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Indo-Vietnam pact on transfer of convicted prisoners gets enforced
An Indo-Vietnam pact for transfer of each other's sentenced prisoners to serve their remaining terms in their own countries has come into effect with its ratification by the two nations. In a gazette notification, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the treaty between India and Vietnam on mutual transfer of sentenced prisoners has come into effect following its confirmation by the Southeast Asian nation. The pact would grant the citizens of the countries, convicted and sentenced in the other country, an opportunity to serve their remaining terms in their own countries and facilitate their social rehabilitation in their own societies, the notification said. Detailing various conditions of the pact for transfer of a sentenced person from one country to another, the notification said the person has to be a national of the receiving state and must not have been sentenced to death. Among other conditions, the imprisoned person must be undergoing the term after the final judgement on his ...
Unnao gangrape: Sack Adityanath as UP CM, says Cong
The Congress today demanded the dismissal of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, dubbing his government a "Ravan" regime which has failed to protect women, after an 18-year-old alleged she was gangraped and her father died in police custody in the state's Unnao district. "Yogi Adityanath government is a government of Ravan, which has failed to protect women," Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said. "Yogi Adityanath has no right to continue as the chief minister. He should be immediately dismissed," Surjewala said. The 18-year-old woman has alleged she was raped by Bangermau BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brothers. The victim's father died in custody in Unnao yesterday, prompting the woman to charge that he was killed inside the district jail at the behest of the BJP legislator. The police yesterday arrested Atul Singh, brother of the BJP legislator, in connection with the gangrape. In a separate tweet, the Congress party said: "It is shocking ..
Marriage without consent: SC wants security for Karnataka woman
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to grant protection to a Karnataka woman who alleged that she has been married off without her consent. The woman, who is presently in Delhi and being assisted by Delhi Commission for Women, has also sought striking down of certain provisions of the Hindu Marriage Act on the grounds that the consent of the bride or the groom has not been made mandatory in the law. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said that it would treat this petition as a habeas corpus plea and would not deal with the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Act as sought by senior advocate Indira Jaising, who was representing the aggrieved woman. The bench observed that the Section 12 C of the Act provides for annulment of marriage if there is forced or fraudulent consent. The court agreed with the contention that the identity of the woman and her family members, who had forced her into the marriage, be not ...
ED questions Satyendar Jain in PMLA case again
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today questioned Delhi Health and Power Minister Satyendar Jain for the second time in connection with a money laundering case registered against him and others. Officials said Jain arrived at the ED office here this morning for the second round of questioning. He was first questioned in the case last week. They said his statement was being recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by the investigating officer of the case. The PMLA case was registered by the ED in August last year on the basis of a CBI FIR. The ED probe will focus if the minister and other accused in the case created illegal assets by laundering the alleged tainted funds. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) complaint had said Jain could not explain the source of funds received by four companies in which he was a shareholder. It had registered a case against him, his wife and four others on charges of money laundering. The CBI has also questioned him in the case
Drug overdose: Indrani Mukerjea discharged from hospital
Former media executive Indrani Mukerjea, arrested for the alleged killing of her daughter Sheena Bora, was discharged today from the J J Hospital and was taken back to the Byculla prison, a senior official said. Mukerjea, who was admitted in the state-run J J Hospital for the treatment of suspected drug overdose has been brought back to the jail, Inspector General (prisons) Rajvardhan Sinha told PTI. Her health condition is better, the hospital's dean Dr S D Nanandkar said. Mukerjea, 46, was on April 6 admitted to the hospital, where she was brought in a "semi-conscious" condition from her cell in the Byculla Jail in south Mumbai. She subsequently underwent a series of medical tests. Her urine samples were sent for analysis at a forensic laboratory here and after receiving its report, the hospital authorities said she had an overdose of anti-depressants that were not prescribed to her. "The reports of her urine sample showed a significant increase in the level of benzodiazepine, a ...
3 killed in collision between 2 motorcycles
Three people, including a woman, were killed and two injured when two motorcycles collided with each other head-on in Jaipur rural area today, the police said. The incident occurred near Pratappura Nandri bus stand in Renwal police station area in which Premdevi (55), her son Sunny Sansi (25) and Satyanarayan Sharma (25) died on the spot while two were injured, a police official said. He said Sunny was taking his mother to Jobner town, whereas three others riding the other motorcycle were on their way from Jaipur to Kishangarh. Both the injured were undergoing treatment at Swai Mansingh Hospital in Jaipur, while the bodies have been sent for post-mortem, the police said.
