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Rahul slams PM over mysterious death of key witness in Unnao case
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the mysterious death and burial without autopsy of a key witness in the Unnao rape-murder case involving BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar. It "smells of a conspiracy," Gandhi said.
HC grants time to BJP spokesman to respond to scribe's plea in defamation case
The Delhi High Court today granted time to a BJP spokesperson to respond to a plea by a woman journalist, challenging summons issued to her by a trial court in a criminal defamation case filed by him. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva also extended the exemption granted to the journalist from personally appearing before the trial court in the defamation case. Journalist Swati Chaturvedi was on May 17 summoned by the trial court as an accused in the defamation case and asked to appear before it in the proceedings initiated by BJP spokesperson Tajinder Singh Bagga for the scribe's tweets regarding his appointment to the post. The high court had asked Bagga to file his response on the journalist's plea. During the day's hearing, Bagga's counsel sought two more weeks to respond to the plea which was granted by the court. The court listed the matter for further hearing on December 4. Senior advocate Arvind Nigam, appearing for the scribe, sought to stay the trial court proceedings and claimed that .
Sunanda death: Police hands over documents to Tharoor
Delhi police today handed over various documents to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor before a court here in a case against him regarding his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death almost four years ago in a luxury hotel here. The documents included statements of various witnesses recorded in the case. During the hearing, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy requested Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal that he be allowed to assist the police in the case, even though senior advocate Vikash Pahwa and advocate Gaurav Gupta, appearing for Tharoor told the court that Swamy had no locus in the case which was already being probed by the police. The court, thereafter, posted the matter for further hearing on September 20. Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a luxury hotel in the city on the night of January 17, 2014. The couple was staying in the hotel as the official bungalow of Tharoor was being renovated at that time. The court had directed the Delhi Police to hand over various documents ..
Court sends 2 men who attacked Umar Khalid to judicial custody
A Delhi court today sent two persons, who had allegedly attacked JNU student Umar Khalid at the Constitution Club here, to two-week's judicial custody. The incident took place on August 13 and the two were arrested from Haryana a week later. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat sent the duo, Darwesh Shahpur and Naveen Dalal, to the judicial custody after they were produced before the court on expiry of their two-day police custody. The police told the court their custodial interrogation was not required. The two men, who were arrested on August 20 from Fatehabad in Haryana's Hisar district, had claimed that they were cow vigilantes and wanted to draw attention towards protection of the animal. The duo had told the police that they had planned to disrupt the event 'Khauff se Azaadi' (Freedom from Fear) that was being held at the Constitution Club on August 13. When Dalal reached the Constitution Club, he found Khalid outside the venue and allegedly attacked him. Dalal claimed .
HC tells Delhi govt to notify standards for de-addiction centres by Sep 19
The AAP government today told the Delhi High Court that the Lieutenant Governor (LG) has approved the rules for regulating the standards for de-addiction centres in the national capital and they would be notified soon. The Delhi government also told a bench of justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel that once the rules are notified and publicised, then a mechanism will be laid down for such centres to apply for permission to function. Taking note of the submission by Delhi government standing counsel (criminal) Rahul Mehra, the court directed that the standards be notified and also uploaded online before September 19, the next date of hearing. The bench also directed the Law Secretary of Delhi government to file an affidavit, before the next hearing, indicating that the order has been complied with. The court on July 12 had asked the LG to finalise and approve the rules within four weeks, saying streamlining the facilities was of paramount importance as the people in need were fairly ...
Mandsaur gang-rape convicts shifted to Ujjain central jail
The two men sentenced to death in the Mandsaur gang rape case were today shifted to Ujjain Central Jail, an official said. On August 21, Additional District and Sessions Judge at Mandsaur, Nisha Gupta, awarded the death sentence to Irfan Mewati alias Bhaiyu (20) and Asif Mewati (24), after convicting them of abducting and raping an eight-year-old girl. District Jail's top official Sunil Sharma said both convicts were shifted to Ujjain Central Jail, about 150 km from here, this morning. "There is a rule that the convicts who are awarded a sentence of 10 years or more or the death penalty must be lodged in a central jail," Sharma said. An eight-year-old girl was abducted when she was waiting for her father outside her school in Mandsaur on June 26, and gang-raped. The rapists also tried to kill her by slitting her throat. The incident had led to state-wide outrage. After the pronouncement of judgement on Tuesday, Asif Mewati was slapped by an unidentified man while being ..
