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13-yr-old girl raped by doctor in UP's Muzaffarnagar
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly confined by a doctor in his clinic for three days and raped at a village here, police said today. The girl managed to escape from her confinement and report the matter to her father yesterday, Circle Officer (CO) SKS Pertap said. On the basis of a complaint lodged by the girl's father, the doctor, Sonu Verma, was arrested and his clinic was sealed. Some objectionable material was also seized from the clinic, the officer said. The complainant alleged that the doctor confined his daughter in his clinic when she had gone to bring some medicines, the CO said. The officer said according to the girl's father, the doctor had given her a sedative and raped her. The complainant also claimed that he along with villagers had launched a search in the area after she went missing, he said. The matter is being investigated and the girl was sent for medical examination, Pertap said.
Two bars raided in Thane; 31 arrested
The district police raided two bars and arrested 31 people, including 13 women, on various charges, an official said today. The raids were conducted on the two bars in the Kashimira locality last evening, Assistant Superintendent of Police Atul Kulkarni said. The action came following complaints of rampant violation of norms by bars operating in the area, he said. A total of 31 people, including 13 women working in these outlets, and also some customers were arrested during the raids, Kulkarni said. The women were found allegedly engaging in "obscene" acts and they were "encouraged" in these moves by bar staffers and customers, the police officer said. Police also found a number of violations in operation of the bars, he said. Cash totalling Rs 71,100 was seized from the outlets, Kulkarni said. Offences under IPC section 294 (obscene acts and songs) and other relevant provisions were registered with the Kashimira police station against the two outlets, he added.
Delhi govt issues guidelines for safety, security of children
The Delhi government has issued guidelines for safety and security of children in all the child care institutions in the national capital. The women and child development department has issued an order on the guidelines and compliance of standard operating procedures, saying that all child care institutions must have adequate number of security officers, guards, CCTV cameras and fire extinguishers to ensure safety and security of the children in such institutions. According to department, there are 107 child care institutions including 14 government-run centres. "Adequate number of CCTV cameras must be installed at prominent places of the child care institutions, specifically at the entry and exit gates, perimeter walls, staircase, playgrounds, dining room, entertainment room and administration block so that the activities of the children are monitored effectively," the order stated. The women and child development department said that the superintendents in-charge must prominently ..
Law Min tells other ministries not to seek legal opinion from AG,bypassing it
Don't violate rule of law by seeking legal opinion directly from the Attorney General, the Law Ministry has cautioned central ministries, asserting that it should not be bypassed while asking for advice from law officers. In a strongly-worded letter, Law Secretary Suresh Chandra has said that ministries should avoid "impropriety" by approaching the AG directly. The letter comes months after the then AG Mukul Rohatgi had urged the government to junk a rule which bars him from giving legal advice to various ministries without involving the Law Ministry, saying it delays decision-making on important matters. "All the ministries/departments are again requested that while seeking legal advice, they should follow procedure to as to avoid illegality/impropriety on account of jurisdictional error or procedural impropriety... The law officers are also requested that in cases other than sub-judice matters, opinion/advice to central government ministries/departments/PSUs may not be tendered ...
Family of road mishap victim gets Rs 12.91 lakh compensation
The family members of a 35-year-old woman, who died after being hit by a speeding car in 2015, have been awarded Rs 12.91 lakh compensation by an accident claims tribunal here. Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) presiding officer Rajeev Bansal directed New India Assurance Company Ltd to pay the woman's husband and their three minor children an amount of Rs 12,91,312 as compensation. The tribunal, while deciding the petition, relied on the documents filed on record including the FIR, charge sheet, victim's postmortem report and the vehicle's mechanical inspection report. According to the petition, the woman was an attendant in a school in Noida. On October 19, 2015, while walking on a service road, she was hit from behind by a rashly-driven Tata Indica car. She was taken to a hospital but she died during treatment, it said. The tribunal, while deciding the petition considered that she was earning Rs 10,000 per month and her husband was a tea vendor who claimed to be earning Rs 200 ..
