing that the human mind can sometimes act foolishly, especially in the face of unpredictable adversity, Supreme Court has said that such behaviour cannot be the sole basis of conviction and acquitted two men who had been held guilty of killing their friend.They were convicted by trial court and high court because their friend drowned in a river in their presence and instead of trying to rescue him, they left the spot and went to watch a movie, actions which were held as evidence of their culpability.Gujarat high court held that their behaviour was proof that they had killed the friend, and it was not a case of drowning in the river, sentencing them to life imprisonment.Setting aside the order of trial court and high court, a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said there was no evidence to prove that it was a case of murder and held that the deceased had drowned accidentally.”The accused are guilty of having fled from the spot and not having attempted to rescue the drowning person by crying out for help. Their conduct of having gone for a movie after witnessing their friend drowning, though reprehensible, cannot be found to be an incriminating circumstance, to establish murder rather than drowning. The hypothesis of innocence is crystal clear, and circumstances indicate an accident and not a premeditated murder,” the bench said.Disagreeing with the findings of the HC, the bench said, “We also have to notice the high court’s presumption that no person who saw his friend drowning would go to a movie or would take the trouble of bringing back empty soda bottles to the shop from where they purchased it. If such a presumption is accepted then it can be presumed that even after a premeditated murder, the accused would not conduct themselves in that manner.””The human mind, as has often been held by this court, is at the same time fickle, manipulative and imaginative and the actions, the result of a deprived or a foolish mindset, especially in the face of adversities, cannot be predicted. The subsequent conduct on which the high court found possible the prosecution story of murder rather than of drowning, in this case we are unable to accept. It is the hypothesis of an accidental drowning that looms large from the evidence led at the trial; more plausible than a homicide,” SC said.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesChallenging their conviction, the accused submitted that they, at worst, could be held guilty of a misadventure which turned fatal for their friend, and there was absolutely no evidence to prove even a homicidal death. They, however, admitted that they fled the scene in panic.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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NEW DELHI: An ED investigation into a Kolkata-based aviation company has found that the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress allegedly funded Rs 160 crore from the party’s coffers to a little-known firm, Carewell Aviation India Pvt Ltd, to buy an Embraer jet and an Agusta VIP helicopter, which it subsequently rented out to TMC for Rs 187 crore.Sources said the money laundering probe was focused on TMC providing an interest-free security deposit of Rs 88.5 crore to the aviation company, which had no funds to buy the jet and the chopper it then gave to the party on rent. As soon as it received the security deposit, Carewell Aviation transferred it to its offshore entity, Carewell Flyjet IFSC Pvt Ltd, registered in Gujarat’s Gift City, treated as foreign territory, for further purchase of the jet and the helicopter.Another fund transfer of over Rs 16 crore from Cayman Island and related to the deal is under investigation.TMC was required to pay Rs 186.9 crore, exclusive of GST, for using the jet over 72 months and the chopper for 56 months. Although it did not fully utilise the minimum guaranteed flying hours under the charter agreement, the party went on to hire aircraft and helicopters from other companies during this period (2021-26) for a sum of Rs 149 crore, sources said.When contacted, a TMC source said, “Since the matter is sub judice, we do not want to comment.”The “suspicious” nature of transactions has led ED to delve into the issue of why TMC paid an interest-free security deposit of Rs 88.5 crore when it had to pay charges for renting the aircraft and helicopter. The agreement provided that TMC pay a minimum monthly charge of Rs 90 lakh for the aircraft and Rs 60 lakh for the helicopter.Carewell Aviation came into being only a few months after TMC returned to office for the third time after the April 2021 assembly elections. Then, after losing the assembly polls in 2026, TMC paid three months advance rental to the company to cover the period till Sept 2026: something that the agency says is contrary to the norm.Sources said ED has questioned directors of Carewell Aviation over these transactions and recorded their statements