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Body of missing woman found from neighbour's house
The body of a missing woman was recovered today from her neighbour's house following which her family members alleged she was raped and murdered, police said. The body of a 35-year-old woman, who lived alone in a village in Puwayan area and had gone missing on April 14, was found in a neighbour's house, they said. The body was naked and family members alleged she was raped before murder, police officials said. An FIR has been registered in this regard against two persons identified as Vijay Singh and Rajpal Singh, who are absconding, they said.
Another rape case reported from Balasore dist, accused held
A man has been arrested in Khaira area of Odisha's Balasore district on charges of raping a minor girl last week, police said. The incident comes days after two similar cases of minors' rape were reported from the district. The girl, a student of class 7, was returning home from a community programme on April 13 when she was attacked, inspector in-charge of Khaira police station, Lopamudra Nayak, said. "On the basis of an FIR lodged with the police by the girl's father, the accused Jagabandhu Mallick was arrested yesterday," he said. Mallick was booked under relevant sections of the IPC, including 376 (I) (rape), and provisions of POCSO Act, Nayak said. An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Soro area of Balasore on Sunday, a day after a similar case was reported from the Nilagiri area of the district.
CBI case against 3 companies' officials, others in Rs 621-cr fraud
The CBI on Tuesday said that it had filed a fresh case against the directors of three companies on the charge of cheating a consortium of five banks led by the Punjab and Sindh Bank to the tune of Rs 621 crore.
J&K Legal Services Authority grants Rs 2 lakh assistance to Kathua rape victim's family
The Jammu and Kashmir Legal Services Authority (LSA) today decided to grant a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the family of the victim in the Kathua rape and murder case. The patron-in-chief of the J&K LSA, Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar, who is also the organisation's executive chairman has approved a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to be granted to the legal heirs of the victim in Kathua rape case, an official spokesperson said. The body of a girl, from the Bakerwal community, was recovered from a forest on January 17, a week after she went missing while grazing horses. On January 23, the government had handed over the case to the crime branch of the state police which formed a Special Investigation Team and arrested eight people in connection with the case. The trial in the case began yesterday. Meanwhile,in another case of Reasi district, compensation as recommended by the chairman of the District Legal Services Authority to the tune of Rs 3 lakh was also approved, the ...
Man's bag containing gold worth Rs 70 lakh stolen from train
Gold worth Rs 70 lakh was today stolen from a jeweller travelling on the Durg-Danapur South Bihar Express, railway police said. "The incident happened when the train was travelling through Raigarh district. The jeweller, Rakesh Kumar Jain, was in a sleeper compartment of the train on his way from Raipur to Raigarh. His bag, containing 5700 grams of gold worth Rs 70 lakh, was stolen today," a railway police official said. According to Jain's complaint to the police, he had gone to the toilet around 12:25pm and found his bag missing when he returned to his berth. "The train was passing through Kharsia area at that time," the official said. A case of theft has been registered and further investigations are underway, he said.
Police acting as executive magistrates: SC seeks reply from states on PIL
The Supreme Court today said copies of the PIL, alleging that police officers are being appointed as special executive magistrates and they act as judges in certain cases, be served to all the states so as to enable them to file their response in the matter. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra directed that the copies to be served to them within a week and sought their replies within six weeks. "Let a copy of this petition be served on the standing counsel for all the state respondents, so that the said states can file affidavit with regard to the position in vogue in those states," the bench, also comprising justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said. The matter was posted for further hearing in the first week of July. Earlier, on April 5, the bench had expressed surprise and asked as to how police officers can be allowed to perform the job of executive magistrates under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to deal with bail bonds from persons for ensuring law and ...
2 men die in fire at crockery factory
Two factory workers died after a fire broke out in a crockery manufacturing unit in southwest Delhi's Nawada, a Delhi Fire Service official said. A call was received at 10 pm yesterday about the blaze and 12 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, the official said. The fire was doused by 12 am, he said. Three men were rescued and taken to a hospital where two of them were declared brought dead, the official said. The deceased were identified as Satender and Arvind, both aged 35 years. They belonged to Bihar, the police said. The injured man was identified as Chandan and his condition is stable, they said. The cause of the fire is suspected to be a short-circuit, said a senior police officer, adding that they are awaiting the forensic report to confirm it. Police have registered a case in the matter and are questioning the factory owner. Amit Kumar, who works in a razor manufacturing unit adjacent to the crockery factory, informed the police. He said he heard a cracker-like noise and ..
Massachusetts court strikes down ban on stun guns
The state's highest court has struck down a Massachusetts law that bans the civilian possession of stun guns. The Supreme Judicial Court said in today's ruling that prohibiting ownership of the weapons violates the Second Amendment of the US Constitution. The decision marks a reversal for the court, which reached an opposite conclusion in a separate 2015 case. The U.S. Supreme Court, however, set aside that ruling, saying the Massachusetts court failed to properly explain its ruling. The court stayed today's ruling for 60 days to give the Legislature time to rewrite the law to regulate the ownership of stun guns without banning them entirely. The current law allows police to use stun guns.
