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Adarsh Scam: Ashok Chavan gets big relief from court
The Bombay High Court on Friday rejected the Maharashtra governor's sanction to prosecute senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in Adarsh Scam.Chavan, in December 2016, had moved the Bombay High Court challenging Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao's decision granting sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to prosecute him in the Adarsh housing society scam.Earlier, Rao had given sanction to prosecute Chavan on the charges of cheating and criminal conspiracy under IPC Sections 120 (b)(criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating and under various provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act in the case.The CBI has accused the former chief minister of approving additional floor space index for Adarsh society in return for two flats for his relatives.
Women gets 10 yrs imprisonment for helping in friend's rape
A fast track court here has sentenced a woman to seven years imprisonment for helping a man and his wife in the rape of her friend 14 years ago. Judge Ashok Kumar yesterday held that Rita Kumari helped Ugar Sain and his wife in the rape of a 22-year-old girl at Titawi village in the district on June 3, 2003. Ugar Sain and his wife were convicted in 2006, the government lawyer said. Rita Kumari, a friend of the survivor, was found guilty under IPC section 210 B (criminal conspiracy). The court also imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 on her.
HC grants 2-week parole to Chautala to look after ailing wife
The Delhi High Court today granted two-week parole to INLD chief O P Chautala, serving a ten-year jail term in a teachers recruitment scam case, to look after his ailing wife. Justice Mukta Gupta, however, restrained the former Haryana chief minister from involving in any other activity and also stopped him from moving out of Sirsa where his wife is admitted in a hospital. While granting the relief, the court asked him to furnish a personal bond of Rs 50,000 and two sureties of the like amount. "He should confine himself to the hospital at Sirsa where his wife is admitted and is in ICU, unless she is shifted to other hospital out of that place," the court said. It further said that Chautala should ensure that he will not indulge himself in any activity except the reason for which he has been granted two weeks parole. In the petition filed through advocate Amit Sahni, the 82-year-old leader had said that his wife Sneh Lata was critically ill and was hospitalised at Sirsa .
Chautala granted parole to attend ailing wife
The Delhi High Court on Friday granted two weeks' parole to former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, who is serving a ten-year jail term in a teachers' recruitment scam case, to attend to his ailing wife.Earlier on December 11, the court had issued a notice to the state government to file a response to a parole petition moved by Chautala.Chautala wanted a two-month parole to look after his ailing wife.In March, the court had cancelled the parole granted to Chautala after he violated the terms and conditions.The police raised objections that he was holding public meetings in violation of his parole conditions.The High Court also observed that Chautala was misusing his parole by attending public meetings across Haryana.Chautala, his son Ajay Singh Chautala and three others, are serving jail terms in the case.On January 22, 2013, a trial court had sentenced 55 accused in the case. Among those convicted were 82-year-old Chautala's then political adviser Sher Singh Badshami, the .
Seoul court hands down suspended sentence for Lotte chairman
SEOUL (Reuters) - A Seoul court on Friday handed down to Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin a two-year suspension of a jail sentence related to corruption charges.
Bikaner land scam: ED arrests two
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today said it has arrested two persons in connection with its money laundering probe in the Bikaner land scam case. The agency identified the arrested duo as Jaiprakash Bagarwa and Ashok Kumar. "Ashok Kumar is a close associate of Mahesh Nagar of Ms Skylight Hospitality Private Limited," it said. They have been arrested under the PMLA law, it said. Skylight hospitality is a firm that has been alleged to be linked to Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi. The agency had searched the premises of Kumar and Nagar in April this year. It had said that in four cases of land purchase in Bikaner by this firm that is alleged to be linked to Vadra, the "authorised representative" was Nagar. Kumar, it has been alleged by the agency, purchased land in the same area using the "power of attorney" of others. It is also alleged that Kumar is a "close associate" of Nagar. The ED probe is related to the purchase of 275 bigha land
Three asphyxiated while cleaning tank
Three persons died of asphyxiation while cleaning a tank containing chemicals and gold dusts at a goldsmith's workshop here early today, police said. The owner of the workshop Ravishankar had asked Ezhumalai and Gourishankar to clean the tank. As soon as the two entered the tank, they shouted for help as they were unable to breathe due to the foul smell emanating from it. Suryakumar, a supervisor, rushed to the spot to rescue them. However, he fell unconscious due to the foul odour. Both the workers died on the spot due to asphyxiation while Suryakumar, who was rushed to the government hospital, also died without responding to the treatment, police said. they said. A case was registered under 304 A (causing death by negligence) against Ravishankar, who is absconding, police said The relatives of the deceased demanded immediate action against Ravishankar.
