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Manipur killings: SC allows CBI to add five officials in SIT
The Supreme Court today allowed the CBI's plea to expand the size of its SIT probing the alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur by adding five more officers, including two who are probing the Vyapam scam cases. The SIT told a bench of justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit that at present, the team consists of five officers but they needed five more as the probe into these cases was required to be done expeditiously. The bench, after perusing the five names given by the CBI in its application, said that two out of these five officers were associated with the probe into the Vyapam scam of Madhya Pradesh. "Two of them are doing Vyapam cases?" the bench asked Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Maninder Singh, who was appearing for the CBI. Vyapam scam relates to alleged irregularities in the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board, which holds exams for positions like medical officers, constables, teachers ...
Ankit killing: Delhi CM assures victim's family all possible
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today attended a condolence meeting in memory of 23-year-old Ankit Saxena, who was allegedly killed by the family members of a woman with whom he was in a relationship, and assured his family of all possible help from the Delhi government. The chief minister said his government is committed to fulfilling its responsibility of providing every help to the family of Ankit. "Don't hesitate coming to me whenever you (Saxena's family) are in the need. I will personally be in contact with you," Kejriwal said at the condolence meeting. Ankit Saxena, a professional photographer, was stabbed to death in west Delhi's Khyala area earlier this month, allegedly by the family members of a woman with whom he was in a relationship for three years. The woman's family had opposed her relationship with Ankit as the two belonged to different communities. The woman's father, mother and uncle have been arrested in connection with the killing while her minor ...
BSF Commandant remanded to judicial custody till Feb 26
A BSF commandant, arrested on charges of corruption by the CBI, was today remanded to judicial custody by a Fast Track Court here. Jibu D Mathew was produced here before a Fast Track Court in charge of CBI and remanded to judicial custody till February 26, sources said. He was arrested at Alappuzha railway station a few days ago with Rs 47 lakh in cash when he alighted from Shalimar Express, on his way to his home town Pathanamthitta. The CBI's charge was that Mathew had accepted bribe from smugglers from Bangaladesh for favours received by them. Mathew is a Commandant of BSFs 83rd battalion, deployed on the Indo-Bangla border in West Bengal.
PILs seeking probe into Judge Loya's death motivated, SC told
The Maharashtra government on Monday told the Supreme Court that petitions seeking an independent probe into the death of Judge B.H. Loya were obliquely motivated, based on unverified media reports and were being orchestrated "because there is a particular functionary of a political party".
Akhilesh slams Yogi government over soaring crime
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Uttar Pradesh government over the killing of a Dalit student in Allahabad and accused Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of failing to check soaring crime in the state.
Father, Son killed by lightning in Reasi
A father and son died today when lightning struck their house in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Lightning struck in Launcha area of Mahore tehsil in the district at 1600 hours today resulting in death of 30-year-old Ali Mohammad and his 3-year-old son Shabir, a police officer said.
JK Legislature passes Bill for state's first Nat Law varsity
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today passed a Bill for the establishment of a National Law University in the state. The Bill was introduced in the House by Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq. He said the proposed university, a first for the state, would boost the quality of legal education. Haq said it had been resolved in the All India Law Ministers' Conference at the National Law School University at Bangalore to improve the quality of legal education. He said various states had already enacted a law for establishment of a National Law University. Several members including Devender Singh Rana, Pawan Kumar Gupta, Ali Mohammad Sagar, Mian Altaf Ahmad, Nawang Rigzin Jora, and Aijaz Ahmad Khan suggested referring the Bill to a select committee for further debate and discussion while others like R S Pathania and Shah Mohammad Tantray supported the legislation. The Bill was later also passed by the Upper House also.
Akhilesh targets UP govt over Dalit youth's killing
Seeking to corner the ruling BJP government on law and order in the state, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said today that the killing of a Dalit student in Allabahad showed that state was in the "grip of criminal elements". "No law and order is prevailing in the state. Murder of a Dalit student in Allahabad shows that the state is in the grip of criminal elements and the police is only killing innocents in encounters," Yadav said here. Demanding a Rs 50 lakh compensation for the family of the Dalit law student killed in Allahabad, he claimed law and order had collapsed under the present regime. A second year LLB student Dileep Saroj (26) died after he was thrashed by a group following an altercation outside a restaurant in Allahabad on Feb 9 night. One person had already been arrested in this regard, police said. Yadav said the people of UP were living in fear and there was no guarantee of one's life and asked who would visit the state under such circumstances, ...
