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Court allows CBI to withdraw plea seeking permission to further probe Bofors deal
In the midst of election rhetoric over corruption in the Bofors gun deal, a special court here on Thursday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to withdraw its application seeking permission to further probe the Rs 64-crore payoff in the contract.Petitions were filed by the CBI and advocate Ajay Aggarwal for further probe into the politically sensitive deal.However, the probe agency on Thursday informed the Rouse Avenue court that it wanted to withdraw the application.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Naveen Kashyap, 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 court.The next hearing in the matter will be on July 6.Earlier, the CMM had asked as to "why does the CBI need the court's permission to proceed with further investigation in the matter" and directed the probe agency to place on record case laws to show that it ...
HC upholds man's sentence for raping, trafficking minor girl
The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction and 10-year sentence awarded to a 28-year-old man for raping and forcing a minor girl into prostitution, observing that the accused ruined the victim's life. Justice Sadhana Jadhav dismissed the appeal filed by the convict, Arabali Ashraf Mulla, a resident of West Bengal, challenging a trial court's order of March 2015 convicting and sentencing him to 10 years in jail. Mulla was held guilty under various Indian Penal Code sections, including rape, and provisions of the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act. According to the prosecution, in November 2011, Mulla lured the victim, who was then 15, out of her home in West Bengal and later married her. He then brought her to Dongri area in Mumbai and later took her to a couple's house where she was forced into prostitution. A few days later, the victim managed to call her brother and mother, who then lodged a police complaint. The victim was subsequently rescued from the couple's ...
Indian expat charged with assaulting woman in Dubai
A 22-year-old Indian expatriate in Dubai has been charged with causing permanent injury after stomping on the face of an Indian woman, leaving her disfigured because of fracture and in constant pain, the media reported.
Man beaten to death by wife and in-laws in Shamli
A 31-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by his wife and in-laws over a family dispute in neighbouring Shamli district and his body was dumped in a drain, police said. Harish was killed on Wednesday in Khedi Karmu village under Kotwali police station area in the district, Station House Officer (SHO) Subhash Rathore said. A case of murder has been registered against four persons and the victim's wife Shivani along with a relative Shivam was arrested, the SHO said. According to a complaint lodged by the deceased's mother, Harish had gone to his in-laws house in the village to attend a wedding function where he was killed by the four accused after a confrontation over a family dispute. The accused later dumped his body in a nala (drain), it said The complainant has named Shivani, her brother Mohit, her mother Anju and a relative Shivam as the four accused in the crime.
Mathura: 7-year-old mauled to death by stray dogs, authorities pressed into action
Gram panchayat, forest department as well as tehsil officials were pressed into action after a pack of stray dogs in Barsana town here mauled a seven-year-old girl to death on Sunday.Speaking to ANI, Ashok Kumar Meena, SP Crime, said, "Gram panchayat, forest dept and tehsil have been directed to catch the stray dogs. All pradhans and villagers have been asked not to leave their kids alone."However, Kalicharan, the village chief, informed that no administrative officer has come to investigate the matter yet.Seven-year-old Devika was going to her father Bhupsinh with food when she was attacked by the dogs. The incident took place only a few miles away from her house.The dogs had already killed the minor girl by the time villagers arrived at the site. The girl was found after a few children passing by the same route saw half a dozen dogs devour over a body on the way.
Govt to soon come out with format to lodge complaints with Lokpal
The central government will soon come out with a format for lodging a complaint with anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal, officials said Thursday. As per norms, a complaint shall be filed in the prescribed form to be notified by the central government. "The form will be made public soon," a senior Personnel Ministry official said. Although the form for filing a complaint has not yet been notified, Lokpal decided to scrutinise all the complaints received in its the office till April 16, 2019, in whatever form they were sent, according to the anti-corruption ombudsman's website which was inaugurated Thursday. "After scrutiny, complaints that did not fall within the mandate of the Lokpal were disposed off and complainants are being informed accordingly," it said, without giving details of the complaints. The website -- www.lokpal.gov.in -- was inaugurated by Lokpal chairperson Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose in the presence of all the eight members of the anti-corruption ombudsman. As per the .
Woman in UP dies after explosion in her mouth
In a bizarre incident, a woman has died here in Uttar Pradesh after an explosion in her mouth during treatment.
