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8 held for confinement, rape of teenager who eloped with lover
All eight accused involved in the elopement of a teenager and her subsequent rape and confinement have been arrested, including her boyfriend and two human traffickers, police said on Sunday.
Cab driver arrested with 1-kg poppy
A taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly possessing around one kg of poppy straw here, following a complaint by tourists from Jaipur, police said today. The police received a written complaint yesterday by the tourists against the taxi driver, who comes from Batote area of Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, a police spokesperson said. During a search of the vehicle, one-kg poppy straw concealed in three polythene bags was recovered, the official said. The accused was arrested and a case has been registered under Section 8/15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he added.
Upendra Kushwaha opposes Justice Goel's appointment as NGT chief
Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) leader, Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday said that former Supreme Court judge Justice A.K. Goel's appointment as the new chairman of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sent a very wrong message across the country.Talking to ANI, Kushwaha said "The decision taken by Justice Goel was severely opposed at many parts of India especially by the SC and ST's. We are assuring people that we won't let them suffer because of the decision on SC/ST Act, but his appointment as NGT chairman has sent a very wrong message. I support the demand of his removal from the post of NGT chairman."Earlier, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale had also echoed similar views as he had said that Justice Goel had given a wrong judgment on the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and, therefore, his appointment as NGT chairman is not appropriate.The retired apex court judge was on July 6 appointed as the ...
Multiplexes in TL warned against sale of packaged food above
Multiplexes and cinema theatres in the state were today directed not to sell packaged items such as water bottles and cool drinks above maximum retail price (MRP), from August 1 onwards. According to Legal Metrology department, selling packaged goods at prices more than MRP was illegal and violation of rules would result in penalty and imprisonment. The department will carry out special raids and checks in Hyderabad and across the state from August 2, the Controller for Legal Metrology Department Akun Sabharwal told reporters. In the wake of several complaints on cinema halls and Multiplexes selling food items and beverages more than MRP, Sabharwal today conducted a review meeting on MRP violation and implementation of new guidelines to be followed from August 1. The department also decided to take strict action against cinema halls to control sale of food items at higher prices and special orders have been issued to make transactions on specified rates only, he ...
Supplementary charge sheet in Kathua rape case this week: Officials
The Jammu and Kashmir Police's crime branch will be submitting its supplementary charge sheet this week before the Pathankot court, which is hearing the gruesome case of rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua this January, officials said here today. The charge sheet would be submitted this week in which further investigation carried out by crime branch personnel would be presented in the court against the eight people arrested for allegedly committing the heinous crime, they said. Earlier this month, the crime branch had informed the Supreme Court that they would be submitting a supplementary charge sheet in the case. The apex court had given them eight weeks to file it. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra had on July 9 issued a detailed order asking the crime branch to file the supplementary charge sheet within eight weeks after obtaining due sanctions. The fresh supplementary charge sheet is likely to ...
Man lynched in Gujarat over suspicion of robbery
A man was beaten to death and another injured when a mob attacked them on suspicion of robbery in Gujarat's Dahod district, police said today. Ajmal Mohaniya became the latest casualty in the recent spate of mob violence across the country. A group of over a dozen people went to Kali Mahudi village in Jhalod administrative division -- 35 km from here -- with an aim to "commit robbery" late last night, said Limdi police station inspector P M Judal. "When the villagers came to know about their movements, they gathered at a place. As soon as they saw the 'robbers', the mob chased them and caught hold of two of them, while the others managed to flee," the inspector said. The agitated villagers allegedly thrashed the two men, injuring both of them seriously by the time the police arrived, Judal said. The police then took both the men to Dahod government hospital, where Mohaniya was declared "brought dead". The injured person, Bharu Mathur Palas, was undergoing treatment, the official ...
India needs 1,023 special courts to try cases of rape and child rape: Law Min
A little over 1,000 'fast track special courts' need to be set up across India as part of a new scheme to try cases related to rape of children and women, the Law Ministry has estimated. These courts are to be set up as part of a larger scheme to strengthen infrastructure for better investigation and swift prosecution in such cases. The Department of Justice in the Law Ministry has estimated an expenditure of Rs 767.25 to set up these special courts. The Centre will have to shell out Rs 474 crore as central funding, the department has told the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). " ... It is estimated that a total of 1,023 FTSCs (fast track special courts) are required to be set up for disposing of rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases with an estimated expenditure of Rs 767.25 crore out of which Rs 464 crore as central funding on the pattern of centrally sonsored scheme," said a Law Ministry document. The details worked out by it have been forwarded to
HC to hear PIL on filling judge's post in Saket court
The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a PIL for giving directions to the Centre and the LG to fill the post of a judge at the Saket district courts lying vacant since January this year. The petition said that hearings related to several family conflicts were getting adjourned as the post of principal judge responsible for family disputes from Delhi's south east district was unoccupied. A bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said it will hear the petition in October. Filed by two law students, Yashasavi Singh and Sharique Firoz, the plea said that access to speedy justice would be denied if the position was not filled up soon. The law students told the court that they came to know about the situation from one of the clients of the law firm where they were interns.
Muzaffarpur shelter home rape: CBI registers case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday took over the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case and registered a case against the officers and employees of the shelter home.The CBI registered the case on the request of the Bihar Government, and following the notification of the Central Government.The probe agency took over the investigation from Muzaffarpur's Mahila Police Station where the case was registered on May 31, under Section 120(B) (criminal conspiracy), 376 (outraging the modesty of a woman), 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 4, 6, 8,10,12 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO).On July 28, the police claimed that 34 of 40 girls, who were rescued from the state-funded shelter home, were raped or molested. 11employees of the shelter home were also arrested in this regard.Taking cognizance of the matter, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had earlier directed the state officials to conduct a CBI inquiry in the matter.The ..
Man kills wife, 4-yr-old son in Haryana
A woman along with her four-year-old son was killed allegedly by her husband in Haryana's Fatehabad district, a police official said today. The man, a plumber, aged around 26 years, used a hammer to kill his wife and then killed his son using a cutter, he said. The incident took place last evening in Haripura village. "According to preliminary investigation, the man committed the crime on suspicion of his wife's character. They were married for the last seven years," the official said, adding that a case was registered against the accused on the complaint of the deceased's brother.
Delhi Police pulled up for separating inter-faith couple
The Delhi High Court has slammed Delhi Police for forcibly separating an inter-faith couple despite knowing well that the Muslim woman is above 21 years and had married the Hindu man of her own free will.
CBI takes over Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case
The CBI on Sunday took over the case of rapes in a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur and filed an FIR to probe the crime in which at least 34 minor girls were victimised, the agency said.
Car of sacked functionary catches fire near Dhinakaran's house
A car in which a recently sacked AMMK functionary travelled caught fire outside the residence of party leader T T V Dhinakaran here today with his supporters claiming it to be a botched "petrol bomb attack." While police said it was suspected that expelled functionary 'Bullet' Parimalam himself set the car on fire on reaching Dhinakaran's house, the supporters of the AMMK leader alleged he intended to hurl a petrol bomb which went off accidentally. A senior police official said Parimalam came to the RK Nagar MLA's house apparently to protest the action against him. After reaching the place, he was suspected to have suddenly set his own car on fire using petrol, before fleeing the spot, the official said. His driver had been detained and was being interrogated, the official said. Two supporters of Dhinakaran sustained minor injuries and sent to a hospital for treatment, police said adding the car was damaged partially. Supporters of Dhinakaran who were present at the spot
More than four vehicles stolen every hour in Delhi: Police
More than four vehicles are stolen every hour in the national capital with motorcycles being the prime target, according to statistics shared by the Delhi Police. This year, till June 30, 21,298 cases of motor vehicle thefts were reported. As many as 12,689 motorcycles have been stolen, accounting for 60 per cent of thefts. As many as 3,871 cars and 3,237 scooters were stolen during this time, while other vehicles accounted for seven per cent of the thefts, the data said. According to a senior police officer, motorcycles are used frequently for street crimes like snatching and robberies. "The accused use stolen motorcycles to carry out snatching and robberies so that even if the registration number is captured in the CCTV footage, they cannot be traced," he said. "Many of the auto-lifters steal motorcycles on demand from snatchers," the officer said. The number of motor vehicle thefts reported last year was 40,972. In 2016, a total of 38,644 vehicles were lifted.