Kathua rape case: Police to submit supplementary charge sheet
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have informed that they are in the process of submitting a supplementary charge sheet in the Kathua rape case."After completion of all legal formalities of the investigation, a charge sheet was produced in the competent court of law and the investigating agency is in the process of submitting a supplementary charge sheet," read a statement issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch, which is investigating the matter.They also rebuffed the reports claiming that the girl was not subjected to rape before her killing."On the strength of opinion furnished by medical experts, it has been confirmed that the victim was found subjected to sexual assault by the accused," read the statement.It added that even the medical expert has also opined that the hymen of the girl was not found intact.In accordance with the medical report, Section 376 (D) Ranbir Penal Code was added in the case.The statement further read that the medical opinion has established beyond doubt ..
Man gets 10 years in jail for kidnapping, raping minor
A local court has awarded 10 years of imprisonment to a man for kidnapping and raping a minor girl here three years ago. It also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict. Additional District and Sessions Judge Om Prakash Srivastava invoked the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act yesterday to sentence Vipin Rajvanshi, a man in his early 40s, to 10 years in jail for raping the girl and five years for kidnapping her. Both sentences would run concurrently, Additional Public Prosecutor Rajesh Kumar said. Rajvanshi, a resident of Narhat police station area of the district, had kidnapped the girl and raped her on December 4, 2015, Kumar said, adding that the victim lodged an FIR two days after the incident.
UP: 4 minors sexually assaulted in separate incidents
Hours after the Centre gave its nod to an ordinance to amend the existing Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, allowing courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping minors, four incidents of sexual assaults were reported in different parts of Uttar Pradesh.In the first incident, a seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a middle-aged man in Rampur.The minor girl's father said in a statement that his daughter had gone to fetch some water when a man seduced her and sexually assaulted her in a secluded area.The man, who fled after the incident when the girl fell unconscious, was later captured by the police.Superintendent of Police (SP) Rampur Vipin Tada said that an information was received in Swar police station that a girl was allegedly raped."The accused has been arrested and a case has been registered against him. We are investigating the matter. The girl is now in the hospital for medical treatment," Tada told ANI.In the second incident, an .
Unscrupulous Pak's rights record degrading: Asia forum
Criticizing a European Union (EU) report for turning a blind eye towards Pakistan's unscrupulous human rights record, a senior member of the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF), has maintained that Islamabad's "kill and dump" policy has reached an even more degrading level.Paulo Casaca, SADF's Executive Director said he could not agree with the EU's view that the human rights situation in Pakistan is improving. He said there is evidence to prove that the situation is actually worsening and too in a more intense manner.In an article for EP Today, Casaca said human rights activists in Pakistan continue to be abducted and their bodies surface days later with visible signs of torture and mutilation."This practice of exposing the dead bodies with torture marks is symbolic as it signifies a demeaning act," Casaca writes, adding that Pakistan's laws target the most vulnerable individuals, including the religious minorities, the poor, people with mental disabilities and children.Casaca cites ..
IBC, RERA pitted against each other; need reconciliation: ASSOCHAM
The two laws enacted in 2016 may have the best of intentions, but the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Code) and the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act appear to be pitted against each other when it comes to resolving interest of bankers and home-buyers, said an ASSOCHAM - Thought Arbitrage paper."The conflict between IBC and RERA came to the fore in quite a few bankruptcy proceeding in the recent times.... In a way, IBC and RERA have areas where there are possibilities of conflict in operation. While IBC allows companies to file for bankruptcy to provide relief to debtors or creditors, RERA looks at providing relief to home buyers and seeks to hold developers or builders responsible if the project is delayed," the paper said.As per provisions of the IBC, home buyers are "unsecured creditors" and as a result, their priority to be compensated comes after those institutional or other creditors who have provided loans to the developer.Scope for confusion prevails as for both ...
