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Storm over rape-murders in girls' home in Bihar
The alleged rape-murders of inmates of a girls' home in Muzaffarpur has triggered a major storm in Bihar with former Chief Minister and RJD leader Rabri Devi on Monday demanding a CBI probe and alleging that the accused had links with the ruling JD-S and government officials.
Court grants Chidambaram interim protection from arrest
A special court here on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram till August 7 in the Aircel-Maxis deal case.
Activists slam punishment to raped girl
Activists have criticized a six-month prison sentence given to a 15-year-old Indonesian girl who had an abortion after being raped by her brother. A district court in Jambi province also sentenced the girl's 18-year-old brother on Thursday to two years' imprisonment. Easmus Napitupulu of the Institute for Criminal Justice Reform said the court did not take into account the reason for the abortion. Zubaidah of the Embun Pagi Women School in Jambi said the girl's sentence was unfair and violated the Child Protection Law. Abortion is illegal in Indonesia but is allowed in cases of rape. But it must take place within 1 1/2 months of becoming pregnant and be performed by professionals. The girl had her abortion when she was six months' pregnant.
Finance minister sleeping? HC asks on DRT not functioning
The Bombay High Court expressed annoyance today over the non-functioning of the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT), whose premises here were closed following a fire over a month ago, and sought to know "if the finance minister of the country was sleeping" over the shutdown of a key body. The court said while Mumbai was considered the financial capital of the country, the city-based DRT, which dealt with debt-recovery cases involving banks, financial institutions and their customers, was non-functional for over a month. A division bench of justices A S Oka and Riyaz Chagla made the critical remarks while hearing a petition filed by the Debts Recovery Tribunal Bar Association, seeking a direction to the Union government to allot another space for the tribunal's office in south Mumbai. The DRT, located in the Scindia House building at Ballard Estate in south Mumbai, has been non-functional since a fire broke in the building on June 2. The court sought to know from the Union government by when
Woman lynched in MP; 12 arrested
A woman was allegedly lynched by a mob near here in Madhya Pradesh on suspicion that she was a child-lifter, police said today. The woman, who appeared to be "mentally unstable", was killed by the mob in Bhosh village under the Morwa police station on July 19, Morwa Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) K S Dwivedi told PTI over the phone. Believed to be aged between 25 to 30 years, the woman is yet to be unidentified, he said. The lynching took place amid rumours on WhatsApp that child-lifters were on the prowl in rural areas of the district, the officer said. The rumours were circulating for the last one month, Dwivedi said. Twelve people were arrested yesterday in connection with the lynching incident and produced today in a local court, which sent them to jail, Dwivedi said. The SDOP said some people spotted the woman roaming in the village at around 9.30 pm on July 19. They stopped her, suspecting her to be a child-lifter and hit her with lathis and axes, Dwivedi ..
HC gives bail to Kerala priest accused of rape
The Kerala High Court on Monday granted bail to Father Johnson V. Mathew, one of the four priests accused in a rape case of a woman parishioner.
'Default' admin in jail for 5 months over objectionable message in WhatsApp group
A 21-year-old group administrator of instant messaging service WhatsApp is behind bars here for the last five months, following an alleged objectionable message posted in the group by a member. A 17-year-old boy from Talen town of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh allegedly posted an anti-national message on the WhatsApp group on February 14, Talen police station in-charge Narmada Prasad Dahima said today. Some people took strong objection to it and filed a police complaint. "Acting on the complaint, the police summoned the boy and the then group administrator, Raja Gurjar," Dahima said. However, Gurjar left the WhatsApp group soon after. Two more members then became administrators as per the sequence of their membership, but they also quit the group subsequently. "Finally, Junaid Mev became the group administrator as per the policy of the social media platform," a family member of Mev claimed. On February 14, the police registered a case against the boy who had posted the ...