Rahul Gandhi meets Alwar gang-rape victim; says she will get justice
Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday met a Dalit woman who was allegedly gang-raped in front of her husband in Rajasthan's Alwar district, party sources said. Gandhi was accompanied by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, deputy CM Sachin Pilot and Congress national general secretary Avinash Pandey, they said. "Such things will not be tolerated. The victim will get justice. The moment I got to know about the incident, I called Gehlot ji and told him that I want to come. This is not a political issue for me but an emotional issue," Gandhi told reporters here. He said, a message should go across the country, not just in Rajasthan that "this will not be tolerated." Responding to a question about his conversation with the victim's family, Gandhi said, "They spoke about justice. They will get justice and action will be taken against the people involved in the crime." On charges levelled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that state government was negligent in the case, he said, "I am not here ..
Maha: Man gives 'triple talaq' to wife via WhatsApp, booked
A 28-year-old man and his parents have been booked by the Thane police in Maharashtra after he allegedly divorced his wife by sending a 'triple talaq' message on her mobile phone, an official said on Thursday. The 25-year-old woman, in her complaint lodged last week, said she got married to a man from Kalyan town here on May 18, 2014 and that they have a four-year-old son, Bhoiwada police station's inspector Kalyan Karpe said. She alleged that her in-laws constantly harassed her and sometime back, her husband demanded Rs 5 lakh from her and threw her out of the house, he said. The woman, currently staying at a relative's place in Bhiwandi town here, further alleged that she on March 12 this year, she received a 'triple talaq' message on WhatsApp from her husband. When she tried to call him, he refused to speak to her, the official said. Based on the woman's complaint, the police registered a case on Wednesday against her husband Nadeem Shaikh and in- laws under IPC ...
Man, cousin sisters tied to tree and thrashed in MP; 5 held
A man and his two cousin sisters were tied to a tree and severely beaten for several hours by around nine persons in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district after he allegedly eloped with a married woman, police said Thursday. The two sisters, including a minor, were also allegedly molested by the accused, including husband of the married woman, over suspicion that they helped their cousin in running away with the woman, they said. Five persons have been arrested in connection with the incident, a video of which has gone viral on social media, they said. In the video, a group of persons were purportedly seen thrashing the three victims while some people stood there as mute spectators. The married woman's husband on Tuesday asked the three victims to come to his house in Arjun Colony here on the pretext of settling the issues they had with each other, Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Mule told PTI. But when the three cousins came to meet him, he and his family members allegedly ...
Two men arrested for stealing cash and jewellery from a house in south Delhi
Two men have been arrested for stealing cash and jewellery from a house in south Delhi's Gautam Nagar, police said Thursday. The accused identified as Vinay Mavi (31) and Kamal (48) were arrested from Gautam Nagar on Tuesday, they said. The incident took place on April 20 after the complainant and his wife left for office at around 9 AM, police said. According to complainant, at about 5 pm, when he returned, the lock of the main door of his house was found replaced. "He managed to open the door with the help of a key maker and found Rs 1 lakh cash, three branded watches and gold jewellery weighing 200 to 250 gm missing from his house," Vijay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) said. A case was registered at Hauz Khas police station and an investigation was initiated, he said. The two suspects were identified after seeing CCTV footage and their location was traced to Gautam Nagar, he added. Interrogation revealed that the duo had committed many burglaries in Delhi in the last .
Rahul Gandhi meets Alwar gang-rape survivor, assures justice
After meeting Alwar gang-rape survivor and her family, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday affirmed that the matter is not a political issue for him and assured that justice will be ensured to those who suffered."Soon after I heard about the incident (Alwar gang rape) I spoke to Ashok Gehlot Ji. This is not a political issue for me. I met the victim's family and they have sought justice which will be done. Action will be taken against culprits," Gandhi told media after meeting the survivor and her family in Alwar along with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot.The woman was allegedly gang-raped by five men while her husband was beaten up in Thanagaji area of Alwar district in Rajasthan on April 26. A video shot by an alleged accused was reportedly circulated on social media.According to the police, the victim and her husband were going from village Lalwadi to Taalvraksh on a bike, when at about five men aged between 20-25 years, stopped them and ..
Man killed in Maha, accused held while trying to dispose body
A construction labourer was allegedly killed by his colleague who was caught while trying to dump the body in a creek in Palghar district of Maharashtra to hide the crime, a police official said on Thursday. The accused, Ramnaresh Nishad, and the victim, Pradeep Nishad, both from Uttar Pradesh and working as labourers at a rail bridge construction site in Dahanu here, had an argument over some issue on Tuesday night at their workplace, he said. The accused, in a fit of anger, allegedly hit the victim with an iron pipe, killing him on the spot, the official at Dahanu police station said. He then tried to throw the body in a nearby creek but the construction site supervisor caught him and alerted the police about the incident, he said. The accused was subsequently arrested and booked under Indian Penal Code Sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence), he added.
