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J-K: Ex-lawyer of Kathua rape main accused new AAG
The Deputy Advocate General Aseem Sawhney is the new Additional Advocate General (AAG) of Jammu and Kashmir.Swahney was earlier representing the main accused in the alleged Kathua rape and murder case. The state government announced his name on Tuesday.The victim in the alleged rape-and-murder case was an eight-year-old girl who belonged to a nomadic Muslim tribe. She was allegedly abducted, drugged, gang-raped, tortured and killed in January.Sawhney's predecessor MA Beigh was removed by the PDP-BJP government. Jammu and Kashmir is under the Governor's rule now.
AgustaWestland case: ED files supplementary chargesheet
The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday filed a supplementary chargesheet in the AgustaWestland bribery case in the Patiala House court.The chargesheet will be taken up for consideration on July 20.The chargesheet has been filed against former Air Force chief SP Tyagi and his two cousins, lawyer Gautam Khaitan, Italian middlemen Carlo Gerosa and Guido Haschke, Finmeccanica, the parent company of Agusta Westland, among others.On September 1 last year, The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had filed a chargesheet against retired Tyagi, former Air Marshal J. S. Gujral and ten others in the case.According to the case filed by the ED, UK-based AgustaWestland International Limited had paid 58 million Euros as kickbacks through Tunisia-based Gordian Services Sarl and IDS Sarl.These companies syphoned off the money in the name of consultancy contracts to Interstellar Technologies Ltd and others and these funds were further transferred to Dubai-based UHY Saxena and Matrix Holdings Ltd in
ED files charge sheet against Guj-based firm director in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a charge sheet against Gujarat-based pharma firm Sterling Biotech Limited's director Rajbhushan Omprakash Dixit in a bank loan fraud case of over Rs 5,000 crore. The charge sheet was filed before Additional Sessions Judge Satish Arora by special public prosector Nitesh Rana and advocate A R Aditya. The ED has accused the company of taking loans of over Rs 5,000 crore from a consortium led by Andhra Bank which had turned into non-performing assets. The court had on February 9 sent Dixit to judicial custody in the money laundering case. The agency had in February arrested a former director of Andhra Bank, Anup Prakash Garg, and Delhi-based businessman Gagan Dhawan last November in connection with the case. They were named as accused in the cases by the ED and the CBI. The ED registered a money laundering case in this instance after taking cognisance of an earlier CBI FIR. The CBI had booked Sterling Biotech, its directors Chetan Jayantilal ...
Law against lynching will help: Shiv Sena
Endorsing the Supreme Court 's view, the Shiv Sena today said there should be a law against lynching. Saying that such a law, as recommended by the apex court yesterday, would certainly be helpful, an editorial in the party mouthpiece 'Saamana' noted that suspicion of child theft is not the only reason which leads to mob violence. "Incidents of lynching continue unabated across the country, including in Tripura, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Karnataka," the editorial said. Suspicion of victims being child lifters or involved in cow slaughter acts as a trigger, but there are other kinds of provocation too, it said. A road accident makes people angry and if the driver is caught, he is thrashed and the vehicle is set on fire, the editorial said. If a patient dies during treatment, the relatives attack doctors and vandalise the hospital, and such incidents have prompted doctors to go on strike in the past, it said. "The government, while following the Supreme Court's ...
No specific data on lynching: Centre
The government does not maintain specific data on lynching incidents in the country, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir said the state governments were competent to deal with such offences under the existing laws. "The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) does not maintain specific data with respect to lynching incidents in the country. "The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has, however, issued advisory to the states and Union territories from time to time to maintain law and order and ensure that any person who takes law into his/her own hand is punished promptly as per (the) law," he said, while replying to a written question. The minister's response comes a day after the Supreme Court had asked Parliament to consider enacting a new law to effectively deal with incidents of mob lynching and cow vigilantism, saying "horrendous acts of mobocracy" cannot be allowed to become a new norm.
