. SIDISrtVUU@IB!&!!"&# S@B9IV69P99I !%! %! ' +',- '* &'() QR R henceforth,” the agency con- tended. he VVIP chopper scam The court directed that Tprobe took a serious turn the three defence counsels will on Saturday as the be able to meet Michel one at Enforcement Directorate told a a time at a distance from the P special court that European accused and legal assistance middleman and accused in the will be only for 15 minutes at case Christian Michel has taken 10 am and at 5 pm during a !" the name of “Mrs Gandhi” day. The direction came after $ % and referred about “the son of Michel was produced before he BJP lost no time in '% ( L Italian lady” who is going to be vacation judge Tattacking the Congress the “next Prime Minister of Chandrashekhar. with Union Minister Prakash L India” besides a “big man” and Michel’s custody was Javadekar saying the “revela- * “R”. required for “unearthing the tions point towards the ‘fam- '+ In its application seeking deep-rooted conspiracy and ily’. However, the ED’s con- seven-day extension of Michel’s identification of all his accom- tentions and Javadekar’s claims " * -./0' remand, the ED further told plices including the IAF offi- were trashed by the Congress the court that the European cials, MoD (Ministry of with senior party leader Anand ' middleman was also trying to Defence) officials, bureaucrats Sharma saying the Modi 1 ' misuse the liberty of legal assis- and politicians who gained Government is guilty of a '+ tance during his interrogation undue advantage for getting the malicious and vicious propa- by passing chits to his lawyers contract in favour of ganda. * asking how to tackle questions AgustaWestland,” the ED said Javadekar said the truth Taking a dig at the Congress, on Congress leader Sonia in the remand application. was coming out of the probe he said it should answer who ' 2 Gandhi. The probe agency, The accused is trying to into the alleged corruption in all Michel was referring to and 3 however, said it was yet to introduce new alibis to save purchase of VVIP choppers claimed that people know of '% ( 4 ascertain in what reference himself and his aides who have during the UPA Government, one ‘R’, a reference to Congress + Q Michel took “Mrs Gandhi’s” received/facilitated in laun- and that Michel’s comments president Rahul Gandhi, who '% name. After the agency’s sub- dering of proceeds, it said. point towards one family. had torn an Ordinance of the missions, the court granted Michel, who was extra- “The story of loot of public Manmohan Singh 4 ' the extension and imposed dited from Dubai recently, money is coming out. Government. + restrictions on Michel meeting ‘Mrs Gandhi’ during interro- ‘Mrs Gandhi’. was arrested by the Everything went to one fam- Referring to Rahul’s attack his lawyers in ED custody. gation on December 27. The ED told the court that Enforcement Directorate on ily,” he alleged, accusing the on the Narendra Modi ' " The agency had sought During medical examination, it is clear that there is a con- December 22 and sent to Congress of compromising Government over the Rafale -./6 that Michel be barred from the accused had handed over a spiracy to shield or to tamper seven days’ custody of the with national security during deal, Javadekar described it as meeting his lawyer during its folded paper to his advocate with the evidence that could be agency over money launder- its rule. a case of “thief making noises” 7" custody, alleging that he was Aljo K Joseph and it was brought forth from the ques- ing charges in the scam after He claimed that Michel and claimed that Michel has '3 " tutored from outside through noticed by ED officials. After tioning of the accused. “The he was produced in a court has made reference to ‘Mrs also spoken about the public his lawyers. perusal of the paper, it was benefit given by the court to the here. He was earlier lodged in Gandhi’, ‘son of Italian lady’, sector firm, HAL being ' The ED told the court that revealed that it pertained to a accused of legal access is being Tihar Jail in the related CBI ‘big man’, ‘R’ and added, “This removed from the Rafale con- 8 Michel had made a reference to set of follow-up questions on misused. It should be stopped case. all points to only one family”. tract during the UPA rule. ( + ! !"