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Delay in lodging rape complaint doesn't mean victim is lying: Bombay HC
Reluctance to report a sexual assault to police immediately does not mean the victim is lying, as Indian women would rarely make such false allegations, the Bombay High Court has said, upholding the conviction of four men for gang-rape. Justice A M Badar earlier this week dismissed the appeals of Dattatraya Korde, Ganesh Pardeshi, Pintu Khoskar and Ganesh Zole, who had challenged a sessions court order of April 2013 sentencing them to 10 years in jail for gang-rape. They were convicted of gang-raping a woman and thrashing her male friend on March 15, 2012 when the two were returning from Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district. The convicts claimed that they were framed up as they had seen the victim and her friend in a compromising position and threatened to take them to police for indecent behaviour. The appeals sought to highlight that while the woman claimed that the incident took place on March 15, she lodged the complaint two days later. Medical examination had ruled out a rape since ..
Bharat Bandh: Muzaffarnagar BSP president held for inciting violence
Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) district president of Muzaffarnagar Kamal Gautam has been arrested for allegedly inciting violence during Bharat Bandh called by various Dalit organisations against the alleged dilution of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by the Supreme Court.The Uttar Pradesh Police registered more than a dozen cases against him.Gautam, who was arrested on Friday night, was later sent to judicial custody till April 20 by the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate.He was arrested for allegedly inciting a mob of protestors who turned violent and damaged properties. He was also accused of violating the Section 144.Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anant Dev said, "As per proof, he provided liquor to party workers and thousands of them, in an inebriated condition, were incited to forcefully shut shops, create a ruckus."Protests across the country turned violent on April 2 after protestors resorted to stone pelting, damaging ...
Case against Dalit leader Jignesh Mewani for remarks on Modi
A case has been registered against Dalit leader and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mewani for allegedly making provocative remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event in Chitradurga, about 200 kms from here, police said. The case was filed based on a complaint from a designated 'flying squad officer' on election duty of Chitradurga Assembly Constituency, T Jayanth. In his complaint, Jayanth alleged that Mewani had made the remarks against Modi, while addressing a gathering at an event in Chitradurga last evening. Cases were registered under IPC sections 153, 188 117 and 34, police said yesterday. "The role of youth is important today. When Modi Ji arrives at Bengaluru on April 15 to address a public gathering you mingle with the crowd, throw the chairs in the air and disturb his meeting," Mewani was allegedly quoted as saying. The FIR against Mewani was registered on charges of 'inciting people to foment disturbance' when Modi addresses a public rally in the city, ...
Haryana cop arrested for sexually harassing national-level karate player
A Haryana traffic police constable has been arrested and placed under suspension for allegedly sexually harassing a national-level woman karate player in a shared auto-rickshaw in Rohtak, police said today. The 21-year-old player in a complaint yesterday alleged that the policeman harassed her when she boarded the auto-rickshaw to go home after her karate class on Thursday evening, they said. The constable, who was in uniform, sat next to her in the vehicle and started harassing her. Later, he said that he wanted to befriend her and asked for her mobile number, she alleged. The complainant alleged that she refused to talk to him, but he persisted and started touching her. She then she hit him in self-defence and asked the auto-driver to take the vehicle to the women police station. The player also alleged that the senior woman police personnel there did not help her but instead said that she would rebuke the constable. However, after the matter came to the notice of Rohtak SP Pankaj ..
Order on Salman's bail plea to be pronounced after lunch
The hearing on actor Salman Khan's application for bail and suspension of sentence in the 1998 black buck poaching case has been completed and the order will be pronounced after lunch. District and Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi heard the arguments of prosecution and defence which lasted for about an hour, defence counsel Mahesh Bora said. Khan's sisters - Alvira and Arpita - were present during the hearing. In a late night development, Joshi was transferred to Sirohi as part of a reshuffle. The actor was on Thursday convicted by a trial court and sentenced to five years in prison for killing two black bucks during the shooting of "Hum Saath Saath Hain" here. The sessions court had yesterday reserved its decision on Bollywood superstar's bail plea for today and called for the records of the case from the trial court.