African national arrested for selling heroin to university students in Haryana
The Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana Police today arrested an African national, along with another person, for allegedly selling heroin to students of the Maharshi Dayanad University in Rohtak, officials said. Acting on a tip-off, the duo were intercepted while they were on their way to the university, a spokesperson said, adding that 53.50 gram of heroin and 130 gram of charas were seized from them. "The arrested have been identified as Firmeen, a native of west Africa, and Anshu, resident of Jhang colony, Rohtak. Both were arrested by STF sleuths near Tau Dhaba, Devi Lal Park, Rohtak," he said in a release. "During interrogation, the accused revealed that they used to sell the drug to students," the spokesperson added. A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act was registered against them and an investigation underway, he said. Meanwhile, Director General of Police B S Sandhu called on people to come forward and help stop the menace of drugs in the ...
BMC finished 85 per cent work of protecting manholes: HC told
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has completed about 85 per cent work of installing protective iron meshes over manholes in flood-prone areas across the city, the Bombay High Court was told today. The BMC said that this initiative was aimed at preventing accidents and deaths of citizens due to falling in open manholes during heavy rains. BMC counsel Anil Sakhre submitted an affidavit before a bench of Justices Ranjit More and Anuja Prabhudessai hearing a PIL filed by the Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association. The PIL was filed following the death of Bombay Hospital gastroenterologist Dr Deepak Amrapurkar last year after he fell into an open manhole during heavy rains. The cover of the manhole had been illegally removed by some locals to allow the water accumulated due to heavy rains in the Elphinstone Road area to seep through. Last month, the BMC had told the court that it had covered around 1400 manholes across the city with such safety ...
1,10,333 cases of rape in India in 2014-16
As many as 1,10,333 cases of rape were registered in the country between 2014-16, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said today. Rijiju said in Rajya Sabha that 38,947 cases of rape were registered in 2016, 34,651 cases of rape were registered in 2015 and 36,735 cases of rape were registered in 2014. Altogether 3,38,954 cases of crime against women were registered in 2016, as many as 3,29,243 cases of crime against women were registered in 2015 and 3,39,457 such cases were registered in 2014, he said in a written reply.
Heroin seized in Bengal, one arrested
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) personnel have seized 450 grams of heroin in West Bengal's Murshidabad district and arrested one person in this connection, officials said on Wednesday.
Four asphyxiated to death in Haryana
Four persons were killed due to suspected gas poisoning at a biogas plant in Haryana's Kurukshetra district on Wednesday, police said.
Pop star Cliff Richard wins privacy case against BBC
Veteran British pop star Cliff Richard won a long-running case against the BBC today after it broadcast live on TV a police raid on his home over allegations that were later dropped. In the High Court, Judge Anthony Mann said the BBC had infringed Richard's privacy rights in a "serious" and "sensationalist" way and awarded him 210,000 pounds (USD 274,000, 236,000 euros) for the "general effect" on his life. He said Richard was also entitled to further sums for the financial impact of the incident, which will be decided at a later date. Richard, 77, was Britain's first home-grown pop star and considered the country's answer to Elvis Presley. His home was raided in 2014 as part of an investigation into historical allegations of sexual assault. But he was never arrested or criminally charged and was told in 2016 there was insufficient evidence against him. "My life was effectively turned upside down and my reputation, worldwide, was unnecessarily damaged. I would not want the same to ...
Chargesheet against Kerala MLA for beating up canteen boy
Controversial Kerala legislator P C George has been chargesheeted for allegedly manhandling a staff of the MLAs hostel canteen here last year for the delay in bringing his lunch. The museum police said a case under various IPC sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 294 (obscene acts or words) had been registered against him for the offence. The chargesheet has been filed before the Judicial First Class Magistrate court here. George courted trouble after Manu (22), a staff at the canteen, came out with an allegation that he was beaten up by the legislator and his personal assistant, apparently annoyed over delay in serving food. However, the MLA, a former government whip and ex-member of Kerala Congress (M), had denied the allegation. Manu had alleged that he was slapped and suffered injury on an eye and lips. George's stand was that he only scolded the complainant for bringing the food very late.
