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New Delhi: The Delhi police on Monday announced that they have arrested four people in connection with the murder of Bahujan Samaj Party leader and business tycoon Deepak Bhardwaj in his south Delhi farmhouse.
Addressing a press conference, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Chhaya Sharma said that two shooters – Purushottam Rana alias Monu, Sunil Mann alias Sonu – car owner Rakesh alias Bhola, and Amit, the driver of the car, have been arrested.
On the basis of the information provided by Rakesh, the owner of the grey-coloured Skoda Laura car used in the sensational murder, Amit was arrested, said Sharma.
The DCP (South), however, refused to reveal any more details in connection with the case, saying information on motive as well as conspirator will be provided as the investigation proceeds.
Earlier in the day, Purushottam was apprehended from outside Patiala House court complex this morning but his accomplice, Sunil Mann, managed to evade the waiting police and entered a court room but the judge refused to hear the matter and handed him over to the police.
Meanwhile, media reports have quoted police sources as saying that Bhardwaj’s wife, Ramesh Kumari, and his sons, Hitesh and Nitesh, could be behind the murder of the BSP leader.
The trio have been interrogated by police.
Police sources said they had a tip off about the possible surrender but they could manage to catch Rana only.
At Patiala House court complex, Mann managed to enter Metropolitan Magistrate Prashant Sharma’s court to surrender but the judge refused to hear the matter and directed the Delhi Police Crime Branch officials, who were present there, to take the accused out of the court room. The magistrate was angry with the conduct of the persons who were accompanying Mann and said he would not hear the matter today.
“Is this the way you behave in court room? Don’t you know that the accused is charged in a murder case under Section 302 IPC? I will not take up the matter today. Take the accused out of the court room,” the magistrate said.
As the police officials took the accused outside the court room, a ruckus was created by the persons who were accompanying Mann and the police had to struggle to put him inside their vehicle.
The police had issued lookout circulars against the two suspected shooters– Rana and Mann.
Bharadwaj, the richest candidate in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls from Delhi with declared assets of over Rs 600 crore, was shot dead on March 26 at around 9 am by unidentified men in his 35-acre farmhouse in south Delhi’s Rajokri. A post-mortem examination report revealed Bharadwaj had been shot thrice — once in his head and twice in his chest. The killers entered the farmhouse on the pretext of meeting Bharadwaj to book a marriage venue in the farmhouse complex

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New Delhi, Apr 1 (ANI):In what could be termed a victory for those lobbying for less expensive foreign-manufactured drugs in India, and probably in other parts of the world, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Swiss pharma giant Novartis AG’s plea for getting its blood cancer drug Glivec patented in India.
While rejecting the Swiss pharma giant’s claims, the apex court said patents would be granted only for genuine inventions.
The landmark court ruling has broad consequences for the ability of global drugmakers, to sell lucrative patented medicines in the country.
Novartis has been fighting since 2006 to win a patent for Glivec, which many oncologists view as a major advance in treating chronic myeloid leukemia, which kills 80-90 percent of sufferers, and some gastrointestinal cancers.
Novartis approached the apex court challenging the order of Chennai-based Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), which rejected its appeal against patent department’s decision on Glivec.
The Controller General of Patent and Design had denied patent to Glivec on several grounds including its alleged failure to meet stipulations under sections 3(d) and 3(b) of the Indian Patent Law.
Some Indian pharmaceutical companies and social organisations had also approached the apex court against Novartis claiming that the multinational company is making an attempt to evergreen its patent right.

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New Delhi, Apr. 1 (ANI): As Arvind Kejriwal’s indefinite fast against “inflated” power bills entered the tenth day on Monday, his Aam Aadmi Party said it will today deliver over 6.38 lakh letters it collected from Delhiites to chief minister Sheila Dikshit urging her to cut power tariff.
In a statement, AAP said a total of 6,38,707 letters were signed by Delhiites till Saturday night and they will be submitted to Dikshit on Monday.
The party also alleged that the price of electricity and water had increased many folds in the capital due to corruption.
“As the number of Delhiites, who have decided not to pay their bills, swells day by day, the ball is in the court of Sheila Dikshit now. Would she listen to the voice of people who have elected her to power or continue to support private companies?” the statement said.
Kejriwal had earlier said the lives of the common man have become miserable due to the rampant corruption.
“The price of electricity and water has been increased in Delhi only because of the corruption. The government was repeatedly told to do something in this regard, but it is grossed deep in corruption,” he added.
Recalling Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, Kejriwal said that his fast is aimed at uniting the citizens of the national capital so that they stand together and oppose the anti-people policies of the Delhi Government.

Kejriwal accused Sheila Dikshit-led Congress Government in Delhi of working hand in glove with the power distributing companies.
“The increase in the tariffs of electricity and water was due to corruption and the documents have already been presented in the public domain. Sheila Dikshit has nexus with electricity and water companies and it has been proved earlier also in front of the public,” said Kejriwal.
“Now the problem is that, Dikshit is claiming that the companies have incurred loss of rupees 20,000 crores within two years and this entire loss is a hoax,” he added.

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