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Muzaffarpur shelter home case: SC directs CBI to complete probe within three months
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete within three months the probe in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.The order came after the investigating agency approached the apex court seeking six months time to complete the probe in the matter.A bench of Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice MR Shah asked the CBI to also investigate other allegations like abuse under Section 377 of IPC, alleged video recording of the victims, besides questioning the outsiders who were allegedly involved in sexual abuse of the girls, and on the aspect of alleged human trafficking and how the girls were sent to this shelter.The apex court also asked the CBI, which is investigating the matter, to submit the report within three months.The CBI, which filed a report in a sealed cover on the status of the inquiry, stated that three aspects on which the investigation is still on are related to the alleged murder of some of the girls, the CFSL and AIIMS reports. The ...
Parents allege minor survivor of rape made to share vehicle with accused
A nine-year-old rape survivor was allegedly discharged from a hospital here without proper treatment and then made to travel in a police vehicle along with the accused to record her statement before the magistrate, the girl's parents alleged. State Social Welfare Minister Yashpal Arya assured the girl's parents that their allegation are being looked into, while the Uttarakhand Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sought a report from the administration on her discharge from hospital reportedly without full recovery and making the girl sit beside the accused in violation of the POCSO Act. Arya met the girl's family and handed a cheque of Rs 2.5 lakh to them as financial assistance. The girl, a Dalit hailing from Tehri district, was allegedly raped by an upper caste man in her village last week. She was admitted to Doon Medical College and Hospital on Thursday and her parent's alleged that she was discharged from the facility the same day even before she could recover fully. He
Law ministry not a post office, but a stakeholder in judicial appointments: Prasad
Ravi Shankar Prasad, who took charge as the Union Law Minister Monday, said neither he nor his ministry will be a "post office" on judicial appointments and that he will work as a stakeholder in consultation with the Supreme Court and high courts to expedite recruitment of judges. He also said the government is in a "mood" to fast track consultations with stakeholders to set up an all-India judicial service to recruit judges for lower courts. Talking to reporters after taking charge, Prasad said, "The law minister and the law ministry are stakeholders, obviously giving due regard and respect to the collegium system. "We have a stake (in judges' appointments) and we will continue to pursue that stake in consultation with the Supreme Court and the high courts to expedite the appointments," he said. The Modi government in its previous term had on several occasions returned to the SC collegium recommendations made by it to appoint SC and HC judges, citing various reasons. The government ..
Ravi Shankar Prasad takes charge as Law Minister, says his dept will not be post office
Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad took charge of the Ministry of Law and Justice on Monday. Prasad held the same portfolio in the previous Narendra Modi-led NDA government."As Law Minister, I will not be a post office. The Law Minister and the Law Ministry have a role as a stakeholder, obviously giving due regard and respect to the collegium system," Prasad told reporters after assuming the charge.The Law Minister's comments are significant as the five-judge collegium of the Supreme Court and the government have had opposing views over some appointments.To a question, if the Triple Talaq Bill would be his priority, Prasad said, "Triple Talaq has been mentioned in our manifesto. Why not?"He also highlighted that strengthening the judicial system will be amongst his priorities."Our Prime Minister always wanted to scarp old laws and we have already deleted 1500 of them. We will further revisit and fast track them," the law Minister told reporters.Prasad, who has ...
Court permits Robert Vadra to travel US
A Delhi Court on Monday allowed Congress President Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra, who is facing an Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe, to visit the US and the Netherlands for six weeks for his medical check-up.
Former CJI R M Lodha duped of Rs one lakh
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) RM Lodha was duped of Rs 1 lakh after the email account of his colleague was hacked, police said Monday. The Delhi police have registered a case and are investigating the matter, officials said. The incident came to light on May 30 after the former CJI, a resident of south Delhi's Panchsheel Park received an email from retired Supreme Court Judge BP Singh which stated that his email id was hacked by some unknown person on the intervening night of April 18 and 19. Realising that he was duped via his colleague's email id by an "unknown hacker", Justice Lodha approached the Malviya Nagar police station the same day, police said. A case has been registered, police said adding they are trying to identify the hacker. In the complaint, Justice Lodha reported that on April 19 at about 1.40 am, he received an email from the account of his colleague and retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India - B.P.Singh with whom he had been regularly corresponding for ..
