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Will hang myself in public if AAP proves allegations: Gambhir on pamphlet row
Stepping up his counter-offensive, BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir on Friday said he will "hang" himself in public if the Aam Aadmi Party can prove that he has any link to the derogatory pamphlet allegedly circulated against his rival and AAP nominee from East Delhi Atishi Marlena. If the AAP fails to prove the allegations, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should quit politics, the ex-cricketer demanded. "Challenger Number 3 to @ArvindKejriwal and @aap. If he can prove that I have anything to do with this pamphlet filth, then I will hang myself in public. Otherwise @ArvindKejriwal should quit politics. Accepted?" Gambhir tweeted. The BJP also approached East Delhi parliamentary seat returning officer K Mahesh seeking a police probe into the accusations against Gambhir in connection with alleged circulation of obscene pamphlets targeting Atishi. The complaint was lodged by BJP's Krishna Nagar councillor Sandeep Kapoor with the district magistrate and returning officer of East Delhi seeking .
Mother of boy killed in assault by her partner arrested
The mother of a seven-year-old boy, who was killed after being assaulted by her partner in March, was arrested Friday, police said. The 36-year old woman, who was undergoing psychological treatment after the child's death, was arrested from a counselling centre at Koothattukulam in Ernakulam district. The woman, a widow and mother of two including the deceased boy, has been arrayed as the second accused in the case. After battling for life for eight days, the boy had breathed his last at a private hospital in Ernakulam on March 28. "The woman has been charged under IPC 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender) and 212 (harbouring offender)," a senior police official told PTI. The main accused, Arun Anand (36), the live-in partner of the woman, was arrested soon after the incident and is currently in jail. He had been charged under Section 302 of the IPC (Punishment for murder), 303 (attempt to murder) and the Juvenile Justice ...
Woman, minor daughter die after falling into well
A woman and her daughter died after falling into a well near Apukhedi village in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, police said Friday. The incident took place Thursday night when Sahiba Bano (35) and her daughter Shalina (4), residents of Kamalpura village, were going to a relative's house in a nearby village and decided to take a shortcut to , Station House Officer (SHO), Kamkheda police station, Rajesh Meena said. The woman, carrying her daughter in the arms, could not sense the well without the boundary walls due to darkness and fell into it, the SHO added. The bodies were handed over to the family members on Friday morning after post-mortem, he said. A case was registered under section 174 (unnatural death) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and further investigation is underway, the SHO said.
Alwar gangrape case: SC/ST Commission wants FIR against 'negligent' cops
National SC/ST Commission Vice Chairman L Murgan on Friday recommended that an FIR be registered against police officers whose alleged negligence led to delay in action in the Alwar gang rape case. Murgan along with Commission secretary Pritam Singh, Rajasthan Chief Secretary D B Gupta and DGP Kapil Garg held a meeting in Alwar to review the progress in the case, which has triggered wide-spread outrage in Rajasthan. "I have asked that negligent police officers should be booked under section 4 of SC/ST Act, charge sheet should be filed within 15 days and the case should be monitored on a daily basis. The family has demanded government job. I have asked the district magistrate to see how it can be provided, Murgan told reporters in Alwar after the meeting. The victim's husband had claimed that he had approached the police on April 26 after the incident, but an FIR was filed on May 2. He had alleged that the police did not take action saying that they were busy with elections. On Tuesday
Rafale case: Sinha, Shourie, Bhushan seek setting aside of earlier verdict, SC reserves judgement
Former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan Friday sought from the Supreme Court setting aside its earlier verdict that dismissed their petition for criminal investigation into the Rafale fighter jet deal case. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking review of its December 14 judgment last year which had dismissed the pleas challenging India's agreement with France to procure 36 Rafale fighter jets. Lawyer Prashant Bhushan, during two-hour-long hearing, referred to various aspects including alleged suppression of material facts from the court and said that an FIR should have been lodged and a criminal investigation launched into the case. He also referred to the documents relating to alleged parallel negotiations being undertaken by the PMO and said that three members of the Indian Negotiation Team had objected to the parallel negotiations. He said that a prima facie cognisable ...
Indian jailed in UK for sexual assault on plane
An Indian travelling to the UK on a tourist visa has been jailed for 12 months for carrying out a "prolonged" sexual assault on a young woman during a long-haul flight from Mumbai to Manchester earlier this year. Hardeep Singh, 36, will be deported back to India at the end of his sentence. Singh, who pinned the woman passenger down on her seat during the flight, was sentenced to 12 months in jail at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester on Thursday. "From the outset of the flight, Singh's behaviour was despicable. After checking the woman was unaccompanied, he began to invade her personal space, pestering her and making unwanted physical contact, despite the passenger making it clear she did not want to engage him in conversation," said Detective Constable Catherine Evans of Greater Manchester Police's Airport Team. "Waiting until the woman and surrounding passengers were asleep, Singh subjected the woman to a prolonged sexual assault, forcibly restraining her when she tried to ...
