While police claim that it looked like a drug overdose case, his family is calling it murder and demanding a fair investigation into the matter.
The apex court stated that the matter exposes serious concerns regarding the effectiveness of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, in securing relief for homebuyers.
The accused have been identified as Sunita Kushwah, 40, wife of Baliram, and Rahul Dashrath Prajapati, 30, a rickshaw driver from Ghansoli.
Investigators allege Bhatti's network relied on Facebook, Instagram, Telegram and WhatsApp to contact young people, while intelligence agencies claim it shifted its recruitment focus from Uttar Pradesh to Maharashtra to avoid detection.
The unusually large balance was reportedly visible in both the pensioner's and his son's accounts before disappearing after verification, prompting bank officials to investigate the apparent system error.
The court also observed that “Your (Justice Varma’s) conduct does not inspire confidence”.
The accused included former BJP MP (2019 to 2024) Pragya Singh Thakur, retired Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit, retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay, Ajay Rahirkar, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Sudhakar Chaturvedi, and Sameer Kulkarni.
The Rudraprayag district administration had to suspend the pilgrimage as a huge mass of hilltop slided down blocking 1.5 kilometers of the road.
After US President Donald Trump announced a 25 per cent tariff, with penalty, on Indian imports starting August 1, India said it has taken note of the statement and will take all steps necessary to secure the national interest.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday alleged that the Congress party's past actions led to the creation of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), and it is the BJP's duty to reclaim it.
