Terror funding cases: Jharkhand high court rejects plea

RANCHI: The Jharkhand high court on Tuesday rejected an application seeking the quashing of terror funding charge by the NIA against coal transporter Sonu Agarwal of M/s Balaji Transport and Warehousing Pvt Ltd, and Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Limited CEO Mahesh Agarwal.
The court of Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad had earlier reserved their order and was delivered on Tuesday through virtual mode.
Both Sonu and Mahesh are accused in the terror funding case involving the dreaded Naxal organisation, Tritya Prastuti Committee (TPC), and had moved the high court to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against him.
The duo had earlier been granted “no coercive steps be taken” against them by the same court.
The case was taken up by the NIA in 2016 after the Centre took note of the seizure of large amounts of currency, arms and ammunition from TPC extremists in different combing operations conducted by the police.
Jharkhand govt notifies JAC new chairman, VC
State government on Tuesday formally notified the names of new chairman and vice-chairman of Jharkhand Academic Council, state’s examination conducting body.
As per the notified issued by the state education department, erstwhile pro-vice-chancellor of Binod Bihari Mahto Kolhan University, Dr Anil Kumar Mahto is named chairman and professor in charge of Karamchand Bhagat College Bero, Dr Binod Singh as vice-chairman.
Both will serve for three years from the date of notification. The post of JAC chairman was lying vacant since September 2021 after Arvind Prasad Singh’s tenure ended.