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Six granted bail as CBI fails to file chargesheet
A special CBI court on Monday granted bail to six persons accused of abducting and murdering a school girl Navruna Chakravarty, after the investigating agency failed to file a chargesheet within 90 days, police said.
Three women arrested in Alwar with large quantity of beef
Three women were arrested in Rajasthan's Alwar with 40 kg beef on Monday, police said.
High profile cops appear in SC
High profile IPS officers -- CBI director Alok Kumar Verma and Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik -- today marked their presence before the Supreme Court which had summoned them for their alleged lapses and laxity. Verma and Patnaik, both UT cadre IPS officers, were summoned in connection with the Manipur fake encounter killings and traffic congestion in the national capital respectively. The CBI chief is a 1979-batch officer and Patnaik is from the 1985 batch of the cadre. Verma appeared before a bench of Justices M B Lokur and U U Lalit and gave an explanation about the status of probe into the cases of fake encounters involving the Army, the Assam Rifles and the Manipur Police. The Delhi police commissioner appeared before a separate bench of Justices Lokur and Deepak Gupta, which directed him to come out with a time-line for removing traffic bottlenecks at 77 congested corridors in the city. Verma, who apprised the bench that two charge sheets have been filed in cases of ...
Youth shot at in Punjab
A youth was shot at by some motorcycle-borne assailants here today, police said. Gurkirtan Singh, a resident of Killin Village, was grievously injured in the incident as he received bullet injuries on his legs, they said. The incident took place when Gurkirtan had come to a private hospital to meet a relative. The accused -- Sucha Bhattia and Sunil Naughty -- had enmity with Gurkirtan's friend Sandeep, DSP (city) Yadwinder Singh Bajwa said, adding the accused wanted to take revenge from him due to which they attacked Gurkiratan. The DSP said the police was trying to identify the third accomplice. "The police is scrutinizing the CCTV footage and police teams have been sent to nab the accused," he said, adding a case has been registered against them under relevant provisions of the law.
11 members of notorious Devinder Bambiha gang arrested in Punjab
The Punjab Police today arrested 11 members of the Devinder Bambiha gang and seized 17 weapons from their possession, an official said. The arrested accused were involved in several cases of murder, attempt to murder, snatching of vehicles, drug smuggling, dealing in illegal weapons besides armed robberies and theft, IGP (Intelligence) Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh said here. They were identified as Aman Kumar, Yadwinder Singh, Varinderpal Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Rajat Kumar, Karan Mangla, Sukha, Palwinder Singh, Sumit Bajaj, Alam Bhattal and Lakhwinder Singh. The official said nine pistols, five revolvers, one rifle and 2 guns were seized from their possession. Besides, the police have also seized three cars from their possession. All the accused persons were produced before a local court which remanded them to six-day police custody, he said.
SC allows demolition of illegal constructions at sacked Gujarat cop's residence
The Supreme Court today allowed the demolition of illegal structures at the residential property jointly owned by controversial sacked IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt and his wife in Ahmedabad. The top court, refused to interfere with the Gujarat High Court order directing Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to demolish the illegal constructions. A bench of justices Ranjan Gogoi, R Banumathi and Navin Sinha said that there is no ground to interfere with the high court verdict. "We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned judgment. The Special Leave Petitions are accordingly dismissed," the bench said. Senior advocate Harin P Rawal, appearing for Shweta Sanjiv Bhatt, said that the municipal corporation has not given ample opportunity to the petitioner to hear their case and had taken an arbitrary decision. "Earlier, you came to us, we had then protected you. We have now examined the matter. We can't interfere. Sorry", the bench said. He said that even the high court erred in its ...
Gang attacks man for talking to woman from another community
In an apparent case of moral policing, a group of people attacked a man who was found talking to a woman from another community near here, police said today. Suresh was injured in he attack and treated as an outpatient at a government hospital, police said. An eight-member group, who found Suresh talking to a burqa-clad woman near the bus stand yesterday, objected to it, they said. The man, belonging to Farangipet, was proceeding to Mangaluru from Bantwal when he met the woman and exchanged pleasantries. As he proceeded in his car, the group waylaid the vehicle and attacked him besides hurling abuses, police said. Suresh later lodged a complaint and a case has been registered at the Bantwal rural police station. Several cases of moral policing have been reported in the communally sensitive Dakshina Kannada district in the last few years.
