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A lower court has sentenced six persons to life imprisonment for murdering a man, who ...
A lower court has sentenced six persons to life imprisonment for murdering a man, who had married a woman despite opposition from her family. The convicts include the mother-in-law of the deceased, R Krishna Kumar, who had fallen in love and married Indhira of his village in Pudukottai district in 2004, despite her family objecting to the marriage. According to the police, Kumar was hacked to death by his wife's relatives, including her brother, in 2007. Her brother and two others were arrested later. Following the high court's intervention, the case was transferred to the Crime Branch-CID in 2008. Subsequently, Indhira's mother Sellammal, her (Sellammal's) sister and two relatives were arrested and the chargesheet was filed in the case. District Additional Sessions Court judge M Sumathi Saipriya sentenced the six convicts to life yesterday. Sellammal's sister, who was also named as an accused in the case, died during the trial.
A teenage girl suffered 70 per cent burns after she was allegedly set ablaze by a ...
A teenage girl suffered 70 per cent burns after she was allegedly set ablaze by a 23-year-old man for rejecting his marriage proposal, the police said today. The horrific incident occurred near here yesterday when the 14-year-old girl, studying in the ninth standard, was returning home. The accused, Balamurugan, who had fled the spot after committing the crime, was arrested today, the police said. The accused had been pestering the girl to marry him and her parents had lodged a police complaint against him. The police had also warned him. Angered by the complaint, Balamurugan allegedly waylaid the girl, doused her with petrol and set her ablaze, the police said. The girl is admitted to the Government Rajaji Hospital here.
BJP's Bhagalpur district SC & ST cell president murdered
BJP's Bhagalpur district Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC & ST) cell president was gunned down by unidentified miscreants here late last night, police said today. The victim Manoj Mandal (25) was shot dead while he was asleep in his home in his native village Khawaspur under Pirpainty police station, Kahalgaon Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ramanand Kumar Kaushal said. An unnamed FIR has been lodged with Pirpainty police station in this regard, the SDPO said adding that motive behind the killing is yet to be ascertained. Police have started investigation into the matter, he added. Mandal was found shot dead in his room by the family members when they became anxious after he did not wake up in the morning. They knocked the door but he did not wake up after which the door was broken and he was found dead.
Cong accuses CM's office of delaying arrest of murder culprits
Congress today accused Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's office of "delaying" the arrest of the culprits involved in the murder of a Youth Congress functionary in Kannur district earlier this week. Coming down heavily on the CPI(M) over its cadres' alleged role in physically targeting the political rivals in the state, Opposition Leader in the Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala alleged that the ruling party was becoming a "terror outfit". "This is a very dangerous situation," Chennithala told reporters here. He urged the Chief Minister to intervene and give direction to the police to take action against the persons involved in the killing of the Youth Congress functionary Shuhaib. The Congress had yesterday alleged that there was a mystery behind the alleged grant of parole to 19 murder case accused before Shuhaib was hacked to death at Mattanur in February 13. Chennithala urged the Chief Minister to relinquish the home portfolio, alleging that he had not allowed
By Gurdip Singh
An Indian-origin man in Singapore was today charged in a court with the murder of a fellow worker at a construction site, according to a media report. Saravanan Arimuram, 31, faces death penalty for the alleged murder of Sivakumar Perumal, 43, who suffered injuries to his face and chest on Thursday, and died later, The Straits Times reported. Arimuram allegedly got into a fight with Perumal, who was then driving a prime mover and he was a passenger. Apart from the two, an 18-year-old man was also travelling on the prime mover which crashed along Jurong Town Hall Road in the Singapore's suburb industrial estate. The three men were taken to the National University Hospital, it said, citing a police statement. "Preliminary investigations revealed that the accident was believed to have occurred following a dispute between the deceased and the suspect," the report said quoting the police statement. According to the court papers, it was not clear that if Perumal's injuries were caused by ...
Police announces Rs 25k reward for information about man seen masturbating in front of DU student
Delhi Police has announced a reward for information about the unidentified man who was seen masturbating next to a Delhi University (DU) student in a bus last week, said a senior officer today. The girl student had filmed the act and uploaded the video on social media causing widespread outcry. Following the incident, a case under sexual harassment and performing obscene act in public was registered at Vasant Vihar police station on February 10. Police has appealed to the people to help in catching the accused and anyone providing information leading to his arrest will be rewarded with Rs 25,000, said the officer. Information regarding the man can be given at Vasant Vihar or any other police station and the name of the Informant will be kept secret, he said. The DU student while filing a complaint against the man had claimed that no one came forward to help her even after she raised an alarm. She also alleged that the man tried to touch her waist several times. "I made a video of his .
