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Sweden reopens Assange rape case probe
Swedish prosecutors on Monday reopened investigation into the rape allegation against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, currently lodged at a high-security jail in the UK.
Two weekend over 'flashing' incidents in Mumbai
Mumbai was shocked by two sickening acts of a policeman and another person allegedly flashing their private parts before two women over the weekend, police said.
SC to hear plea on quashing cadre allocation by Delhi HC
The Centre on Monday moved a plea in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's order quashing the cadre allocation of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the 2018 batch. The apex court will hear the matter on May 17.
SC declines to reschedule polling due to Ramzan, heat wave
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking to prepone polling hours from 7 a.m. to 5 a.m. for the remaining phases of the general election.
Sweden reopens rape investigation against Julian Assange
Swedish prosecutors on Monday reopened their investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who remains in prison in London for breach of bail conditions on the charge. The 47-year-old denies the allegation and has avoided extradition to Sweden to face the charge for seven years after seeking refuge at the Ecuadorean embassy in London in 2012. He is currently being held at the high security Belmarsh prison since Ecuador withdrew asylum last month after which he was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for failure to surrender to meet his bail conditions. The Swedish authorities had originally decided to drop the rape investigation two years ago, saying they felt unable to take the case forward while Assange remained holed up inside the Ecuadorean embassy. "I have today taken the decision to reopen the prelminary investigation, Eva-Marie Persson, the Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, told reporters on Monday. A lawyer for one of the women involved in ..
SC Collegium recommends Justice DN Patel's name as next Delhi HC CJ
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice DN Patel of the Jharkhand High Court as the next Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court."Justice DN Patel is a senior puisne Judge from Gujarat High Court and at present is functioning, on transfer, in Jharkhand High Court. Having regard to all relevant factors, the Collegium is of the considered view that Justice DN Patel is suitable in all respects for being appointed as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. The Collegium resolves to recommend accordingly," the May 10 resolution of the Collegium said.The recommendation was signed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S A Bobde and N V Ramana.The post of the Delhi High Court Chief Justice will fall vacant after the retirement of Justice Rajendra Menon next month.Born in 1960, Justice Patel obtained his LLB degree in 1984 and his master's degree in 1986.After his enrollment as an advocate in 1984, he started practising in the Gujarat High Court and ...
J-K Gov condemns Bandipora rape case, directs police to ensure 'exemplary punishment'
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday expressed pain on the rape of a minor in Bandipora and directed the police to "ensure culprit gets exemplary punishment for this shameful act"."Governor Satya Pal Malik has expressed deep shock and pain over the extremely heinous incident of rape of a 3-year-old girl from Bandipora district," a press statement from the Raj Bhavan said.Malik has conducted a detailed review of the case and directed Kashmir IG of police SP Pani to ensure justice to the victim."On learning about the unfortunate incident, the Governor immediately spoke to Sh. SP Pani, IGP Kashmir, and took a detailed review of the ongoing investigations into the case. He directed the IGP to work swiftly in the case and ensure that the culprit gets exemplary punishment for this shameful act," the press note reads.The valley has been witnessing protests after the minor girl was allegedly raped in Sumbal area of Bandipora district in north Kashmir on May 9. Police have ...
2 killed in road accident in Banda
Two persons were killed after the motorcycle they were travelling on collided with a pick up van in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday evening in Attara area when the speeding pick up van rammed into the motorcycle, SHO Atarra Police Station Baljeet Singh said. While Mataprasad (50) died on the spot, his nephew Jagprasad (30) got severely injured, he said. Jagprasad later succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital, Singh said, adding the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
Preliminary medical exam of accused in 3-yr-old girl's rape shows that he is not minor
Preliminary medical examination of a youth accused of raping a three-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district has shown that he is not a juvenile, police said Monday. "We are treating the accused as a major and not as a juvenile," a senior police official told PTI. He said the preliminary medical examination of the accused, who has been arrested by the police, suggests that he is an adult. "The doctors have given an opinion that he is around 20-years-old," the official said. He said the police have also detained the principal of a school, who issued a birth certificate for the accused showing his date of birth as 23 July, 2009. "The principal is under the custody and is being questioned," the official said. He said the police are investigating the case and will take it to the logical conclusion. Meanwhile, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan has said the inquiry into the incident is being conducted on a fast-track basis and will be concluded very ...
