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CJI case: Woman says she won't appear before in-house panel
The former employee of the Supreme Court, who has accused Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment, said on Tuesday that she would no more appear before an in-house committee set up by the apex court to probe her charges as she felt that she is "not likely to get justice".
Man held for rape, murder of 3 minor girls in Telangana
Days after remains of two minor girls were unearthed, police Tuesday arrested a 28-year old man who allegedly raped and killed them and another girl and buried the bodies in abandoned irrigation wells in a village in Telangana. M Srinivas Reddy, resident of Hajipur village in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, was arrested Tuesday following his interrogation, police said. A lift mechanic, he had also allegedly killed a woman in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh in 2016 and was arrested a year later along with four others. He was out on bail in the case, they said. The serial killer, a bachelor, was addicted to alchol and used to watch porn movies on his mobile phone, police said. His involvement in the killings of the minor girls of Hajipur came to light when police questioned him after stumbling on the body of a 14-year old girl in his well during a search for her last Friday. Investigations showed Reddy had offered her lift on April 25 when she was returning from school ..
Navi Mumbai BJP corporator booked for assaulting MNS man
A BJP corporator and nine aides have been booked for allegedly assaulting a Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activist in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, police said Tuesday. Late Monday night, BJP corporator Vijay Chiplekar and his aides attacked MNS' Prashant Jadhav (35) in Shubhangan complex in Kamothe over the issue of installing mobile phone towers there, an official said. "The incident has been captured in the CCTV network installed in the building. We have booked Chiplekar and his aides for voluntarily causing hurt using dangerous weapons as well as other offences. Probe is on," he said.
Asaram's 'godman' son gets life term in rape case (Lead, correcting para 2)
A court here on Tuesday sentenced 40-year-old Narayan Sai, the son of self-styled godman Asaram, to life imprisonment in a 2013 rape case.
Cricketer gets five-year rape sentence
An Australian-born cricketer who raped a woman he found "dozing" in his teammate's bedroom was jailed for five years by an English court on Tuesday. Alex Hepburn, 23, was convicted following an attack that took place during the first night of a sexual conquest "game" he helped set up on a WhatsApp group. Prosecutors said the former Worcestershire all-rounder had been "fired up" by a contest to sleep with the most women, before carrying out the rape at his flat in Worcester, central England, in April 2017. Judge Jim Tindal, jailing Hepburn at Hereford Crown Court, said the "immature" cricketer and a former teammate had agreed a "pathetic sexist game to collect as many sexual encounters as possible". He added: "You probably thought it was laddish behaviour at the time. In truth it was foul sexism. "It demeaned women and trivialised rape -- a word you personally threw around lightly. Only now do you realise how serious rape is." Hepburn's lawyer, Michelle Heeley, said her client had ...
SC allows I-T, EOW to access forensic report on Amrapali; fund diversion put at Rs 3.5k cr
The embattled Amrapali group has diverted over Rs 3,500 crore of home buyers money to different projects, the forensic auditors Tuesday told the Supreme Court which allowed the I-T department and the EOW to access their fresh report. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit was told by two forensic auditors -- Pawan Agrawal and Ravi Bhatia -- that they have received notices from I-T department and the Economic Offence Wing seeking the audit report as also their presence to explain the same. The top court, which accepted the report, allowed the forensic auditors to share a copy with the investigating agencies. "It is brought to our notice that Commissioner of Police, Economic Offences Wing requires Report of the Forensic Auditors. We permit the Forensic Auditors to furnish the Report to the Economic Offences Wing but they shall not be summoned for any purpose whatsoever to aid in the investigation," the bench said. The top court said that the case has to see the "light of the day"
Bombay HC sets aside man's death penalty for killing woman, child
The Bombay High Court Tuesday set free a Nashik man who was sentenced to death last year by a court here for killing a 32-year-old woman and her 6-year-old child. A bench of justices BP Dharmadhikari and P D Naik held that the police failed to carry out proper investigation and build a watertight case against convict Ramdas Shinde. The bench, therefore, dismissed the Maharashtra government's plea seeking confirmation of the death penalty, and upheld Shinde's appeals challenging his conviction and sentence. On April 26 last year, the court in Nashik had convicted and sentenced Shinde for stabbing to death the woman and her child, who stayed as tenants in his father's property. The prosecution had claimed that the victim woman had snubbed Shinde's sexual advances and, therefore, on April 18, 2016, while his wife and children were away, he went to the victim's house and killed her and her son. The victim's body had 24 stab wounds, including wounds on her private parts, and the child's ...
