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Delhi teen kills 2-month-old son over wife's illicit affair
A teenager allegedly killed his two-month-old son today on the suspicion that he was born out of his wife's illicit affair, police said. The incident was reported from outer Delhi's Mangolpuri this evening. The father of the infant allegedly killed him by raining punches on him, they added. The child's mother is also a minor. The two got married 10 months ago, the police said. The incident took place when the girl had gone to Palika Bazar to look for a job of a salesgirl leaving the infant behind with her husband. When she returned home, she found the baby lying motionless and her husband was nowhere to be seen. She took him to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead. She informed the police following which her husband was apprehended. The 17-year-old boy told police that he suspected that his wife was having an extra-marital affair and that the child was someone else's. The juvenile had earlier been apprehended in several cases of mobile snatching and was currently ...
55-year-old man arrested for allegedly raping minor girl
A 55-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl in suburban Deonar, police said today. The alleged incident took place yesterday morning when the victim was playing outside of her house, a police official said. The accused (name not disclosed), who lived next door, allegedly took the girl to his house and raped her, the official said. The alleged crime came to light when the girl complained to her parents about pain in the stomach. The accused was today arrested under section 376 (rape) of IPC and the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
Minor girl raped at gunpoint by 3 men in Ghaziabad
A minor girl was allegedly raped by three men at gunpoint here, an official said today. The incident took place on the intervening night of April 19 and 2o when the victim was sleeping in the courtyard of her house with her sister-in-law, said Assistant superintendent of police (circle officer Modinagar) Ravi Kumar. After midnight, the trio barged into her house and took the girl to a secluded place. They stuffed a cloth in her mouth and raped her, he said. An FIR was registered against the three accused -- Amir, Adil and Ziaul -- under Section 376 of the IPC and the POCSO Act. He said the girl was also beaten up for resisting sexual assault. Later, they threw in front of her house. After reaching home, the girl narrated her ordeal to her sister-in-law. Police are verifying the veracity of the complaint as the victim denied any medical checkup. According to the officer, a case was registered six years ago against the victim's brother for raping Amir's sister on the pretext of marrying
Mehbooba welcomes ordinance on death penalty for rape of minors
Welcoming the Union Cabinet decision to bring an ordinance to award death penalty to those convicted of raping children up to 12 years of age, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today asserted her governments will bring a similar law in the state. The Chief Minister also welcomed other stringent amendments brought in relevant laws by the Union Cabinet to ensure speedy investigation and trial in rape cases. This will go a long way in curbing the level of harassment against women and girl child in the country, Mehbooba said. She reiterated that her government intends to bring in a similar law in the state to put an end to crimes against women. On April 12, Mehbooba had said her government would enact a new law to make rape of minors punishable by death, amid outrage over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kathua district in January.
Man accused of raping infant thrashed outside court
A man, who arrested for allegedly raping and killing an infant girl, was thrashed by a mob when he was being taken to a local court here in the city on Saturday.As the police van carrying the accused reached the magisterial court here, people surrounded the van and thrashed him outside the court premises.Following this, police quickly escorted him back to the van from the court.According to police, the accused did not sustain any injury in the attack.
U.S. regulator permits China's ZTE to submit more evidence
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department has granted ZTE Corp's request to submit more evidence after the agency banned American companies from selling to the Chinese technology firm, a senior Commerce official said on Saturday.
Mehbooba welcomes death penalty for rapists
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday welcomed the decision of the Union cabinet to award death sentence to the rapists of children below the age of 12.She said this would go a long way in curbing the harassment against women and girl child in the country.The chief minister also welcomed other stringent amendments brought in by the Union cabinet in various relevant laws to ensure speedy investigation, trial and administering deterrent punishments to the convicted.The chief minister also reiterated that her government intends to bring similar laws in the state to put an end to crimes against women.The Centre today approved the criminal law amendment ordinance which seeks to amend the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Evidence Act, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The ordinance, which will be sent to President for his assent, has come after a spate of rape incidents in various parts of the country ...
Minor alleges rape two years ago in Jammu, demands justice
A 14-year-old girl, carrying a baby in her arms which she alleged was born a year ago out of rape, today appeared before the media at the press club here demanding justice for her and the child. Accompanied by her father, the minor girl alleged she was raped by a 28-year-old man, who is from "an affluent family and enjoys political patronage", and said nobody is listening to the poor family. We knocked the door of the local police station and police's higher-ups but justice eluded us so far, the girl, holding the one-year-old child in her lap, said. The claim is denied by the police. Station House Officer of Basohli police station Sukhbir Singh said the accused got bail from a court and later his DNA test did not match with the child. The girl belongs to Kathua district, which has been in the news for the past few weeks after an eight-year-old girl was brutally raped and killed. The girl's father said he came to know about the alleged rape of her daughter eight months after the ...
