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Woman allegedly locked up after triple talaq, dies on way to hospital
A case of dowry death has been registered against the husband and the in-laws of a woman who was given triple talaq over the phone and allegedly locked up for a month without food and water, leading to her death, police said today. Razia was rescued from her husband's home two months back her condition had not improved, her family said. She died on Tuesday. SP City Abhinandan Singh said the police have constituted two teams to nab the culprits, who are absconding. The victim's sister has alleged that the husband of the 35-year-old woman used to beat her over dowry. "My sister Razia got married to Naeem Khan in 2005. A few days after their marriage, Naeem started beating her up, demanding dowry. In April, Naeem divorced her over the phone. He returned home after a few days and then locked her in a small room at his house, and did not even give her food or water," claimed Razia's elder sister Tara. Razia's family members rescued her from her husband's home with the help of NGO Mera Haq .
Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio strip club
Adult film actress Stormy Daniels has been arrested after performing an act at a strip club in Ohio, according to her attorney, Michael Avenatti.Calling the arrest as a "setup" and "politically motivated", Avenatti took to Twitter and said Daniels was apprehended for allegedly allowing a customer to touch her in a "non-sexual manner" while performing the act in the strip club."Just rcvd word that my client @StormyDaniels was arrested in Columbus Ohio whole performing the same act she has performed across the nation at nearly a hundred strip clubs. This was a setup & politically motivated. It reeks of desperation. We will fight all bogus charges. #Basta," he wrote on the micro-blogging site."She was arrested for allegedly allowing a customer to touch her while on stage in a non-sexual manner! Are you kidding me? They are devoting law enforcement resources to sting operations for this? There has to be higher priorities!!! #SetUp #Basta," Avenatti tweeted.Furthermore, Avenatti ...
No leads yet in missing JNU student's case, CBI tells HC
The CBI on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that despite various attempts including "digital footprinting," it has not found any evidence in the missing Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Najeeb Ahmed's case.
Why no arrest in sexual assault case, Maneka asks Kolkata DGP
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday expressed her concern over the non-arrest of the accused involved in the sexual assault of a two-year-old boy at a play-school in Kolkata.
Home arrest for Israeli accused of arson that killed Palestinian family
An Israeli court today ordered a suspect in a firebombing that killed a Palestinian family to be released from prison to house arrest after throwing out parts of his confession. The July 2015 arson attack killed a toddler and his parents, drawing international condemnation. The release to house arrest of the suspect, a 17-year-old at the time of the attack who is being held in a special prison ward, was delayed until Sunday to give prosecutors time to appeal the ruling to the supreme court. Court proceedings were closed to the public since the suspect, accused of being an accessory to racially motivated murder, is being tried as a minor and his identity has not been released. Court officials and defence lawyers confirmed today's ruling. The court ordered the suspect's release "to house arrest with electronic shackling and supervision", said right-wing legal aid organisation Honenu, which is representing the suspect. Adi Kedar, one of the suspect's lawyers, hailed the decision as a ...
Finalise rules on de-addiction centres in Delhi within 4 weeks: HC to LG
The Delhi High Court today asked the Lieutenant Governor (LG) to finalise and approve the draft rules for regulating de-addiction centres in the national capital within four weeks, saying streamlining the facilities was of paramount importance as the people in need were fairly large in number. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel issued the direction after the Delhi government's standing counsel, Rahul Mehra, told the court that the rules, which laid down the minimum standards for such centres, were awaiting the LG's approval, after which those could be notified. In its order, the court asked the LG to hold a meeting of all the stakeholders, including the State Mental Health Authority (SMHA), before finalising and approving the draft rules. It said all the persons and entities, including those running de-addiction centres, who would be affected by the draft rules, might give their respective representations to the LG within two weeks from today. The bench made it clear that
7 girls rescued from traffickers in Assam; woman arrested
Seven girls were rescued from a running train in Assam when they were allegedly being taken to Mumbai, an official of the Northeast Frontier Railway said today. A woman was arrested by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in this connection. After getting specific information, RPF personnel of Rangiya division boarded the Down Guwahati-Lokmanya Tilak Terminal Express on July 10 and rescued the girls, NF Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Pranav Jyoti Sharma said. "The RPF rescued four girls from one coach. Three more girls were rescued from another coach along with one woman trafficker. They were being taken to Mumbai on the pretext of giving them employment at a fish factory," he added. The seven girls were brought to Rangiya for further appropriate action. The 40-year-old arrested woman, who hailed from Baska district of Assam, said during interrogation that she was taking the girls to Mumbai on commission basis, Sharma said. Earlier in May, four girls and two women ..
