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HC asks AIIMS to examine pregnant girl seeking abortion
The Delhi High Court today directed the AIIMS to constitute a medical board and examine a 15-year-old pregnant girl seeking termination of her foetus. Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta said that a report of the medical board be submitted to it on December 22 to know whether medical termination of the foetus was advisable as the pregnancy was of over 25 weeks. Section 3(2)(b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act prohibits abortion of a foetus after 20 weeks of pregnancy. In pursuance to the court's direction yesterday, the girl today filed an affidavit stating that she wanted to get her pregnancy terminated. Advocate Kamlesh Kumar Mishra, appearing for the girl, claimed that the minor had changed her mind earlier under police influence and now she was for a medical termination of the foetus as she wanted to pursue her studies. The bench said, "Given the urgency, no time be wasted and the medical board should be immediately constituted by the medical ...
Suhaib Ilyasi sentenced to life imprisonment
Suhaib Ilyasi, who shot to fame with the TV show 'India's Most Wanted' in late 90s, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi sessions court for killing his wife in 2000.Ilyasi was convicted by the court on December 16, while an order was passed by additional sessions judge, SK Malhotra, who found Ilyasi guilty under the Indian Penal Code.Ilyasi's wife Anju was murdered in 2000 in Delhi after which the police arrested him on the basis of inquest report by the area magistrate.He was booked for dowry death and destroying evidence. But in 2014 the Delhi High Court ordered that he be tried for murder even as he was out on a bail.Anju's family wanted capital punishment to Ilyasi but his lawyer requested for minimum punishment, stating that his client was distressed and shall not be liable for the extreme sentence.
Three arrested for illegal sand mining in UP
Police today arrested three people and seized three trucks loaded allegedly with illegally mined sand from their possession here. The accused-- Girish, Surendra and Balister--were arrested from Nanua Rajpur area here, the police said. They were booked under relevant IPC sections and the mining act, they said.
Nabha jailbreak mastermind arrested from IGI airport
Inderjit Singh Sandhu, one of the masterminds of the sensational Nabha jailbreak in Punjab, has been arrested from the Indira Gandhi International airport in Delhi, Punjab Police said on Wednesday.
Ex-TV producer Suhaib Ilyasi gets life term for killing wife
A Delhi court today awarded life imprisonment to former television serial producer Suhaib Ilyasi for killing his wife Anju 17 years ago. The court ruled out the demand for death sentence saying the case did not fall in the rarest of the rare category. Additional Sessions Judge S K Malhotra imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on Ilyasi, who was convicted on December 16 for stabbing to death his wife. The court also directed that Rs 10 lakh would be paid as compensation to parents of Anju which would be borne by Ilyasi. Ilyasi, who was brought from Tihar jail, shouted that he was innocent and the award of life sentence is an "injustice". During the arguments on sentence, the prosecution sought capital punishment for the former TV producer contending that he gave "a painful death to his wife". Further, the prosecutor said that Ilyasi who was supposed to be a protector became a killer and the case fell within the realms of rarest of rare. Ilyasi's counsel sought leniency saying he has
Justice U D Salvi takes charge as acting Chairperson of NGT
Justice Umesh Dattatraya Salvi took charge as the acting Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today, following the retirement of Justice Swatanter Kumar. Justice Salvi will continue in office until the date a new chairperson is appointed or the date of his superannuation, whichever is earlier, according to a government notification. He will retire on February 13, 2018. The Ministry of Environment and Forests notification states, "...the central government hereby authorises Justice Umesh Dattatraya Salvi, Judicial Member, NGT to act as Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal, as the vacancy in the office of Chairperson has arisen due to superannuation of Justice Swatanter Kumar, with effect from December 20, 2017 until the date on which a new Chairperson is appointed or till the date of his superannuation, whichever is earlier." Justice Salvi was enrolled as an advocate in 1977. He was appointed City Civil and Additional Sessions Judge, Mumbai in August ...
HC dismisses Tejpal's plea seeking quashing of rape, other
The Bombay High Court today dismissed a petition filed by Tehelka's former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal seeking quashing of rape and other charges levelled against him by a former woman colleague. Justice Nutan Sardesai of the Goa bench of the high court dismissed the petition by Tejpal, who has been accused of raping the woman during an event in Goa in 2013. The detailed order is expected to be pronounced later in the day. The district court in Mapusa town had earlier framed charges against Tejpal under IPC sections 354-A (sexual harassment), 376 (rape) and 376(2)(k) (rape of a woman by a person being in the position of control or dominance over the woman), and began the trial last month. The crime branch later added to the case IPC sections 341 (wrongful restraint) and 342 (wrongful confinement), 376 (2)(f) (person in the position of trust or authority over women, committing rape of such women), 376 C (sexual intercourse by person in authority) and 354 (assault or ...
