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Cauvery protests: Vaiko's relative dead
Saravana Suresh, nephew of MDMK leader Vaiko, who had set himself on fire over the Cauvery water dispute, died on Saturday.
Girl gang raped at gunpoint in Jharkhand
A Class 8 student in Jharkhand was abducted by three youths at gunpoint and gang-raped in Gumla district for two days about a fortnight back, the victim told the police on Saturday.
Court orders to shift Bawana to ordinary high risk ward of Tihar
A Delhi court on Friday directed Tihar Jail Authority to shift imprisoned gangster Neeraj Bawana from solitary confinement to ordinary high risk ward of Tihar jail.Bawana had claimed that he was being kept in inhuman conditions in the prison and his fundamental rights were being violated.On March 17, Bawana wrote a letter to Patiala House Court in which he talked about the poor condition of the inmates lodged in high-risk ward of the country's largest prison.He threatened to go on a hunger strike if better facilities of food and medicines were not provided to Tihar jail inmates.On November 28 last year, Tihar Jail authorities were asked to file reply on Bawana's plea.In his plea, Bawana had told the court that he was kept in a high-risk ward of Jail Number 1 along with other 45 inmates. He also said that the cells were stinking and had thousands of insects and plaster dust kept on falling from the wall.The gangster has been charge sheeted in various cases including offences under the .
Guwahati IT commissioner's Dehradun residence sealed
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday sealed residence of Guwahati's Income Tax Commissioner (Audit) Swetabh Suman.He along with an I-T Officer Pratap Das, a chartered accountant Ramesh Goenka, and a middleman Pranjol Sarma were arrested by the CBI in Assam for their alleged involvement in a case of tax evasion and criminal conspiracy.The CBI said that Suman had demanded Rs. 50 lakh from a businessman to show undue favour to him by passing favourable order in an appeal against the businessman.
Man kills wife over dowry, held
A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife on Saturday after her parents did not fulfil his demand for a further Rs 8 lakh in dowry, police said.
School bus kills 12-year-old boy
A 12-year-old boy was killed and his friend injured after being hit by a school bus when they were playing on the roadside, the police said today. The incident happened yesterday when the drier was parking the bus of a school near Vivekananda Camp. The two children were rushed to a hospital where Rahul was declared dead while his friend, 11-year-old Jagdish, is currently undergoing treatment. The children were residents of Vivekananda Camp. The driver was arrested, they added.
Bihar: Woman knocks doors for justice in husband's killing
A woman in Bihar's Gaya is struggling to get her husband's killers arrested in a land dispute case. With a video of her husband's killing, the lady is knocking doors for justice.The incident happened on February 19 this year, when criminals brutally thrashed victim Ajay Kumar, till he succumbed to his injuries. People around turned mute spectators to the entire incident and recorded videos of the same.Demanding justice for her husband, the lady is now visiting police officials and authorities, but her repeated pleas have reportedly been turned down.Earlier, the victim had made a submission before the police anticipating his killing.First submission was made before the DGP Office in Patna on December 16, last year, while the second one was before the SSP Office on January 9, this year.When the criminals got to hear about the complaint made by the victim, they dragged Ajay out of his house and beat him up brutally and left him dead on a road.His wife Renu Devi is now left asking for ...
Man from Punjab held in JK for carrying 14 kg of poppy straw
A man from Punjab was arrested in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir today, following the recovery of 14 kgs of poppy straw from his possession. Acting on a specific information, a check-point was set up at Qazigund in Kulgam district, a police spokesman said, adding that during checking, the accused, who was carrying a nylon bag, was intercepted. A search led to the recovery of 14 kgs of poppy straw from the possession of the accused, identified as Salam Din, a resident of Maler Kotla in Punjab, the police spokesman said. The accused was arrested and booked under the relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he added.
JNU professor booked for molesting student: Police
A professor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University has been booked after a student of the varsity's Social Sciences Department alleged that she was molested by him, the police said today. Last month, another JNU professor was arrested on charges of sexually harassing nine women students. He was later granted bail by a city court. The police said that they received a complaint from the Social Sciences Department student yesterday, following which a case was registered. The FIR was lodged on charges of assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty, criminal intimidation, and word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman, they said. The student told the police that the professor had been harassing her for a long time but when the situation got out of hand, she approached the police.
Order CBI or judicial probe into 'custodial' death of man:
Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala today demanded a judicial or a CBI probe into the alleged custodial death of a 26-year-old man in Varappuzha near Kochi on April 9. The ruling CPI(M)-led LDF government should hand over the case to CBI or order a judicial probe, Chennithala told reporters here. Attempts were also being made by CPI(M) to influence the witnesses, the Leader of Opposition in the assembly alleged. The victim S R Sreejith had died in a private hospital. His family alleged that he was kicked several times in the stomach and thrashed by the policemen who took him into custody in connection with a case relating to the death of a 55-year-old CPI(M) sympathiser. Seven police personnel have been suspended in connection with the death of Sreejith so far and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) had been formed to probe the case.
