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14-yr-old boy convicted for minor's rape in MP; trial over in 7 hrs
A 14-year-old boy was sent to reform home for two years by a juvenile board here for raping a four-year-old girl, with the entire process of the case being completed in just five days. Juvenile Justice Board Judge Tripti Pande pronounced the sentence yesterday after wrapping up the trial in seven hours, government advocate Deependra Malu said today. The crime took place on August 15 and the entire process, from registration of the case to pronouncement of judgement, was completed in five days. "The case diary was submitted in the court at 10.45 am yesterday and the judgement, after trial, was pronounced around 6 pm," Malu said. "This is probably for the first time, after the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act came into effect in 2012, that a judgement in a rape case of a minor has been given in such a short duration," he said. While pronouncing the sentence, Malu said, the judge observed, "The tendency of sexual offences against children is rising at a fast pace .
Delhi HC asks police to file status report on plea against Tharoor's anticipatory bail
The Delhi High Court today asked the Delhi Police to file a status report on a plea challenging anticipatory bail given to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in a case related to his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death. Justice R K Gauba asked the Delhi Police's standing counsel (criminal) Rahul Mehra to appear in the matter and listed the plea on September 25. "The state shall file a status report inspecting the case against the backdrop of which the present controversy is raised," the court said. The court was hearing the petition filed by a Delhi-based lawyer Deepak Anand challenging a trial court's July 5 order granting anticipatory bail to Tharoor in the matter. The petitioner argued that after filing of charge sheet, the trial court took cognisance and issued summons to Tharoor. Instead of appearing before the court concerned, the Congress leader moved the court of an additional sessions judge which "erroneously" granted him bail, he said. Pushkar was found dead in a suite of a luxury ...
Sena man arrested on terror charges, party maintains silence
Mumbai [Maharahstra], Aug 21 (ANI): In a major embarrassment to Shiv Sena, the Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is investigating an alleged involvement of its party member Shrikant Pangarkar in 'harbouring and funding' men accused of conspiring terror attacks in Maharashtra.A press release issued by ATS confirmed terror charges being pressed against Pangarkar under Sections 16, 18, 20 of Unlawful Activities Prevention (UAPA) Act. "During further investigation of ATS police station C.R. No. 11/2018 u/s 4,5 Explosive Substances Act r/w 9-B Explosives Act r/w 120 (B) IPC r/w 16,18,20 Unlawful Activities (Prevention ) Act, etc- a male accused person aged about 40 yrs r/o Jalna is arrested today evening," a release from ATS DCP said.Besides, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) may also seek 40-year-old Pangarkar's custody to investigate his alleged role in the murder of Rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in August 2013.Pangarkar is an ex-corporator from Jalna district of ...
Two men convicted for raping minor girl in MP
A special court here convicted two men today in the rape case of an eight-year-old girl here. Special Judge Nisha Gupta held the two accused - Irfan alias Bhaiyu (20) and Asif (24) - guilty under relevant sections, public prosecutor B S Thakur said. The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence later in the day, he said. The girl was gang-raped on June 26 in Mandsaur after the accused abducted her while she was waiting for her father outside her school. The accused had also tried to kill her by slitting her throat. The minor, who suffered severe injuries to her neck, face, head and private parts in the incident, is undergoing treatment in Indore. Relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were invoked against the accused.
8-yr-old dies as uncle's pistol accidentally fires
An eight-years-old girl died after a loaded pistol of her uncle accidentally fired at at Jolla village under Budhana police station here, police said today. The deceased was identified as Sana, nephew of a jawan.Station House Officer Perbhaker Ketura said the loaded gun fired after the girl touched it. The body was sent for postmortem and investigation is on, said the official.
7 injured in Muzaffarnagar clash
At least seven persons, including a woman, were injured in a group clash over the beating of a dog at Kakrala village under Khatauli police station here, police said today. Circle Officer Rajive Kumar Singh said Rinu singh and Kapil Balmiki were confronted by locals yesterday evening for thrashing a dog belonging to one Ritu Singh. However, the confrontation soon turned into a violent clash in which lathies were used. Police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. The clash was between two groups of the same community, said a police official, adding that one person was arrested in this connection.
