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5 bovine smugglers arrested in J-K's Poonch
Five bovine smugglers were arrested as police foiled their bids to smuggle bovines to the Kashmir Valley from Poonch district of the this region Friday evening, officials said. Based on a credible information regarding illegal transportation of bovines, a police party intercepted five vehicles at different places, which were on their way towards the valley, they said. During search of the vehicles, 50 animals, which were found illegally loaded in these vehicles without any legal permission, were rescued, the officials said. Consequently, the accused drivers -- Mohd Sageer, Ghulam Murtaza, Ghulam Mustafa, Mohd Maroof and Mohd Amin -- were arrested, they said, adding the vehicles were seized.
8 held in four separate cases of drug peddling in Jammu
Eight drug peddlers were arrested in separate cases in Jammu and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said. A police team on routine patrolling in Bhour camp area in Jammu, came across three persons who tried to suspiciously avoid them, they said. Jatinder Singh, Bikram Jeet Singh and Taranpreet Kaur, all residents Bhour, were arrested and the police recovered 80 grams of heroin and cash worth Rs 47,300 from the trio, they said. Another three drug peddlers were arrested in Poonch after the police recovered 11 grams of heroin from them. Shakeel Ahmed, Wajahat Ali and Mehmood Ahmed were moving in a suspicious manner when they were intercepted, the police said. In the third incident, the police arrested Tariq Ahmed of Poonch district under the Public Safety Act (PSA) and sent him to the district Jail in Rajouri, they said. Ahmed is a notorious drug peddler and has been involved in fake currency smuggling as well, a police officer said. In another incident, a police ...
Woman demanding her salary dues beaten to death
A 22-year-old woman was beaten to death by her former employer on Friday evening when she came to take her dues from him, an police official said.
NIA arrests man in Ramalingam murder case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Friday arrested a 48-year-old man from Tamil Nadu's Trichy city in connection with the Ramalingam murder case. Mohammed Faruk was arrested a day after the NIA officials conducted a search operation at his residence in Illangakurichy village in Tiruchirappalli district during which they seized some digital evidence, officials said. He was summoned for questioning by the officials on Thursday. The evidence collected from the residence and his questioning revealed the extent of involvement of Faruk in the case, the officials said. Ramalingam was attacked by a gang on February 5. The accused used sickles and tried to chop off his hands, grievously injuring him in the process. His son's efforts to protect him from the attackers were in vain. He was pronounced dead at a government hospital on February 6. Faruk and other accused had hatched a criminal conspiracy for committing a terrorist act pursuant to which they chopped off the hands of Ramalingam, .
BJP woman activist held for sharing Mamata's morphed picture
A BJP woman leader was arrested in West Bengal's Howrah district for allegedly sharing morphed picture of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media, police said on Friday.
Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka sworn in as Chief Justice of Karnataka HC
Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court here on Friday.Karnataka Governor Vajubhai R Vala administered the oath of office to Justice Oka at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan.Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwar, Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar, Director and Inspector General of Police Neelamani N Raju were among those present at the occasion.Justice Oka had previously served as a judge in the Bombay High Court and was one of the senior-most judges there.He succeeded Justice Dinesh Maheshwari who was elevated as a judge in the Supreme Court in January this year.Justice Oka enrolled as an advocate in 1983 and started practising in Thane District Court. He was elevated as an additional judge of the Bombay High Court in 2003 and was appointed as the permanent judge in 2005.
BJP, Congress spar over rape charges against latter's candidate
The BJP and Congress on Friday traded charges over criminal cases, including rape of a minor girl, filed against the latter's candidate for the May 19 Panaji Assembly bypoll.
IPS officer who oversaw Nirbhaya rape case receives McCain Institute Award
IPS officer Chhaya Sharma, who led the investigation team of the infamous Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, has been awarded the 2019 McCain Institute Award for Courage and Leadership on Friday."A resolute guardian of human rights, Chhaya has led teams in detection and investigation of sensitive criminal cases and protection of human rights during her career spanning over 19 years. Sharma's policing has consistently reflected victim-centric approach through her numerous investigations of serious crimes, particularly against women and children," said McCain Institute in a statement.During her career, Chhaya has led teams in detection and investigation of sensitive criminal cases and protection of human rights. However, solving Nirbhaya's case is considered as the biggest milestone of her career."As the head of the special investigation team, she closely supervised all aspects of the investigation of the Nirbhaya case by actively taking charge of the situation - making quick ...