Plea in HC to fix graduation as minimum qualification to fight civic polls
A petition was filed in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court seeking fixing graduation as the minimum educational qualification for people contesting local body elections in Tamil Nadu. When the plea came up before the court, justices C T Selvam and A M Basheer Ahmed yesterday ordered issuance of notice to the state government and posted the matter for further hearing next week. The petitioners, all students of law, submitted that educational qualification had to be fixed for those contesting the civic elections. In states such as Haryana, Rajasthan and Bihar, a minimum qualification had been fixed for the local body representatives, they submitted. The state administration had been modernised with the introduction of computers, the petitioners said, adding several schemes, undertaken by the councillors, could not be implemented effectively because they were not educationally qualified. At least, a degree should be fixed as a minimum qualification, they said.
Malayalam actor condemns Kathua rape incident
Malayalam actor Parvathy today condemned the alleged gangrape and murder of an eight-year old girl from Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, saying she was 'ashamed' of the incident. She posted a picture of herself on Facebook, in which she is seen holding a placard that read: "I am Hindustan. I am ashamed. #JusticeforAasifa. 8 years old. Gangraped. Murdered in 'Devi'stan temple. #KATHUA." The eight-year old girl from the nomadic Bakerwal Muslim community disappeared near her house on January 10 in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. A week later, her body was found in the same area. A Special Investigation Team of the Crime Branch, formed to probe the incident, has arrested eight people, including two special police officers (SPOs) and a head constable and a Sub-inspector, who were charged with destroying evidence. Jammu has been on tenterhooks since the brutal rape and murder, with a group Hindu Ekta Manch siding with the accused and lawyers obstructing the submission of ...
Kathua rape-murder: Mehbooba seeks fast track court, sacks accused cops
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who also holds the Home portfolio, on Saturday terminated the services of four policemen accused in the rape and murder of a minor in Kathua district.
Medical test of Unnao rape victim conducted
The medical test of the 17-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao who has accused local BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar of rape, was conducted at a hospital here on Saturday, an official said.
Another JNU teacher booked on molestation charges
The Delhi Police has booked another Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) professor for allegedly molesting a student, it said on Saturday.
UN Chief condemns Kathua rape
United Nations (UN) chief Antonio Guterres has condemned the gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district and has expressed hope of perpetrators being punished."I think we've seen the media reports of this horrific case, of the abuse and the murder of a young girl. We very much hope that the authorities will bring the perpetrators to justice so they can be held accountable for the murder of this young girl," Guterres' spokesperson Stephane Dujjaric told reporters at his daily press briefing.The remarks of UN chief came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday finally broke his silence on the horrific Unnao and Kathua rape incidents and said that such incidents are "shameful and cannot be part of a civilised society".Addressing the gathering during Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial inauguration ceremony here, the Prime Minister assured that justice will be served to the daughters of the country.He further assured the countrymen that no culprit .
Delhi Metro: Man held with bullet round
A 40-year-old man was today apprehended at a Delhi Metro station for allegedly carrying a live bullet in his baggage, officials said. They said Anil Kumar, hailing from Baghpat district in Uttar Pradesh, was found carrying the rounds by CISF personnel at the Shahdara station when his bag was being scanned. Kumar could not furnish any license or document for carrying the bullet round, suspected to be of a country-wide pistol, the officials said. He was handed over to the Delhi Police by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) team for further investigation, they said.
There should be a national uprising: Hema Malini on Kathua rape
veteran actress and politician Hema Malini says there should be a strong support from media and a national uprisibng to bring justice for the 8-year-old girl who was gang-raped and killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district.
Man stabs girlfriend, injures mother, and kills self in UP
A 25-year-old man hanged himself after stabbing his girlfriend and severely injuring his mother in Barra, police said today. The deceased has been identified as Ankit Pal, a resident of Varun Vihar, Barra. "The 22-year-old girl who sustained multiple stab wounds was admitted to Kanshiram hospital," said Superintendent of Police (south), Ashok Verma. According to police, Ankit was in an affair with the girl for the past several years, but over the last few months, the girl started ignoring him after which he planned to end his life after eliminating her. "Ankit stabbed the girl multiple times while she was on way to home (from a school where she was a teacher)," said Verma. "Ankit fled from the spot and walked to his house where he attacked his mother, Savitri Pal, repeatedly with a stick causing grievous injuries on her head. He later locked himself in a room and hanged himself from the ceiling hook," he said. Police have recovered a suicide note left behind in which Ankit held the ...
Unnao rape case: Akhilesh sharpens attack on Adityanath govt
Stepping up the attack on the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the Unnao rape case, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav today held the state director general of police (DGP) and Principal Secretary (Home) responsible for "shielding" the accused MLA of the ruling party. "The DGP and the Principal Secretary (Home) were shielding the accused. The entire country has seen how they were referring to him (the MLA) as 'mananiya' (honourable) at a press conference," the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister told reporters at the SP office here. "This government is perpetrating atrocities on the people and opposition party leaders," he alleged. BJP MLA from Bangarmau, Kuldeep Singh Sengar, is the prime accused in the Unnao rape case. On whether he was satisfied with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) taking up the probe in the case, Yadav said, "I hope the truth will come to the fore." "The tall claims of the state government on law-and-order stand exposed with the Unnao ...