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SC to hear on Tuesday BJP activist's plea against arrest for sharing morphed photo of WB CM
The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Tuesday the plea of a woman BJP activist challenging her arrest by West Bengal police for allegedly sharing a morphed photo of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media. A vacation bench, comprising justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna, on Monday took note of the plea of advocate N K Kaul, representing the activist, that the issue of her arrest be accorded urgent hearing. The bench posted the plea for hearing on Tuesday after the senior lawyer submitted that there has been a complete strike in West Bengal and it has forced the woman to challenge her arrest in the apex court. The senior lawyer said the woman activist is in judicial custody following her arrest by the police. Priyanka Sharma, a BJP Yuva Morcha leader, allegedly shared on Facebook a photo in which Banerjee's face has been photoshopped on to actor Priyanka Chopra's picture from the MET Gala event in New York. Sharma, against whom a complaint was filed at Dasnagar Police ...
Rajasthan: Woman stripped, thrashed by in-laws; walks naked to police station
A shocking incident has come to light here, wherein a woman, who was allegedly thrashed by her in-laws and clothes were torn off, walked naked to the police station to report the matter.Police said that instead of helping the woman, onlookers took photographs of her on their mobile phones.The incident was reported on Sunday in Churu district's Bidasar area. As per the police, the victim was tortured by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law after a verbal spat. They even tore off her clothes.The victim alleged that she was continuously tortured by her in-laws in the recent past in the absence of her husband. Unable to bear the torture, the woman decided to report the matter and began walking towards the police station in the pitiful state.Sujangarh ASP Sitaram Mahich said, "A woman from Churu was beaten up by her in-laws and they even tore her clothes. She came to the police station in a naked state. She is under police protection and FIR has been registered. While on her way to the ...
'D' voter dies in Assam detention camp
A 'D' (doubtful) voter has died in Assam after falling from his bed in a detention camp at Tezpur central jail, jail authorities said. The 'D' voter identified as Basudev Biswash (58) was rushed to Kanaklata Civil Hospital on Saturday where he was declared dead, the jail authorities said here Sunday. 'D' voter is a category of voters in Assam who are disenfranchised by the government on account of their alleged lack of proper citizenship credentials. According to Sonitpur Superintendent of Police Kumar Sanjit Krishnan, Biswash had been lodged in the detention camp since 2016. He was undergoing trial in a Foreigners Tribunal in Nagaon for his 'D' voter status, the SP said. Biswash was suffering from asthma and undergoing treatment for his medical condition, Krishnan said. He had earlier been taken to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital for medical care. Bishwash's body has been sent to Rupahi in neighbouring Nagaon district from where he hailed, the SP said. The 'D' ...
Sweden to announce decision on Assange rape case
Swedish prosecutors on Monday will announce whether they are reopening an inquiry into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is currently lodged at a high-security jail in the UK.
Emergency-like situation in WB: Himanta Sarma on BJP worker Priyanka's arrest
BJP leader and minister in Assam government, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has strongly condemned the arrest of BJP's youth wing worker Priyanka Sharma, stating that the current situation in the state is reminiscent of Emergency.Priyanka Sharma was arrested on Friday for sharing a morphed picture of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and sent to 14-days police custody.Sarma, who met the relatives of the arrested girl here on Sunday, told media, "A person gives critical views about Prime Minister on social media but in India never before a young girl has been put in jail for sharing a post against the Chief Minister. Is it a crime? If such things happen, people will conclude that West Bengal is in a state of Emergency. I don't think even Indira Gandhi put anyone behind bars for writing against her on social media."He also asserted that BJP will try to approach the Supreme Court in connection with the matter."She has just shared a Facebook post. Is it big enough crime to put anyone in ...
3 drug traffickers held in Muzaffarnagar
Police said they have arrested three drug traffickers and seized 34 kg ganja and electronic weighing machines from them in Muzaffarnagar district. Police also seized Rs three lakh unaccounted cash from them in Mirapur area on Sunday evening, Circle Officer Somendra Negi said. One member of the gang managed to escape. Negi said the gang was involved in supplying illegal drugs in the district.
