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Felix Dahl death case handed over to CBI

The Bombay High Court on Saturday transferred the probe into the Finnish national Felix Dahl death case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after the court was not satisfied with the investigation being carried out by the Goa Police.Felix's mother Minna Pirhonen, had earlier filed a writ petition demanding a CBI probe.Initially, the probe stated that it was a case of unnatural death. Later, a judicial magistrate directed the police to file a case of murder. However, investigating officers closed the probe claiming multiple skull fracture because of an accidental fall.22-year-old Felix Dahl was found dead by a local outside her house in Goa's Canacona on January 28, 2015.In a Facebook page that was set up by the family demanding justice, a post from December 2017 reads as "two days prior to Felix's death, he had an argument with a local person in Patnem. The following day he was found dead in Patnem with head injuries"."Local police claim that he fell on the street and hurt ...

Pak special court set to resume treason case against Musharraf

The three-judge special court will resume a high treason trial against Pakistan's former president General (retired) Pervez Musharraf on August 20.The bench, which will be headed by Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Justice (CJI) Yawar Ali, will also comprise of Balochistan High Court (BHC) Justice Tahira Safdar and Sindh High Court (SHC) Justice Nazar Akbar.The case was filed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in 2013, alleging that Musharraf had unlawfully suspended the constitution with the help of the military and instituted an emergency rule in the year 2007.The trial against General Musharraf has been pending before the judicature since March 2016 after he fled to Dubai citing health issues following the removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL).Due to Musharraf's absence during the case proceedings in past few years, the special court had reportedly declared him as a proclaimed offender and directed the authorities to confiscate all his ...

Major Leetul Gogoi likely to be indicted by Army CoI for hotel incident

Major Leetul Gogoi, who was detained by police in a Srinagar hotel after he was seen with a local woman in May, may face punitive action as a Court of Inquiry ordered by the Army into the incident is likely to indict him in the case, official sources said here. They said the CoI has found that he violated the Army's rule against developing relationship with a local woman in a conflict zone and breaching the standard operating procedure of staying away from place of duty. The sources said the findings of the CoI are being placed before the top brass of the Srinagar-based XV corps for approval following which charges against Gogoi may be slapped under relevant sections of the Army Act. On May 23, Gogoi was detained by police following an altercation at the hotel in Srinagar where he was allegedly trying to enter with an 18-year-old woman. Days later, the Army had ordered the CoI into the incident after Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said in Pahalgam that exemplary punishment would be given .

Blackbuck case: Salman needs court's nod for foreign travel

A Jodphur sessions court on Saturday ruled that Salman Khan will need to seek its permission every time he has to travel abroad. The ruling came as a development in the blackbuck poaching case against the actor. The order came following an application by the 52-year-old's lawyers asking for an exemption from seeking permission for foreign travel.Another plea by the actor, seeking permission for travel to Abu Dhabi and Malta from August 10 to 26 for a shoot, is still pending before the court.Salman Khan was on April 5, 2018, convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment after being found guilty of killing two Blackbucks in Jodhpur during the shooting of his 1998 movie 'Hum Saath Saath Hain'. The 'Bharat' star was later granted bail after spending two nights at the Jodhpur Central jail.Salman's 'Hum Saath Saath Hain' co-stars- Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Tabu and Sonali Bendre, and Jodhpur resident Dushyant Singh - were all acquitted due to lack of evidence.

Blackbuck case: Salman Khan has to seek court's approval for foreign travel

Another plea by the actor, seeking permission for travel to Abu Dhabi and Malta from August 10 to 26 for a shoot, is still pending before the court

Haryana: Man beaten to death on suspicion of cattle theft

In yet another case of mob lynching in the country, one man was beaten to death in Haryana's Palwal district on suspicion of cattle theft.The incident took place in Behrola village on the intervening night of August 2 and 3.Police said, "Two men accompanying the deceased fled from the place when the locals tied his hands and thrashed him brutally. Currently, the body of the deceased has been sent for postmortem and further investigations are on".One of the three accused has been arrested while the police are still in search of the remaining two."The matter has been filed against three brothers who were involved in the incident, while one has been arrested," the police said.The incidents of mob lynching have been on a rise in the country. On July 21, a 28-year-old Muslim man named Akbar Khan was allegedly beaten to death in Rajasthan's Alwar district by an agitated mob on suspicion of cow smuggling.Earlier, in a similar incident, a 50-year-old man named Pehlu Khan was beaten to death ..

Section 144 to be imposed in Himachal's Jwalamukhi town

The Himachal Pradesh authorities will impose Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code in Jawalamukhi town of the hill-state from August 11 to 22 to maintain law and order during Ashtami-Navratra festival, officials said today. Carrying any type of weapon in the town will be prohibited, Jwalamukhi Sub Divisional Magistrate Rakesh Kumar Sharma said. Thousands of pilgrims, mostly from adjoining Punjab state, visit the town in Kangra district to pay obeisance at the famous Jwalamukhi temple during Navratras.

