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Five get 10 yrs jail for rape, double murder in Muzaffarnagar
A special court Thursday sentenced five men to 10 years imprisonment for raping and killing a woman and murdering her cousin brother in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district. Judge Ram Sudh Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 each on Arvind, Pramod, Monu, Shenki and Praveen. According to prosecutor Sandeep Singh, police had booked the five accused under the Gangster Act after they were found involved in a case of gange-rape and double murder. The girl was raped and murdered at Kurthal village under Budhana police station area in the district on June 6, 2014. She was accompanied by her cousin brother who was also murdered by the five men when he opposed the assault.
Global USD 100 mn cybercrime gang busted
US and European police said Thursday they have smashed a huge international cybercrime network that used Russian malware to steal USD 100 million (89 million euros) from tens of thousands of victims worldwide. Prosecutions have been launched in Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and the United States over the scam, while five Russians charged in the US remain on the run, the EU police agency Europol said. The "organised crime network behind USD 100 million in malware attacks" targeted "more than 41,000 victims, primarily businesses and their financial institutions," Europol said. Police in Germany and Bulgaria were also involved. The cyber gang used GozNym malware to infect victims' computers, steal their online banking login details and then siphon money from their accounts. The stolen money was then laundered in US and other accounts. Scott Brady, the US Attorney General for the western district of Pennsylvania where the US indictment was unsealed, said the operation was an "unprecedented" ..
Saradha chit fund: SC verdict tommorow on CBI plea to interrogate ex-Kolkata top cop
The Supreme Court will pronounce its order on Friday on a plea of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking permission for custodial interrogation of former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar over his alleged role in destroying evidence in the Saradha chit fund case.A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi reserved the verdict after hearing the arguments of the CBI and Kumar's counsel on May 2.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was representing the probe agency, while senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared on the behalf of Rajeev Kumar and state of West Bengal during the hearing.The bench had on March 30, asked the CBI to show materials and satisfy the court on its plea for the custodial interrogation of Kumar. Singhvi had opposed the CBI's plea for Kumar's custodial interrogation.CBI had filed the plea seeking direction to withdraw its February 5 order granting protection to Rajeev Kumar from the arrest.The investigative agency had argued that Kumar's custodial .
Bofors case: Court proposes cost on rebel BJP leader for withdrawing plea for further probe
A Delhi court Thursday proposed imposing Rs 100 as cost on a rebel-BJP leader for wanting to withdraw his application which had sought further probe in the politically sensitive, Rs 64-crore Bofors payoff case. Advocate Ajay Agarwal, who has become a rebel after being denied the Lok Sabha ticket by the party from Rai Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, had moved a separate application in the case seeking further probe. After that prosecuting agency CBI also moved a similar plea on February 1, 2018. However, after CBI told the court Thursday that it wanted to withdraw its application, Agarwal also sought the same liberty, which irked the court. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Navin Kumar Kashyap, while allowing CBI to withdraw its application, proposed to impose a cost on Agarwal, saying that he "wasted" the judicial time. "Why should we not impose a cost on you? You have wasted time of the court with your application. I am imposing cost so that persons like you do not come and waste time. CBI is
Pak court rejects bail pleas of 11 Chinese nationals in 'fake' marriage case
A court in Pakistan Thursday rejected the bail pleas of 11 Chinese nationals in a case linked to alleged fake marriages, forced prostitution and organ trade of Pakistani girls in China. Judicial Magistrate Amir Raza rejected the bail pleas after listening to the arguments from both sides, Dawn newspaper reported. The defence counsel, Saleem Ahmed Khan, contended that his clients were arrested in a fake case. "The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested the suspects after fabricating a story," the counsel said, adding that the Chinese nationals came to Pakistan for business purpose. "There is no proof against the suspects on the record of the case," he claimed. The counsel for the FIA, Munem Chaudhry, argued that the suspects deceived Pakistani girls into fake marriages. They sexually exploited the girls after fake marriages, he argued. He requested the magistrate to reject the bail plea. On May 8, the FIA had arrested 11 Chinese nationals in multiple raids at several locations in .
Bofors case: CBI withdraws from court application seeking permission for further probe
The CBI Thursday withdrew from a Delhi court its application that had sought permission to further probe the politically sensitive Rs 64-crore Bofors payoff case. The agency told Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Navin Kumar Kashyap that it wanted to withdraw the application filed on February 1, 2018 which was allowed by the court. The CBI had moved the trial court seeking permission for further probe in the matter saying it had come across fresh material and evidence. The agency on Thursday submitted before the court that decision on further course of action would be taken by it and wanted to withdraw the application for now. Taking note of CBI's stand, the judge said: "For the reason best known to the CBI, in case they want to withdraw the application, they have the right as they are the applicants." The court also took note of the virtual u-turn of advocate Ajay Agarwal, who had filed a separate application before the trial court seeking further probe in the matter but wanted to ...
