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Ryan case: Counsel of accused student files bail application

The counsel of the 16-year-old student accused of killing a boy at the Ryan International School today filed a second bail application in a sessions court here, a day after the Juvenile Justice Board decided to try him as an adult in the case. The board had earlier rejected the bail plea of the class 11 Ryan International School student, charged with killing Pradhuman Thakur, a class 2 student of the same school, in the school premises on September 8. Yesterday, the JJB had passed the order on a plea that the accused teenager should not be treated as a juvenile. The defense counsel, Sandeep Aneja, filed the second bail application this time to give some relief to his client after his first bail plea was rejected by the JJB on December 15 on the ground of scientific, physiological, psychological and behavioral reports. "Under the JJB Act 10 (5), police or any authority apprehended a juvenile under any criminal charges, it should file charge sheet within one month. In this

Journalist's body found in Haryana, SIT probe ordered

Haryana Police said today it has formed a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the alleged killing of a journalist in Charkhi Dadri area. Rajesh Sheoran's body was found under mysterious circumstances in the area yesterday, the police said. Haryana DGP B S Sandhu in a statement said that a murder case has been registered at Dadri city police station. He said a three-member SIT, led by DSP Pradeep Kumar, has been formed to probe the case.

Allahabad HC annuls decree of divorce based on triple talaq

The Allahabad High Court today quashed a decree of divorce based on instant triple talaq, setting aside a family court order. A family court in Bareilly had passed a decree in March in favour of Mohammad Farooq alias Farooq Khan and held that by pronouncing talaq thrice, the husband had divorced his wife, Arsey Jahan. The High Court bench, comprising Justice Arun Tandon and Justice Rajiv Joshi, passed the order, allowing an appeal filed by Jahan in which she challenged the family court's judgement. The bench while setting aside the decree of divorce stated that instant tripal talaq has already been deemed illegal by the Supreme Court in the case of Shayara Bano. According to the facts of the case, Farooq married Arsey Jahan in 2009. He was employed in the Indian Army. While he was on duty, his wife lodged an FIR against him and his family, alleging dowry harassment. She also stated that she was not ready to live with her husband. On August 17, 2011, Farooq divorced his ...

Trio held for preparing fake certificates

Three persons were today arrested for allegedly preparing fake certificates, police said. Two others are absconding, Karimnagar Police Commissioner VB Kamalasan Reddy said. One of the arrested has been identified as Pole Srinivas (34). He prepared fake transfer and birth certificates and earned money, Reddy added. According to the officer, a headmaster of a private high school Gurram Narsaiah (38) and Pannoju Mallesham (32) were also arrested while they were preparing fake certificates and rubber stamps. He said 72 persons had come forward and complained in this connection.

Hindu girl abducted and converted to Islam in Thar

A teenage Hindu girl from a village in Thar was recently aducted, forced to convert to Islam and later made to enter a marriage, claimed her family and relatives on Thursday.The family of the abducted girl informed reporters at Islamkot press club that the girl was abducted by three armed men, who barged into their home and held them hostage, reported Dawn.The news portal futher reported that the father of the girl, Hero Meghwar had informed the local police that the girl has been converted and married, so nothing much can be done. However, the family members alleged that the local police was showing no interest in recovering the girl.But the SSP of Thar claims that an FIR has been lodged and raids are being conducted to arrest the three suspects nominated in the FIR.The SSP further revealed that the police have not only received a certificate of conversion, issued by the pir, but also the now-married couple has filed an application in the Sindh High Court, seeking protection.

Man shot dead by suspected Naxals in Gadchiroli district

Naxals shot dead a man at Hindhbatti village in Aheri tehsil of Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra today morning, police said. The deceased was identified as Madhukar Chinna Atram. It was not yet known why he was killed, police said.

Gujarat HC orders ACP to join duty but not before Jan 31

The Gujarat High Court today dismissed a petition challenging the appointment of an assistant commissioner of police, but asked her not to join duty till January 31. A division bench of Justices Akil Kureshi and A Y Kogje, in May this year, had asked ACP Reema Munshi of special branch to continue her maternity leave until the case was disposed of. The court today dismissed the petition filed by Neha Parmar who had challenged Munshi's appointment on the ground that she did not meet the selection criteria in the physical test when she joined the force as a deputy superintendent of police. While rejecting the plea, the high court allowed the petitioner time till January 31 to file appeal, and asked Munshi not to join duty till then. A single judge of the high court had earlier dismissed Parmar's petition. Parmar had alleged that the General Administration Department did not follow the procedure regarding physical measurements during Munshi's selection. Parmar herself had .

