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Parents of sick toddler Alfie Evans lose UK court appeal
Britain's Court of Appeal today rejected a new bid by the parents of terminally ill toddler Alfie Evans to take him to Italy and continue his life support against the wishes of his doctors and judges. Doctors say the 23-month-old boy suffers from a degenerative neurological condition that has left him in a "semi-vegetative state" with almost no brain function. Medics caring for him at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool have said further treatment is futile, and the toddler's life support was withdrawn Monday after a series of court rulings sided with the doctors and blocked further medical treatment. Alfie's parents continued their fight to take him to Italy to be cared for at the Vatican's children's hospital, which has said it is willing to take him. Three Court of Appeal judges rejected the parents' latest legal bid today. Judge Andrew McFarlane said nothing had changed since a previous court ruling that Alfie's treatment should end. High Court Justice Anthony Hayden ...
Shopkeeper throws acid at boy for shouting
A shopkeeper reportedly poured acid on a boy playing outside his shop at Gandhi Nagar area of Shahdara, the police said today. The 7-year-old boy was apparently shouting and the accused threw acid at him yesterday, they said. The boy managed to flee the spot and is undergoing treatment, the police said. We are on the lookout for the accused, they added.
Decomposed bodies of woman, son found from house in south east Delhi
The decomposed bodies of a 30-year-old woman and her son were today found from a house in south east Delhi's Okhla area, police said. They said that the husband of the woman was not found, indicating that he might be behind the killings. The police were informed about a foul smell emanating from the house. After the door was broken down, they found the decaying bodies of the woman and her son. The neighbours told the police that the woman's husband, an autorickshaw driver, had left two days ago after locking the house. They thought that the entire family had gone out somewhere, police said.
Woman alleges rape by spice company owner in west Delhi
A 37-year-old woman has alleged that she was raped by a spice company owner in west Delhi's Janakpuri, police said today. The woman, who is married, said that the accused also extorted money from her after threatening to upload her obscene pictures on the Internet, they said. She used to visit a gym in west Delhi's Rajouri Garden in 2015 where she met the accused, police said. The duo became friends and the accused offered a job to her. He called her on the pretext of a client meeting in September and allegedly raped her after spiking her drink, they said. She left the job, but the accused kept forcing her into establishing physical relations with him, police said. He also threatened to kill her family if she did not give him money, they added. She approached police this week and a case was registered, they said, adding that police was probing the matter and are yet to make any arrests.
Man booked under criminal law (amendment) ordinance for rape bid
A 22-year-old man has been arrested under the provisions of the recently promulgated Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 for allegedly attempting to rape a seven-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district, police said today. The incident occurred in the Indira Nagar locality last evening. Rama Damkundawar allegedly took the girl, a daughter of his neighbour, to the terrace of his house and tried to rape her, said Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Yavatmal, Piyush Jagtap. However, the girl managed to escape the clutches of the accused and rushed to her house, he said, adding that she narrated the incident to her parents who raised an alarm. The accused and the father of the girl work as labourers, the officer said. Jagtap said as the word spread, the neighbours of the girl gathered at the spot and thrashed Damkundawar. He was rescued by police who rushed to the spot after being informed about the incident. "We have recorded the statements of the girl and her mother and ...
Goa MP asks Sushma to seeks release of Dubai ponzi scam convict
Goa BJP MP Narendra Savoikar on Wednesday asked External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to secure release of Ryan de Souza, who was earlier this month sentenced to 517 years imprisonment by a Dubai court for alleged involvement in a $200 million ponzi scam.
Ex-BSP MLA Amarpal Sharma gets bail in BJP leader murder case
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Amarpal Sharma, a former BSP MLA from Sahibabad, in the murder case of BJP leader Gajendra Bhati. Bhati was shot dead by two armed assailants in Khoda on September 2 last year. The police had arrested Narendra Gurjar alias Fauji and Raju in connection with the case. Gurjar had told police that Sharma gave him Rs 10 lakh to kill Bhati. Sharma had surrendered in court and was sent to the Dasna jail.
18-month sentence for man who tried to get Trump's tax data
A private investigator has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for misusing Donald Trump's Social Security number in repeated attempts to access the president's federal tax information before his 2016 election. US District Judge John deGravelles sentenced 32-year-old Jordan Hamlett today. He ordered the Louisiana man to pay nearly $15,000 in restitution. Hamlett pleaded guilty in December. He's due to report to prison by May 28. Authorities have said Hamlett failed in his attempts to get Trump's tax information through a U.S. Department of Education financial aid website. Federal agents confronted Hamlett two weeks before the November 2016 presidential election and questioned him in a Baton Rouge hotel lobby. Trump has refused to release his tax returns, bucking an American tradition honored by every president since Jimmy Carter.
