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Cabinet nod for death penalty for raping children below 12
The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an ordinance that provides for death penalty to those convicted of raping a child below the age of 12 and life term for raping a girl below age of 16.
Cabinet nod to ordinance providing death penalty for raping girls below 12
The Union Cabinet today 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. New fast-track courts will be set up to deal with such cases and special forensic kits for rape cases will be given to all police stations and hospitals in the long term, according to the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance cleared by a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It stipulates stringent punishment for perpetrators of rape, particularly of girls below 16 and 12 years. Death sentence has been provided for rapists of girls under 12 years, officials said quoting the ordinance. The minimum punishment in case of rape of women has been increased from rigorous imprisonment of seven years to 10 years, extendable to life imprisonment, they said. In case of rape of a girl under 16 years,
No parole for mafia don Abu Salem to get married
The Maharashtra government on Saturday rejected an application by incarcertated mafia don Abu Salem seeking 45 days parole for getting married, official sources said here.
Substation operator shot dead
A substation operator was shot dead by unidentified persons in Dhoom Manikpur village here, the police said today. Another substation officer alleged that he was threatened by unidentified men over phone for switching on the power supply and stopping outages in the area. Satveer Tomar, working at the Dhoom Manikpur substation, had shut off the power supply due to strong winds last night to prevent electrocution. Some persons reached the substation and ordered him to switch on the power supply, the police said. When the victim refused, he was shot at by them. He was rushed to a hospital where he died during treatment, they said. DSP Anil Kumar said the accused has been identified as Neetu Gujjar. Gujjar has been booked under the National Security Act, he said, adding efforts are on to trace him. Meanwhile, Chithera substation operator Shiv Dutt Sharma lodged a complaint at Dadri police station stating he was getting threat calls. The caller reportedly told him to switch on power ...
Man held for raping, killing 4-month-old girl in Indore
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping and killing a four-month-old baby girl in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh, police said today, a day after the infant's body was found in the basement of a commercial building here. Naveen Gadge, 25 and a cousin of the victim's mother, was arrested late last night from the city, a police official said. Yesterday, police had detained three-four people in connection with the crime and identified the main suspect as Sunil Bheel, 21. But today, Indore Deputy Inspector General H C Mishra told reporters that the police department has found Gadge as the accused in the case after a thorough investigation. Police has released Bheel after questioning. Detailing the sequence of events, the senior police officer said Gadge's wife separated from him a few days ago. "On Thursday night, he went to the girl's mother and asked her to persuade his wife to return to him. However, an altercation broke out between them and he was told to leave," Mishra said. Early
Right to equality can be invoked COC violates IBC: NCLT Chairman
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Chairman Justice M M Kumar today said that Article 14 of the Constitution (right to equality) can be invoked if the committee of creditors violates the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code law while examining business restructuring plan and proposals. "Article 14 of the Constitution can come in case of COCs (committee of creditors) violate IBC (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code) law, Kumar said while addressing a seminar on 'Business Restructuring-Evolving Legal Issues and Imperatives' organised by PHDCCI. Kumar further said in case of any violation of enacted law by CoCs comes into notice in examining the business restructuring plan and proposal referred to NCLT, the Article 14 of the Indian Constitution could be invoked. However, he noted that the CoCs are performing their assigned role with tremendous efficacy and transparency. Kumar held on to a view reiterating that Resolution Professionals (RPs) needed to be educated to the hilt and acquire adequate .
Myanmar evicts family of officer who testified on entrapment
Myanmar police today evicted the family of a police officer who had testified a day earlier that he and others were ordered to entrap two Reuters news agency reporters facing charges that could get them up to 14 years in prison, the officer's wife said. The reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, have been detained since Dec. 12 on charges of violating the colonial-era Official Secrets Act. The two helped cover the crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine state, where a brutal counterinsurgency operation last year drove about 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to neighboring Bangladesh. Police Capt Moe Yan Naing told a court Friday that his superior had arranged for two policemen to meet the reporters at a restaurant and hand over documents described as "important secret papers" in order to entrap them. Today, Moe Yan Naing's wife, Daw Tuu, said she and her daughter were ordered to move out of their police housing in the capital, Naypyitaw. "A police officer called us this morning and said we have to move out ..
Cabinet approves Ordinance to confiscate properties of fugitive economic offenders
In a bid to bring back defaulters of huge bank loans who escape to refuges abroad, the Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an ordinance that would provide for attachment and confiscation of the properties of the economic offenders.
Gangster Abu Salem denied parole to get married
Authorities have rejected an application of 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case convict Abu Salem seeking a 40-day parole to get married, a senior police official said today. The underworld don, lodged in Taloja prison in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, had moved the application a month ago, he said. The application of Salem, serving a life sentence, was forwarded to the Konkan Divisional Commissioner for a decision, the official said. The Divisional Commissioner, the competent authority to process such pleas, rejected the extradited gangster's application three days ago on grounds of his security, he said. Before rejecting the plea, the Divisional Commissioner had sought a report from the Thane Police Commissionerate, the official said. Salem has given his residential address of Mumbra, which falls under the Thane Police Commissionerate. After receiving a negative report, the Divisional Commissioner rejected Salem's plea for parole, he added. According to the police, Salem, who is in his .
Cabinet facilitates strengthening of POCSO Act
In the wake of an increase in incidents of rape of minors, the Union Cabinet on Saturday approved a number of measures to strengthen the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.As per government sources, the cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the promulgation of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018, for effective deterrence against commission of rape, thereby instilling a sense of security among women and especially young girls in the country.Taking cognisance of the recent incidents of rape in various parts of the country, the cabinet approved an ordinance to be promulgated to provide for stringent punishment for perpetrators of rape particularly of girls below 16 years, and death penalty to be awarded to rapists of girls below 12 years of age.The minimum punishment in case of rape of women has been increased from rigorous imprisonment of 7 to 10 years, extendable to life imprisonment. In case of rape of a girl under 16 years, minimum ..
