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Prosecutors demand 16 years prison for Indonesian politician
Prosecutors are demanding 16 years in prison for a senior Indonesian politician accused of playing a key role in the theft by officials of $170 million of public money. At a sentencing demand hearing on Thursday, prosecutors also called for fines and seizure of Setya Novanto's assets if he fails to return $7.4 million he allegedly received as part of the corruption conspiracy. Anti-corruption police allege Novanto was among about 80 people, mostly officials and legislators, who used the introduction of a $440 million electronic identity card system in 2011 and 2012 to steal more than a third of the funds. Novanto, the former speaker of Indonesia's parliament and senior member of the Golkar party, denies any wrongdoing.
Vietnam jails ex-Politburo member over oil giant's losses
A Vietnamese court has sentenced a former Communist Party Politburo member to 18 years in prison after finding him guilty of mismanagement at a state oil giant that cost millions of dollars. The former chairman of PetroVietnam, Dinh La Thang, had already been sentenced to 13 years in prison in January on other charges. The Hanoi court convicted Thang of deliberately violating economic management regulations by investing $35 million in Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank without approval from the board of directors. The investment was lost when the bank was acquired by a state bank at no cost. Six other defendants received from 15 months of probation to 23 years in jail. PetroVietnam and the banking sector have been at the center of an unprecedented crackdown on corruption.
DND flyway mishap: Court acquits driver, blames victim
A Delhi court has set aside the jail term of a man convicted of rash driving and killing a person on the DND flyway here, while blaming the victim for negligently crossing the busy road, which is a pedestrian-free zone. Additional Sessions Judge S K Gupta acquitted the man, who was driving a Scorpio car on the Delhi-Noida-Delhi expressway at high speed in 2014 and hit a pedestrian while he was crossing the road after using a public toilet there. "The DND Road is a busy road which connects Delhi to Noida. The deceased was crossing the road. The DND flyover is a pedestrian-free zone. "The deceased himself was negligent while crossing the road. The criminality is not to be presumed merely on the basis of accident. There is high movement of the traffic on DND road. The deceased has crossed the road without taking care of the traffic on the road. In such circumstances, it is not possible to save the accident even if the vehicle is at low speed. The appellant (accused) cannot be said to be .
Youth held for Facebook comments on Tripura CM
A youth has been arrested for "misusing" a picture of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in his Facebook profile and posting offensive comments, Tripura Police said here on Thursday.
Can't delete father's name from child's birth record: BMC tells HC
The city civic body has told the Bombay High Court that it has no powers to delete a birth or death-related entry from its records, while responding to a single mother's plea seeking a birth certificate for her child without the father's name. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's birth registration department filed an affidavit in the court yesterday, stating that it did not have the authority to issue a birth certificate in the present case, without the name of the child's biological father. The BMC was responding to a previous direction of a bench of Justices A S Oka and R I Chagla, hearing the plea of a 31-year-old woman from Nallasopara town in neighbouring Palghar district. In her plea, the woman claimed that she was unmarried and that she gave birth to a girl through the test tube method in August 2016. She claimed that since the identity of the donor in her case was kept secret by the medical authorities, there was no way for her to have given the BMC the name of her ...
Draw a list of IPS officers facing criminal charges: CIC to MHA
The Central Information Commission has directed the Home Ministry to draw a list of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers facing criminal charges. The order of Information Commissioner Yashovardhan Azad came on the plea of activist Nutan Thakur who had demanded from the ministry the details of criminal cases registered against different IPS officers across the country. In its response, the police wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said the files in connection with registration of criminal cases against IPS officers are not maintained by the Police-I Division Ministry. The PIO said since Police Division, MHA does not record such details of criminal cases registered against IPS officers, the query was transferred to National Crime Record Bureau. Upon a query by the Commission as regards the reasons for transfer of RTI application, the PIO pleads ignorance, Azad pointed out. Azad noted that the RTI application was transferred without the application of mind. "NCRB is a bulk ...
Body found near Gurugram temple
A man's body was found in a garbage dump near a temple here on Thursday, police said.
Body of infant child found in Pachin river
: A body of an infant girl child was found floating in Pachin river at Borpani in Naharlagun, police said. Naharlagun Police station Investigation Officer Sushant Jha said that as per information from locals, the body was spotted at around 2.30 PM yesterday. The body was fished out and it was found to be 4-5 days old, he said. Jha said that investigation revealed that there was no such institutional delivery in the Naharlagun township and if the parents hailed from the town, it was possible that the delivery might have been done at home as the umbilical cord was found hanging from the body. The body has been kept at R K Mission Hospital morgue for the next 72 hours for identification after which post mortem would be done. The DNA would be preserved, Jha added.
