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Woman motorcycle coach ends life by hanging herself
A 27-year-old woman motorcycle coach allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her residence in suburban Goregaon, police said today. The woman, Chetna Pandit, used to stay with her brother, who was not at home when the incident took place last night, a senior police official said. "At the time of the incident, her brother had gone out. But when he returned home, he found her hanging and alerted the police," senior inspector of Dindoshi police station Rajaram Vanmane said. A suicide note was recovered from the spot, police said. "The note said that she was a very ambitious woman, but since she was unable to achieve her goals she was taking the extreme step. It also mentioned that nobody should be held responsible for her death," police said. A case of accidental death has been registered and further investigation into the case is underway, police said.
Court gives last chance to cops to file ATR on plea against Mani Shankar Aiyar
A Delhi court today granted the last opportunity to the police to file an action taken report on a BJP leader's plea seeking lodging of a sedition case against suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar for allegedly using derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Metropolitan Magistrate Vasundhara Azad directed the Delhi Police Crime Branch to file the report by September 20, the next date of hearing. The police had on the last date of hearing told the court that BJP leader Ajay Agrawal's plea has been transferred to the crime branch. Agrawal, who had contested the last Lok Sabha election against UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli, has sought lodging of a sedition case against Aiyar for hosting Pakistani officials, alleging that it had "posed a threat to national security". The plea said a meeting was held at the south Delhi residence of Aiyar last year which was attended by a former foreign minister and the High Commissioner of Pakistan, among others. In ..
No step taken by Govt to check Delhi's groundwater depletion: SC
The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Centre, the Delhi government and their civic bodies for not taking any step to tackle the "serious problem" of groundwater depletion in the national capital. The apex court perused a NITI Aayog report which said that various authorities were passing the buck and shying away from their responsibility. "You are doing nothing to reduce water consumption, there is no plan for recharge and preservation of groundwater," a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said. It asked the Centre for immediate, intermediary and long term measures to check the depletion of Delhi's groundwater. The apex court had on May 8 expressed grave concern on "over-exploitation" of groundwater in most parts of Delhi and asked the authorities to avert a crisis, saying the situation was "semi-critical". It had then perused a report filed by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) on the status of groundwater level in Delhi from May 2000 till May 2017 and said .
Kerala HC rejects pre-arrest bail pleas of 3 priests accused of rape
The Kerala High Court today rejected the anticipatory bail petitions of three priests of a church accused of raping a woman, ruling that the charges against them were serious and the relief, if granted at an early stage of investigation, will adversely affect its progress. The priests--Abraham Varghese alias Sony, Job Mathew and Jaise K George-- had approached the court soon after the crime branch of Kerala Police slapped rape charges against four of the five Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church priests, who were accused of sexually exploiting the victim. Dismissing their bail pleas, Justice R Vijayaraghavan of the Kochi bench of the court said allegations against them were serious and that their release at a time when the probe was at a preliminary stage would hamper its progress. Earlier, the court had directed police to produce before it the complaint of sexual harassment of the woman filed by her husband and other documents related to the case. In their bail applications, the priests .
1 minor killed, 4 injured in Shopian blast
An 11-year old boy was killed and four injured after a grenade accidentally went off in South Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday.A group of children was apparently fiddling with a grenade which suddenly went off killing one minor boy and injuring four others.The deceased has been identified as Salik Khurshid, a resident of Meemander village of Shopian district, according to the police.
Retd Captain gets 7 yrs rigorous jail in 2006 Navy War Room leak case
A Delhi court today awarded seven-year rigorous imprisonment to retired Captain Salam Singh Rathore in an offshoot of the 2006 Navy War Room leak case, saying he did not deserve leniency as he has committed an offence against national security. Special CBI Judge S K Aggarwal handed down the jail term to Rathore for the offence of spying under the Official Secrets Act, saying the documents found in his possession belonged to Defence Ministry and were "directly or indirectly useful to the enemy in one way or the other". The other accused in the case - Commander (Retd) Jarnail Singh Kalra- was acquitted by the court. While awarding the sentence to Rathore, the court considered the submission of the prosecutor that several secret documents were recovered from the possession of Rathore which he could not account for. "Here in this case, the offence committed by the convict was not only an offence against the society, but it was an offence against the very national security. The documents ..