Rs 15cr collected from Tihar prisoners for victim welfare unutilised: HC told
The Delhi High Court was today told that over Rs 15 crore collected since 2006 from wages of convicts lodged in Tihar Jail for welfare of their victims has been lying unutilised. The submission was made before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar by the prison authorities during hearing of a PIL challenging the practice of deducting 25 per cent of the convicts' wages towards a victim welfare fund. The Director General of Prisons in an affidavit has said there is no need to withdraw the victim compensation scheme being operated by it as similar schemes of the Centre and Delhi government were meant to supplement each other and not replace one another. The prison has also said that till date it has held 12 meetings and approximately Rs 80.73 lakh has been disbursed to 194 eligible victims. It has opposed the PIL which has sought quashing of an August 2006 notification and the Delhi Prison Rules of 1988 which mandate deduction of wages of prisoners. The ..
Former Akali minister acquitted in rape case
Former Shiromani Akali Dal minister Sucha Singh Langah, who was facing rape and cheating charges, was on Monday acquitted in the case by a court in Punjab's Gurdaspur town.
Seven of family commit suicide in Ranchi
Seven members of a family committed suicide here, police said on Monday.
LS passes bill to provide death to child rape convicts
A crucial bill seeking to provide death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years was passed by the Lok Sabha today. The bill seeks to replace the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance promulgated on April 21, following an outcry over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir and the rape of another woman at Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. Although the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2018 was supported by most members across the political spectrum and passed by a voice vote, some in the Opposition objected to the government adopting the ordinance route to enact the law. Several amendments moved by the opposition members were also negated by voice vote. Replying to an over two hour discussion on the measure, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said the stringent law was aimed at providing safety to minor girls. He said the existing Indian Penal Code provided for punishment to those convicted of raping a woman, but there was no ...
Man pays for illicit relationship with life
A 28-year-old man was allegedly killed by his paramour's brother in Basadi village of Baran district in Rajasthan, a police official said today. The main accused in the case has been arrested. The deceased was identified as Anand Meena alias Dholiya, a resident of Basadi village. He was allegedly in an illicit relationship with the main accused's sister (35), who is a married woman. On Sunday, Meena went to a drinking party at his paramour's house, which was attended by the woman's husband Nandkishore (50), brother Budhiprakesh (26), and son Kishanmurari. After a few drinks, an inebriated Meena started abusing the three men and later collapsed in one of the beds, said the SHO of Sadar police station Ashish Bhargav. In a fit of rage, Budhiprakesh took out a heavy wooden stick with an attached shovel and repeatedly smashed Meena's head, killing him on the spot, the SHO said. Then Budhiprakesh told the other two men about the killing and the three threw the body on the road in the ...
Panchkula violence: Haryana court acquits 6 accused, cites lack of evidence
The Panchkula session court on Monday acquitted six accused in connection with a case related to the 2017 Panchkula violence, which broke out after Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim was convicted in a rape case.The court passed the order citing lack of evidence.The accused were arrested on charges of rioting by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Haryana Police.The accused identified as Gyaniram, Sanga Singh, Hoshiyar Singh, Ravi, Tarsem and Ram Kishan were Dera Sacha Sauda followers.The decision was taken by session court judge Ritu Tagore.The accused were booked under Section 148,149,186,188,436 Indian Penal Court (IPC).Following Ram Rahim's conviction, his 'bhakts' went on a rampage in Haryana's Panchkula and Sirsa. Ram Rahim was sentenced to 20 years in prison as he was announced guilty of raping two women in a 2002 case. The jail term for the two cases is concurrent, making it an effective term of ten years.The rape case was registered by the CBI in April 2002 ...