Pak serial killer gets death sentence for raping, murdering 7-year-old girl
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan today sentenced to death a serial killer for the brutal rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl that sparked national outrage, the first ever trial in the country's history that concluded in shortest period of four days. Announcing the verdict at the Kot Lakhpat Jail here at in-camera trial amid high security, ATC judge Sajjad Hussain handed down the death sentence to 23-year-old Imran Ali on four grounds - murdering a child, kidnapping a child, rape of a minor, and committing an unnatural act with a minor. Imran has also been sentenced to seven years in jail with a fine of Rs 1 million for desecrating the body of a minor. He was arrested in January, two weeks after he raped and killed the 7-year-old girl and threw her body into a garbage dump in Kasur city, some 50 kilometres from Lahore. The brutal rape and murder of the child had sparked outrage and protests across the country. Her case was the twelfth such incident to occur within a 10 ...
Four kg of ecstasy drug worth over Rs 25 cr seized; 2 held
In a major haul, over four kg of psychotropic drug MDMA, worth more than Rs 25 crore, was today seized and two people were arrested near here, officials said. Methylenedioxy Methamphetamine (MDMA), a party drug, is commonly known as ecstasy. Excise department sleuths seized the contraband from a car during a vehicle check at Angamaly. Two people in the vehicle were arrested. A top official in the office of the Divisional Deputy Excise Commissioner said the two, who were coming from Palakkad, were allegedly attempting to smuggle the drug. The excise department was investigating if they were going to the Kochi International Airport to smuggle the drug to some international destination, he said. The department was also investigating from where they secured the drug. This is the biggest ever drug seizure in the state since January when the Narcotics Control Bureau sleuths seized cocaine worth Rs 25 crore. A Filipino woman, who had landed at the international airport here from Muscat, was .
Mutilated body found from workshop
Police today recovered the mutilated body of a man from a workshop in the city, police said. The victim, identified as Gopal Moharana and a carpenter by profession, had wounds on his throat, hands and belly. His body was sent for postmortem, deputy commissioner of police Satyabrat Bhoi told reporters. Police along with a scientific team rushed to the spot and launched a probe after seizing the blood stained saw that was apparently used for the crime, he said. The victim and his brother Bhagabat stayed at a rented house at Unit-4 market area for the past 25 years and worked together at a workshop in the market. Gopal's body was found by his brother's son lying in a pool of blood inside the workshop.
Delhi Police announces reward for info on man who masturbated in bus
Delhi Police has announced a reward of Rs 25,000 for information about the unidentified man who had allegedly masturbated in front of a Delhi University (DU) student on a moving bus last week, a senior officer said. The girl student had filmed the accused during the act and uploaded the video on social media causing widespread outcry. A complaint was lodged at the Vasant Vihar police station and based on it, an FIR was registered on February 10 under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) pertaining to sexual harassment and obscene act in a public place. The police have appealed to the people for help in nabbing the accused and anyone providing information leading to his arrest will be rewarded with Rs 25,000, the officer said. Information regarding the man can be given at Vasant Vihar or any other police station and the identity of the informant will be kept secret, he said. The Delhi University (DU) student in her complaint claimed that no one came forward to help her even after ...
Ludhiana STF arrests two with 1.5 kg heroin
The Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday arrested two smugglers from Ludhiana with 1.5 kg heroin.A pistol was also recovered from the duo.The two smuggled heroin from Pakistan to supply it in the nearby adjacent states of Punjab.The accused will be produced before the court, the police said.An investigation is underway.
A year after Kerala actress' kidnapping, trial to begin
Exactly a year later, the much-anticipated climax scene in the Kerala actress kidnap case, in which superstar Dileep has been named as the eighth accused, is to emerge with the trial set to begin very soon.
Communalisation of minor girl rape-and-murder case deplorable: NC
Opposition National Conference (NC) today decried "communalisation and politicisation" of a rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district, saying it was highly deplorable and against civilised behaviour. NC provincial president Devender Singh Rana urged the administration to take all necessary steps to instill confidence among the people to sternly dealt with criminals and their sympathisers irrespective of their religious backgrounds. Body of the minor girl was recovered from Rassana forest on January 17, a week after she went missing while grazing horses in the forest area. The government had on January 23 handed over the case to crime branch of the state police which arrested a Special Police Officer (SPO) for his alleged involvement in abduction and killing of the girl. Earlier, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) had arrested a 15-year-old boy and claimed the accused had strangulated the victim after she resisted his rape attempt. The government ordered suspension ..
