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India files 2nd round of written reply in the ICJ in Jadhav case
India today filed its second round of written reply in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) relating to the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in April last year on charges of espionage and terrorism. The External Affairs Ministry said the reply was filed in keeping with an order of the ICJ earlier this year. Jadhav was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in April last year on charges of espionage and terrorism. The ICJ in May last year had halted his execution on India's appeal. India had first approached the ICJ on May 8 last year for "egregious violation" of the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 1963 by Pakistan in the matter. The Court had on May 18, 2017 passed an order obligating Pakistan to not carry out the sentence that was awarded to Jadhav which India called a "farcical trial" by a military court of Pakistan. "As per the Court order, India had filed written pleadings in the case on ...
Six-year-old girl raped, murdered in Pakistan
A six-year-old girl was raped and strangled to death in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, triggering violent protests that led to the death of a person allegedly in police firing, media reports said today. The girl, who had gone missing on Sunday, was found dead in the bushes in Manghopir yesterday night. She was today identified as a resident of Baloch Goth, Orangi Town. The police had confirmed that the child's body bore marks or torture. The post-mortem at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital confirmed that she was raped and tortured. There were marks of cigarette burns as well, Samaa TV reported. Further investigations are underway as samples taken from the body have been sent for chemical examination, the report said. Relatives and area residents placed the body of the deceased girl on Orangi Road in protest but took the body back to their home after it turned violent with demonstrators pelting stones at police and nearby vehicles. Two people were injured as police resorted to firing and ...
Two die in fire at illegal Delhi factory
Two workers were killed and another was injured in a fire at an illegal factory in west Delhi, police said on Tuesday.
Polavaram: SC takes exception to non-filing of affidavit by top officer
The Supreme Court today took exception to the union water resources department secretary not filing an affidavit in a matter relating to the Polavaram Project in Andhra Pradesh despite its order and directed him to do so in three days. The direction came after the apex court was informed that a chief engineer of the department has filed an affidavit instead of the secretary. "There is an order of this court. You have to comply with it," a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta told the counsel representing the Centre. "This is not in compliance of our order. We direct the secretary of the water resources department to file the affidavit within three days," the bench said. The bench had on February 15 asked the secretary of the department and several states, including Odisha and Telangana, to file "specific affidavits" stating they were bound by the 1980 award of Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal which had adjudicated the river water utilisation dispute among the basin
Aircel-Maxis PMLA case: ED questions Karti for 2nd time
The ED today questioned Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, for the second time in connection with its probe in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case, officials said. They said the investigating officer (IO) of the case recorded Karti Chidambaram's statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Karti Chidambaram was first grilled at the central probe agency's office here on April 10 for about ten hours in connection with the case. He has been summoned for questioning next week. The case relates to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval granted in 2006 by his father. The Supreme Court had on March 12 directed investigating agencies -- the CBI and the ED -- to complete their probe into the 2G spectrum allocation cases, including the Aircel Maxis alleged money laundering case, in six months. The agency had said FIPB approval in the Aircel-Maxis FDI case was granted in March 2006 by Chidambaram even though he was competent to ..
2 men arrested for assaulting east Delhi restaurant owner
Two persons were arrested for allegedly assaulting the owner of an east Delhi restaurant and then firing in the air to scare people, police said today. Ashu and Amit, both 22 years old and residents of Mandawli, were arrested yesterday. They were helpers at a toll plaza of the Anand Vihar ISBT, they said. On April 14, the police were informed about a quarrel at a restaurant over payment of a bill. The owner had told police that a man had come to his restaurant and demanded a 50 per cent discount on the bill. This led to an argument during which the accused threatened him with dire consequences, the owner had alleged. The accused called some of his associates, who beat up the owner and one of his relatives, police said. The owner's relative suffered serious head injuries when one of the accused hit him with a chair and a helmet. The accused fired three rounds in the air while they were leaving the restaurant, they added. The police are looking for the other accused.
Sunanda Pushkar death case: Delhi Police to submit report soon
Delhi Police will soon submit a detailed report before the Delhi High Court in connection with the death case of Sunanda Pushkar, who was Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's wife."Shortly, we will be submitting a detailed report before the court," Delhi Police Public Relation Officer Deependra Pathak said.On February 23, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said he was looking for a conclusion in his wife's death case.Incidentally, on that day, Tharoor's statement came hours after the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Delhi Police on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy's appeal challenging the Delhi High Court order dismissing his plea for a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into Sunanda death case.Pushkar was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a suite of a five-star hotel in Delhi on the night of January 17, 2014.
Road rage case: Not Sidhu's fault, says lawyer
Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's advocate on Tuesday argued in the court that it was not his client's fault behind the death of the victim in a road rage case."It was not the fault of the accused due to which the victim died," said RS Cheema in the courtroom and narrated the whole scenario.The arguments in the road rage case, which involved Sindu remained inconclusive today and will continue on Wednesday.A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Jasti Chelameswar and also comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, was hearing the submissions made by the Sidhu's lawyer, RS Cheema on the case.Sidhu's advocate argued that it was not his client fault behind the death of the victim and narrated the whole scenario to both the judges.A lawyer appearing for the Punjab government, Sangram Singh Saron, had submitted to the apex court that the statement given by Sidhu, denying his involvement in the case was false.On April 12, the Punjab government told the Supreme Court that the
Five men arrested for robbery in Delhi
Five persons were arrested on Tuesday on the charge of robbing over Rs 17 lakh in Shakarpur area of East Delhi, police said.
One killed in Karachi protest over minor's rape, killing
One person was killed and several injured during a protest here to demand justice for a minor girl, who was raped and murdered, turned violent with demonstrators pelting stones at the police and nearby vehicles.
