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Woman alleges rape by 40 men for four consecutive days, 3 arrested
A 22-year-old married woman from Chandigarh has alleged that she was raped by 40 men for four consecutive days after being held captive at a guest house in Morni area of Haryana's Panchkula district, following which three people were arrested, police said today. In a complaint lodged with the Chandigarh Police at Manimajra police station yesterday, the woman alleged that she was held captive for four days where the accused took turns to rape her. The woman's husband told reporters that she was promised job at the guest house by a person known to them, adding she was drugged for four days, raped and threatened that she and her husband would be "eliminated" if she revealed the incident to anyone. While, the Chandigarh Police lodged an FIR in Manimajra police station after the woman approached them with the complaint, the case was being transferred to the Panchkula Police, under whose jurisdiction the alleged incident took place. The Panchkula Police today set up a Special Investigation .
Two rape accused among three absconders arrested in JK
Three persons, including two rape accused, were today arrested in separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said. They were evading arrest for several years and were nabbed from different villages on the basis of specific information, Senior Superintendent of Police (Rajouri) Yougal Manhas said. One of the absconders, Mohammad Qayoom, resident of Bata-Dhurian village of Mendhar, was wanted in a rape case registered against him in 2013 and was arrested from Manjakote area, he said. The officer said Mohammad Qasim, of Pargal village of Darhal, was also facing rape charges and was evading arrest since 2016. He was arrested from Somwali Dhok in the higher reaches of Darhal, Manhas added. The third person was arrested from the Panja Chowk area of Rajouri, the SSP said.
Man suffers heart attack at airport
A 56-year old man, scheduled to board a flight to Madurai from here, suffered a heart attack as soon as he entered the airport today, officials said. The passenger, Kannadasan, fainted soon after he entered the airport premises to board a domestic flight along with some members of his family, they said. A doctor attached to the airport, who examined him, said he suffered a heart attack. He rendered preliminary medical assistance before rushing him to a hospital by an ambulance, airport officials said.
Speeding mini-truck runs over police constable
A police constable was run over and killed by a speeding mini-truck in East Singhbhum district, a police officer said today. Pramod Kumar Singh was run over by the mini-truck near the Jamshedpur block office under Parsudih police station late last night, the officer said. He was rushed to Tata Main Hospital but doctors declared him brought dead. Police has confiscated the vehicle but the driver managed to escape. Senior Superintendent of Police, Anoop Birtharay said the driver of the vehicle abandoned it and fled.
HC quashes JNU fine order against Kanhaiya
The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside the Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) July 4 order slapping a fine of Rs 10,000 on former JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, holding that the penal action suffered from procedural impropriety, illegality and irrationality.
NGT disposes plea opposing widening of NH-37 along Kaziranga National Park
The National Green Tribunal has disposed of a plea filed by a wildlife activist opposing the widening of NH-37, which passes through Jakhalabandha and Bokakhat along the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, as it endangers the life of animals due to heavy traffic. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted that multiple proceedings on the issue were going on in various courts. The green panel noted that the issue was being monitored by the Supreme Court and proceedings were also pending in the Gauhati High Court. "It is submitted that multiple proceedings on the very same issue before various fora may not be appropriate. In the circumstances, beyond the direction already issued and directions which we have issued to complete the tender process and the detailed project report in a time-bound manner, we do not find it necessary to keep the matter pending," the bench, which included Justices Jawad Rahim and R S Rathore, said. The plea, filed by Assam resident Rohit ..
Gurgaon schoolboy killing case: SC rejects bail plea of juvenile accused
The Supreme Court today rejected the bail plea of a 16-year-old boy, accused of killing a seven-year-old student in a private school in Gurgaon, saying that the alleged crime fell under the category of "heinous offence". The accused, who has been treated as an adult under a new law, claimed that he could not be awarded death or life sentence for the alleged offence of murder in accordance with the Juvenile Justice Act. A bench of justices R F Nariman and Indu Malhotra rejected the plea, saying the alleged crime fell under the category of "heinous offence" and life sentence could be given with a possibility of remission. Advocate Gaurav Agarwal, appearing for the accused, who was a student in the school, argued that the law says that no child shall be sentenced to death or punished with life imprisonment. He said that if the child, who is just 16 years old, is to be sentenced for life with a possibility of remission, then the alleged crime does not fall under the category of "heinous .
