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Time of India
20 hours ago
- Time of India
When Sledging Turns Deadly: Cricket Spat Ends in Murder, Nine Get Life
Chennai: Sledging during a village cricket match in rural Tamil Nadu triggered a cycle of revenge that ended in bloodshed and life sentences. Seventeen years after a 20-year-old was hacked to death with sickles and killed using country bombs in full public view, a trial court sentenced nine men to life imprisonment, holding the murder as premeditated and executed with deadly precision. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The incident traces back to late 2007, when a match at Koothankuli Polytechnic Ground turned ugly. During the match, Siluvai Anthony Reagan (the deceased) and his friend Elton were assaulted with a cycle chain by Ganesan (alias Ganesh), son of Gandhi, and another player, whose name is also Raegan. Though elders mediated a truce, Ganesan's subsequent jibes at a hotel reignited tensions. The deceased, along with Elton and another youth, retaliated. A police case was filed against them, and they began reporting daily to Kudankulam station as per bail conditions. It was after one such routine police visit on January 22, 2008, that Reagan, Elton, and the complainant boarded a truck back to their village. Around 6.15 pm near Vijayapathi Rice Mill, their vehicle was intercepted by Ganesh's group—armed and waiting. Two motorcycles blocked the front and rear, and others emerged from thorn bushes with sickles. Gandhi (father of Ganesh) hurled a country bomb that hit Elton's right ankle, seriously injuring him. Ganesh followed with another bomb that exploded on the road. Siluvai Anthony Reagan was dragged out of the truck and attacked by multiple assailants. The court noted in forensic detail how each of the accused, including Simbu, John Paul, and others, inflicted targeted cuts using sickles—on his neck, shoulder, and torso—causing instant death. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Based on confessions, police later recovered 48 country bombs—38 from Gandhi and 10 from Simbu. Convicting nine accused—Gandhi, Ganesh, Simbu, John Paul, Vinod, Sanjay, Anran (son of Aeronimus), James, and Michael (son of Aeronimus)—the Tirunelveli Sessions Court sentenced them to life imprisonment under IPC Sections 302, 148, and 3(a) of the Explosive Substances Act. Gandhi and Ganesh received additional sentences under Sections 326 and 5(a), with all terms to run concurrently. Others were acquitted due to lack of evidence.
India Gazette
3 days ago
- India Gazette
NIA chargesheets key accused in 2023 Chhattisgarh IED blast case
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted a key accused in the case relating to the IED blast that had killed 10 District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel and their civilian driver in Chhattisgarh by members of the banned CPI (Maoist) terror outfit in April 2023. According to an official release, the accused identified as Bandra Tati alias Hunga has been charged under various sections of IPC, Explosive Substances Act, Chhattisgarh Vishesh Jan Suraksha Adhiniyam, 2005, and UA(P) Act. During investigation, the NIA discovered that Bandra Tati was the president of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangh (DAKMS), a frontal organisation of CPI (Maoist), in Acheli Village in Dantewada District, Chhattisgarh. He was involved in the transportation of the IEDs used in the attack, carried out in Aranpur with the aim to loot weapons of the security forces as part of a criminal conspiracy to wage war against Government of India and strike terror in the minds of the people. Bandra Tati was in the possession of the prohibited explosive material, which he had received from senior cadres of the proscribed terrorist organisation. He had also attended conspiracy meetings organised by CPI (Maoist), as per NIA investigations. As per the release, the state police, during initial investigations, had chargesheeted 26 accused in 2023 before NIA re-registered the case as RC-07/2024/NIA/RPR on 23rd February 2024. Further investigation into the matter is underway. (ANI)
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
NIA charges key accused in deadly IED blast that killed 10 DRG personnel in Dantewada
RAIPUR: National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted a key accused in the case relating to the IED blast that had killed 10 District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel and their civilian driver in Chhattisgarh by members of the banned CPI (Maoist) terror outfit in April 2023 in Aranpur of Dantewada district. According to NIA release, Bandra Tati alias Hunga has been charged under various sections of IPC, Explosive Substances Act, Chhattisgarh Vishesh Jan Suraksha Adhiniyam, 2005, and UA(P) Act. NIA found during investigation that Bandra Tati was the president of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangh (DAKMS), a frontal organisation of CPI (Maoist), in Acheli Village in Dantewada District, Chhattisgarh. He was involved in the transportation of the IEDs used in the attack, carried out in Aranpur with the aim to loot weapons of the security forces as part of a criminal conspiracy to wage war against the govt of India and strike terror in the minds of the people. Bandra Tati was in the possession of the prohibited explosive material, which he had received from senior cadres of the organisation. He had also attended conspiracy meetings organised by CPI (Maoist), as per NIA investigations. The state police, during initial investigations, had chargesheeted 26 accused in 2023 before NIA re-registered the case as RC-07/2024/NIA/RPR on 23rd February 2024. NIA is continuing with its further investigations in the case.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Breaking News Live Updates: 83 Air India wide-body flights cancelled between June 12 and 17; 66 were Boeing 787s: DGCA
06:41 (IST) Jun 18 Last year, BJP leader Priyangu Pandey was reportedly shot in the Bhatpara area of North 24 Parganas in West Bengal during a 12-hour 'Bengal Bandh.' Pandey alleged that people associated with the TMC attacked his car and opened fire, resulting in injuries to two people, with one in critical condition. NIA has released a press release issuing a chargesheet against 4 more in mob attack case. Pious Prasad, Md Tipu, Mohit Mahato and Md Javed have been charged under various sections of BNS, Arms Act and Explosive Substances Act in the 3rd supplementary chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court, Kolkata, on Monday. The press release further read that, "NIA investigations have revealed that the four men now chargesheeted were actively involved in the criminal conspiracy related to the attack on the entourage of Priyangu Pandey with explosives and firearms near Gate 3 of the Anglo Indian Jute Mill staff quarters in PS Bhatpara area."
Indian Express
4 days ago
- Indian Express
Priyangu Pandey attack case: NIA names 4 more in third supplementary chargesheet
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted four more accused individuals in connection with the 2024 mob attack on Priyangu Pandey in Bhatpara, West Bengal, officials said on Tuesday. In its third supplementary chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court in Kolkata on Monday, the agency named Pious Prasad alias Sujal, Md. Tipu alias Tipua, Mohit Mahato alias Sahi, and Md. Javed alias Anda. They have been charged under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Arms Act, and the Explosive Substances Act. 'With this, a total of 18 accused have been chargesheeted so far, of whom 17 have been arrested and one remains absconding,' the NIA said in a statement. According to the NIA, the four newly named accused were actively involved in the criminal conspiracy and execution of the attack using explosives and firearms near Gate No. 3 of the Anglo-India Jute Mill staff quarters in the Bhatpara police station area. The incident occurred on August 28, 2024, when Priyangu Pandey and his team were en route to the residence of former MP Arjun Singh. The convoy was ambushed by a mob of about 50-60 people near the mill quarters. In the attack Pandey's driver, Ravi Verma, and his close aide, Rabi Singh, sustained gunshot injuries in the attack. The investigation into the case is ongoing.
