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Regularising of illegal structures will result in a time bomb: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court said today that with the AAP government "pushing for" regularising illegal constructions and the civic bodies allowing such buildings to remain in place by charging a compounding fee, it would result in creating a "time bomb". "The municipal corporations may be compounding, but you (Delhi government) are pushing for regularising illegal constructions. By regularising all these illegalities, what you will get is a time bomb," the high court said. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also said that there appeared to be a "nexus" between the Delhi government and the corporations with regard to securing the illegal constructions. The observations came during hearing on a batch of PILs seeking prevention of bonded labour, especially of children, and the implementation of schemes meant for rehabilitation of victims of this practice. Most of the bonded labourers were employed in illegal factories in the national capital. Referring to a ..
Indian prison conditions in focus as Mallya hearing nears in UK
Violence and overcrowding in Indian jails and the adequate provision of medical assistance to inmates came into focus today during an extradition appeal involving alleged bookie Sanjeev Kumar Chawla in the High Court in London. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), arguing on behalf of the Indian government to extradite Chawla to stand trial in India as a key accused in the cricket match-fixing scandal involving former South African captain Hansie Cronje in 2000, sought to overturn a lower court judgment against extradition on human rights grounds. The hearing comes just days before liquor baron Vijay Mallya is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Friday for one of the final hearings in his extradition trial, which opened in December last year. The 62-year-old businessman's defence team, led by Clare Montgomery, has also argued that India's jail cells are unsafe and used the same UK prisons expert as Chawla's team, Dr Alan Mitchell, to back up their ...
J&K: Boy held over inappropriate Facebook post
A boy was held over an inappropriate Facebook post which allegedly hurt the sentiments of a community in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, a police official said. The boy posted a picture on his Facebook page which hurt the sentiments of a community, a police officer said. A case was registered and he was held, he said.
Kathua effect: J&K Cabinet nod to ordinance for death penalty to those guilty of raping children
The Jammu and Kashmir government today approved an ordinance providing death penalty for the rape of children below 12 while also shifting the 'burden of proof' on the accused in such cases, a development that comes in the wake of outrage over the Kathua rape and murder case. The state government, which issued a second ordinance to make the trial victim-friendly, has also added provisions to ensure a time-bound probe and fast track trial in cases of such crimes, a minister said. Only last week, the Centre had brought an ordinance to amend the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. In cases of rape, where the victim is a child up to the age of 12, we have provided for death penalty to those found guilty, Jammu and Kashmir Law Minister Abdul Hak Khan told reporters here today. The state Cabinet, which met under Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, approved two ordinances to provide stringent punishment including death penalty for those convicted of rape of minor girls, the .
Toronto driver charged with 10 counts of 1st degree murder
A 25-year-old who plowed a van into a crowded Toronto sidewalk was ordered held Tuesday on 10 counts of murder and 13 of attempted murder as Canadian authorities and the public sought to make sense of what appeared to be one of the deadliest mass murders in the country's modern history. Alek Minassian showed little overt emotion as he made a brief appearance in a Toronto courtroom in a white jumpsuit and handcuffs. The judge ordered him detained without bond and scheduled the next hearing for May 10. Police, meanwhile, still appeared to be gathering evidence. About 20 officers made their way down the van's deadly path on Yonge Street searching for any evidence. Nearby, mourners had put together a makeshift memorial to the victims. "It was like he was playing a video game, trying to kill as many people as possible," said Panna Patel, 42, who stopped by the memorial and had been at the scene a day earlier, getting cash from an ATM as it occurred. "He was looking people directly in the .
HC may order FIR against Tihar Jail officials for assault of inmates
The Delhi High Court today indicated that it might direct lodging of FIR against the prison officials who had allegedly subjected several prisoners to severe physical torture at the Tihar Jail. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar orally said that it might ask for lodging of a criminal case against the people responsible in jail for the violence and listed the matter for May 15. Delhi government standing counsel (criminal) Rahul Mehra, however, urged the court not to pass such an order, saying that there were around 15,000 prisoners in jail and such a direction would demoralise the police force. He said some of the most dreaded criminals were lodged in Tihar jail and if such a direction of lodging a case was passed, prisoners would use it as a tool against the authorities and it would be difficult for the officials to control the prisoners. During the hearing, the court expressed unhappiness over the manner a lawyer argued the case while seeking to be
Asaram verdict: Security beefed up in 3 states, media entry banned
The Jodhpur Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Court will pronounce its verdict tomorrow in a rape case against Asaram Bapu, a self-styled godman.The judgement in the case will be pronounced inside the Jodhpur Central Jail.Earlier today, Jodhpur Court dismissed the petition seeking entry of media persons in Central Jail of Jodhpur for the coverage of Asaram Bapu rape case judgment.Security has also been beefed up outside Asaram rape case victim's residence."We have provided full security and safety to the victim and her family members and are alert," KB Singh, CO, Shahjahanpur said.Delhi Police CPRO Deepender Pathak said that the police is alert and is in constant touch with concerned states and that adequate forces will immediately be deployed if required."Delhi police alert and in touch with concerned states. All field formations of police put on alert. Adequate forces will immediately be deployed if required. All officers will be present in their areas," Pathak said.Jodhpur East ...
