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High Court launches IT initiatives for litigants' benefit
Punjab and Haryana High Court here today launched a slew of IT enabled services for the benefit of litigants and lawyers. e-Payment of High Court Services, Android based Mobile Application, Online Grievance and Feedback System, Surety Information Management System, Infrastructure Web Application, Crystal Reports Software and eNotices are some of the major IT initiatives recently developed under the guidance of Justice Rajesh Bindal, Chairman, Computer Committee, a Haryana government release said here. As the applications were developed by the officials working in the high court and district courts, the HC Chief Justice Krishna Murari invited the officials concerned to press the launching button of their respective IT projects. He appreciated their efforts and expected that more and more officials will contribute to provide IT solutions for use by the courts, litigants and lawyers. In collaboration with State Bank of India, a payment gateway was launched for online transfer of money, ..
Dabholkar case: He is innocent, main shooter's brother claims
The brother of Sachin Prakasrao Andure, the alleged main shooter arrested in the case of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar's killing, today claimed that his brother was made a scapegoat and falsely implicated in the case. Sachin, who was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here last evening, was produced before the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class A S Mujumdar at Shivajinagar today and remanded to the agency's custody till August 26. The CBI told the court that Sachin was one of the two assailants who had shot at Dabholkar at the Omkareshwar Bridge here on August 20, 2013. His brother, Pravin, who was present in court, claimed that Sachin was not a member of any political party or right-wing Hindutva group Sanatan Sanstha. "My brother is a good-natured man living a humble life. He was never involved in any wrongdoing. He has been falsely implicated in this case and made a scapegoat. But we are sure that he will come out innocent," Pravin, who works at a petrol ..
13-yr-old school girl dies of 'food poisoning', probe ordered
A 13-year-old girl died and 12 others were taken ill due to suspected food poisoning at their residential school at a village near Mirzapur, prompting the district administration to order a magisterial probe into it today. While the incident occurred at Kasturba Gandhi Awasiye Balika Vidyalaya at Bahuar village of the district yesterday, the magisterial probe was ordered shortly after Union Minister and Mirzapur MP Anupriya Patel's visit to the school today. Patel assured the family members of deceased Naina Devi, a class 7 student, that strict action would be taken against the guilty persons. "Thirteen girls fell ill yesterday after having their afternoon meal. Efforts were made to treat the girls at the school itself, but when their conditions did not improve, they were sent to the hospital," said Chunar Sub-Divisional Magistrate Chatrapal Yadav today. "13-year-old Naina was declared dead at the hospital. She was a student of class 7," he said, adding the remaining 12 girls were ...
Two minor girls raped by 11 men in Jharkhand
Eleven people were arrested for allegedly raping two minor girls in this district of Jharkhand, police said. They were nabbed after a police team conducted raids in the Hirhi Harra Toli locality, Deputy Superintendent of Police Ashish Kumar Mahli told a press conference here today. The accused, all aged between 18 and 28 years, had raped the girls on August 16 when they were going to the Hirhi Harra Toli area along with their neighbour, he said. They were travelling on a motorcycle which developed snag near the Hirhi Railway bridge, the DSP said. One of the girls called her friend over phone for help but he sent his 11 friends to the spot instead. They took the girls to an isolated place, beat up their neighbour and drove him away. The men then took turns to rape the girls, Mahli said. The accused also snatched away mobile phones of the victims, he added. A case was registered at Sadar police station on the basis of the statement of the girls. The task force was formed on the ...
2 over-ground workers of militant outfits arrested in J-K
Two over-ground workers (OGWs) of militant outfits were arrested today from Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police spokesman said. Acting on a tip-off, the police today conducted a raid in Patti Saloora area of Ganderbal in central Kashmir, he said. They were identified as Irfan Ahmad Mir and Aushiq Hussain Baba. Incriminating material was also seized from their possession, the spokesman said, adding that a case under relevant sections of the IPC was registered against them. Further arrests are expected in the case, the spokesman said.
Punjab police inspector, sister murdered by their brother
Punjab Police Inspector Chander Kumar and his sister Indu Bala have been stabbed to death allegedly by their brother Deepak Kumar, police said today. Chander Kumar who was posted at Batala, was living in Amritsar, and his sister Indu Bala was also living there with the family. Late last night there was some altercation between the two brothers over some family matters that took serious turn, following which Deepak Kumar allegedly stabbed Chander Kumar and Indu Bala to death. Police have arrested the accused and charged him with double murder.
App to monitor MP public prosecutors showing results: Official
The mobile application, which tracks the work of public prosecutors in Madhya Pradesh, has begun to show results with 10 death sentences awarded in as many rape cases in the past six months, a senior official said today. One of these cases, in the state's Katni district, even found mention in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech last week. A 34-year-old man, Rajkumar Kol, was sentenced to death on July 27, within five days of the trial commencing, for raping a five-year-old. He was arrested on July 7, a charge sheet was filed on July 12 and hearing in the case started on July 23. Director of Public Prosecution Rajendra Kumar told PTI that as part of the "eProsecution app" introduced eight months ago, about 1000-odd prosecution officers have to keep a daily log of their work which has to be approved by their immediate superior. Kumar informed that the state has 200 prosecution offices in 50 cities and 150 tehsils and the app had made it easy to track their work and ...