Reliance Marine and Offshore owes Rs 159 crore, says IFCI
Term lender IFCI today said that Reliance Marine and Offshore owes it Rs 159 crore and the case for recovery of the amount is pending before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Ahmedabad. Reliance Marine and Offshore Ltd is a subsidiary of the Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd. "At the hearing held on December 19, 2017, the Tribunal has rejected the application filed by Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd seeking a stay of the NCLT proceedings on the ground that the Constitutional validity of Section 7 IBC is under challenge before the Gujarat High Court," IFCI said in a statement. NCLT, Ahmedabad has given a time of seven days to the respondent to file an appeal against the above dismissal of the application. The matter is currently sub-judice and the case is posted for hearing on January 11, 2018, it added. The statement further said that none of the lenders of Reliance Marine and Offshore Ltd or Reliance Naval and Engineering Ltd have ...
Bihar vigilance bureau arrests two officials
An additional public prosecutor and a circle officer were arrested by the Bihar Vigilance Bureau today from Sitamarhi and Nalanda districts while accepting bribe. According to a report from Sitamarhi, vigilance sleuths arrested Satyendra Kumar Tiwari, additional public prosecutor at the district court. He was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 21,000. Deputy SP, Vigilance, Maharaja Kanishk Kumar Singh, who led the vigilance team which laid the trap, said Tiwari had demanded the sum from an accused in a case with the promise of helping him out. A report from Nalanda district said circle officer of Hilsa, Subodh Kumar, was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000. Deputy SP Gopal Paswan, who led the vigilance team which carried out the operation, said a complaint was received from Rinku Devi, resident of a village, that the official had demanded bribe for mutation of a piece of land.
UPCOCA bill on lines of MCOCA introduced in UP Assembly
The Uttar Pradesh government today introduced in the state Assembly a bill to enact a stringent law on the the lines of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) to combat land mafia, mining mafia and organised crimes in the state. The Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Bill, 2017, was introduced in the House by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath soon after the Question Hour. The state Cabinet had recently approved the draft of the proposed legislation which was prepared in consultation with the Law Department for an effective check on organised crime, mafia and white collared crimes. Briefing reporters after the Cabinet meet last week, senior minister Srikant Sharma had said, "The rule of law is the top priority of the government. For this, it is essential that those indulging in mafia and goonda activities are identified and a special drive is launched against them...the bill is being brought with this purpose in mind." The proposed legislation seeks to .
Woman's body nibbled by rats in Hyderabad morgue; probe on
Rodents allegedly mutilated a woman's body kept in the mortuary of state-run Osmania General Hospital (OGH) here, prompting Telangana's health authorities to launch a probe today. "An inquiry has been ordered and show-cause notices were issued to those in charge of the mortuary. We have to know the cause...how it happened," said Director of Medical Education (DME) Dr K Ramesh Reddy. It is suspected that rodents had bitten the nose and some other facial parts of the body, he said. The woman's family members, during a visit to the mortuary yesterday, found the body disfigured and complained to the hospital authorities. "It is a modern mortuary...we have asked the officials concerned to verify how the incident happened as the body was kept in a freezer," Reddy said. Officials have been told to take steps to ensure such incidents don't happen again, Reddy said, adding that the hospital's superintendent Dr B Nagender is also looking into the matter. The 21-year-old woman had .
UP: Women devotees accuse baba, aides of rape
Four women devotees of Sankutir Ashram in Uttar Pradesh's Basti levelled allegations against its self-styled baba and two of his aides on Wednesday for raping and torturing them.The devotees revealed that they were raped, beaten up and exploited by the accused baba, Mahant Swami Sachchidanand, and his followers for years.On expressing her ordeal, one of the victims told ANI, "I am from Chhattisgarh. I came here in 2008 at the age of 12. I was naive and did not know what was being done with me, when I refused to do anything; I was raped by three 'babas' here.""I was also kept captive, beaten up and repeatedly raped. He has several ashrams across India," the victim added.Following the complaint, the police registered a case against the accused and ashram authorities."We received a complaint of sexual exploitation of a few women at an ashram by the men living there. We have lodged an FIR and legal proceedings are being followed. We'll take further action as per the findings," ...
Cardinal at centre of US sex abuse scandal dies
Cardinal Bernard Law, a former US archbishop who became a symbol of the Roman Catholic Church's systematic protection of paedophile priests due of his failure to stop abuse in Boston city, has died. He was 86.
