Former Union telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran faces arrest as the Madras high court on Monday cancelled his interim bail in the illegal telephone exchange case after the CBI said he was not cooperating in the investigation.

The court directed the former DMK minister to surrender before the CBI within three days.

“Failing which, the CBI is at liberty to take action in accordance with law,” said Justice S Vaidhyananthan, quashing Maran’s appeal to the court to turn the interim bail into a permanent one.

The CBI has registered an FIR against Maran alleging that more than 300 high-speed telephone lines were set up at his Chennai residence when he was telecom minister from 2004-07 and these were extended to his brother Kalanithi Maran’s SUN TV channel. In the process, the exchequer lost an estimated R1.8 crore, the case papers say.

Fearing arrest, Maran sought anticipatory bail on June 30 and it was for six weeks on the condition that he appeared before the CBI on July 1 and cooperated with the investigators.

The CBI, which questioned Maran in Delhi for alleged misuse of authority as Union minister, told the Madras high court that he was not cooperating and was evasive in his responses to questions.

Sources close to the former minister said his lawyers were exploring options of seeking reprieve from the Supreme Court.

Maran had earlier alleged that the CBI was trying to malign him.

A Navi Mumbai journalist who wanted to join the Islamic State was arrested by Delhi Police on Friday. Zuber Ahmed Khan was said to have left Navi Mumbai after taking to the social media to announce he was ready to “surrender” his Indian passport and join the ranks of the Islamic State.

In social media posts, Khan claimed to be the editor-in-chief of a newspaper called Journalist for International Peace. In his last Facebook post, Khan said he would be taking the Rajdhani Express to Delhi where he would arrive Tuesday (August 4).

He said he would visit the Iraq embassy and “submit my memorandum to Caliphate Bagdadi” with the “desire to join the Islamic State as a spokesperson for foreign affairs or a government journalist”, and “willingness to surrender my Indian passport”. He also said he would visit the Pakistan high commission to “expedite my visa request” that he would be in Delhi for five days.

On his blog, he wrote why he wanted to join the IS: “I am fighting for the rights of Muslims using my own money. I will be the voice of Muslims and place the true picture of Muslims before society… the IS does not betray those who help it on the basis of religion.”

New Delhi: A 27-year-old Pakistani woman has been detained by the Railway Police at Jalandhar. Chand Khan was on the Samjhauta Express train and when asked about her passport, she failed to produce one. Chand Khan a resident of Karachi is being questioned for further details. An officer informed that she has been giving contradictory statements and hence she will be questioned further.

Mystery woman
The Jalandhar Police have still not been able to ascertain the exact identity of this woman. She appears to be from Karachi, an officer said. However she says that she had boarded the train from Lahore.

There was information that a mystery woman had boarded the train. Normally there is no stop for the Samjhauta express at Jalandhar. However the Railway police ordered the train to be stopped and took the woman in for questioning.

During her questioning she said that she was on her way to Delhi. When asked for the reason she said that she wanted to visit a religious shrine. However she is unclear about which shrine she wanted to visit. Further investigations are on.

Security measures
The Punjab Police are taking nothing to chance following the Gurdaspur attack. There is constant monitoring of the situation with Intelligence alerts suggesting infiltration attempts from Paksitan. On Thursday, July 31 an unidentified object was found near the Gurdaspur bus stand which sent the police into a tizzy. However the situation was brought under control with the police finding nothing.

The security mechanism in Punjab had been shaken up following the Gurdaspur attack. There have been warning signs of a revival of militancy and the Punjab administration would want to prevent that any cost.

Mumbai : The election of board of directors of 70 year old Tulu-Kannadigas financial institution in Mumbai, The Mogaveera Co-operative Bank Ltd., was held on 26th July, 2015 in which All Mogaveera Mandali’s United Panel headed by Dr. G. Shankar, Managing Trustee of G. Shankar Family Trust was elected. The counting was held on 27th July and the name of the winning candidates were declared. The election was held between three penals.

The winning candidates are, Sadananda Kotian, Damodar D. Karkera, Bhaskar Kanchan, Jagdish J Kanchan, Suresh Kanchan, Purushottam Shriyan, K L Bangera, Mukesh K Bangera, Gopal Puthran, Janardhan T Mulki, Dharmapala P., Jayasheela Thingalaya, Sheela I Amin and Sonam A. Suvarna.

After the victory Dr. G Shankar said the credit goes to the unity of Mogaveeras. People want us to take the bank to top level and accordingly they have given us the opportunity. We need the support and co.operation  of our people to strengthen the bank and Mandali in the future. Ajit Suvarna, President of Mogaveera Vyavasthapaka Mandali and Mahabala Kunder, President of Mogaveera Mahajana Seva Sangha, Bagwadi, Hobali also thanked the voters for proving their unity for further development of the bank and the community.

By Ishwar M Ail
Pics : Dinesh Kulal