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Victim in rape case involving Asaram to be examined from Jan
The Gujarat government today told the Supreme Court that the victim in a rape case involving self-styled preacher Asaram Bapu will be examined from January 29. The top court adjourned the hearing on the bail plea of Asaram by nine weeks and said it will taken it up after the victim is examined by the trial court. A bench of Justices N V Ramana and A M Sapre which was initially inclined to dismiss the bail petition said the petitioner can easily approach after the victim is examined. The court had on January 15 sought to know the status of trial in a rape case involving Asaram and asked the Gujarat government to file a progress report on it. Asaram's counsel had then told the court that in the Gujarat case, out of 92 witnesses, 22 material witnesses have been examined, 14 of them are dropped and rest need to be examine. On August 28, the apex court had expressed anguish over the tardy pace of progress in the rape case and had asked the state government to file the ...
Contractor booked for misuse of toilet at Thane rly station
Police have registered an offence against a contractor and three others for alleged misuse of a public toilet meant for physically challenged persons at the Thane railway station. According to a complaint filed by an official of the NGO, Prahar Apang Railway Pravasi Sanghatana, the contractor was allowing everyone to use the toilet, a police official said. The facility was being misused, thus causing problems for the physically challenged people who were finding it difficult to use the toilet meant for them, said the complaint. Based on the complaint, the Kopri police registered an offence on Saturday under relevant sections of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act against the contractor and the three other persons employed at the station for operating the toilet, the official added.
Vietnam oil exec 'kidnapped' from Germany jailed for life in
A Vietnamese former state oil executive who was allegedly kidnapped from Germany was today jailed for life for embezzlement, in the highest-profile corruption trial to target the Communist country's business and political elite. The blockbuster trial involving 21 other officials, including an ex-politburo member, has gripped a country where the affairs of the powerful are normally kept secret. But Vietnam's conservative leadership is waging a massive anti-communist sweep that mirrors China's crackdown on graft. Trinh Xuan Thanh, the former head of state-run PetroVietnam Construction (PVC) was sentenced to "14 years for mismanagement and life in prison for embezzlement", according to state-run VNExpress news site. The jury said "no-one at PVC dared use money with the wrong purposes" without Thanh's direction, according to VNExpress. The embezzlement charges carry a maximum sentence of death, but the tariff was reduced after prosecutors recommended life instead. Thanh ...
SC to hear Karti's plea seeking permission to visit abroad
The Supreme Court will on Monday hear the plea of Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, in connection with the INX Media money laundering case.Earlier on January 4, Karti, an accused in the alleged INX media case, appealed the top court seeking its approval to allow him to travel abroad for 10 days for business purpose.However, earlier the apex court had allowed Karti to travel abroad from December 1 to 10, 2017, for his daughter's admission in the UK, on certain terms and conditions.It has been alleged that Karti illegally took service charges for getting the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to the INX Media for receiving funds from abroad worth Rs 305 crore in 2007 when P Chidambaram was the finance minister in the Congress-led UPA Government.A lookout notice issued by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on July 18 prevented Karti from travelling abroad without the investigating agency's permission.
Odisha: Acid attack accused arrested
A week after a woman was attacked with acid in Kalampur in Kalahandi district, police managed to nab the accused from Andhra Pradesh.The police arrested Parshuram from Rangareddy district in Andhra Pradesh. He will be brought on a transit remand to Odisha in connection with the case, police said on Sunday.The accused allegedly threw acid on the girl as she rejected his love proposal.The victim, who sustained burn injuries, is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bhawanipatna.
SC to hear review petition of Nirbhaya gangrape convicts
The Supreme Court will on Monday hear the review petition filed by the Nirbhaya gangrape convicts.The apex court, in May, upheld the order of Delhi High Court, which had sentenced the four convicts - Akshay, Pawan, Vinay Sharma and Mukesh to death.On December 16, 2012, six people gang-raped a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern in a moving bus in Delhi.The woman succumbed to her injuries in a Singapore hospital on December 29, 2012.One of the accused, Ram Singh, had hanged himself in the prison, while another person, who was a juvenile at the time of the crime, was convicted in August last year and is serving the maximum sentence of three years in a reform home.
