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Lalu surrenders before CBI courts after expiry of provisional bail, taken to jail
RJD president and fodder scam convict Lalu Prasad surrendered today before two special CBI courts here on expiry of his provisional bail for treatment of various ailments, after which he was taken to the Birsa Munda Jail and then to a hospital for checkup. Prasad, who reached here from Patna on Wednesday, had been directed by Jharkhand High Court to surrender before the CBI courts by today. After his surrender before Judge S S Prasad in connection with fraudulent withdrawals from Chaibasa Treasury, Prasad's advocate Prabhat Kumar said his client had been suffering from various ailments. The judge directed doctors of the Birsa Munda Jail, where he had been lodged following his conviction in December last year, to consult doctors who were treating Prasad. The judge said Prasad can also be treated by Dr Umesh Prasad at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) here. As the provisional bail was applied for three fodder scam cases, Prasad also surrendered before the court of M P ...
Delhi HC defers hearing on Navlakha's plea
The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned to September 14 the hearing on a habeas corpus plea filed with regard to rights activist-journalist Gautam Navlakha.
Bhima Koregaon: Delhi HC adjourns Gautam Navlakha's plea hearing
The Delhi High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the habeas corpus petition filed by activist Gautam Navlakha in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case till September 14.Navlakha had filed the petition challenging his arrest and transit remand by the Pune Police in the case.The court also refrained from passing an order on the plea, stating that the matter would only proceed after the Supreme Court order."It would not be appropriate to proceed with the matter as Supreme Court has already passed an order directing house arrest for five activists including Navlakha till September 6," the court observed.On August 29, the apex court directed the Pune Police to keep the five accused activists - Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Gautam Navlakha, Vernon Gonsalves and Sudha Bhardwaj - under house arrest till September 6.All the five activists were arrested by the Pune Police on Tuesday for allegedly triggering violence during the 200th anniversary of the Bhima-Koregaon battle in January this ...
Cops on look-out for woman heading dacoits' gang in MP's Satna
A woman has allegedly emerged as the leader of a gang of dacoits in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, prompting police to declare a reward on her head. Sadhna Patel (30) came under the police's scanner after her gang allegedly kidnapped a man for ransom in the district which borders on Uttar Pradesh. "We have announced a reward of Rs 10,000 on her head. It was announced after a case of abduction was registered against her earlier this month at Nayagaon police station," said district Superintendent of Police Santosh Gaur Thursday. Patel, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, was earlier associated with another dacoit, and as per the information obtained by police after the recent case of abduction, she is now heading her own gang, Gaur said. The gang allegedly kidnapped a man suspecting that he had found some hidden treasure. He was released when the gang felt that police were closing in on them, the SP claimed. The victim told police that the gang has about a dozen members, Gaur .
Odisha home dept issues guidelines to prevent honour killings
Adhering to a Supreme Court order on honour killing, issued earlier this year, the Odisha home department today laid down guidelines for combating the menace and asked top officers to take serious action against those found guilty of the crime. The Supreme Court, in a judgment in March this year, put in place a slew of preventive, remedial and punitive guidelines against khap panchayats and communal assemblies that target inter-caste and inter-religious couples. All crimes related to honour killing will invite serious consequence under the law, additional chief secretary of the home department, Asit Tripathy, said. "The guidelines or the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), laid down for the district collectors and Superintendents of police (SPs), proposes preventive and remedial measures to stop the menace," he said. The apex court, in its order, also asked the states to take steps to identify districts, sub-divisions and villages, where such crimes and khap panchayat .
Resist authoritarian onslaught, says CPI-M
The arrests of and raids on houses of human rights activists and Left intellectuals across five states "is an ominous pointer to how swiftly the country is coming under an authoritarian regime", the CPI-M has said.
