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Justice Tahira to be first woman chief justice of any court in Pak
Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar will be the Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court, Pakistan's top judge announced today, paving way for her to become the first woman chief justice of any court in the conservative Muslim-majority nation. "Madam Tahira Safdar will be the next chief justice of BHC," Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar said today at a book launch in Lahore, where he was invited as the chief guest, the Express Tribune reported. Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai is scheduled to retire on on August 31. Justice Tahira will replace Justice Meskanzai. She will work as the chief justice of the BHC till October 5 next year. She is part of a three-judge special court, hearing the high treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf. Justice Tahira was the first woman to be appointed as a civil judge in Balochistan, besides having the distinction of being the first lady to be appointed in all posts she served. She was also the first woman high
Case against Sangli man for WhatsApp post on 'Gujarat EVM'
A police case has been registered against an unidentified man in Maharashtra's Sangli for circulating an image of an EVM on WhatsApp and claiming that the voting machine, brought from Gujarat, would be used for local civic polls slated for August 1. Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation spokesperson Dhananjay Harshad said that civic chief Ravindra Khebudkar had ordered that a case be filed against the man for misguiding people in the run-up to the civic polls. A Miraj police official said that a case had been registered and further investigations into the issue were underway. The Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation has a 78-member House.
Two held for killing three men after sexually assaulting them
Two persons, who were allegedly involved in the killing of three people after forcing them into unnatural sex, were arrested today, an official said. The duo was also allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a minor boy and forcing him to engage in unnatural sex with them, he said. With this, the police have claimed to have solved four cases of kidnapping, murder, unnatural sex and robbery filed in three police stations of the city in the last 14 months. "We have arrested two persons who would take their victims in their autorickshaw as passengers, take them to isolated places in the city, and then force them to engage in unnatural sex with them. "They killed three of their victims after raping them, while a minor managed to flee after unnatural sex," DCP (Crime) Bipin Ahire told reporters here. The accused, Ajay Jadhav (21), an autorikshaw driver, and his 19-year-old friend Ravi Nayka allegedly kidnapped the minor (17) on January 14 this year. They later robbed him and ..
Attempt to murder accused re-arrested after he escaped: police
An accused in an attempt to murder case, who escaped from police custody on Saturday, was re-arrested today in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. Rohit Singh, 26, escaped from the lock up after feigning sickness on July 21 leading to the suspension of a sub-inspector and prompting a manhunt to arrest him, the official said. A fresh case in connection with his escape was registered. After hectic efforts the accused was arrested from the Reasi town, taking the number of those arrested in connection with the particular attempt to murder case to three, he said. The case against the trio was registered on July 16 after Rohit Singh, his brother Rahul and another person Shivtan Singh, residents of a village in Reasi district, allegedly attacked and injured three officials of the AFCON construction company, the official said. While Rohit Singh was arrested the same day, his brother and Shivtan were arrested yesterday, the official said.
Man thrashed for teasing woman in Raj
A young man was beaten up for allegedly teasing a woman in Udaipur city of Rajasthan. In a video of the incident that has gone viral on social media today, the man, in his early 20's is being repeatedly slapped by locals. The crowd can also be heard encouraging the victim to slap the man but she refuses and instead gives him a stern warning. According to police officials at the Surajpole police station in Udiyapol area where the incident occurred, no complaint was lodged in connection with the case.
Madras HC sets aside look out circulars against Karti Chidambaram
The Madras High Court on Monday set aside the Look Out Circulars issued against former finance minister P. Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in June last year in context with the INX media case.However, the court made it clear that the order would not affect any proceedings initiated against him in the case under the registered first investigation report (FIR).Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court allowed Karti Chidambaram to travel to USA, France and UK from July 23 to 31 for business purpose. He had earlier filed a plea in the apex court seeking permission to travel abroad.Karti and his father have been under the scanner of investigating agencies, Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance granted to INX Media, a venture promoted by former media baron Peter Mukerjea and his wife Indrani Mukerjea.The alleged irregularities took place in the ..
3 men arrested over acid attack on 3-year-old British boy
Three more men were today arrested by British police after a three-year-old boy suffered serious burns in an appaling acid attack in central England. The boy was treated in hospital for serious burns to his arm and face after an "acid or a corrosive substance" was either "thrown at or sprayed towards him" at a discount store in the city of Worcester, according to police. The boy was in a pushchair when he was "deliberately attacked" at Home Bargains in Worcester on Saturday afternoon. The men, aged 22, 25 and 26, were arrested in London on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. Earlier, a 39-year-old man was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm remains in police custody, the BBC reported. Doctors discharged the boy from hospital yesterday, it said. He was treated for serious burns to his arm and face and the "long-term implications" of the his injuries are unknown, police said. Chief Superintendent Mark Travis said the motive for
45-year-old man gets life imprisonment for raping minor
A special POCSO court here today sentenced a 45-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl. Special judge of POSCO court Girish Kumar Aggarwal convicted Jugdish Singh Rajput alias Tillu, a resident of Kaithunipole area, said Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Kamal Kant Sharma. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh, he said. The man raped the girl on July 7, 2014 while she was returning home from her tuition in the evening, the SPP said. The matter came to light when the victim narrated the incident to her parents following which a case was lodged in Kaithunipole police station. The man was arrested under Sections 376 (rape), 363 (punishment for kidnapping) and 366 (kidnapping, abduction) of the IPC and provisions of the POCSO Act, Sharma said.