Govt says no dilution in SC/ST Act
There is no dilution of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and no institution or individual can take away rights of the marginalised given under the Constitution, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. Singh said in the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour that the government has already taken steps for ensuring rights of SC/STs by amending the relevant law. "I want to assure the House the protection given under the Constitution to SC/ST persons cannot be taken away by any institution or any individual," Singh said. To ensure there is no dilution of the SC and ST Act, the government has taken whatever required steps to strengthen the law, he said, adding that not only the act but also rules have been amended. The Home Minister's statement came after CPI leader D Raja raised concern over the recent Supreme Court order. With regard to the conviction rate, the Home Minister said that earlier special courts used to be there. "Our government .
Didn't receive official report: Rijiju on Swami Agnivesh attack
Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said that the central government is yet to receive an official report on the alleged attack on self-proclaimed spiritual leader and social activist Swami Agnivesh in Jharkhand's Pakur district on Tuesday."We have not got the official reports on that. We have not received the reports," Rijiju told media here.On Tuesday, Agnivesh lodged a complaint with the Ranchi police stating that a couple of people allegedly belonging to RSS, and BJP Yuva Morcha (BJYM) entered the premises and assaulted him.Notably, he had gone to Pakur, a place 30 km away from the state's capital to address the tribals residing in the region.Soon after the incident, the state government headed by Raghubar Das provided security to Agnivesh.While talking to ANI, Agnivesh said he could have been murdered in the "planned" attack.Agnivesh further demanded an inquiry by a retired or sitting judge of Ranchi High Court in the matter."Those arrested were ...
Centre should enact a comprehensive law against lynching in Monsoon session: CPI(M)
The CPI(M) today demanded the enactment of a comprehensive law in the current Monsoon session of Parliament against lynching to meet the Supreme Court direction. The Supreme Court yesterday had asked Parliament to consider enacting a new law to effectively deal with incidents of mob lynching, saying "horrendous acts of mobocracy" could not be allowed to become a new norm. "Following the Supreme Court verdict, the politburo of CPI(M) demands that a comprehensive law be enacted in the current session of Parliament to meet the apex court directions: It is the duty of the state to ensure maintenance of law and order so as to protect secular ethos and prevent mobocracy," the party said in a statement. Condemning the "brutal" attack on Swami Agnivesh in Pakur, Jharkhand, yesterday, the Left party expressed its apprehensions that though the guilty had been "identified" as BJP Yuva Morcha supporters, as per norms, the BJP state government was expected to treat them with great leniency. The ...
Man kills parents over pension money
A man allegedly shot dead his parents over a dispute on pension money in Patna district on Wednesday, the police said.
60-year-old man held for raping minor girl in Odisha
A 60-year-old man was arrested today on the charge of raping a minor girl at Satya Nagar area in Bhubaneswar, a police officer said. The accused is a neighbour of the 10-year-old girl. In their complaint, the girl's parents said the sexagenarian man, on finding their child playing alone near his house yesterday, took her to a secluded place and raped her, the officer said. The girl narrated the incident to her parents on reaching home, following which they approached the police, he added. The incident comes a week after another man was arrested on charges of raping a differently abled minor girl in the state capital.
Make guidelines to blacklist defaulter builders: SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to come out with proper guidelines within two weeks to blacklist builders, contractors and architects found to have constructed buildings against sanctioned plans.
Agnivesh seeks judicial probe into his thrashing
Social activist Swami Agnivesh on Wednesday demanded a judicial probe into his thrashing by suspected rightwing activists and said the attack was pre-planned.
I could've been murdered: Swami Agnivesh
Self-proclaimed spiritual leader and social activist Swami Agnivesh, who was allegedly attacked by a mob in Jharkhand's Pakur district, said he could have been murdered in the "planned" attack.Agnivesh further demanded an inquiry by a retired or sitting judge of Ranchi High Court in the matter."Those arrested were allowed to walk free after few hours. This seems to be a drama. Inquiry ordered by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) also seems fake.This was planned," Agnivesh told ANI."This was an attempt to murder, I could've been murdered. This was pre-planned," he added.On Tuesday, Agnivesh lodged a complaint with the Ranchi police stating that a couple of people allegedly belonging to RSS, and BJP Yuva Morcha (BJYM) entered the premises and assaulted him.Notably, he had gone to Pakur, a place 30 km away from the state's capital to address the tribals residing in the region.Soon after the incident, the state government headed by Raghubar Das provided security to Agnivesh.