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BJP leader's plea against RS election has 'vague' allegations: Ahmed Patel to SC
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel today told the Supreme Court that the petition filed by a BJP leader challenging his election to the Rajya Sabha in the Gujarat High Court contained "vague" allegations and the court cannot be asked to conduct a "fishing and roving" inquiry. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was told by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Patel, that BJP leader Balwantsinh Rajput has levelled vague allegations that he indulged in corrupt practices and bribed MLAs to influence the election. "The election law is very strict law and the allegations have to be specific and substantiated... allegations in an election petition have to be clear and they cannot be vague. The court cannot be asked to conduct a fishing and roving inquiry into the allegations of corrupt practices," Singhvi told the bench which also comprised justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud. He said that Congress party had 57 MLAs in Gujarat assembly and it has been alleged .
Three rape convicts get life imprisonment till death
Three men who had gangraped a woman after driving an auto-rickshaw to an isolated spot in the city in November last year, were on Friday sentenced to life imprisonment till natural death by a local court here.
Ola driver, associates held for robbing passengers
The police on Friday said that they have arrested three men, including an Ola taxi driver, for robbing people by offering them a lift at night.
Man sentenced to death for raping 3-yr-old
A court here today sentenced a man to death for raping a three-year-old girl in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district. The accused Vinod had sexually assaulted the minor girl who had come to meet her maternal grandparents. A case was registered at Alsisar police station on August 2, assistant public prosecutor Lokendra Singh Khudania said. He said that the accused was arrested within 24 hours of the incident and a chargesheet was presented in the court in 10 days. Considering the seriousness of the case, a POCSO court of Judge Neerja Dadhich awarded death sentence to the man in mere 19 days after filing the chargesheet.
Bodies of elderly couple recovered from maize field in J'khand
The bodies of an elderly couple were today recovered from a maize field in Jharkhand's Gumla district, a police officer said. Prima facie, it seems that Sahdeo Oraon (65) and his wife Bigni Devi (62) - residents of Arko Mahua village in Puso police station area of Gumla - were killed around two days ago, he said. "We are probing the case from all angles. The couple could be a victim of a withcraft practice," the officer said, adding that the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
ISIS man jailed for life over terror plot to assassinate Theresa May
A British Bangladeshi Islamic State (ISIS) follower was sentenced to life imprisonment at the Old Bailey court in London today after he was found guilty of hatching a terror plot to behead Theresa May in a suicide attack on Downing Street. Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman had been convicted of preparing acts of terrorism at the end of a trial in July after it was claimed he wanted to bomb the gates of 10 Downing Street, kill guards and then attack the British Prime Minister with a knife or a gun. Rahman's plans were foiled as a result of a joint undercover operation by the FBI in the US and MI5 and Scotland Yard in the UK. "I want to do a suicide bomb on Parliament. I want to attempt to kill Theresa May, the 21-year-old told undercover intelligence officers. "There are lorries here with big gas tankers. If a brother can drive it next to parliament I will bomb," he unsuspectingly told an MI5 undercover officer. At the sentencing hearing on Friday, Justice Haddon-Cave sentenced him to a ...
HC reprieve to Chidambaram family members in case under Black Money Act
The Madras High Court today exempted three family members of former Union minister P Chidambaram from appearance before a special court here till September 14 in a case filed against them by the Income Tax department under the Black Money Act for alleged non-disclosure of foreign assets. A division bench of justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad gave the interim relief on an appeal by Chidambaram's wife Nalini, son Karti and daughter-in law Srinidhi challenging the prosecution initiated by the I-T department. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S Malarvizhi had on August 20 directed the three to appear before the court on September 3 in connection with the case. She had given the direction when Nalini and Srinidhi appeared before her. Karti did not appear in the court then and it was submitted that he had gone to London after obtaining due permission from the Supreme Court. According to the I-T, the three had failed to disclose a property they jointly own in Cambridge, in the UK, worth
91-year-old man held for killing 80-year-old wife
: A 91-year-old man was arrested today for allegedly killing his 80-year-old wife and disposing her body by burning it at Vellikulangara in the district. The man, identified as one Cheriakutty, was suspected to have killed his wife Kochu Thresia by hitting her on the head with a rod earlier this week and disposing her body by burning it, police said. They began the investigation based on a missing complaint filed by the couple's children who live nearby, on August 28. Police searched the house compound and came across a pile of ashes along with some bone particles, which were later found to be that of the missing woman. Police also said that the accused later confessed the crime while questioning. A local court remanded him to judicial custody, police added.