Only rooms with toilet on rent, verifying tenant mandatory: Goa CM
Soon, renting rooms in Goa will only be allowed if there is a toilet and bathroom on the premises and tenant verification is formally carried out, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the Goa Legislative Assembly on Monday.
Man held for abduction of policemen
One person was arrested who was wanted in connection with abduction of policemen in Khunti district of Jharkhand in February, police said today. Following information that the accused, identified as Surendra Nath Samad alias Surendra Singh Munda, was at Hembram Bazaar in Arki police station area, policemen reached there yesterday, Superintendent of Police Ashwani Kumar Sinha said. Samad then fled to a nearby jungle from where he was arrested, Sinha said. Arki police station Officer-in-charge Chandra Shekhar Azad said Samad allegedly led a group of villagers to set up Pathalgadi in Kurunga village in February by misleading the villagers about the tribal custom. When the police team reached there to prevent them, the villagers had taken some policemen hostage till the senior officials rushed to the spot and set them free, Azad said. 'Pathalgarhi' is reportedly a practice in which villagers inscribe various tenets on huge stone slabs and ban outsiders in the area. Surendra .
TMC leader Arabul Islam granted bail
A court here today granted bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Arabul Islam, who was arrested on May 12, two days before the panchayat polls in West Bengal, in connection with a murder case. Paresh Karmakar, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of Baruipur court in South 24 Parganas district, granted bail to Islam on a bond of Rs 20,000. Islam's counsels prayed for his bail, claiming that he was seriously ill and was in custody for 72 days. The counsels submitted that the TMC leader was undergoing treatment at the state-run SSKM Hospital. Islam was arrested on charges of murder and arson on May 12, following violence at Bhangor in South 24 Parganas district. The former Bhangor MLA was alleged to have led an attack on an opposition rally, in which a 25-year-old man was shot dead. He was nabbed after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is also the TMC supremo, ordered his arrest.
Lynching won't stop until cow slaughter is banned: BJP minister
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader T. Raja Singh on Monday said that he did not say anything wrong in the video he had released in the wake of the Alwar lynching incident.In the video, Singh had stirred controversy when he said that incidents like the Alwar lynching happen in the name of protecting cows, adding that cow slaughter should be banned worldwide.Speaking to ANI, Singh referred to the victim of the lynching incident as a 'cow smuggler' and was of the opinion that incidents as such will not cease until cow slaughtering was banned. He also added that there needs to be a law against it."This case has been much discussed in the media recently, but nobody is asking why these incidents of violence happen. I didn't say anything wrong in my video; these lynching cases won't stop until cow slaughtering stops. There should be a law against it," Singh said."The victim was a cow trafficker, his job was to smuggle cows, slaughter them and sell their meat. I am not saying this, the media
Maharashtra: History-sheeter Govind Rana shot dead by police
History-sheeter Govind Rana was killed in an encounter with police on Monday in Nalasopara area of Maharashtra's Palghar district.According to police sources, Rana attacked a police personnel belonging to Vasai Crime Branch in Palghar district at 2:35 pm and was shot by the police in response.Rana was later rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.Two police personnel are also injured in the encounter and are currently being treated at a hospital in the area.Rana had several cases against him in Nalasopara and other police stations of Palghar and Mumbai.
2 more arrested in Gauri Lankesh murder case
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested two more suspects in connection with the Gauri Lankesh murder case.Amit and Ganesh were arrested from Hubli on Sunday and were produced before the third Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) court on Monday.The court has sent them into police custody till August 6.This comes after SIT arrested the seventh suspect in connection with the murder case.A person identified as Mohan Nayak, was arrested from Karnataka's Dakshin Kannada district.He was later sent to six-day police custody by a local court.Earlier six people, including Parshuram Waghmare, K. T. Naveen Kumar alias Hotte Manja, Amol Kale, Manohar Edve, Sujeeth Kumar alias Praveen and Amit Degvekar were arrested in the case.Gauri Lankesh was shot dead outside her Bengaluru residence on September 5, 2017.
