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Egyptian poet gets 3 years for insulting security forces
A rights lawyer says an Egyptian military court has sentenced a poet to three years in prison for insulting the country's security forces. The lawyer, Mokhtar Mounir, said today that Galal el-Beheiri was also convicted of "disseminating false news." The verdict can be appealed. El-Beheiri was arrested in March after he wrote a collection of poems entitled "The Best Women on Earth," a play on a saying attributed to the Prophet Muhammad that Egypt was the birthplace of "the best soldiers on earth." In recent years, authorities have detained journalists, novelists, playwrights and stage actors on charges that include contempt of religion, harming national security, inciting strife or breaching morality. Their arrest is part of an ongoing crackdown on dissent that has seen thousands jailed.
Cop held for raping teenage girl
A 45-year-old sub-inspector was arrested last night for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Rewa district over the last several months, police said today. The accused Mahendra Mishra was the incharge of Mauganj police station, about 60 kms from here. Quoting the complaint, Additional Superintendent of Police Shivkumar Singh said Mishra was allegedly raping the girl since past several months by locking her parents in a room in her house in Rewa. "On July 27, Mishra allegedly called the girl to Mauganj under the pretext of marriage and arranged her stay in a local lodge, where he raped her again," the ASP said. The girl arrived in Mauganj police station last night and created ruckus, following which senior police officers were informed, the police said. Mishra was booked under section 376 (2) (raping a woman taking advantage of official position) of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the ASP said. A local court today remanded Mishra .
Rapist gets death sentence in Manipur
A tribal youth in Manipur found guilty of raping and murdering a four-year-old was sentenced to death on Tuesday.
Man arrested in second July assault at Canada parliament
An Ottawa man was scheduled to make a brief court appearance today after allegedly assaulting a federal police officer in the second recent violent incident at Canada's parliament. The alleged assault occurred late Monday, a week after another man in an unrelated incident attacked a ceremonial guard on the parliament lawn during the daily changing of the guard parade -- a popular tourist attraction. Nobody was injured in either incident and Joseph Law, chief of staff to the director of the Parliamentary Protective Service, said there was "no threat to the Parliamentary Precinct" -- a four block stretch of government offices around the capital building. "I can confirm that there was an incident that occurred last night where a member was allegedly assaulted," Law said in a statement. "The suspect was arrested for assault and the matter is currently under investigation" by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), he said. RCMP spokeswoman Christine L'Hebreux told AFP the suspect was ...
Unitech founder booked by CBI in bribery case; SHO, lawyer arrested
Unitech Ltd founder Ramesh Chandra was today booked by the CBI for allegedly bribing Delhi Police officials to "manage" cases of the real estate firm as the agency also arrested the SHO concerned and a lawyer, officials said. It is alleged that the Saket court had referred 47 cases related to Unitech Ltd to Saket police station for probe. The officials said it is alleged that the firm was making regular payment to the SHO to "manage" these cases. On getting inputs, the CBI carried out a raid and found advocate Neeraj Walia allegedly paying Rs 2 lakh as bribe to SHO Neeraj Kumar allegedly on behalf of Unitech Ltd. Both were arrested. The agency registered FIR against nine accused -- eight individuals and company Unitech Ltd, they said. In addition to the two arrested accused, the agency has also named promoter of Unitech Ramesh Chandra,Managing Director Ajay Chandra his wife Upma, Seema Manga, Pradeep Kumar and another Delhi Police official Sanjay Sharma. "It is alleged that the ...
12 children chifted out of ICU ward in Raj after leak from broken formalin bottle
Twelve children were shifted out of the ICU at a government hospital here after a bottle of a disinfectant broke, letting off a pungent gas which triggered uneasiness among the kids, officials said. An infant died admitted at the paediatric ICU at MDM hospital died around the time this happened, leading to allegations that the gas was the cause. Hospital Superintendent Mahendra Kumar Aseri, however, denied that the death was linked to the formalin leak. He said formalin leaked from the bottle after being dropped between 1.30 am-2 am and a pungent smelling gas was leaked when they tried to clean the spill with water. "The gas caused uneasiness among the children in the ward," Aseri said. He said that as soon as the incident occurred, the 12 children were shifted to an adjacent ICU ward. Sources alleged that one child Sunder, aged about one year, died sometime after the leak was reported and he was discharged from the hospital at night to hush up the matter. Aseri claimed that it was a .