Something 'terribly wrong' with SIT probe on Manipur killings:
The Supreme Court today expressed its displeasure over the progress of CBI's SIT in probing alleged extra-judicial killings and fake encounters by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur and said something was "terribly wrong". The apex court, which said it had given the probe to the CBI so the truth would come out, asked the National Human Rights Commission to depute three persons to associate with the Special Investigation Team to carry out investigations in 17 of the 42 cases lodged by the SIT. The SIT told a bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit that they have registered 42 cases and investigations were going on in accordance with the court's direction. The bench, after going through the status report filed by the SIT, wondered how FIRs were registered against persons who were allegedly killed in fake encounters in Manipur. "We wanted the CBI to investigate the matter so that you can find out the truth," the bench said. "What kind of ...
Four held for molesting Korean woman
At least four men were on Sunday arrested in Haryana's Gurugram city for allegedly molesting a South Korean woman.The men were arrested for thrashing her and her friend on Delhi-Jaipur highway near Manesar on Saturday, police said.Further investigation is on.
VVIP chopper case: Court allows Shivani Saxena to travel abroad
A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special court on Monday allowed AgustaWestland chopper scam accused, Shivani Saxena, to travel abroad for medical treatment.Saxena is the director of two Dubai-based firms M/s UHY Saxena and M/s Matrix Holdings and is an accused in the money laundering case pertaining to the chopper deal scam.Earlier on February 9, a Delhi Court sought the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) response on the plea filed by Saxena.Saxena was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate from Chennai on July 17 last year and granted bail by the Delhi High Court on December 15 on various conditions, including that she will not leave the country without the court's permission.According to the case filed by the Enforcement Directorate, UK-based AgustaWestland International Limited had paid 58 million euros as kickbacks through Tunisia-based Gordian Services Sarl and IDS Sarl.These companies siphoned off the money in the name of consultancy contracts to Interstellar Technologies ..
Man Masturbates in Delhi Bus: Investigation initiated
The Delhi Police on Monday said that an investigation has been initiated it the case where a student of Delhi University (DU) has accused a middle-aged man for allegedly masturbating beside her in a moving bus."The case has been registered and an investigation has begun. It's being probed who was he and under what circumstances he did that," said Chief Public Relations Officer here.Calling it a case of perversion and depraved mindset, the CPRO said that the passengers on the bus should have also intervened in the case.A DU student has lodged a complaint against a middle-aged man for allegedly masturbating beside her in a moving bus and trying to repeatedly touch her waist.As per the FIR, the incident occurred on February 7 in the route between Vasant Village and IIT Gate.The complainant shouted at the accused, but "he did not understand" and the co-passengers also "ignored it," the FIR further read.She also uploaded a video of the incident on social media.An FIR has been lodged with ..
Extra-judicial killing in Manipur: SC asks why FIRs against victims
The Supreme Court on Monday slammed the CBI's SIT for not properly probing alleged extra-judicial killings by the Army, Assam Rifles and police in Manipur and asked why FIRs were lodged against the victims and not against officers.
