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Trial in case of British woman killed in Goa to begin tomorrow
The trial in the killing of British national Danielle MacLaughling will commence in South Goa district court tomorrow beginning with the examination of a witness who had first seen the deceased's body. The 28-year-old British woman was found dead on an isolated stretch between Agonda and Canacona beaches in South Goa on March 14, 2017. The British national, of Irish origin, was holidaying in Goa when she was killed. Vikat Bhagat (23), who police claimed had previous cases against him, was arrested for the crime under relevant sections of the IPC relating to murder, rape, theft and destruction of evidence. Bhagat, who was chargesheeted in June, 2017, is currently imprisoned at Colvale Correction Facility in North Goa, police said. "The trial in the case would begin tomorrow before South Goa District Judge Sayonara Telles," said advocate Vikram Varma, who will be assisting the Assistant Public Prosecutor D J Costa in the case. Varma represents the deceaseds mother, Andrea
HC refrains from staying Dikshit's ex-aide's defamation complaint against Kejriwal
The Delhi High Court today refrained from ordering an interim stay on trial proceedings in a criminal defamation case filed against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal by a former aide of Congress leader Sheila Dikshit. Justice A K Pathak refused to pass any interim stay order in view of a Supreme Court direction that such matters needed to be decided within a year. The court, however, issued notices to the state and the complainant Pawan Khera, seeking their stands on Kejriwal's plea that the complaint was not maintainable as the person affected has not approached the trial court. The complainant had filed the defamation case over Kejriwal's alleged remarks against Dikshit during power tariff hike protests in October 2012. Khera had said that the AAP leader had used objectionable language against the erstwhile Chief Minister Dikshit in a television show. Appearing for Kejriwal, senior advocate Sudhir Nandrajog contended that the complaint was ex-facie illegal and sought a stay on the trial ...
Salman Khan convicted in blackbuck hunting case
Actor Salman Khan was found guilty on Thursday in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case while the other four accused stars -- Sonali Bendre, Saif Ali Khan, Tabu and Neelam -- were acquitted of all charges.
Malaysian prosecutors rest case in Kim Jong Nam murder trial
Malaysian prosecutors wrapped up their case Thursday against two Southeast Asian women accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader in a brazen attack at an international airport. Prosecutors told the High Court that they were resting their case against Indonesia's Siti Aisyah, 25, and Vietnam's Doan Thi Huong, 29, after questioning 34 witnesses over six months. The judge said closing arguments in the trial, which could send the women to the gallows if found guilty, will begin on June 27. Aisyah and Huang are accused of smearing VX nerve agent on Kim Jong Nam's face in a crowded airport terminal in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 13, 2017. The women have pleaded not guilty, saying they thought they were taking part in a harmless prank for a hidden-camera show. The two are the only suspects in custody, though prosecutors say four North Koreans who fled the country were also involved. After the closing arguments, the judge will decide whether there is a case against the ...
Blackbuck poaching case: Salman convicted, others acquitted
A Jodhpur court on Thursday convicted Bollywood actor Salman Khan in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, while others - Tabu, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Neelam - were acquitted.The quantum of sentence would be announced shortly.Here is the timeline of the 20-year-old case:In October 1998, total three cases in connection with poaching and one under the Arms Act were registered against Salman. The 52-year-old actor allegedly shot two blackbucks in Bhagoda ki Dhani in Kankani village near Jodhpur during the shooting of 'Hum Saath Saath Hain'.Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam were also present in the vehicle Salman allegedly used for hunting the endangered species protected under Schedule 1 of the Indian Wildlife Act.Salman was charged under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act and others under Section 51 read with Section 149 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code.The 'Dabangg' actor was in February 2006 convicted in the blackbuck hunting case, slapped a fine ...