Hyderabad man stabbed to death in London
A 29-year-old man from Hyderabad was stabbed to death in London by an unidentified man, according to information reaching his family here on Friday.
Indian-American judge fast tracks case of Trump's subpoena by Congress over his financial records
An Indian-American judge has fast-tracked the case of US President Donald Trump's challenge of a subpoena by Congress over financial records of his accounting firm, saying he will decide the full case after a hearing next week, according to a media report. US District Judge Amit P. Mehta made his announcement Thursday in a brief notice to both sides after receiving a first round of written arguments in the case. Mehta said that he will decide the full case and not just whether to temporarily block the subpoena while the case proceeds, after a hearing on May 14, The Washington Post reported. A subpoena is a written order, mostly by a court, ordering a person to testify. The judge, an Obama appointee confirmed in 2014, gave all sides until Monday to file any further comments ahead of oral arguments previously set for Tuesday in Washington. The announcement means that any appeal of a decision in the case could reach an appeals court by the summer, the report said. The lawsuit over the ...
AAP lodges complaint against Manoj Tiwari, Harsh Khurana over 'frivolous statements' on Kejriwal
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday filed a criminal complaint in the Rouse Avenue Court against Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari and spokesperson Harish Khurana for allegedly making false statements regarding the recent attack on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal will take up on May 13 the complaint filed under section 200 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) against Tiwari and Khurana.Accusing the BJP leaders of defamation, AAP leader Sushil Kumar said, "...Both the accused person with the connivance of each other and in furtherance of common intention committed the offence of defamation against the complainant and they will be liable under Section 500 IPC 1860."The petitioner, in his complaint, alleged that the two BJP leaders made false and frivolous statements regarding the attack on the Delhi Chief Minister with the intention to malign the image of the Aam Aadmi Party amongst the voters of Delhi.".....both the accused ...
SC reserves order on plea regarding condition of foreign immigrants at Assam detention centres
The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order seeking direction with regard to the conditions of foreign immigrants at detention centres in Assam.A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi reserved its order on a plea seeking direction to the authorities to ensure humane treatment of those detained in the detention centres in Assam.During the course of hearing, amicus curiae in the case senior advocate Prashant Bhushan told the court that prolonged detention of foreigners would amount to infringement of their fundamental rights and they should be released.The bench also comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna observed that the usage of electronic bracelets to track the foreigner's location be preferred as the last resort as it would also amount to infringement of fundamental right as all their activities will be under constant check.The court was hearing a plea initially filed by activist Harsh Mander sought directions to the Assam government to render humane treatment to the ...
HC allows accused to take Manipur Civil Service exam in custody
The Delhi High Court has allowed a man lodged in jail, facing prosecution in a murder case, to take the Manipur Civil Service examination. The court said that as the exam is scheduled on May 12, the accused be taken to Imphal by economy flight on Saturday and brought back to Delhi on May 13. "Accordingly, Superintendent Jail is directed to have the petitioner taken to Imphal by economy flight. The cost of the ticket of the petitioner shall be borne by him. However the cost of travel, boarding and lodging of the officers accompanying the petitioner shall be borne by the prison Department of the Delhi Government," Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva said. Benzi Takhellambam sought interim bail on the ground that he has to take the Manipur Civil Service (Combined) Competitive Preliminary Exams 2019 which are scheduled to be held on May 12 between 10 AM to 12 PM and 2 PM to 4 PM. The examination centre is a school in Imphal-West, Manipur. The prosecutor had said there was sufficient material to show
SC issues notice to Centre on death penalty in SC/ST cases
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the validity of a section which prescribes for mandatory death sentence in a case where an innocent member of a Scheduled Caste (SC) or a Scheduled Tribe (ST) is convicted and is executed as a consequence of false and fabricated evidence given by the accused.
NGT slams MoEF over failure to submit report on policy for groundwater conservation
The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) over its failure to submit a report on issuing appropriate policy for conservation of groundwater. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said lack of sensitivity of serious issues of environment such as fast depleting groundwater is a matter of concern. "MoEF has failed to perform its duty for which no explanation has been furnished. No affidavit has been filed. On being asked, counsel for the MoEF has informed the Tribunal that the Committee was constituted only on March 299 and not within two weeks from January 3 as directed. "The committee has not yet given its report. We do not appreciate such attitude of government departments when under a statutory enactment, violation of orders of this Tribunal is a criminal offence. The committee has not acted promptly and no significant progress has been brought to our notice," the bench said. The tribunal had earlier rapped the ...