Minor girl alleges rape by 20-yr-old man in Jharkhand
A minor girl was allegedly raped by a 20-year-old man today at Nawadih village in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said. In her complaint, the 15-year-old girl said the man attacked her when she went out to graze her cattle, Sub-Divisional Police Officer Sambhu Kumar Singh said. The accused, who hailed from the same village as the complainant, has been identified and a hunt was on to apprehend him, he said. The girl has been sent to a hospital in Medininagar for medical check-up, he said, adding that the accused will be nabbed soon.
SC notice to I&B Ministry, 6 states on 'misuse of public money' on ads
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and six states on a plea by an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmaker, alleging that advertisements are being issued at government expanses for political purposes to benefit the ruling party.
CBI court convicts five for bank fraud
A CBI special court on Friday convicted five persons and sentenced them to jail, including an official of Canara Bank, for five years in a bank cheating case, said the investigating agency.
Wife of lawyer arrested in Bhima-Koregaon violence case moves SC
The wife of a lawyer arrested in connection with Bhima-Koregaon violence incident in Maharashtra moved the Supreme Court today seeking to intervene in a petition filed by noted historian Romila Thapar and others against the recent arrest of Left-wing activists by the Maharashtra Police for suspected links with Maoists. The petition was filed by Minal Gadling, wife of lawyer Surendra Gadling, who was arrested on June 6 along with Head of English Department of Nagpur University Shoma Sen, Dalit activist Sudhir Dhawale, activist Mahesh Raut and Kerala native Rona Wilson. The Pune Police had arrested them for allegedly having close links with Maoists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). An FIR was registered under the Act in January and conspiracy charges were added in March. Minal Gadling, in her petition, claimed that all the arrested five, including her husband, have been in a false and mala fide way implicated in the case even when there was no involvement on their ..
Dabholkar killing: 'Main shooter' taken to crime spot in Pune
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team today took Sachin Andure, the alleged main shooter in rationalist Narendra Dabholkar's killing case, to the crime spot here in Maharashtra. According to a police officer, Andure, who had his face covered was taken to the Omkareshwar Bridge, where Dabholkar was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants on August 20, 2013 while he was on a morning walk. Based on information provided by Andure, who is in his late 20s, the CBI team recreated the entire crime scene as part of its investigation into the case, he said. According to the CBI, Sharad Kalaskar was the "second shooter" in the case. Currently, Kalaskar is in the Maharashtra Anti- Terrorism Squad's custody till September 3 in another case. Kalaskar was arrested by the ATS earlier this month in connection with the seizure of explosives from different parts of Maharashtra. Five people were arrested in the arms haul case and one of them gave the input about Andure's involvement in ...
Trio sentenced to jail for life for raping woman
A court here today sentenced an auto-rickshaw driver and two others to life-long jail term for raping a 22-year-old woman from Dehradun in November last year. Additional District and Sessions Judge Poonam R Joshi held auto-rickshaw driver Mohammad Irfan and his accomplices Mohammad Garib and Kismat Ali guilty of rape and sentenced them to jail terms till their death. They were also fined Rs 2.05 lakh each, defence counsel Dan Bahadur said. Earlier, the charges were framed against the trio under sections 376 D (gangrape) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. The DNA samples of the three had matched with the swabs taken from the victim's body. As per the charge-sheet filed against the trio, the victim, residing near here in Mohali had hired Irfan's auto-rickshaw last November to return to her residence in Mohali after attending her stenography classes in Sector 37. The auto-rickshaw had already two other men sitting in it and Irfan on the pretext of ...