No objection to handing over Kathua rape and murder case to CBI: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
The Centre has no objection to the handing over of the Kathua rape and murder case to the CBI, provided the state government comes out with a reference, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today. As far as we are concerned, we don't have any problem or objection to hand over the case to the CBI. If the state government comes out with a reference, we will hand over the case to the agency today itself," Singh told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. He added that the court was another option through which the case could go to the CBI. As per my knowledge, a petition (for a CBI probe) is pending there, he said. The minister of state in the Prime Minister's Office, however, refused to answer any further questions and left. An eight-year-old girl was kidnapped on January 10 and her body was found on January 17 in the Kathua district. During investigation, the state police's crime branch alleged she was drugged and repeatedly raped before being killed. Eight persons, including a ..
CBCID to probe case against college teacher luring students to sex trade
With political parties demanding a CBI probe into the alleged attempt at sexual trafficking of college students by a professor, the Tamil Nadu Police chief ordered the transfer of the case to the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CBCID).
Don't make court an 'akhada' for your political 'dangal': SC
The Supreme Court today warned warring factions in the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA), involving top politicians from the BJP and the Congress, from making the top court an arena for their political duel. "We cannot avoid political cases from coming to the Supreme Court. But for your political dangal, don't make Supreme Court an akhada. We have been witnessing this as a trend for past few months," an annoyed bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said. The apex court made it clear to former Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Virbhadra Singh that it may remove him as a party to the case, in which his arch rival and also an ex-chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and his son BJP MP Anurag Thakur are accused of alleged corrpution in the state cricket body. Singh opposed the BJP government's plea for quashing of prosecution against Dhumal, Thakur and others, saying the due procedure in law has to be followed. The apex court's remark came after Advocate General ...
Verdict in rape case against Asaram to be pronounced on jail premises: HC
The Rajasthan High Court today allowed a plea by the state police for pronouncement of trial court verdict in a rape case against self-styled 'god-man' Asaram on premises of Jodhpur central jail, where he is lodged, and directed the authorities to deploy adequate security personnel to ensure that his followers do no create any law and order problem in the city. The high court directed the court of special judge SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Jodhpur to conduct proceedings for pronouncement of judgment in the case against Asaram on the jail premises on the fixed date of April 25. A bench of justices Gopal Krishna Vyas and Ramchandra Singh Jhala also directed the Superintendent of Jodhpur Central Jailand the police and district administration to make all arrangements for the proceedings in the central jail. It cannot be said that (Asaram's) followers will not create hurdle or unhealthy atmosphere which may create not only hardship and inconvenience to the public at large of ...
Man arrested for theft, 14 vehicles recovered
Police claimed to have arrested a man today in a theft case in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district and recovered more than dozen stolen vehicles. Ten cars, three motorcycles and one puck-up truck were among the stolen goods recovered from the accused, an official said. "During the course of investigation of a theft case, police apprehended a man, identified as Abdul Hamid, from Budgam district," the official said. During questioning, Hamid led police to the recovery of stolen vehicles and electronic items worth lakhs of rupees.
Minor raped, killed; NSA to be invoked
A seven-year-old girl attending a wedding was allegedly raped and strangled here early today by a man hired to set up tents for the ceremony, police said. Already fighting public anger over the rape of a teen allegedly by a ruling party MLA in Unnao, the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, in a quick damage control move, invoked the stringent National Security Act against the alleged rapist. Under the NSA, a person can be detained without bail or trial and authorities need not disclose grounds of detention if they believe the detainee can act in a way that poses a threat to the security of the state or the country or the maintenance of public order. Enraged over the heinous crime, the victim's family blocked the Etah-Farrukhabad road, while opposition parties slammed the Yogi Adityanath government for the "sudden spurt" in rape cases. The protesters, demanding Rs 10 lakh as compensation, lifted the blockade after a couple of hours following an assurance from Premlata Verma David, wife of
Can convict of one state be jailed in another: HC poser to Delhi govt
Can a man convicted in one state be lodged in prison in another state where there is no case against him and is suhc imprisonment legal? These were posers put to the Delhi government by the Delhi High Court today during the hearing of a plea of Jagtar Singh Hawara, convicted for conspiring to assassinate former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, claiming that his incarceration in Tihar Jail was illegal as he has not been convicted for any crime in the national capital. A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and P S Teji issued notice to the Delhi government and asked them to indicate in their response why he has not been shifted to a prison in Punjab. The bench, however, dismissed as "completely misconceived" an application moved by Hawara, through advocate Mehmood Pracha, seeking his release from Tihar Jail. Pracha, appearing for Hawara, claimed that his client was in illegal detention at Tihar Jail, where he has been lodged since May 2016. The contention was rejected by the court which ...
SC/ST Act: TN to file review petition in Supreme Court
AIADMK ruled-Tamil Nadu will file a review petition in the Supreme Court challenging its order modifying certain provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, joining Kerala and three BJP-ruled states in taking such a step. The decision was arrived at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister K Palaniswami with his cabinet colleagues, including his deputy O Panneerselvam and officials today, an official release said. "The Chief Minister directed that a review petition be filed in the Supreme Court immediately in the interest of SC/ST members," it added. The apex court recently laid down guidelines to prevent the alleged misuse of the Act. Dalit groups have, however, vehemently protested against the verdict, saying it dilutes the law and will lead to a rise in cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes and tribes. The Centre has already filed a plea, seeking review of the Supreme Court directive in the wake of large-scale protests by
Couple, woman found murdered in Gurugram
A couple and a woman, all in their 30s, were found murdered on Tuesday in the Aravali foothills in Gurugram district, police said on Tuesday.
Five held for murderous attack on Ghaziabad journalist
Five persons involved in the April 8 murderous attack on Sahara Samay TV journalist Anuj Chaudhary in Ghaziabad have been arrested, police said on Tuesday.