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Man arrested for stealing cash from temple donation box
Thane Police today arrested a 23-year-old man from Kongaon in Bhiwandi tehsil of the district for allegedly breaking into a temple and stealing cash from the donation box. Senior inspector M V Sawant of the Kongaon police station said the accused broke into Sri Khatushyam Baba temple at Tadali-Kamathghar in the early hours yesterday and stole Rs 3 lakh from the cash box. The crime came to light later in the day. CCTV footage showed the break-in. The accused is a local man, police said, without revealing his name.
Hearing resumes in Jodhpur court on Salman's bail plea
The suspense on superstar Salman Khan's bail plea after the transfer of District and Sessions Court Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi came to an end when Joshi resumed the hearing in the case on Saturday morning.
Hijab-clad Muslim woman stabbed in US
A 31-year-old Hijab-wearing nurse in the US was stabbed in a roadside attack by a man reportedly motivated by anti-Muslim hate, police said. A reward of USD 5,000 has been announced for information leading to the arrest of the attacker. The victim, who is white and wears a Hijab, said that she was driving home early Thursday morning from her job as a nurse when her car was almost sideswiped by a red vehicle in northwest Harris county, according to the Houston chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Houston). She got out of her vehicle to check for damage when the car made a U-turn and pulled up behind her, it said. The driver got out of the vehicle and began screaming obscenities and racial and religious slurs at the woman. She tried to get back into her vehicle through the passenger side, but the door was locked, the organisation said. The attacker then waved a knife in her face, hitting her with the knife handle on her shoulder and arms. Eventually, he stabbed the
Woman arrested for 'selling' her child
Goa police have arrested a 32-year-old woman for allegedly selling her 11-month-old son for Rs two lakh. Shaila Patil, the mother of the child, alleged buyer Amar Morje (32) and Patil's friends Yogesh Gosawi (42) and Anant Damaji (34) who allegedly helped her strike the deal were arrested yesterday after her husband lodged a complaint. Inspector Harish Madkaikar of Ponda police station, who is investigating the case, said Patil allegedly sold the child keeping her husband in the dark as she needed money. All the accused live in Pernem tehsil. Shaila Patil is originally from Pune. She asked her friends Gosawi and Damaji to help her sell her baby son, saying she badly needed Rs two lakh. Gosawi and Damaji contacted Morje, who is married but childless and was allegedly willing to buy a baby. The child was handed over to Morje on March 23, the police officer said. Patil's husband was away at the time. He found out what had happened on his return, and approached police, ...
Judge hearing Salman Khan's bail plea transferred
A district and sessions judge, who was supposed to pronounce order on Salman Khan's application for bail and suspension of sentence in 1998 black buck poaching case, has been transferred as part of a reshuffle. In a late night development, which may add to the vows of the Bollywood actor, serving a jail sentence in Jodhpur for killing two black bucks, Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi, has been transferred to Sirohi, as per an order of the Rajasthan High Court. Chandra Kumar Songara will be replacing him in Jodhpur's sessions court. Joshi is among 134 judges transferred by the Registrar General of the High Court. The actor, who was on Thursday convicted by a trial court and sentenced to five years in prison in the blackbuck poaching case, has spent two nights in the Jodhpur Central Jail so far. The sessions court yesterday reserved its decision on Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's bail plea for tomorrow and had called for the records of the case from the trial court. The district ...
Salman doesn't deserve this: Shatrughan Sinha
As Bollywood superstar Salman Khan spent his first (sleepless) night in a prison in Jodhpur, back home his friends, relatives and well-wishers continued to pour into his residence at Galaxy Apartments in Bandra here.
Judge hearing Salman's bail plea transferred
A District and Sessions Court Judge who had reserved the bail plea hearing in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case against Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been transferred, according to the Rajasthan High Court website.
