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Man arrested for molesting woman during IPL match in Mumbai
One person has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 24-year-old woman during an IPL match at Wankhede Stadium here yesterday, a senior police official said today. The incident took place during the match between Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians last evening, he said. "The victim complained that Gendraj Dadulal Satnami, who distributes water in the stadium, touched her inappropriately. Policemen at the stadium responded to her call of help and nabbed Satnami," the official said. "An FIR has been registered and the accused has been arrested under section 354 (a) of the IPC for sexual harassment. He has been remanded in police custody for two days," said Manoj Kumar Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone I.
Chandigarh citizens protest rape-murder of 8-yr-old Kathua girl
Several people today joined a protest called by civil organisations here to seek justice for an eight-year-old-girl, who was raped and killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. The protest was organised by the "Concerned Lawyers of Chandigarh" and the "Chandigarh Help Group" at Sector 17 Plaza. "We are demanding justice for the girl who was raped and killed in Kathua," city-based advocate and member of the Concerned Lawyers of Chandigarh, Maninder Pal Singh Dhindsa, said. People carried placards having slogans such as "no more shielding of rapist", "human rights are not optional", "silence is betrayal-speak up" and formed humans chains. "Those behind this horrendous crime should be punished and the government should ensure that nobody influences this case in anyway," he said. The girl, who was from the nomadic Bakerwal community, disappeared near her house in Kathua on January 10 and a week later, her body was found in the same area. A Special Investigation Team, formed to probe
Trial in Kathua rape-murder case begins tomorrow
The trial in the gruesome Kathua rape and murder case begins tomorrow against eight accused who allegedly held an eight-year-old girl in captivity in a small village temple in Kathua district for a week in January this year during which she was kept sedated and sexually assaulted before being bludgeoned to death. The accused include a juvenile against whom a separate charge sheet was filed. The chief judicial magistrate of Kathua will be committing one of the charge sheets, in which seven people have been named, to the sessions court for trial as mandated under the law. The chief judicial magistrate will, however, hold the trial for the juvenile as it is the designated court under the juvenile act, according to officials. The Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed two special public prosecutors, both Sikhs, for the trial in the sensitive case, a move being seen as made to ensure "neutrality" in view of Hindu-Muslim polarisation over the case. The trial is expected to go smoothly ..
Woman molested during IPL match
A woman has accused a man of molesting her during an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Daredevils (DD) at the Wankhede stadium on April 14.The police have arrested the accused on the basis of a complaint filed by the woman.Earlier today, he was produced before a local court, which sent him to a two-day police custody.According to media reports, the accused allegedly works for a contractor at the Wankhede stadium.The incident is believed to have taken place near the Sachin Tendulkar stand.Yesterday's incident is one among the many molestation incidents which have tarnished the image of this star-studded league.Bollywood actor and co-owner of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Preity Zinta had lodged a complaint in June 2014 against industrialist Ness Wadia for abusing her and even molesting her by grabbing her arm.The incident had again taken place at the Wankhede Stadium on May 30, 2014, during an IPL match.Also, former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ...
Panel formed to probe Jammu lawyers' conduct in Kathua rape and murder case
Bar Council of India (BCI) said on Sunday that a panel has been formed to probe the actions of Jammu and Kashmir Bar Association lawyers, who had stopped police from filing a chargesheet in the Kathua rape and murder case."In the meeting, we decided that a five-member team will investigate the case. The team will go to Kathua and Jammu and talk to people about the conduct of the Bar Association," said Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra on the same.Mishra further said a report based on the investigation will be submitted to the Supreme Court by April 19."If any lawyer is found guilty in the case, we have the rights to cancel their license for a lifetime," Mishra further said.The BCI chairman also said the bar association has been asked to withdraw its strike.The recent investigation into the January incident has unfolded the gory details of the crime that was allegedly committed inside a temple where the girl was sedated, raped a multiple times, and later murdered ..
Mecca Masjid bomb blast case verdict likely tomorrow
A special NIA court here is expected to pronounce the judgement tomorrow in the 2007 case of Mecca Masjid blast which claimed nine lives. The fourth additional metropolitan sessions-cum-special court for NIA cases had concluded the trial and last week posted the case for judgement on April 16. The blast at the historic Mecca Masjid here on May 18, 2007 during Friday prayers had also left 58 others injured. After initial investigation by the local police, the case was transferred to the Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI), which filed a charge sheet. Subsequently, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over the case from the CBI in 2011. Ten persons allegedly belonging to right-wing organisations were named as accused in the case. However, only five of them -- Devendra Gupta, Lokesh Sharma, Swami Aseemanand alias Naba Kumar Sarkar, Bharat Mohanlal Rateshwar alias Bharat Bhai and Rajendra Chowdhary - were arrested and faced trial in the case. Two other accused -- Sandeep V Dange
Girl found murdered; may have been held captive, raped: Surat Police
A minor was allegedly held captive, tortured and raped before being killed, the Surat Police said today, weeks after the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in Jammu region sent shock waves across the nation. The body of the unidentified girl, believed be between nine and 11 years, was found in Bhestan locality here and had 86 injury marks, they said. It was spotted lying in bushes near a cricket ground on the morning of April 6 by some passersby, the police said. The autopsy report said there were 86 injury marks on her body, including the private parts, indicating that she was tortured and raped, Inspector K B Jhala of Pandesara police station said. She was strangulated, the report said. While the police had earlier said that a body of a girl had been found, details of the case were made public today with Surat Police Commissioner Satish Sharma holding a press conference. An FIR has been lodged under sections 302 (murder), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 376 ...