SC to hear Justice Loya death case
The Supreme Court will tomorrow hear pleas filed by three petitioners seeking a SIT probe into the alleged mysterious death of CBI judge Justice B.H. Loya.A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, will hear the petitions.The top court had asked the Maharashtra government earlier in the month to submit the postmortem report of the CBI judge, who had died in alleged suspicious circumstances in 2014, citing that the "matter was very serious."According to reports, Maharashtra-based journalist Lone and activist Tehseen Poonavala had filed independent pleas seeking a fair probe into the death of Justice Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, involving various police officers and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah.
Cartridges recovered from woman's purse at Delhi metro station
20 live cartridges were recovered from a woman on Sunday at Adarsh Nagar Metro Station in Delhi.The CISF jawans recovered the cartridges from the woman's purse during checking.At present, the Delhi Metro Police are interrogating two male companions with the woman.Further details are awaited.
Kamala Mills fire: Three accused produced before Mumbai court
Three people, who were arrested on Saturday in connection with Kamala Mills fire tragedy, were produced before a Mumbai court on Sunday.The arrested people were identified as Ravi Surajmal Bhandari, partner of Kamala mill, Rajendra Baban Patil, fire officer and Uttkarsh Vinod Pande, supplier and contractor.The lawyer of one of the accused, Uttkarsh Vinod Pande, said that his client was innocent and allegation levelled against him a wrong."They are making a false allegation on my client Uttkarsh Pandey. He was not present at the time of the incident, so he is not responsible for this. He was not even present near the vicinity of the incident spot," advocate Sayaji Nangre said.Around 14 people were killed and 12 suffered critical injuries in the massive fire that broke out at the Kamala Mills compound in Lower Parel locality in Mumbai in the wee hours of December 29.The Mumbai Police had earlier arrested two owners of Mojo's Bistro, the restaurant from where the fire triggered and also .
Pak SC gives 72 hours to arrest culprit of minor girl's rape, murder
Pakistan's Supreme Court has given a 72-hour deadline to police to arrest the culprit behind the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl.A special bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar, held the hearing of the case at the Lahore registry, reported Geo News.Chief Justice Nisar had taken a suo motu notice of the case on January 10.The minor, who was a resident of the Kasur district of Pakistan's Punjab province, was kidnapped on her way to a tuition centre on January 4 from Kasur's Kot Road area.Five days after her disappearance, she was found raped, dead and buried in a garbage dump on Jan 9 near the Kashmir Chowk.According to the initial post-mortem report, the minor was strangled to death after being raped multiple times.As per the autopsy, the girl had marks of torture on nose, neck, and other parts of the body, the report said.Hundreds of enraged protestors clashed with the police in Kasur last week over this incident.The Punjab ...
Man ends life by jumping off ninth floor of mall
A 27-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the ninth floor of a mall in west Delhi's Janakpuri today, the police said. Mohan Chaudhary, a resident of Uttam Nagar, jumped off the ninth floor corridor of the Mall in District Centre, Janakpuri, they said. He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, the police said, adding the reason for him taking the extreme step is yet to be ascertained.
Bawana fire: Man running firecracker plant arrested
The Delhi Police has arrested a 49-year-old man who was running the firecracker plant in Bawana, where 17 people died in a massive blaze yesterday. Manoj Jain, who ran the factory, was arrested. A probe revealed it was a factory of "cold firecrackers" used in stage shows and Holi celebrations, said Rajneesh Gupta, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini). Firecracker packages found at the site suggest the same, he said. Jain had rented the factory from January 1, the DCP said. Police said Jain was out of Delhi and was apprehended yesterday while returning from the airport. During interrogation, he revealed that he was paying Rs 25,000 as rent for the premises. Even though police suspect that Jain was running the factory in partnership with his friend Lalit Goel, he claimed that he was running it alone. The case was today transferred to the Crime Branch that will look into the rent agreement. Locals in Bawana alleged that the facility was flouting norms and crackers were ...
Man arrested for killing friend
A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his friend on the suspicion of the latter having an affair with his wife, the police said today. They said 27-year-old Pawan Shukla was arrested on January 19 from a de-addiction centre at Tughlakabad Extension, where he was hiding. Investigation into the case had started after the police found an unidentified man's body, with the head crushed with stone, at a vacant plot near Badarpur flyover on Mathura Road here. The police said, during probe, they came across a torn visiting card, at the site of crime, which after being assembled together revealed a phone number. On tracing the number, which belonged to Shukla's wife, she identified the victim as her husband's friend Devender, they said. The deceased's father, said his son was last seen with Shukla, the police said, adding following a tip-off, the accused was arrested from the de-addiction centre. During interrogation, the accused confessed to having killed Devender as he .