Toronto Van Attack: Accused charged with murder
A 25-year-old suspect, accused of mowing down pedestrians with a van in a busy Toronto street, has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder.The accused driver, identified as Alek Minassian (25)-- a resident of Richmond Hill, Ontario is also facing 13 counts of attempted murder, the local media reported.According to several media reports, the accused Driver Minassian, who was arrested, less than 30 minutes after police received a 911 call, appeared before court wearing a white jumpsuit and with his hands cuffed behind him in the prisoner's box.His next court appearance will be a bail hearing on May 10, CNN reported.As per Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders, the incident appears to be a deliberate act by the truck driver."It's very clear just from a general perspective to say that the actions definitely look deliberate", Saunders told CNN.The Toronto van rampage claimed at least 10 lives and leaving over a dozen others injured.The motive behind the attack is yet ...
Two men thwart attempt to rob cash van; shot at by accused in Rohini
Two men were today shot at allegedly by unidentified assailants, who wanted to rob a cash van in the Metro Vihar area of Rohini, but their attempt was thwarted by the victims, police said. The van of CMS company had stopped outside an ATM in Holambi Kalan village to replenish it with cash. While the cashier, Baran Singh, went inside the ATM, the security guard, Tara Chand, stood beside him, police said. At that point, two bike-borne men, wearing helmets, came there. They first fired at Chand, who sustained a bullet injury in his leg. He also fired in retaliation. Seeing the accused, the cashier downed the shutter of the ATM in order to save himself. While he was pulling the shutter down, the accused also opened fire at him and the bullet injured his hand, police said. The injured guard fired in the air to scare the accused away who fled the spot without robbing the cash van. The cashier had Rs 15 lakh with him, they said. The victims were taken to a hospital where they are being ...
Human life worth more than right to employment: HC
"Human life is worth much more than the right to employment," the Delhi High Court said today while referring to a 2013 incident of fire in a shoe factory in Mangolpuri which killed three young men and a minor boy, and injured a workman. The observation by a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar came during the hearing of a PIL seeking compensation for the victims from the authorities for their failure to stop functioning of such illegally operating units. The Delhi government, represented by its counsel Ramesh Singh, told the court that there is a 2011 policy which provides for compensation of Rs 2 lakh for an adult's death, Rs 1 lakh for a minor's death and Rs 50,000 for serious injuries as a result of such incidents. The court, however, observed that with the passage of time the compensation policy also needed revision and asked the Delhi government to have a re-look at it. It directed the Delhi government to file an action taken report regarding the .
Murder accused arrested in Delhi
A person absconding after committing a murder over a parking dispute has been arrested, police said on Tuesday.
SC stops construction in illegal Delhi colonies
The Supreme Court on Tuesday halted all construction, not in confirmity with building bye laws, in 1,797 unauthorised colonies in the national capital.
Man arrested for killing neighbour over parking in south east Delhi
A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his neighbour in a parking dispute in the Dwarka area last week, police said today. A call was received by police about a quarrel over parking between two families in Gauram Puri in south east Delhi on April 18. The two sides, including the family of a local Ashok and his neighbour Anil and Nitin, were fighting over parking a scooty, they said. In the fight, Anil received head injuries and was taken to a hospital. Nitin, his brother Mithun and their nephew Vishal attacked Ashok with a knife and he was taken to Apollo hospital, where he was declared dead, said Bhisham Singh, DCP (Crime Branch). A case was registered at Badarpur police station and a dedicated team of Crime Branch was formed to arrest the accused as the killing had created a huge public outrage in the area, he said. The Crime Branch team received an input that the accused Vishal would come in front of the Delhi Jal Board office on Old Kakrola Road in Najafgarh, to meet ...
Man arrested for killing father-in-law in east Delhi
A man, who allegedly killed his father-in-law to teach a lesson to his estranged wife, has been arrested here, the police said today. On Sunday, 55-year-old Prabhu Dayal was stabbed to death at his residence in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar. Dayal's son found him lying in a pool of blood, after which he was taken to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead, a police officer said. The accused, Neeraj, who had fled the spot, was arrested from the area yesterday. The knife Neeraj allegedly used to kill Dayal was also recovered, said Pankaj Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East). Neeraj told the police that he got married with Dayal's daughter in December 2016. But, barely a few weeks later, they started having heated arguments, the officer said. The matter got worse to such a level that Neeraj's wife left him and went to live with her father. Neeraj had tried to convince her to come back, but, even after several attempts, he could not do so, Pandey said. He suspected that Dayal ...