Sub-committee set up on rehabilitation of mule owners at Vaishno Devi: J&K to SC
The Jammu and Kashmir government today told the Supreme Court that a sub-committee has been set up to deal with the issues relating to the rehabilitation of mule owners operating on Katra-Vaishno Devi shrine track in Jammu. The state told a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta that the sub-committee of the state advisory council had also convened a meeting on August 16 in which representatives of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and mule owners were heard. Advocate Shoeb Alam, representing Jammu and Kashmir, placed before the court an affidavit containing details about setting up of the sub-committee in which three advisors to the Governor and chief secretary of the state are members. He told the bench that the sub-committee was scheduled to meet again today in Srinagar and after considering all aspects, the panel would make recommendations to the state advisory council. Alam said the representation by activist Gauri Maulekhi, who had earlier filed a
MACT awards Rs six lakh to parents of four-year-old killed in road mishap
A motor accidents claims tribunal (MACT) here has awarded over Rs six lakh to the parents of a four-year-old girl who was hit by a water tanker in West Delhi in July 2015. MACT Presiding Officer Paramjit Singh awarded Rs 6,54,000 to the parents of Baby Busra, and asked the New India Assurance Company, the insurer of the offending vehicle, to pay the amount. "The offending vehicle was insured with New India Assurance Company Ltd. at the time of accident and as such shall be liable to pay the awarded amount, the tribunal said. The insurance company, however, shall be entitled to recover the compensation amount from the driver and the owner of the vehicle, in accordance with the law, the tribunal said. It also noted that the driver was not holding a valid driving licence at the time of accident. According to the complaint, Busra was hit by a water tanker on July 4, 2015 at Uttam Nagar in Delhi, while she was playing near her house. The vehicle which was allegedly being driven in a rash ..
Judicial inquiry ordered into ex-serviceman's 'custodial' death
A judicial inquiry has been ordered into the alleged custodial death of a 60-year-old former serviceman in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district last week, an official said today. Naik (retd) Prahlad Singh was detained at Kumher police station for allegedly creating nuisance in a drunken state. Singh apparently hanged himself from one of the bars using a blank provided in cells, District Inspector General Malini Agarwal had said. However, the army's administrative commandant in Bharatpur had written to the district collector on Monday, alleging that Singh died due to severe beating and third-degree torture. Denying that the judicial enquiry was ordered after army intervention, District Collector Sandesh Nayak told PTI such inquiry was a protocol and the same was followed immediately after Singh's death. Army sources said today that they had received the copy of the Monday's order from the district administration. Refusing to comment on the issue, Station House Officer Brijesh Meena said he ..
4 given death penalty for rape in Raj after new law for cases where victims are up to 12 yrs of age
Four persons have been given death penalty in three cases of rape with minors in Rajasthan since March, when the state introduced a provision for capital punishment if the rape victim is up to 12 years of age, a top police officer said here. Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) O.P Galhotra said that all police officers have been directed to take swift action in cases of POCSO Act and file charge sheet in courts. The Rajasthan government had passed The Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2018 in March entailing death penalty for rape convicts if the victime is up to 12 years of age. Galhotra, in a statement, said that a rape case was registered at Jhalawar Kotwali on February 14 in which the victim was a six-year-old girl. A charge sheet was filed on February 28 in court after the probe was completed in 16 days. The court sentenced the accused to death on August 24, 2018. Three other accused, two in Barmer and one in Lakshmangarh of Alwar district, were awarded death ...
Man beaten to death on cattle theft suspicion
A man was beaten to death by a mob in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, early on Thursday on suspicion of stealing their cattle, police said.
Cases against politicians: SC irked by Centre's failure to give details
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed anguish over the Centre's failure to provide details about the criminal cases pending against lawmakers and politicians in various courts across the country.
NCDRC asks Unitech to refund Rs 58L to home buyer
The apex consumer commission has asked a real estate giant to return over Rs 58 lakh with interest to a home buyer after it failed to hand over the apartment within the stipulated time. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has asked Unitech Limited to pay, within six weeks, an amount of Rs 58,41,623 along with a compensation of simple interest at the rate of 10 per cent per annum, to Shakti Kumar Matta and noted that the firm had shown deficient service. It also asked Unitech to pay Rs 10,000 as litigation cost to Matta. "Since the complainant (Matta) has clearly stated that the opposite party (Unitech) has failed to hand over the apartment within the stipulated period, the opposite party has committed deficiency in service, and therefore, I allow the complaint," presiding member of NCDRC Justice Deepa Sharma said. The apex commission said that Matta has proved by way of an "un-contradicted testimony" that the builder was supposed to hand over the apartment ...