Man held for operating fake branch of private bank
One person allegedly operating a fake branch of a private bank was arrested in Mulayam Nagar locality here, police said today. Superintendent of Police SP Ganguly said that following reports about a fake branch of Karnataka Bank Ltd, bank officials from Varanasi and Delhi came here yesterday and on the basis of their report, Vinod Kumar Kamble was arrested. Over Rs 1.37 lakh cash, three computers, a laptop, two mobile phones, a printer, some bank passbooks, pay-in and deposit slips and other items were recovered from him, the SP said. A case has been registered in this connection at Ballia Kotwali and investigations are on, the SP added.
SC/ST Act: Govt to file review next week
The government is set to file a review petition before the Supreme Court next week challenging its order banning automatic arrest and registration of cases for alleged harassment of SCs and STs. Top law officers are constantly brainstorming with officials of the ministry of Social Justice to prepare a credible review plea, highly-placed sources in the government said. "The review will be filed by Wednesday (next) as by then the grounds for the review will be ready," a senior functionary said. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today that the government has taken note of the Supreme Court judgement about laying down new norms about the SC/ST Act. "I have already instructed my ministry to consider the desirability of filing a review. Appropriate follow up actions are being taken," he said. The top court had recently banned automatic arrests and registration of criminal cases under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, 1989. The law protects the .
Ex-pilot moves NCLT to initiate insolvency proceedings against AI
A former Air India pilot has dragged the national carrier to the National Complany Law Tribunal (NCLT) seeking initiation of insolvency proceedings against it, saying the airline has been unable to clear his dues. Captain Subodh Kumar, who served Air India (AI) for 28 years, has sought the settlement of his claims of Rs 67.84 lakh from the airline, alleging there were discrepancies in the payment of his salary and allowances between 2012 and 2016. Seeking initiation of insolvency proceedings against AI, Kumar alleged that the airline had deducted substantial amount of salary, allowances and benefits payable to him and also failed to pay him the salary for January, 2016. "In view of the foregoing, it is apparent that the corporate debtor company (AI) is commercial insolvent and is unable to pay its debts. The corporate debtor is not economically viable and poses a threat to commercial morality. "In such circumstances, it is prayed that the court may be pleased to permit the applicant ..
Pak approves extradition treaties with China, Saudi Arabia
Pakistan's federal cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday approved the signing of extradition treaties with China and Saudi Arabia for the smooth transfer of convicted and sentenced individuals.According to official sources, the treaties with the two countries will cover serious crimes such as terrorism, treason, human trafficking among others, in addition to less heinous crimes such as smuggling of goods, financial embezzlement, fraudulent practices and so on, The Express Tribune reported.Following the approval of extradition treaties, inputs of law, defence, and foreign ministries were to be included during the signing of the treaties between China and Saudi Arabia, as per the sources."In the past, there have been moves to sign extradition treaties with countries like Britain, Saudi Arabia, and China, but the moves have never been materialised due to complexities and hitches surrounding such measures," officials said.If the complexities are addressed and
Manoj Gorkela appointed Uttarakhand DAG
Supreme Court Lawyer Manoj Gorkela has been appointed as the new Deputy Advocate General (DAG) of Uttarakhand by the state government.Gorkela replaced former law officer of the state, Mukesh Kumar Giri.Confirming his appointment Gorkela told ANI "As the DAG, I will now argue, all the cases of Uttarakhand state that are pending before the Apex Court. I will in my constant endeavor continuously work and argue for the progress of the state of Uttarakhand".Gorkela, who is Vice-Chairman of Lawyer of the World Association, has had a distinguished career as a lawyer. He served as the Standing Counsel for the Government of India from 2005-2011.
Two more nabbed in case of pregnant woman's killing in Thane
The police has nabbed two more persons, including a juvenile, in connection with the killing of a 25-year-old pregnant woman and disposing of the body earlier this month, an official said today. The woman's husband, Kalpesh Thackeray (30), was earlier arrested for allegedly strangulating her to death while his two friends held her hands and legs at his residence in Ambadi village here on the night of March 9. Later, the trio took Mahi's body in a four-wheeler and buried it in a nearby forest, the police official said. The husband lodged a complaint with the police on March 12, claiming that his wife was missing from the house since March 10. However, acting on inputs provided by some locals, the police detained the husband. The official said that during questioning, Thackeray had confessed that he killed his wife and dumped the body. Later, the police exhumed the decomposed body on March 20 and sent it to the J J Hospital in neighbouring Mumbai for post-mortem. The police
Three arrested for killing class mate
Three students have been arrested for allegedly killing one of their class mates and throwing his body in Ganga canal at Jansath town near here, the police said today. The body of Class X student Sameer was recovered from the Ganga canal yesterday and following a preliminary probe ibnto his killing, the victim's class mates Shubham, Bharat and Faiz were arrested for their alleged role in the killing. Circle Inspector S K S Pratap said the police recovered the body of Sameer, reported missing, and was sent for the postmortem examination. The complaint lodged with the police by the victim's family had alleged that Sameer had gone with his three class mates, who had killed him thrown his body into the Ganga canal. Meanwhile, a mob, irate over the killing blocked a main road here following which extra police personnel were deployed to evict them. The police have beefed up the security in the area following tension over the killing.