C'garh: Grocery shop owner arrested on charge of raping minor
A grocery store owner was arrested for allegedly raping a 11-year-old girl in Chattisgarh's Koriya district, about 190 kilometres from here, police said today. Ramdayal Sahu (60) was arrested yesterday for sexually assaulting the girl at his shop, in the Patna area of Baikunthpur tehsil, on August 16 when she had come to buy chocolates, a local police official said. "The girl was alone at the time when the incident happened. Her parents came to know of it yesterday when the girl experienced pain in her private parts. Her parents then filed a police complaint following which Sahu was arrested," the official said. He said that Sahu had been charged for rape under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. He added that the girl's medical examination had confirmed the rape and her statement had been recorded. A local court remanded the accused in judicial custody, the official informed.
Two arrested on charge of raping Dalit girl in MP
Two persons were arrested today for allegedly raping a 14-year-old Dalit girl in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, police said. Aitu Ahirwar (39) and Punit Ahirwar (24) abducted the girl on Friday night at knife-point at Kareela village after which the former raped her, said Motinagar police station in charge Vipin Tamrakar. The victim's family filed a complaint yesterday following which the two were arrested today, he said. Tamrakar added that the duo had been charged for rape and abduction under sections of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Man shot at in Jehanabad, JD(U) district prez named in FIR
A man who used to inform police about illegal sand mining was shot at by unidentified persons in Bihar's Jehanabad district today, a senior police officer said. Some unidentified persons shot at Lallu Kumar, the son of a chowkidar of Thallu Bigaha area of the district and injured him seriously, Superintendent of Police, Manish Kumar said. The injured person was first rushed to Jehanabad sadar hospital from where he was referred to Patna Medical College and Hospital, Patna in a critical condition, the SP said. On the basis of victim's (Lallu Kumar) statement, an FIR has been lodged against three persons including JD(U) district president Rajiv Nayan, he said. As per the statement recorded in the FIR, Lallu Kumar said that he used to inform police about the illegal sand mining in the area and it was Nayan who was behind the attack, police said. Nayan has a sand mining business, sources said. Police have started investigation after lodging an FIR in this regard, the SP ...
ED to move HC against appellate tribunal order in Mallya case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will appeal in the Delhi High Court against an appellate tribunal's order to release flats attached as part of an ED probe against fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya and Karnataka-based UBHL, the agency said on Sunday.
Brother of man killed in police firing wants murder case registered against officials
The brother of a man killed in an exchange of fire between policemen and locals in Vaishali district on August 13 has urged the Chief Judicial Magistrate to order institution of a murder case against 16 civil and police officials. The man, Gulshan Sahni, was killed in Jandahan area during the exchange of fire following the killing of Manish Sahni, Vaishali district president of RLSP's extremely backward castes cell and head of Jandahan block panchayat samiti. Manish Sahni was gunned down by unidentified men when he was coming out of his chamber at the block office. Gulshan Sahni's brother Shashi Bhushan Sahni yesterday filed a case in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Vijay Krishna Singh for instituting a murder case against Mahua Deputy Superintendent of Police Malti Kumari, Mahua Sub-Divisional Officer Vinod Kumar, suspended Jandahan police station SHO Shobhakant Paswan, Jandahan Block Development Officer Rahul Kumar and 12 other policemen. After Manish Sahni was gunned down, a
Hubby-wife duo involved in over 500 thefts held: Police
A couple was arrested from Jabalpur for their alleged involvement in a large number of theft cases at the local railway station, the police said today. Police suspect that Manoj Gupta (35) and his wife Pooja (30), who were arrested last evening, had committed more than 500 thefts at the Jabalpur railway station over the last four years. Explaining the modus operandi of the accused duo, Government Railway Police (GRP) officer YP Mishra said while Gupta used to befriend unsuspecting passengers at the railway station his wife would steal their luggage. "As per prima facie investigation, the couple had committed over 500 thefts by using different tricks to dupe railway passengers," said Mishra, who is incharge of Jabalpur GRP station. He said the couple used to behave as if they are not known to each other while committing the crime. "Gupta used to befriend young passengers at (Jabalpur) railway station while Pooja would approach them with their children (a three-year-old ..
Dabholkar murder accused sent to CBI custody
Sachin Andure, an accused in 2013 Narendra Dabholkar murder case was sent to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody till August 26, by a Pune court on Sunday.The CBI arrested Andure from Maharashtra's Aurangabad district on Saturday and produced him before the court today. The CBI custody of the murder accused comes a day ahead of the fifth death anniversary of Dabholkar, Maharashtra based rationalist.Speaking to ANI, Andure's advocate told ANI, "As per the CBI, Andure is the person who actually fired at Dr. Dabholkar and they (CBI) today sought further custody from the court. But in an earlier charge sheet filed by the CBI in Virendrasingh Tawde case, they have shown other two absconding persons, Sarang Akolkar and Vinay Pawar, as the one who actually fired towards Dabholkar. Therefore this is some new theory to implicate Sachin."Hamid Dabholkar, son of Narendra Dabholkar expressed satisfaction over the arrest and told ANI, "I think this is an important step in the right ...