Woman kills self, three children

A woman and her three children died here today after consuming poison in what appears to be a case of suicide committed due to economic distress, police said. Rekha Devi (25), a resident of Jhunki Musahara village in Tedhagachh police station area of the district fed poison to her three children before consuming the same herself, Deputy Superintendent of Police Kamini Bala said. She said Rekha's husband has been away for about three months in search of a job and the woman appears to have taken the extreme step because of her dismal economic condition. The Deputy SP also said Rekha had clutched at a mobile handset while breathing her last. Further investigations are on, she added.

Three held for robbing people

Three persons, including a student preparing for engineering exams, were arrested for allegedly robbing people during evening walks in parks. The accused has been identified as Shahid (24), Deepak, (21) and Saifi Siddaqui (19), all residents of Malviya Nagar. Police have recovered two stolen mobile phones from them and claimed to have solved six cases of robbery. On December 19, the police received a complaint from a person being robbed of his mobile phone and cash by three persons at Vijay Mandal Park in Begumpur. Police reached the spot and while looking for the accused reached Bakshi Park where the complainant identified three persons sitting in a corner of the park. "On seeing the police team, the accused persons tried to escape from the spot, but were nabbed," a senior police official said. During interrogation, it came to light that the accused were involved in several cases of robbery, he said, adding that they are drug addicts and started robbing people to bear ...

Secunderabad horror:Woman set on fire in public view, critical

A 25-year-old woman is critical after she was set ablaze today in full public view in Secunderabad allegedly by a man suspected to be her lover, police said. The incident occurred at around 6:45 PM in Lalaguda area of the city, around ten kms from here. As per preliminary investigation, the woman, who works as a receptionist at an aluminium fabrication unit, was called to the spot by the man. After she reached the spot, the man, who was carrying a can, suddenly poured kerosene on her and set her on fire before fleeing, a police official said. Hearing her cries, some passersby rushed to her aid and put out the fire. She was then shifted to hospital where she is battling for her life. "The woman has suffered 60 per cent burns and her condition is critical," the official said. Police have registered a case of murder against the unidentified man. According to the official, the accused appears to be the lover of the woman and was allegedly harassing her. "However, the woman ...

Cong "choreographed" 2G chargesheet, verdict no clean chit:BJP

The BJP today cited a Supreme Court verdict on 2G spectrum to assert corruption in the case and claimed that a trial court order acquitting the accused was no "clean chit" to the opposition party. While Finance Minister Arun Jaitley cited the details of the UPA government's policy and the apex court's subsequent order in 2012 quashing all allocations to say that the facts proved corruption in the case, his colleague Prakash Javadekar claimed it was the Congress which had "choreographed" the chargesheet in the criminal matter. The trial court in its verdict today had described the chargesheet as "choreographed". Javadekar told reporters that the CBI had filed it in 2011 when the Congress-led UPA was in power. "The Congress choreographed it," he said, citing a case in which then law minister Ashwani Kumar had to resign after he was accused of interfering with a CBI report into a probe in coal block allocations. Javadekar likened the case to a murder probe, saying that if ..

Teenage Hindu girl abducted, forcibly converted in Pak: Report

A teenage Hindu girl, who was abducted by gunmen a few days ago in Pakistan's Sindh province, has been forced to convert to Islam and pressured to get married, a media report claimed today. Quoting the family of the girl, the Dawn said that the 14-year-old girl was abducted from Thar village after three armed men barged into their home and held the family hostage. The girl's father, Hero Meghwar, said that he contacted some influential people in the area but was told that his daughter had converted and married a person named Naseer Lunjo and there was little that could be done, the paper reported. The family members alleged that local police too was not interested in recovering the girl. The family demanded that the girl be recovered and produced before a court if she had indeed converted, the report said. However, senior police official from Thar Ameer Saud Magsi said an FIR had been registered while raids are being conducted to arrest the three suspects. The police had .

2 men attacked by 3 for urinating in public in north Delhi

Two men were allegedly attacked by three persons when they found one of them urinating in a public space in north Delhi's Timarpur area, police said today. Rohit Saluja and his friend Rajat were allegedly attacked with blades on December 18 and sustained injuries in neck and hand, they added. Saluja, who works as a DJ, told the police that his friend Rajat went to relieve himself near Ramleela Ground's wall when a man, whom Saluja knew, came and started slapping his friend for urinating in the open, the police said. Saluja, along with another friend intervened in the matter, they said. The accused then called two of his other friends who attacked Saluja and his friends, the police said, adding that the three accused were arrested.