IFoS officer convicted by special CBI court
A special court in Hyderabad today convicted an Indian Forest Service (IFoS) officer for amassing assets over Rs 58 lakh which were disproportionate to his known sources of income. K Bhasmakara Rao was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for three years along with a fine of Rs 10 Lakh, officials said. Principal Special Judge for CBI cases also ordered for forfeiting an amount of Rs 30.57 lakh and sale of his immovable properties, in case he fails to deposit the amount. Rao while posted in Kerala during the period January 1994 to January 2005 had amassed disproportionate assets to the known sources of his income. The charge sheet was filed against him on October 30, 2006, stating that the accused was in possession of disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 58.49 lakh against known sources of income of Rs 36.53 lakh.
UP passed bill for anticipatory bail, Uttarakhand to follow: SC told
The Uttar Pradesh government today informed the Supreme Court that the state assembly has approved a bill to re-introduce a provision for anticipatory bail, which was scrapped in the state during the Emergency in 1976. It said the Code of Criminal Procedure (Uttar Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2018, restoring the provision of anticipatory bail in the state, was passed in the assembly yesterday. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao asked Uttarakhand about the status of the bill which was to be passed in compliance of its earlier order. Deputy Advocate General of Uttarakhand Jatinder Kumar Sethi said the process was on and the legislative department of the state was vetting the proposal. The bench took the statement on record and posted the matter for further hearing after six weeks. The bench was hearing a petition filed by lawyer Sanjeev Bhatnagar seeking restoration of the provision of anticipatory bail in Uttar Pradesh, saying its absence was "discriminatory" to the people ..
Coal scam: Court frames charges against ex-CM Madhu Koda
A court here today framed charges of corruption, criminal conspiracy and cheating against former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda in a case pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a coal block in the state. Special judge Bharat Parashar framed the charges after Koda pleaded not guilty and claimed trial in the case. The case pertains to allocation of the Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand. "Madhu Koda is present today and has signed the charges framed against him. He has also pleaded not guilty to the charges so framed against him and has claimed trial," the court said. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has alleged that Koda favoured Jindal group firms -- Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) and Gagan Sponge Iron Pvt Ltd (GSIPL) -- in allocation of the Amarkonda Murgadangal block. The court had on August 16 framed criminal conspiracy and other charges against industrialist and Congress leader Naveen Jindal for allegedly giving Rs 2 crore bribe to the then ..
Father of infant girl awarded death sentence for raping minor
: Father of an infant girl was awarded the death sentence by the Jhunjhunu POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Court in Rajasthan on Friday for raping a minor on August 2.
SC considers upcoming local body polls in J-K, defers hearing on pleas on Article 35A
The Supreme Court today deferred till January next year the crucial hearing on pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35 A, which provides special rights and privileges to the natives of Jammu and Kashmir, after the Centre and the state said that polls to local bodies polls there would go on till December. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was told by Attorney General K K Venugopal and Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government respectively that the issue of Article 35A was "very sensitive" and keeping in mind the law and order aspect, the hearing be held in January or March, 2019. "Let these matters be listed in the second week of January, 2019. All interlocutory applications shall be taken up along with the main matter," the bench, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said in its order. Venugopal and the ASG referred to the law and order situation in the state and said .
Man killed, cousin injured in road accident
A man was killed and his cousin was seriously injured when their motorcycle collided head-on with a truck in Bihar's Madhubani district today, police said. The deceased has been identified as Indrajit Kumar Sah (20) while his cousin Vikas Kumar Sah (18) was seriously injured in the incident, Madhubani Sadar, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kamini Bala said. The accident took place near Kapileshwar Jagat chowk on NH 105 when they were returning to their village Satlakh Chandrasenpur of the district, the DySP said. The injured person was rushed to Madhubani sadar hospital where doctors referred him to Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital, (DMCH), he said. Angry local people blocked the national highway for a few hours to protest against the incident, the DySP said, adding that the blockade was lifted following an assurance given by the local administration that culprits would be arrested soon. The police arrested the truck driver, he added.