Mamata meme: Arrested BJP activist moves Supreme Court
BJP Yuva Morcha leader Priyanka Sharma on Monday moved the Supreme Court against her arrest last week for allegedly sharing on social media a meme of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
7 drug peddlers arrested in Jammu, Reasi
Seven alleged drug peddlers have been arrested in three separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Monday. The accused were arrested from Jammu and Reasi districts, they said. A police team Sunday intercepted two persons at Waliabad area of Sidhra in Jammu city and recovered intoxicant capsules and injections from their possession, they said. During interrogation, the accused, Nawaz Sharief and Nazir Ahmed, revealed they used to purchase the contraband from one Zulfkar Hussain Ganai from Paloura in Jammu. Police then raided Ganai's house and arrested him after recovering 230 intoxicant injections, 570 used injections, 33 Syringes, 41 needles and Rs 1,30,000 in cash from his possession, officials said. A case has been registered against the three accused and further investigation is underway, they said. In Reasi's Katra, police intercepted a car and recovered heroin from the three occupants of the vehicle on Monday, officials said. Rakesh Kumar, Mintu Sharma and Munish ...
SC dismisses plea seeking rescheduling of poll timing due to Ramzan
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) refusing to advance by two hours the start of polling in view of Ramzan coinciding with the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls on May 19.A vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna said that there was no merit in the petition and the election timing would continue to remain from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.A three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had on May 2 directed the ECI to take an appropriate decision on lawyer Nizamuddin Pasha's plea for re-scheduling the start of polling to 5 a.m. from 7 a.m.However, the poll watchdog had on May 5 rejected the prayer.The lawyer had again moved the apex court seeking a direction to the poll body to reconsider his plea.
Woman 'sold', gangraped in UP; police say investigating
A woman, who was "sold" for Rs 10,000 and raped by people for whom she was forced to work as domestic help, set herself on fire after Uttar Pradesh police officials allegedly refused to register her complaint, according to the Delhi Commission for Women. The woman is now admitted to a Ghaziabad hospital with 80 per cent burn injuries. The UP police, however, disputed the allegation that senior officials turned her away and said the matter is under investigation. DCW chief Swati Maliwal wrote a letter to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, urging him to investigate the police officials in Hapur district for refusing to register the complaint of the woman. She wrote that the woman suffered intolerable abuse at the hands of UP police. Maliwal said because of the insensitive and shameful attitude of the police officials, the woman had to set herself on fire. According to the DCW chief's letter, the woman was "sold" to a man, who had taken loans from several people, in Hapur for Rs 10,000. .
Sweden to decide whether to reopen Assange rape case
Swedish prosecutors plan to say Monday whether they will reopen a rape case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a month after he was removed from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Eva-Marie Persson, Sweden's deputy director of public prosecutions, is scheduled to hold a news conference in Stockholm. If Sweden relaunches the case, that could leave Britain deciding whether to extradite him to the Scandinavian country or the United States. Swedish prosecutors filed preliminary charges against Assange after he visited the country in 2010. Seven years later, a case of alleged sexual misconduct was dropped when the statute of limitations expired. That left a rape allegation, which couldn't be pursued while Assange was living at the embassy. The statute of limitations on that case expires in August 2020.
Shooting near Florida Trump resort leaves 1 dead, 2 injured
Police are investigating a shooting near one of President Donald Trump's resorts in Florida that left one person dead and two others injured. Miami Dade Police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta said that a call came in at 1:41 p.m. on Sunday stating that shots were fired at the Trump International Beach Resort Miami in Sunny Isles Beach. Sunny Isles officers responded to the scene and found several vehicles with bullet holes. A 19-year-old woman was found inside one vehicle with a gunshot wound to the upper extremities, Zabaleta said. She was transported to a hospital and listed in stable condition. Moments later another 911 call came in reporting a male shot inside a vehicle at a shopping center across the street from the hotel. Sunny Isle officers immediately responded and discovered the man with an apparent gunshot wound to the head. The victim has been identified as 43-year-old Mohammed Jradi, Zabaleta said. It appears that a stray bullet traveled from the property of the Trump ...