Plea seeks review of SC judgement on Asthana appointment

A plea was today filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of its judgement rejecting a plea challenging the appointment of senior Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana to the post of CBI special director. A bench comprising Justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre, on November 28, had dismissed the plea of NGO 'Common Cause' challenging Asthana's appointment, saying it cannot question a "unanimous" decision taken by the selection committee and the decision is not illegal. The NGO said the review plea has been filed on grounds of discovery of new evidence and error apparent on the face of the record. It has referred to a letter of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) seeking a report from the CBI director on the authorship of the unsigned note given by the CBI director in the Selection Committee meeting on October 21. "Respondent No. 2 (Asthana) needed to be investigated by the CBI in relation to two FIRs dated August 30, 2017 and October 25, 2017. The contents of the ...

HC reserves order in university land transfer case

The Allahabad High Court today reserved its order on a writ petition filed by the vice- chancellor of a state university in Allahabad in an alleged illegal transfer of the institute's land. The bench comprising justices B K Narayana and Vijay Lakshmi, while reserving the order, made it clear that till the delivery of the order, no coercive action shall be taken against the Sam Higginbottom University vice-chancellor R B Lall. The high court also directed Lall to cooperate in the investigation. On December 11, an FIR was lodged accusing Lall and two others of illegally transferring land of the Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (Shuats) to Yeshu Darbar trust and several others without taking the Uttar Pradesh's government permission. Notably, the Shuats is mired in many controversies, including an alleged misappropriation of funds.

Court issues contempt notice to SHO

A local court here today issued a notice to the SHO of Laxmangarh police station for contempt of court and summoned him to the court tomorrow. The notice of contempt of court was issued on not releasing a vehicle which was seized in a murder case. The court had directed the SHO, Mukesh Kanungo, to release the vehicle few days ago. Hearing a petition, the court today issued notice and directed the SHO to appear in the court tomorrow.

Some experts hail 2G verdict, others say battle won in SC lost

Legal experts expressed differing views on a special court verdict acquitting all accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam cases, with one of them saying that it was an example that how battles won in the Supreme Court are often lost in lower courts. Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan expressed "surprise" over the outcome of the trial, while former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee refrained from terming the judgement as "good or bad" but was quick to add that it can be challenged in the higher court. With varying opinions coming on the verdict, one section dubbed the acquittal as "unfortunate" and opined that it would politically raise a serious situation, while another section said that a "bubble was created" which burst due to lack of evidence. "I am surprised. Have not gone through the verdict yet but this shows how battles won in the Supreme Court are often lost in courts below," Dhavan told PTI. Sorabjee said this is not a "final verdict" and can be tested in appeals ...

Man carrying 50K cash reward on him arrested

A 20-year-old man, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head for his alleged involvement in robbing and killing a businessman in northwest Delhi's Shastri Nagar, was arrested by the Crime Branch, police said today. The accused, identified as Ravi Dedha, was arrested on December 19 from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, they said. On August 22, Dedha and his accomplices followed one Sanjiv Gajwani (42) on their motorcycles from his hosiery factory at Shastri Nagar to his house in Ashok Vihar, the police said. Gajwani was riding a scooter and was carrying a bag containing cash, they said. As soon as Gajwani parked his vehicle in front of his house, the accused tried to snatch his bag, the police said. When the businessman resisted, the accused allegedly shot at him thrice, they said. The gang members then fled with Gajwani's bag containing Rs 4.15 lakh, the police said. In September this year, two of his associates were nabbed, while he continued to be on the run along with another

Bill on triple talaq listed for introduction in Lok Sabha tomorrow

The woman can also seek the custody of her minor children from the magistrate who will take a final call on the issue

Unwarranted delay in examination of vital witnesses in 2G

A special court today took strong exception to the "unwarranted delay" in examination of vital witnesses in the 2G case, saying it was surprised how they suddenly became a "goldmine" of information in the last leg of the investigation. It observed that an "outstandingfeature"of the casewas that the moreimportanta witness was, the more delayed was his examination. The witnesses, whom the court found to have been examined at a "highly belated stage", included three officials of the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) -- AKSrivastava, ex- deputy director general (Access Services), D S Mathur, then secretary and Nitin Jain, then director of Access Services-I (AS-I). The others were then telecom minister A Raja's additional personal secretary AseervathamAchary,RJSKushvaha,ex- jointwirelessadvisor, DineshJha,former deputywirelessadvisor, Ashok Wadhwa, ex-additional director of Tiger Traders Pvt Ltd, about whom the court said they "ought to have ...