Chopper scam: SC stays HC order allowing Rajeev Saxena to go abroad for

New Delhi The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Delhi High Court order permitting Rajeev Saxena an approver in a money laundering case related to the AgustaWestland chopper scam to go abroad for treatment of blood cancer and other ailmentsA vacation bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai also issued notice to Saxena on an appeal filed by the Enforcement Directorate ED challenging the June 10 Delhi High Court order permitting him to visit the United Arab Emirates the United Kingdom and Europe from June 25 to July 24The bench which stayed the High Court order for three weeks also asked the director of AIIMS to examine Saxenas mental and physical health and file a report within three weeks It also directed Saxenas counsel to seek instruction on whether his sister and sisterin law were willing to stand stand surety for him by depositing Rs 5 crore each as guarantee for allowing him to go abroad for treatment of blood cancer and other ailmentsSolicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the ED said certain new facts with regard to other offences have come to light and the CBI is formally going to register an FIR against Saxena shortly He said the question of whether Saxena would return to India or not has become immaterial and the order permitting him to go abroad needed to be examined in the light of fresh factsTop news stories of the dayThe Dutch mystery Missing man kept texting wifes friends after she diedInformation about Avdhut Shinde who is missing since the mysterious death of his wife Sharmila in the Netherlands doesnt cease to bemuse the couples acquaintances and the police Sharmilas friends now say Avdhut was chatting with them over Whatsapp after her death in an attempt to pretend everything was normal Read full storyMumbai Student falls off local train after phone thief hits him with iron rodA 23yearold student is battling for life after he was allegedly attacked with an iron rod by a robber who snatched his mobile phone while he was on a moving train between Goregaon and Ram Mandir railway station on Monday morning Read full storyBEST bus fares reduced minimum fare down to Rs 5After going back and forth on the issue of reducing the minimum fare for buses the BEST Committee has finally decided to make the base charge Rs 5 The proposal will first be sent to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC and then to the Metropolitan Regional Transport Authority for approvals a process that would take less than a month As per the new fare structure price of tickets for regular buses will range from Rs 5 to Rs 20 and for AC buses from Rs 6 to Rs 25 Read full storySex toys in Mumbai The pleasure is all yours so whats the fuss aboutIn stark contrast to the hushhush tones of conversations concerning sex south Mumbais Fort area sees an audacious sale of sex toys complete with prominent displays Motorised and nonmotorised toys adorn the footpath stalls right opposite a court A visit by team midday to this area confirmed the rampant sale of sex toys there The vendors claim to have been selling these banned products for the past 40 years Read full storyMumbai bikers Leh death exposes regulation lapseOn June 21 57yearold Jojy Cherian who was in Kargil on a motorcycle trip sent a message at 653am to his son Rohan back in Navi Mumbai that he would soon be in a nonetwork area and that he was headed to Leh Seventeen hours later his family received news of his death in a road accident there The incident that shook Rohan and his mother Jessy has also raised questions on the unorganised twowheeler expeditions to LehLadakh which are turning out to be more a ruthless business and less an adventure sport Read full storyCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates