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UK prosecutor seeks to restore criminal case against Barclays
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on Tuesday it was seeking to resurrect a high-profile prosecution of Barclays over undisclosed payments to Qatari investors during the credit crisis two months after a London court dismissed its case.
24-yr-old woman raped by 2 men in moving car
A 24-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men in a moving car in Jalalabad area here, police said today. The incident took place yesterday when the victim along with her mother was going to the district jail to meet her brother, a rape accused. Four men in a car came and offered them a lift, said SP Kirit Rathore said. According to a complaint filed by the victim, two of the four accused raped her at gunpoint. A case has been registered on the complaint of the victim, who has been sent for a medical examination, Rathore said.
Child care leave for female, certain male Maha govt staffers
Female government employees in Maharashtra as well as their widower male colleagues with children below the age of 18 will be entitled to 180 days of special leave to look after them. A decision to this effect was taken by the state cabinet earlier this month in Nagpur and the Government Resolution (GR) on the matter was issued today. According to the GR, the eligible employee can avail a minimum leave of two months in a year. The two-month paid leave can be spread over three spells. The special leave will be for looking after two children. The onus will be on the sanctioning officer to ensure the leave provision is not misused, it said. Male employees who are widowers or whose wives are bed -ridden and not capable to look after their children are also eligible to avail the special 180-day leave till the children turn 18. Besides state government employees, Zilla Parishad teaching and non-teaching staff, their counterparts in recognised and aided educational ...
Court asks Delhi police chief to hold training programmes for cops on animal protection laws
Observing that the quality of investigation into cases related to animal protection has gone down, a Delhi court has asked the city police commissioner to conduct a training programme for officers to apprise them about amendments in laws. Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra said police officers get less opportunity to familiarise themselves with various laws related to animal protection due to their busy routine. The court was hearing a plea filed by a man whose buffaloes were seized by the police for alleged violation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. The court's observations came after holding that the police had not done a proper investigation into the bills submitted by the man, Bittu. He has sought the release of two buffaloes and 31 buffalo calves, and filed an affidavit stating that he will not take the animals out of Delhi and will not sell them. The court said the submitted bills, relating to the sale of animals to him, are handwritten and without any serial .
Alwar lynching: Victim died of 'shock' caused by injuries
Rakbar Khan, who was allegedly beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of cow smuggling in Rajasthan's Alwar district last week, died of "shock as a result of ante-mortem injuries sustained over body," according to the postmortem report on Tuesday ."We the members of the medical board after careful examination of a dead body are of opinion that the cause of death, in this case, is shock as a result of ante-mortem injuries sustained over body mentioned in PMR. However, visceras are preserved to rule out any intoxication prior to death or pre-existing disease," read a combined statement of three doctors in the postmortem report.The autopsy further stated that the 28-year-old victim suffered 13 injuries in total, including eight bruises, two abrasions, a laceration, a fracture in wrist and another in left femur.Khan died on the intervening night of July 20-21.According to media reports, the Alwar police took three hours to get the victim to a hospital which was only 6 km away.Condemning ...
Delhi court summons Virbhadra Singh, others in DA case
A Delhi court on Tuesday summoned former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and others in connection with the disproportionate assets case.The accused have been asked to appear before the court on August 20.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday had filed a supplementary charge sheet against Virbhadra's son Vikramaditya in connection with the case.Earlier in February, the ED had filed a supplementary charge sheet against Virbhadra, his wife and others under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The others named in the chargesheet were, Universal Apple Associate owner Chunni Lal Chauhan, Life Insurance Corporation agent Anand Chauhan and two other co-accused Prem Raj and Lawan Kumar Roach.
2 held after video shows boys molesting a girl in Jhansi
A video clip showing a girl being molested by a group of youth in a rural area in the Jhansi district went viral following which two persons were arrested today, officials said. The incident, which is said to have taken place around ten days ago in an area under the Chirgaon police station comes close on the heels of a similar incident in Unnao, where too the police acted after video surfaced. "A video from Jhansi went viral on the social media. The video is old and no complaint was filed in this regard. However, taking cognisance of media reports, prompt action was taken and two persons arrested today," DGP OP Singh said. The video from Jhansi shows the girl being molested by a group of boys and being dragged into a forest area. The girl can be seen shouting for help. DIG (Jhansi zone) Subhash Singh Baghel said, "As soon as we got the information about the incident, senior police officials rushed to the spot to take stern action against the culprits. The girl seen in the video has ...
Appear before Assembly panel, you are protected: HC to Delhi Chief Secy
The Delhi High Court today told Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash that he is "adequately protected" against any punishment by a Delhi Legislative Assembly committee which has sought his presence and asked him to appear before the panel. Justice Vibhu Bakhru said his order of July 13 was "expressly clear" that the bureaucrat has to participate in the proceedings before the Assembly's Committee of Privileges (CoP) and if any punishment was imposed on him, it would not be implemented till his plea against the panel's notice to him was decided. The observation by the court came on an application moved by Prakash seeking clarification of its July 13 order asking him to appear before the panel which issued notice to him on a complaint by the Question and Reference (Q&R) Committee of the Assembly. The applicant also raised the apprehension that one of the members of the CoP was biased against him, but the court allayed his fears by saying that the proceedings would be video recorded. "The ...
Higher courts must dispose of rape cases on priority: Ex-judge
Former Supreme Court judge P P Naolekar said today rising instances of rape were a "blot on the country" and suggested that higher courts dispose of such cases on a priority basis. Naolekar, however, disagreed with the view expressed in certain quarters that every convicted rapist should be hanged. "The Supreme Court and High Courts should get hearing of rape cases quickened for fast delivery of justice as rape cases have become a blot on the country," the former Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta told PTI. He said appeals in the HCs and the Supreme Court against the lower court judgements in rape cases should be listed on a priority basis to ensure fast delivery of justice. On demand for hanging rapists raised in certain quarters after street protests over rising cases of sexual assaults, he said it was not proper to sentence every rape convict to death. "The death sentence is awarded in 'the rarest of rare cases', according to Indian law. But it was up to the courts to decide ..
Bihar court convicts 15 in 2012 hooch tragedy case
A local court today convicted 15 people in a hooch tragedy case in which 21 Mahadalits died in the Bhojpur district here six years ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge Ramesh Chandra Dwivedi held all the accused guilty under various sections of the IPC, the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Excise Act. The quantum of sentence would be pronounced on Thursday, government lawyer Satyendra Kumar Singh said. They face a minimum punishment of 10 years in jail and the maximum of a life term, he said. On December 7, 2012, a total of 21 people died after consuming spurious liquor in Arrah's Anaith locality under Nawada police station area.
BJP MLA condemns lynching but blames victim's community for crime in Alwar
Days after a man was allegedly lynched by cow vigilantes in Alwar, a BJP legislator has accused people from the victim's Meo community of being involved in crime in the district and said he had already banned them from his office. The killing of Akbar Khan has shocked the nation and it should be probed fairly, Alwar (Urban) MLA Banwari Lal Singhal told PTI. The law will take its course. But at the same time it is also a fact that people from the Meo community are involved in crime and entire Alwar is suffering, and people should know about this, he added. He alleged that the crimes included robberies. "Many of them come to Alwar from Haryana and return to their villages after committing the crime, he claimed. He said he has stopped people from Mewat - a Muslim dominated region that straddles Haryana and Rajasthan - from entering his office as most of them came only to seek favours for their relatives involved in crime. But a local Meo leader today complained in a note submitted with ..
Cardi B says Offset's arrest was intentional
Rapper Cardi B has called Offset's arrest a targeted attack by the police and vowed to stick by her man no matter what.
Hostel warden, owner on the run for soliciting inmates
A search is on for the warden of a women's hostel here and its owner for allegedly asking the inmates to extend sexual favours in return for waiver of fees, police said here today. The warden Punita (32) took five girls from the private hostel to a hotel under the pretext of taking part in the birthday party of the owner Jagannathan two days ago, they said. During the party, Punita allegedly forced the girls to take liquor, asked them to speak to Jagannathan through WhatsApp and extend sexual favours, the police said. The girls immediately returned to the hostel and narrated the incident to the other inmates. On learning this, Punita threatened them of dire consequences. Later, the girls informed their parents about Punita and Jagannathan. Around 50 of them besieged the hostel late last night, demanding action against the two, they said. Soon, police arrived at the hostel but the two fled. A case has been registered against the accused on charges of threatening to murder .
Elderly man commits suicide in UP
A 70-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room in the Sidhauli area here, police said. Harinandan, a resident of Moorcha village, was found dead in the morning, they said. His son, Dilip, told the police that the deceased had a bank loan of over Rs 2 lakh and had written letters to the authorities for its waiver. He was under immense pressure ever since the bank had sent him notices for recovery of loan, Dilip said.
Alwar lynching: Minister blames police for delay
Rajasthan Home Minister GC Kataria has blamed the police for the delay in providing medical attention to the victim of mob lynching in Alwar. By the time the police took the victim to the hospital, he was declared brought dead.Kataria told ANI that the police prioritised the safety of cows over the injured man."It was not the duty of the police to send cows to cow-shed first, they should have taken the injured to the hospital first. They wasted time in sending the cows to cow-shed. He could have been saved, efforts could have been made," said GC KatariaAt a time when the Alwar police are facing flak for the delay in providing timely attention to the victim, the kin of the deceased on Monday said he did not doubt the police."We do not doubt the police at all. We want justice and severe punishment should be given to those who killed him (Rakbar)," Ilyas Khan, brother of Alwar lynching case victim told ANI.28-year-old Rakbar Khan was allegedly beaten to death by an agitated mob on ...
53 cases of rape of foreigners registered in 2014-16: Ahir
As many as 53 cases of rape of foreigners were registered in the country between 2014-16, in which 76 people were arrested but just one person was convicted, Union Minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said today. He was replying to a written question in the Lok Sabha. Ahir said 22 cases of rape of foreigners were registered in 2014 in which 38 people were arrested but none was convicted. In 2015, a total of 12 cases were registered in which seven people were arrested and one person was convicted. In 2016, he said, a total 19 cases were registered in which 31 people were arrested but no one was convicted.
NGT refuses to stay construction of Rabindra Bhawan in Ranchi
The National Green Tribunal has refused to order stopping the construction of Rabindra Bhawan, proposed to be a cultural hub of Ranchi, in Jharkhand, noting that the structure was replacement of an already existing Town Hall building. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, however, asked Ranchi Municipal Corporation to look into contention that there were no open spaces and the project would result in public park being covered. The green panel asked the municipal body to ensure that the construction is carried out in accordance with rules and regulations. "These applications seek stopping of construction of Rabindra Bhawan project at Ranchi under the direction of Urban Development Department of the Jharkhand Government. The said building is proposed to be a cultural hub of the State. "The foundation stone was laid down by the President of India in the place of existing Town Hall building which was in dilapidated condition as stated on behalf of the contesting ..
Seven killed as petty fight among children leads to armed clash in Pakistan
A quarrel among children led to a clash between two families in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing seven persons including six members of the same family, police said today. The tragic incident occurred last night in the outskirts of Peshawar. A minor was also among the dead. Police said the clash erupted after a petty fight among the children of the two families. They said that the dead have been shifted to the hospital for autopsy and an investigation has been initiated in the case. However, no arrests have been made till now.
Sharad Yadav seeks judicial probe into lynching incidents
Former Union minister Sharad Yadav hit out at the BJP today over incidents of mob lynching, saying Muslims were often the victims in these cases and this underscored the agenda of "Hindu-Muslim divide" of the organisations affiliated to the saffron party. He demanded a judicial probe by a sitting Supreme Court judge into such incidents. "No one is going to believe the government on mob lynching, because this has become the order of the day under it. Such incidents have been increasing in the BJP-ruled states, in spite of the assurances given by the government in and outside Parliament," Yadav said in a statement. The people of the country were not even familiar with the word "lynching", but it had now become a household term, he added. On a recent case of mob lynching in Alwar district of Rajasthan, Yadav alleged that those involved were the so-called "gau rakshaks" (cow protectors) affiliated to the ruling party.
HC to hear Chidambaram's anticipatory bail plea on Wednesday
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that it will hear the anticipatory bail plea of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case on Wednesday.