Accountability court to hear Sharif's graft cases on Aug 1
The Accountability Court on Monday announced that it would hear ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's remaining two corruption cases - Al Azizia and Flagship Investment references on August 1.During the hearing today, when Accountability Court-I Judge Mohammad Bashir enquired on the presence of Sharif's counsel Khawaja Haris, a secondary counsel replied that he was on his way, Geo News reported.The counsel added that the appeals filed by the Sharif family in the Avenfield case would be heard at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on July 31.The Accountability Court judge briefly adjourned today's hearing to wait for Haris's arrival to the court. However, after the recess, the judge decided that he would await the instructions from IHC.Following this, the hearing was adjourned for the day and the Accountability Court would now hear the corruption cases against the Sharif family on August 1.In the last hearing on July 18, Haris had reiterated his reservations about the same judge ...
Sharif's trial in two pending graft cases adjourned till Aug 1
An accountability court in Pakistan today adjourned the hearing of two pending corruption cases against jailed prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family till August 1. Earlier, the hearing was adjourned till July 30 after defence counsel Khawaja Haris boycotted proceedings pending an Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict on transferring both petitions to another court, the Dawn reported. Sharif, 68, along with his daughter Maryam, 44 and his son-in-law Capt (retd) Muhammad Safdar are serving jail terms of 10-years, seven years and one year respectively in Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, after an accountability court convicted them on July 6 over the family's ownership of four luxury flats in London. The former prime minister has two more pending corruption cases -- the Al-Azizia steel mills and Flagship Investments -- against him in which they are accused of money laundering, tax evasion and hiding offshore assets. Pakistan's caretaker government on July 18 had approved the open trial of ...
Ex-Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran to face trial in illegal telephone exchange case: SC
Former Union telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran will have to face trial in the case related to the alleged setting up of "illegal" telephone exchanges for benefitting his brother Kalanithi Maran's Sun TV Network, the Supreme Court said today. The top court dismissed Maran's plea challenging the Madras High Court's July 25 decision setting aside a CBI court order discharging him in the case. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, R Banumathi and Navin Sinha said it was not inclined to interfere in the matter and all the allegations could be dealt with during the trial. "The allegations against you is that you used telephone lines to set up an exchange to benefit your brother. All these allegations can be dealt at the time of trial, You can face trial," the bench said. Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Maran, said the high court had not considered all aspects and has wrongly set aside the trial court order discharging them. The bench said the allegations are that you used these phones
Female genital mutilation violative of constitutional rights: SC
The Supreme Court on Monday said the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Dawoodi Bohra community is violative of Article 21 and Article 15 of the Constitution that guarantees protection of life and personal liberty and prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
Residence of ex-top cop who took on Modi faces civic hammer
Civic officials started today razing illegal construction at dismissed Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt's residence here, hours after the Supreme Court rejected a plea seeking a stay on its demolition. Officials and labourers of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) started the demolition exercise this afternoon with the help of various equipment and they are likely to complete the task by late tonight. Bhatt's residence, a ground plus two-storey bungalow, is located in the Sushil Park Housing Society in the posh Gurukul area here. The 1988-batch IPS officer, who had taken on the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi, was in August 2015 sacked by the Union home ministry on the ground of "unauthorised absence" from service. According to AMC officials, the Supreme Court earlier today dismissed the plea filed by Bhatt's wife Shweta against the demolition of illegal structure. "A total of 92 square metres of area was illegally constructed and will be demolished. The illegal .
Manipur staged killings: SC asks CBI to take 'rational' call on arresting accused
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the CBI Director to take a "rational" decision if arrest and custodial interrogation of accused was needed into the alleged extra-judicial killings in Manipur by Army, Assam Rifles and state police.
14-year-old girl dies of electrocution
A 14-year-old girl died of electrocution after a high tension wire snapped and fell on her in Bihar's Katihar district today, police said. The deceased has been identified as Lakshmi Kumari, a class 8 student of Kasturba residential girls school located at Bastaul in the district, Pranpur police station SHO, Anupam said. The incident occurred at around 5 am when the girl had gone out to pluck flowers and the 11,000 kv live wire snapped and fell on her on Bastaul-Sanauli main road, the SHO said adding that the body has been sent to Katihar sadar hospital for post-mortem. After getting the information, District Magistrate Punam reached the hospital and inquired about the incident. The DM suspended the in-charge warden of the school Rani Kumari and also directed necessary action against erring school officials. The DM has directed the District Education Officer Dinesh Chandra Deo to probe the matter.