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Ranchi court issues arrest warrant against Lalu's close aide
A special CBI court today issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's close aide Bhola Yadav, a Bihar MLA, for his remarks on the Fodder scam verdict involving fraudulent withdrawal of the money from Dumka Treasury. Special Judge Shivpal Singh issued the order after Yadav failed to appear in the court today in response to an earlier contempt-of-court notice to him. The Ranchi court had directed Yadav on April 3 to appear before it today on April 19 over his reported comments that the verdict sentencing the RJD supremo in Dumka case was "not impartial" and was based on wrong observations. The opinion was aired after the court sentenced Lalu Prasad to 14 years in jail and imposed Rs 60 lakh as fine in the case on March 24. When contacted, Bhola Yadav said in Patna that he has challenged Ranchi special court's summons to him in the Jharkhand High Court. "I have challenged the Ranchi court's order (issuing summons) in the high court (Jharkhand). My lawyer ...
UP: Woman raped by father, 2 friends
A man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping his 35-year-old daughter along with two others in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur.The incident took place on April 15 in Kamalpur area.The victim filed a police complaint following which the police arrested the father and are on the lookout for the other two.Additional SP (South) Martand Prakash Singh said, "The woman was raped by the men in Kamlapur area on April 15. The father took his daughter to a fair, where he called up his friend Maan Singh and asked him to join him.""They then convinced the woman to go to the residence of their friend Meraj. On reaching there, the three locked her up in a room for nearly 18 hours and took turns to rape her," he added.The victim somehow managed to escape and reached home and narrated her ordeal to her mother.
Kathua rape-murder matter sub judice, govt. to act accordingly: J-K Dy CM
Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh said on Thursday that as the Kathua rape and murder case is sub judice, the government will act on its directions.To the unversed, the gruesome Kathua rape and murder case took place in January, when an eight-year-old girl was allegedly abducted, drugged, raped, tortured and bludgeoned to death in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. After being missing for a week, her body was found on January 17."Now, the case is with the court and the government will act on the directions of the court. A thorough investigation should be done and the actual culprits should be found and pronounced guilty," Singh said while addressing a press conference here."An action will definitely be taken," Singh added.Earlier on April 16, the victim's father approached the apex court seeking transfer of the case outside Jammu and Kashmir.
Unidentified persons snatch rifle from security guard
Unidentified persons snatched a 12-bore rifle from a security guard guarding an ATM in Shopian district.The incident took place in Punjora area of Shopian district.A case has been registered and an investigation has been initiated.Further details are awaited.This incident is in line with many such incidents which have taken place in recent past in the state, wherein militants have attacked armed security personnel and guards and ran away with their weapon.According to security experts, such crimes are done by young men to get recruited in terrorist outfits.
CBI books ex-CVO BCCL in disproportionate assets case
The CBI has booked a former chief vigilance officer of Bharat Coking Coal Limited for allegedly amassing disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 71.09 lakh during his six-year-long tenure three years ago, officials said today. The then CVO, Prashant Kumar Sinha, presently posted as commissioner, customs and central excise here was booked on the charge of corruption after he allegedly amassing illegal assets. "It was further alleged that the accused was involved in illegal financial transactions in his name and others, including family members, for possession of assets," CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said. He said searches were being conducted today at Gurgaon, New Delhi, Dhanbad and Patna.
Two persons sentenced to life for murdering woman
A sessions court today sentenced two persons to life imprisonment for murdering a 45-year-old woman in 2014. Godavarikhani sixth additional sessions judge Sambasivarao Naidu also imposed a fine of Rs 1000 each on them, police said. Asadi Ranjith and Kurella Satish Sarma entered the house of Chintala Sulochana and stabbed her to death, they said. Police said they also removed gold ornaments from her body.
Fake FB post on Parrikar's death was revenge act: Goa Crime Branch
The false post on Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's death by Kenneth Silveira, who has been arrested, was posted to avenge his 2017 Assembly poll defeat to Parrikar, Goa Police Crime Branch claimed on Thursday.
