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Sena takes out protest march in Aurangabad
The Shiv Sena today took out a march in Aurangabad city to protest alleged bias of police in the aftermath of the violence last week. The march was taken out despite the police yesterday denying the permission. It started at Paithan Gate and was to head for the Divisional Commissioner's office, but police forced the procession to move towards the SB College ground. Sena MP Chandrakant Khaire, who led the march, alleged that police wrongfully arrested Hindus. Clashes in this central Maharashtra city on May 11 had claimed two lives. According to police, local unrest over the civic authority's action against illegal water connections led to the riot, which soon got a communal colour. Police have arrested Laxminarayan Bakharia, alleged mastermind of the violence, Shiv Sena corporator Rajendra Janjal and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) corporator Feroz Khan.
HC notice to TN govt on plea for parole to Coimbatore blasts mastermind
The Madras High Court has ordered issuance of notice to the Tamil Nadu government on a petition seeking parole to S A Basha, the alleged mastermind of the 1998 Coimbatore serial bomb blasts which killed 60 people. A vacation bench of justices V Parthiban and P D Audikesavalu passed the order recently on the habeas corpus petition filed by Basha's daughter, Mubeena. The bench directed the authorities concerned to file a response within four weeks. The serial blasts had taken place ahead of BJP leader L K Advani's campaign meeting in Coimbatore in 1998. Basha was arrested in 1991 in connection with a murder case by Coimbatore city police and remanded to judicial custody. The trial court awarded life imprisonment to him in the case. He was also arrested in connection with the 1998 serial bomb blasts cases. The sessions court on August 1, 2007, convicted him and sentenced him to life imprisonment. According to the petitioner, Basha has served more than 20 years in the prison since ...
Man sent to 10 yrs jail for raping minor girl in Mizoram
A Champai district court convicted a resident of Ngur village for raping a minor girl and sentenced him to 10 years rigorous imprisonment, court officials today. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 9,000 on the convict, Khamsavunga, the court officials said. The officials also said that Judge R Vanlalena pronounced the judgement yesterday after announcing that Khamsavunga was found guilty of committing the crime. Khamsavunga had raped the minor girl on December 10, 2014, while she was alone at her home.
MSEDCL official arrested in graft case
The Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested an official of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 15,000. Deputy Executive Engineer Ganesh Shriram Chavan (41), attached to the Digras Sub Division of MSEDCL, had allegedly sought the bribe from the complainant for certain official approvals. After the complainant approached the ACB, a trap was laid and Chavan was arrested red-handed in his office yesterday, said inspector Nitin Levharkar. A case under the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered and Digras police were conducting further probe, he said.
200 arrests in anti-terrorist operations in West Africa
More than 200 people were arrested last week in a joint anti-terror and security operation in the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin and Togo, the Burkinabe army said. "Fifty-two individuals were arrested in Burkina Faso, 42 in Benin, 95 in Togo and 13 in Ghana", Colonel Blaise Ouedraogo told AFP late Friday. Explosives and contraband goods were also seized. At least two of those arrested in Burkina were suspected of being involved in jihadism, Ouedraogo said, adding that "40 sticks of explosives, 38 guns and 623 illegally registered motor bikes" had been found. Around 2,900 security and defence officers from the four countries took part, he added. Burkino Faso's Security Minister Clement Sawadogo said the joint operation was the result of an agreement between the leaders of the four countries in Ghana's capital, Accra, last year. He said such operations would be repeated in future "so that we can pool our resources, our expertise and our ability to overcome serious .
Dalit agitation: Bail plea of 34 including BSP, Bhim Sena leaders rejected
A sessions court has rejected the bail plea of 34 accused, including BSP district president Kamal Gautam and Bhim Sena district chief Upkar Bavra, in connection with the violence during the 'Bharat Bandh' on April 2. Turning down the bail plea, Additional District Sessions Judge Gaurav Srivastava said there was no case of bail. According to the government's lawyer Jitender Tyagi, the police had registered a number of cases against the accused under different sections relating to violence and rioting. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader was arrested on April 5, while Bavra surrendered in a court in Muzaffarnagar on April 13. Both were sent to judicial custody. The stringent National Security Act has been invoked against Bavra. Dalit groups had called for a 'Bharat Bandh' on April 2 to protest the Supreme Court order that they claimed diluted the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Man arrested for sexually assaulting 8-year-old girl
A 56-year-old man was arrested for allegedly having unnatural sex with a minor, police said today. Police said that the man, identified as Abdul Hussain Miya Shaikh, had taken the 8-year-old victim to his house in Shil-Daighar's Khan Compound area on May 15 and had allegedly stripped her and performed unnatural sex. He had also threatened the girl to not reveal the incident to anybody, police said. "The victim's mother filed a complaint following which the accused was arrested under relevant sections of the IPC, including section 377 (carnal intercourse against the order of nature), and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act," senior inspector S G Javale of Shil-Daighar police station told PTI.
