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Shopian firing case: SC extends protection to Major Aditya

The Supreme Court on Monday extended the protection granted to Major Aditya Kumar in the Shopian firing case till August 21 while hearing a petition filed by Lieutenant Colonel Karamveer Singh, father of Major Aditya.Lt. Col Karamveer Singh filed the petition to quash the Jammu and Kashmir police's FIR against his son.The petition was heard by a three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra. The major and his father refused to make any comments regarding the case.In an earlier hearing, the Jammu and Kashmir government, in its affidavit, had stated that there was no bar for registering FIRs or initiating any investigation against Army personnel.The Jammu and Kashmir police registered an FIR against Major Aditya for his alleged involvement in the firing incident at Shopian on January 27, where three civilians were killed after Army personnel fired at a stone-pelting mob of protesters.It had submitted to the apex court that Singh's petition is not ...

Chidambaram's family members directed to appear in court on Aug 20 in black money case

A court here today directed former Union finance minister P Chidambaram's family members to appear before it on August 20 in connection with a black money case. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S Malarvizhi ordered the personal appearance of Chidambaram's wife Nalini, son Karti and his wife Srinidhi on August 20 as they failed to present themselves in court today as per an earlier direction. The magistrate has asked them to appear before the court next month without fail. According to the Income Tax Department, Karti had not disclosed his bank account in Metro Bank, the UK, and investments he had made in Nano Holdings LLC, USA. The department said Karti had failed to disclose investments made by Chess Global Advisory, a company co-owned by him, which is an offence under the Black Money Act. It also said the trio had not disclosed Rs 5.37 crore worth of property they jointly own in Cambridge in the UK and Rs 3.28 crore worth of properties in the US. The department initiated prosecution ...

Two charge sheets filed in Manipur fake encounter cases, CBI director tells SC after being summoned

The CBI Director today told the Supreme Court that two charge sheets have been filed in cases of alleged Manipur fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and state police, and five more final reports will be filed in separate cases by August 31. CBI director Alok Kumar Verma had been summoned by the apex court which was unhappy over the "unduly long time" taken by the agency in probing the cases of alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters in Manipur. A bench of justices M B Lokur and U U Lalit was told by the agency's director that 14 persons have been charge sheeted for the alleged offences of murder, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence related to Manipur encounter cases. The agency also told the court that by August 31, five more final reports will be filed in separate encounter cases of Manipur and that probe in 20 more Manipur encounter cases will be completed by December end. The court, however, left it to the CBI director and SIT in-charge to take a call .

Farmer commits suicide in Buldhana district

Apparently facing probem in repaying loan, a 35-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide in Buldhana district of Maharashtra, a senior police official said today. Gajanan Jaybhaye, a resident of Saukhedtejan village, left his home on Saturday night and went to his farm. He subsequently consumed poison and set himself ablaze after building his own pyre with woods and animal fodder kept in the farm, he said. The incident came to light yesterday morning, the official said. The Buldhana police have registered a case of accidental death on a complaint filed by the father of the deceased. The official, quoting Jaybhaye's family, said the farmer was facing some loan repayment-relatedproblem. An investigation was on, he added.

Sedatives overdose left Kathua victim incapacitated to resist rape, murder: J-K Crime Branch

The eight-year-old girl from Kathua, who was gang-raped and killed, was overdosed with a cocktail of sedatives through her captivity,"rendering her incapacitated" to resist sexual assault and murder, states the supplementary charge sheet filed by Jammu and Kashmir's Crime Branch today. The charge sheet filed in the Pathankot sessions court sums up the investigation of the Jammu and Kashmir Police's Crime Branch team and also gives details of the analyses of calls and bank accounts that led it to the eight accused of the brutal crime in January this year. The supplementary charge sheet was submitted by a Crime Branch team -- led by Senior Superintendent of Police R K Jalla and special public prosecutors J K Chopra and Santokh Singh Basra, Bhopinder Singh and Harminder Singh -- before Pathankot District and Sessions Judge Tejwinder Singh. "We have submitted the supplementary charge sheet, giving details of call analyses, bank details and medical reports," special public prosecutor ...

HC quashes rape conviction as accused was minor at time of

The Bombay High Court has quashed a sessions court order sentencing a man to 20 years in jail for raping a mentally challenged minor girl, holding that the accused was a minor at the time of the incident. Justice A M Badar ordered for the accused, presently 21 years of age, to be released from jail and his case to be presented before the Juvenile Justice Board for passing appropriate orders in accordance with the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. The court was hearing an appeal filed by the man challenging an August 2016 order of a special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) court convicting him, and two others, on charges of gangrape under Section 376 (D) of the IPC and the POCSO Act. The court had sentenced the accused persons to 20 years in jail. According to the prosecution, the man, along with two others, raped a mentally challenged minor girl living in their building in suburban Chembur. The incident came to light when .