Two persons killed in an accident on GT road in Gaya
The driver and the conductor of a milk van were killed when their vehicle rammed into a roadside stationary truck on the Grand Trunk road in Bihar's Gaya district today, the police said. Sherghati Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Upendra Kumar said that the incident occurred near Pathalkatti village when a milk van, which was on its way to Sherghati from Hazaribagh, rammed into a roadside stationary truck after the driver lost his control over the vehicle. Both the driver and the conductor died on the spot in the incident, SDPO said adding that the deceased were identified as driver Mohammad Munna (35) and conductor Mohammad Golden (30), both residents of Hazaribagh district. The police sent the bodies to the Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital, Gaya, for postmortem examination, the SDPO said.
Orders of the Supreme Court, High Courts and CESTAT accepted by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC)
The Circular compiles 63 Orders which have been accepted by the Department. In fourteen (14) of these Orders, the Hon'ble High Courts have decided various questions of law. In the rest of the Orders, the Hon'ble High Courts have delivered judgments on the basis of some settled case law or have decided points of facts or have dismissed the appeal on monetary grounds. The said Orders which have been accepted by the Department have been compiled in the Circular so that cases pending in the field can be expeditiously decided, if the questions of law or facts involved are identical.
43 vehicles used in illegal mining seized in Jajpur
At least 43 heavy vehicles used in illegal mining of minerals were seized and over Rs four lakh collected as penalty in a crackdown in Jajpur district, an official said today. The seizure was during raids carried out by four district-leval teams against illegal mining activities in different places in the district yesterday, he said adding the vehicles were carrying sand, mourm, laterite stone and black stone illegally. The teams had conducted surprise raids at several locations under the jurisdiction of Barachana, Dharmasala, Jajpur and Sukinda tehsils, he said. "Four teams comprising revenue and police officials conducted surprise raids at different illegal mining areas under four tehsils. We seized 43 heavy vehicles including some tractors which were illegally carrying minor minerals," said Jajpur district Collector Ranjan Kumar Das. The collector said the regional transport officer and the respective tehsildars had been asked to file FIRs against the mining ...
Court refuses relief to man convicted in accident case
A Delhi court refused to grant any relief to a man who was convicted for rash and negligent driving which resulted in the death of two kids, saying the world would never be the same for their parents. Special Judge Ashutosh Kumar dismissed the appeal of Uttar Pradesh resident Rohit against a magisterial court's order sentencing him to two years of jail and directed him to pay a compensation of Rs 50,000 to the kin of the victims. "It must have been very traumatic for the parents who lost their only two children because of rash and negligent driving of the appellant. The world will never be the same for them again. Thus, the appellant does not deserve lesser sentence than what has been awarded by the trial court," the court said. According to the prosecution, on November 27, 2006, Rohit while driving a TATA Sumo, jumped a red signal at Kesav Puram in north west Delhi and hit a Maruti van at a high speed. The accident resulted in the death of two children Sunny and Sachin and injuries .
5 people, including 2 children, die in road accident
Five people, including two minors, were killed and 11 injured in a head-on collision between a sugarcane-laden tractor-trolley and an SUV on the Bisauli-Sahaswan road here, the police said today. The incident took place last night at Sahaswan police station area, SSP Chandra Prakash said. Driver of the SUV, Ram Singh (38), and passengers Roopmati (45), Usha Devi (20), Tanushri (4) and Chunnu (6) were killed on the spot, the SSP said. The 11 injured were admitted to the district hospital, from where three, whose condition was serious, were referred to Bareilly, the police officer said, adding the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
CBI arrests three people in PNB fraud case - source
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested two employees at Punjab National Bank believed to be key figures in the $1.77 billion fraud disclosed by the country's second-largest state-run lender earlier this week, a police source said on Saturday.
Six auto-rickshaw owners booked for fabricating documents
Six auto-rickshaw owners from here have been booked on charges of fabricating the character certificate and seeking auto permits, police said today. According to a complaint lodged by officials from the Regional Transport Office, those applying for auto-rickshaw permits are required to provide the character certificates issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Branch), a senior police official said. However, during verification it was found that the certificates provided by the six auto-rickshaw owners were fake and had been fabricated, he said. A case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code was registered yesterday at the Thane Nagar police station and a probe was underway, the officer said.