Pilot demands judicial inquiry into Alwar lynching case
Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot today demanded a judicial inquiry into the lynching of 28-year-old man in the state's Alwar district, saying it was necessary to ascertain the truth. On Saturday night, Rakbar alias Akbar Khan was lynched in the district's Ramgarh area on the suspicion of cow smuggling. He was taking the cows to his village in Haryana. The Congress leader alleged that such incidents had become common in the BJP-ruled state and said it was not the first case of lynching in Rajasthan. "A judicial inquiry into the case is needed because the investigating officer will be biased. It is needed to ascertain the truth. "So, nothing short of a judicial inquiry should be set up so that people have some fear of the law and legal system," Pilot said, adding that lynching and killing of people have become common in BJP-ruled states. "This word (lynching) was unheard of a few years ago. Of late, anti-social elements have been given a free hand to take the law into their own ...
TMC leader Arabul Islam gets bail
A court here today granted bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Arabul Islam, who was arrested in connection with a murder case in South 24 Parganas district. Baruipur Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate Paresh Karmakar granted bail to Islam on a bond of Rs 20,000. Islam, a district-level TMC leader and a former MLA, was arrested on May 12 on the orders of West Bengal Chief Minister and his party supremo Mamata Banerjee. He was admitted to a hospital on May 19 after he complained of chest pain. The TMC leader was charged with murder in connection with the killing of a supporter of an Independent candidate in the panchayat polls in the state. Hafizul Mollah (25) was hit by a bullet on his chest when he was taking part in a procession at Bhangor in South 24 Parganas district.
AIADMK functionary hacked to death in TN
A 42-year old AIADMK local level functionary was hacked to death by a gang of around ten people on a road in broad daylight at Sirkazhi in the district today, police said. Rames Babu, a contractor and AIADMK's Kollidam block students wing deputy secretary, died on the spot after being attacked with sickles by the unidentified gang members, who later fled the scene, they said. He was involved in executing public works department contracts and a staunch loyalist of Tamil Nadu Handlooms Minister O S Manian, who hails from the district, party sources said. As the victim got down from his car to visit a friend in the area, the gang members, who came on two-wheelers and in a car, first exploded a country bomb, creating a scare and commotion and then hacked him. The motive for the murder was not known as of now, police said. On information, Sirkazhi Deputy Superintendent of Police V Sekar and other police officials rushed to the spot. They were examining CCTV footage in nearby .
3 men arrested over acid attack on British boy
Three more men were today arrested by British police after a three-year-old boy suffered serious burns in a suspected acid attack in central England. The boy was treated in hospital for serious burns to his arm and face after an "acid or a corrosive substance" was either "thrown at or sprayed towards him" at a discount store in the city of Worcester, according to police. The men, aged 22, 25 and 26, were arrested in London on suspicion of conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm. Earlier, a 39-year-old man was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm remains in police custody, the BBC reported. "We'd like to thank everyone who shared our appeal over the weekend and contacted us with information; all of this is helping us to build up a better picture of this incident, detective inspector Tony Garner said. "The shock will be universal. Anyone conducting such an attack on a small child is just appalling", Robin Walker, member of parliament for ...
Two held in Mumbai for killing of RTI activist in Telangana
Two men wanted in connection with the killing of an RTI activist in Telangana in May were arrested here, police said today. The Crime Branch of Mumbai Police arrested Rajeshwar Goud Elimati (46) and Rajayya Kasarppu (51) from their homes in suburban Bandra and Jogeshwari, respectively, yesterday an official said. He said the duo, who owned toddy shops in Mumbai, were wanted for the killing of Right to Information (RTI) activist Podeti Satyanarayan Narsa Goud. The 51-year-old was shot dead by unidentified persons in Dharmapuri town in Jagtial district of Telangana on May 9. He was based in Mumbai but originally hailed from Dharmapuri. Goud had filed several RTI petitions with the excise department of Maharashtra seeking information about illicit sale of toddy in Mumbai, the official said. After the information was made available, many toddy shops were raided and their licences cancelled by the excise department, he said. Suffering big losses in the business, some toddy ...
A lawmaker stands disqualified if conviction not stayed: SC
The Supreme Court today said that a lawmaker, whose conviction in a criminal case has not been stayed by an appellate court, would stand disqualified from the membership of the House. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also reserved its verdict on a plea filed by NGO 'Lok Prahari' which alleged that the 2013 verdict of the apex court in the Lilly Thomas case was being flouted by the Members of Parliament, MLAs and MLCs, who continue to hold their memberships even after their convictions in criminal cases. The apex court, on July 10, 2013, had struck down section 8(4) of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) that gave a convicted lawmaker the power to remain in office on the ground that appeals have been filed within three months of conviction. "The only question is about the vires of section 8(4) of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) and we hold that it is ultra vires and that the disqualification takes place from the date of conviction," the court had said. The .