Man killed in random knife attack at California steakhouse
A homeless man who randomly stabbed a patron in a crowded Southern California restaurant to death as he was holding his daughter was reported just a few hours earlier for disruptive behaviour, but police ultimately determined he was not a threat, authorities have said. Jamal Jackson (49) is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of 35-year-old Anthony Mele. He was being held in Ventura County jail on a $1.5 million bail. It was unclear if Jackson, who is also a convicted felon, had an attorney to speak on his behalf. Mele and his wife were eating dinner with their 5-year-old daughter Wednesday at Aloha Steakhouse in the seaside city of Ventura. The girl was sitting on her father's lap when prosecutors say Jackson walked up and stabbed Mele in the neck. Prosecutor Richard Simon said customers and a restaurant employee followed Jackson out of the restaurant, even though he still had the knife. They kept track of him until Ventura police arrived and arrested him. Mele was taken
Divakaran murder: Ex-CPI(M) leader gets death sentence
The Alappuzha fast-track court on Saturday awarded a death sentence to the former local secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), R. Byju, for the murder of Congress ward president K.S. Divakaran in 2009.During the hearing, Additional District Court III judge K. Anil Kumar found Byju guilty of killing Divakaran over an altercation regarding the hefty price of coir mats.The court also awarded life imprisonment to five other accused - V. Sujith, M. Benny, N. Sethu Kumar, S. Sathish Kumar and P. Praveen.Earlier on April 18, the Alappuzha court found Byju and Sethu Kumar guilty of murdering Divakaran.In 2009, Byju had gone to Divakaran's house to sell coir mats. The latter, who used to work in a coir factory, refused to buy the mat since it was expensive. This led to an argument between the two sides, after which Byju angrily left a coir mat at Divakaran's house.Divakaran's son had raised the issue in the ward sabha, saying that his father was 'assaulted' by Byju. In the ...
Taylor Swift stalker arrested after break-in
A man has been arrested after breaking into Taylor Swift's New York City apartment.The New York Police Department revealed in a statement that they responded to a report of burglary at approximately 12:30 p.m, E! Online reported."During the investigation officers arrested Rodger Alvarado, 22, from Florida," the statement read. "He is charged with stalking in the 1st, burglary, criminal mischief in the 3rd and criminal trespassing in the 3rd."As per law enforcement sources, Alvarado climbed up a ladder, smashed a window with his hand and got into the NYC brownstone early Friday, TMZ.com reported.The insiders added that once he got in, he took a shower and fell asleep in a bed.
CPI(M) in-principle against death penalty: Brinda Karat
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat today said her party is in-principle against death penalty and the actual issue is that those in the government are "defending the rapists". Her comment came on a day the Union Cabinet approved an ordinance to provide stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of rape of girls below 12 years, amid a nation-wide outrage over cases of sexual assault and murder of minors in Kathua and Surat, and the rape of a girl in Unnao. "Already on our statute books death penalty is there for the rarest of rare cases. In-principle, my party, the CPI (M), is against death penalty," Karat said. "The actual problem is not that there is no death penalty for child rape. The actual issue here is those in government are defending the rapists," she said. In an apparent reference to the lawyers' protest attempting to obstruct filing of charge sheet in Kathua rape-and-murder case, she said, "We have heard about the BJP being 'gau rakshaks' but now they are ...
2 held for duping people on pretext of bitcoin mining, trading
Two men were arrested for allegedly duping people of large sums of money after luring them into bitcoin mining and trading on the promise of high returns since December 2016, the police said today. They also falsely claimed that their online portal was being operated by a US based company, they said. Cyber Crime Cell of the police received a complaint that Deepak Jangra (37) and Deepak Malhotra (56) had duped multiple investors by making false representation and assurances, the police said. They used the concept of multi-level marketing which runs on the basic principle of referral incomes from the new members, payouts from individuals investment and other benefits. The accused used to attract investors by holding meetings and parties in various five star hotels in the national capital region, they said. Initially the investors got the due returns which helped in adding new investors and multiple investments from the existing clients. After a few days, they accused stopped paying ...