Sharif questions credibility of Panama case probe team head
Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday questioned the credibility of the testimony given by Wajid Zia, who headed the Panama case investigation team which probed his assets last year.Addressing media outside the accountability court that was hearing corruption cases against him and his family, Sharif, represented by his lawyers, accused Zia of attempting to hide facts related to the cases.He claimed that Zia had admitted that he had no proof of him (Sharif) taking a salary from his son's company, which was one of the reasons cited by the Supreme Court of Pakistan to disqualify him from holding the office of prime minister.Referring to the joint investigation team (JIT) formed during the Panama Papers case hearing last year, Sharif was quoted by GEO TV, as saying, "that three of the six JIT 'stars', who were selected through 'WhatsApp', were our bitter political opponents as their family members were active members or ticket holders of the PTI [Pakistan ...
Former South Korean presidential hopeful indicted for rape
A former South Korean presidential contender was indicted today on charges of raping his aide multiple times in the highest-profile case of the country's growing #MeToo movement. Ahn Hee-jung -- who was widely seen as a strong contender to replace President Moon Jae-in when his term ends in 2022 -- was formally charged with rape and sexual harassment by abuse of power, a spokesman at the Seoul Western District Prosecutors' Office said. The spokesman said Ahn's first hearing is expected next month. Prosecutors opened an investigation into Ahn after his aide said in a television interview that he had raped her four times since she was hired last June. Fighting back tears, Kim Ji-eun, who was Ahn's personal assistant before becoming an aide in civil affairs, said last month that she had been unable to reject her boss in the rigid hierarchy of her office. The 54-year-old politician has since stepped down from his post as the governor of South Chungcheong province and issued a formal ...
Kathua rape case: JKNPP demands CBI inquiry
The members of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) on Wednesday staged a protest here, demanding a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)-led inquiry in the Kathua rape case.The protestors also demanded deportation of Rohingyas from Jammu.The eight-year-old girl was allegedly abducted, drugged, raped, tortured and killed in January.The victim belonged to a nomadic Muslim tribe in Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir. After being missing for a week, her body was found on January 17.Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir Police filed an FIR against lawyers who tried to prevent Crime Branch officers from filing a charge sheet in a court on Monday in connection with the rape and murder of the minor nomad girl in Kathua.The lawyers of Jammu Bar Association are observing a bandh with similar demands. They raised slogans against Rohingyas settled in the area and urged Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to take back her order on tribal issue.
Unnao rape: SIT to send report by today evening
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Lucknow Police reached Unnao on Wednesday, to investigate the custodial death of the father of the woman, who was allegedly raped by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and his accomplices.Additional Director General (ADG) of Lucknow zone Rajeev Krishna told reporters that a report will be sent to the administration by evening, "We have come here to investigate, and by this evening, I will send the interim report to the DGP and the state government."He also assured that all angles of the case would be investigated.On questions of whether there was any political pressure on the investigative team, Krishna said, "There is no pressure on the SIT. It is working independently."The Police further said, "The victim's family will be provided full security. They have a relative in Delhi, now it is their decision if they want to live here in Unnao or in Delhi."On Sunday, the woman, along with her family members, tried to commit suicide in front of Uttar ...
Allahabad HC takes suo-moto cognizance of Unnao rape case
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday took suo-moto cognizance of an incident of rape followed by the death of victim's father in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district.The court directed the matter to be heard on April 12 and appointed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the case.The father of rape victim, who leveled rape allegation against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, died in judicial custody on Monday.Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the plea filed by a lawyer in the same case seeking an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The lawyer further demanded a compensation for the family of the victim.On Sunday, the rape victim, along with her family members, tried to commit suicide in front of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's residence in Lucknow alleging that she was raped by BJP leader and his fellow accomplices.Following that the victim's father was taken into the custody on March 8. He later complained of stomach ache and vomiting after ...
Two more Rohingyas arrested in Manipur
Two more Rohingyas were arrested from the Indo-Myanmar border town of Moreh in Tengnoupal district of Manipur, the police said today. The two Rohingyas, including a woman, were arrested yesterday, Superintendent of Police, Sarangthem Ibomcha said. They were identified as Md Shobik (26) and Arofa (24). On April 7, a police team had arrested three Rohingyas, hailing from Rakhine state of Myanmar, from a locality of Moreh commercial town. Manipur shares a 398 km boundary with Myanmar.
Unnao rape victim complains of prison-like conditions in the name of security
The teenage girl from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, who was alleged raped by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar has called for a stricter punishment for the culprits.Speaking to ANI, the girl, alleging prison-like conditions in the name of security, said, "I appeal to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to provide me justice. The District Magistrate has confined me to a hotel room. The staff are not even serving me water and food and are not letting us go outside. I just want the culprit to be punished."The teen alleges that she was raped by Sengar and his brother last June.Demanding the case to be handed over to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the victim alleged that the administration has done little to ensure the security of women in the state."Yogiji had promised to make Uttar Pradesh crime-free. But, this has not happened in reality. He always makes lofty statements. Is this justice of Yogiji?" If the government doesn't support us, we will commit ...