Unidentified body of woman found in Maharashtra
The body of an unidentified woman was found dumped in a box at the Kasara Ghat in Thane district of Maharashtra, a police official said on Monday. Some passersby informed the police control room on Sunday about foul smell at a spot on the ghat section, he said. When the police reached the spot, they saw a big cardboard box there and on opening it, found the decomposed body having several injury marks, he said. The official said they suspect that the woman, presumably in her 50s, was killed around 10 days back and the body later dumped in the ghat area. The body was sent for postmortem to a government hospital in Sahapur area and a case registered under Indian Penal Code Sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence), he said. A probe was underway to identify the deceased and nab the culprit, he added.
Girl sexually harassed in Shamli: Police
Four youths allegedly harassed a 16-year-old girl and beat up her family when they objected to them in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, a police official said Monday. The official said the accused have been absconding since the incident in Jahanpura village Sunday. According to the complaint filed with Kairana police station, the girl's mother has said that the four accused entered her home and sexually harassed her daughter. She alleged that her daughter's clothes were also torn and the four beat them up.
US man wanted by FBI surrenders after 23 years
An American man wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for "multiple incidents of sexual assault" between September 1995 and April 1996 involving minor girls, has finally surrendered after 23 years, the media reported.
Judicial probe opens into Christchurch mosque shootings
A judicial inquiry into whether New Zealand's police and intelligence services could have prevented the Christchurch mosque attacks in which 51 worshippers died began taking evidence on Monday. The royal commission -- the most powerful judicial probe available under New Zealand law -- will examine events leading up to the March 15 attack in which a lone gunman opened fire on two mosques in a mass shooting that shocked the world. "This is a critical part of our ongoing response to the attack -- the commission's findings will help to ensure such an attack never happens here again," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. New Zealand's spy agencies have faced criticism in the wake of the attack for concentrating on the threat from Islamic militants while underestimating the danger posed by right-wing extremism. The Christchurch victims were all Muslims and the massacre was allegedly carried out by a white supremacist fixated on the belief that there was an Islamist plot to "invade" Western ..
Two held for molesting woman cyclist
Two men were Sunday arrested for allegedly molesting a woman cyclist at Worli here, police said. The incident had occurred in the wee hours of Saturday, when the woman was on her way to Haji Ali, an official said. "The accused, who were going on a motorcycle, had touched the cyclist inappropriately and even went ahead smiling at her," he said. The woman had later lodged a complaint at Tardeo police station against the duo, following which an offence under section 354, 34 of IPC was registered, the official said. The accused were identified as Scheldon Alfred Fernandes (20) and his aide Rahul Desai (24), he said. Police also recovered their motorcycle, which they had used in the crime, the official said.
Manning again will not testify on WikiLeaks, risking return to jail
Former military intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning said Sunday she again plans to refuse to testify before a grand jury about her leak of classified documents to WikiLeaks -- even if it means returning to jail. Manning, who served seven years in prison over her transfer of secret diplomatic and military documents, recently spent another two months in lock-up for contempt of court after refusing to answer the grand jury's questions. Federal prosecutors have for years been investigating WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and they apparently want Manning to testify about her dealings with him. Her release last week came on a technicality -- that grand jury's term was expiring. But a new grand jury has been convened and called on her to appear this week. "They've already stipulated they want to ask the same questions," Manning told CNN. "I am going to refuse," she added. "I have nothing new to provide." Manning admitted that while she and her legal team do not know if she will be jailed ..
Three bodies found with crossbow bolts in German hotel
German police were investigating Sunday the deaths of three people found in a Bavarian hotel room with crossbow bolts in their bodies. The corpses, all of German citizens, and two crossbows were discovered around noon Saturday in the remote riverside hotel in the city of Passau near the Austrian border. The three were a 33-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man from Rhineland-Palatinate state and a 30-year-old woman from Lower Saxony, who had jointly booked the room on Friday. Police said there were no initial indications that anyone else was involved. Post-mortems will be carried out in coming days.
Thane: Man arrested for molesting 23-yr-old girl inside ATM centre
A man was arrested for allegedly molesting a 23-year old girl inside an ATM centre in the Kopari area of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Sunday.The arrest was made by the Thane police after the girl lodged a police complaint of the incident.She also tweeted a video of the accused flashing his private part to her.A case has been registered by the police under sections 354, 354(A) and 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Further investigation into the matter is underway.