SC seeks response from Centre, CBSE on plea seeking 10% reservation for EWS in CTET 2019
The Supreme Court Thursday sought responses from the Centre and CBSE on a plea seeking ten per cent reservation for economically weaker sections in Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), 2019. A vacation bench comprising justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna issued notices to the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on the plea and asked them to respond to it by July 1, the next date of hearing. The court was hearing a plea by some petitioners belonging to economically weaker sections and planning to appear in CTET 2019. The petitioners told the apex court that CBSE published an advertisement on January 23, 2019 for conducting CTET in which benefit of ten per cent reservation has not been given to candidates belonging to economically weaker sections of society.
MP: Man, 2 women tied to tree, thrashed on suspicion of eloping
In a shocking incident, a man and two of his female relatives, including a minor, were tied to a tree and thrashed mercilessly by villagers after the man allegedly eloped with a married woman.The incident occurred in Arjun colony area of Dhar district on Wednesday, police said.In a video of the incident, one of the women tied to the tree can be seen being caned by another woman. Later, another person confronts the man who is tied to the tree and canes him and the other woman as well.A large number of people, including women and children, were seen watching the whole incident Many of the onlookers even recorded the incident on their cell phones, but no one came to the rescue of the victims.Speaking to media here, chief superintendent of police (CSP) Sanjeev Mule said, "A woman was missing from the colony and report of it was registered earlier. Some people of the area had suspicion over the victim that he had helped the missing woman flee, owing to which the incident occurred. Legal ...
2 wanted in kidnapping, killing cases in MP nabbed from Maha
Two accused in killing and kidnapping cases in Madhya Pradesh have been nabbed by the Thane police in Maharashtra, an official said Thursday. The MP police recently sought help from their Thane counterparts to crack a kidnapping case. After the police here caught the two accused, their involvement in a killing case also came to light, he said. A 16-year-old boy was allegedly kidnapped from MP's Datia district on February 29. The kidnappers demanded Rs 15 lakh from the boy's family, the official said. The Datia police traced the kidnapper's call to Thane and alerted their counterparts here, he said. The Thane police subsequently arrested Pushpendra Singh Chandelsingh Parmar (31), the boy's uncle, and his aide Shivam Pritipal Singh (22) from Diva area here on Monday, the official said. The boy's whereabouts were still not known, he said. During the inquiry, the police came to know about the alleged involvement of the two accused in the killing of a 27 -year-old man in MP's ..
Woman beaten to death over dowry in Shamli, husband arrested
A woman was allegedly beaten to death by her husband and in-laws over dowry demand in Balheda village in neighbouring Shamli district, police said. Ruma was killed on Wednesday under Jhinjhana police station area, they said. A case has been registered and her husband Achin Kumar, father-in-law Chuhad Singh and sister-in-law Sonia were arrested, police said. The body has been sent for post mortem and further investigations are on, they said Ruma was married to Achin three years ago and since then she was being harassed over dowry by her husband, they added.
Rahul Gandhi meets Alwar gang-rape victim
Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday met a Dalit woman who was allegedly gang-raped in front of her husband in Rajasthan's Alwar district, party sources said. Gandhi was accompanied by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, deputy CM Sachin Pilot and Congress national general secretary Avinash Pandey, they said. He was earlier scheduled to arrive here Wednesday. On April 26, six miscreants accosted the woman and her husband on the Thanagazi-Alwar bypass and took them to an isolated place, where they allegedly raped her in front of him. An FIR was lodged on May 2 and the accused circulated a video clip of the crime on May 4. Subsequently, five accused, who allegedly raped the woman, and the one who shot and circulated the video clip, have been arrested. The incident triggered widespread protests in Alwar, Jaipur, Dausa and nearby areas and a protest march led by BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Kirori Lal Meena had turned violent in Dausa on Tuesday, leaving over half a dozen people injured. Prime ...
Trump pardons author of flattering Trump biography
President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Conrad Black, a former newspaper publisher who has written a flattering political biography of Trump. Black's media empire once included the Chicago Sun-Times and The Daily Telegraph of London. He was convicted of fraud in 2007 and spent three and a half years in prison. An appeals court reversed two convictions, but left two others in place. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Black "has made tremendous contributions to business, and to political and historical thought." In 2018, Black published "Donald J Trump: A President Like No Other." He wrote a column Wednesday in Canada's National Post describing how Trump called him and revealed the pardon. "He could not have been more gracious and quickly got to his point: he was granting me a full pardon," wrote Black, who used much of the rest of the column to explain the case. He called it a long ordeal that was "never anything but a confluence of unlucky events, the ...
Civilian shot dead by unknown assailants in Doda district
A civilian was shot dead by unknown assailants on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district.