WB Child Rights Commission takes cognisance of sexual assault allegations against BJP candidate
West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) has taken cognisance of a complaint against BJP candidate from Diamond Harbour constituency, Nilanjan Roy, who has been allegedly accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl in South 24 Parganas.The accused is yet to be arrested in connection with the case.The Commission has directed West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer to take the necessary action as per rules within 24 hours and has directed the police to arrest the alleged accused immediately under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.In a statement, the Commission said, "We have taken cognizance of a complaint received in a POCSO case where the BJP candidate from the Diamond Harbour constituency has been accused of sexually assaulting and outraging the modesty of a minor girl of 17 years under Falta police station, South 24 Parganas. The accused is yet to be arrested.
AAP sends notice to BJP, Gambhir demanding apology
The AAP Friday sent a notice to the BJP and its East Delhi Lok Sabha seat candidate Gautam Gambhir demanding an apology for the derogatory pamphlet allegedly circulated against Atishi Marlena, failing which "appropriate legal proceedings will be initiated". Filed by advocate Mohammad Irsad, from the legal cell of the AAP, the notice termed the pamphlets "offending publication" and alleged that those were published by Gambhir and the BJP. The notice demanded that both Gambhir and BJP render immediate "apology to the client (AAP), its leaders and candidate". The AAP said the apology should be handed over to it personally in writing by BJP and Gambhir as well as should be printed in newspapers within 24 hours of receiving of the notice, failing which "appropriate legal proceedings will be initiated". The legal notice states that the pamphlets indicated that Atishi "is a person of dubious origin" and had indulged in "impermissible activities of a nature at her workplace". It also claimed .
SC reserves order on Rahul's 'chowkidar' goof-up
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday told the Supreme Court to close the criminal proceedings against him, as he has already tendered apology for linking the top court to the political slogan "chowkidar chor hai" (the watchman is the thief).
SC upholds Karnataka law for SC/ST reservation in promotions
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Karnataka law granting a quota in promotions for state government employees from the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities.
SC reserves order in Amrapali Group case
The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order on a plea regarding projects of the embattled real estate Amrapali Group.A division bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Uday Umesh (UU) Lalit reserved its order over the plea which also sought whether unfinished projects can be taken away from Amrapali and be given to Noida and Greater Noida authority or not.During the course of hearing, the bench clarified that it would proceed with the sale of each and every property of the group to recover the cost of construction of the pending projects.The court was hearing a plea filed by Bikram Chatterji and others with regard to the diversion of public money by the promoters of Amrapali Group and whether the unfinished projects can be taken away from Amrapali and can be given to Noida and Greater Noida authority or not.In April this year, the top court directed the embattled real estate group, Amrapali, to appraise it with regard to all transactions with Indian cricketer, M S Dhoni, who had .
SC allows release of illegal foreigners detained in Assam with riders
The Supreme Court Friday ordered that illegal foreigners in Assam who have completed more than three years in detention may be released after they provide biometric details in a secured database. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna also directed them to furnish a bond of Rs 1 lakh with two Indian sureties and give details of address of stay after release. The top court also agreed that the Assam government should be given some more time to indicate the progress made on the diplomatic level, among others, with regard to deportation of declared foreigners and setting up of additional foreigners' tribunals. It also directed the state government to place on record a detailed scheme, in consultation with the Gauhati High Court (on the administrative side), with regard to the constitution of foreigners' tribunals, including the appointment of members, staff etc. The said details shall be placed on record as soon as possible and if required, the state will be at ..