Delhi property dealer shot dead
A 46-year-old property dealer was shot dead here on Tuesday by unknown assailants, police said.
Member of banned outfit arrested in Jharkhand
A self-styled zonal commander of banned outfit Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), who killed the driver of a coal-laden truck last month, has been arrested, police said today. Ajay Kumar, a 22-year-old truck driver, was shot dead by JPC member Nirbhay on the intervening nights of July 14 and 15 when he was transporting coal from NTPC'S Pakri Barwadih project in Barkagaon to a dumping siding at Katkamdag area of the district. Nirbhay alias Karan was arrested on Monday night from Salaiya area of the district, on the Jharkhand-Bihar border, Superintendent of Police Mayur Patel said. "With Nirbhay's arrest, the Hazaribag Police made a major breakthrough in the murder of 22-year old driver Ajay Kumar, who was killed for not paying up extortion money to the JPC," he said. The arrested JPC member has confessed before the investigating team that he shot Kumar, Patel told reporters. "Nirbhay unleashed a reign of terror in the coal belt after taking over the reins of JPC from ...
Female genital mutilation violative of bodily integrity, privacy, SC told
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Dawoodi Bohra community is violative of bodily integrity which is a part of right to privacy and dignity.
Police official booked on murder charges
An FIR was registered today against the incharge of Bhatla police post near here for his alleged role in the murder of one of his juniour colleagues, whose body was recovered from a village pond. The body was spotted by a Water Works employee, Dilbag, last night, after which it was fished out from the pond. The deceased was identified as Daya Kishan, a native of Kalali village in Bhiwani district, said Sadar Hansi SHO Umed Singh, adding that the victim was lower rung official of Haryana Police and was posted at Bhatla police post. Singh said the case against Bhatla police post incharge Dharamvir was registered on the complaint of Daya Kishan's son Sumesh, who alleged that the police post incharge's hand behind his father death. The body, found in the pond under mysterious circumstances, has been handed over to the family of the deceased after its autopsy in civil hospital Hansi this evening, the SHO said. The investigation is on in the case, but no arrest has been made so far, the SHO
Couple thrashed, forced to drink urine for marrying against
Opposed to her love marriage, family members of a tribal woman allegedly assaulted her and her husband and forced them to drink urine, the district police today said. The incident took place at Hardaspur village, 25 km from the Alirajpur district headquarters, on July 25. Ambua Police Station in-charge Vikas Kapis said the 19-year-old woman married a 21-year-old man from the same village against her parents' wishes in May this year. Later, the 'jaat panchayat' (community body) intervened and ordered that the man's family should pay Rs 70,000 to the woman's family as compensation and resolve the issue, Kapis said. The couple then left for Gujarat in search of job. When they returned last week, the couple stayed at the house of the husband's uncle. The woman's family members went to the house at 4 AM on July 25, and forced the couple to go with them at gun-point, the police officer said. They allegedly tied the husband to a pole and beat him up. The woman was half-stripped,
Mandsaur rape survivor identifies accused in court
An eight-year-old rape survivor, whose case had shocked the state last month, recognised today both the accused in the court in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district. The girl identified the accused Irfan alias Bhaiyu (20) and Asif (24) before special judge Nisha Gupta, prosecution officer B S Thakur said. The rape survivor had earlier identified the duo from their photographs during the police investigation, he said. Thakur said the girl today first identified Irfan, and then told the court that the second accused (Arif) had reached the crime spot two minutes after him. The girl's parents also deposed before the court today. Three more family members of the survivor are yet to testify. According to Thakur, the prosecution has sought to examine 42 witnesses in total. The survivor was accompanied by a woman police officer and a nurse during the court proceedings. Irfan and Asif allegedly abducted the girl on June 26 when she was standing outside her school in Mandsaur town, waiting for ...