# -./6'9 ! $ * Q ith the terrorists facing Wheavy reverses in the : : Kashmir hinterland and the '$ Pakistan Army increasing The SP said about 15 party ceasefire violations from across ' workers were detained. The the Line of Control (LoC) to constable of the Uttar police are trying to identify aid fresh infiltrations, the secu- * APradesh Police was killed other protesters through the rity establishment is wary of the 1 ;3 '% on Saturday in Ghazipur when video footage of the incident. withdrawal of the US forces * ' protesters hurled stones at The constable was from from Afghanistan as it fears " vehicles returning from the Raniganj in Pratapgarh district. Islamabad may push a large < venue of a public meeting Chief Minister Yogi number of battle-hardened Q addressed by Prime Minister Adityanath announced a com- ultras from the strife-torn '% ! Narendra Modi. pensation of 40 lakh for the country to J&K to fuel terror- *+ ( Ghazipur Superintendent wife of the dead constable and ism in the poll year. Q" 4 + ' of Police Yashveer Singh said 10 lakh for his parents, the Given the void in terrorist % the protesters were workers of State Government said. ranks in Kashmir due to relent- '% the Rashtriya Nishad Party Yogi also directed the dis- less operations, Pakistan may '$ who were prevented by the trict magistrate and the super- attempt and push terrorists Indian Army and other anti- administration and the police intendent of police to take from Afghanistan into Kashmir insurgency security forces to get from going to the rally venue. strict action against unruly Valley to launch surprise ready to deal with the threat. #$ '+ “When the Prime Minister elements and immediately attacks on the Indian security Last week, delivering a lec- had left Ghazipur, the party arrest them. forces and places of strategic ture in Pune, former Director workers blocked traffic at var- The death comes less than importance to thwart holding General of Police, Jammu & % ' ious places and started pelting a month after the killing of of Lok Sabha polls likely to be Kashmir, K Rajendra had also % '+ stones on the vehicles return- Inspector Subodh Kumar held in April-May. In the past raised the issue of withdrawal were injured when they ing from the programme Singh, who was shot dead dur- also, Pakistan had adopted a of US troops from Afghanistan clashed with security forces '% : venue,” he told PTI. ing a mob violence in similar tactic of pushing ter- and cautioned it will have our terrorists belonging to while attempting to move * ' Constable Suresh Vats (48) Bulandshahr district over rorists, trained in guerrilla implications in the Valley and Fbanned Jaish-e-Muhammad towards the encounter site. $ ( L from Karimuddinpur police alleged cow slaughter. warfare, inside the Indian fron- terrorists may feel embold- outfit were killed in an Three of the slain terrorists station was hit on the head by Modi had addressed a rally tiers at the peak of terrorism ened. “Militant outfits can feel encounter in Hanjin village of were local residents while L = a stone when he went to after laying the foundation between 1990 and 1996. that New Delhi can also be south Kashmir’s Pulwama dis- another is believed to be a % 4* ' address the traffic jam caused stone for a medical college Several independent defeated, so there is an urgent trict on Saturday. With this, the Pakistani national. 1 * by the protests. and releasing a postal stamp on observers closely watching the need for India to adopt a ‘clear- security forces have killed 251 Police said the operation ' “He was rushed to hospital Maharaj Suheldev. He had left prevailing security scenario in cut roadmap’ to deal with mil- terrorists during 2018, the was launched on the basis of L ;( where he succumbed to his for Varanasi when the vio- the State have started raising itancy in Kashmir,” said Kumar. highest in a decade. tip-off about the presence of >? L ' injuries,” the SP said. lence in Ghazipur took place. similar concerns warning the Turn to Page 4 At least a dozen villagers terrorists. * '8 '% * * -./0' $ /06@ * '% ( * 4 ' Q OP ( '% angladesh stepped up secu- * Q Brity on Saturday with thou- sands of army troops patrolling ith an aim to make “pol- ' the streets along with paramil- Wlution free”