on issues such as why it charged TMC Rs 16.5 lakh per flying hour for the jet and when it billed others, who had not helped it with something as crucial as a security deposit, a much lower amount of Rs 7.6 lakh per hour for flying Embraer.Investigations also showed, sources said, that TMC paid Rs 75 lakh per flying hour to another charter service, Windborne Aviation, for hiring a Falcon 2000 aircraft. TMC used the Falcon aircraft for only about 11-12 flying hours but paid Rs 9.1 crore, which was roughly Rs 75.7 lakh per flying hour.According to sources, the money trail showed that over Rs 160 crore was transferred to Carewell Aviation and its group entities between July 2021 and June 2026 for “charter services” for the Embraer aircraft and the Agusta chopper. Investigators suspect the transaction to be an “artificial commercial arrangement” and a “calculated device”, bereft of any genuine actual financial rationale, considering that the two aircraft were allegedly purchased entirely out of the corpus received from TMC, and the two aviation assets were rented back to the party.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe jet was purchased two months after the charter agreement was signed and security deposit provided. Similarly, the charter agreement for the VIP helicopter was signed by TMC in March 2025 while the chopper was purchased a month later in April.Carewell Aviation, which was incorporated on Sept 14, 2021, with Pawan Jaju and Ramesh Jaju as its directors, purchased the Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft on June 6, 2023, and the Agusta 109 Grand helicopter on April 17, 2025, using its offshore entity.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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NEW DELHI: As part of his “chhatron ki goonj” meetings targeting the youth, Congress’s Rahul Gandhi said the upcoming rally in Pune on Aug 22 will be exclusively for girls.The announcement came along with Rahul’s social media video post featuring an interaction with some Jantar Mantar protesters. Rahul said, “The courage with which India’s youngsters have stood firm against PM Modi’s violent regime, demanding accountability, is commendable.” He added, “I am proud of every single young person – especially the girls who faced the BJP goons’ misbehaviour, verbal abuse and violence, even being forced to apologise to the Prime Minister.”Announcing the Pune meeting, Rahul said, “But now their (girls’) voices cannot be silenced. On Aug 22, Chhatron ki goonj is arriving in Pune-and this time, the event will be exclusively for girls. Now the girls will speak, and the country will listen.” TNNGet the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘Process Vitiated…’: Bangladesh Links Tarique Rahman’s India Visit To Sheikh Hasina Extradition‘Will Never Be Forgiven’: Amit Shah Slams Sonia Gandhi; BJP Lodges Complaint Over Vande Mataram RowAir India Express Passenger Booked After Pistol Goes Off At Varanasi Airport During Security Check‘Derogatory’: PM Modi’s ‘Dimaagi Naxals’ Remark Triggers Row; Congress, CJP, Left Parties Hit BackActivist Devendra Mahto Stopped From Tiranga March As Jharkhand Student Protest Escalates On I-Day‘Came From The Top’: Mahua Moitra Alleges Late-Night Pressure, Seeks Speaker Om Birla’s InterventionDid Congress Leaders Signal Stop? 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A man who belongs to an ideology that did not see it fit to unfurl the tiranga at its headquarters till January 2002. A man who orchestrated the Delhi Police’s brutalities on peacefully protesting youth. Such a man is now demanding an apology from the Congress to divert attention away from the real issues of the day and away from colossal failures of his and his Sahib’s.” TNNGet the latest India News and Live updates. 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Mundka toll plaza in Delhi, which went live on May 10, recorded 1.69 lakh e-notices in June, with a marginal decline to 1.67 lakh in July.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesMultilane free flow (MLFF), or barrierless tolling, is currently operational at five toll plazas. It was rolled out at Daulatpura on Delhi-Jaipur highway and Gharaunda on Delhi-Chandigarh highway in the third and fourth week of June, respectively. Manoharpura on Delhi-Jaipur highway was the latest to go live, on July 1.Data show that e-notices issued during the first month of MLFF operations at Daulatpura, Gharaunda and Manoharpura were significantly lower than those issued when the system was launched at Choryasi and Mundka. Daulatpura issued 33,038 e-notices in July, while Gharaunda and Manoharpura recorded 86,760 and 70,550, respectively.“As awareness about e-notices for toll non-payment spreads, road users are becoming more compliant. A large number of vehicle owners, particularly car users without active FASTags, are also falling in line,” said an official involved in NHAI’s tolling system.Failure to pay or challenge an e-notice within 72 hours can result in the vehicle owner being liable to pay double the toll. Prolonged non-payment can also affect access to Vahan-related services.