Pune: 8-year-old gang-raped by 5 minors
An eight-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by six boys, including five minors, in Pune's Kondhwa locality.A 19-year-old has been arrested in this connection, while the search is on for the rest whose ages range between six and 12.The incident came to light after the victim complained of stomach pain, and was taken to a doctor. In the medical examination, it was found that the girl has been sexually harassed several times, which is when the victim too opened up about the same.Following this, the family registered an FIR with the police.The harassment was allegedly going on for months, but the victim kept mum out of fear as she was threatened by them.
Assam in 2017: Of NRC, scams, arrests & floods
Arrest of senior officials in several corruption-related cases, updating of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and spells of devastating floods kept Assam in news in 2017. Corruption issues dominated the headlines as Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched an all-out investigation by his Vigilance Cell to unearth scams in different departments leading to the arrest of several senior officials. The most talked-about scam was the multi-crore Assam Public Service Commission's (APSC) 'cash for job' with its former chairman Rakesh Paul arrested the previous year and his interrogation and investigations leading to the arrest of 25 Assam Civil Service (ACS) and Assam Police Service (APS) officials of the 2015 batch. The arrested ACS and APS officials, including a son of a former Congress minister, relatives of a BJP MLA and an MP and former bureaucrats, along with Paul, continue to be in jail and have been denied bail by the Gauhati High Court. Another high-profile ...
Secunderabad horror: Woman set on fire by suspected lover dies
A 25-year-old woman, who was allegedly set ablaze last evening in full public view in Secunderabad by a man suspected to be her lover, succumbed to her burns this morning, police said. She died around 7.30 am while undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital in Secunderabad, Deputy Commissioner of Police (north zone) B Sumathi said. The woman worked as a receptionist at an aluminium fabrication unit, police said. As per preliminary investigation, the man, aged around 28, last evening called her to Lalaguda area, located about 10 kms from here. After she reached the spot, the man suddenly poured kerosene on her and set her on fire before fleeing, a police official yesterday said. Hearing her cries, some passersby rushed to her aid and put out the fire. The woman, who suffered 60 per cent burns, was then shifted to the hospital. "She passed away this morning. We are now altering the case sections also," Sumathi said. The police had yesterday registered a case under IPC section
Over 40 girls rescued from Delhi ashram
Over 40 girls were rescued by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) along with the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and the Delhi Police from Rohini's Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya.The step was taken after the Delhi High Court formed a panel consisting of lawyers and the DCW chief, to inspect the premises of the so-called institute, owned by the Baba Virender Dikshit where girls and women were allegedly kept in illegal confinement."A 13-year-old victim said that she was raped by the Baba. It is high time to take action against such Babas. We were also held hostage when we went there to rescue the victims. Somehow we managed to rescue the girls," DCW chief Swati Maliwal told the media."We also came across lots of medicines stocked up which we are sure were being given to these girls as they seemed to be in a trance when we rescued them", she added.Maliwal also tweeted yesterday, "Finally, after 3 days, in a mammoth operation, 41 minor girls were rescued from Baba Virender Dikshit Ashram with .
Coroner: Gunfire killed all 58 victims in Las Vegas shooting
All 58 victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting died of gunshot wounds, a coroner has said, revealing that no one was trampled to death trying to escape from an outdoor concert that turned into a massacre. The deaths in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history were all ruled homicides, Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg told The Associated Press. The only wound to the shooter, Stephen Craig Paddock, 64, was a self-inflicted gunshot to the mouth, Fudenberg said. The death was ruled a suicide. Twenty-one people were shot in the head, 36 died with chest and back wounds and one died of a gunshot to the leg, according to a chart the coroner released. Four victims had multiple gunshot wounds. Authorities have said more than 500 people were injured when Paddock, a high-stakes video poker gambler, unleashed gunfire from an upper floor of a high-rise casino hotel onto an outdoor country music festival below. Some have described receiving injuries other than gunfire during .