Will ensure death penalty for those who rape minors: MP CM
The Madhya Pradesh government will ensure that criminals involved in the rape of minor girls get death penalty, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said. The move comes after a spurt in crimes against minors in the state. "Chouhan has directed the authorities concerned to ensure capital punishment for those involved in raping minor girls," a public relations department official said today. The chief minister had yesterday held a meeting to review the law and order situation in the state. Chouhan had praised the police for swift action in the case of a nine-year-old girl's rape in Sagar district where the convict was awarded death sentence within 46 days of the incident. The crime was committed on May 21 this year and charges were framed last week. On July 7, a court at Rehli in Sagar district awarded death sentence to the 40-year-old accused. Chouhan also asked the officials to follow the case in higher courts for ensuring speedy trial and said that he would himself monitor such .
Woman beneficiary of PM's welfare plan found dead
A woman beneficiary of a Central welfare scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 7 was found dead on National Highway-8 the same day, the authorities said on Wednesday.
SC to decide constitutional validity of Section 377
The Centre will leave the matter of the constitutionality of Section 377 to be decided by the Supreme Court.The notion was put forth by Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who is representing the Centre before the five-judge constitution bench of the top court, as it hearing of pleas on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code gets underway."Won't contest provision as regards consensual sex between adults and leaving it to the Bench, but seeks clarification on bestiality," he said.ASG Mehta also informed the court that the Centre will have to file a detailed reply if the court goes into other aspects like civil rights and liabilities."Please do not say anything which can be construed as affecting civil rights, inheritance, marriage rights etc," he added.During the previous hearing on Monday, a five-judge Constitution Bench had refused to adjourn the hearing after the Centre sought more time to file its reply.The Centre requested the court to adjourn the hearing and sought four ...
HC acquits man of 'unsound mind' in murder case
The Bombay High Court has acquitted a 41-year-old man in a murder case, observing that he was of an "unsound mind" and could not be held liable for his actions. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sarang Kotwal took into consideration the man's acquittal in another case in which he was charged with murder in 2001, after he pleaded that he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia. The court rejected the prosecution's argument that if the man was acquitted, he might commit a third murder. The bench had last month acquitted the man, a resident of Mira Road in the neighbouring Thane district, while hearing a petition filed by him. The man had challenged an order of the Thane sessions court sentencing him to life imprisonment in 2013. While quashing and setting aside the sessions court's order, the high court said, "...the appellant was incapable of knowing the nature of the act by reason of unsoundness of his mind and thus, is entitled to benefit of section 84 (act of a person of ...
A minor killed, four injured in blast in Shopian
A minor boy was killed and four children were injured in a blast inside a residential compound in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district today, the police said. The explosion took place in the residential compound of Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh at Meemandar in Shopian district this afternoon, resulting in injuries to five children, all aged between six and eight years, a police officer said. The children were rushed to a hospital, where one of them, Salik Iqbal Sheikh, was declared brought dead, he added. The remaining four include three boys and a girl. They are undergoing treatment and condition of three is stated to be critical, the police officer said. Initial investigations suggest that the children were fiddling with the explosive when it exploded, he said. An investigation is underway to ascertain the nature of the explosive and how it reached the residential compound.
Turkey detains controversial Muslim televangelist on fraud charges
Turkish police today detained on fraud charges a televangelist notorious for propagating conservative views while surrounded by scantily-clad women he refers to as his "kittens". Adnan Oktar, who also denies evolution and is regarded by critics as the leader of a cult, was detained alongside almost 80 alleged supporters on accusations of fraud, bribery and sexual assault, reports said. Oktar is a controversial figure in Turkey who gained notoriety for his programmes on the online A9 television channel and had regularly been denounced by Turkey's religious. He presented programmes surrounded by scantily-clad and heavily made-up women -- who appeared to have had plastic surgery -- who he dubbed "kittens". He was taken into custody in Istanbul as part of a probe by the city's police financial crimes unit, state-run Anadolu news agency said. A total of 235 arrest warrants were issued in a major crackdown on the group. Oktar was caught as he was trying to run away, the Istanbul public ...
Michael Jackson was 'chemically castrated' by Joe Jackson, alleges doctor
Michael Jackson was "chemically castrated" by his father and Jackson family patriarch, Joe, to maintain his high-pitched voice, the singer's controversial doctor has alleged. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death in 2009 following which he spent two years in prison, made the allegations in a video released by The Blast. He called Joe, who died last month at the age of 89, "one of the worst fathers to his children in history". Murray, 65, claimed that Michael confided in him about the "many sufferings at the hands of his father" and said he hopes that the late patriarch is finding "redemption in hell". "The fact that he was chemically castrated to maintain his high-pitched voice is beyond words," Murray said in the video clip. "I would not shed a single tear for the passing of this cruel and evil man," he added. In 2010, Joe Jackson had filed a lawsuit for wrongful death against Murray, but he later dropped the suit.