J&K: 5 held for peddling drugs, another for cultivating opium
Five alleged drug peddlers were arrested along with a man who was illegally cultivating opium on his farm in separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The opium was being grown in an agricultural field in Thandapani-Panjgrian village of Manjakote in Rajouri district, a police spokesperson said. The opium field was destroyed and the land owner, Ghulam Qadir, was arrested and booked under relevant sections of the law, he added. In a separate operation, an inter-state drug peddler, Toni Kumar, was arrested after 100 grams of heroin was seized from his possession during checking in Banihal area of Ramban district, the officer said. Kumar, a resident of Jammu, was riding a two-wheeler when he was stopped by police. He had bought the consignment from Sangam vijllage in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, the officer added. In the third incident, two alleged drug peddlers, Ujwal Sharma and Vikram Kumar, were arrested after seven grams of heroin was recovered from their possession
Gunmen kill prominent politician-union leader in Mexico
Officials say an 83-year-old union leader and former federal senator has been assassinated in central Mexico. The Guanajuato state prosecutor's office has issued a statement promising to deploy all the resources necessary to investigate Saturday's killing of Gilberto Muoz Mosqueda. Local news media say gunmen ambushed his car as he travelled through the city of Salamanca. Muoz had headed a chemical and petrochemical workers union for about four decades. He also had been a federal senator for the then-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party and had served several terms in the federal congress. He also was a senior official in the main country's main labor federation, the Mexican Confederation of Workers. The motive for the slaying wasn't immediately clear.
Egypt condemns man to death for Cairo church attack
An Egyptian man was sentenced Sunday to death by hanging for a deadly attack on a Cairo church in 2017 claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group, a judicial source said. Ten people including a police officer were killed as the assailant targeted the Saint Mina Coptic church in Helwan, on the southern outskirts of Cairo. According to the authorities, the attacker was armed with an assault rifle, ammunition and a bomb he intended to detonate at the church. A Cairo criminal court sentenced the man for "murdering nine Copts and a policeman, possessing weapons and forming a terrorist group linked to IS," the source said. A second man, who is on the run, was sentenced to death in absentia, the source added. Two others were sentenced in absentia to life in prison, four received 10-year terms and two were given three years each in prison. Another defendant was acquitted. All of those convicted have the possibility to appeal. Coptic Christians, who account for around 10 percent of Egypt's ...
Demand for exemplary punishment in Bandipora rape case echoes in J-K
Mainstream political parties and separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday condemned the alleged rape of a minor girl in Bandipora district of the state and demanded exemplary punishment to the perpetrators. The three-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Sumbal area of north Kashmir's Bandipora district, prompting the The Jammu and Kashmir Police to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the incident. "The rape of a child in Tirgaam is a travesty. @JmuKmrPolice must ensure a speedy investigation with only one consideration and that is to identify the guilty, prepare a watertight case & ensure exemplary punishment to those responsible," National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah wrote on Twitter. NC's chief spokesman Aga Syed Ruhullah also condemned the incident and urged the governor administration to constitute a time-bound investigation into the heinous act and bring the perpetrators to justice. "The result of the investigation should be made ...
Man jailed for life for killing Indian-origin wife in UK
A man in the UK has been sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing to death his Indian-origin wife following a row on the Christmas day last year. Laurens Brand, 47, who was charged with murder, used two kitchen knives to repeatedly stab his 41-year-old wife Angela Mittal in 2018. He was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years and eight months' imprisonment at a sentencing hearing at Reading Crown Court on Friday. Angela had suffered 59 stab wounds to her neck and chest and died at the scene at their home in Shinfield, Berkshire. Sentencing Brand, Judge Heather Norton said: "You stabbed your wife in the bedroom of the family home. Your attack on her was ferocious. You stabbed your wife no fewer than 59 times. "At some point in the course of that attack, one knife broke. You left the room, you went to the kitchen, you fetched another knife and then returned". The court heard that the forensic evidence suggests that the victim was alive and struggling to defend herself ...
Bairia MLA booked for poll code violation
A case has been registered against a sitting BJP MLA for holding an election meeting here and distributing t-shirts to voters without any permission, officials said Sunday. Sub-divisional Magistrate Vipin Kumar Jain said, "In a video which went viral late yesterday night, it came to light that BJP's Bairia MLA Surendra Singh had held an election meeting on May 9 without permission. When the matter was probed, it was found to be a case of Model Code of Conduct violation." Based on a complaint of the magistrate's flying squad, a case was registered against the Bairia MLA and four others under various sections of the IPC.