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Myanmar civil society groups demand release of journalists
Civil society groups on Tuesday urged Myanmar to release the two Reuters journalists who were sentenced to seven years in prison for violating an archaic secrets act while investigating the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine.
Bombay HC refuses to stop framing of charges in Malegaon 2008 case
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday declined to stay a lower court order for framing of charges in a case against Lt. Col. Srikant P. Purohit and 13 other accused in connection with the 2008 Malegaon blast.
Man rapes 13-yr-old daughter in UP
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father here, police said Tuesday. The incident was reported to the police by her mother, following which a complaint was registered. The 46-year-old man raped his daughter on Monday, Superintendent of Police R P Singh said. He was arrested after a medical examination of the girl confirmed the crime, Singh said. The accused was booked under the relevant sections of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said.
Teenage boy lynched in Delhi on suspicion of being thief
A teenager who had entered a house to allegedly steal valuables, was lynched by locals in northwest Delhi's Mukundpur in the early hours Tuesday, following which three people were arrested, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Aslam Khan said the 16-year-old boy had entered a house to steal valuables, but was caught by the owner and beaten to death by some locals. A case has been registered at the Bhalaswa Dairy police station in this regard. Three of the accused have been arrested while three others are absconding, the police official said. The boy's family claimed that he was not a thief and there was some other reason behind his lynching. During inquiry, it emerged the incident happened at 3.30 am but the police were informed around 6.30 am. "Around 6.30 am, a PCR call was received about an incident of theft. It is being inquired why was the call made after three hours," another officer said. The teenage boy belonged to Khagaria district in Bihar and had come here
Hooda calls FIR in Gurugram land scam 'political malice'
Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who has been named in an FIR filed in the Gurugram land grab case, claimed that the case was filed based on "political malice."Addressing a press conference here, Hooda said, "There's no scam. It's being done due to political malice. There was no wrongdoing during our regime. Had this been the case, we wouldn't have been spared so far. It's the result of the (BJP) government's frustration."Hooda further clarified that filing of an FIR cannot transcend into branding a person as an accused. "Complaint was by a private person. If there is FIR against you, it doesn't make you accused. Had there been any substance in it, the government would have filed an FIR. They are doing this to distract people from their failures," he said.An FIR was filed against Hooda, businessman Robert Vadra, DLF Gurugram and Onkareshwar Properties in Gurugram on September 1, alleging that Vadra's firm Sky Light Hospitality had purchased land in various places ..
Bail for woman who shouted anti-BJP slogan on plane
A court in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday granted bail to Lois Sofia, who was arrested after shouting a slogan against the BJP on a Tuticorin-bound aircraft in which state BJP President Tamilisai Soundararajan was also travelling.
MP: Man rapes his mother; held
A 45-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her 30-year-old son at their residence in Surani village in Barwani district, the police said Tuesday. The accused has been arrested. The incident occurred Sunday (September 2) night when the woman was asleep in her house in the village, over 100 kms from here, while her differently-abled husband was away, a police official said. "The accused, who lives with his parents along with his three children, tried to force himself on his mother and when she resisted he put a sickle to her neck and raped her," said Sendhwa (Rural) police station in-charge Dinesh Chouhan. The accused has been living with his parents since his wife left him two years ago, he said. Chouhan said the seven-year-old son of the accused watched the incident, but kept mum out of fear. The woman somehow managed to free herself from the clutches of her son and ran to a nearby farmland along with her three grand-children, Chouhan said. She narrated her ordeal to her ..
Malegaon case: HC refuses to stay framing of charges against Lt Col Purohit
The Bombay High Court Tuesday refused to restrain a trial court from framing charges against Lt Col Shrikant Purohit and other accused persons in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. A bench of justices S S Shinde and Mridula Bhatkar, however, directed the trial court - the special National Investigating Agency (NIA) court here - to consider, in accordance with a previous Supreme Court order, the issue of 'sanction' of prosecution raised by Purohit. "The Supreme Court has also directed that trial in the case be expedited and hence, it would not be appropriate to grant the stay. The trial court will therefore consider the issue of the sanction as per the SC order and proceed further in the case," the bench said. The special court is expected to begin framing of charges in the case Wednesday. Purohit had approached the high court earlier this month. In his plea filed through advocate Shrikant Shivade, he had urged the high court to stay the framing of charges until the issue of his ..
Officer caught with Kashmiri woman faces punishment: Army Chief
Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Tuesday said court martial proceedings will be initiated against the officer who was caught with a woman in a Srinagar hotel on May 23 and he will be suitably punished.
Activists case: PIL in HC seeks action against policemen who briefed media
A PIL was filed in the Bombay High Court Tuesday, seeking action against senior IPS officer Parambir Singh and other police officials who briefed the media on their case against some prominent activists arrested over their alleged Maoist links. Singh, state Additional Director General (Law and Order), along with the Pune police had addressed the media in Mumbai on the case on August 31. During the press conference, Singh had read out letters purportedly exchanged between the activists. He claimed that the police had "conclusive proof" to link the Left-wing activists arrested in June as well as last week to Maoists. Activist Sanjay Bhalerao, who claims to be a witness to the Bhima Koregaon violence, filed a criminal public interest litigation (PIL) in the HC seeking action against Singh and the other policemen. The petition sought the high court to initiate action against Singh and the other police officers who held the press conference and disclosed "crucial and vital information" ...