Sharifs to spend Eid in jail
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in law will celebrate Eidul Azha in the high-security Adiala Jail after a high court deferred decision on petitions seeking their release. Three corruption cases were filed against Sharif and family last year following a decision by Supreme Court on July 28 of the same year. The 68-year-old PML-N leader yesterday appeared before the Islamabad-based High Court for hearing in the remaining Al-Azizia Steel Mills and the Hill Metal Establishment cases. Sharif, along with his daughter Maryam, 44 and his son-in-law Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar, 54, are already serving jail terms of 10-years, seven years and one year respectively in the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, after the accountability court convicted them on July 6 over the family's ownership of four luxury flats in London through illegal means. The three appealed in the Islamabad court against the conviction on July 16. They also petitioned for suspension of the ...
Court sends two men who attacked Umar Khalid to police custody
A Delhi court today sent two persons, who had allegedly attacked JNU student leader Umar Khalid in front of the Constitution Club here, to two-day police custody. The incident took place on August 13 and they were arrested from Haryana a week later. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Deepak Sherawat allowed the plea of the Delhi Police after it said their custodial interrogation was required. The two men, who were arrested on August 20 from Fatehabad in Haryana's Hisar district, had claimed that they were cow vigilantes who wanted to draw attention towards protection of cows. The duo, Darwesh Shahpur and Naveen Dalal, 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 attacked him. Dalal claimed he did not fire from the weapon he was carrying and it fell down while he was fleeing the spot. However, police ..
Bihiya murder case: 15 people arrested
Police in Bihar have arrested 15 people after a woman in the state's Bihiya town was beaten up and stripped by a mob over a suspicion of a youth's murder.The man, identified as Vimlesh Sav, was found dead on railway tracks on Monday morning. The woman, who is currently under police custody and undergoing medical tests, has denied the allegations that she killed the youth.The murder angered the villagers, who were already upset with the spike in crime in the Bhojpur district. The angry mob burnt down shops and torched vehicles including police cars on Monday.Following that, eight police officials were suspended, including the Station House Officer, Bahiya, and station in-charge Government Railway Police. The investigation was led by Awkash Kumar, the Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur.Meanwhile, Inspector General of Patna Zone, Naiyar Hasain Khan assured that the culprits would not be spared, and strict action will be taken against them.
SC asks JK govt to file reply on alleged custodial torture of Kathua case witness
The Supreme Court today directed the Jammu and Kashmir government to file its response on a plea alleging custodial torture of the Kathua case witness by August 27. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud fixed the matter for further hearing in August 29. The top court was hearing a plea by Talib Hussain, a key witness in the Kathua gang rape-and-murder case, alleging custodial torture by the state police in an alleged rape case lodged against him by his sister-in-law. The court had earlier asked the lawyer, appearing for Hussain's cousin Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, to satisfy it on how a writ of habeas corpus (produce the body) was maintainable in the present case where the accused was in lawful police custody following an FIR being registered against him. The counsel had referred to a Supreme Court judgement and said irrespective of the nature of detention, whether legal or illegal, such a petition could always be filed in cases of ...
Personal assistant to Union Minister commits suicide
A 31-year-old man, who was working as a personal assistant to Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, allegedly committed suicide in New Delhi's Laxmibai Nagar area.The deceased, Kundan Kumar, hung himself from a ceiling fan at around 2:25 am on August 20 at his residence in Laxmibai Nagar near Sarojini Nagar. He was residing with his family.Kundan was rushed to Safdarjung Hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival."We received a call at Police Control Room (PCR) late night at 2:25 am. On immediate action, the deceased was rushed to Safdarjung Hospital but the doctors declared him brought dead," said Police.Kumar is survived by his wife Shivani and a six-month-old son. The dead body has been handed over to his relatives after the post-mortem.A probe team was deployed at the spot and photographs were taken for investigation. Further enquiry into the matter is underway.