Ghaziabad minor rape: Crime Branch team visits madrassa
A Crime Branch team today visited a madrassa in Ghaziabad where a 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a juvenile after being taken form her house in east Delhi's Ghazipur, police said today. The team visited the madrassa and questioned the residents and visitors in connection with the case that has created tension in Ghazipur. The girl was rescued on April 22 from the madrassa by a Delhi Police team. The police were informed on April 21 by the girl's father that his daughter had gone missing after she went to the market. Subsequently, she was recovered from the madrassa and the accused juvenile was apprehended. Meanwhile, locals staged protest at the NH 24 and held a candle light vigil demanding action in the case. The protest led to severe traffic jam on the stretch. Yesterday, the case was transferred to the Crime Branch for a thorough probe. The victim had recorded her statement in front of a magistrate on April 23 and stated that the juvenile had taken her to the madrasa ...
Kathua case: HC notice to govt, CBI to file objections to plea seeking CBI probe
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today issued notices to the state government and the CBI, asking them to file objections to the plea of a sub-inspector and a special police officer seeking a probe by the agency into the Kathua rape and murder case. Sub-Inspector Anand Dutta and Special Police Officer (SPO) Deepak Khajuria were arrested for allegedly destroying evidence related to the rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in the state's Kathua district. Khajuria was also allegedly involved in the gang-rape of the girl. The duo had moved the High Court seeking a fresh CBI probe into the matter and quashing of the investigation by the crime branch. Justice Alok Aradhe issued notice to the J&K Principal Secretary (Home), the Director General of Police, the IGP (Jammu) and the CBI to file objections to Dutta and Khajuria's plea within 10 days. The court listed the petition for hearing on May 7. The body of the girl was recovered from a forest on 17 January, a week after she had ..
Indu Malhotra set to be SC judge
The government is learnt to have cleared the appointment of senior advocate Indu Malhotra as a judge of the Supreme Court, sources in the Law Ministry said today. She will be the first woman judge to be appointed to the top post directly from the bar. With this development, the government has decided to put on hold the elevation of Justice K M Joseph, who heads the Uttarakhand High Court. On January 22, the apex court collegium's file recommending the elevation of Justice Joseph and Malhotra reached the Law Ministry. After processing the file in the first week of February, the recommendations were kept in abeyance as the government wanted to elevate only Malhotra. But now, the government has went ahead with the appointment of Malhotra and kept on hold the elevation of Justice Joseph. The government feels that while recommending the name of Justice Joseph, the collegium has disregarded seniority and regional representation. He is 42nd in the seniority list of 669 high court judges. Law
Asaram appeared broken after conviction: Jail superintendent
Self-styled godman Asaram appeared broken following his conviction in a rape case, Jodhpur Jail Superintendent Vikram Singh said today. "Do something", the 77-year-old kept on muttering to his advocates during the hearing of arguments on the quantum of sentence, according to Singh. "Asaram seemed nervous on hearing the verdict," said a police officer present on the premises of the Jodhpur central jail where the judgment was pronounced. "Asaram appeared broken. He said he will now move a higher court," Singh said. Inside his cell, Asaram was restless and kept on lumbering for some time, he said. A Jodhpur court today sentenced Asaram to life in prison after finding him guilty of raping a teenage girl in his ashram five years ago, the second case of a powerful spiritual leader being convicted of a sexual offense in less than a year. Apart from Asaram, two other accused were convicted by the special court. It acquitted two others.
Woman alleges rape by 'tantrik'
A 26-year-old woman has alleged that a 'tantrik', who took her to Ajmer on the pretext of offering obeisance at a dargah, raped her there, police said today. The incident was reported on April 23 to the police by the victim. She stays with her husband in Bihari Enclave in Aman Vihar. The woman told police that she was not keeping well and was advised by her husband to consult the 'tantrik', who lived on the first floor of the building in which the couple lived, said a senior police official. She approached the 'tantrik' for treatment and after performing some rituals, he told her that they would have to visit the Ajmer Dargah to pay obeisance. He also told her that he would 'treat' her there, the official added. He took her to Ajmer where he allegedly raped her 15 days ago and also threatened her with dire consequences if she reported about the matter to anyone, he said. After returning to Delhi, the accused left the rented accommodation. The woman subsequently approached the police ..
Officers bow at my feet, Asaram told victim
Self-styled godman Asaram who was convicted of rape today had asked his victim to "surrender' to him, boasting that senior officials bowed their heads at him. According to her statement, which figures in the verdict of the special court which sentenced Asaram to a life imprisonment, the godman said she should give up her plans to become a chartered accountant and instead study for a B.Ed. He would then make her a teacher and later principal of his 'gurukul' (school), he told her. What will you do by becoming a CA? Big officers bow their head at my feet, he said, according the minor's statement. The victim, a resident of Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, had gone to Asaram's ashram in Jodhpur with her parents for getting cured of an 'evil spirit'. She was a student, staying at a hostel run by Asaram in Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh. Shilpi, a warden there, had suggested that she meet the godman in Jodhpur. Asaram met the family on August 14, 2013. He showed them his 'kutiya', the place ...