Man shot dead over old enmity in MP's Datia district

A 30-year-old labourer was today shot dead in Madhya Pradesh's Datia district allegedly by five people over a previous enmity, police said. The incident took place in Hinotia village in the morning today when the victim, Mukesh Yadav, had gone to answer nature's call, said Datia Superintendent of Police Mayank Awasthi. "The five miscreants, who had a previous enmity with Yadav, shot him in the head from close range and escaped. He died on the spot," Awasthi told reporters here. He identified the accused as Dinesh Gautam, Madan Gautam, Sunil Gautam, Gopal Gautam and Jagdish Gautam, adding that all five belonged to Hinotia village. The SP said that the accused, a few days ago, had brandished weapons and fired in the air outside Yadav's house in a bid to scare his family. "A case of murder has been registered against the accused and a hunt is on for them," Awasthi informed.

Man arrested for raping, killing minor girl in Kota

A 25-year-old man was arrested for raping and killing a minor girl in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, police said today. The body of the seven-year-old girl was found lying in a field here on Saturday with injury marks on her neck. She had gone missing on Friday while playing outside her home in Mogiyabhiya village, Station House Officer of Kamkheda police station Dharmaram said. The accused, Komal Lodha, a resident of the same village, was arrested today in connection with the crime, Jhalawar Superintendent of Police Anand Sharma said. The accused raped the girl while she was going to attend nature's call on Saturday evening. When she began crying, he strangulated her and abandoned her body in the field, the SP said. The accused was well familiar with the minor and her family, the SP said, adding he has admitted to have committed the crime. The accused is a married man. In recent past, he had attempted teasing a village girl following which he was severely beaten by the family members

Bangladeshi 'Quran teacher' molests Indian girl in UAE

A 15-year-old Indian girl has been molested allegedly by a 40-year-old Bangladeshi 'Quran teacher' in the UAE, media reports said today. The schoolgirl said that the man had been teaching her Quran verses four times a week for three months at her house in Dubai's Al Muraqqabat area, Khaleej Times reported. He has been charged at a Dubai court for molesting the schoolgirl. He, however, denied the charge at the Court of First Instance, the report said. The man molested the girl five times last month, according to the public prosecution records. Prosecutors referred him to court on a molestation charge and recommended stiff penalty as per the law. "I felt scared and stepped away from him. He then said he was sorry and requested that I would not tell anybody about it," the girl said. She told her parents about her ordeal and revealed that her private tutor had behaved similarly five times on five different occasions. The man had admitted to the charge during the police interrogation and ..

Dayanidhi Maran to face trial in telephone exchange case

Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran will face trial in the illegal telephone exchange case, with the Supreme Court on Monday dismissing his plea against a Madras High Court order directing the trial court to frame charges against him and others.

Four arrested for possession of Heroin in J&K

Four people were arrested and nearly 260 grams of heroin was seized from them in separate incidents in Jammu and Udhampur districts of the state today, police said. A police team intercepted a vehicle at the Kunjwani check post in the outskirts of Jammu city for inspection and seized nearly 250 grams of heroin from Javaid Shah and Mudassar, of Baramulla district, an official said. Both were arrested and a case was registered against them, he said, adding that they had come from Kashmir to sell the heroin in Jammu city. A police party nabbed Akhilesh in Sattani area of Udhampur this morning and after seizing 6 grams of heroin from him, an official said. A case registered against him, he said. Another accused, Fazal Hussain, was arrested in the Sidhra area of Jammu district after 3 grams of heroin was found on him, the official said.

Black money case: Court summons Chidambaram's wife, Karti, daughter-in-law

The I-T department alleged that the trio had not disclosed Rs 53.7 mn worth of property they jointly own in Cambridge and Rs 32.8 mn worth of properties in the USA

98% cases of child abuse remain unreported: SC judge

About 97-98 per cent of child abuse cases are not reported to the appropriate authorities in the country, Supreme Court Judge Deepak Gupta said here at a symposium.