Salman found guilty in blackbuck poaching case, 5 acquitted
A Jodhpur court today convicted Bollywood actor Salman Khan in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case but acquitted his colleagues Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali Bendre, a prosecution lawyer said. Salman has been held guilty of killing two blackbucks in Kankani village near Jodhpur in October 1998 during the shooting of the film "Hum Saath Saath Hain". A fifth person, Dushyant Singh, a local from the area, has also been acquitted, said Mahipal Bishnoi, the prosecution counsel. Final arguments of the case were completed in the trial court on March 28, after which Chief Judicial Magistrate Dev Kumar Khatri had reserved his judgment. Salman was facing charges under Section 9/51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act. All the actors were in a Gypsy car on the night of October 1, 1998 that night, with Salman Khan in the driving seat. He spotted a herd of blackbucks and killed two of them, the lawyer said.
Brazil's ex- president faces jail
Quashing his bid to return to power, Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the country's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be imprisoned while he appeals his corruption conviction.Chief Justice Carmen Lúcia Antunes Rocha cast the deciding vote, reported the New York Times.He is facing 12 years in jail on charges of accepting a bribe but had asked to remain free during his appeal.Maintaining his innocence, Lula has said that the charges are politically motivated to prevent him running for president again.Silva's Workers' Party, in a statement posted on Twitter, wrote, " No matter how many roses the mighty kill, they will never manage to stop spring."Da Silva, who is known commonly as Lula, was convicted of corruption and money laundering last July and was and sentenced to almost 10 years of imprisonment.However, in January, an appeals court unanimously increased the sentence to 12 years, the report said.Lula served as president from 2003 to 2011.
BJP worker slaps radiologist in hospital
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker has slapped a radiologist at district hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi for allegedly demanding Rs 15,000 and threatening to give a patient false report.Meanwhile, other workers of the party also came and had beaten up the radiologist Indra Singh and the pharmacist present there.BJP district president Krishna Shashtri, former party district president Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, BJP's candidate from Hardoi Raja Baksh Singh along with other workers gathered in the radiologist's cabin and threatened him.#WATCH BJP worker slapped a radiologist at district hospital in Hardoi for allegedly demanding Rs 15,000 & threatening to give a patient false report. Police says, 'we are yet to receive a complaint.' pic.twitter.com/QLfo3wOaCo— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 5, 2018Police said that they are yet to receive a complaint.
SC to hear BJP plea seeking forces for Bengal panchayat polls
The Supreme Court said on Thursday that it will hear a BJP plea seeking the deployment of Central Paramilitary Forces in West Bengal for the panchayat elections alleging that its candidates were being beaten up and not allowed to file their nominations.
WB BJP leader to SC: Candidates being stopped from filing nomination for panchayat polls
A West Bengal BJP leader today moved the Supreme Court alleging that his party candidates are not being allowed to file their nomination papers for the upcoming panchayat polls in the state and sought the court's help in the matter. Taking note of the submissions of a state party unit secretary seeking the court's intervention to ensure that the BJP's nominees are allowed to file nominations which closes on April 9, a bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud promised to hear the matter tomorrow. "We will hear this tomorrow," the bench said as the BJP leader's counsel Aishwarya Bhati made her submissions. The petition also sought deployment of Central forces for a smooth conduct of panchayat polls scheduled in the month of May this year. The lawyer alleged that large scale violence has been perpetrated against the BJP activists in recent times. Bhati also referred to the recent murder of a Dalit leader in the state and accused TMC-led state ...
South Korean cryptocurrency executives detained over alleged embezzlement
SEOUL (Reuters) - Four executives from two South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges were detained on Thursday and are being questioned in connection with the alleged embezzlement of billions of won, prosecutors said.
Verdict in black buck poaching case today
The verdict in the 1998 black buck poaching case involving actors Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Neelam and Tabu is set to be pronounced by a court here today. Elaborate security arrangements have been made in and ouside the court premises ahead of the verdict. Final arguments in the case have ben completed in the trial court on March 28, after which Chief Judicial Magistrate Dev Kumar Khatri had reserved the judgment to be pronounced on April 5. All the actors have already arrived the city and will be present in court during pronouncement of the verdict. Salman Khan, 52, is facing charges under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act and the other actors have been charged under Section 51 read with Section 149 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code. Maximum punishment under Section 51 is six years. The actors are accused of hunting down two black bucks in Bhagoda ki Dhani in village Kankani near Jodhpur on the intervening night of October 1 and 2, 1998. The ...
UP youth dies while fleeing from police
A youth died on Friday after falling in a well while trying to flee from the police in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot district, officials said.