Bodies of married woman, man found hanging from tree in Raj
The bodies of a 30-year-old married woman and a 19-year-old man were found hanging from a tree in Rajasthan's Barmer district today, police said. The victims were identified as Kamla and Devaram, they said. Kamla was married for the last 12 years and had two children. She was allegedly having an affair with Devaram and their family members objected to it, Dhorimanna police station SHO Man Manth Arha said. Devaram was a brother-in-law to Kamla, he said. The duo had left their residence last night and their bodies were found hanging from a tree a few kilometres from their house, Arha said. A case of suicide was registered and investigation in the matter underway, the SHO said, adding that the bodies were handed over to family members after postmortem.
19-year-old youth held for sexually abusing 2 minor boys
A 19-year-old youth was today arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two minor boys at an orphanage near here, two years ago. Jose Maveli, director of the Janaseva Sisubhavan at Aluva and an employee were also arrested for allegedly covering up the sexual assault, crime branch officials said. They have been charged under various sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and Juvenile Justice Act, they said. Officials probing the case said the incident came to light when they met the children as they visited the orphanage as part of investigation into another case. Based on the statements of two minor boys, the teenager was booked for committing the offence, they said. Maveli and the employee were booked for not informing childline or police about the incident after they came to know about it, they added. The children had informed the police that Maveli and the employee were aware of the ordeal they underwent at the youth's hands.
2 arrested in Panchkula rape case
Two people were arrested on Friday in connection to the Morni Hill alleged rape case that took place last year.On the laxity of the police, Morni Hill Deputy Commissioner of Police RK Meena said, "Strict action will be taken against those found guilty of negligence. Three police personnel have been suspended. Our priority is the safety and security of the victim. Further investigation is underway."Last year, the 21-year-old victim was allegedly gang-raped and dumped in an isolated place in Sector 53, Chandigarh.According to reports, the victim was returning home in the evening in an auto-rickshaw from Sector 37 when she was gang-raped.
Man stabbed to death in Delhi brawl
A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death by two unidentified miscreants during an argument in south Delhi, police said on Friday.
SC Collegium brushes aside govt's reservation, reiterates Justice Joseph's name for elevation
The Supreme Court Collegium has brushed aside the reservations of the government over its decision to elevate Uttarakhand Chief Justice K M Joseph to the apex court as a judge and reiterated his name along with two other recommendations. The Collegium said "nothing adverse" regarding "suitability" of Justice Joseph has been pointed out in two letters of Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. It also recommended the names of Chief Justice of Madras High Court Indira Banerjee and Orissa High Court Chief Justice Vineet Saran for appointment as Supreme Court judges. The five-member Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on January 10 had for the first time cleared the name of Justice Joseph, who was part of the bench which in 2016 had quashed the imposition of President's rule by the NDA government in the hill state, for the judge of the apex court. However, the government had on April 26 returned the Collegium's recommendation to elevate Justice Joseph seeking its ...
HC quashes 12 cases against Mukul Roy in cash-for-job scam
The Calcutta High Court today quashed 12 cases against BJP leader and former railway minister Mukul Roy in the cash-for-job scam in the railways. Roy's counsel claimed that the allegations were not substantiated and absurd in nature. It was also stated before the court that though the complaints claimed that the alleged incidents of cash for job took place in 2012, the complainants had filed the criminal cases only this year. Roy's counsel Subhasish Dasgupta stated that there was no plausible explanation on part of the complainants for the delay of six years to make the allegations. The West Bengal government, however, opposed the prayer for quashing of cases against Roy. Hearing both the parties, Justice Shivakant Prasad rejected the 12 cases filed against Roy. Out of the 12 cases, 10 case were filed at Bijpur police station and one each at Naihati and Noapara in North 24 Parganas district. A former Trinamool Congress leader, Roy was the railway minister in 2012.
Father-son duo get 7 years' jail for cheating foreigner
A local court here today awarded seven years of imprisonment to a father-son duo for cheating a foreigner in Gaya district. The court of Assistant Session Judge Ramanand Ram held Tarkeshwar Prasad Yadav (father) and Sanjay Kumar (son) guilty of cheating and criminal breach of trust. The duo was awarded two years jail and a fine of Rs 2000 each under IPC's section 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust) and seven years imprisonment plus a fine of Rs 3000 each under section 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property), Prosecution Officer Alok Kumar said. Both the sentences would run concurrently. During the hearing, Kumar had submitted that the victim, N Robert from Scotland gave Rs 40 lakh to the duo in 2015 to construct a building at Bodh Gaya for her NGO. However, the accused did not hand over the building following which, Robert filed a complaint against them.
