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Ram Rahim appeals for parole, says he wants to farm
Self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving life imprisonment for the murder of a journalist, has appealed for parole to the Sunaria jail authorities here, saying he wants to farm his land in Sirsa which is lying barren.Ram Rahim, who is also serving a 20-year prison term in a rape case, is working as a gardener in the jail.The appeal has been sent by the jail authorities to the district administration which, in turn, has forwarded it to the Haryana government, officials said.A special CBI court in Panchkula had on January 17 sentenced the self-styled godman and three others to life imprisonment for the murder of journalist Ramchander Chhatrapati in October 2002.The journalist was killed in Sirsa after his newspaper published an anonymous letter alleging sexual exploitation of women by Ram Rahim at the Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters in the town.He was sentenced in August 2017 to 20-years imprisonment for raping two of his women followers.
Two shot dead in UP's Varanasi over land dispute
Unidentified men shot a man and a woman dead at her house in Jagatpur here apparently over a land dispute, police said Friday. The two, identified as 42-year-old Harendra Singh and 35-year-old Ruchi singh, were killed on Thursday night, the police said. The incident took place when Harendra Singh, a resident of Jagatpur, went to the nearby house of Ruchi Singh in Varanasi city, an official of Rohania Police Station said. The police reached the spot after being informed about the incident on Friday morning, they said. Prime facie, the incident seems to be the fallout of a land dispute, the police said. The bodies were taken into custody, they said, adding that the investigation is underway and search for the accused has been launched.
CVC seeks sanction to prosecute former Niti Aayog CEO, officials for alleged graft
The Central vigilance Commission (CVC) has sought sanction to prosecute some serving and retired bureaucrats, including former Niti Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar and the ex-secretary of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Anup K Pujari, for their alleged involvement in a corruption case, officials said Friday. Besides them, the anti-corruption watchdog has sought approval to prosecute Prabodh Saxena, who is Principal Secretary in the Himachal Pradesh government, and Rabindra Prasad, former Under Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs in the case involving INX Media, they said. The CVC has sent a request seeking prosecution sanction against these employees to the Finance and the Personnel ministries, the officials said. The case related to the alleged irregularities in granting clearance by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to INX Media for receiving overseas funds to the tune of Rs 305 crore. Both the CBI and ED are probing the case. During the probe, .
Sri Lankan police officials to face criminal charges for Easter Sunday Attacks
Nine senior Sri Lankan police officials will face criminal investigations for their failure to act on the intelligence warnings, including from India, to prevent the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people. Attorney General Dappula de Livera directed acting Inspector General of Police Chandana Wickramaratne to conduct the probe against the officers found liable for criminal negligence during an inquiry commission appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena. A series of coordinated blasts carried out by the banned National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ) targeted three churches and high-end hotels, killing 258 people and injuring 500 others. India had issued a warning to the neighbouring country in early April about the possibility of attacks at various locations, including the Indian High Commission. As a fallout of the blasts, Sirisena sacked former intelligence chief Sisira Mendis after he testified before a parliament select committee formed to probe the blasts, saying that the April ..
SC to hear plea seeking CBI inquiry into Darvesh Yadav's killing on June 25
The Supreme Court agreed to hear on June 25 (Tuesday) a plea seeking CBI inquiry into the murder of Darvesh Yadav, the first woman chairperson of Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh, who was allegedly shot dead by a fellow advocate inside the Agra court premises on June 12.A Bench of Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Surya Kant said it would hear the plea on Tuesday after a lawyer mentioned the matter for urgent hearing.The petition filed by advocate Indu Kaul seeks direction for providing police security to women advocates inside the court premises and its amenities beyond court working hours throughout the country.In her plea, Kaul said, "There is no social security provided to the advocates either through bar councils or bar associations".She further sought direction for Uttar Pradesh government to update about the progress of investigation in Darvesh Yadav murder case.The petition also sought direction for Bar Council of India to formulate a scheme towards the social security measures for
90,000 cases registered under POCSO Act pending trial by 2016
Over 90,000 cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were pending for trial in the country by the end of 2016, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani said 36,022 cases were registered under the POCSO Act in 2016 and 15,283 of them were pending investigation. As many as 90,205 cases registered under the POCSO Act were pending trial at the end of 2016, she said during Question Hour in Lok Sabha.
Terror module in Amroha, Delhi: NIA files charge sheet against 10
The National Investigation Agency Friday filed a charge sheet before a Delhi court against 10 suspects in a case involving a terror module in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh's Amroha. The charge sheet was filed before Additional Session Judge Ajay Kumar under various provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against accused including the alleged leader Mufti Mohammed Suhail, a mufti in a seminary in Amroha. The court has put the matter for consideration on July 4. Suhail along with Delhi resident Mohammad Faiz had formed a terror module inspired by the ISIS and called it Harkat-ul-harb-e-Islam, the agency said.
