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PIL alleges inaction to prevent bonded labour; HC seeks Centre, Delhi govt reply
The Delhi High Court today sought the response of the Centre, AAP government and police on a plea alleging inaction on their part in preventing bonded labour, especially of children, and in implementation of schemes meant for rehabilitation of victims of this practice. Terming as serious the grievances raised in the PIL, a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar issued notice to the Ministry of Labour, Delhi Government, Commissioner of Police, National Human Rights Commission, Delhi State Legal Services Authority and various other authorities, asking them to reply by April 24. The court directed the police to file a report on cases of last five years in which it has lodged FIRs with regard to bonded labour, especially of child victims, and the status of each case. The Delhi government and the Centre were directed to file status reports setting out all the the available schemes regarding child labourers and their implementation. The directions from the ...
Man stabbed in UP's Amethi
A 20-year-old man was stabbed today during a clash with some persons at Thakurain Ka Purwa village under Mohanganj police station limits in Amethi district, police said. Ranjit (20), a resident of Thakurain Ka Purwa, was stabbed after a clash with three accused of the same village as the victim's, Mohanganj SHO DK Singh said, adding that he was admitted to the community health center in Tiloi for treatment. The victim is out of danger, he said. Police lodged an FIR against the three accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) . Two of the accused have been arrested and efforts are on to nab the third one, Singh said. In a separate incident, police busted a gang of bike lifters near Pitambar Pandey Ka Purwa village on Tikarmafi-Bhadar road under Sangrampur police station limits. Additional SP, BC Dubey, told PTI that seven miscreants, all of them from Amethi, were nabbed by police last night and 12 motorcycles recovered from their possession. He added that the ...
Deaths in Gorakhpur Hosp: SC grants bail to oxygen supplier
The Supreme Court today granted bail to the proprietor of a firm which supplied oxygen to a government hospital in Gorakhpur where scores of children had died last year, noting that he had spent seven months in jail for an offence which entailed maximum punishment of three years imprisonment and a charge sheet had already been filed in the case. Manish Bhandari had moved the top court against the Allahabad High Court order rejecting his bail plea. "Keeping in view the period of custody undergone by the appellant i.e. approximately seven months and also that the maximum sentence prescribed for the offence punishable under Section 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC is three years and further the fact that charge sheet has been filed, we direct that the appellant shall be enlarged on bail, subject to such terms and conditions to be imposed by the trial judge," a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said. The bench, also comprising justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud,
Three Uzbek women among five rescued from flesh trade
Goa Police today busted a prostitution racket and rescued five women, including three Uzbekistan nationals, from a lodge and arrested two men. The racket was operated from a guest house located near famous Calangute beach, said police inspector Jivba Dalvi. The arrested men, identified as Dhananjay Kumar Mohanty and Chandan Mahapatra, hailed from Odisha. Out of the five women, two hailed from Mumbai and Hyderabad. "The women were later produced before Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Mapusaand shifted to Protective Home- Merces," said the police officer. A case was registered under the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act, he said.
HC allows 13-year-old rape victim to terminate pregnancy
The Bombay High Court today permitted a minor victim of rape to terminate her 24-week pregnancy. A division bench of Justices N H Patil and Anuja Prabhudessai also sought to know from the Maharashtra government if there any circular or guidelines were issued to the police on how to handle such cases and directed it to revert after two weeks. The bench was hearing a petition filed by father of the 13-year-old victim. Under the Medical Termination of Pregnancies Act, termination of pregnancy which has crossed the 20-week gestation period is allowed with permission of high court. The HC had last week interviewed the victim and directed the state-run JJ Hospital's medical board to examine her and submit a report today. In its report, the board opined that the termination of pregnancy was advisable as its continuation would endanger the life of the girl and also have a negative psychological impact on her. After perusing the report, the bench today allowed the petition and directed the ...
Three arrested for robbing, killing woman in Maha's Nashik
Three people were arrested today from Nanded district for robbing, and in the process killing, a woman here on March 14, police said. "The three had snatched a bag containing Rs 2.70 lakh from Sheela Gaikwad when she, along with her daughter, was returning from a branch of the State Bank of India on March 14." "They have been identified as Raju Prakasham Petla (58), Shivaji Raju Petla (22) and Yakub Pavlu Guddeti (38). They are residents of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh," Nashik Police Commissioner Ravindrakumar Singhal told reporters today. He said the arrests were made from Bhavsar Chowk on Nanded-Malegaon Road by a Nashik Crime Branch team led by Inspector Ananda Wagh after getting leads that a gang from AP, called the "petla gang", was involved in this incident. "Gaikwad was riding pillion on a two-wheeler and was holding the bag containing cash. Two of the accused followed the bike and at an opportune moment snatched the bag. Gaikwad lost her balance and fell .
HC to hear plea against ex-President's book on May 24
The Delhi High Court on Monday said it will hear on May 24 a plea seeking removal of "objectionable matter" from a book authored by former President Pranab Mukherjee, which allegedly "hurts Hindu sentiments".
Journalists want action against SHO after murderous attack
Ghaziabad journalists on Monday demanded the suspension of a police officer following a murderous attack here on a journalist, Anuj Chaudhary.
Karnataka MLA skips Goa Police summons in illegal mining case
Karnataka's independent MLA Santeesh Sail on Monday did not turn up for questioning by Goa Police Crime Branch in connection with a probe into the Rs 35,000 illegal mining scam.
