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Assam Cong asks state govt to deal with crimes against women
Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia today urged Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to immediately promulgate an ordinance with provisions for stringent punishment for crimes against women. Immediate deterrent action is necessary following uncontrolled spree of rapes and murders of women across the state, he added. "The Congress Legislature Party had during the just concluded Budget session had moved an adjournment motion to discuss crimes against women and the chief minister had promised to enact a stringent law in the next session to combat crimes against women but this would lead to delay of several months," Saikia said in a release. The judiciary is already overburdened with various cases and the chief minister should urgently establish at least six or seven special fast track courts in the state to deal with crimes against women, the Congress leader said. "These courts should be given wide-ranging territorial jurisdiction till
Six held for cheating man of Rs 30 k
Six persons were arrested near here today and six kg of suspected Iridium metal seized, a top police official said today. A 38-year-old man filed a complaint against nine persons stating that they took Rs 30,000 from him, promising that they would give 'Iridium'. However, when they did not turn up he approached the police. Six persons were arrested and suspected Iridium seized from them, police said. A search is on for three others who are absconding, Godavarikhani Assistant Commissioner of Police (Law & Order) Rakshitha said.
1993 blasts death row convict Tahir Merchant dead
M. Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Takla, one of the convicts in the March 1993 Mumbai serial blasts who was sentenced to death, died of a heart attack here on Wednesday, a police officer said.
2G: CBI moves HC against acquittal of Essar-Loop promoters
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court judgment that acquitted the Essar-Loop promoters in 2G spectrum allocation case, an agency official said on Wednesday.
Ex-Catalan leader meets party members in Germany
Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont on Wednesday held a working meeting here with members of his separatist party.
Man held for raping 7-yr-old granddaughter
A 60-year-old man was today arrested on the charge of raping his 7-year-old granddaughter in North Garo Hills district, police said. The incident took place on April 10 when she had gone to her grandfather's house to take her books. He also allegedly threatened her not to disclose it to anyone. A case was registered today after the victim revealed the incident to her family members, police said.
7-year-old girl raped in Parbhani district; man arrested
In yet another case of rape of a minor, an 18-year-old man allegedly sexually assaulted a seven -year-old girl in Maharashtra's Parbhani district, police said today. The man was arrested today, five days after the crime, when he was trying to flee Parbhani, located around 490km from here in the Marathwada region, they said. The incident occurred on April 13 in a village near Selu town when the victim had gone to play with the accused's younger sister at his home, a police official said. When the accused's sister went out for some work and no other family member was at home, he called the girl to a room on the pretext of watching television and allegedly raped her, he said. As the girl started crying, he dropped her at her residence and left, the official said. The incident came to light when the parents of the victim took her to a doctor, the official said, adding they then approached the police and lodged a complaint. After getting to know about the police case against .
Gang involved in stealing fuel from petrol pumps busted, 6 held
The Punjab police today arrested six people and with it, claimed to have busted an interstate gang involved in stealing fuel from petrol pumps. Acting on a tip-off, a team of police officials arrested Ranjit Singh, Partap Singh and Rajinder Singh along with two trucks from near Urapur, but the gang's leader Baba Balwinder Singh and his son Narinder Singh managed to escape from the sport in a third truck, they said. During interrogation, the accused confessed to have stolen diesel from the Aur petrol pump and they were planning to seal fuel from a petrol pump located on Machhiwara-Alamgir road. All the accused hailed from Gurdaspur district of the state, a police official said. The accused further confessed to have stolen diesel from around 11 petrol pumps located in Taran Tran, Fatehgarh Churian, Machhiwara, Amritsar, Batala, Jammu area, Rainan, and some pumps located in Bengal, Assam and Haryana states, the police said. They used to sell the stolen diesel to some roadside eatery ...
3 foreigners held in cocaine drug bust
Three foreigners have been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) sleuths here for allegedly smuggling in liquid cocaine by concealing it in condoms, officials said today. They said two Brazilians and a Nigerian have been arrested by the agency from a guest house in the Paharganj area of the central Delhi on April 16. About 2.6 kgs of liquid cocaine, a party drug, was found concealed in condoms and was kept in tin boxes by the two people from Brazil and they were supposed to hand it over to a Nigerian man here, they said. All the three have been arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, they said. "The trafficking of liquid cocaine concealed in food stuff from South American countries to India is a new modus operandi being adopted by African syndicates to deceive the drug law enforcement officers," Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal Director Madho Singh said.
This cannot be happening to us constantly: Alia on Kathua rape case
Joining the growing chorus against the alleged rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, actor Alia Bhatt today said she is heartbroken and angry over the incident. Several Bollywood celebrities have reacted angrily over the incidents and have demanded justice for the victims of the Kathua, Unnao and Surat rape cases that have generated a massive outrage against the perpetrators. Alia said it isn't only people from Bollywood who are upset but there is anger at a humanatarian level over the incident. "I don't think only people in Bollywood are upset, I think all over the country people are upset, on a humanitarian level there is anger. It is a disgraceful, shameful and terrible thing that's happened," Alia told reporters. "As a girl, as a woman, as a human being and as a part of the country, I feel very bad and hurt that something like this has happened." The actor, who was speaking at the song launch of her upcoming film "Raazi", said she has stopped reading about the ...
Uber driver arrested for masturbating in front of passenger
An Uber driver was arrested for allegedly masturbating while ferrying a woman passenger in his cab, police said today. The incident occurred on the night of April 15 in Lutyens' Delhi. The accused, identified as Shokeen Khan, was arrested and was found to be having a fake driving licence, they said. The woman had booked the cab from the airport. She saw the driver masturbating at the wheel. When the cab reached near Janpath, she asked the driver to stop near a police vehicle. The driver fled the spot but was later nabbed, police said. Uber in a statement said they were cooperating with the probe. An spokesperson of the cab aggregator said, "What's been described is deplorable and something no one should ever go through. We're working with local authorities to support their investigation and proceedings in any way possible. A taekwondo instructor was arrested a few days ago for allegedly flashing and masturbating in front of two women in the Vasant Kunj area of southwest Delhi.