Ready to relinquish Asiad contingent role if law demands: Brij Bhushan

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who was appointed Chef de Mission of India's Asiad contingent for the upcoming Asian Games by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), said that if the law does not allow him to hold the position then he is ready to relinquish the role.The comment came after the IOA's decision was widely criticized owing to a number of criminal charges on Brij Bhushan.Speaking to ANI, Bhushan said, "I am not convicted in any of the cases so far, I don't care what people say or write, if there is any law which still prevents me from going, then I will not go."According to media reports, Brij Bhushan, who is also a Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh's Kaiserganj, admitted to have been charged under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 147, 148 (rioting) and 365 (attempt to murder) in his 2014 election affidavit.He was, reportedly, also named as one of the accused in the 1992 Babri Masjid case.Defending his

Sharif's graft cases hearing adjourned till August 1

A Pakistani court on Monday adjourned till August 1 hearing against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in connection with the Al Azizia and Flagship corruption cases.

Three held for leaking students' data online

Three persons have been arrested here for allegedly leaking online data of students who appeared for public school examinations, police said tday. The action was taken on a complaint from Tamil Nadu Director of Government Examinations, D Vasundaradevi, who said the database of students of Class X, XI and XII, who had appeared for public exams, were being "sold" through certain private websites and "misused", police said. The cyber crime wing of the Central Crime Branch arrested Pravin Chaudhry and Venkatrao, owners of two private firms, and Sudhakar, running a web designing company, for the alleged data theft of these students. Chaudhry and Sudhakar created 10 websites to sell the data online while Vankatrao used the information for "commercial purposes," the release said. The three persons, who were arrested on Saturday, have been remanded to judicial custody, it said.

Police bust cricket betting racket in J&K; 3 arrested

Three people were arrested for allegedly running a betting racket in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, police said today. The arrested, identified as Varinder Kumar, his assistant Rohit Kumar and Rajinder Kumar, were arrested yesterday when they were accepting bets on a cricket match, they said. Mobile phones, notebooks with records of recent bets and Rs 30,000 cash were seized from them, Udhampur Senior Superintendent of Police Rayees Mohammad Bhat said. "Based on reliable information, a police team raided a rented shop at Salain Talib, Udhampur, belonging to one Raju," Bhat said. Raju is believed to be the kingpin of the racket, he said, adding that Varinder Kumar was an associate of Raju. The SSP said Raju is the tenant of the raided shop and a manhunt was launched to nab him. "More than Rs 30,000 has been recovered from the possession of the arrested persons," he added. On primary interrogation, Varinder Kumar revealed that Raju and other bookies used to accept bets on ...

J-K Crime Branch files supplementary charge sheet in Kathua case

Jammu and Kashmir Police's Crime Branch filed a supplementary charge sheet in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl from a minority nomadic community in Kathua before a court in Pathankot today, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Jammu and Kashmir Police (Crime Branch) R K Jalla, accompanied by Special Public Prosecutor J K Chopra and other lawyers, submitted the charge sheet before District and Sessions Judge Tejwinder Singh, the officials said. The charge sheet includes medical opinion about the effect of sedatives on the victim as well as the location of Vishal, son of Sanji Ram, alleged to be the mastermind behind the abduction and killing in January this year. Vishal had claimed he had never visited Kathua. The Crime Branch has arrested Ram, his son Vishal and his juvenile nephew, two special police officers Deepak Khajuria alias 'Dipu' and Surender Verma and friend Parvesh Kumar alias Mannu. All of them were named in the first charge sheet on April 9. It also

Malegaon blast: Bombay HC admits discharge pleas of 2 accused

The Bombay High Court has admitted the discharged application of Sadhvi Pragya Singh and Sameer Kulkarni, two of the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case.The move comes a week after the court admitted the discharge application of main accused Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit."Colonel Purohit's discharge plea has already been accepted by the Bombay High Court. Today, the plea of Sadhvi Pragya Singh, which was turned down by a trial court, has been admitted by the High Court," Prashant Maggu, the lawyer of the accused, told ANIThe joint hearing in the case is slated to be held on August 13.Six people were killed and 101 people injured on September 29, 2009, after a bomb tied to a motorcycle exploded in Nashik's Malegaon town.In November 2008, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested 11 people in this connection. However, in April 2011, the investigation was transferred to the NIA.

Foetus found abandoned in washroom of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi

A foetus was found abandoned in a washroom in Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, the police said today. The police were informed yesterday by the hospital authorities about a foetus being found in a washroom of the Emergency unit. The foetus was sent for postmortem to ascertain its gestational age, officials said. A case was registered under Section 318 of the IPC, which pertains to concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body and is punishable with a maximum jail term of two years and a fine, they added.