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The Supreme Court has declined an urgent hearing for a plea concerning fake advocates and the satirical Cockroach Janta Party. The court advised the petitioner not to take the matter too sentimentally. The plea sought a CBI probe into fake law degrees and the commercial use of court proceedings.
Self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat has been remanded to Enforcement Directorate custody until May 26 in connection with an alleged Rs 70 crore money laundering case. The arrest has intensified scrutiny around the controversial figure, who is also facing serious allegations of rape, fraud, and financial misconduct. Investigators are probing suspected illegal financial transactions and the possible misuse of funds as part of a wider crackdown on economic offences and criminal activities