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Youth held for killing 5-yr-old cousin after aborted rape bid
The police have arrested a youth on the charge of killing her 5-year-old cousin following an abortive attempt to rape her here earlier this month. The 19-year-old man was taken into custody from his house in Das Bustee under Burmamines police station area yesterday evening, police said today. He allegedly slit the throat of the girl with a knife after she resisted his move to rape her on April 4 in an abandoned building and dumped the body in a dustbin, Senior Superintendent of Police Anoop Birtheray told a press conference. After the killing, he returned and joined his relatives and local people in searching for the girl. During investigation, the police found one person who had seen him coming out of the abandoned building at that time of the day. Birtheray said the police then picked him up and questioned him. Initially he tried to mislead the investigators but later confessed his crime, he said. Police had recovered two silver bangles of the victim, amulet and the ...
Notice to media houses for disclosing Kathua rape victim's identity
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to several media houses for disclosing the identity of an eight-year-old girl who was raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district.
Ensure Kathua girl's family has access to justice, SC tells lawyers
The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu notice of an incident of lawyers of Jammu and Kathua bar associations preventing a woman lawyer from appearing for the family of a rape victim.
SC/ST judgment of Supreme Court is basically wrong decision: Ex-CJI Balakrishnan
Former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan today said the controversial SC/ST verdict of the Supreme Court was "basically wrong" as the decision will enable perpetrators to get away from the clutches of law. Balakrishnan, the first Dalit to become CJI (January 14, 2007 to May 12, 2010) also said that this decision of the apex court has incited violence. "This is probably the first time a decision of the Supreme Court has incited violence among the people. Usually, when violence is there, the Supreme Court intervenes. The people used to accept the verdict. "Now people are not in a position to accept the verdict of the highest court of the land. It is something which is strange. This we should understand. The Supreme Court should produce decisions which are acceptable to greater number of people. It should not create violence among the society," he said. He was delivering the presidential address at a seminar on "Supreme Court Judgement on SC/ST Causes, Effects and Solution" ...
5 get life term for murdering ex gram-pradhan, his brother
A court here has awarded life imprisonment to five people for killing a former village head and his brother in the double murder case of 2015. Additional District Sessions Judge Gaurav Kumar Srivastava also imposed a fine of Rs 38,000 on each of the accused - Satish, Dharmendra, Satbir, Sandeep and Sanjiv -- after holding them guilty under Indian Penal Code section 302 (murder) and other relevant sections. Government lawyer Jitendra Tyagi said former gram pradhan Vinod Kumar and his brother Pramod were shot dead at the New Mandi station area near here when they were on their way to attend a court hearing from their village Kasumpur on February 2, 20015. The court directed the accused that they will pay half of the fine amount to the family of the deceased.
Kathua rape victim's family should get justice: Rajnath
The family of the Kathua rape victim should get justice, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today. Singh told reporters that he is in favour of ensuring proper justice to the family of the 8-year-old girl, who was raped and killed in Kathua three months ago. "The victims' family should get justice," the minister said when asked about the case. The girl, who belonged to the nomadic Bakerwal Muslim community, had disappeared from a spot near her house in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir on January 10. A week later, her body was found in the same area. A Special Investigation Team, formed to probe the incident, has arrested eight people, including two Special Police Officers (SPOs) and a head constable, who was charged with destroying evidence. Jammu has been on tenterhooks since the brutal rape and murder.
Rapists should be executed publicly: BJP MP on Unnao case
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Assam RP Sharma on Friday called for a public execution of the accused in the Unnao gangrape case that involves party MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar."Rape and murder, especially of children and women is inexcusable and there should be a public execution of the accused- if they are to be shot, they should rather be shot in public so that an example is set," Sharma told ANI.Referring to MLA Sengar, he said, "Being an MLA - it would have been still acceptable if he had committed thievery - but rape and that too of a teenage girl is despicable."The MP further said that a trial of a rapist should be completed in three months in a fast-track court, and police should file chargesheet in 15 days. He also called for a law to be brought for the same.On April 8, a girl and her family tried to commit suicide outside Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's residence in Lucknow. Her family alleged that she was raped by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his ...