ITBP jawan shoots self at camp in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon
?An Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) jawan?today allegedly?committed?suicide?by shooting himself with his service rifle at its camp in Chhattisgarh?s?naxal-affected Rajnandgaon district, police said. "Constable Gagan Singh (31), belonging to ITBP's 44th battalion, shot himself with his service rifle while he was on duty this afternoon at his camp in Mohla police station area," Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal told PTI. "He was deputed as a driver and he shot himself inside a car parked within the camp. He was rushed to a hospital where medical authorities declared him dead on arrival," the SP said. The official said that Singh was a native of Jalgaon district in neighbouring Maharashtra. "The reason behind the act is not yet known. A case has been registered and further investigations are underway," he said. Yesterday, a CRPF assistant sub inspector had allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in the paramilitary?s Group Centre camp in the .
SC uphold Centre's decision to scrap recruitment of IPS by LCE
The Supreme Court today upheld the Centre's decision to scrap the 2012 Limited Competitive Examination (LCE) to fill up the shortage of officials in the Indian Police Service, saying it "was not arbitrary, discriminatory and capricious". The top court said the decision taken by the central government to scrap the examination meant for officers of the state police service, central police organisation and the army "was taken in larger public interest". A bench of Justices M B Lokur, Kurian Joseph and Deepak Gupta said it cannot be oblivious to the fact that if the Union is compelled to make the appointments, it will lead to a plethora of litigation where those recruited to the IPS between 2013 and 2018 will claim seniority over the persons who appeared in the LCE. "In view of the foregoing reasons, the decision of the Government to scrap the process of recruitment to the IPS through the LCE cannot be termed to be arbitrary, discriminatory or capricious. The decision is a reasonable one .
HC rejects AIADMK MLA's application
The Madras High Court today said the election petition filed by VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan cannot be dismissed and rejected an application filed by AIADMK MLA N Murugumaran in this regard.? Thirumavalavan had challenged the election of Murugumaran from Kattumannarkoil (R) constituency in May 2016 assembly polls. In his order, Justice M Duraiswamy said Thirumavalavan's allegation that the election was not conducted in a proper manner and that the elected candidate had indulged in corrupt practices?cannot be construed as vague. "Whether the allegation has got basis or whether they are scandalous, can be established by the parties only at the time of trial by letting in oral and documentary evidence," the judge said. "When Thirumavalavan has made allegations of corrupt practice and also made allegations against the conduct of the election, it is not a fit case to strike out the?pleadings under Order VI Rule 16 of Code of Civil Procedure and to reject the election ...
J&K Dy CM gets charge of Industries and Commerce, Forest departments
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today assigned the charge of the two departments held by former ministers Chander Prakash Ganga and Lal Singh, both of whom resigned recently, to the state's Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh. J&K Governor N N Vohra had yesterday accepted the resignation of Lal Singh and Ganga, who had participated in a rally in support of a CBI probe in rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district. I do hereby assign the charge of the Departments of Industries & Commerce and Forest, Ecology & Environment to Dr Nirmal Kumar Singh, Deputy Chief Minister in addition to the subjects already assigned to him, said an order issued by the chief minister here today. Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh is presently holding the charge of the Power Development and Housing & Urban Development departments. Earlier, the charge of the departments of Industries & Commerce was with Ganga while Lal Singh was held the Forest, ...
HC imposes Rs 50k cost on advocate, petitioner for false PILs
The Delhi High Court today took a strong view towards filing of false PILs and imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 each on an advocate and a law student, who had fraudulently filed a petition on illegal constructions on behalf of a 57-year-old woman's NGO. The court said it was shameful that such false petitions were being filed in the garb of public interest litigation and dismissed two PILs. "This is so shameful. There are so many petitions like this," it said. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said, "We have every reason to believe that all is not well in this case" and the advocate cannot wash his hands of this now. While one plea was filed on behalf of an NGO, J One Jan Samuh Seva Samiti, alleging unauthorised construction in several properties at Tughalkabad Extension, the other was filed in the name of the law student Akash Bansal with similar allegations against some other properties. Following the filing of the pleas, the court had issued a notice
HC's findings not based on medical records: Navjot Singh Sidhu tells SC
Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu today told the Supreme Court that the findings of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had awarded him three-year jail in a 1988 road rage case, were based on "opinion" and not on medical evidence. Sidhu, who had quit the BJP and joined the Congress days before the Punjab assembly election last year, told a bench of Justices J Chelameswar and S K Kaul that there were "deficiencies" in the medical evidence and the prosecution witnesses had given different statements on oath before the trial court. "The findings (of the high court) were based on opinion and not on medical evidence. There was no rationale for this kind of an opinion," senior advocate R S Cheema, appearing for Sidhu who is now Punjab's Tourism Minister, told the bench. Ironically, on April 12, the Amarinder Singh government had favoured in the top court the high court's verdict convicting and awarding the 3-year jail term to Sidhu. The former cricketer argued that there ..