UP: 5 members of family found dead inside locked house
Five members of a family, including three minors, were found dead inside their locked house by the Allahabad Police late on Monday night.The police recovered the body of a man, his wife and his three daughters from Dhumanganj area.While the man was found hanging from the ceiling fan, his wife's body was found inside the fridge. Out of the three daughters, the body of one was in a suitcase, other in an almirah and the body of the third daughter was lying on the floor."Prima facie it seems that the man killed his wife and daughters, and later committed suicide," said Allahabad SSP Nitin Tiwari.The bodies have been sent for postmortem and the police have begun further investigation in the matter.
US charges 2 people acting as agents for Iran
The US has charged two people acting as agents for the Iranian government, according to an official statement.
Search on for man who threatened to shoot Trump
Law enforcement authorities have launched a search operation for a man who's suspected of threatening to shoot US President Donald Trump, a media report said.
US man charged with killing pregnant wife and girls
A man in the US state of Colorado has been charged with the deaths of his pregnant wife and their daughters last week.
U.S. appeals court revives case against CBS over pre-1972 recordings
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit accusing CBS Corp and CBS Radio of copyright infringement for playing digitally remastered songs recorded before 1972 by Al Green, the Everly Brothers, Jackie Wilson and others on radio stations and online.
CBS must face revived lawsuit in U.S. over pre-1972 recordings
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit accusing CBS Corp of copyright infringement for playing digitally remastered songs recorded before 1972 by Al Green, the Everly Brothers, Jackie Wilson and others on its radio stations and online.
Woman stripped, thrashed in Bihar on murder suspicion
A woman on Monday was stripped and thrashed by a mob in Bihar's Bihiya town, on the suspicion of being involved in murder of a youth.The woman is under police custody at present and undergoing medical tests. However, she denied the allegations against her.The youth, identified as Vimlesh Sav, was murdered and his body was recovered on the railway tracks today morning.There has been a surge in criminal incidents in Bihar's Bhojpur district, the murder added fuel to fire for the already angry villagers. The villagers, as a show of anger, burnt down shops and vehicles including police vehicles.In the view of the incident, eight police officials have been suspended, including the Station House Officer, Bahiya, and station in-charge Government Railway Police. The investigation was led by Awkash Kumar, the Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur.Inspector General of Patna Zone, Naiyar Hasain Khan assured that the culprits would not be spared, and strict action would be taken against them. An FIR .
2 Muslim youths thrashed, paraded by cow protection group in UP
Two Muslim youths were allegedly thrashed and paraded by a mob led by the head of a vigilante group on suspicion of smuggling two cows in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district this evening, police said. The head of the cow vigilante group was arrested and the two youth were booked under the UP Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, and taken into custody, they said. Superintendent of Police Shlok Kumar said Dilshad and Shah Rukh were ferrying two cows, which they claimed were bought from a temple priest, to their village when the mob intercepted the truck in Shamli town and attacked them. Anuj Bansal, the head of the cow vigilante group, has been arrested and a search is on for the other members of the group, he told PTI. According to the FIR, the duo and the priest, who was also in the vehicle, told the attackers that they had bought the cows for rearing, but the accused thrashed the two youths and paraded them in the area. The priest was not attacked, police said. On receiving information about
Activists question 'sluggish' probe into Dabholkar killing
Tushar Gandhi, the great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, criticised the Maharashtra government today over the "slow pace" of investigation into the killing of Pune-based rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. He said during the last five years since the killing of Dabholkar, the outfits involved covered up their tracks by erasing their links with conspirators and actual killers. "When we raise a question why the recent arrest in Dr Dabholkar case was made and why the similar action was not taken earlier, it is very simple that they wanted to erase the links of the outfits, its conspirators with the actual killers," said Gandhi. He was speaking at the 'Jawab do' rally, organised to observe the fifth death anniversary 'of Dabholkar here in Pune. The CBI had arrested Sachin Andure, the alleged main shooter, on August 18. Gandhi said chances are that the accused will be let off due to lack of evidence by courts. "Even if they are penalised or convicted, the real perpetrators or outfits