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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Influencer reveals plans despite past infertility claims NEW DELHI: Fresh differences emerged in the Punjab Congress on Sunday after MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa challenged state unit chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring’s ‘one family, one ticket’ stance ahead of upcoming assembly elections.Speaking at an event attended by former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Randhawa said families could get up to four tickets if their members were capable of winning.”Some say I will not give two tickets (to a family). But those (in a family) who have the capability to win will not only get two but four tickets and ensure Congress’ victory,” Randhawa said.Randhawa also stressed that the Congress could not return to power by ignoring its workers.”We have nurtured the Congress with our blood and sweat. If the Congress is standing strong in the state today, it is because of the contribution of every worker, not any one individual,” he said.His remarks are being seen as a counter to Warring, who has advocated the ‘one family, one ticket’ policy.Warring had said that only one member of a family would get a ticket to contest the elections.”Big leaders say I will contest from here and my son will contest from there. If Raja Warring stays, one family will get only one ticket, not two. Rahul Gandhi will give tickets, and I will only recommend,” Warring had said.On Saturday, Warring also shared an old video of Rahul Gandhi on Facebook in which the former Congress president said, “One person per family should get a ticket.””I will always follow my leader and stand by him,” Warring said.Meanwhile, BJP leader and former Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu took a dig at the Congress over the issue, saying the party’s high command itself does not follow the one-family-one-ticket policy.Bittu claimed that the Gandhi family had not followed the Congress’ 2022 Udaipur declaration of ‘one family, one ticket’.”Is this a new thing? Sonia Gandhi is a Rajya Sabha member, while her children Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are Lok Sabha members. What Randhawa Saab has said is completely right. When three members of the Gandhi family can sit in Parliament, why cannot a family get four tickets?” Bittu asked.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThe Punjab Congress has been grappling with factionalism despite repeated assertions by the party leadership that efforts are under way to strengthen organisational unity ahead of next year’s Assembly elections.On July 1, when the Congress leadership decided to retain Warring as Punjab Congress chief and appoint Channi as chairman of its campaign committee.A section of leaders led by Channi had opposed Warring’s continuation as state unit chief and sought his removal.Channi’s supporters want him to be projected as the party’s chief ministerial face ahead of the assembly polls.PollVote & Share your viewDo you agree with the stance on granting multiple tickets to capable family members?Yes, capable family members should receive more tickets.No, ‘one family, one ticket’ is a fair rule.3k+ users shared opinion today 5k+ users already voted today 3k+ users shared opinion today Share OpinionGet the latest India News and Live updates. 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Baseball icon dies at 83 after 26-year career Petition for public inquiry into Jason Arday’s media harassment gathers 31,000 signatures The latest invitation comes after six rounds of discussions between the Jharkhand government and the protesting students failed to produce a settlement. NEW DELHI: The Jharkhand government has invited students protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations for a fresh round of talks on Monday, August 17, in an attempt to resolve the 23-day-old standoff over demands for a CBI probe and cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination.The talks are scheduled for 2 pm at the State Guest House, with the government also allowing the students to participate alongside their legal advisor, an official said on Sunday.The decision followed a meeting between the Sub-Divisional Officer and the ADM, Law and Order, and protesting students at the Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium, where the agitation is being held.“The protesters have been invited for talks on August 17 at 2 pm. The students have been offered the proposal to participate in the discussions along with their legal advisor,” the official said.The ‘JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch’, which is spearheading the agitation, said it had accepted the government’s invitation and would attend the meeting, but stressed that its core demands remained unchanged.