Athawale seeks removal of Justice Goel as NGT chairman
Union minister Ramdas Athawale has demanded removal of Justice (retd) A K Goel from the post of National Green Tribunal (NGT) chairperson, alleging that the Supreme Court bench, he was a part of, had given "wrong judgment" related to the SC/ST Act. Athawale, who is the president of the Republican Party of India, said, "Goel should be removed from the post of NGT chairperson. The Dalit community is not happy with this appointment as he was part of a bench which had given a wrong judgment," he said. The retired apex court judge was appointed as the chairperson of the NGT for five years on July 6. The minister of state for social justice and empowerment said he would raise the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A Supreme Court bench led by Justices Goel and U U Lalit had on March 20 "diluted" the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, ruling that government servants should not be arrested without prior sanction and private ...
Crime in UP set to be 2019 LS poll issue
With the Lok Sabha polls just months away, the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh is set be a key election issue for both the ruling BJP and the opposition in the state. Chief Minister Adityanath recently told PTI that the eagerness being shown by big firms to invest in the state indicated that the situation has improved. Police officers have cited figures that back the claim. But human rights organisations and the opposition parties disagree. The NGOs also express concern over the increasing number of police encounters and the cases of police brutality which surface on social media. Opposition parties claim that the law and order situation has only worsened since the BJP government took over in UP about 16 months ago. Cases like the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar make the ruling party vulnerable to the opposition charge. The rape victim's father later died, allegedly after being beaten up in police custody. The CBI has now stepped in, ...
Conviction under SC/ST Act just 27 per cent in 2014-16
A meagre 27 per cent of people, accused of committing atrocities and crimes against scheduled castes and tribes, have been convicted during 2014-16 due to a variety of reasons like delay in lodging FIRs, prosecution unable to prove charges and witnesses turning hostile. According to a report compiled by the Union Home Ministry, the rate of conviction is low despite the country having 195 exclusive special courts to deal with the alleged crimes against SCs and STs. The figures come amid the ongoing row over the alleged dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. In 2016, a total of 40,718 cases were registered under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of which charge sheets were filed in 30,966 cases and the conviction rate was 25.8 per cent, the home ministry says. As many as 38,510 cases were registered in 2015 under the Act and charge sheets were registered in 26,922 of these cases, the conviction rate being 27.2 per cent. In 2014, altogether 40,208 cases were ...
Courts must pass reasoned orders to enable parties understand why they lost or won cases: SC
The Supreme Court has said that courts need to pass a reasoned order in every case which would enable the parties involved in the litigation to understand as to "why one party has won and other has lost". The top court remanded back to the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Indore, a matter related to provident fund contribution for deciding it afresh. A bench of justices A M Sapre and Navin Sinha said that the order of the court should highlight the legal principles applicable to the issues involved. "Time and again, this court has emphasised on the courts the need to pass reasoned order in every case which must contain the narration of the bare facts of the case of the parties to the lis, the issues arising in the case, the submissions urged by the parties, the legal principles applicable to the issues involved and the reasons in support of the findings on all the issues arising in the case and urged by the learned counsel for the parties in support of its conclusion," the bench said. The
Delhi HC dismisses son's plea in property dispute, says it's copy of film '102 Not Out'
The Delhi High Court has slapped a cost of Rs 1 lakh on a man for filing a frivolous appeal against his mother in a property dispute, saying it was classic case of an aged parent being harassed by their children and a copy of the storyline of recent Bollywood movie "102 Not Out". The court dismissed the appeal against a trial court order as completely frivolous, meritless and an abuse of the process of law and directed the man to pay the amount to his mother within six weeks. "The present is a classic case of aged parent/mother being harassed by her children for property. Obviously, it is not unexpected any longer in this age that we are living in, and which is vividly depicted in a Hindi movie 102 Not Out'. Obviously this case is nothing else but a copy of the movie 102 Not Out'," Justice Valmiki J Mehta said. In the suit, the widow has two children -- a son and a daughter. The daughter had filed a partition suit of their Chitranjan Park property here which was supported by mother. .
Minor raped, strangled to death in Rajasthan
A seven-year-old girl was raped and strangled to death in Rajasthan's Jhalawar area, police said.The incident took place on Friday when the girl was coming from a Guru Purnima event.The family of the girl registered a case on Saturday morning. Her body was found 200 meters away from home."Her body was sent for postmortem and it has been established that she was raped and strangled to death. We have formed a team to nab the accused," said Superintendent of Police (SP) Anand Sharma.This is the second rape against registered in Jhalawar in last five months.In February earlier this year, a six-year-girl, who had gone missing from outside her home, was found murdered in an agriculture field. During that time, police said the victim was murdered after rape.