Hindus directly being dubbed 'terrorists', those with Naxal links 'purported supporters': Sena
The Shiv Sena today said killers of rationalists Govind Pansare and Narendra Dabholkar should be punished, but Hindus should not be dubbed as "terrorists" in their own country by merely "adding up" different cases. In an editorial in the party mouthpiece 'Saamana', the Sena said killings of Pansare, Dabholkar, journalist -activist Gauri Lankesh and rationalist M M Kalburgi could be individual conspiracies and the mastermind may not be the same. Referring to the recent police action against five activists for suspected Maoist links, the party said, "The naxal supporters who had been arrested were termed 'purported' supporters of naxalism while Hindutvavadis were directly termed as Hindu extremists." It is surprising that Hindus, in their own country are termed terrorists, especially in the 'Modi-Fadnavis' regime, said the Sena, which is an ally of the BJP at the Centre and in Maharashtra but has often been critical of its alliance partner. The Sena, however, also praised Maharashtra ...
IAAF Council member David Okeyo banned for life
IAAF Council member David Okeyo of Kenya was banned from track and field for life Thursday for his role in diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars of sponsorship money from Nike for his and others' personal use. Okeyo, who was also secretary general and a vice president of Kenya's track federation, was found guilty of skimming off the money given to the federation by Nike from as far back as 2004. He was suspended in 2015 and the three-year case was decided at a hearing in January and February. He was also formally expelled as an IAAF Council member. The decision was announced by the IAAF ethics board. Okeyo was accused alongside two other officials, former Athletics Kenya president and former IAAF Council member Isaiah Kiplagat, and former AK treasurer Joseph Kinyua. Kiplagat died in 2016. Kinyua was also found to be involved in diverting money meant for Athletics Kenya to a "clearance account" for the men's personal use but was not bound by the IAAF ethics code at the time and ..
Body found in toilet in Katra town: police
The body of a man was found in a toilet in Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi Devi cave shrine in Trikuta hills of Reasi district in J&K today, police said. Information was received that the body of one Gurab Kumar of Akhnoor was found in a Sulabh tiolet at Katra today, a police officer said. Team rushed to the place and recovered the body, he said adding that the death occurred in mysterious circumstances and cause required to be ascertained. Inquest proceedings have been initiated, he said adding that the body was shifted to a hospital in Katra for post-mortem.
Child trafficking: Jharkhand Police arrest man from Ludhiana
Jharkhand police said today that they have arrested a man, who ran a shelter home for children in Punjab's Ludhiana district, in connection with a case of illegal trafficking and conversion. Satyendra Prakash Musa, 58, ran the shelter home on Pakhowal road. He was arrested yesterday. The police team rescued four children from another shelter home in Doraha area of Ludhiana district, where they were shifted after a raid on the shelter home on Pakhowal road on August 20, police said. Another four rescued children are from Bihar. Ludhiana commissioner of police Sukhchain Singh Gill said the local police have not registered any case against Musa. Jatinder Pal Singh, who heads the district child welfare committee, said preliminary investigation has revealed that the shelter home run by Musa's Packiam Mercy Cross Trust was running illegally for more than 10 years. Moreover, the building housing 38 inmates was unsafe, he said. In July, the shelter home was sent notice by the committee for ...
Senegal court upholds five-year term for leading politician Khalifa Sall
A Senegalese court today upheld a five-year jail term against leading politician Khalifa Sall in a ruling that bars him from running in presidential elections due next February. Sall, 62, who is mayor of Dakar, had described the charges against him as politically motivated. He was sentenced in March on charges of fraudulent use of public funds, for which he was also fined five million CFA francs (7,625 euros).
Man beaten to death on suspicion of cattle theft
A man was beaten to death by a mob in Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh early on Thursday on suspicion of stealing their cattle, police said.
Junior doctor at Kolkata hospital alleges assault by cop
A junior doctor at a private hospital here has lodged a complaint of physical assault against a police officer, who had taken admission at the plastic surgery department for a wrist surgery. The alleged assault, around 7pm yesterday, triggered a temporary ceasework by other doctors in almost all wards of Calcutta Medical Research Institute, barring the emergency and critical care units, an official at the private hospital said. In his complaint at Alipore police station, Srinivas Geddam, a postgraduate trainee doctor with CMRI, said Jadavpur police station officer-in-charge (OC) Pulak Kumar Dutta hit him when he was attending to his medical case. Dutta, who underwent a wrist surgery yesterday morning, allegedly slapped the junior doctor with his left hand after grabbing him by his neck when asked about his medications, a senior police officer said quoting Geddam's complaint. Geddam, a resident of Andhra Pradesh, in his complaint, said he suffered abrasions on his neck ...