“We will definitely go for the talks as we want to resolve the issue through dialogue. But, we are firm on two demands – a CBI probe into irregularities in recruitment tests and cancellation of the JSSC-CGL (Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combine Graduate Level) exams,” Manch leader Ravindra Paswan told reporters.Paswan said the talks would be held in the presence of the students’ legal advisor. The number of students who will form the delegation to meet the government panel will be announced on Monday.Six rounds of talks held earlierThe latest invitation comes after six rounds of discussions between the Jharkhand government and the protesting students failed to produce a settlement.The previous round of talks, held on August 9, ended without any breakthrough.The students have been demanding a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesThey are also seeking cancellation of the JSSC-CGL examination, one of the key points of contention between the protesters and the state government.The agitation had entered its 23rd day on Sunday, with the students continuing their protest at the Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium.The fresh talks on Monday will therefore be the latest attempt by the government to break the deadlock, with the protesters signalling that they are willing to engage in dialogue but will continue to press for their two principal demands.Get the latest India News and Live updates. 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NEW DELHI: Police have arrested three persons in connection with the murder of a local Congress leader and his lawyer son in West Bengal’s Nadia district. The investigators have named a jailed man as the alleged mastermind behind the killings, officials said on Sunday.The arrests were made after Anisur Rahman, 50, and his son Abu Sufian, 24, were shot at and attacked with sharp-edged weapons while returning home. The duo was in their car near Nagadi railway gate in Nakashipara when the assault happened around 9.30pm on Saturday. The spot was about 200 metres from their residence.The three accused, identified as Haranagar gram panchayat pradhan Fatima Biwi, Sageb Sk and Mithu Sheikh, were produced before Krishnanagar court and remanded to nine days in police custody.Fatima Biwi’s husband, Jabbar Sheikh, who is currently in jail, has been named as the alleged mastermind. Police, however, said the investigation was still underway and that the exact number of attackers and rounds fired had not yet been established.How the killings took placeAccording to police, Rahman and his son were travelling home when their vehicle was intercepted near the railway gate. The assailants allegedly opened fire at the car before attacking the two men with sharp-edged weapons.Both victims died at the spot due to excessive blood loss.Sufian was a lawyer practising at the Krishnanagar court, while his father was a local Congress leader.Additional Superintendent of Police Surajit Kumar Dey said investigators were working to establish the full sequence of events and identify all those involved.Attack sparks political rowThe killings have triggered allegations of political involvement, with Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari alleging that Trinamool Congress operatives were behind the attack.Adhikari said police had informed him that Jabbar Sheikh was the alleged mastermind.”The SP informed me that Jabbar Sheikh, who is in jail, is responsible for the murder. His wife, who is a Trinamool panchayat pradhan, has also been arrested. Trinamool operatives committed the murder. The rule of law applies to everyone,” Adhikari said.Congress leader Tipu Sultan also alleged that Jabbar Sheikh had orchestrated the killings from jail.”Jabbar orchestrated this from jail using miscreants to gain control of the area. If the administration conducts a proper and impartial investigation, everything will become crystal clear,” he said.The allegations have not yet been established by the police investigation.Join conversationView All Comments →Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesCongress protests killingsFormer Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury condemned the killings in a social media post, raising concerns over security and political freedom.”Such an atrocious incident on Independence Day raises serious questions regarding public security and political freedom,” he said.West Bengal Congress president Subhankar Sarkar observed a Black Day in protest against the killings and alleged that the attack was pre-planned and politically motivated.”A number of panchayat functionaries in Nadia wanted to join Congress and had contacted Anisur Rahman for that purpose. 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