Body of girl found from canal in Haryana
The body of an unidentified girl, aged about six-seven years, was fished out today from a canal in Titoli village in Haryana's Rohtak district, police said. The body, which was in a bag, appeared to be about a week old, they added. The locals spotted the bag floating in the canal. Some parts of the body were visible from the bag and the villagers informed the police immediately. "The girl's age could be around six to seven years and the body could be about a week old," a Rohtak police official said. "We have sent teams with the description of the body to the nearby districts for the identification of the girl," he added. A post-mortem report was awaited, the official said.
Mecca Masjid bomb blast case verdict tomorrow
A special NIA court here is expected to pronounce its judgement tomorrow in the case related to the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast which claimed nine lives. The fourth additional metropolitan sessions-cum-special court for NIA cases had concluded the trial and last week posted the case to tomorrow for judgement. The blast at the historic Mecca Masjid here on May 18, 2007 during Friday prayers had also left 58 others injured. After initial investigation by the local police, the case was transferred to CBI, which filed a chargesheet. Subsequently, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over the case from the CBI in 2011. Ten persons allegedly belonging to right wing organisations were named as accused in the case. However, only five of them -- Devendra Gupta, Lokesh Sharma, Swami Aseemanand alias Naba Kumar Sarkar, Bharat Mohanlal Rateshwar alias Bharat Bhai and Rajendra Chowdhary -- who were arrested had faced trial in the case. Two other accused -- Sandeep V Dange and ...
Law minister may meet CJI to discuss govt-judiciary differences
Amid growing differences between the government and the judiciary over a host of issues, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is likely to meet Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra later this month. Sources in the government said the Department of Justice in the law ministry has prepared a note for the minister on pending issues to be raised at the proposed meeting. A law ministry official said the two can meet to discuss various issues and that the meeting should not be hyped. "There are various channels for them to communicate. If there is a meeting, there is nothing unusual about it, " said the official. The elevation of justice KM Joseph and senior SC lawyer Indu Malhotra to the top court bench, the controversy surrounding alleged sexual harassment charge against a Karnataka district judge recommended for elevation to high court are some of the issues which may come up at the meeting. The date of the proposed meeting was not immediately known. The delay in finalising the Memorandum of ..
Kathua rape-murder: Never raised questions on J-K police's probe, says Mir
Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir today claimed that it was after his demand, the accused in the Kathua rape case were arrested and said he never raised questions on the state police's probe in the matter. Mir's remarks came after the BJP this morning played a video purportedly showing him calling the police probe into the rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua as motivated and defending the public protests against it. "This is an old video. The statement was given by me in March. It was prior to the arrest of the mastermind and main accused, and others (in the Kathua case)," he said. The saffron party has also demanded that Congress president Rahul Gandhi sack Mir. "It was after my statement, the main accused and mastermind, Sanji Ram, and others were arrested. I never raised question mark on the probe (by the crime branch). I have never demanded a CBI probe (into the matter)," Mir told PTI. In the video, which was played during a press conference at the
Trials in Kathua rape-murder case begin tomorrow
The trials in the gruesome Kathua rape and murder case begin tomorrow against eight accused who allegedly held an 8-year-old girl in captivity in a small village temple in Kathua district for a week in January this year during which she was kept sedated and sexually assaulted before being bludgeoned to death. The accused include a juvenile. The chief judicial magistrate of Kathua will be committing one of the charge sheets, in which seven people have been named, to the sessions court for trial as mandated under the law. The chief judicial magistrate will, however, hold the trial for the juvenile as it is the designated court under the juvenile act, according to officials. The Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed two special public prosecutors, both Sikhs, for the trial in the sensitive case, a move being seen as made to ensure "neutrality" in view of Hindu-Muslim polarisation over the case. The trial is expected to go smoothly after the Jammu Bar association as well as the ...
Court sentences two Bangladeshi nationals to 14 months in jail
A local court convicted two Bangladeshi nationals for staying in the country without valid documents and sentenced them to 14 months in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each on them. Assistant Judge H B Shelke of the district court convicted Ridoy Ashab Gulam Khan and and Milon Arif Shaikh on Friday and ordered that the two be deported to Bangladesh after completing their sentences. The two were arrested on February 18 last year from the Poonam Garden area of Mira Road here by a team of the Anti-Human Trafficking Cell of Thane (Rural) Police, public prosecutor Vinit Kulkarni said. They were arrested under relevant sections of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1950 and the Foreigners Act. Advocate Sunil Patankar, appearing for the accused, had told court that the two were brought into the country by a human trafficker.