240 kgs of Ganja seized from car: NCB
About 240 kg of ganja sourced from Andhra Pradesh was seized from a car in Madurai district today by Narcotics Control Bureau officials and two persons arrested in this regard. The officials, acting on a tip off, intecepted the car at Melur in Madurai district and seized the contraband which was concealed under the rear seat, NCB Zonal Director A Bruno said in an official release. The rear seat had been removed to conceal the ganja packets and it was covered with a white towl on top. The car had fake registration number plates to mislead law enforcement agencies, he said. The gang was active in the recent past and came under the scanner of NCB, which led to the arrest of traffickers under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, he said.
India files fresh pleadings in ICJ in Jadhav case
India today filed a fresh set of pleadings in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) relating to the case of its national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in April last year on charges of espionage and terrorism. The second round of written reply by India in the case was in response to the submissions by Pakistan in the ICJ on December 13 last year, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)said. India had moved The Hague-based ICJ in May last after Jadhav, 47, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism. A 10-member bench of the ICJ on May 18 had restrained Pakistan from executing Jadhav till adjudication of the case. "In keeping with the Order of the International Court of Justice of 17 Janaury 2018, India today submitted its reply in the court in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav," the MEA said. It said India remains committed to make all possible efforts to "secure and protect" the rights of ...
Surat rape: Women's Commission asks cops for action taken
The Gujarat State Commission for Women today sought a report from Surat police on the action taken by it in the case of the girl whose body was found here on April 6. A team from the commission is likely to be in the city tomorrow to meet top police officials and inquire about the incident, its chairperson Leela Ankoliya said. "We have sought a report on the action that has been taken to identify the girl and solve the crime," she said. The body of the girl, possibly between nine and 11 years of age, was found in the bushes in the Pandesara area of the city. An autopsy report stated that the girl's body bore 86 injury marks, including on her private parts. A doctor at the city Civil Hospital here had said that the nature of injuries suggested that she was possibly held captive, tortured and raped. Surat police said that they have scanned the data of missing children from various states, including West Bengal and Odisha, claiming that the victim was most likely from ...
Indonesian court orders release of 1MDB-linked luxury yacht
A luxury yacht linked to allegations that USD 4.5 billion was looted from Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB must be returned to its wealthy owner, an Indonesian court ruled today, citing missteps by police in seizing the vessel. The decision comes about six weeks after Indonesian authorities, acting on a request from the FBI, seized the Cayman Islands-registered Equanimity, reportedly worth some USD 250 million, which was moored off the Indonesian tourist island of Bali. Its three dozen crew remain on the impounded ship. The US Justice Department alleges in civil lawsuits that huge sums of money were stolen from 1MDB -- set up by Prime Minister Najib Razak -- in a campaign of fraud and money-laundering. Najib and the fund deny any wrongdoing. The suits list USD 1.7 billion in assets allegedly bought with the stolen funds, which US officials are seeking to recover. Those assets include the 90-metre yacht purchased by Jho Low, a former unofficial adviser to 1MDB. Low, whose exact ...
Court allows Salman to go abroad with rider
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was today allowed by a court here to travel abroad for promotional events. The 52-year old actor was awarded a five-year jail term on April 5 by a trial court for killing two black bucks in October 1998 and was granted bail on April 7 by the district and sessions court. District and sessions judge Chandra Kumar Songara was hearing Salman's plea seeking permission to travel to Nepal, the US and Canada for some promotional events??. The judge granted permission on the condition that Salman would duly intimated to the court information of his travel and stay abroad. Salman was held guilty of killing two black bucks, an endangered animal included in the schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act-1972, during the shooting of the film "Hum Sath Sath Hain". His co-stars Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre were also accused in the case but the trial court acquitted them by giving them the benefit of doubt.
Cong holds protest against atrocities on women and children
The Dakshina Kannada district? Congress committee today staged a protest in front of the? Deputy Commissioner's office here condemning the Kathua and Unnao incidents. Addressing the protesters, J R Lobo, MLA, alleged that the law and order had collapsed in the BJP-ruled states. The state governments had a major responsibility to ensure the safety of?women and children and the Kathua and Unnao incidents showed governments' "negligence" on the issue. The BJP governments at the Centre and states had? proved that citizens would not get justice under their rule,? Lobo alleged. DCC president Harish Kumar and party leaders Ibrahim? Kodijal, Lancelot Pinto, A C Vinayraj, Asha D?Silva, Appi and? Abdul Salam were also present.