CBI searches seven places in disproportionate assets case
The CBI on Thursday carried out searches at seven places in connection with disproportionate assets cases involving senior official Prashant Kumar Sinha, an official said.
Passengers could be compensated up to Rs 20,000 for flight delays, cancellations: Draft rules
Air travellers could be paid a compensation of up to Rs 20,000 for flight delays and cancellations and Rs 5000 for being denied boarding, a draft passenger charter has proposed. The charter, framed by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, is expected to be placed in public domain soon following a final round of meeting with the stakeholders, officials said. Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey had said last week that the easy-to-understand passenger charter would mention all entitlements of an air traveller as the existing regulations of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the aviation watchdog, with regard to compensation were not "passenger-friendly". "Therefore, our ministry is working on an easy-to-understand passenger charter in which we will be capturing all the entitlements that passengers have with regard to the service they should expect from the amount paid," he had said. The draft proposal includes full refund if the delay is over six hour. The compensation amount could be
Cong posers over Loya verdict meaningless: Javadekar " "
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today rubbished Congress' questions relating to the Supreme Court verdict rejecting a batch of pleas seeking a probe into the alleged mysterious death of judge B H Loya. "The Congress can raise any number of questions. They are all meaningless," he told reporters here. The fact of the matter is that the Supreme Court has rejected the pleas seeking an independent probe into Justice Loya's"death and reaffirmed that he died of natural causes, Javadekar said. Referring to the apex court verdict, Congress spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala had raised 10 questions relating to the case as he flayed the judgment and noted that the issue of criminality can be decided only through a probe. Surjewala also had said it was a "sad letter day" in the"country's history and pitched for a fair probe into the" matter. He also had attacked BJP for alleging that the "invisible" hand behind the petitions was that of Gandhi who tried to use the judiciary for ...
Addl judge gets extension on day his term was to end
On the day his term as an additional judge was to end, Justice Ramendra Jain was today granted a six-month extension after the Supreme Court collegium reiterated its recommendation to the government. The government had recently returned the recommendation of Justice Jain's elevation as a permanent judge and had suggested that he be transferred out of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In its resolution passed on April 17, the collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, reiterated its recommendation to elevate Justice Jain as a permanent judge. It said the government should move fast as the term of Jain as an additional judge was ending on April 19, which is today. "We do not see any good ground for linking the proposal of transfer of Justice Jain with the proposal for his appointment as permanent judge and even for revisiting, at this crucial juncture... decision dated March 26, 2018 for his appointment as permanent judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court," the ...
8-year-old girl raped in Hisar
An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an unidentified man in a village which comes under the jurisdiction of Narnaund police station, police said today. The incident took place last night when the girl was sleeping along with her family members outside a shanty, they said. The man took her to a deserted place and raped her, the police said. The victim started screaming and after hearing the girl's cries, her family members rushed to the spot. SP Hansi Pratigya Godara visited the crime spot today and asked officials to nab the culprit as soon as possible. A case under Section 376 (Rape) of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) was registered against the accused.
Conduct of 4 judges who took Loya to hospital can't be questioned: SC
The four judicial officers, who accompanied special CBI judge B H Loya to the hospital after he complained of chest pain in early hours on December 1, 2014, acted in "good faith" to ensure medical treatment to their colleague and their conduct cannot be questioned, the Supreme Court said today. Any attempt on the part of the petitioners and the intervenors to malign judicial officers of the district judiciary must be "emphatically" rejected, it said. The top court took umbrage against senior advocate Dushyant Dave, who had argued for some of the petitioners and had sought to cross-examine the four judges who had accompanied Loya to the hospital. It said the conduct of the judges --Shrikant Kulkarni and S M Modak, V C Barde and Roopesh Rathi -- cannot be questioned and there was no reason for this court to doubt the veracity of their statements. "The petitioners cannot assert as a matter of right that they should be allowed to cross-examine a host of persons including the doctors and ..
