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Protest outside SC over clean chit to CJI in sexual harassment case, section 144 imposed
A group of women activists and lawyers on Tuesday protested outside the Supreme Court against the procedure adopted to deal with the sexual harassment case against Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.Section 144 under Cr Procedure Code prohibiting gathering of four of more persons was imposed outside the apex court following the protest.Talking to ANI, a lawyer Rakhi Sehgal said, "I feel that there was no proper procedure followed. The complainant made it clear why she was forced to withdraw from this process where they did not tell her what the procedure of the committee will be in the first place," lawyer Rakhi Sehgal told ANI."They did not allow her to bring either a friend or a lawyer. They did not give her deposition copy," she added.Segal raised several questions, "What kind of due process is this? What message the Supreme Court judges are giving? Are judges above the law of the land?""No one is above the law of the land including the CJI. He must submit himself to due process," she ...
US 'sex slave' guru goes on trial in New York
The trial of an American "self-help" guru who for years presided over a secretive society of women sex slaves begins Tuesday in New York, where his former female supporters may be called to testify against him. Six people had been due to appear in the dock, but 58-year-old Keith Raniere will now be the only one to stand trial. The other five -- all women who held management positions in various organisations headed by Raniere, including US actress Allison Mack -- have pleaded guilty one by one and avoided going on trial. "Vanguard", as Raniere was also known, was the leader of Nxivm, a purported executive coaching organisation which according to prosecutors served to extort money from followers and enable him to exploit women sexually. More than 16,000 people over two decades passed through Raniere's self-help workshops, which promised to develop their "human potential", charging $5,000 for a 5-day course. Many who signed up quickly became indebted and ended up having to work for ...
SC allows Karti Chidambaram to travel abroad in May
The Supreme Court Tuesday allowed Karti Chidambaram, who is facing criminal cases being probed by the ED and CBI, to travel to the US, Germany and Spain this month. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna said the permission to travel abroad was subject to compliance of conditions imposed earlier. The apex court had in January granted Karti, son of Congress leader P Chidambaram, permission to travel abroad after depositing Rs 10 crore with the secretary general of the Supreme Court. The court, on the request of ED, had earlier asked Karti to file an undertaking that he would return to India and cooperate with the investigation. The court had said that it would "come down heavily" on Karti if he did not cooperate. The probe agency had earlier opposed the plea of Karti seeking permission to travel abroad, and said he has been evasive, non-cooperative and caused delay in completing the investigations. Karti was abroad for 51 days in the ..
Sharif set to return to jail as 6-week bail expires
Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif will return to Kot Lakhpat Jail here on Tuesday following the expiry of his six-week bail in a corruption case in which he has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment. The three-time former premier is expected to surrender himself to jail authorities in evening after Iftar and will arrive at the prison in a PML(N) workers' rally, which will be led by his daughter Maryam Nawaz. Sharif, 69, was granted six-week interim bail by the top court on March 26 in the Al-Azizia Mills corruption case to undergo medical treatment and he filed the petition on April 27 for permanent bail stating that he was suffering from acute anxiety and depression. The bail expired Tuesday as the Supreme court rejected his review petition seeking extension in the bail granted to him on medical grounds. The court also rejected the former premier's plea to allow him to travel abroad for treatment. "Nawaz Sharif will return to Kot Lakhpat Jial Lahore on Tuesday in a .
'Trump would've been charged if he wasn't President'
Over 450 former US federal prosecutors have signed a statement asserting Special Counsel Robert Muellers findings would have produced obstruction charges against President Donald Trump, if not for the office he holds, the media reported.
Two get 10-yr RI for trafficking minor girls for prostitution
Two persons, including a woman, have been awarded ten years' rigorous imprisonment by a Thane court in Maharashtra for trafficking minor girls and pushing them into flesh trade. District Judge P P Jadhav last Saturday pronounced the punishment to Shivnath Pal Yadav (52), an autorickshaw driver, and Rajani Thakur Karnawat (37), who worked as a sweeper, and also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on them. The prosecution told the court that based on a complaint by an NGO, the CBI officials raided a hotel in Thane city on April 25, 2007 and rescued three minor girls, aged between 12 and 15 years, from there. The girls were brought from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan and "sold" to customers for Rs 60,000 each, the prosecution said. The raiding party also arrested the two accused, both belonging to Mumbai, from there. They were booked under IPC Sections 366 (kidnapping or inducing woman to compel her for marriage), 366A (procuration of minor girl), 372 (selling minor for purposes of ...
Nitish, BJP providing tampered EVMs in our strongholds, claims Tejashwi
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP of providing "tampered EVMs" at areas where "polling is happening strongly" in the favour of the grand alliance."We are noticing that wherever polling is happening strongly in our favour, malfunctioned EVMs are being provided to slow the polling process as per a strategy. This is happening out of fear as we are winning. Just to minimise the winning margin, Nitish Kumar and BJP are doing this," Tejashwi told ANI here."They should give in written that they won't take support from the 'mahamilawati' parties which they call us," he added.When asked about the Muzaffarpur shelter home case, Yadav said, "There is clear involvement of Nitish Kumar and his dear ones in the case. They should at least abide by the Supreme Court's order. Also, Nitish Kumar should at least apologise for this."On Monday, the Supreme Court had asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete within two weeks the probe ..
5 held in connection with Dalit death in Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand Police on Tuesday said five persons have been arrested in connection with the death of a Dalit youth who was allegedly beaten up for eating at a wedding party sitting across from people of upper caste in Tehri.
Row over CJI clean chit, SC protesters detained
Many owmen lawyers and activists were among protesters outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday as thet questioned the clean chit given to Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual harassment case a day ago.