Court discharges AAP MLA in case of seizure of liquor
A Delhi court today discharged Aam Aadmi Party MLA Naresh Balyan in a case related to the alleged seizure of about 6,000 liquor bottles from a warehouse near his home in January 2015 during the assembly election campaign. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal granted the relief to the politician, saying there was no enough evidence to put him on trial. According to the prosecution, in a joint operation, the Election Commission (EC) and the Delhi Police officials had seized 5,964 bottles (4,473 litres) of illicit liquor from a godown allegedly owned by Balyan, in Uttam Nagar's Om Vihar area on January 31, when model code of conduct was enforced for the Delhi assembly elections. The bottles had labels "for sale in Haryana" and the police had initially registered a case against unidentified people and started a probe, it said. The prosecution said that the liquor was brought to Delhi from Haryana's Bahadurgarh.
S. Korea ex-President indicted over graft charges
Prosecutors indicted former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Monday over a string of corruption charges, including taking millions of dollars in bribes, making him the country's fourth former leader to face trial.
Man killed by London police after gun threats
A man was shot dead by the police in east London on Monday after he made threats claiming he had a gun, officials said.
Father of girl who accused BJP MLA of rape dies in police custody
A day after a girl tried to set herself on fire outside the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's residence, alleging police inaction in her gang rape by a BJP MLA, her father died in police custody on Monday.
Trial court wrongly dismissed suit against Pranab's book: HC told
The Delhi High Court was today told that a trial court had wrongly dismissed a suit seeking deletion of some references to the 1992 demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya from former President Pranab Mukherjee's 2016 book on the grounds that they had hurt Hindu sentiments. Justice Najmi Waziri heard the arguments and sought certain clarifications from the plaintiffs' counsel who said he was concerned with Mukherjee as the author of the book and not as the President of the country. The book 'Turbulent Years 1980-1996' was released when Mukherjee was the President and the suit was also filed before the trial court court during his tenure. The court today listed the matter for further hearing on May 24. Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, appearing for the plaintiffs, said he was only seeking removal of some "objectionable" portions in book on the ground that it hurt the Hindu religious sentiments. He said, being the highest functionary, Mukherjee should not have made that comment in the book ..
Cosby back on trial for sexual assault in #MeToo world
Disgraced US megastar comedian Bill Cosby returns to trial today for alleged sexual assault, a tougher legal fight the second time around and the most high-profile criminal case so far in a #MeToo world. The now frail and isolated 80-year-old could spend the rest of his life behind bars if convicted of drugging and molesting former university employee Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia home in 2004. The pioneering black entertainer's first trial ended in a hung jury on June 17, with a sequestered panel hopelessly deadlocked after six days of testimony and 52 hours of deliberations. The case forever tarnished the legacy of an actor once adored by millions as "America's Dad" for his seminal role as a lovable father and obstetrician on hit 1984-92 television series "The Cosby Show." In recent years, some 60 women have accused the Emmy winner, who today claims to be legally blind, of being a serial predator, alleging that he drugged and assaulted them over a span of 40 years. Yet three ..
Elderly couple strangulated to death in Bihar
An elderly couple was strangulated to death at their residence in Sitamarhi town of Bihar, police said today. The deceased, identified as Bharat Prasad (65) and his wife Mandavi (62), were killed yesterday night at their Bhavdepur Professor colony house, Town Police Station SHO Anil Kumar Sharma said. The killing seems to be a fallout of land dispute, Sharma said. "We are waiting for forensic team from Patna to reach here. We will be conducting post-mortem only after forensic evidence is collected by the team," he said. The police have detained Prasad's private security guard and driver for interrogation, the SHO added.
Father of woman who alleged rape by BJP MLA dies in custody; 6 cops suspended
The father of an 18-year-old woman, who had alleged rape by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brothers, died in custody here today, prompting her to put the blame on the lawmaker, who rejected the charge as a conspiracy and said the complainant belonged to "low class". The alleged victim's father, aged around 50, was rushed to a hospital from the district jail last night and died during treatment today. He was arrested on April 5 under the Arms Act, police officials said. The news of his death spread like wildfire with opposition parties slamming the BJP government even as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath promised action against the guilty. Sengar maintained the allegations against him were part of a conspiracy. "They belong to a low status family ('nimn star ke log hain')...This is a conspiracy by my opponents," Sengar told reporters. Chief Minister Adityanath sought a report on the incident and assured those found guilty will be punished. "The incident is unfortunate. ADG, ...
Adityanath condemns custodial death of rape victim's father, not to spare guilty
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday condemned the custodial death of an alleged rape victim's father and assured strict action and thorough probe into the matter.As many as six police personnel were suspended and four accused were arrested for allegedly beating up a rape victim's father.Speaking to the media, Adityanath said those at fault, whoever they might be, will not be spared."It is an unfortunate incident. Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Lucknow has been asked to probe the matter thoroughly. Those at fault, whoever they might be, will not be spared," he added.In the meantime, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Poilce (DGP) OP Singh said that a team has been formed which is already in Unnao to investigate the matter."Formed team in Lucknow which is already in Unnao to investigate. Accused mentioned in the FIR will be arrested. Jail authority has been told under what circumstances man (victim's father) died. Action will be taken after probe," he ...
37 convicted in fodder scam case
A special CBI court in Ranchi on Monday convicted 37 people and acquitted five in one of the cases related to the fodder scam.
UK police say man in van arrested outside Buckingham Palace
London police say a man driving a van has been arrested outside Buckingham Palace on suspicion of a public order offense. Police said roads were closed and cordons put in place outside the palace today while the suspicious vehicle was assessed. The restrictions were lifted later today morning. Police say a man in his early 30s was arrested while driving a white Ford Transit. He was not identified or charged. Buckingham Palace is the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II although she frequently spends time at her other homes. There was no indication the incident involved an extremist threat.