One arrested in connection with murder of Pune realtor
Pune police today arrested one person in connection with the murder of a 56-year-old real estate businessman here. Realtor Deven Shah was shot dead by two people outside his residence on the night of January 13. CCTV images from the area showed that two persons had fired five rounds, two of which hit Shah, in the plush Prabhat Road area of Deccan Gymkhana. Police identified the arrested accused as Ravi Chorage with Additional Commissioner of Police (North/South Region), Ravindra Sengaonkar, stating that Chorage's interrogation was underway. Police sources said he had been arrested from Jalgaon. Police teams are looking for the other person seen in the CCTV footage, said officials.
Mortal remains of BSF jawan arrive in Kerala
The mortal remains of BSF jawan Lance Naik Sam Abraham, who was killed in Jammu Kashmir in cross border firing, was brought here tonight. Tributes were paid to the jawan at the airport after which the body was taken to the military hospital, a defence press release said. The body will be taken to his home town at mavelikkara in Alapuzha district tomorrow. 34_year_old Abraham, a member of the Sixth Madras Regiment, was killed after Pakistan army initiated firing at Sundetbani sector along the Line of control on Friday.
Woman accuses husband of dowry harrasment, running flesh trade
A woman has filed a complaint against her husband in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district for allegedly harrasing her for dowry and running a sex racket, the police said today. The complaint was filed last Friday, along with a few audio clips, which have been sent for probe, said SP Sankalp Sharma. A probe team has been formed and action will be taken accordingly once the team submits its report, Sharma added.
Elephant tramples woman to death in Uttarakhand
A 26-year-old woman was today trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kotri range under Lansdowne forest division in Uttarakhand's Pauri district, a forest official said. According to the official, the incident took place in the noon, when the woman, identified as Anjali, was on way to Kadarganj village in Bijnor district. She was with other women when the elephant attacked them. The other women fled the spot to save their lives. However, Anjali fell victim to the elephant. When they returned there after sometime, they found her in an unconscious state. The women, with the help of locals, rushed her to a government hospital where she was declared dead.
3 arrested for illegal sand mining in UP
Three people were today arrested on the charge of illegally mining sand in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Budh Nagar district, the police said. The accused -- Ashok, Arvind and Sushil -- allegedly mined sand illegally at Dadupur Khatana area along the Ganga canal and loaded it on tractor trolleys and bullock carts, they said. They were arrested from the railway road, while they were going to sell it in a market, they said.
Image of lawyers in India not very good, says SC judge
The image of lawyers in the country is not very good and the profession requires more quality, Supreme Court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao today said and urged student-lawyers not to be attracted towards corporate jobs. Delivering the keynote address at the 14th K K Luthra memorial moot court competition here, Justice Rao asked the law students to take up the profession and go to courts. "This (Court) is the place where real lawyers should be," Justice Rao said, adding the duties of the profession must be understood while entering the field. Handing out the prizes to the winners of the moot court competition, he said, "The image of lawyers in this country is not that very good. I am being very frank here. I am telling you about our standing in the society. I speak for the profession also. There should be more quality when it comes to the profession. "The duties of the profession has to be understood by all of you when you come into the profession. Duty to the clients, ..
Spain wants exiled ex-Catalan leader arrested if he travels to
Spain wants ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont arrested if he travels to Denmark for a university debate from his Belgian exile, Madrid prosecutors said today. The prosecution service said it would "immediately" have a supreme court judge issue an arrest warrant for the secessionist leader, sacked by Madrid after the Catalan parliament declared independence on October 27, and urge Denmark to hand him over. Puigdemont fled to Belgium in late October after Madrid sacked his cabinet over their breakaway attempt, but is eyeing a return to power after pro-independence parties won an absolute majority in regional elections in December. At home, however, he risks arrest on charges of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds. Several fellow separatist lawmakers are already in custody in Spain over their role in the regional parliament unilaterally declaring independence on October 27 and Spain's general prosecutor office said Saturday that "it's inadmissible that the ...