2 police officials shifted in Nirana harassment case
Two police officials have been transferred for dereliction of duty after a community in Nirana village here alleged harassment at the hands of a group of locals and threatened to leave the place, officials said today. District Magistrate Rajive Kumar Sharma told reporters SHO (Sikheda) Vikram Singh and Sub Inspector Mahesh Kumar have been shifted in connection with the case. He said four persons--Shehzad, Tehsin, Gaffar and Rihan-- have been arrested in the case. According to police, two persons from a particular community were threatened with dire consequences by the accused during a wedding in the village on June 29. Although a case was registered in the matter, no arrests were made. Meanwhile, the victims' families threatened to leave the village if the accused were not brought to book. They also put up "house on sale" boards outside their houses as a mark of protest. The senior superintendent of police and district magistrate visited the village and assured the victims ...
Naval war room leak: Former officer gets 7 years jail
A special court here on Wednesday sentenced former naval officer, Captain Salam Singh Rathore, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment in the 2005 Naval War Room leak case.
Surviving member of German neo-Nazi murder cell jailed for life
The only surviving member of a German neo-Nazi cell behind a string of racist murders was today sentenced to life in prison, capping a mammoth trial that began in May 2013. Beate Zschaepe, 43, was found guilty of 10 counts of murder in deadly shootings of nine Turkish and Greek-born immigrants as well as a German policewoman carried out by a trio known as the National Socialist Underground (NSU). Although life imprisonment in Germany typically means 15 years behind bars as prisoners are often released for good conduct, Zschaepe would not be eligible for parole as judge Manfred Goetzl imposed the maximum sentence due to the "exceptional severity of the crime". Police say the NSU's two male members -- Zschaepe's former lovers Uwe Mundlos and Uwe Boehnhardt -- carried out their killing spree from 2000 to 2007, before they died in an apparent suicide pact following a bungled bank heist in 2011. Meanwhile Ralf Wohlleben, a former member of the far-right NPD party and accused of having ...
Seoul grounds Korean Air dynasty's academic flight
Korean Air's chairman was disqualified from heading an academic foundation by the government today and his son stripped of his degree in the latest woes to assail the dynasty. Cho Yang-ho's wife and daughters were already being investigated over alleged assaults, smuggling and illegal hiring of foreign housekeepers. The two younger women, who held management positions at Korean Air, became viral sensations for temper tantrums dubbed the "nut rage" and "water rage" scandals online. And the flag carrier's 69-year-old patriarch was himself grilled by prosecutors late last month over alleged tax evasion and other crimes. Today the education ministry withdrew its approval of Cho as head of the Jungseok-Inha School Foundation, which controls Inha University in Incheon, citing a spate of irregularities. It also asserted that the school's admission and graduation of Cho's son Cho Won-tae, now the Korean Air president, were flawed and cancelled his bachelor's degree. The son was allegedly ...
Man-eater leopard shot dead
A female leopard suspected to be a man-eater was shot dead in the early hours today in Motichur range of Rajaji Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand, an official said. Aged about 6-7 years, the female leopard was shot dead at around 3.30 am when it was spotted walking with a limp near Khand village where people displaced by the Tehri dam reside, RTR Director Sanatan Sonkar said. On close examination its right paw was found to be severed which made it walk with a limp, he said. The disability may also have been the reason why the big cat had become a man-eater instead of hunting in the forests for prey, Sonkar said. The RTR authorities have a strong suspicion that the female leopard killed today had claimed a number of victims in villages neighbouring the reserve. The order to kill the suspected man-eater leopards was issued by the then wildlife warden DVS Khati through a letter dated May 21, 2018, which also authorised Dehradun resident Prashant Singh as the hunter for the purpose, Sonkar ...
Kerala HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of 3 priests accused of rape
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of three of the four Malankara Orthodox Church priests who have been accused of sexually abusing a woman parishioner.
Boy killed in J&K explosion
A six-year-old boy was killed and four others injured on Wednesday in an accidental explosion in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.