Ex-diplomat jailed for 3 years for passing information to ISI
A court here on Saturday sentenced former Indian diplomat Madhuri Gupta to three years in jail for passing on sensitive information to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency.
Woman files gang-rape complaint against seven
A woman has filed a complaint against seven people for allegedly gang-raping her for five years, when she was 12-year old.As per the victim, who is around 18-year-old, the accused were her neighbours.The victim in the compaint said, three of seven accused were brothers and the rest were their friends, who threatened her with dire consequences if she complained about the same to anyone.After keeping this incident secret for years, she revealed it to her husband after marriage."When I was twelve-year-old, seven men raped me. They were my neighbours. I did not reveal about the incident even to my parents as they threatened to kill my brothers," the victim said.Noida Superintendent of Police said that the matter has been registered and one of the accused has been arrested."One accused has been arrested and rest will soon be arrested. We are investigating the matter," said the police.
Manipur 'fake' encounters: SC voices displeasure at defence ministry
The Supreme Court has expressed its displeasure that the Ministry of Defence has "not even bothered" to respond to the letters addressed to it by the CBI's Special Investigation Team (SIT) that is probing the alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur. A bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit asked the SIT to conclude by June 30 its investigations in the cases related to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), judicial inquiries and those on which the Gauhati High court had given its findings. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Maninder Singh, appearing for the CBI, told the bench that he would take up the matter with the Ministry of Defence to ensure necessary cooperation. "We have also seen from status report no. five (filed by the SIT) that letters have been addressed by the SIT to the Ministry of Defence in some cases as far back as in February, 2018 but the Ministry of Defence has not even bothered to ...
Man beats fiance to death to talking to another person over phone
A 21-year-old man allegedly beat his fiance to death in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan after finding out that she was talking to another man over phone, the police said. Harish had gone to visit her fiance Nisha (17) at her house in Panthal village last night where he caught her talking to someone else on a mobile phone which she had kept hidden, SHO of Bichiwada police station Sunil Sharma said. When Nisha could not give a satisfactory answer, he started beating her. Her mother was also at home and when she tried to protect her, the accused hit her also, he said. The girl died due to internal injury and the body was handed over to family members after post-mortem. The accused, a resident of Gujarat, has been arrested, the officer said.
Delhi court awards 3 yrs jail to ex-diplomat for spying for Pak ISI
Former diplomat Madhuri Gupta, who had served at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, was today sentenced to three years in jail by a Delhi court which convicted her for passing on sensitive information to Pakistan's ISI. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma gave her the maximum sentence for the offences of spying and wrongful communication of information protected under the law. Gupta, who was the Second Secretary (Press & Information) at the high commission, was held guilty yesterday under various provisions of the Official Secrets (OS) Act. She has been granted bail by the court to allow to appeal against the conviction and the sentence. While convicting her, the court had said that the e-mails "passed on by the accused were categorically sensitive information which could have been useful to the enemy country... and its secrecy was of utmost importance". Gupta was convicted under Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act which attract a maximum sentence of three ...
School manager held for attempting to rape minor girl student
In a shocking incident, a manager of a private school was arrested for attempting to rape a six-year-old girl student in Muzaffarnagar's Jansath town, police said. The accused, Ajay Garg, believed to be in his early 30s, was arrested yesterday from his residence following a complaint by the girl's father, Circle Officer SKS Pratap said. According to police, Garg had been sexually harassing the kindergarten student for some days but out of fear, the victim kept mum. On Friday, Garg took the girl to a vacant room in the school and tried to sexually assault her, but the girl raised an alarm, police said. Gripped by panic, Garg let the girl go. She then informed her parents about the ordeal as well as the previous sexual advances that the accused had made. Garg has been booked under various sections of the IPC and the POCSO Act, police said.
Man killed by village strongmen in UP
A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death by three strongmen of his village over old enmity here, police said today. Pradeep Sharma's body was found stuffed in a bag on the outskirts of Kutba village last night and an attempt was made to set on fire, Circle Officer Hariram Yadav said. The police have arrested three people including main accused Vijay Kumar for the alleged murder and have registered a case against them, he said. Sharma's body has been sent for post-mortem, Yadav said. In the wake of the incident, security has been tightened in the village as the accused and victim belong to different castes.