Mafia don Ateeq Ahmad shifted to Ahmadabad from UP
Mafia don-turned-politician Ateeq Ahmad was on Monday shifted to a jail in Ahmadabad in Gujarat under tight security on the directives of the Supreme Court.
Law Ministry to focus on digitization of legal services: Prasad
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who assumed charge on Monday, said his Ministry will emphasize on digitizing legal services with the focus on people who cannot afford legal aid.
Pune girls fire air guns, brandish swords in VHP procession
Police in Pune have booked some activists of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) for taking out a procession in which girls were seen firing air guns and brandishing swords, an official said on Monday.
Prisoner held days after escaping from Muzaffarnagar jail
A prisoner who had escaped from jail a few days ago has been arrested in an encounter in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said Monday. Dilshad, who escaped from the district jail, was arrested from the Hasanpur Luhari village under Thana Bhawan area on Sunday evening, Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar told reporters. Dilshad and a constable sustained bullet injuries during the incident, Yadav said, adding that the jail warden had been suspended for negligence of duty.
ICICI-Videocon case: Court reserves order on plea of Rajiv Kocchar
A special court on Monday reserved its order till June 7 on the plea of Rajiv Kochhar, brother-in-law of former ICICI CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar, seeking cancellation of the Look Out Circular (LOC) against him in connection with the ICICI-Videocon loan case.Advocate Geeta Luthra, appearing for Rajiv Kochhar, contended before Special CBI Judge Anju Bajaj Chanana that he has cooperated with the investigation."He will join the probe as and when called," the counsel submitted.Opposing the plea, Enforcement Directorate (ED) counsel Nitesh Rana contended that he is still required in the investigation. "There is a flight risk," he said.Rajiv Kochhar, brother of Chanda Kochhar's husband Deepak Kochhar, had moved the court on May 15 seeking cancellation of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against him. All three have already been questioned by ED as well as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case.The ED had questioned Rajiv Kochhar from April 30 to May 2, alleging that he ...
Assam: 3 men allege conspiracy by Investigating Officer in army veteran case
Three men have filed a complaint against Assam Border Police sub-inspector Chandramal Das for conspiring against retired Army officer Mohammad Sanaullah.Das, in his report quoted the three men as witnesses against Sanaullah, who is lodged in a detention centre after a Foreigners' Tribunal declared him a foreigner.The three men - Suwahan Ali, Ajmal Ali and Kuran Ali - submitted the complaint at Boko Police Station and stated that they never gave any statement in the case."Retired ASI of Border police Chandramal Das had conspired and falsely included their names as witnesses in the statement. When they came to know about it through WhatsApp and social media, they filed a case against him," said Sanaullah's relative Fazlul Haq, who accompanied the trio to the police station."Police have never met them or took their statement. Three witnesses belong to the same village as the retired Army officer," he added.The three men, who belong to Koloikash village, contended that they did not give ..
Former top Japanese gov't official arrested in son's killing
A former top Japanese government official has been arrested in his son's killing and media reports say the retired bureaucrat told investigators he had feared his reclusive son might harm others. Media reports had described the attacker in the stabbings of schoolchildren last week as a social recluse, who are known in Japan as "hikikomori." Tokyo police said Monday that Hideaki Kumazawa, 76, a retired agricultural vice minister, was arrested Saturday for allegedly stabbing his 44-year-old son Eiichiro to death at home. Police sent Kumazawa to prosecutors Monday, seeking his indictment. Japanese media say Kumazawa told investigators he stabbed his son fearing he may harm others as in the earlier case. The attacker in Tuesday's stabbing near Tokyo killed two and wounded 19, mostly elementary schoolgirls, before killing himself.
Father stabs son to death in Uttar Pradesh
A man stabbed his son to death with a glass shard at the Civil Hospital in Mahoba, police said on Monday.