NCLT asks SEBI to de-attach corporate debtor's properties
The Principal Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has directed market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to de-attach the properties of a corporate debtor attached during its execution proceedings.
Four get life in jail for killing cook after he asked for payment in Bihar
Four people, including three brothers, were Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here for beating a worker to death when he asked for his payment. Beer Bahadur Mahto, a cook, was killed in 2010 by Vinod Choudhary, his two brothers Rameshwar Choudhary and Subodh Choudhary and one Prem Choudhary when he demanded his payment for cooking at a wedding, officials said. Mahto was promised Rs 1,500 for cooking at the wedding in Vinod's house in Bahuarwa village of West Champaran district, but he was beaten with cane, stones and bricks, they said. He died at the M J K Hospital in Bettiah during treatment. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADJ) (VIII) Surendra Prasad has held the four people guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment, Additional Public Prosecutor Jaishankar Tiwary said. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on each one of them, he added.
Probe in Bofors case to continue: CBI
The CBI on Thursday said that investigation into the Rs 64-crore kickbacks in the Bofors gun deal will continue, hours after it withdrew an application seeking the permission of a special court to probe the matter further.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Naveen Kashyap while allowing CBI to withdraw its plea, had stated that permission is not mandatory and an intimation will suffice.Petitions had been filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and advocate Ajay Aggarwal seeking permission for further probe into the matter.However, the probe agency on Thursday informed the Rouse Avenue Court that it wanted to withdraw the application.CBI counsel Advocate Anil Tanwar had informed the court that further course of action in the matter would be decided by the agency.The CMM, while allowing the CBI to withdraw the application, questioned Aggarwal's locus standi in the matter.Aggarwal also said that he wanted to take back his plea after which permission was granted by the ...
On death row for 24 yrs, convict was a juvenile at time of killing 7 people, SC told
In a bizarre case, a death row convict languishing in jail for 24 years for killing seven people including two kids should not have been given death penalty as he was a juvenile at the time of the crime, according to a report filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday. "Capital punishment can never be imposed on a juvenile," said the apex court while perusing the report it had ordered on the issue earlier this year. The convict was arrested in 1994 and availed almost all his legal remedies right from the trial court stage to seeking the President's pardon in the past two decades. At every stage the concurrence was that he deserved the gallows. However, it turns out that the man, as per the report of the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Pune, in pursuance of the direction of the top court, was 12 years of age at the time of the gruesome crime, but could not have been given death sentence. Acknowledging the change in fortune of the condemned prisoner, a vacation bench of Justices ...
Guwahati grenade blast: 2 ULFA cadres arrested, explosive material recovered
The police arrested two persons, allegedly cadres of ULFA and recovered explosive material in huge quantity from them in connection with the grenade blast outside a mall on Zoo Road in Guwahati on Wednesday.In the grenade blast took place at 8 pm on Wednesday, 12 people were injured.The police recovered explosive materials, pistol and bullets from the two arrested persons, said Deepak Kumar, Guwahati Commissioner of Police."We had received credible information that there are three-four people staying at a house in Panjabari who are behind this blast. When we raided the house, we arrested one man and a woman. They belong to ULFA. We have also recovered 20 kg of gun powder, one 9 mm pistol and 25 rounds of active bullets," he added.He added that the investigation is still on.The police earlier said that two unknown bike-borne suspects lobbed a grenade on state police troops and fled the spot.The area was later cordoned off the injured were referred to Guwahati Medical College Hospital ..
Bofors case: CBI withdraws plea seeking further probe
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday withdrew its application seeking further probe into the Rs 64-crore Bofors payoff case from a Delhi court.
Two ULFA cadres arrested for Guwahati blast
Two activists of the ULFA's 'anti-talk' faction have been arrested for involvement in Wednesday's grenade blasts here that left six persons, including four security personnel, injured, police said on Thursday.
SC to pass order on CBI plea for vacating interim protection granted to Rajeev Kumar
The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce verdict on Friday on the CBI application seeking vacation of the order which granted interim protection from arrest to former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha chit fund scam. The CBI had told the apex court that it wanted custodial interrogation of Kumar, who was earlier heading West Bengal Police SIT probing chit fund scam, as there was prima facie evidence of his allegedly trying to destroy or tamper with evidence and "shield high and mighty" in the case. However, Kumar's counsel had countered CBI's submissions and told a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi that the agency wanted his custodial interrogation "just to humiliate" him and CBI should not be allowed to abuse the process of law. Kumar's counsel had told the bench that CBI's application seeking custodial interrogation of the IPS officer was a "mala fide exercise". Kumar was earlier heading the West Bengal Police's special investigation team (SIT) ...