Truth of Judge Loya's death will one day come out, BJP misinterpreting order: Cong
Disagreeing with the Supreme Court verdict that rejected pleas seeking a probe into the death of judge B H Loya, the Congress today demanded a fair inquiry to address the "unanswered questions" and accused the BJP of making "false political capital" by "misinterpreting" the apex court order. Congress President Rahul Gandhi targeted BJP chief Amit Shah, saying "the truth has its own way of catching up with people like him". The opposition party said it was "unfortunate that the BJP is doing cheap politics even on the death of judge Loya" after the BJP alleged that the Congress chief was the invisible hand behind the petitions seeking the probe "The truth of Judge Loya's death will one day positively come out after an independent inquiry monitored by Supreme Court," Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala told reporters, and wondered why those in power are "shying away from a probe" if they "agree it is a natural death". "The prime minister should say that he will order a ...
Four abducted, Gurugram Police files FIR
Four persons, including one jailed earlier in a criminal case, were abducted by unidentified men from an upscale area of Gurugram, regarding which an FIR had been lodged, police said on Thursday.
SC order on Judge Loya's death unfortunate: CPI(M)
The CPI(M) today termed as "unfortunate" a Supreme Court order rejecting petitions seeking an independent probe into Judge B H Loya's death and demanded a review of the matter by a larger bench. Addressing the media on the second day of the party congress here, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said all investigations or judicial proceedings suggested that the matter needed to be properly probed in order to reach to the bottom of the truth. "This dismissal or rejection of all the petitions is very unfortunate. The CPI(M) demands that this matter be reviewed by a larger bench of the Supreme Court and it must be done in the interest of delivery of justice," he said. Yechury also expressed unhappiness over the bench saying that attempts were made to scandalise the judiciary by levelling serious allegations against judicial officers and judges of the Bombay High Court. The Supreme Court today dismissed pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged mysterious death of Loya, ..
Two absconding gold smugglers held
Two persons, who were arrested in connection with gold smuggling cases at Kozhikode International Airport in 2013 and jumped bail, have been arrested, a customs official said today. Arafath P F, a native of Kasaragod, was arrested from Kanhangad on April 17 while Naushad Abdulla was nabbed yesterday while he was about to board a bus to Bengaluru from Kasaragod, Customs Commissioner Sumit Kumar said. Both have been remanded to judicial custody.
India's image today is that of a country of crimes and rapes: HC
India's image today has taken a beating with a growing perception abroad that it's a country of crimes and rapes and the liberal and secular people are not safe here, the Bombay High Court observed today amid a nation-wide outrage over the Kathua rape-cum-murder and the Unnao rape cases. A bench of Justices SC Dharamadhikari and Bharati Dangre went on to say that the rest of the world was hesitant now to engage with India over educational or cultural issues due to the current state of affairs here. The bench made these observations while hearing pleas by the kin of slain rationalist Narendra Dabholkar and Communist leader Govind Pansare. They had sought a court-monitored probe into the killings. "It is unfortunate that today, the image of the country is such that those living abroad feel only crimes and rapes happen in India. "Anywhere we go (outside of India), we have to answer a barrage of questions. People are under the impression that liberal, open-minded and secular people cannot
Take action against cops obstructing probe: Maneka tells states
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi today asked states to take strict action against police officers obstructing investigation or colluding with perpetrators in cases of crimes against women and children, and also sought time-bound completion of investigation in such cases. She also suggested that forming special cell only for sexual offences or for sexual offences on children could be a significant step towards curbing such crimes. She also asked the states to retrain their police officers on various aspects of sexual offences particularly those related to the collection and preservation of evidence. In a letter addressed to the chief ministers of all states and Union Territories, the Women and Child Development Minister asked them to issue instructions to all police officers that utmost priority be given to complete investigation in cases of sexual offences against children as per the timeline of law. The letter comes amidst nationwide outcry against the rape and murder of an ...
What can we do, asks Loya's brother
The brother of Judge B.H. Loya on Thursday said he was resigned to his fate after the Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking a SIT probe into the death of the judge.