Ordinance decision taken in view of LS polls: Nirbhaya's father
Nirbhaya's father alleged today that the Union Cabinet's approval to promulgate an ordinance to give the death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below 12 years has no "logic" and the decision was taken in view of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The man, whose daughter was raped and tortured by six people in a moving bus in a south Delhi neighbourhood on December 16, 2012, said there should be "no differentiation between the rape of minors and adults". "Rape is rape, be it of a minor or an adult. Why the ordinance has the provision for death penalty for those found guilty of raping children below 12 years only? All rapists should get life term or death penalty, irrespective of the age of victim," he told PTI. He also wondered how a juvenile accused will be dealt with under the new provision. One of the six people who assaulted his daughter was a juvenile and according to the Juvenile Justice Act, no minor can be sentenced to death. "Rapists don't have fear in their minds, it's the ..
Ordinance "historic", underscores Modi govt's commitment to women's safety: BJP
The BJP today hailed as "historic" the ordinance proposing death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years, with BJP chief Amit Shah saying it signifies the party and its government's resolve in ensuring safety of women. He said the Union Cabinet's ordinance will act as a deterrent to crimes against women. "I thank and congratulate PM Narendra Modi as well as the Cabinet for the historic ordinance on women's safety. I welcome the provision of death penalty for rape of any girl below 12 years and increasing punishment from 10 to 20 years if a girl below 16 years is violated," Shah said on Twitter. The BJP chief said, "The Cabinet has also made provisions for speedy investigation and trial of rape cases. This decision will act as a tough deterrent for such crimes and reflects the Modi government's strong commitment towards the safety and wellbeing of women," he said. BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi said it is a "very historic day" as the government has fulfilled the ...
'No criminal suspicion' in DJ Avicii's death: Oman police source
A police source in Oman today said there was no suspicion of criminal activity after Swedish DJ superstar Avicii was found dead in the Gulf sultanate's capital Muscat. The 28-year-old's representative announced his death in a statement yesterday without specifying the cause, with reports saying he had been on vacation in Oman. "Two autopsies were carried out, one yesterday and one today and we absolutely confirmed that there is no criminal suspicion in the death," the source with Oman's Royal Police told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. "We have all the information and details regarding the death and this incident," the source said, adding that police would not be making any public statement on the case. Avicii was one of the world's most successful DJs but struggled to cope with the hard-partying lifestyle and two years ago announced his retirement from touring amid recurring health scares. Avicii has spoken publicly in recent years about his health problems, including ...
HC allows incentive marks for in-service PG medical candidates
The Madras High Court has held that government doctors who availed maternity leave while serving in hilly or rural areas would be entitled for incentive marks awarded to in-service candidates in post-graduate admission. A division bench comprising justices Huluvadi G Ramesh and M Dhandapani gave the order on the matter referred to it after a single judge differed with the order of another judge on entitlements of candidates who had availed maternity leave. The petitioners, a group of in-service doctors, challenged a clause in the prospectus for admission to the Post Graduate degree/diploma courses which excluded the period of maternity and earned leave from the period of "continuous service" for awarding incentive marks. Petitioners submitted that when they were eligible to avail maternity leave and entitled to all maternity benefits and that the leave period will be counted as service for the purpose of pursuing post graduate courses, the same yardstick should be ...
Prostitution racket busted, 15 people arrested in Chhattisgarh
Fifteen persons, including seven women, were arrested after two houses were raided here, with police officials today claiming that they had busted an inter-state prostitution racket. Raigarh Superintendent of Police Siddharth Tiwari said that raids were conducted at two houses in Chakradhar Nagar area last night. "A trap was laid and policemen were sent as decoys to the houses in Boirdadar and Atarmuda localities, posing as customers. After the deal was fixed, police teams raided the houses," he said. He said that four men, identified as Narayan Vaishnav (48), Sushil Deshmukh (44), Rahul Agrawal (28) and Nitesh Kumar (32), and 4 women were arrested from the house raided in Boirdadar. "Vaishnav was operating the racket while others who have been arrested are clients," the official said. In the raid on the house in Atarmuda locality, he said that four men, identified as Kailash Sidar (28), Dinesh Verma (43), Rajkumar Kushwaha (30) and Rameshwar Yadav (27), and three women
Trump defends lawyer, says he won't 'flip'
US President Donald Trump today defended his under-fire personal lawyer as "a fine person," saying he does not think Michael Cohen will "flip" and cooperate with criminal investigators. FBI agents raided New York residences and offices of Cohen earlier this month, seizing files that could bare Trump's past business dealings and expose more about his alleged extramarital relationships in the 2000s. In a series of tweets, the president lashed out at a New York Times article that alleged he had a history of mistreating his lawyer and predicted Cohen would end up cooperating with federal officials. "Most people will flip if the Government lets them out of trouble" but "I don't see Michael doing that despite the horrible Witch Hunt and the dishonest media!" the president wrote. Cohen is "a fine person with a wonderful family. Michael is a businessman for his own account/lawyer who I have always liked & respected," he said. Trump also took direct aim at The New York Times and its ...