Aircel Maxis case: Chidambaram given interim protection till Aug 7
A Delhi Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to P Chidambaram till August 7, in the Aircel Maxis case.Former finance minister P Chidambaram, earlier in the day, had filed a fresh anticipatory bail plea in Delhi's Patiala House Court in the money laundering case.On July 10, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had filed a detailed reply in the case and opposed Chidambaram's previous anticipatory bail.In its statement, the ED said that they have come to a bonafide conclusion that under anticipatory bail, it will not be possible to reach the truth.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on July 19 filed a fresh charge-sheet in the Aircel-Maxis case in a Delhi Court against 18 accused, including Chidambaram, his son, Karti, and select government officials (serving and retired).In its new charge-sheet, the CBI said that two sets of money trails were discovered regarding Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance.The Aircel-Maxis deal case, which emerged out of 2G ..
French interior minister says did not tell Macron of security aide incident
French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb told lawmakers today that he did not inform Emmanuel Macron about a video showing one of the president's security aides striking a young man during a protest last May. Collomb said his staff told him about the video on May 2, the day after Alexandre Benalla beat the man during a police operation to clear protesters from a Paris square. But Collomb said it was not his role to inform prosecutors about the alleged assault. "They said they had already informed the police and alerted the president's cabinet, which was appropriate because it's up to the proper hierarchy to take all necessary measures, whether administrative or legal," he told a parliamentary commission. Since then Collomb said he had not spoken about the alleged assault by Benalla with Macron until French daily Le Monde published a video last Wednesday showing him striking a protester during the May 1 demonstrator. "I never mentioned during our meetings with the president the Benalla .
Decomposed body found in Sikar
The decomposed body of a 32-year-old man with a broken neck was found in Rajasthan's Sikar district today, police said. The body was found in Roop Pura village and the deceased was identified as Maan Singh. Family members have been informed and body is kept at a mortuary, Thoi police station Station House Officer Babulal Gurjar said. He said the post-mortem will be conducted when the family members reach Sikar.
Lynching case: SC to hear contempt plea on August 20
The Supreme Court will on August 20 hear a plea seeking contempt action against three states- Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh government in connection with the last week Alwar lynching incident.The court will also hear a plea filed by Congress leader Tehseen Poonawalla in the case on the same date.28-year-old Akbar Khan was allegedly beaten to death by an agitated mob on suspicions of cow smuggling in Alwar district in the intervening night of July 20-21.As of now, two people have been arrested in the case.
Girls at govt-funded shelter home in Bihar allege rape, killing; police initiate probe
Girls of a government-funded shelter home here have alleged that one of their fellow inmates was beaten to death and buried at the premises of the facility, and several were raped. Following the allegations, the Bihar Police has launched a probe and dug up the grounds of the shelter home, but are yet to find the body. Muzaffarpur SSP Harpreet Kaur said, "We are carrying out the excavation based on the statement given by one of the girls. The spot has been identified by her." More than 40 girls are lodged at the shelter home and medical reports suggest that more than half of them may have had sexual intercourse at some point of time, she said. The SSP said, "Nothing noteworthy has so far been found from the site during the excavation. However, the area of excavation might be enlarged after further examination of the girl who made the allegation.
CM Bungalow Row: SC directs UP Govt to submit report
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government to submit a report in the case of former chief ministers of the state not vacating government allotted bungalows.The apex court's three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and comprising of Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, has fixed the matter for further hearing after four weeks.The petition was filed by a Non-Governmental Organisation, Lok Prahari, which sought contempt against those who had allegedly defied the top court's order.This comes after former chief ministers, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav had on July 12 withdrawn their petitions from the Supreme Court, seeking appropriate time to vacate their official bungalows.The lawyer, who was appearing on behalf of the father-son duo, asked the bench to dispose off their petition as the former chief ministers have already vacated the government bungalows.The top court had earlier quashed the law passed by the UP government in ...
Man kills wife, two sons before committing suicide in UP
A man on Monday killed his wife and two children before committing suicide by consuming poison in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district, police said. The eldest daughter of the assailant is battling for life in hospital.