Waited for seven years; coudn't find concrete evidence: CBI Judge in 2G case verdict
As the Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court finally pronounced its judgement in the 2G spectrum allocation case, OP Saini, the judge in the case, in his copy of verdict, said he waited for all these years for someone to provide concrete evidence against the accused, but 'not a single soul turned up.'Saini added the lack of 'legally admissible evidence' indicated that everybody was going by public perception created by rumour, gossip and speculation in the case."I may also add that for the last seven years, on all working days, summer vacation included, I religiously sat in the open court from 10 am to 5 pm, waiting for someone with some legally admissible evidence in his possession, but all in vain. Not a single soul turned up," Justice Saini wrote."However, public perception has no place in judicial proceedings," he added.He further noted that the chargesheet misrepresented the official record and included oral statements of the witnesses 'that are not acceptable in ...
Woman dies after being stabbed in Yorkshire
A woman has died after she was stabbed in North Yorkshire's Aldi supermarket in Skipton.A 44-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, according to police officials.The 30-year-old woman was attacked at the Aldi store on Keighley Road.We are not in a position to identify the victim at this stage, and we urge people respect her family's privacy and to avoid speculation and rumour on social media, the police said.Police and paramedics were alerted to the scene.A witness said that she had "never been so scared in my life".The witness, on the condition of anonymity, stated that she saw the victim lying on the floor and the suspect pinned down as "everyone screamed and ran up and down" the supermarket, reported Sky News.
Exclusive: U.S. experts resign from monitoring China's ZTE Corp - sources
(Reuters) - Two consulting firms hired to help the United States police ZTE Corp's <000063.SZ> <0763.HK> compliance with trade sanctions have resigned, according to four people familiar with the matter.
2G verdict: Mukul Rohatgi downplays Swamy's remarks
Former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on Friday downplayed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy's remark against him and said the latter has the habit of sensationalising everything.Rohatgi said Swamy's remarks hold no importance."Subramaniam Swamy has the habit of talking frivolously. So whatever he says is of no importance. He has the habit of sensationalising everything," Rohatgi told ANI.Swamy yesterday condemned the special CBI's court's decision to acquit all accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case.Swamy alleged that the corrupt law officers did not carry out their duties seriously and sabotaged the case."This is not a setback at all, its an aberration as the law officers were not serious on fighting against corruption. PM should take up fighting corruption on a war footing," Swamy said while addressing a media briefing here yesterday.Swamy in the media briefing questioned the appointment of Mukul Rohatgi as Attorney General of India.He averred that Rohatgi .
Hyderabad shocker: Woman set on fire in public view
A 25-year-old woman was set ablaze in full public view on Thursday in Secunderabad city of Telangana.Reportedly, the victim was torched by a man allegedly suspected to be her lover.The empathetic incident took place around evening in Lalaguda area of the city.According to reports, the accused called the victim at the spot, where he poured kerosene on her and set her on fire.Soon after committing the heinous act, the accused fled from the spot.Passersby took quick cognisance and put out the fire.The woman has suffered 50 percent burns and her condition is said to be critical.A case under section 307 of IPC & ST/SC Atrocity Act has been registered.Investigation is underway.
Girl set on fire by spurned lover in Hyderabad
In a shocking incident, a youth set afire a girl in full public view here on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.
Woman dies at hospital, family alleges negligence by doctors
A police complaint has been filed against three doctors of a leading hospital in Mathura district after a woman, who was operated on there for a heart condition, died. Anil Singh, the son of the woman, has alleged in the complaint that negligence by the doctors of Nayati Hospital resulted in the death of his mother. Anil is the nephew of the BJP MLA from Govardhan town in the district. Omvati Devi (55) succumbed at the hospital on December 15 a few hours after she was operated on for a heart condition and a stent was placed, according to the police complaint. The hospital's spokesman has denied the allegations. The spokesman said the woman was brought to the hospital on December 15 after she suffered a cardiac arrest. She had a heart condition and had been advised to undergo angioplasty, but the family members delayed her treatment because of a marriage in the family.
Young woman sexually assaulted in Delhi park, five held
A 20-year-old woman was sexually assaulted on Thursday by five persons, including juveniles, in a north Delhi park, following which the accused were arrested, police said on Thursday.