SC/ST act: Ravi Shankar Prasad confirms filing review petition
Union Minister of Law Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday confirmed that his ministry will file a review petition on the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 (SC/ST Act) in the Supreme Court.Interacting with media, Prasad said they have taken note of the directives of the Supreme Court and will soon do the needful."The government has taken note of judgment of the Supreme Court about laying doing new norms as per SC/ST operation is concerned. I have already instructed the Ministry of Law over the desirability of filling a review and appropriate follow-up action," Prasad said.His confirmation came hours after; the report regarding the same had emerged.The opposition has been pressing the Centre to file a review petition against the recent top court ruling that diluted the provisions for immediate arrest under the SC/ST Act.On March 20, the apex court, in a bid to check misuse of the SC/ST Act, ruled that preliminary enquiry in a case under the ...
Bihar Minister assures Arijit's arrest in communal violence case
Janata Dal (United) (JDU) MLA Shyam Rajak on Thursday assured that Union Minister Ashwini Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat, who is accused of inciting communal clashes in Bihar's Bhagalpur will be arrested soon."It's not like that the police are not doing their work. The culprits will be nabbed; they would not be spared for their act," Rajak said.Bihar police earlier on Sunday issued an arrest warrant against Shashwat for allegedly inciting communal clashes that broke out in Bhagalpur, on March 17.The incident took place during a procession that was carried out by workers from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), RSS and Bajrang Dal, and was led by Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat.An FIR was also registered against Shashwat for allegedly inciting communal clash.Shashwat moved an anticipatory bail application on March 26 against the arrest warrant issued against him.
ED attaches IAS officer's properties worth 2.51 crore
The Enforcement Directorate has seized properties worth over Rs 2 crore of a senior IAS officer of Bihar cadre, who had been charged with amassing huge wealth during his tenure as the district magistrate of Munger and the commissioner of Patna Municipal Corporation. He is presently posted as director of employment and training with the state labour department. "The agency has attached assets worth Rs 2.51 crore of K Senthil Kumar, 1996 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre," a release issued by the ED yesterday said, adding that the Vigilance Investigation Bureau, Patna, had, in the past, filed a charge sheet against the bureaucrat for money laundering. Kumar had been accused of "causing huge loss to the exchequer" by illegally approving maps for builders, awarding contracts to favoured firms and inadequate collection of holding tax from prominent hotels of Patna, it said. "During investigation it was found that K Senthil Kumar had amassed huge wealth by corrupt means during ..
Thai court sentences 6 to death for massacre of family
A court in southern Thailand has sentenced six men to death for carrying out the execution-style killings of eight members of one family, including three children, in a conflict over an unpaid loan. The Krabi provincial court yesterday found them guilty of conspiracy to murder and related charges for the killings during a home invasion last July. Several defendants pleaded guilty to some charges, which would normally result in a reduction of their sentence, but the court said it did not commute the sentences because the crime was "deeply upsetting and causing public fear." Although Thai courts dispense death sentences for various crimes, executions are rarely carried out, the last one being about 10 years ago.
2-yr RI to Bangladeshi living in India without valid passport
A Palghar court has sentenced a 54-year-old Bangladeshi national to two years rigorous imprisonment for staying here without a valid passport. Additional Sessions Judge J R Mulani, of the court at Dahanu, also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the accused - Babu Razak Mandal - who was serving as a priest at a temple in the district. Additional Public Prosecutor Manisha Parmar told the court that following a complaint by a local resident about Mandal staying in the country without valid documents, the Dahanu police had arrested him in September 2013. The accused was tried under Indian Penal Code sections pertaining to cheating, forgery, using as genuine a forged document, and relevant provisions of the Passport Act and the Foreigners Act. The judge pronounced the punishment yesterday, observing that the prosecution proved the charges against the accused beyond reasonable doubt.