African-American killed by police in New York
An African-American was killed by New York City police officers during
Brazil's Supreme Court rejects Lula's bid to avoid prison
Brazil's Supreme Court today rejected former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's bid to delay a 12 year prison sentence for corruption in a ruling that could upend presidential elections in Latin America's biggest country. The 6-5 ruling means that Lula -- who was Brazil's most popular leader on record and is the frontrunner ahead of the October 7 polls -- could be arrested within days. The 11 judges deliberated for more than 10 hours from Wednesday into Thursday on Lula's request to avoid going to prison while he mounts fresh appeals. At 5-5, it was court president Carmen Lucia who cast the tie-breaking vote, saying that postponing serving of sentences "could lead to impunity." Broadcast live on television, the drama left Brazilians as divided as the judges themselves, and raised questions over the state of the country's democracy after the top army general appeared to urge prison for the 72-year-old founder of the leftist Workers' Party. On the right, Lula is considered the face ..
Brazil Supreme Court rejects Lula's bid to delay prison
Brazil's Supreme Court today rejected former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's bid to delay a 12 year prison sentence for corruption, a ruling that could upend presidential elections in Latin America's biggest country. The 6-5 ruling means that Lula -- who was Brazil's most popular leader on record and is the frontrunner ahead of the October 7 polls -- could be arrested within days.
New York Police fatally shoots Brooklyn man who pointed pipe at them
New York City police have said that the officers fatally shot a man who was waving a metal object at passersby in Brooklyn.The cops were responding to 911 calls, reporting a black man in a jacket pointing a "silver firearm" at people, who NYPD Chief of Patrol Terence Monahan says "took a two-handed shooting stance" and pointed at them, according to several US media reports.Four officers, three in plainclothes and one in uniform, fired 10 rounds among them, striking the man.The man was rushed to a hospital where the he was pronounced dead.However, it was then that they discovered the man had not been holding a gun, but a pipe with a knob at the end, the reports said.The shooting comes just two weeks after police fatally shot Stephon Clark in Sacramento, California, after receiving calls that someone in the neighborhood was breaking car windows.Stephon Clark, an American black man who was shot dead last week after two law enforcement officers misunderstood him as an accused of breaking .
Suspected LeT terrorists abduct civilian in Bandipora
A group of suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists barged into a house of a man in Hajin area of Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district and kidnapped him and his son.The terrorists barged into the residence of Abdul Gaffar Bhat at around 11:45 pm on Wednesday and fired a slew of gunshots at him. Later they thrashed him and abducted him along with his son Manzoor Bhat.While Abdul Gaffar managed to flee away after being fired upon and sustaining injuries, his son is still in terrorists' captive.Abdul Gaffar has been admitted to a nearby hospital where he is being treated.A case under relevant sections of law has been registered and a massive manhunt to trace the abducted person has been launched.
CISF nabs 2 for entering Delhi airport with fake tickets
In two different cases, CISF nabbed two accused for entering into terminal building of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) Airport with fake ticket.Among the two accused one is a foreigner. In both the cases, passengers used edited print of ticket to gain access into the terminal building.On April 3, the CISF duty personnel noticed a passenger roaming around in the check-in area of Terminal-III following which the passenger, identified as Honey Verma, was intercepted and inquired."During investigation, the passenger revealed that he had gained access into the terminal building by showing an edited ticket. He had come to see-off his parents who were travelling to Guangzhou. After verifying the details from concerned airline, he was taken to IGI Airport Police Station and handed over to Delhi Police for further legal action," CISF officials said.A case has been registered against the accused under section 417,447,465,471 of Indian Penal Code (IPC).In another incident, CISF
UP: 3-year-old raped, locked inside box by neighbour
In a shocking incident a three-year-old girl was allegedly raped and then locked inside a box by an 18-year-old male neighbour in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur's Tanda town.The incident took place on April 2, when the child was alone at home and her parents were away."On seeing the parents away, the accused lured the child with a chocolate and took her to his house. As the child started screaming and crying in pain the accused in fear left her and fled. The locals rushed and rescued the child," police said.The accused has been arrested and case has also been registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) 2012.