SC seeks Centre's reply on plea challenging mandatory death penalty under SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court Friday sought response from the Centre on a petition challenging the provision of mandatory capital punishment under the SC/ST Act. A bench of justices S A Bobde and S Abdul Nazeer issued notice to the Centre on a PIL filed by advocate Rishi Malhotra who has sought striking down of the mandatory death penalty provision under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, saying that several times, the court, through its constitutional powers, has struck down mandatory imposition of capital punishment. Section 3 (2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 stipulates mandatory death sentence in a case where an innocent member of a scheduled caste or a scheduled tribe is convicted and is executed in consequence of a false and fabricated evidence given by the concerned accused. The plea said the legislature cannot compel courts and inflict upon them the "dubious" and "unconscionable" duty of ...
Guj stab victim's kin take Muslim woman's corpse, bury it
In a major goof up in a civic-run hospital in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, the corpse of a Muslim woman was handed over to the kin of a Dalit woman who was stabbed to death in Bavla town on May 8. The issue came to light Friday morning after relatives of the Muslim woman, identified as Nasrin Banu, arrived at Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation-run V S Hospital and realised she had been the subject of morgue mix-up. According to hospital authorities, a staff at the hospital's morgue handed over Banu's corpse thinking it was that of Mittal Jadhav when the latter's kin arrived on Thursday. Mittal Jadhav (19) was stabbed multiple times on Wednesday in Bavla town by one Ketan Vaghela and two others. For Banu's family, it was too late to set things right as Jadhav's family had carried out funerary rituals and buried the body on Friday morning. In Gujarat, Dalits usually opt for burial, and not cremation, if the deceased is an unmarried woman. After the swap came to light, Banu's body was
Judges are not 'fearful saints', have to be 'fearless preachers': SC
Judges are not "fearful saints" and cannot be intimidated or insulted and they have to be "fearless preachers" to preserve the independence of judiciary which is necessary for the survival of democracy, the Supreme Court said Friday. The apex court said this in its judgement upholding the conviction of an advocate for criminal contempt of court for misbehaving and attempting to assault a chief judicial magistrate in Allahabad in 2012. "The judiciary is one of the main pillars of democracy and is essential to peaceful and orderly development of society. The judge has to deliver justice in a fearless and impartial manner. He cannot be intimidated in any manner or insulted by hurling abuses," a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said. "Judges are not fearful saints. They have to be fearless preachers so as to preserve the independence of the judiciary which is absolutely necessary for survival of democracy," the bench, also comprising Justice Navin Sinha, said. The bench said that an ...
SC notice to Raman Singh's son-in-law on plea challenging anticipatory bail
The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the son-in-law of former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on a plea challenging the anticipatory bail granted to him by the high court in a case relating to alleged irregularities while he was posted as superintendent of a government hospital. A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph sought reply from Dr Punit Gupta on the state's appeal in the case related to alleged financial irregularities committed by him while he was posted as superintendent of DKS Government Hospital at Raipur. An FIR has been lodged against Gupta on a complaint by the incumbent superintendent of the hospital alleging that during the former's tenure, he had misused his office and position for committing various irregularities in purchase of machines, allotment of tenders and making appointments. The appeal filed by the state in the apex court said that Gupta has not been under custody after the registration of FIR and had directly approached the ...
Bulk NRC complaints filed in cyclostyled manner to harass people: Cong
Certain forces with vested interests have filed bulk complaints in a "cyclostyled manner" against people whose names have been included in the NRC to harass them because of their religious and linguistic identities, the Congress in Assam alleged on Friday. According to media reports, only around 1,300 objections were filed till December 30, 2018, but the number rose to over 2.5 lakh the very next day, the last date for filing claims and objections, senior Congress leader Debabrata Saikia said. But after raising objections, a large number of people were not attending the hearing, leaving people whose inclusion they had challenged in a quandary, Saikia, who met National Register of Citizens (NRC) State Coordinator Prateek Hajela and submitted a memorandum, said. "We welcome genuine objections which have been filed against any ineligible person by following the due process of law. But it has come to our knowledge that a large number of objections have been filed in a cyclostyled manner,"
Bengal BJP LS candidate accused of molesting minor girl
West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) on Friday accused BJP's Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha candidate Nilanjan Roy of sexually abusing a minor girl and urged the police to arrest him.