Medical board set up to find cause of man's death in custody
The Kerala government has set up a five-member medical board to ascertain the real cause of a 26-year-old man's death after alleged police torture while in custody. Official sources said the board was set up following a request by Special Investigation Team (SIT) chief IGP S Sreejith seeking expert opinion to determine the cause of the death. ? The 26-year-old S R Sreejith was taken into custody for the death of one Vasudevan early this month and died in a private hospital on April 9. His family has alleged he was kicked several times on the stomach and thrashed by police officials. The post-mortem report has said Sreejith had died of 'blunt trauma' in the abdomen and there were multiple injuries on is body. ?? Meanwhile, the SIT is also probing whether Sreejith was arrested by mistake by the police in connection with Vasudevan's death. ??? Vasudevan's son Vineesh had alleged police had mistaken the deceased for another Sreejith whom he had named in his complaint ...
Boy accidentally shoots self while playing with pistol
A 12-year-od boy died after he accidentally shot himself with a pistol of his friend's father while he was playing at the latter's home, the police said today. The incident was reported from southwest Delhi's Cantonment on Friday night, they said. Police have lodged a case against the father of the victim's friend but are yet to arrest him. The family of Ekansh has not alleged any foul play in the incident. Ekansh's friend's parents were not at home while his sister was there, the police said. The boy's friend was bringing water for his sister when they heard a gunshot from the room in which Ekansh was present. The children called their father and a neighbour following which Ekansh was rushed to a hospital where he died on Saturday morning.
President in J&K, condemns Kathua rape
President Ram Nath Kovind arrived here on Wednesday and strongly condemned the gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir.
Father-daughter duo electrocuted in Jammu
A father-daughter duo died of electrocution when they came in contact with a live wire in Pangore village here, the police said today. They have been identified as Mohammad Ali (40) and his 13-year-old daughter, residents of Uttar Pradesh, Sub-Inspector Vikrant Singh, in-charge Gajansoo police post, told PTI. Police rushed to the spot after receiving information about the incident last night. Later, the bodies of the deceased were handed over to their family members for last rites after completion of legal formalities.
Uber driver arrested
An Uber driver was arrested for allegedly masturbating while ferrying a woman passenger in his cab, police said today. The incident occurred on the night of April 15 in Lutyens' Delhi. The accused, identified as Shokeen Khan, was arrested and was found to be having a fake driving licence, they said. The woman had booked the cab from the airport. She saw the driver masturbating at the wheel. When the cab reached near Janpath, she asked the driver to stop near a police vehicle. The driver fled from the spot but was later nabbed, police said.
Don't restrict definition of contempt of court: law panel to govt
A Law Ministry suggestion to restrict the definition of "contempt of court" has not found favour with the Law Commission which has said that despite amendment to the law, courts can still exercise their power to punish people for contempt as their authority flows from the Constitution and not statutes. The Department of Justice in the Law Ministry had asked the Commission to examine and consider an amendment to the Contempt of Act 1971, to restrict the definition of contempt to only "wilful disobedience of directions or judgement of court". It had sought the removal of another clause -- "criminal contempt" -- which includes "scandalising the court". "... The suggestion to delete the provision relating to 'criminal contempt' will have no impact on the power of the superior courts (Supreme Court and high courts) to punish for contempt (including criminal contempt) in view of their inherent constitutional powers, as these powers are independent of statutory provisions," the Commission .
Minor girl molested by neighbour in Shahdara
An eight-year-old girl was allegedly molested by her neighbour in the Vivek Vihar area of Shahdara, following which the accused was arrested, the police said today. The girl was near her shanty when the accused started kissing and touching her inappropriately, they said, adding that incident took place on Monday. Locals saw the accused and caught hold of him. Later, they informed the police and he was arrested.
1993 Mumbai blast convict Tahir Merchant passes away
Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya a convict in 1993 Mumbai blast passed away early on Wednesday morning following a cardiac arrest.Tahir, who had been locked at the Yerawada Central Prison in Pune complained of chest pain and breathing issues, he was then admitted to the Sasoon hospital where he died during the treatment, confirmed Superintendent of Yerawada prison.The Supreme Court last year stayed the execution of death sentence of Tahir Merchant in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.Tahir was sentenced to the gallows for his role in the case. He was convicted of conspiring, facilitating and knowingly commissioning acts of terror.Along with Merchant, Feroz Abdul Rashid Khan was also awarded death sentence by a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activity (TADA) Court in Mumbai.The court had convicted six people, including the mastermind of the 1993 serial blasts that had killed 257 and injured 713 people, Mustafa Dossa and Abu Salem, on June 16 2017.Dossa had died on June 28 following ...
GB govt. refuses parole to jailed leader Baba Jan
In yet another human rights violation incident, the Gilgit-Baltistan government has refused parole to Awami Workers Party (AWP) leader and political activist Baba Jan to solemnise his Nikah in Ghizer district in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).Baba Jan, who got engaged with a woman in Geech village lately, had submitted an application for bail on parole for the Nikkah which was scheduled to take place on April 15, the Pakistani media reports.His family maintains that he has a right to get married on parole and that they had completed all the arrangements for the said Nikkah ceremony.However, he has been denied the bail.Several media reports have quoted family as saying that the parole application was sent by the district administration to the home department but nothing was heard from them.Baba Jan was arrested on the charges of inciting people to violence in 2014 and has been serving a life sentence in the Ghizer jail.