SC allows Karti Chidambram to travel abroad in May, June
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P Chidambaram, to travel to the United States, Spain and Germany in May and June.Providing the relief, the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi directed Karti to deposit a security of Rs 10 crore.Karti has been questioned on several occasions in the INX media case in which both the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are probing how Karti managed to obtain clearance to the tune of Rs 305 crore from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in 2007 when his father was the finance minister.The ED had registered a PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) case based on FIR by the CBI and alleged that irregularities took place in the FIPB clearance to INX Media for receiving overseas funds to the tune of Rs 305 crore in 2007 when Chidambaram was the Union Finance Minister.Both the investigating agencies were also probing how Chidambaram's son Karti ...
Gangster held after encounter with police in Rohini
An alleged gangster carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh was arrested following an encounter with the special cell of Delhi police in outer Delhi's Rohini area in the early hours Tuesday. Paramjeet Dalal, 31, is a resident of Bahadurgarh in Haryana, a senior police official said. The encounter took place on the main heliport road opposite Rohini's Sector-37 at 5.15 am, the officer said. "During the confrontation, Dalal received a bullet injury in his left leg. He was rushed to Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital," he said. Legal action was being taken against the accused, police said, adding, further details were awaited.
Woman gang-raped, husband beaten by goons in Alwar
A woman was allegedly gang-raped and thrashed while her husband was beaten up by a group of five men in Alwar, police said on Tuesday.As per the FIR registered by the victim in Gaji police station on April 30, the incident took place on April 26 around 3 pm when the victim, was going to Talvriksha from her village Lalwadi accompanied by her husband on a motorcycle."The victim's vehicle was stopped by a group of five men travelling on two motorcycles. The victim's husband was beaten by two persons while the remaining three gang-raped her," the FIR mentioned."After this, the two men who were beating the victim's husband also raped her. They also made a video recording of the incident and threatened the victims they would kill them if they complain to the police," the FIR added.The FIR further said, "As per the conversation among the accused, the victim heard three names Sachin, Jitu and Ashok. The names of the other two accused is not known to the victim."The police said a case under ...
Uttarakhand: Dalit man beaten up for eating in front of 'upper caste' people dies
A Dalit succumbed to injuries on Sunday, a few days after he was beaten up allegedly by a group of "upper caste" people for eating in front of them at a wedding reception in Tehri district of Uttrakhand, police said."We have conducted a post-mortem on the body. The report will be submitted to the police soon. We are yet to ascertain the exact cause of the death," Ashok Kumar, DG, Law and Order, Uttrakhand told ANI.The victim succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment, BC Ramola, Medical Superintendent, Coronation Hospital, said.On April 29, the man's sister had filed a complaint against seven persons. A case was filed against them under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Gangster Paramjeet Dalal held in Delhi
The Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested gangster Paramjeet Dalal, one of the top ten criminals of Delhi who was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, a police officer said.
Apple, Google remove 3 dating apps targeting kids
Apple and Google have removed three dating apps from their online stores after the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged the apps allowed kids as young as 12 to access them.
Hyderabad: 4 arrested, Rs 1.43 cr illegal tobacco seized
Illegal tobacco products worth over Rs 1 crore have been seized and four members of a gang involved in its sale and transportation arrested, police said on Monday.Anjani Kumar, Police Commissioner Hyderabad said, "Four members of a gang involved in illegal sale and transportation of noxious chewing tobacco have been arrested."Kumar said, "Two transport vehicles and illegal tobacco worth Rs 1,43,95,200 is also seized.""The accused are identified as "Avala Abhishek, who is 35 years old and was the leader of the gang. Shabbir Moinuddin who is 42 years old, Syed Zabir Ahmad 42 years old and Syed Mahmood who is 29 years old and worked as a driver," he added.
US Justice Department releases new version of Mueller's report
US Department of Justice (DoJ) has released another redacted version of the Special counsel Robert Mueller's report, which is considered to be "identical" to the previous version.The new version was released on Monday after a lawsuit was filed by privacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and BuzzFeed News reporter Jason Leopold. However, it will be not be made public, reported The Hill.Leopold took to Twitter and confirmed the reports. "The Justice Department just released a new version of the Mueller report in response to a #FOIA lawsuit by me/@BuzzFeedNews and @EPICprivacy," said Leopold..
Teenagar raped in UP's Muzaffarnagar
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth at Bihari village in the district, said police Tuesday. The youth, identified as Ankit Kumar, was allegedly assisted by his two sisters in committing the crime, police added. The girl was alone at home when the incident took place. She has been sent for a medical examination, police said. According to a complaint lodged by the girl's family, Ankit came to their house with his sisters and gave "parshad" laced with sedatives before allegedly raping her.
Jailed Reuters journalists freed in Myanmar
Two Reuters journalists, who were jailed after reporting a massacre carried out by Myanmar's military forces against the Rohingya Muslim minority, were freed on Tuesday after more than 500 days in prison.
If one analyses things carefully, you will find something fishy: BCI on sexual harassment allegation against CJI
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has opined that there was "something fishy" in the sexual harassment allegations levelled by a former employee of the Supreme Court against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi.In a statement directed to members of legal fraternity, judges and people of the country, the BCI claimed that there was some very strong support behind the complaint against the CJI."The common man of the country is not a fool. Mass was/is realizing that there was/is some very strong backing/support behind the complaint against Chief Justice of India and complainant was/is not at all a simple lady," the BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra stated on Monday.Throwing light on the incident, the BCI said, "If you examine the complaint and the annexures and see the way facts are narrated; the manner in which she claims to have recorded everything in her mobile while at police station, and the way she has been dealing with police, the Courts, CBI, IB, everyone; If one analyses these ..