Don't cremate body of Unnao gangrape victim's father, if not done already: HC
The Allahabad High Court today ordered that the body of the Unnao gangrape victim's father should not be cremated, if already not done so. The man had died yesterday in custody after his 18-year-old daughter had accused a BJP MLA, his brother and his aides of raping her. A bench of Chief Justice D B Bhosale and Justice Suneet Kumar passed the order taking cognisance of the gangrape case in Uttar Pradesh on a letter to the court by senior lawyer Gopal Swaroop Chaturvedi detailing the incident. "If the body has not been cremated, then it shall not be cremated," the court said. Chaturvedi also demanded fair investigation in the heinous crime and later, on the death of the victim's father. The bench also sought the state government's stand on the case while slating the matter for next hearing on April 12. It also asked the advocate general or one of the additional advocate general to remain present during the course of hearing to apprise the court about the case and action being ...
US diplomat involved in fatal road accident to face trial in Pak or home country
A senior US diplomat will have to face trial either in Pakistan or in his home country, after he was involved in a fatal road accident that killed a motorcyclist, media reports said. A fast-moving Land Cruiser, driven by Col Joseph Emanuel Hall, the defence and air attache at the US embassy, jumped the red light and hit a motorcycle carrying two men at a traffic signal near Islamabad's Daman-e-Koh area on Saturday. One of them died and the other was injured. In case the US embassy confirms that the accused has diplomatic immunity against trial in Pakistan, he could be tried in US courts, Dawn News reported. A senior police officer said a case was registered for the crime and that there is therefore no doubt that a trial will be conducted. The diplomat has immunity regarding arrest and detention, but not against trial. He said it was up to the US embassy to decide if the trial will be conducted by the local courts or those in his native country. The police have registered a case and ...
Minor raped in Bareilly village
An 11-year-old girl returning home from her school was waylaid and raped by an unidentified youth in the Meerganj police station area near here, the police said today. The police said the incident took place on Monday, when the minor girl returning home on a bicycle was accosted by the 20-year-old youth who waylaid her to a nearby sugarcane field. Bareilly Superintendent of Police (Rural) Satish Kumar said, "The youth took the girl to a sugarcane field and raped her." As the victim cried for help, the assailant fled the spot, but not before threatening her with dire consequences if she revealed the incident to anybody, Kumar said. "The girl narrated the incident to her parents after reaching home. Her father lodged a complaint, based on which a case has been registered against an unidentified person," the SP said. "The medical examination of the girl proves that she was raped. Efforts are on to nab the culprit," Kumar added.
SC to hear next week plea for CBI probe into Unnao gangrape
The Supreme Court will hear next week here a plea for CBI probe into the Unnao gangrape case allegedly involving a BJP lawmaker from Uttar Pradesh. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said it would hear the plea which has also alleged that the rape victim's father was tortured and killed in the police custody at the behest of the "ruling party" in the state. The petition, filed by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma, sought the court's direction to the CBI to probe the alleged kidnapping and rape of a minor girl in July last year "by the BJP MLA and his companion and custodial death of her father via torture" on April 9. Alleging that the complaint had not mentioned the name of the legislator "under political pressure" and that the state police would not carry out a "fair investigation under compulsion", it said the matter should be handed over to the CBI for an independent investigation. Referring to the victim's statement, the petition also
SC rejects PIL to frame rules to regulate composition of benches
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a PIL seeking the framing of rules to regulate the composition of benches, including constitution benches, and the allocation of work.
One arrested in encounter between cow smugglers and police
One cow smuggler was arrested in an encounter between Kithore Police and the smugglers, in Laliyana village of Meerut, on Wednesday.Police seized a pistol, dagger, hammer, a pair of scales and beef from the accused.The smuggler identified as Jakir was injured and later arrested in the encounter that took place in the early morning hours. He was shifted to a local hospital for treatment.The accused has more than eight cases against him.
CJI is first among equals, will decide allocation of cases: SC
The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the "first among equals" and has the constitutional authority to decide allocation of cases and setting up of benches to hear them, the Supreme Court ruled today. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud dismissed a PIL seeking framing of guidelines for rational and transparent allocation of cases and constitution of benches to hear them. Justice Chandrachud, writing the judgment for the bench, referred to constitutional schemes and said "the Chief Justice of India is first among equals and has the authority to decide allocation of cases and setting up of benches". Since the CJI is a high constitutional functionary, there cannot be "any distrust about the responsibilities he discharges" to ensure that the Supreme Court to carries out the work required under the Constitution, the order stated. The PIL was filed in the backdrop of the January 12 press conference held by senior-most apex court judges .