Muzaffarpur case: Patna HC raps CBI
The Patna High Court on Thursday rapped the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for not presenting the Muzaffarpur shelter home investigation report on time."According to the earlier order, CBI was supposed to provide a status report to the court today. However, the CBI counsel had asked for an extension for filing the same. The court had denied giving them time and asked to present the report on next hearing, that is, today," Shama Sinha, advocate for petitioner Santosh Kumar, told ANI."The court today asked as to why the status report was not submitted before it. The court further questioned as to why it was not informed about the transfer of CBI SP JP Mishra," revealed Sinha.Sinha further said that the High Court has also issued guidelines for media to not show or print anything related to the case in advance. She said, "Where investigation is being done? Or where it will be held next? Court said media should refrain from revealing details like this as it will benefit those ...
Int'l drug smugglers held at Delhi airport, 1.7 kg of cocaine seized
The customs officials arrested two foreign nationals at the Delhi airport for allegedly trying to smuggle 1.7 kg of cocaine, worth Rs 10 crore, into the country, authorities said today. According to a statement issued by the customs department, the arrested duo had swallowed about 145 capsules of cocaine, which were extracted at a city-based hospital. Hospital authorities took four days to extricate the narcotics from the systems of the foreign nationals. Two male passengers -- a Bolivian and a Kenyan -- were intercepted by the customs officials on Friday after their arrival from Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, the customs said. Detailed examination of their baggage did not lead to the recovery of any incriminating goods. Based on reasonable belief that there was concealment of contraband inside their bodies, the passengers were admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, the statement issued by the customs said. In the hospital, the Bolivian national evacuated 89 capsules weighing .
26-year-old man from Delhi abducted, killed
A 26-year-old man was allegedly abducted from his house in northwest Delhi and his body was found in a forest in Haryana's Bahadurgarh area, police said today. Moti Lal, a resident of Singhalpur village near Shalimar Bagh was kidnapped on August 20 by Vikram and his two associates over a financial dispute, they said. In a complaint filed by the victim's wife, she alleged that the trio barged into their home and thrashed them before taking away her husband, Aslam Khan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest) said. Based on her statement, a case was registered. On August 21, the victim's body was recovered. He was allegedly beaten to death with sticks, they said. Acting on a tip off, Vikram was arrested yesterday near Delhi High Court while his uncle Rajesh, an MCD contractor, was held in Bahadurgarh, police said. The car used in the commission of the crime was seized while the third accused, Ravi was absconding, they added. During enquiry, police learnt that the victim had a quarrel .
FSL report cites cirrhosis as cause of Shiroor seer's death
Udupi-based Shiroor mutt seer Laxmivara Teertha Swamiji died of liver cirrohosis and no trace of poison was found in his organs by the Forensic Science Laboratory, sources said here quoting the lab report which virtually ruled out foul play in the death of the controversial pontiff on July 19. Police said at Udupi that the report had been sent to Kasturba hospital at Manipal where the 55-year-old seer died. Doctors at the hospital had then said that they suspected poisoning might have cause the death. However, the team of doctors who conducted the post-mortem, in their report submitted to police on July 30, had not specified the actual cause of death, saying they would arrive at a conclusion after getting the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report. It would now take a few days for expert doctors to come to a conclusion on the exact reason, the sources said. Udupi district Superintendent of Police Laxman Nimbargi, who also confirmed that the FSL report had been received, however, ...