Indian girl critical after falling from building in UAE
A six-year-old Indian girl is battling for her life after she fell from the third floor of a building in Sharjah, according to media report. The incident took place on Saturday, when the girl, identified as Safa SA, was playing in her house and ventured into the balcony from where she fell, the Khaleej Times reported. Her parents, who were inside the house, were unaware of her movements, the report said. The doctors have said that the girl has suffered multiple injuries and is put on artificial respiration, the report said. A police team was rushed to the site for examination and an investigation has been launched into the cause of the accident. This was the 16th case of a child falling from a high rise building in the past three months. The UAE authorities run various awareness programmes for parents, as negligence is the main cause for most of these cases.
Four killed in accident in Bikaner
Four persons were killed and two others injured when their car rammed into a tree in the district on Monday morning, police said. The incident occurred near Jasrasar village when the victims, hailing from Haryana, were on their way to Mukam in Bikaner. The driver lost control over the vehicle when a cow suddenly came in front of the car and it rammed into the tree, police said. They were rushed to PMB government hospital where three were declared dead on arrival and one succumbed to injuries during treatment, the police added.
Bombay HC upholds death penalty clause for repeat offenders in rape cases
The Bombay High Court Monday upheld the Constitutional validity of an amended section of the Indian Penal Code under which repeat offenders in rape cases can be awarded life imprisonment or death penalty. A division bench of Justices B P Dharmadhikari and Revati Mohite Dere dismissed petitions filed by three convicts in the Shakti Mill gangrape case challenging Constitutional validity of the legal provisions under which they were sentenced to death in 2014. Under an amendment to section 376 (e) of the IPC, repeat offenders in rape cases faced life imprisonment or a death penalty. The amendment was made after the gangrape of a 23- year-old woman in Delhi in 2012. "We are of the opinion that section 376 (e) of the IPC is not ultra vires to the Constitution and hence need not be quashed in the present case," the court said.
Swedish Assange hearing to decide on extradition request
A Swedish court will hear arguments on Monday to decide whether prosecutors can proceed to request Julian Assange's extradition from the UK, after a 2010 rape probe was re-opened in May. Swedish deputy director of public prosecutions Eva-Marie Persson filed a request with the Uppsala District Court to have Julian Assange arraigned in his absence on May 20. Detaining someone in their absence is a standard part of Swedish legal procedure if a suspect is outside the country or cannot be located. The Australian whistleblower, who holed himself up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London for seven years to avoid a British extradition order to Sweden, was arrested by British police on April 11 after Ecuador gave him up. He was subsequently sentenced to 50 weeks in prison for breaching bail conditions when he took refuge in the embassy. Following his arrest Swedish authorities reopened a 2010 rape investigation, which had been closed in 2017 with the argument that as Assange could not be reached ..
UP: Cop injured in encounter with cow smugglers
A police constable was injured in an encounter with suspected cow smugglers in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district.Police said that the encounter took place after receiving a tip-off that gangsters were in the vicinity under the jurisdiction of Nakhasa police station."Three criminals on a motorcycle fired at the police when we tried to stop them. One of out of three criminals has been arrested and is a cow smuggler from Rampur. The remaining two criminals fled the spot," Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sambhal Pankaj Pandey told ANI."During the encounter, a police constable, Ashish Kumar, was injured in firing by criminals," he said.An investigation into the matter is underway.
Lucknow: Software engineer dies after jumping off from apartment building
A 29-year-old software engineer allegedly committed suicide by jumping off from the eighth floor of an apartment building at Indira Nagar area here.The incident took place on Sunday evening at Kalyan Apartments, police said.The deceased person, Ashish Goyal, was rushed to a nearby hospital but succumbed to his injuries later.According to the CCTV footage, police said that Goyal had entered the building's premises in a car. Four security guards are being questioned in the matter."A software engineer, Ashish Goyal, jumped off from the eighth floor of Kalyan Apartments here. We got information about this and rushed to the spot. We took him to a nearby hospital but he died later. The cause of death is being ascertained," Deepak Kumar, circle officer (CO), said."According to the CCTV footage, a car was seen entering the premises of the apartments. We are investigating further," he said.A case has been registered in the matter.