Two Bhiwandi scribes held for extortion
Two local journalists were arrested for allegedly extorting money from a government employee in Bhiwandi town, police said today. The accused, identified as Rangnath Tangdi (44), editor of Saptahik Sabdhadoot, and Pandurang Benke (52), editor of Saptahik Bhagyodaya Vruttant, were arrested on Thursday, police said. Chief of the Anti Extortion Cell (AEC) of Thane police, Pradeep Sharma, said these two journalists had published news in their publications against the 45-year-old complainant, a sectional engineer with Bhiwandi Panchayat Samiti. They sought money from him for not publishing any further news against him, he said. "While Tangdi made a demand of Rs 40 lakh, Benke demanded Rs 25 lakh from the complainant. He finally paid Rs 1.50 lakh to them," Sharma said. However, the duo continued to demand money by threatening him. After this, the victim lodged a complaint with police. The accused were called at Thane guest-house on the pretext of collecting money on Thursday .
Former CJI T S Thakur criticises four senior most judges for Jan 12 presser
Former Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today spoke out against the controversial January 12 press conference held by four senior judges of the Supreme Court, saying they "need not look for outside help for resolving their institutional problems". Justice Thakur was referring to the presser by four senior judges -- justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, M B Lokur and Kurian Joseph -- who had virtually raised revolt against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra by levelling litany of allegations against him. They had alleged that the situation in the top court was "not in order" and many "less than desirable" things have taken place, which has put the "democracy at stake". The former CJI, who dubbed the presser as a "disturbing" event, said that the issues brought into public domain in the press conference gave the media and the politicians an opportunity to discuss matter which "ought to have been addressed and solved within the confines of the Supreme Court". "Breaking away from ..
Eight injured in a clash between two groups over land dispute
At least eight people, including three women, were injured as two groups clashed over a land dispute at Faloda village in this district, the police said today. According to Vijay Singh, the SHO of Purkazi Police Station, the clash took place last evening when Mukesh Kumar and Sanjiv, of two opposing groups, confronted each other. A heated argument ensued and within minutes friends and family of the two persons joined in and attacked each other with lathis and sharp weapons. Police rushed to the spot and arrested seven people, while the eight injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.
3 CPI(M) workers held for BJP worker's killing in Kerala
Three CPI(M) workers were arrested today in connection with the recent killing of a BJP worker in New Mahe near here, police said. The three were picked up from a lodge in Kozhikode district late last night and arrested this morning, they said. Shamij (40) was pulled out of his auto-rickshaw and hacked to death on May 7 by a six-member gang, hours after the killing of CPI(M) local leader Babu in adjacent Mahe, an enclave of Union Territory Puducherry. In total, there are eight accused in the case related to the killing of Shamji, police said, adding that a search was on for five others who are at large. The Puducherry Police had last week arrested three persons in connection with the killing of Babu and said the incident was a fallout of long-standing enmity between him and the accused. Tension gripped the area after the twin murder. Both the Kerala and the Puducherry police had deployed additional personnel in the area to prevent any further untoward incident. The killings shattered .
Karnataka row: SC apprehends more emergency hearings
The Supreme Court, which had to conduct emergency hearings on the bitter power tussle in Karnataka, today apprehended that it might be forced to do it again if this legal fight is not put to rest. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Congress-JD(S) combine, at the outset expressed his regret to a three-judge bench headed by Justice A K Sikri for being forced to sit on the first day of summer vacation to hear its plea against Pro Tem Speaker K G Bopaiah. "First of all, I must apologise to the bench for this inconvenience of assembling on a Saturday," Sibal said. When the bench, also comprising justices S A Bobde and Ashok Bhushan, was about to rise after ordering live telecast of crucial Karnataka floor test, another senior advocate A M Singhvi, representing the alliance, said, "We hope that we will not disturb the bench on Sunday." "That is what we were also talking about," the bench said. During the hearing, Attorney General K K Venugopal made a request to the bench to use .
Former CJI T S Thakur criticises senior-most SC judges for January 12 presser
Former Chief Justice of India T S Thakur today spoke out against the controversial January 12 press conference held by four senior judges of the Supreme Court, saying they "need not look for outside help for resolving their institutional problems". Justice (retired) Thakur was referring to the presser by four senior judges -- Justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, M B Lokur and Kurian Joseph -- who had virtually raised revolt against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra by levelling a litany of allegations against him. They had alleged that the situation in the top court was "not in order" and many "less than desirable" things had taken place which had put the "democracy at stake". The former CJI, who dubbed the presser as a "disturbing" event, said that the issues brought into public domain in the press conference gave the media and the politicians an opportunity to discuss matter which "ought to have been addressed and solved within the confines of the Supreme Court". He said that when