Flight attendant death case: Husband's parents denied anticipatory bail
A Delhi court today refused to grant protection from arrest to the parents of the husband of a female flight attendant, who allegedly committed suicide in south Delhi's Panchsheel Park last week. Sushma Singhvi and R S Singhvi, the parents of Mayank Singhvi, who is in judicial custody in the death case of his wife Anissia Batra (39), were denied anticipatory bail by the court after it was told that the allegations against them were serious, Ishkaran Singh Bhandari, the lawyer of the woman's parents, said. Additional Sessions Judge Neelam Singh dismissed the application of the Singhvis after Bhandari told her that Anissia's parents had filed a complaint against her in-laws, accusing them of threatening her. The complainants also claimed before the court that it wasn't a suicide but murder. Mayank's parents moved the anticipatory bail application, claiming that they had no role in the matter and any dispute between their son and daughter-in-law was their internal matter. A court had on .
2 female teachers get prison terms for sexual assault on 5-year-old girl
A city court today awarded prison terms to two female teachers of a noted school here after holding them guilty of unnatural sexual act with a five-year-old girl student two years ago. Special POCSO judge Ravindra Nath Tripathi had convicted the two teachers-- Nutan Joseph and Indu Anand -- on July 11, Special Public Prosecutor Suresh Chandra Prasad said, adding the quantum of punishment was announced today. The judge handed down 10 years imprisonment to Nutan Joseph while Indu Anand was given a seven-year jail term, he said. The teachers, who have been found guilty under various sections of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, have also been slapped with a fine of Rs 20,000 each, Prasad added. An FIR was lodged against the two teachers with the Mahila Thana here by the parents of the five-year-old girl in November, 2016 and they were arrested that month itself. According to the FIR, the parents alleged that the two asked their 5-year-old girl to undress in
Delhi HC sets aside penalty imposed on Kanhaiya by JNU
The Delhi High Court today set aside an order of Jawaharlal Nehru University's appellate authority imposing a penalty on its former students union president Kanhaiya Kumar in connection with a 2016 incident in which alleged anti-India slogans were raised at an event. Justice Siddharth Mridul said the JNU office's order was "unsustainable on innumerable counts" after which the counsel for the varsity submitted that they are recalling the decision. The court remanded the matter back to the appellate authority to conduct de novo proceedings in accordance with law. Kumar had moved the high court on July 17 seeking direction to quash the office order of July 4 passed by JNU through the chief proctor. He was held guilty for doing an act in violation of discipline and conduct and the fine was imposed on him. The Rs 10,000 fine was imposed on Kumar by the appellate authority in connection with the incident in which slogans were allegedly raised at the event relating to Parliament attack ...
Police seeks more time to complete probe
Police today informed the Kerala High Court that it has received 'crucial' information in the case related to the missing of a 20-year old woman since March this year and sought more time to complete the investigation. The submission was made before Justice Sunil Thomas during the hearing of a petition by the brother of the woman seeking a CBI investigation. Police also submitted a report on progress of the investigation so far, following which the Judge adjourned the matter to August 2 for next hearing. The woman, a second-year B.Com student, went missing on March 22 while on her way to her aunt's house at Mundakkayam in Kottayam district. Petitioner Jais John James sought a CBI probe, contending that the Special Investigation Team constituted to probe the case could not make headway.
SC collegium reiterates recommendation on Justice Joseph's elevation
The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its recommendation to elevate Justice K.M. Joseph, the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, to the Supreme Court.
SC collegium reiterates Justice KM Joseph's elevation
The Supreme Court collegium on Friday unanimously reiterated the recommendation for elevation of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K.M. Joseph to the apex court.This comes after the central government rejected the collegium's recommendation for the elevation of Justice KM Joseph to the Supreme Court earlier this year.The government drew flak when Justice Joseph's name was recommended by the collegium in January.Meanwhile, the collegium also recommended names of Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Vineet Saran and Madras High Court Chief Justice Indira Banerjee to the top court.The collegium has suggested the name of Justice VK Tahilramani, senior most judge of Bombay High Court, to take Justice Banerjee's position.It was further recommended to appoint acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Justice Gita Mittal, as the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court.The collegium also asked for appointment of Justice Aniruddha Bose - senior judge of Calcutta High Court - as the ..