Civilian killed in 'firing incident' in J-K's Shopian

A civilian was killed in a "firing incident" in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said. Bilal Ahmad Khan was hit by a bullet at Ganovpora in Shopian district after the funeral prayers of a local militant, who was among the four ultras killed in a gun battle with security forces at Kiloora during an overnight operation, a police official said. Khan later succumbed to injuries. he added. Locals alleged that Khan was hit by bullets fired by army personnel in response to stone-pelting by protestors. A defence spokesman said the details of the incident are being ascertained and an official statement will be released soon.

Three women JD(U) spokespersons write an open letter to Rabri

Under attack from opposition RJD on Muzaffarpur sex scandal case, three women spokespersons of ruling JD(U) here today wrote an open letter to former Chief Minister Rabri Devi asking her to expel from the party those involved in anti-social and immoral acts. The JD(U) spokespersons letter to Rabri Devi preceded a sit-in to be staged by her son and leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav at Jantar Mantar in Delhi in the evening on sex abuse case of minor girls in a state-run shelter home. Tejashwi Yadav had yesterday written an open letter to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on his "criminal silence" on one of the world's most horrifying instititional mass rape case (In Muzaffarpur shelter home). The three JD(U) women spokespersons--Anjum Ara, Shweta Vishwas and Bharti Mehta- also asked Rabri Devi not to give entry into her house Mani Prakash Yadav, who served as PA of Tejashwi Yadav when he was Deputy CM in the Grand Alliance government, and who has been jailed and charge sheeted

Man beaten to death over suspicion of cattle theft in Haryana

A man was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of cattle theft in Palwal district of Haryana, police said today. The unidentified victim was caught by three brothers on the intervening night of August 2 and 3 while he was allegedly trying to steal cattle from the yard belonging to their father, Shradharam in Bahrola village, Palwal Sadar Police Station SHO Devender told PTI over phone. While his two accomplices managed to escape, the victim, in his 20s, was beaten to death by-- Beer Singh, Prakash and Ram Kishan, he added. Police have registered a murder case against the trio and arrested Ram Kishan, Palwal SP Waseem Akram told PTI over phone. He said that the family was residing in houses built in their fields away from the village. The victim was allegedly cutting the nets put over the cattle when he was caught, he said, adding that injury marks were found on the victim's hands and neck. The incident comes close on the heels of the lynching of a 28-year-old Rakbar Khan in Alwar ...

Scrap dealer shot at by two men in Mumbai's Andheri area

A scrap dealer was seriously injured after two unidentified men shot at him in Marol area in Mumbai's Andheri suburb, police said today. The incident happened in the early hours of today when scrap dealer Islam Vali Khan (58) was parking his car at his residential building on Marol Church Road, said Nitin Alaknure, senior inspector, MIDC police station. The two motorcycle-borne shooters fled the scene of crime soon after firing at Khan, the official said. "The security guard of the building alerted Khan's family who rushed him to a nearby hospital. A surgery was performed on Khan and he is now stable," another official said. He added that case of attempt to murder had been registered and CCTV footage of the area was being scoured to get clues about the shooting. A probe was underway to ascertain the motive behind the crime, he added.

PNB scam: Senior executive of Nirav Modi firm gets bail

A special CBI court here today granted bail to Vipul Ambani, senior executive of a firm owned by diamantaire Nirav Modi, in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank scam. Ambani, president (finance) of Modi's firm Fire Star Diamond, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in February this year. According to the CBI, Ambani was aware of the fraudulent letters of undertaking (LoUs) issued by PNBs former deputy manager Gokulnath Shetty in favour of Modi's firms. Special CBI Judge J C Jagdale today allowed Ambani's bail plea and directed him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh. Ambani had sought bail on the ground that his custody was not required as the CBI had already filed its charge sheet in the case. "The court, while granting Ambani bail, has asked him not to leave the country without prior permission from the court and not to tamper with evidence in the case," Ambani's counsel Amit Desai said. On January 31 this year, the CBI had registered a case against Modi, ..

Justice Jhaveri appointed Orissa HC Chief Justice

Rajasthan High Court judge Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri was appointed as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court on Saturday.Justice Jhaveri will succeed Justice Vineet Saran, who has been elevated as a Supreme Court Judge, as per an official notice.Earlier, Justice Jhaveri was appointed as a judge in the Gujarat High Court in March 2004, a year after which his position as a permanent judge was confirmed. In 2016, he was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court.Apart from Justice Saran, the Ministry of Law and Justice also confirmed the elevation of Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, Justice Kuttiyil Mathew Joseph, as a Supreme Court judge.In addition, the Supreme Court got its eighth woman judge, with the appointment of Madras High Court Chief Justice, Indira Banerjee.

