Kanpur businessman’s death: SC agrees to urgently list plea for hearing
The Hindu
The 36-year-old businessman had died after being allegedly assaulted by the police at a Gorakhpur hotel during a raid.
The Supreme Court on October 28 agreed to urgently list for hearing a plea made by the wife of Kanpur businessman Manish Gupta, who died from injuries sustained in his Gorakhpur hotel room.
In an urgent mentioning made before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, Meenakshi Gupta’s lawyer said the Uttar Pradesh Government had recommended the case for investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). However, the agency was yet to take over the probe.
“The lady is running from pillar-to-post,” the lawyer submitted.
The High Court of Karnataka on Friday directed the State government to file its statement of objections on an application filed by Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. (BTC), challenging the June 6 orders passed by the government in rejecting the BTC’s applications seeking permission to conduct on-course horse races and betting during the June-August season.