Murder case lodged in Rajouri teenager death case
Some persons were today detained for questioning in connection with the mysterious death of a teenage boy in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir as police changed inquest into a murder case, a police officer said. After a written complaint by the family of the deceased, police have registered a case under relevant sections including 302 of Ranbir Penal Code in Budhal police station in connection with the death of the boy after closing inquest proceedings," the officer said. Chander Parkash, a resident of Keri Khawas village, died under suspicious circumstances after a scuffle with a boy from other community on Thursday. Police has also constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the incident. The SIT headed by a deputy superintendent of police started its investigations in the matter and is camping in the area, the officer said. So far, some persons of the area have been detained for questioning and further investigation is underway, he said. The officer said postmortem .
Economic offenders cannot escape the law: BJP
The BJP today said economic offenders in the country cannot escape the law once the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance providing for confiscation of their properties is promulgated. BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has a "complete hands-on approach" on the banking sector and no offender gets any kind of help which is why some of them have fled from the country. "The economic offenders of the country can now no longer escape the law and they will be prosecuted. "The new ordinance when promulgated will strengthen the arms of the investigative and prosecution agencies ensuring that such offenders do not get away without being hauled up. They will have to return to face the prosecution," he told reporters. The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to theFugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance that provides for confiscating properties of escapees. Rao said whether it is Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi, Nirav Modi, they all flourished during the ...
7th accused held in scribe shooting case
Police arrested one more person today on charges of shooting at TV journalist Anuj Chaudhary earlier this month at Razapur village here, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested Vikas, a resident of Lakshmi Garden colony in Indrapuri Loni at 4.30 pm, SP (city) Akash Tomar said. The police recovered one country made pistol of 32 bore and four live cartridges from his possession, he said. This is a seventh arrest in this case. Earlier this week, the police had arrested Babloo Kumar, Vishal Chaudhary, Yogendra alias Tunda, Bobby and Vikas.
Situation for women has worsened, says Congress' Renuka Chowdhary
In the wake of Unnao rape and Kathua gangrape and murder cases, Congress leader Renuka Chowdhary on Saturday said the situation for women in the country has worsened these days."Koi mahila bahar nahi nikalti hai aaj kal...Aaj ke din jab ladki ghar se bahar nikalti hai aur uska balatakar ho jata hai, thaane mein jab jaate hain tab yahi poocha jata hai 'Kitne aadmi they (No one step out of her house these days... In present situation, when a girl comes out of her house and gets raped, and reaches police station to file a complaint, firstly she was asked "how many men were there?)," the Congress MP said while speaking at an event in Patna.In the past two weeks, the nation has been rocked by a spate of rape incidents in the country.Apart from Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua and Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, the incidents like these have also taken place in Gujarat's Surat and Madhya Pradesh's Indore.Meanwhile, the Union cabinet today approved the amendment to award death sentence to the rapists of ..
Siddaramaiah writes to PM Modi, says CMB 'unconstitutional'
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the state government is against the formation of Cauvery Management Board (CMB) as it is 'unconstitutional'.In his letter, he mentioned that the Supreme Court has not directed any mechanism towards the formation of the CMB."Our government is strongly opposed to the formation of Cauvery Management Board because such board is not constitutional and the Supreme Court has not directed any mechanism," Siddaramaiah said.He mentioned that according to the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, the formation of CMB is in the "nature of a recommendation and not a direction".The Chief Minister has sought an early appointment to meet the Prime Minister over the issue.The Supreme Court, in its ruling, had reduced Tamil Nadu's share in the Cauvery water to 177.25 TMC and increased Karnataka's share of water.On February 16, the apex court had ordered the Central government to set up the CMB and