Student charged over anti-BJP slogans on flight gets bail
A court here granted bail to a 28-year-old woman student Tuesday, a day after she was arrested for shouting anti-BJP slogans in front of the party's state unit chief Tamilisai Soundararajan on board a domestic flight. Soon after the BJP leader and the student, identified as Sophia, arrived at the airport's arrival lounge here from Chennai yesterday, an argument ensued between them, which was caught on a camera. Tamilisai is heard telling the student and the people who gathered at the lounge that a plane was no place to raise slogans. "It (inside of a flight) is not a public forum....how can you expect me to keep mum when she shouts 'down with BJP's fascist government' looking at me? Is it freedom of expression?" she asked. The woman is a student at a Canadian university and is on a visit to her native district here. A case was registered against her based on a complaint from Soundararajan, following which Sophia was produced before the Third Judicial Magistrate Court here ...
Maj Gogoi's case: Moral turpitude, corruption will be dealt with sternly, says Army chief
Any case of moral turpitude and corruption will be dealt with sternly, Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said Tuesday, referring to Major Leetul Gogoi, who was found guilty of "fraternising" with a local woman at a Srinagar hotel. Gen Rawat said action will be taken against Maj Gogoi according to his guilt. "I had clearly said that any case of moral turpitude and corruption will be dealt with in a very stern manner. The Court of Inquiry has recommended that we should go in for court martial proceedings. "If it is related to moral turpitude, then we will take action accordingly. If it is something else, the punishment will be (according) to the crime he has committed," Gen Rawat told reporters in New Delhi in response to a question on Maj Gogoi. Last month, an Army Court of Inquiry indicted Maj Gogoi for "fraternising" with a local woman at a Srinagar hotel and being away from his place of duty. Maj Gogoi was detained by police in May following an altercation when he was allegedly trying to ..
American sentenced to hang in Malaysia for killing ex-wife
An American man was sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia on Tuesday for murdering his ex-wife, but his lawyer said he was acting in self-defence and would appeal. Gerald Wayne Mickelson, 63, was convicted of strangling Guilda Mickelson in Kuala Lumpur in November 2016, his lawyer K A Ramu said. Mickelson, who had been working as a telecommunications consultant in Malaysia, was about to move to the Philippines to be with his new wife when his former partner called him. When Mickelson went to see her in a serviced apartment complex, the 62-year-old allegedly tried to kill him, resulting in a struggle that ended in her death, Ramu said. The lawyer said Mickelson had no motive to murder his ex-wife and even called the management of the building after killing her, rather than fleeing. An appeal is expected to be filed within the next two weeks. Malaysia has a mandatory death penalty for murder, which is always carried out by hanging.
HC seeks report on murder of retired police officer
Taking a grim view of the daylight killing of a retired police sub-inspector, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday sought a response on the crime and asked the Uttar Pradesh Police what action had been taken so far.
SC rejects plea for urgent hearing on Tuticorin
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Tamil Nadu government's plea for an urgent hearing of its appeal against an NGT order permitting mining major Vedanta to access the company's administrative office inside its Sterlite copper smelting plant at Tuticorin.
2 convicted in Hyderabad twin blasts case
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Tuesday convicted two out of the five accused in the 2007 Hyderabad twin blasts case and acquitted two others.The court, which has been set up inside Cherlapally Central Jail, will pronounce judgement on one more accused on Monday. All five accused are lodged in Cherlapally Jail. The quantum of the sentence will be discussed on Monday.Those convicted are Aneeq Shafeeq Sayeed and Ismail Chaudhary while those acquitted in the case are Farooq Sharfuddin Tarkish and Mohd Sadiq Israr Shaik. Furthermore, two more accused in the case, Riyaz Bhatkal and Iqbal Bhatkal, are absconding.Speaking to ANI, Special Public Prosecutor for Counter Intelligence Seshu Reddy said, "2007 Hyderabad twin blasts case: Aneeq Shafeeq Sayeed and Ismail Chaudhary convicted. 2 people acquitted. Court to pronounce judgement on 1 more accused on September 10. Two more accused are absconding."After the verdict was delivered, a blast victim requested authorities to
Chief Justice recommends Justice Gogoi as successor
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Tuesday sent a letter to the Centre recommending Justice Ranjan Gogoi as his successor.
Three arrested for raping teenager in moving car in Gautam Buddh Nagar
One more person was arrested Tuesday for allegedly kidnapping and raping a class 9 girl in a moving car in Gautam Buddh Nagar, police said. The girl was on her way to relieve herself outside Roshanpur village in the district on August 27 when three men abducted and raped her in the car. They later dumped her near the village, according to the police. Two accused were held the same day, they said, adding 19-year-old Monu, the third person involved in the crime, was arrested Tuesday. "On a tip-off, Monu was held from his house in Astauli village of Dankaur area this morning. He was absconding since the day of the crime," Station House Officer (SHO) at Dankaur Police Station Farmood Ali Pundir told reporters here. He was driving the hatchback in which his friends and main accused Ajay Singh Gujjar and Surendra Singh Gujjar raped the minor, Pundir said. Ajay and Surendra have been charged under Indian Penal Code sections 367 (kidnapping) and 376 (rape). Monu has not been charged for rape .
Two convicted in 2007 Hyderabad twin blast case
A court here on Tuesday convicted two alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives in the 2007 Hyderabad twin bomb blasts which had claimed 42 lives. Two other accused were acquitted while the fate of a fifth accused will be decided next week.
Class 11 student shot dead
A Class 11 student was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh when he was on way to school on Tuesday morning, police said.