U'khand HC declares govt rule denying maternity leave for third child unconstitutional

The Uttarakhand High Court has come to the rescue of a government servant who was denied maternity leave for her third child, terming a state government rule to this effect "unconstitutional". Hearing a writ petition by Haldwani resident Urmila Manish, the single judge bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma said denial of maternity leave to women for their third child under the Second Proviso of Fundamental Rule 153 of Financial Handbook of the Uttar Pradesh Fundamental Rules, adopted by Uttarakhand, went against the letter and spirit of the Constitution. The court in its July 30 order said the rule should be struck down as it went against Article 42 of the Constitution, which provides for "just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief", and Section 27 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. Taking a humanitarian view, it ordered that the petitioner be granted leave. Manish was denied maternity leave on the ground that she already has two children and could not be granted the same for ...

HC upholds man's conviction for sexual assault on teenage girl

In a society like India, no parents would falsely implicate any person claiming that their minor daughter was sexually assaulted, the Bombay High Court has said while upholding the conviction of a man in a case of sexual assault on a girl. Justice A M Badar on July 31 dismissed an appeal filed by Rajendra Bhima Asudeo, challenging a special court's order of February 2014 sentencing him to 10 years in jail for sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Pune. Asudeo was convicted under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). In his appeal, the convict claimed innocence and said he was implicated in the case by the family of the girl at the behest of a local politician who had an enmity with him. The high court, however, refused to accept the contention. "In the Indian setting, it does not stand to reason that the victim's parents, who have no enmity against the appellant (Asudeo), would falsely implicate him in an offence

Woman stabbed to death in broad daylight in Thane

A 21-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death by an unidentified man near the Regional Transport Office (RTO) here this morning, police said. The incident took place around 10.30 am, they said. The victim, Prachi Zade, was going on her two-wheeler when the accused stopped her near the RTO on the highway and stabbed her several times before fleeing from the spot. She died on the spot, police said. After being alerted about the incident, a police team rushed to the spot and the victim's body was taken to the Government Civil Hospital for a post-mortem. Although the police are yet to know the motive behind the killing, they suspect it could be an outcome of a love affair. Police have registered a case of murder and a search has been launched to nab the accused.

Suspected cattle thief beaten to death in Palwal

A 25-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of being a cattle thief in Palwal district of Haryana, police said today. The unidentified victim was caught by a family living in the fields of Bahrola village after they found him allegedly cutting the nets under which their cattle were kept in a yard, Palwal SP Wasim Akram told PTI over phone. The family suspected the victim of being an intruder who had entered their yard to steal their cattle, Akram added. The police have registered a case against three persons of the family and arrested one of the alleged accused identified as Ram Kishen, he said. Further investigations are on, he added.

Justice Joseph among three appointed as SC judges

Three high court chief justices were appointed to the Supreme Court today, taking the total number of judges in the apex court to 25. Notifications announcing the appointments of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph, Madras HC Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Orissa HC Chief Justice Vineet Saran to the Supreme Court were issued today. Their warrants of appointment were signed by President Ram Nath Kovind last night. Justice Joseph's elevation to the apex court ended a protracted stand-off between the government and the judiciary. The number of judges in the top court after the fresh appointments has gone up to 25. There would still be six vacancies though. Justice Banerjee would become an eight woman judge in the history of the Supreme Court. Justice Banerjee was appointed as a judge of the Calcutta High Court on February 5, 2002 and was transferred to Delhi HC on August 8, 2016. She was elevated as Chief Justice of Madras HC on April 5, 2017 and has been functioning there .

Muzaffarpur rape case: DCW chief writes to Bihar CM

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Jaihind on Saturday in a letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asked about steps taken by the state government for the rehabilitation of the victims in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case.On July 24, 11 employees of the girls shelter home in Muzaffarpur were arrested for allegedly sexually harassing the girls. On receiving information, the police raided the vicinity and rescued 44 girls.In a two-page letter, the DCW chief demanded immediate action on the accused in the case which surfaced in an audit report of the Mumbai based Tata Institute of Social Sciences in April."The late reaction of the government and laxity showed in the case has worsened the situation. The prime accused and owner of the shelter home, Brajesh Thakur's reaction on being arrested has become a proof that he had political connections and would be spared easily," said Jaihind in the letter.Hitting out at the state government, Jaihind questioned about the ...

3 HC judges appointed to SC

Three High Court judges were on Saturday appointed to the Supreme Court, including K.M. Joseph, the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, ending a standoff between Centre and the judiciary.