TTE pushed out of train for demanding ID proof
A Travelling Ticket Examiner was allegedly assaulted and pushed out of a running train by six passengers as he reportedly demanded a fine from two of them for not having valid identity proof, police said today. The railway official escaped with minor injuries as the Yesvantpur-Howrah Superfast Express was moving slowly at Katpadi, near here, yesterday, they said. He lodged a complaint with Katpadi railway police who alerted their counterparts in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. One of the six assailants identified as Manick of Odisha was arrested at Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh and brought to Katpadi, police said. "The assailant has been remanded to judicial custody and lodged in prison," a railway police official told PTI. The five others managed to escape. Police said they all were travelling in a group. They allegedly pushed the TTE out of the train when he reportedly asked two of them to pay a fine for not possessing identity proof for their online tickets, they said. A ...
Congress playing dirty politics over rape issue: BJP
Stressing that a fair probe was being conducted into the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, the BJP on Friday alleged that the Congress was playing "dirty politics".
Ohio brothers admit to giving money to al-Qaida leader
Two brothers have admitted in federal court that they sent USD 17,000 to an al-Qaida leader who they knew was planning terrorist attacks. They are the last of four defendants to plead guilty in what prosecutors say was a scheme to collect money through fake credit card transactions and other means to support terrorism. Asif Salim, 37, and Sultane Salim, 43, both pleaded guilty in federal court in Toledo to concealing the financing of terrorism. Prosecutors agreed to drop more serious charges, including conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, against the pair in exchange for the pleas. Both face sentences of up to eight years in prison, according to the plea deal. Federal prosecutors have said in court documents that the four men raised nearly USD 30,000 for Anwar al-Awlaki, considered an inspirational leader of al-Qaida before he was killed in a drone strike in Yemen in 2011. US officials linked him to the planning and execution of several attacks targeting American and .
Kathua gangrape: SC takes note of incident, issues notices to bar bodies
The Supreme Court today directed members of the bar not to obstruct judicial proceedings in the Kathua gangrape and murder case in Jammu and Kashmir as it took note of lawyers obstructing the victim's counsel from appearing in court. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud sought responses from the Bar Council of India, state bar council, Jammu High Court Bar Association and Kathua district bar association by April 19. The apex court agreed to take suo motu cognisance of the case after several lawyers who had mentioned the matter before it came out with materials about the incident. Earlier in the day, the top court had asked a lawyer to bring materials on record to take judicial note of a strike call given by Kathua and Jammu and Kashmir bar associations in relation to the gangrape and killing of the eight-year-old girl in Jammu region. Advocate Shoeb Alam, appearing for Jammu and Kashmir, said that the police has filed the charge .
NGT issues showcause notice to DUSIB over parking land in Lajpat Nagar
The National Green Tribunal has issued a showcause notice to the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) over why action should not be taken against its erring officials for not handing over a piece of land in Lajpat Nagar to a traders' body for parking. A bench headed by acting NGT Chairperson Justice Jawad Rahim sought a response from the DUSIB and asked it to file a reply on the plea of the traders' body before May 14. The land, which measures around 5,000 square metres at Kasturba Niketan in Lajpat Nagar area of South Delhi, was allotted to the traders' body by the tribunal in 2015 to minimise traffic congestion in the busy marketplace. The order came after advocate Gautam Singh, appearing for the body, sought execution of the NGT order directing DUSIB to allot the land as a temporary parking site for parking of vehicles till a multi-level parking is constructed by South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) in that area. The lawyer contended that despite filing an affidavit in
Culprits should be hanged: Kathua rape victim's father
The father of the eight-year-old girl, who was raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, said that the culprits should be "hanged till death".Speaking to ANI on Friday, he said, "I miss my daughter every day. Those responsible for killing my daughter should be hanged till death."Demanding action against the accused in the Unnao and Kathua rape cases, Congress president Rahul Gandhi held a candlelight vigil at India Gate yesterday night.Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday announced that the state government would bring a new law to make the death penalty mandatory for those who rape minors.Kathua MLA Rajiv Jasrotia has been missing since two days after being questioned about the rape and murder of the eight-year-old girl in his constituency in Jammu and Kashmir.The minor girl, who belonged to the nomadic Muslim Bakarwal community, was abducted on January 10. She was reportedly held in captivity for a week by the accused in a small village temple
Maneka says will ask for death penalty for child rapists
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Friday said that her ministry intends to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) to make provision for the death penalty in child rape cases.Maneka's statement comes amid worldwide grief and anger over the gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district and Uttar Pradesh's Unnao rape case."Aap log (media) chaahte hain ki two minute mein karyavahi ho jaye (the media demands that in two minutes the action should be taken). The action is being taken by State Government into the matter. Also, we are contemplating an amendment to the law which awards death penalty to rapists of minors below 12 years of age," Maneka told media here.For those unversed, the girl, who belonged to the nomadic Muslim Bakarwal community in Kathua district, was abducted on January 10. She was reportedly held in captivity for a week by the accused in a small village temple in the district.