Doctor held for 'derogatory' FB post on Pragya Singh Thakur
A homeopathic doctor has been arrested for allegedly posting derogatory remarks on a social networking site against BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate and Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur, police said Thursday. Sunilkumar Nishad (38), a resident of Kalyan, who also has a clinic and another house in Vikhroli Parksite, was arrested on Wednesday, an official said. "Nishad had allegedly posted some derogatory comments against Pragya Singh Thakur on Facebook. The post also talked about the involvement of Hindus and Brahmins in terrorism," he said. Senior police inspector Vilas Jadhav said an activist, Ravindra Tiwari, had lodged a complaint against Nishad at Parksite police station in Vikhroli for his comments against Pragya Singh. Accordingly, an FIR was filed against Nishad on Saturday under IPC section 295 (A) (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), he said. Nishad was
Pak court upholds death for 3, acquits 2 in Christian couple's killing
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday upheld death sentences for three men but acquitted two others including a cleric who had incited people to burn alive a Christian couple accused of blasphemy on the outskirts of Lahore in 2014. The victims - Shahzad Masih and his pregnant wife Shama - worked as labourers at the brick kiln of Yousaf Gujjar in Kot Radha Kishan. A mob of around 1,000 people allegedly led by the kiln owner lynched and brutally killed the couple on charges of blasphemy in November 2014. In November 2016, the anti-terrorism court (ATC) had awarded death sentence to five suspects including cleric Hafiz Ishtiaq. In March 2018, the court acquitted 20 other suspects accused of burning alive the Christian couple, giving them a benefit of doubt. On Thursday, the Lahore High Court acquitted convicts - cleric Ishtiaq and Mohammad Hanif - and upheld death sentences of other three convicts - Mehdi Khan, Riaz Kambo and Irfan Shakoor. The lawyer for the convicts told the .
Man arrested for allegedly killing step-father in Dwarka
A 20-year-old man was arrested by the police after he allegedly killed his step-father following a quarrel with him in Dwarka, officials said Thursday. The accused - Yogender killed Devender as he suspected that his step-father had bad intensions towards his younger sister, police said. The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon. The 45-year-old mother of the accused started living with Devender a year after her husband passed away in 2011. The woman also has a seven-year-old son from her Devender, a senior police officer said. "A quarrel broke out between Yogender and his step-father Devender over some issue. When the argument turned ugly, he took out a knife and attacked his step-father," the officer said. After killing his step-father, Yogender called the police and informed them that he had killed his step-father. The police thereafter took the accused into custody. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead, the officer said. A case has been
Two persons wave toy gun at toll plaza, arrested
Two persons, including a teacher at a private school, have been arrested here for allegedly threatening a toll plaza employee with a toy pistol to demand exemption from the tax.
Woman to appeal against clean-chit to CJI in sexual harassment case
The former woman court staffer, who levelled allegations of sexual harassment against CJI Ranjan Gogoi, will soon file an appeal against the clean chit given to the CJI by an in-house panel of the apex court."The victim will soon file an appeal against the clean chit given to CJI in the sexual harassment case by the in-house panel of the Supreme Court," lawyer Prashant Bhushan told ANI.On May 7, the complainant had sought a copy of the report of the three-judge in-house committee that found that there was "no substance" in her allegations.In a letter to the three judges of the committee--Justices S A Bobde, Indira Banerjee and Indu Malhotra--, the woman asserted that she has a "right to the report", the reasons for the same as well as copies of the depositions of any witnesses, any other persons or any other evidence considered by the Committee.On May 6, it was disclosed that a three-judge in-house Committee of the Supreme Court gave a clean chit to CJI Gogoi in the sexual harassment .
HC restrains I-T dept from action against Gautam Khaitan in black money case
The Delhi High Court Thursday restrained the Income Tax Department from taking any action against VVIP chopper deal scam accused Gautam Khaitan against whom a black money case has been lodged. A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Anu Malhotra said Khaitan, an advocate by profession, has made out a "good prima facie" case for grant of interim relief and grave prejudice would be caused to him if the authorities are not restrained at this stage from proceeding further. "The respondents (I-T department and Finance Ministry) are, therefore, restrained from taking and/ or continuing any action against the petitioner (Khaitan), pursuant to the impugned order dated January 22, passed by the respondent No 2 (IT department), till the next date of hearing. Renotify on July 4," the bench said. The court's interim order came on a plea by Khaitan, represented by senior advocates P V Kapur and Siddharth Luthra, challenging a central government notification which gave retrospective effect, from ..