Haryana CM orders probe into Sonipat infant's death
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the death of an infant in Sonipat on Wednesday.Speaking to ANI, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said, "The Chief Minister ordered an investigation by Superintendent of Police (SP) Rohtak. I have ordered Directorate General of Health Services to file a report today after a preliminary investigation. We will take strict action in the case."An FIR has also been registered in the case under Section 304A and 177 (Motor Vehicles Act) in a police station in Kundli.It is alleged that an infant died in an ambulance en-route to the hospital. According to the relatives of the infant, the ambulance was allegedly stuck in a massive traffic jam due to a cycle rally by Congress leader Ashok Tanwar. The rally, Haryana Bachao Pariwartan Lao, was apparently led by Tanwar in Sonipat.Tanwar, however, blamed the hospital for the infant's death. Denying that the death was due to traffic jam caused by his rally, Tanwar told ANI,
Gangrape victim commits suicide in UP
A 15-year-old girl committed suicide here today after being allegedly gang-raped by three men, police said. The victim was reportedly abducted on August 20 by the accused and taken to a secluded building before being sexually assaulted, they said. She was found hanging from the ceiling of her house in Sainjini village under Musajhag police station early morning, they added. "Post-mortem examination will be performed by a panel of three doctors to ascertain if it is a case of suicide... We will look into the matter from all angles," SSP Ashok Kumar said. Earlier, the police had filed an FIR on the complaint of the victim's family and had also arrested the main accused, identified as Lankush. However, Kumar had refuted the rape allegation by the girl, saying her medical report had confirmed that she wasn't gang-raped. The SSP had also said that the girl and the accused were known to each other and had talked 122 times on the phone in the past couple of days. However, the family of the ..
Man electrocuted in Kapurthala dist
An unidentified man died of electrocution near here in Kapurthala district, police said today. Investigation Officer Balbir Singh said the deceased appeared to be around 30 to 35 years of age. He was found dead near a power transformer in the paddy fields of Narur village last night, said the officer. The body has been kept at a hospital for identification, he said.
Himachal Pradesh: 11 killed as car plunges down hill
At least, 11 people including three children were killed after a car plunged down a hill in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on late Wednesday night.The victims were on their way from Manali to Lahaul-Spiti when the incident took place near Rohtang at Rani Nallah.Kullu Superintendents of Police (SP), Shalini Agnihotri confirmed the incident and added that they have shifted the bodies to a hospital for post-mortem.Further investigation in the matter is underway.
Man sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping 3-yr-old girl
A special court here sentenced a man to 20 years in jail for raping a three-year-old girl. In his order, special POCSO court judge Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi has written that the accused is a paedophile and may repeat the crime, in case of lesser punishment, Assistant District Government Council Virendra Kumar Lavania said. "Vishambhar was awarded rigorous punishment of 20 years with a fine of Rs 20,000," he said. The incident took place on December 5, 2015 while the girl was playing with her friends near her house. The accused took the girl to a secluded place and raped her, he said. After hearing her cries, the victim's mother rushed to the spot. However, the accused managed to run away, Lavania said. An FIR was registered against the accused under section 376 (rape) of the IPC and provisions of the POCSO Act. The judge has also ordered the state government to give a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the victim, Lavania said.
Copenhagen bank suspected of breaching money laundering act, says Danish watchdog
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's financial watchdog said on Thursday it had asked the state prosecutor to investigate Copenhagen Cooperative Bank for a suspected breaching of the country's money laundering act.
11-year-old girl raped in southwest Delhi
An 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an unidentified man last night in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, police said today. The incident was reported to the police around 2 am today, following which a case was registered. The girl is being counselled and efforts are being made to identify the accused, they added.
Pakistan will take 'bitter decisions' on Jadhav: Foreign Minister
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday said the country will have to take "some bitter decisions" in the case of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, hinting at his execution.
Hong Kong doctor used yoga ball to kill wife, daughter
A Hong Kong doctor killed his wife and 16-year-old daughter using a yoga ball filled with carbon monoxide, a court heard on Thursday.
Indonesia's main Muslim group criticizes blasphemy sentence
Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation has criticized the blasphemy conviction and imprisonment of a Buddhist woman who complained that the call to prayer from her neighborhood mosque was too loud. Officials from Nahdlatul Ulama, which claims 60 million members, said today the woman's complaint about mosque loudspeakers doesn't constitute blasphemy under Indonesian law. The ethnic Chinese woman, Meiliana, was sentenced to 18 months prison on Tuesday by a court in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province. Her lawyer said she would appeal. Robikin Emhas, a deputy chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama, said, "We believe that Meiliana did not commit blasphemy," He said there was no hatred against any religion in her complaint. Another prominent Nahdlatul Ulama official, Rumadi Ahmad, who was an expert witness Meiliana's trial, said his testimony was ignored.