Special NIA Court exempts BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur from appearing this week
The NIA court on Friday allowed Malegaon blast case accused and Bhopal MP Pragya Thakur's application to be exempted from appearing in court on grounds that the newly elected legislator was required to attend the ongoing Parliament Session.The application was filed by Thakur's lawyer seeking exemption from court's proceedings on the grounds of ongoing Parliament session and the need for Thakur's presence in the Parliament as a Member Parliament.As per court's orders, Thakur now has to appear before the court next week.The Court on Thursday rejected Thakur's plea for a permanent exemption from appearing in the court saying, "The health grounds, not having a house near Mumbai, attending parliament session, etc were not reasonable grounds."Pragya Thakur's counsel told the court that as an MP, she needs to attend the Parliament and listen to the party whip. However, there was no paperwork.The judge noted that attending Parliament is necessary and granted an exemption to Thakur for ...
SC to hear plea for CBI probe into UP Bar Council chief's murder, safety of lady advocates
The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking CBI probe into the recent murder of Uttar Pradesh Bar Council president Darvesh Singh Yadav, who was shot dead in the Agra court premises. The plea, filed by advocate Indu Kaul, was listed before a vacation bench of justices Deepka Gupta and Surya Kant who agreed to hear it next Tuesday saying that it was a "serious matter". Yadav, who was the first woman president of the Bar Council, was shot thrice by another lawyer Manish Sharma, who had been her long-time acquaintance. The petition, which seeks direction to the Bar Council of India for formulation of social security measures for lady advocates, listed out different incidents of sexual harassment against women lawyers in different court premises including Delhi High Court and trial courts. The plea said safety of women lawyers in court premises and at chamber blocks should be "paramount" or else incidents like these could be "discouraging" for new female entrants in the legal ..
Four arrested for cricket betting
Four persons have been arrested for betting on cricket matches during the ongoing ICC World Cup in England and Wales, police said Friday. The arrests were made after officials of the Central Crime Unit (CCU) of Thane Crime Branch, acting in a tip-off, raided a residential locality in Kalyan near here Wednesday night, they said. The four were found placing bets on the match played between South Africa and New Zealand at Edgbaston in Birmingham, said senior inspector (CCU) Anil Honrao. The police gave the name of the arrested as Jitu Manglani, 35, Pradip Rohera, 40, Manish Chetwani, 36, and Dileep Mishra, 38. The police, during the raid, seized accessories used for betting like mobile phones and routers, he said. Another person, Sonu Chawla, who operates an illegal cricket website, has also been booked in the case, but not arrested yet, the police officer said. Besides the five, more people may be involved in the betting network, he added.
Plea in SC on safety of women lawyers in courts, to be heard Tuesday
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a plea on June 25 seeking safety and security of women lawyers in courts in wake of the recent murder of Uttar Pradesh Bar Council president Darvesh Singh Yadav, who was shot dead in the Agra court premises. A vacation bench of justices Deepka Gupta and Surya Kant termed it a "serious mater" and said it will hear the petition filed by advocate Indu Kaul next Tuesday. Yadav, who was the first woman president of the Bar Council, was shot thrice by another lawyer Manish Sharma, who had been her long-time acquaintance. Following Yadav's killing inside the Agra court complex, the state government had said it was committed to providing adequate security at the high court and district court premises.
UP: 5-year-old boy dies of suffocation after getting locked inside car
A five-year-old boy suffocated to death allegedly after he was accidentally trapped inside his father's car while playing at a village in Muzaffaranagar district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Friday. The minor, identified as Mohd Zaid, died Thursday after he accidentally locked the doors of the car parked outside his house in Sikri village and was unable to come out of the vehicle, they said. The boy was found unconscious in the car, hours after he went missing. He was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him dead, police said.
Police await medical report in rape case
The police are waiting for the medical test reports of a minor girl, who was allegedly raped by her neighbour's relative inside her accomodation at Fort William, the Eastern Command headquarter of the Indian Army here, a senior officer said. The test results are awaited. It will help us in our investigation. Hopefully, we will get the report by today, the police officer said. The police has been grilling the accused, identified as Sagar Mallick. Sagar Mallick is not an Army employee or a resident of Fort William. He had come to his relative's quarters a few days ago, the police said. His relative is a steward at the Army Officers' Institute and stays at his quarters in the Fort William. Mallick had allegedly raped the 12-yr-old daughter of a civilian employee on June 15. The civilian employee's residence is located at Old Bapu Lane inside the Fort William. A case was registered against the accused on the basis of an FIR lodged by the girl's mother. The police had gone to .
Unable to repay loan, farmer ends life in UP's Muzaffarnagar
A 65-year-old farmer committed suicide by consuming poison in a village here allegedly after being harassed for not being able to repay a loan he had taken from a bank, police said Friday. The farmer, Dhanprakash, died Thursday at a hospital in Sahojani Tagan village under the Mansurpur Police Station limits, five days after consuming poison, they said. According to the police, the farmer's family members alleged that he took the extreme step as the bank officials kept harassing him to clear the loan he had taken for buying a tractor.
