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Court rejects discharge plea of accused in Indian Overseas Bank fraud case

Court rejects discharge plea of accused in Indian Overseas Bank fraud case

Mumbai May 13 (UNI) A special CBI court has rejected the discharge plea of a businessman, Premal Goragandhi,facing charges of defrauding the Indian Overseas Bank to the tune of Rs 297.56 crore a lawyer said here on Tuesday.
While rejecting the plea, the court observed that a man may lie, but circumstances do not.
According to the prosecution case, the CBI had registered the case in 2017 against M/s Parekh Aluminex Ltd (PAL) and others for obtaining credit facilities and not clearing the dues.

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Pune, Jun 6 (UNI) Maharashtra Minister for Higher and Technical Education Chandrakant Patil said here on Saturday that education is the wealth of the future. The Government of India and the Government of Maharashtra are emphasizing on research-and innovation-based education, and Maharashtra is leading the country in implementing the National Education Policy (NEP 2020), he said.
Minister Patil was speaking as the chief guest at the 25th Silver Jubilee Convocation Ceremony of the International School of Business and Media (ISB&M), Pune, held for the graduating class of 2023–2025.

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Maha: Honorary Doctorate in Law Conferred upon Advocate Aashuutosh Srivastava

06 Jun 2026 | 7:46 PM

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DRI seizes 522 kg ganja worth Rs 2 61 crore in Nagpur, two held

06 Jun 2026 | 7:41 PM

Nagpur, June 6 (UNI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Nagpur Regional Unit under the Mumbai Zonal Unit, has busted an interstate narcotics trafficking syndicate and seized over 522 kg of ganja valued at Rs 2.61 crore in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district, officials said on Saturday.

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Maha: Son Kills Mother Under Influence of Alcohol over Dispute Related to House Sale in Akola

06 Jun 2026 | 7:27 PM

Akola, June 6 (UNI) A 26-year-old man allegedly killed his mother following a dispute over the sale of their house in Maharashtra’s Akola district, police said today.

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Congress, Uddhav Sena accuse Sharad Pawar-led NCP of secret nexus with BJP

06 Jun 2026 | 7:11 PM

Mumbai, Jun 6 (UNI) Maharashtra's opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) parties, Congress and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, accused the Sharad Pawar-led NCP of being hand in glove with the ruling BJP on Saturday after the candidate fielded by the Sharad Pawar-led NCP from Pune, withdrew from the Legislative Council (Vidhan Sabha) election at the last minute. .

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