Red Cross officer killed in Yemen shooting
A member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Yemen's Taiz province on Saturday, a security official said.
Minor raped in Assam
A seven-year old girl was allegedly raped by a middle aged man at Lajong village in Tinsukia district, police said today. They also arrested the accused a 55-year-old man. As per the FIR lodged by the girl's father last evening their neighbour Ainul Haq had a few days ago called out the girl from the house and raped her. The girl's mother informed him only last evening about the incident and he immediately informed his neighbours about it, the father said. The neighbours nabbed Haq from his house and handed him over to the police station. A policial official said investigations into the incident was on.
Vasai-Virar civic official held for extorting Rs 5 lakh from
An assistant commissioner of Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) was today arrested for allegedly extorting Rs 5 lakh from a builder in Vasai in the district, police said. According to police, although the accused civic official, Prem Singh Jadhav, was arrested today, he had accepted the extortion amount at an unspecified time in the past. The arrest was made based on the complaint filed by the builder last night, police said. The complainant told the police that Jadhav had called him between October and November 2016 to discuss about a plot in Manwelpada being developed by his firm. "Jadhav told the builder that someone had complained to the civic administration that illegal construction was being carried out on the plot," a police officer said. The official then made a demand of Rs 25 lakh, of which the builder later paid Rs 5 lakh. "Later, Jadhav told the builder that a local Shiv Sena leader and his men would harm him if fails to pay the remaining amount," the ..
Rajasthan: Medicines tested on humans instead of animals
A foreign-based pharma company allegedly tested their medicines on humans instead of animals, leaving labourers ill in Rajasthan's Bidasar.The victims were admitted to the Jalpani Hospital in Churu district.It is reported that the company lured the labourers for money and offered them Rs 500 per day for serving people.A victim told ANI, "We came here on April 18 and it's been three days. They offered us money so we came here. 16 out of 21 people are suffering from it and are admitted to the hospital.""After having the medicine, we felt sleepy," said another victim.Meanwhile, taking note of the issue, Rajasthan Health Minister, Kali Charan Saraf, said they will look into the problem."We have assigned officials to the case and will look into it," he said.
Decomposed body suspected to be of missing foreign tourist: Police
The highly decomposed body, which was recovered from Vazhamuttom near Kovalam, is suspected to be of a Lithuanian tourist, reported missing since March 14, the police said today. The woman's body was recovered yesterday. The police said the woman was 33-year-old Liga, who had had come for Ayurvedic treatment of depression and had gone missing from Kovalam on March 14. Police Commissioner, Thiruvananthapuram, P Prakash said DNA and forensic tests would be carried out to confirm it. Liga's husband and sister, who came here from Mangaluru in the morning, saw the body and told the police that the shirt and hair were similar to that of the missing woman. The police had formed a Special Investigation Team and launched a massive search to trace Liga. They had also announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh for anyone providing information about the missing woman. Liga was staying at a private Ayurveda treatment centre at nearby Pothencode. She had come to Kovalam with her sister Ilzie on the morning of
Woman duped of over Rs 15.50L, 2 arrested
A man and his wife were arrested here on charges of duping a woman of over Rs 15 lakh through a fake profile on a matrimonial website, police said today. The arrests of Oboh Tony, a Nigerian, and Rosy Noronha were made following a complaint by the woman's father, a resident of Motia Khan. She was duped of Rs 15.50 lakh by the couple, they said. They were arrested on April 14 from Mayur Vihar, police said. The website had suggested that one Vinoth Abhishek's profile was an ideal match for the woman. On September 19, 2017, the complainant's wife called Abhishek and they exchanged numbers, police said. Abhishek called the woman in October, 2017, and told her that he was on duty on a ship and he would be reaching Mumbai on October 20, they said. He told her that he would be coming to meet her and her family on October 21. However, Abhishek, later informed the woman that there was a change in his programme as his ship was attacked and damaged by Somalian sea-pirates, and thus, to save his .
Actor Allison Mack arrested in cult sex trafficking case
Actor Allison Mack , best known for hit series "Smallville", has been arrested in connection with a sex cult called NXIVM. Mack, 35, and the group's leader, Keith Raniere, who was also arrested recently, have been charged with sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and forced labour conspiracy, a release from US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York stated. According to the release, over the past two decades Raniere established a series of purported self-help programs under the name NXIVM, based in Albany, New York, with centres in the United States, Mexico, Canada and South America. Mack and other cult "masters" allegedly recruited slaves by telling them they were joining a "women-only organisation that would empower them and eradicate purported weaknesses that the NXIVM curriculum taught were common in women." "As alleged in the indictment, Allison Mack recruited women to join what was purported to be a female mentorship group that was, in fact, created and led
Shivraj expresses concern over rampant rape cases in MP
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday expressed concern over an incident in Indore where a girl under one year of age was killed after allegedly being raped.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 Indore on Friday.Earlier, while addressing an event in Damoh on Friday, Chouhan urged that a bill should be passed where such rapists are hanged to death."In 92 percent cases, minor daughters are raped by someone from their family. I went into shock after reading news that a minor girl is raped by her father. I urge you to pass a bill so that such rapists are hanged to death," he said.Last week, a nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her step-father in Madhya ...
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Infant raped, killed in MP; 1 arrested
A four-month-old girl was sexually assaulted and murdered in Madhya Pradeshs Indore town, police said, adding that the accused has been arrested.