1988 road rage case: Sidhu says will submit to the law
A day after the Punjab government sought his conviction in a road rage case, state's minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said that he would submit to the majesty of the law."I don't have any reactions, you submit to the majesty of the law," Sidhu told while addressing a press conference here.On Thursday, the Punjab government told Supreme Court that the statement given by Sidhu denying his involvement in the case was false.The incident dates back to December 27, 1988, when Sidhu had allegedly hit 65-year-old Gurnam Singh in an incident of road rage at Patiala, Punjab, resulting in the latter's death.The trial court had acquitted Sidhu, whereas the Punjab and Haryana High Court reversed his acquittal, convicting him under Section 304 Part II, Indian Penal Code (IPC), for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.The victim's family appealed to the Supreme Court that earlier imprisonment sentence of three years given by the Punjab and Haryana High Court should be enhanced. However, the Punjab ..
Arrest MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, Allahabad High Court directs CBI
The Allahabad High Court today directed the CBI to arrest BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused in the Unnao rape case. A bench comprising Chief Justice DB Bhosale and Justice Suneet Kumar gave the direction to the agency after the counsel for the Uttar Pradesh government informed it that Sengar has been detained for interrogation and not arrested yet. The court directed the CBI to carry out investigation strictly in accordance with law and to consider filing an application for cancellation of bail granted to other accused in the case. It also directed the CBI to file status report by May 2. The bench passed the order on a letter written by senior advocate Gopal Swaroop Chaturvedi demanding a court-monitored investigation of the incident and treated it as a PIL. Yesterday, the court had asked the Advocate General whether the state government proposes to arrest Sengar. Advocate General Raghvendra Singh had replied that he was not in a position to make any statement in this regard and ..
Give stringent punishment to perpetrators of Kathua, Unnao cases: BJP
Facing flak over Kathua and Unnao rape cases, the BJP today said those accused should be given a stringent punishment and claimed that the police acted quickly in both the matters. BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi defended the two party's ministers, who had joined a rally against the police probe in the Kathua rape and murder case, claiming that they were "misled" into attending the protest. In a press conference, Lekhi also accused the opposition parties of doing dangerous politics over these incidents. She said Bar Association of Jammu president B S Slathia, who spearheaded the protest in Kathua, was Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's polling agent in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Lekhi also claimed that these two incidents were selectively highlighted to target the BJP and said that a similar case of rape and murder of a minor girl in Assam had happened, but it never got the prominence that the Kathua and Unnao cases have got. An eight-year-old girl from the nomadic Bakerwal Muslim ...
Nine get death for witchcraft murder in Odisha
A court in Odisha's Rayagada district on Friday sentenced nine persons to death for murdering three of a family in 2016 on suspicion of practising sorcery.
Unnao rape case: Stern action to be taken against those guilty, says Irani
Union minister Smriti Irani today said stern action will be taken against those found guilty in the Unnao rape case. "I appeal to the people to have faith in the legal process...stern action will be taken as per the provisions of the Constitution against those responsible (for the incident)," she told reporters here. "The CBI is investigating the matter...our government is with the victim's family," the Union Information and Broadcasting minister, who arrived here this morning on a two-day Amethi visit, said. Her remarks came hours after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took over the probe in three cases related to the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and detained the legislator for questioning. The victim has alleged that on June 4, 2017, she was raped by the MLA of Bangarmau in Unnao district at his residence, when she had gone to meet him with a relative, seeking a job. In February, the girl's family had moved the court, seeking to include
Centre to bring law for death to rapists of children: Maneka
The Central government is planning to amend the law to ensure the death penalty for those convicted of raping children aged below 12, Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Maneka Gandhi said on Friday.