Girl abducted from outside house in UP's Muzaffarnagar, gang-raped by four: Police
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly abducted from outside her house in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district and gang-raped by four men, police said Friday. The incident happened on Thursday and the girl was later found with her hands tied and face covered with clothes from a vacant house in Baghra village, which is under Titawi police station limits, police said A case has been registered against four men and the girl has been sent for medical examination, Station House Officer S Kumar said. In-charge of the police outpost at Baghra, Jitender Panwar, has been suspended for negligence, he added. The officer said further investigations are underway and a hunt is on to nab the accused.
Ecuador court orders release of Swede linked to Assange
An Ecuador court ordered the release Thursday of a Swedish national with ties to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and who was accused of computer hacking, as his detention was deemed "arbitrary." Ola Bini had been arrested while trying to travel to Japan April 11, the same day Ecuador rescinded Assange's seven-year claim to asylum in their London embassy. "There was effectively a violation to (Bini's) right to freedom," and his detention was "illegitimate and arbitrary," judge Patricio Vaca said in his ruling, ordering his immediate release. The court will require Bini to periodically appear before authorities and banned him from leaving the country as investigations continue on his alleged hacking attacks. "I am out of prison tomorrow, but I am not free as long this illegitimate investigation is going on," Bini said, and his lawyers insisted the entire case against him was baseless. Ecuador has linked Bini to WikiLeaks's Assange -- a damaging charge, as Quito has declared that any ...
Haryana: 5 booked for thrashing schoolboy
A case has been registered against five people for allegedly beating up a Class 10 schoolboy in Shamri village here and later making a video of the incident and uploading it on the Internet, police said.The case has been filed at the Sadar Gohana police station here.According to police, the Class 10 student alleged that five persons had taken him outside the village and had beaten him up."A boy, named Tushar, had come to his uncle's house during a vacation in Shamri village. Earlier also a case had come up wherein four-five boys had beaten him. That matter was related to a girl studying in Class 7. At that time both the parties had resolved the matter. But, now he has again filed a complaint against five people. Now we have registered a case against these five people under various relevant Sections, and also under the SC/ST Act. Soon we will arrest the five accused," said Wazir Singh, SHO, Gohana.The case was registered on Thursday, while the incident took place earlier this ...
9-yr-old raped by neighbour in Hyderabad
A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour here at under construction site in Ramanthapur area on Thursday, police said.We received a complaint from the parents of the victim, stating that, they were staying in Ramanthapur area for the past four months and working at a construction site. Today, when their 9-year-old daughter who is studying 4th standard was outside the residence, their neighbour Laxman forcibly took her to an under construction site and raped her," Circle Inspector of Uppal police station told ANI over the phone.After the incident, the victim's mother noticed blood stains on the clothes of her daughter. On being questioned by the mother, the girl narrated the whole incident.The girl has been shifted to Bharosa centre for medical assistance and counselling. Police have formed teams to nab the accused.A case under Indian Penal Code section 376 and Section 5 r/w 6 of POCSO Act has been registered.
Jharkhand: Couple stripped in Dumka, forced to parade naked by locals
A couple was allegedly stripped and brutally thrashed by locals here in a village at Dumka on Thursday, police said.They were also forced to parade in a naked throughout the village."The couple was found in an obnoxious situation. They were brought to Saraiyaha police station. During the investigation we recovered a video of the incident," said Dumka Superintendent of Police YS Ramesh while speaking to ANI.Victims have been given proper protection and the accused have been sent to jail under POCSO act, police said."In order to further probe the case, SDO has set a camp in the village to take action against those seen in the video. Whosoever is seen in the video, other than the arrested persons, police will take strict action against them," Ramesh said.On being asked about the villagers' response toward the incident, he said: "It was a social responsibility of villagers to protect the duo but they did not come forward. Thus, we urged them to register an FIR."The reason, why the ...
Fixerr cast and crew attack: Police arrest seven, Fadnavis orders inquiry
Seven persons were arrested on Thursday for allegedly misbehaving with the cast and crew of ALTBalaji's upcoming web series 'Fixerr' on Wednesday, police said.The cast and crew of 'Fixerr' met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday.Fadnavis has asked from a detailed inquiry from Thane and Konkan police."Thane CP and IG Konkan have been asked for a detailed inquiry on the attack. Strict action will be taken if any police officer is found responsible for delay in the investigation or performing duty," Maharashtra CM today said in the assembly regarding the alleged attack on cast and crew of web series "Fixerr".An FIR was lodged at Kasarwadavali police station against the three accused -- Rohit Khandelwal, Krishna Sona, and Sonu -- for grievously hurting the crew and illegally gathering at the shooting location.The accused have been charged under different Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including 326 (voluntarily causing grievous injury).Actors Mahie Gill and ..