Big fish are involved in Upendra Rai's dubious transactions case: CBI to HC
The CBI today told the Delhi High Court that journalist Upendra Rai, arrested by the probe agency for his alleged involvement in dubious financial transactions, was only a "front" and other big fish were involved in the matter. Challenging a trial court order granting bail to Rai, the CBI said his custody was required as fresh arrests were being made in the case and the FIR showed that public servants were involved and under investigation. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said the CBI will have to show that its argument on involvement of other big fish is borne out from the facts of the case. Additional Solicitor General Aman Lekhi, representing the CBI, said if Rai is released on bail, he might hamper the ongoing probe by tampering with evidence and influencing witnesses. "Rai is a front. He is being used by others. Others are the real big fish," he said. Lekhi along with advocate Rajdipa Behura, also appearing for the CBI, told the court that a public servant was yesterday arrested in the ..
Pak authorities launch crackdown on PML-N workers ahead of Sharif's arrival
Authorities in Pakistan have launched a massive crackdown on the PML-N activists ahead of the arrival of its supreme leader Nawaz Sharif in Lahore from London, arresting over 300 workers to stop the party's planned rally at the airport tomorrow to welcome him. Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, who were convicted by a Pakistani court in the Avenfield Apartments case and sentenced to 10 and 7 years in jail respectively, boarded a foreign flight today and will arrive in Lahore via Abu Dhabi at 6.15 pm (local time) tomorrow. "Police have arrested more than 300 PML-N workers mostly from Lahore to stop us from welcoming our leader at the airport," Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurenzeb told PTI. Such a massive crackdown on PML-N workers never happened even in the martial law regime, she said. She said that despite all such tactics, the PML-N workers will reach the airport to give historic welcome to Sharif. "We will not accept the results of the July 25 ...
BJP MLA accused of kidnapping girl appears before party's disciplinary committee in Jammu
A BJP MLA, accused by an ex-serviceman of abducting his daughter from a college in Punjab, today appeared before the disciplinary committee of the party here, hours after noisy protest by a group of people led by the girl's grandfather. On June 24, Rajinder Singh accused R S Pura MLA Gagan Bhagat of abducting his daughter from Desh Bhagat University, Punjab, where she was pursuing Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) course, a charge denied by the girl as well as the politician who termed the allegation as an attempt to defame him. On the same day the girl had also claimed that she is facing "death threat" from her family which wanted to marry her to a person against her wishes. I am before you and nobody kidnapped me. The allegations are fake. He (MLA) is a very good person. My family are supporters of PDP and may be that is the reason... They are forcing me to marry someone who has not even clear his 12th class while as I am doing BAMS, she had said. Bhagat was served a
Metro employees violated rules by obstructing services, DMRC tells HC
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) told the High Court on Thursday that the May 31 incident involving disruption of service by some metro employees was an act of serious misconduct and in violation of service rules.
CBI arrests BCAS officer, aviation security company CMD in Updendra Rai case
The CBI has arrested Assistant Director of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) Rahul Rathore and CMD of Air One Aviation Alok Sharma for allegedly facilitating the issuance of airport access pass to journalist Upendra Rai in alleged violation of norms, officials said today. Both were taken into custody late last night in connection with the case registered in May this year against Rai and Chief Security Officer of the company Prasun Roy, they said. It is alleged that Sharma and Rathore were part of conspiracy to cheat the BCAS and the Delhi International Airport (DIAL) and had fraudulently arranged a temporary and later a permanent Aerodrome Entry Pass (AEP) for Rai. By getting the right to access all airports in the country, Rai jeopardised national security, the agency had said after filing of an FIR in May this year. The CBI has alleged that Rai in connivance with Roy submitted an application falsely showing himself as the director of quality control of the company to get the .
IAF faces HC ire for confining corporal to psychiatric ward for alcohol dependency
The Indian Air Force (IAF) faced the ire of the Delhi High Court today for confining one of its non-commissioned officers, a corporal, to a psychiatric ward for over two months, because he was an alcoholic and suffered from mental disorders. A bench of justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel questioned the rationale behind the IAF's decision, asking how it determined on a daily basis that the corporal still "craved for alcohol". The court also said the newly-enacted Mental Health Act made it clear that a person could not be forced to undergo treatment without his consent, adding that the IAF "cannot ignore the laws of the country". Terming the conduct of the IAF "irresponsible", the bench wondered how many of such cases there might be, which were yet to be highlighted. "How were you determining on a daily basis that his craving for alcohol had not gone down? What tests were conducted by you? This is completely irresponsible. We wonder how many such cases are there. "This is a clear case .
Indian doctor jailed for molesting women in Singapore
An Indian doctor, on holiday with his family here, was jailed today for two weeks for molesting four women in a swimming pool at a popular tourist spot at Marina Bay Sands hotel complex. Jagdeep Singh Arora, 46, was charged with molesting two of them, while the two other charges were taken into consideration, according to media reports. Arora, on holiday with his wife and daughter, touched the buttocks of four women between 9 pm and 9.30 pm on June 28 in the pool, reported Channel News Asia. One of the victims was a 25-year-old female tourist from Lithuania. She was in the pool on the 57th floor of the hotel where he was staying at about 9 pm that day, taking photographs of the scenery. She noticed Arora who was with his wife, moving very closely behind her before touching her in the water. She then went to look for her husband and informed security about the incident. At about 9.30 pm, a second victim, a 20-year-old Korean woman, was with a friend in the pool, also taking photos of ..