Kathua court denies bail to juvenile accused in rape and murder case
A Kathua court today dismissed the bail plea of an alleged juvenile offender, detained in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl here. The bail application of the underage accused was turned down by Kathua Chief Judicial Magistrate A S Langeh, the local lawyers said. The counsel for the underage accused had moved the court for his bail soon after the Crime Branch had filed its charge sheet against him and seven other adults allegedly involved in the January rape and murder case. The alleged juvenile offender had sought the bail on the ground of his age. According to the Crime Branch charge sheet, the juvenile accused had played a key role in the abduction, rape and gruesome murder of the girl. The other accused arrested in the case include local resident Sanji Ram, his son Vishal Sharma and two special police officers. A police sub-inspector and a head constable too have been apprehended on charges of destroying crucial evidence in the case to save the culprits after ...
Kathua effect: J&K Cabinet approves ordinance for death penalty to child rapists
The Mehbooba Mufti government in Jammu and Kashmir today approved an ordinance providing death penalty to those guilty of raping children, a development that comes in the wake of massive outrage over the Kathua rape and murder case. Significantly, the government also shifted the 'burden of proof' on the accused, while bringing provisions to ensure time-bound fast track investigation and trial in such cases, a minister said. The Centre had also approved an ordinance to amend the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act only last week. In cases of rape, where the victim is a child up to the age of 12, we have provided for death penalty to those found guilty, Jammu and Kashmir Law Minister Abdul Hak Khan told reporters here today. The state Cabinet, which met under Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, approved two ordinances to provide stringent punishment including death penalty for those convicted of rape of minor girls, the minister said. "One ordinance is the criminal law ..
HRD ministry can go ahead with selection of faculty to IITs: HC
The Madras High Court today said the HRD Ministry can go ahead with the process of selection of faculty to IITs, but made it clear that it would be subject to the result of a writ appeal filed before it in the above connection. The appeal challenged a single judge's order upholding the appointment of Bhaskar Ramamurthi as the director of Indian Institutes of Technology, Madras. In its interim order, a division bench, comprising Justices Huluvadi G Ramesh and M Dhandapani, said the secretary, higher education, HRD Ministry can go ahead with the process of selection of faculty to IITs following the roster and reservation policy. "The same is subject to the result of the writ appeal. If there is any violation in the process of selection without adhering to the principles of reservation violating Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution, it would attract serious penal consequences," the bench said. The matter relates to the appointment of Dr Bhaskar Ramamurthi as the director of IIT ...
HC stays arrest of Chhota Rajan's brother till June 11 in rape case
The Bombay High Court today granted interim relief from arrest till June 11 to Deepak Nikalje, brother of gangster Chhota Rajan, in a rape case. A 22-year-old woman had lodged a complaint against Nikalje last month accusing him of rape, sexual harassment, cheating, causing miscarriage and criminal breach of trust. Nikalje moved the high court yesterday seeking anticipatory bail after the lower court rejected his plea. Justice P N Deshmukh today posted the petition for hearing on June 11 and said the applicant would not be arrested until then. The court, however, prohibited Nikalje from entering Navi Mumbai as the woman stays there. According to the complaint, the woman met Nikalje (51) four years ago seeking financial help for her education. She alleged that after initially providing some help, Nikalje started exploiting her on the pretext of marriage.
At least 12 children hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash
Police say at least 12 children have been hospitalized, one in critical condition, after a school bus crashed during a multi-vehicle accident. Police say two toddlers were hospitalized in serious condition after the car they were riding in was struck Monday afternoon by a car whose 23-year-old driver lost control after passing another vehicle. Police say the car the children were in then struck the school bus, causing it to spin into another car. The driver of the children's car was hospitalized in serious condition. Some 20 students on a bus serving Pleasant Hill Academy were treated at Cincinnati Children's hospital. A 12-year-old girl was critically injured and the bus driver was hospitalized in fair condition. Police blame excessive speed and say charges are pending against the passing driver.
Girl critical after being 'raped' by juvenile
A 13-year-old girl is in a critical condition after she was allegedly raped and beaten by a 16-year-old juvenile in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat district, the police said today. The accused, a neighbour, allegedly committed the crime in the presence of his sister in Shivli town on Sunday, said Ratan Kant Pandey, Kanpur Dehat deputy inspector general (DIG). The juvenile, along with his father and mother, also allegedly beat up the girl, leaving her seriously injured. They threatened her of dire consequences if she dared to speak up, before letting her go home, Pandey said. The girl was admitted to a district hospital, from where she was shifted to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital here. Her condition is said to be critical, the DIG said. The victim, however, narrated the incident to her family, who reported it to Shivli police station yesterday, the officer said. An FIR was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the juvenile has been detained and his father and ...