HC reserves orders on India Cements' plea
The Madras High Court today reserved its orders on an appeal filed by the India Cements Limited (ICL), challenging a single-judge order of the court dismissing its plea seeking a stay of an Enforcement Directorate (ED) notice in connection with a transaction involving the Cricket South Africa (CSA). According to India Cements, an Indian Premier League (IPL) game, scheduled to be conducted in India in April, 2009 by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), of which the ICL is a franchise, was rescheduled in view of the general elections scheduled around the same time. The Union government had, for security reasons, advised the BCCI to reschedule the match. As the schedule could not be altered, the BCCI had resolved to shift the venue of the match to South Africa. The ICL had voiced its concern about the change of venue and to alleviate the associated concerns and costs. The BCCI had agreed to support the franchise with regard to the additional expenses to be incurred by it, ...
1 police officer dies after shooting in Dallas, suspect caught
One of two police officers critically wounded in a shooting at a home improvement store in US state of Texas died today, authorities said. Officers - Rogelio Santander (27) and Crystal Almeida (26) - were critically injured in the attack yesterday. A third person who works as a loss-prevention officer at the store was also wounded. Officer Santander, a three-year police veteran, died at 8:11 a.m. today, the Dallas Police Association said. "We ask that you please continue to pray for Officer Santander's family and our department as we all try to cope with this tragic loss," police said on the department blog. Santander is the ninth North Texas officer to be killed in the line of duty in about two years, the Dallas Morning News reported. Flags flew at half-staff at Dallas City Hall and the Northeast Patrol Division, where the two officers were based. Police arrested Armando Luis Juarez, 29, on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer and felony theft. He was taken into custody .
Delhi jeweller jumps to death from DRI office
A Delhi-based jeweller, who had visited the DRI office here in connection with an alleged gold smuggling case, today jumped to death from the probe agency's premises, according to an official statement. The incident took place around 12 noon when the deceased, identified as Gaurav Gupta (aged about 40 years), was waiting in the visitors' room inside the DRI office at the CGO complex area. Acting on information, the officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had conducted searches at three premises in the Shalimar Bagh area yesterday, it said. During the search operations, the officers seized around 6 kg of foreign-marked gold and 213 kg of silver bullion from his residence, the statement said. During further search operation today, the officers seized 35 kg more foreign-marked gold concealed in the door panel of the safe of one of his shops, it said. In total 41 kg of foreign marked gold, 213 kg of silver bullion and Rs 48 lakh cash, valued at around Rs 13 crore were ..
Una flogging case: victims say they were threatened, asked to
Two victims of the Una Dalit flogging incident in Gujarat today alleged that one of the accused, who is on bail, threatened them and tried to pressurise them into withdrawing the FIR lodged in the case. Ramesh Sarvaiya, who was among the four Dalit youths allegedly beaten up by cow vigilantes in Mota Samadhiyala village of Una tehsil in 2016, alleged that one Kiran and another unidentified person threatened him and his cousin Ashok today, and asked them to withdraw the FIR lodged in 2016. "When I and Ashok were returning to Mota Samadhiyala from Una town on our motorbike this evening, one Kiran, who is out on bail and another person from nearby Samter village stopped us. They asked us to withdraw the case, as Kiran is one of the accused, and threatened us," said Sarvaiya. He and Ashok then went to the Una tehsil police station to lodge a complaint, he said. "I have learned that the victims were threatened. I have directed the concerned police station to register their .
HC dismayed at leak of CBI reports on Kotkhai rape-and-murder case
The Himachal Pradesh High Court today expressed its dismay at the leak of the CBI's status reports on the probe into the rape-and-murder of a teenaged schoolgirl in the Kotkhai area of Shimla that were filed in sealed covers, and asked the central agency how contents of these reports were being published in the media. The observations were made by a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Sandeep Sharma after the CBI submitted a fresh status report on the progress of the probe. On being asked, the CBI told the bench that it was the last report and the charge sheet against the accused arrested in the case would be filed within the prescribed time period of 90 days, by July 11. The court, however, did not change its earlier order summoning the Director of the CBI to appear before it on May 9. The bench asked the CBI Director to file a personal affidavit by May 8 and in case, the court was not satisfied, the Director would have to appear on May 9 as ...
Asaram spoiled saints' image by his heinous act: Court
A special POCSO court which sentenced self-styled godman Asaram to life-long jail term today for raping a minor girl near Jodhpur five years ago rued despite being "called a saint" he committed the heinous offence, shattering the faith of people in saints. Special judge Madhusudan Sharma further lamented, in his 453-page judgement, that by his heinous act the godman has not merely shattered the faith of his devotees in him but has also harmed the reputation of saints among common people. Accused Asaram is called a saint. He has lakhs of devotees not merely in India but abroad too. He has over 400 ashrams running after his name, said the judge adding that as per my modest opinion, the accused, by committing the despicable and heinous crime, has not merely shattered the faith of his devotees in him but has also harmed the reputation of saints among the common people. Referring to the faith of the victim's father and her family in Asaram, Additional Sessions Judge Sharma noted that the ..