AgustaWestland case: Jail authorities deny Michel's claim of losing 16kg
Tihar jail authorities on Monday told a Special CBI court that the contentions put forth by AgustaWestland "middleman" Christian Michel over a loss of 16 kilos in jail are false.In the last hearing, Special CBI judge Arvind Kumar had directed jail authorities to file a reply on the allegations levelled by Michel.The Dubai-based businessman had stated that he is being fed only boiled vegetables in jail, as a result of which he lost 16 kg.Appearing before the court today, jail authorities, however, contended that Michel has lost only 1.2 kg since he was lodged in jail.Denying the allegations that he is being fed only boiled vegetables, the jail authorities said, "Non-vegetarian food is not allowed as per jail rules. But he can buy fruits and cottage cheese from the canteen."Following this, Special CBI judge Kumar directed the jail authorities to provide him with food as per the jail manual.Tihar jail authorities also presented another accused in the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP chopper scam, ...
Man alleges water theft in scarcity-hit Maha town
A man has lodged a complaint alleging water theft at his house in scarcity-hit Nashik district of Maharashtra, police said on Monday. Vilas Ahire, a resident of Shravasti Nagar in Manmad town, claimed he stored around 500 litres of drinking water in two tanks on the terrace of his house in view of the water shortage in the area, police inspector Suresh Kumar Dhusar said quoting the complaint. When Ahire checked the tanks on Saturday, he found the stock quite less. He subsequently lodged a complaint at the Manmad police station about 300 litres of water allegedly having been stolen from the storage units, Dhusar said. A probe was underway into the complaint, he said. According to a source in the local civic body, the drinking water supply to Manmad town was irregular as the water level of Wagdardi dam located nearby had gone down considerably due to deficient rainfall last year.
2 held in Asansol railway station with Rs.1cr cash, accused claims money sent by BJP
Police arrested two persons at Asansol railway station and seized Rs 1 crore from their possession, which, one of the arrested persons claimed, was sent by the BJP.Delhi-based Laxmikant Saw, one of the arrested persons, claimed that the money was sent by the BJP to be used during the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Kolkata, police said. "We had received a secret notice on Sunday evening saying that some people are carrying cash and reaching Asansol from Delhi. Based on the information, our officials interrogated two persons, who were carrying a big blue colour bag, at Asansol railway station around 4 pm. Later, we found Rs 1 crore in cash from the bag," Asansol Police sources told ANI. The other accused has been identified as Gautam Chattopadhyay, a resident of North 24 Parganas. Earlier today, Government Railway Police officials shifted both the accused to Asansol District Hospital for a medical check-up.Eight seats of West Bengal went to polls in the sixth phase on May 12. ...
Priyanka Sharma arrest case: SC to hear plea on Tuesday
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a plea filed by BJP youth wing worker Priyanka Sharma against her arrest by West Bengal Police for sharing a morphed picture of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.A two-judge bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna stated that it will hear the bail plea on Tuesday after senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, appearing for Sharma, mentioned the matter for urgent hearing.Kaul contested that there is a complete strike in West Bengal hence there is no legal remedy available to her in the state."Will hear the bail plea of BJP youth wing worker Priyanka Sharma on Tuesday", the bench said.Sharma, the convenor of the Bharatiya Janata Party's youth wing in Howrah was arrested for sharing a morphed image of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.In the picture that Sharma had shared on May 9, Banerjee's face was superimposed on actor Priyanka Chopra's body, in the dress she wore to the 2019 Met gala.Earlier, BJP leader and minister in ...
Partial shutdown affects life in Kashmir Valley
A partial showdown against the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl affected normal life in many parts of the Kashmir Valley on Monday, police said.