Bank fraud case: Court to hear bizman's bail plea on Jan 3
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a court here today that it was likely to file a charge sheet soon against Delhi-based businessman Gagan Dhawan, who was arrested in a Rs 5,000-crore money laundering case. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma, who was scheduled to hear Dhawan's bail application today, posted the matter for January 3, considering the submissions made by Special Public Prosecutor Nitesh Rana on behalf of the ED. In his bail plea, the accused had sought the relief saying he was not required for further investigation and that no purpose would be served by keeping him in custody. Dhawan, arrested on November 1, was sent to judicial custody on November 15 by the court after Rana contended that the accused was not needed for further custodial interrogation. The ED had alleged that Dhawan had facilitated the directors of Gujarat-based pharma firm Sterling Biotech Ltd (SBL) in buying several properties and helped them misuse and divert the credit ...
Pastor jailed for taking upskirt videos of women in Singapore
A pastor who crept up on unsuspecting women to record 12 upskirt videos was today jailed for eight weeks by a court in Singapore, according to a media report. Korean pastor Jo Hang Jun, 33, who worked at Immanuel Mission Church in Singapore, pleaded guilty to five counts of insulting a woman's modesty, the Straits Times reported. Seven other charges for similar offences were considered during sentencing. The court heard that he also had in his possession 127 obscene films and 27 uncertified ones. The first offence occurred at around 7 pm on December 17 last year when Jo used his mobile phone to record an upskirt video at an unknown location. About 90 minutes later he was walking along an underground walkway at Braddell subway station and spotted a woman wearing a blue skirt in front of him. Jo turned on the recording mode of his mobile phone camera, followed the woman up an escalator and recorded an upskirt video while standing behind her. On December 19 and 20 last year,
Six injured in UP jail clash
Six prisoners were injured in a clash between inmates in a jail in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district, officials said on Wednesday.
AgustaWestland scam: Retd Air Marshal J S Gujral granted bail
Retired Air Marshal J S Gujral was on Wednesday granted bail by the Patiala House court in connection with the multi-million dollar AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case.Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Judge Arvind Kumar granted relief to Gujral on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh.The court has directed Gujral not to leave the country without permission.Former Indian Air Force chief S P Tyagi his cousin Sanjeev alias Julie, Gujral, advocate Gautam Khaitan were among those who appeared before the CBI Court.The court also directed the CBI to send copies of chargesheet to the accused persons and to list the matter for further hearing on May 30 next year.The CBI also told the court that a request was already sent to extradite alleged European middleman Carlo Gerosa and it will soon send another.Earlier on September 1, it had filed a chargesheet against retired Tyagi, Gujral and 10 others in the case.The chargesheet, filed before a special court, also named as accused Sanjeev, ...
CBI arrests SDM office employee while accepting bribe in Delhi
The CBI has arrested an official posted at the office of Delhi's Civil Lines sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a builder for not initiating action against him for "violation" of pollution norms. CBI sources said Rafi Ur Rehman, a data entry operator, was caught red-handed, along with a private person, while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 40,000 from the builder last night. The builder approached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with a complaint that Rehman had visited the site in Sangam Vihar where he was constructing apartments, they said. In his complaint to the CBI, he said Rehman introduced himself as an official of the SDM's office in Tis Hazari and threatened to take action against him for alleged violation of pollution norms, the CBI said in the FIR. It said he alleged took photographs of the under- construction flats and asked the builder to meet him in his office. When the builder reached the ...
Lalu's sons, daughter question TV channels on crime in Bihar
RJD leaders Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and Misa Bharti on Wednesday attacked the Bihar government over rising crime and wondered why television channels were silent over the issue.
First year MBBS student raped in medical college campus
A first year female MBBS student of a private medical college was alleged raped in the college campus here, police said today. The female student in her FIR at Mancheswar Police Station alleged that she was raped by a peon of the college while she was returning to hostel yesterday night. "We have arrested a man based on the complaint of the girl. Both the victim and the accused have undergone medical examination," Bhubaneswar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Satyabrata Bhoi told reporters adding that the police have also recorded the statement of the victim under Section 161 CrPC. The private medical college chairman Tirupati Panigrahi said: "The incident that occurred at around 7.30 pm yesterday came to the light at around 12 pm. The girl did not know the peons name. We identified the accused and handed him over to the police." The accused has been identified as Manoj Khuntia, a resident from Athagarh in Cuttack district, police said. Khuntia claimed that he is ...