Alwar lynching case raised in Lok Sabha; BJP protests
The lynching of a man in Rajasthan's Alwar district was today raised in the Lok Sabha by a Congress MP, triggering protests from BJP members. Karan Singh Yadav of the Congress raised the issue during Zero Hour and said it was the fourth such incident in the state. Those who claimed to be 'gau-rakshak' (cow protectors) are behind this murder, he said amid protests by some BJP members- who were not audible- and also attacked the police for wasting time in taking the victim to hospital, leading to his death. The deceased 28-year-old Akbar was thrashed by a group of people on suspicion of being a cow smuggler in Lalawandi village in Alwar on Saturday last. Earlier, the two party members clashed when Jyotiraditya Scindia raised the Kathua rape and murder case besides other incidents of rape against women. Targeting the BJP, he said its leaders, who were ministers in the Jammu and Kashmir government, came out in support of the accused while the saffron party's MLA is an ...
Ambedkar's statue desecrated in MP
A statue of Dalit icon B R Ambedkar was allegedly desecrated by unidentified persons in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur district, a police official said today. The statue, installed on outskirts of Kalisindh village, located about 28 kms from the district headquarters, was desecrated by some persons last night, Bercha police station in-charge Rakesh Nain said. Some locals informed the police after they found an arm and spectacles of the statue broken. Shajapur district's Superintendent of Police Anurag Sharma and other officials reached the spot to look into the matter. A police team has been formed to search for culprits, Sharma said. A number of Dalits gathered at the spot following the incident. Heavy security has been deployed in the area, Nain said. Based on a complaint lodged by local resident Avinash Chouradia, the police have registered a case against unidentified persons under relevant sections of the IPC, he said, adding that an investigation is underway.
INX Media case: Karti allowed to travel abroad
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed former finance minister P. Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram to travel to USA, France and UK from July 23 to 31 for business purpose in the INX media case.Earlier, Karti had 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 (CBI) 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 year 2007 when Chidambaram was the finance minister during the UPA-1 government.In February, Karti was arrested for his alleged role in the case. He was, however, granted bail in March by the Delhi High Court.Karti allegedly took service charges for getting the clearance to INX Media for receiving funds from abroad worth Rs 305 crore.
Alwar mob lynching: High-level enquiry set up to probe allegations against police
The Rajasthan police today set up a high-level committee to probe the allegations of delay against the Alwar police in taking Akbar Khan to a hospital after he was allegedly lynched by a group of people of suspicion of cow smuggling. "Allegations of delay in taking Khan to the hospital and policemen crossing their limits have come to fore. A four-member committee of senior police officials is in Alwar to enquire into the matter," state Director General of Police (DGP) O P Galhotra said. It will also be probed whether the 28-year-old Akbar, alias Rakbar Khan, became a victim of police beating on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. Appropriate action would be taken if any lapses were found in the enquiry report, the DGP said. The committee comprise special DGP (law and order) N R K Reddy, Additional DGP (CID-Crime Branch) P K Singh, Inspector General (Jaipur Range) Hemant Priyadarshi and state nodal officer (cow vigilance) Mahendra Singh Chaudhary, Galhotra informed in a ...
Alwar lynching: Police to probe delay in taking Rakbar to hospital
The Rajasthan Police on Monday formed a high-level team to probe the reasons for the alleged delay in taking to the hospital a man who died after being allegedly thrashed by a mob of 'gau rakshaks'.
Alwar lynching: Rahul attacks PM Modi, questions police action
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday cornered Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Alwar lynching case and also raised question over police action in the case.Taking to Twitter, the Congress chief said that the incident shows Prime Minister Modi's brutal "New India".He also slammed the Rajasthan Police for allegedly making delay in taking Akbar Khan, the victim of mob lynching to the hospital."Policemen in #Alwar took 3 hrs to get a dying Rakbar Khan, the victim of a lynch mob, to a hospital just 6 KM away. Why? They took a tea-break enroute. This is Modi's brutal "New India" where humanity is replaced with hatred and people are crushed and left to die," Rahul tweeted.In the intervening night of July 20-21, Khan was allegedly beaten to death by an agitated mob on suspicions of cow smuggling in Alwar district.Earlier on July 21, two people were arrested in the case.