BNP stages nation-wide protest against Zia's imprisonment
Several thousand supporters of the jailed Bangladeshi ex-premier Khaleda Zia today staged human chain protests across the country to demand the party chief's release following her five-year imprisonment in a graft case. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters in the capital Dhaka and other major cities protested the February 8 court verdict which sentenced the 72-year-old Zia for embezzling 21 million takas (USD 252,000) in foreign donations meant for the Zia Orphanage Trust. In the same case, her son Tarique Rahman and four others were sentenced to 10 years in jail. The BNP's protest came as police allegedly detained hundreds of opposition supporters in the last one week. Some senior party leaders, including Shamsuzzaman Dudu, were detained while attempting to join the protest today. Legal experts say Zia's imprisonment would disqualify her from contesting the next general elections slated for December this year unless the Supreme Court comes up with a different
ED grills Lalu's second son-in-law in railway hotels PMLA case
The ED today questioned RJD chief Lalu Prasad's son-in-law Rahul Yadav in connection with its money laundering probe in a case related to alleged corruption in the allotment of railway hotels, official sources said. Rahul Yadav appeared before the investigating officer (IO) of the case at about 1 pm and his statement would be recorded under the anti-money law, the sources said. Rahul Yadav is the husband of Lalu Prasad's fourth daughter Ragini. The Enforcement Directorate first summoned Rahul Yadav last month after it allegedly detected "movement of funds" from him to his mother-in-law, Rabri Devi. The ED is already probing the role of Lalu Prasad's eldest son-in-law Shailesh Kumar, who is married to Misa Bharti, in a separate money laundering case linked to the purchase of alleged tainted assets involving a firm, Ms Mishail Packers and Printers Pvt Ltd. This firm is said to be linked to Misa, a Rajya Sabha MP of the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD), and Shailesh Kumar. A charge
Iranians demand answers over environmentalist death
Leading academics and rights activists demanded action from Iran's government today following the alleged "suicide" of a revered environmentalist in prison. The family of Kavous Seyed Emami, 63, a renowned professor at Imam Sadegh University and founder of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation, was told on Friday that he had killed himself in prison two weeks after his arrest. A judiciary official claimed yesterday that he had confessed to crimes related to an espionage investigation, which has seen seven other members of his wildlife NGO placed in detention. The incident prompted Iranian rights activist Emadeddin Baghi, who has been jailed several times, to express regret over his failure to speak up about prison abuses in the past. "When I heard this news I felt guilty because, in order to prevent it being exploited by Iran's enemies... I refused to reveal the bad treatment I had experienced during my detention," Baghi wrote on his Telegram channel. "If we had all ..
Money laundering case: Court summons Virbhadra Singh, wife
A court here on Monday issued summons to former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife, accused of money laundering.
WCD to recommend lifting time bar on reporting child sexual
The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry will seek a change in the CrPC to allow filing of complaints of child sexual abuse many years after the crime. The development came after a meeting last month between WCD minister Maneka Gandhi and a 53-year-old Indian-origin scientist from Canada, a survivor of child sexual abuse, who asked for legislative amendments to allow victims to report such crimes even years later. "We are in the process of writing to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) asking them to amend Section 473 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). So, time limitation will go away," Secretary, WCD, R K Shrivastava, today said at a press meet. He said that the ministry will pursue the matter with the MHA as it has been receiving "several complaints of incidents that have occurred many years ago". While officials did not comment on the exact amendment being suggested, Gandhi told reporters, "The substance of it will be that if you have been molested at some
Lok Adalat settles 2,650 cases amounting to Rs 11.4 crore
A total of 2,650 cases and an amount of Rs 11.49 crore were settled at the Lok Adalat held at the Thane and Palghar district courts on Saturday. DY Gaud, Secretary, District legal Services Authority told PTI that the amount settled in the Lok Adalat was Rs 11.49 crore, adding that a total of 74 panels, comprising sitting judges and senior advocates, were set up to hear the litigants. He said that these panels dealt with a total of 27,361 pre-litigation and pending cases of which 1,511 pre-litigation cases and 1,139 pending cases were amicably resolved. The settlement amount in the pre-litigation cases stood at Rs 1.99 crore while the amount in the pending cases was Rs 9.5 crore, Gaud said. "A total of 301 bank recovery pre-litigation cases were disposed off involving an amount of Rs. 1.46 crore. Among the pending cases, 95 cases of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal were solved with the settlement amount being Rs 5.33 crore," Gaud said. He informed that a total of 515 ..
Kochi orphans complain of abuse
A case was registered by Kochi Police on Monday on the basis of complaints filed by 20 children who recently went missing from a convent-run orphanage.Children of the CKC Convent orphanage at Ponnurunni said in their complaints that they are being physically abused and starved by the management of the institution.They said that they had managed to escape from the orphanage and register a complaint with the police on Monday.Sub Inspector Vijaysankar of the Kadavanthara Janamaithri police station said, "We intervened and made them return to the convent. Upon statements given by them, a case has been registered under Juvenile Justice Act."The police further informed the Child Welfare Committee and the children are now in the latter's custody.A probe against the accused is underway.