UK police launch murder investigation into Indian-origin man's stabbing
UK police has launched a murder investigation after an Indian-origin man was found stabbed in a supermarket car park near London. The 24-year-old is yet to be named officially but has been identified locally as Mohammed Nadeemuddin from Hyderabad. Thames Valley Police said he was rushed to the hospital from the car park of Tesco supermarket in Wellington Street in Slough, on the western suburbs of London, but died from his stab wounds on Wednesday. The victim's next of kin have now been made aware and are being supported by specially trained officers, Detective Superintendent Ian Hunter, Head of the Thames Valley Police Major Crime Unit, said. I understand that this would have caused concern in the community, but I would like to offer some reassurance to the public that we do not believe this incident to be a random attack, and that the people involved in the incident are believed to be known to one another, he said. The police said its officers were still in the early stages of the ..
Women activists detained while protesting against CJI
A large number of women activists and lawyers were on Friday detained and taken to the Mandir Marg police station while they protested against the clean chit given to Supreme Court Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual harassment probe.
Bishop Franco Mulakkal appears in court
Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping and sexually assaulting a nun in Kerala, Friday appeared before a magistrate court in Pala. The Pala Judicial First Class Magistrate Court (JFMC), which issued summons to the accused last week directing him to appear before it on May 10, accepted his plea seeking further extension of bail. The accused was handed over a copy of the charge sheet and other related documents filed against him by the Special Investigation Team of the Kerala police which investigated the case. The court posted the matter for June 7 for further consideration. Mulakkal offered prayers at a church in Bharananganam near Pala before appearing in court. Last month, the special investigation team had filed the charge sheet against Bishop Mulakkal, seven months after he was arrested over allegations of raping and sexually assaulting the nun. Mulakkal was former Bishop of Jalandhar diocese and a senior member of the Roman Catholic clergy in India. The nun, who ...
Shreeniwas Oka sworn-in as Karnataka HC Chief Justice
Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka was sworn-in as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court here on Friday.
Shreeniwas Oka sworn in as Chief Justice of Karnataka HC
Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka Friday took oath as the chief justice of Karnataka High Court. At a simple ceremony here, governor Vajubhai Vala administered oath to Justice Oka who had previously served as a judge in the Bombay High Court. Prior to oath-taking, chief secretary T M Vijay Bhaskar read out the order issued by the Rastrapati Bhavanj regarding Justice Okas appointment as the new chief justice of Karnataka High Court. On the occasion, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, Bengaluru mayor Gangambike Mallikarjun, acting chief justice L Narayanaswamy and the director general of police Neelamani M Raju were present. After the elevation of Karnataka chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari as a judge in the Supreme Court, the Centre notified the appointment of Justice Oka as the chief justice of Karnataka. Oka was one of the senior-most judges of the Bombay High Court. He had enrolled as an Advocate in 1983 and started practising in Thane district court. He was elevated as ...
35 people detained for protesting against CJI at Mandi House
Thirty-five people, including 25 women, were detained Friday for trying to carry out a protest march at Mandi House against the enquiry procedure adopted in the sexual harassment complaint against CJI Ranjan Gogoi, a senior police officer said. Heavy police force was deployed in the area in view of the protest which was organised by several women organisations. They were taken to the Mandir Marg police station, the officer said. On Wednesday, 17 women were detained while they were protesting in Connaught Place. Gogoi on Monday got a clean chit from the apex court's In-House Inquiry Committee which "has found no substance" in the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by a former woman employee of the Supreme Court. Raising objection to the clean chit given to Gogoi, several protesters, mainly women, holding banners were protesting at Gate No 7 of the Connaught place metro station. They were asked to protest at Jantar Mantar but they continued to protest at Connaught ...
Bombay HC quashes rape FIR after victim, accused get married
The Bombay High Court has quashed an FIR in a case of rape here after the victim submitted that she and the accused were now married and were residing together "happily". In an order passed last month, a bench of Justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre quashed the FIR registered by the woman last year against the man on charges of rape and cheating under Sections 376 and 420 of the IPC, respectively, at a police station in Mumbai. However, last month, the couple approached the court, saying they had been in a consensual relationship at the time of the alleged incident of rape and that the woman had registered the FIR after the man refused to marry her. They told the court that they had subsequently been counselled by their "family members and well wishers" into resolving the dispute "amicably". In January this year, the two got married. The victim submitted in the court that she and the accused were residing together "happily". Therefore, the man sought that the FIR against him be ...