Man involved in 16 criminal cases arrested
A 34-year-old wanted man was injured and arrested after an exchange of fire with police near Khandadeuli in Ganjam district, the police said. Acting on a tip off, a police team of Rambha and Khallikote launched an operation to nab Santosh Behera who tried to escape by firing at the police. In retaliation, they fired at him yesterday. Behera (34), allegedly involved in at least 16 criminal cases, including murder, was injured in the encounter and arrested. He was admitted to the MKCG Medical College and Hospital here as he received bullet injuries in both of his legs, Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Chhatrapur Ramesh Chandra Sethi said. A 9-mm pistol, some live ammunition, a mobile phone and a motor-cycle were seized by the police from his possession, he said adding no police personnel was hurt in the exchange of fire. His accomplice, however, managed to escape, police said. The police said the accused was absconding since 2015. The SDPO said "we are also verifying his ...
Ex-Brazil President ignores deadline to surrender
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has ignored a deadline to surrender to the Federal Police and begin serving a 12-year prison sentence for corruption, the media reported.
Telangana: 15-year-old dies after consuming food at Madrasa
A girl died on Friday after allegedly consuming food at Madrasa in Telangana's Nizamabad city.The deceased Sumaiya was studying in Jamia Safia Madrasa located in Mallepally.13 other students also fell ill after consuming the food at the Madrasa and are undergoing treatment at a hospital.According to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), North Division, "The 15-year-old girl complained of vomiting and motions following which she was immediately shifted to the local hospital but the doctors declared her brought dead"."Later in the day, 13 more girls complained of the same and were shifted to Nizamabad Government Hospital. All the 13 minor girls are currently stable and undergoing treatment," ACP added.A case has been registered and further probe is on in the matter.
CBI arrests enforcement officer for accepting bribe
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested an enforcement officer of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Organisation for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 40,000 in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru city.The accused allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs. 40,000 from a person in order to settle the matter of late payment of EPF contribution.Following a complaint, the CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red handed.Searches were conducted at the residential and office premises of the accused which led to recovery of incriminating documents.A case has been registered under section 7 and 13(2) r/w 13(1)(d) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) Act, 1988.The accused was produced before the Designated Court at Visakhapatnam and remanded to Judicial Custody.
Brazil's Lula negotiates after arrest deadline passes
Ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil's polarizing election frontrunner and leftist icon, was negotiating his surrender after dramatically skipping a first deadline today to start his 12-year prison sentence for corruption. Holed up with thousands of cheering supporters in the metalworkers' union building in his hometown of Sao Bernardo do Campo, near Sao Paulo, the 72-year-old let the 5:00 pm (2000 GMT) deadline pass without public comment. This raised the temperature in the standoff between the leftist former two-term president and Judge Sergio Moro, who heads the mammoth "Car Wash" anti-graft probe and who ordered Lula's imprisonment. Given that Lula was effectively surrounded by a human shield, it was clear that a forcible arrest attempt would trigger violence. But authorities took pains to reduce tensions, downplaying Lula's defiance and stressing that he was not considered a fugitive -- something that would trigger a preventative arrest warrant. "Lula did not comply ...
Indrani Mukerjea admitted in Mumbai hospital
Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in daughter Sheena Bora's murder and former head of INX media, was admitted to the JJ Hospital in Byculla late on Friday.According to media reports, doctor said that she was rushed to the emergency ward in a delirious condition.Indrani, is currently lodged in Mumbai's Byculla jail on the charges of murder of her daughter Sheena.Sheena was abducted and murdered in 2012, allegedly by her mother Indrani, Indrani's ex husband Sanjeev Khanna, driver Shyamvar Rai in conspiracy with Peter Mukerjea.
Lula supporters block highways across Brazil
Supporters of former Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reacted to the news that he will be jailed by blocking off highways in at least 13 of Brazil's 27 states.