Sambar antlers seized in Thane, one arrested
The Crime Branch of Thane police has arrested a man and seized Sambar antlers from his possession, an official said today. Senior inspector Jairaj Naravare said that police had got a tip-off that a man was arriving at Upvan area here to sell smuggled sambar antlers. Police laid a trap and arrested Santosh Bamne (31), resident of Andheri in Mumbai, and seized two sets of sambar antlers, worth Rs 4 lakh in the illicit market, he said. A case under the Wildlife Protection Act was registered against him, he said.
Youth kills father over family dispute in WB's Malda district
A 42-year-old man was killed by his son following an altercation over a family dispute in Malda district, police said today. The incident occurred at a village here under the jurisdiction of Englishbazar police station yesterday night, the police said, adding that the deceased's son was arrested. The youth hit his father with a bamboo stick on his head following the altercation, a senior police officer said. The injured man was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was declared brought dead, the officer said, adding that the body has been sent for post-mortem examination.
Sengar's goons threatening villagers to keep quiet, says victim's uncle
Family of the 17-year-old rape victim on Sunday alleged that "goons" of accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar threatening villagers to keep quiet in connection with the case."Some goons of Kuldeep Sengar are threatening villagers to keep quiet. Yesterday, they went there in two cars and threatened them to keep quiet and cut ties with me or be prepared to face the consequences, which will be getting ousted from the village. Two people are already missing," said the uncle of the victim.On Friday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Sengar, who was later sent to a seven-day CBI custody on Saturday in connection with the case.A medical superintendent and a casualty officer at UP's Unnao district hospital have also been suspended in connection with the said case.The CBI has registered three cases against Sengar in regard to the crime he allegedly committed last year.Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Police had charged him under sections 363 (kidnapping), 366 ...
Ram Vilas Paswan pitches for quota in judiciary
Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has pitched for increasing the reservation for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and other backward class (OBCs) in the judiciary.To meet this goal, the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, while addressing a national conference of Dalit Sena on Saturday to mark the Ambedkar Jayanti here, recommended setting up an Indian judicial service for the selection of the representatives in the Supreme and the High Court."Ideally, there should be a reservation in Indian judiciary but if we demand this the Supreme Court will say it is unconstitutional. So, Indian judicial service should be set up. Let there be a competitive exam," Paswan said.He said there are fewer representatives belonging to the backward communities in the high courts and the Supreme Court as a result of which the SC/ST people and OBCs face a lot of problems.The demand for All India Judicial Service (AIJS) was raked up last month too, just days after the Supreme ...
Shots fired at Pak SC judge's residence
Two separate incidents of firing have taken place at the residence of Pakistan's Supreme Court Justice Ijazul Ahsan in Lahore's Model Town, the Dawn reported on Sunday.The incident took place first on Saturday night and then on Sunday morning.Post the incident, Pakistan Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar visited the residence of Justice Ahsan and ordered a probe.No casualties have been reported so far.Justice Ahsan was part of the five-member bench that delivered the verdict in the high-profile Panamagate case last year, which led to the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif, the then prime minister.Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan took to Twitter to condemn the incident."Strongly condemn the firing at Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan's house. These Sicilian-mafia-like tactics to pressurise senior judiciary are unacceptable in any democracy. PTI stands firmly behind the Judiciary & Rule of Law & this is one reason behind our 29th April Minar-i-Pakistan jalsa," PTI chief ...
Teen burnt to death in West Midnapore
A 13-year-old boy was killed after he was set on fire at his neighbour's house in West Midnapore district, police said today. The incident happened at Mirzapur village under the jurisdiction of Kharagpur Local police station yesterday, the police said. The boy had gone to a nearby shop to buy some items. His family started looking for him since he did not return home for a long time, a police officer said. They found him on the verandah of their neighbour's house, the officer said. The boy was taken to a hospital with serious burn injuries where he died, he said. The boy's neighbour, a woman, has been arrested since the boy was found at her house, the officer said. "We have started an investigation to know the reason behind the killing," the Additional Superintendent of Kharagpur, Y Raghuvamshi, said.
Mobile internet services suspended for 24 hrs in 4 districts of Punjab
Mobile internet and SMS services were suspended for 24 hours in four districts of Punjab following arrest of four people in connection with a clash between members of a Dalit outfit and Hindu groups, an official spokesperson said. Mobile internet services, including 2G, 3G, 4G, CDMA and GPRS, all SMS services and all dongle services provided on mobile networks, except voice calls, in Kapurthala, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and SBS Nagar shall remain suspended till April 16, he said. The spokesperson further said that all telecom services providers in the state of Punjab and head of BSNL (Punjab Jurisdiction) are directed to ensure compliance of this order. Any person found guilty for violation of aforesaid order, would be liable for legal action, he said. Meanwhile, four people were arrested today in connection with the violent clashes that took place on April 13 over over the installation of a board and renaming of a "chowk" (intersection) in Phagwara. Inderjit Karwal, the state ...