Funeral of Indian student killed in US performed at Warangal
The funeral of an Indian student who was killed during an attempted robbery in Kansas City in the US last week, took place at Warangal in Telangana today. The mortal remains of Sharath Koppu arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International airport in Hyderabad late last night. Former Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya and other leaders offered tributes to the slain student at the airport. The body was taken to Koppu's residence at Kareemabad in Warangal from the airport, police sources said. Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari and other leaders paid homage to the departed soul at Warangal. According to authorities in Kansas,US, Koppu (25) was fatally shot during a suspected incident of robbery at a restaurant where he worked. He died shortly after being taken to a hospital on Friday. Kansas City police announced a USD 10,000 reward for information leading to the suspect and released a brief video of the suspect inside the restaurant moments before the shooting.
5-yr-old girl declared 'outcast', case lodged on child rights panel's order on 11th days of her trauma
The police today lodged a criminal case against ten prominent members of a village community near here for declaring a five-year-old, scheduled caste girl an "outcast" and making her suffer the ordeal of being left alone, bereft even of proper food and family's care. The case was registered on the orders of the state's child rights panel chief Manan Chaturvedi, who swung into action after the plight of the hapless child, suffering the trauma all alone for last eleven days on outer courtyard of her house and surviving on the loafs thrown into her plate from a distance, came to her notice. Hindoli Police station SHO Laxman Singh said the case was registered against ten persons today at 1.29 pm. The girl had been declared an outcast, first for three days and then for another eight days, for unwittingly trampling upon a sandpiper's egg in her school premises in her village Haripura in neighbouring Bundi district with various authorities, including the school headmaster, teacher, ...
Law should be allowed to take its own course in MoC case
CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury today said that law should be allowed to take its own course in the case of alleged child racket by Missionaries of Charity (MoC). There should not, however, be any harrasment of the nuns or prosecution before the charge is proved, he said. "Mother Teresa's (Missionaries of Charity) is a renowned and respected organisation. Despite our differences, we have the highest respect for them. It (the charge) is unbelievable. Let the law take its own course," he told a press conference here. "But there should not be any harrasment of the nuns or prosecution just on the basis of heresay. Let the matter be investigated," Yechury said. A sister of the religious order and a woman staffer of 'Nirmal Hriday', a shelter home run by it, in Ranchi last week for allegedly selling a child born to a minor inmate to a couple from Uttar Pradesh. Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police Anis Gupta had yesterday said four children were allegedly "sold" by ..
If rape charges are proved, Kerala church priests can be excommunicated: Senior clergymen
Priests of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, who allegedly sexually assaulted a married woman, can be excommunicated if the charges against them are proved, senior clergymen said today. "Not only rape, adultery is also a sin in our faith and proving the charges is enough to excommunicate them," they said. A senior priest, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the charges of adultery or rape against a priest have to be proved before a church-appointed panel before officially excluding him from participation in the sacraments and services of the Church. "Adultery, even with mutual consent, is a sin. If they are found guilty of committing rape or adultery, they can no longer function as priests," the clergyman told PTI. Once excommunicated by the Church, the priests will never be treated as part of the clergy, another clergyman said. They will not be barred from wearing the clergy attire, but they will only be treated as laity, he added. Last month, a man from Pathanamthitta ..
HC upholds life term of ex-Navy officer for killing girlfriend
The Bombay High Court today upheld the conviction and life sentence awarded to a former naval officer for killing his girlfriend in 2007. A division bench of justices B R Gavai and S V Kotwal dismissed an appeal filed by convict Manish Thakur, who was employed with the aeronautical wing of the Indian Navy. In the appeal, Thakur had challenged a sessions court order of March 4, 2014 convicting him of murdering Kaushambi Layek, an employee of the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). "This is a case of love affair gone wrong. The prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt the case against the appellant (Thakur)," the bench said in its judgement. Noting that the present case rested completely on circumstantial evidence, the court held that the prosecution had succeeded in proving the case against Thakur. "It is difficult to find out the motive in such cases. It is always difficult to extract the reason for such an offence from the deep dark recesses of the human mind and convert it into a
Upendra Rai case: CBI arrests Civil Aviation employee, Air One CMD
The CBI has arrested a Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) official and the Chairman and Managing Director of aviation firm Air One Aviation Pvt Ltd in connection with its ongoing probe into a money laundering case against senior journalist Upendra Rai, the agency said on Thursday.