Plea in Delhi HC against arrest of Bhushan steel's promoter by SFIO
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the arrest of Bhushan Steel's erstwhile promoter Neeraj Singal, who was taken into custody by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) for allegedly siphoning off funds worth over Rs 20 billion. The petition filed by Singal's mother is likely to come up for hearing tomorrow before a bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel. The plea seeks release of Singal, who was arrested on August 8 and remanded in judicial custody, from alleged illegal arrest and custody. The petition, filed through advocates P K Dubey, Ranjana Roy Gawai and Arshdeep Singh, challenged certain provisions of the Companies Act which imposes unreasonable restrictions for grant of bail to persons arrested under the Act, claiming that it was violative of fundamental rights. Singal was arrested in relation to an investigation being carried out by SFIO into the affairs of Bhushan Steel Ltd and Bhushan Steel and Power Ltd pursuant to a May 2016 order of ...
Man dies of gunshot injury
A 30-year-old man today died after he sustained a gunshot injury in northwest Delhi's Bhalswa Dairy, police said. The deceased was identified as Suresh, a resident of Samta Vihar, they said. He sustained the gunshot injury on the left side of his chest and was declared brought dead by a hospital in Burari, where he was rushed for treatment, a senior officer said. Police is yet to ascertain whether Suresh committed suicide or someone killed him. We are probing all angles, including that of an alleged illicit affair, the officer said. Police, however, have picked up some suspects who are being interrogated, he said. The officer said the body has been handed over to Suresh's family after autopsy. He is survived by three daughters and a son, he added.
Maha man arrested for siphoning off PDS rice, wheat
A man was arrested in Yavatmal in Maharashtra for allegedly siphoning off rice and wheat meant for distribution in ration shops in the area, a police official said today. Sheikh Rahim Sheikh Karim (40) was nabbed yesterday and a raid on his godown in the MIDC area of Kalamb in the district yielded 205 quintals of rice worth Rs 3.5 lakh and one quintal of wheat, said Crime Branch Assistant Inspector Santosh Manwar. He informed that the rice bags had "Government of Haryana" markings on them and was meant to be distributed through fair price shops under the public distribution system. "We have arrested him under relevant sections of the Essential Commodities Act and Kalamb police are investigating further as to how the accused managed to pilfer the rice and wheat," said Manwar. The API informed that the accused is a history sheeter with over 50 cases registered against his name and was currently living in neighbouring Wardha district after being externed from Yavatmal.
NEET aspirant from UP stabbed to death in Kota
A 17-year-old student, who was preparing at a Kota institute for the National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test, was stabbed to death by a youth following an argument, a police official said today. Atul Kumar Singh, a resident of Mau city in Uttar Pradesh, was preparing for NEET in Kota for the past three years, Mahavir Nagar police station Sub-Inspector Ramswroop Meena said. He was stabbed last evening, the police official said. The accused, Rahul Bhati, a local and school dropout, has been arrested. He was produced before a court, which sent him to a three-day police custody. The deceased's body was handed over to his family this afternoon after postmortem. According to the police official, Singh and his friends were playing cricket when Bhati came there and asked the students to allow him to bat a few balls. But he continued to play for some time and refused to leave the stumps when the players asked him to. Singh then approached Bhati and asked him to leave leading to an argument, he .
Bihar minister rejects demand for resignation on shelter scam
Bihar Urban Development Minister Suresh Kumar Sharma rejected today the RJD demand for his resignation over the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal and asked its leader Tejashwi Yadav to quit the post of the leader of opposition as he was charge sheeted and accused in corruption cases. Sharma, who is a BJP legislator from Muzaffarpur Assembly constituency, said that he would resign if his involvement in the case was proved. "Suresh Sharma is known to be close to Brajesh Thakur, the prime accused in the scandal. If the CM thinks that the matter has been set to rest with the resignation of Verma, he is mistaken. We will force the government to drop Sharma from the Cabinet," Yadav, who is the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, had said yesterday. Sharma told TV channels, "People are demanding my resignation. But I have already made it clear that I would resign as minister if my involvement in the case is proved. I am ready to face any punishment for that." He asked Yadav, who is ...
MP: Minor boy sodomised in Morena garden
A 12-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by a 25-year-old man at a public garden in Morena last evening, the police said today. The accused forced himself on the boy at an isolated spot in the Udayraj Garden in Tussipura area when he was playing alone, a police official said. The accused is known to the victim, as they are residents of the same locality, said Station Road police station in-charge Manorama Parmar. After returning home, the boy confided in his parents about his ordeal, following which they approached the police and a case was registered against the accused who remains untraced. "The accused has been booked under section 377 (unnatural offence) of the IPC," Parmar said. She said the medical report of the victim is awaited.