Court orders prosecution of pvt school authorities in 6-yr-old's death case in 2006
A court here has ordered prosecution of six persons, including the authorities of a south Delhi-based private school where a six-year-old boy was found dead in a water reservoir in 2006, for the offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Devansh Kakrora, a student of class I, was found dead in January, 2016 in the reservoir under the amphitheatre of Ryan International School in South Delhi. The initial post-mortem report had suggested he died of drowning. The court said that prima facie there were ingredients available for constitution of the offence under section 304 part II of IPC, (if act is done with knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death). If convicted, the accused may get a maximum punishment of 10 years. Metropolitan Magistrate Ambika Singh said the case file and documents show that water tank was maintained in the school with easy excess to children. "It was in fact, left unattended." "There was no signage or caution ...
Cow smugglers, vigiliantes to face tough action: Rajasthan Police
Strict action will be taken against cow smugglers and cow vigilantes engaging in hooliganism in the state, said Rajasthan Special Director General of Police (Law and Order) N.R.K. Reddy on Tuesday.
Delhi HC forms committee to examine punishment for sexual harassment
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday constituted a five-member committee to examine the punishment and death sentencing awarded in the sexual harassment cases.The court was hearing a plea challenging the Criminal Law (Amendment), 2018 bill that proposes stringent punishment for raping a child under 12 years of age. Next hearing in the case is scheduled for August 16.On Monday, the bill was passed in Lok Sabha following which it was passed, replacing the Criminal Law Ordinance, promulgated on April 21. The bill will strengthen the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2018 was passed to enhance the punishment awarded for raping girl children of all three age categories- under 12 years of age, between the age group of 12 and 16 and between the age group of 16 and 18.As per the bill, the culprit will get a minimum punishment of 20 years jail term, up from 10 years previously for raping a girl under 12 years of age. The maximum punishment, in
Awasthi asked to look after Meghalaya DGP's office too
Meghalaya Director General of Home Guards and Civil Defence R Awasthi was asked also to look after the office of the Director General of Police temporarily after Swaraj Bir Singh retired today, officials said. The order was made in view of a Supreme Court verdict restricting states not to appoint an acting DGP. "Pending the approval of the Union Public Service Commission and in the interest of public services, R Awasthi is temporarily allowed to look after the DGP office," Home Commissioner and Secretary S Kharlyngdoh said in an order. He said the current charges given to Awasthi is in addition to his own duties and the order shall cease on appointment of a full fledged DGP. Incumbent DGP Swaraj Bir Singh retired today after completing the three-month extension given to him in May, officials said. In its July 3 order, the Supreme Court directed the states to send names of senior police officers to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for being considered as ...
11-year-old girl drowns in pond
An 11-year-old girl died and a seven-year-old boy is critical after they fell in a pond connected to the Yamuna river, which is flowing above the danger mark, police said. Asha and Raja, residents of Bela Gaon, were playing in front of their residence in central Delhi when the incident occurred. The children were rescued by locals and taken to LNJP Hospital where the girl was declared brought dead while the boy undergoing treatment, they said, adding his condition was stated to be critical. Further investigation was underway, they said.
Youth who witnessed his uncle's murder shot
A 30-year-old youth who is a key witness in the killing of his uncle and Samajwadi Party leader Chaman Bhati was shot and wounded here by three bike-borne men, police said on Tuesday.
Lack of medical facilities in Railways: Something 'terribly wrong', says SC
The Supreme Court has said that there was something "terribly wrong" with the Railways which has failed to provide adequate medical facility in trains and stations resulting in deaths of passengers in some cases. Even the Railways has last week admitted in Lok Sabha that over 1,600 passengers died on board trains in the past three years. "You (Railways) do not have even the basic first aid facility? You are not telling us about it. If it (medical facility) is not there, then there is something terribly wrong," a bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said. The hard hitting remarks by the apex court came while it was hearing a matter related to the death of a man at the platform of Vijayawada railway station after de-boarding a train. The National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission (NCDRC), which had heard the case earlier, had observed that he had died due to heart attack. The top court asked the counsel appearing for the Railway Board to file an affidavit within two ...
SC dismisses plea for recall of Judge Loya case judgment
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea by Bombay Lawyers Association seeking a review and recall of its judgment that held that Special CBI court Judge B.H. Loya had met with natural death and that a PIL was misused for advancing political agenda and to scandalise the judiciary.