Instead of death penalty, improve implementation of existing laws: Amnesty
Human rights organisation Amnesty International India on Saturday termed a "knee-jerk reaction" the decision to introduce death penalty for those convicted of raping a child below the age of 12, calling on the government to improve implementation of existing laws to protect children from sexual abuse.
Unnao rape victim welcomes Union Cabinet's decision on child rape
The Unnao rape victim today welcomed the Union Cabinet's decision to award death penalty to those convicted of raping children below 12 years. The decision comes amid nation-wide outrage over cases of sexual assault and murder of minors. "This is a good move. I am very happy but it would have been better if the age of the victim was taken as 16 years," she told PTI. The teen had accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar of raping her in June last year. "Punishment for all those convicted of rape should not be anything less than life sentence. So that they do not dare to indulge in any such act again," she added.
2 Pak nationals awarded 10-year RI for collecting info about forces
A special court here has awarded 10 years' rigorous imprisonment to two Pakistani nationals each for gathering confidential information about the armed forces of India. Judge P M Tripathi also imposed a fine of Rs 47,000 on Abdul Shakur and Rs 14,000 on Adeel Anjum alias Anjum. According to the prosecution, a Special Task Force of the state police had arrested the two, who hail from from Multan in Pakistan, from Lucknow on December 28, 2006, and recovered fake passport, pan card, confidential documents about the forces, ration card and sports certificates etc. They were booked under the Indian Penal Code sections for criminal conspiracy, cheating and fraud. Besides, the accused were also charged under the Arms Act and Official Confidentiality Act. The FIR in this connection was lodged at the Kaiserbagh police station here.
Indore's lawyer body decides not to represent any rape accused
The Indore Bar Association on Saturday decided not to represent any rape accused in the wake of the rape and murder of an eight-month-old girl.The association's president Dinesh Pandey, while addressing media, stated that the victim's family would be offered free legal service to get the accused hanged in one month.Earlier in the day, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed concern over the incident.The chief minister took to Twitter and wrote, "I am upset, shocked over a terrible act that took place in Indore with a minor. There is a need for society to see where are they going. The administration has arrested the accused and we assure that strict action will be taken against him."The eight-month-old girl was raped and then murdered in the city on Friday. The infant was recovered from the basement of a building.Reportedly, the police have identified the accused as Sunil Bheel, 21, claiming that he was seen in a CCTV footage, around 4.45 am on Friday, carrying ...
NCW hail death penalty in child rapes
Women activists across the country have praised the ordinance approved by the Union cabinet to award death sentence to the rapists of children below the age of 12.Speaking to ANI, National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma welcomed the move but also stressed on its implementation, "I welcome this move of the government. But the main challenge is the implementation of the law. I would still suggest that there be fast track courts so that the justice can be delivered at the earliest: Rekha Sharma, chairperson, NCW on the ordinance to amend POCSO Act."Another activist, Mamta Sharma too concurred on the subject of implementation of the amended Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act."If it is implemented, then it would be deemed a historic decision. But, if there is no implementation, then these decisions merely on papers and files would not bring about change in regards to women safety," she said."If the government and the public do not take this ...
HC moved for cancellation of bail to accused in surgeon murder
Police have moved the Madras High Court seeking to cancel the bail granted to an accused, a lawyer, in the murder of a neuro surgeon here in 2013 alleging that he was coercing key witnesses to turn hostile. The petition charged that B William, accused no.5 in the case related to killing of Dr Subbaiah on September 14, 2013, in violation of the bail conditions was trying to intimidate the witnesses with the help of some other accused. He had also offered money to one of the witnesses in Kanyakumari and a case had been registered in this connection. The petition submitted that due course of administration of justice was being hampered and interfered with impunity by the lawyer and sought to cancel the bail. Subbaiah was brutally attacked by hired hooligans near a hospital at Raja Annamalaipuram locality here on September 14, 2013 over a property dispute and died on September 23. The fatal attack was captured by a CCTV camera in the area. Police have filed a charge sheet ...