SC sets aside Centre's decision to merge NSEL and FTIL
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Centre's decision to merge National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) with Financial Technologies India Ltd (FTIL), which is now known as 63 Moon Technologies Ltd. A bench comprising justices R F Nariman and Vineet Saran delivered the judgement on a batch of petitions filed by 63 Moon Technologies Ltd challenging the Bombay High Court's December 2017 verdict upholding the Centre's decision to merge NSEL with FTIL. In February 2016, the Centre had passed a final amalgamation order in terms of the provision of the Companies Act merging FTIL and NSEL. As per the order, all the assets and liabilities of NSEL would become assets and liabilities of FTIL. The government's order was challenged in the high court which dismissed the petition in December 2017. In its judgement, the apex court held that the Centre's February 2016 order was "ultra vires" to section 396 of the Companies Act and was also violative of Article 14 (equality before law) of the ...
CJI Case: Woman pulls out of in-house inquiry
The former employee of the Supreme Court, who accused Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment, on Tuesday pulled out from the in-house inquiry set up by the apex court to probe the charges against the CJI.
Sena MP's wife, others get 1 year jail in poll violence case
The wife of a Shiv Sena MP and 17 party workers were Tuesday given one year jail terms by a court here in connection with an incident in which a police constable was injured in a clash between Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Sena workers in 2014. Kamini Shewale, wife of Rahul Shewale, sitting MP from South Central Lok Sabha constituency, and the party workers were sentenced after sessions court judge D K Gudadhe found them guilty under sections 149 (unlawful assembly), 427 (mischief) of the Indian Penal Code. However, they were acquitted of all other charges, including attempt to murder. Constable Vikas Thorbole was injured during the clash on Lok Sabha polling day in April, 2014 after both Sena and MNS alleged that cash was being distributed to voters in suburban Trombay, part of the Mumbai South Central seat. Based on the statement of the constable, an FIR was registered and 18 people, including Kamini Shewale, were named as accused in the case.
After Asaram, son Narayan Sai gets life in jail for rape; 10-yr prison for 3 aides
A sessions court here Tuesday sentenced Narayan Sai, the son of jailed self-styled 'godman' Asaram, to life imprisonment in a rape case filed against him by a former woman disciple in 2013. Additional Sessions Judge P S Gadhvi handed down the life sentence to 47-year-old Sai and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on him. The court also directed Sai to pay Rs 5 lakh as a compensation to the victim. Sai's father Asaram was convicted by a Jodhpur court in a rape case in April last year and sentenced to life term. Besides Sai, lodged at the Lajpore Jail here since his arrest in 2013, the court on Tuesday sentenced his three aides, including two women, to 10 years each in jail for various offences related to the case. His driver Rajkumar alias Ramesh Malhotra was sentenced to six months in jail. The court had pronounced the judgement in the case on April 26 when it convicted five of the 11 accused and acquitted the rest. The judge had fixed April 30 for deciding the quantum of sentence to the ...
Alleged victim in Muzaffarpur shelter home case turns hostile in court: sources
An alleged victim in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case has turned hostile before a Delhi court, sources said Tuesday. The alleged victim, who is one of the prosecution witnesses in the case, was declared hostile before Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha, after she failed to recognise two of the accused, the court sources said. The proceedings are being conducted in-camera. Meanwhile, advocate Pramod Kumar Dubey, appearing for the key accused, Brajesh Thakur, claimed that the CBI was tutoring the witnesses. The court has recorded the statements of 12 victims, who are also prosecution's witnesses in the case. On March 30, the court framed various charges, including criminal conspiracy to commit rape and penetrative sexual assault, against 21 accused and put them on trial. Besides rape and criminal conspiracy, the court also framed charges under various sections of the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. Thakur, a strongman in Muzaffarpur, .
CBI arrests SDMC official for receiving bribe
The CBI has arrested a South Delhi Municipal Corporation official for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 25,000, officials said Tuesday. Sukhram Meena, Sanitary Inspector, was arrested for signing the attendance register relating to sanitation workers working under the complainant. "The CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from the complainant," a Central Bureau of Investigation spokesperson said. He said searches were conducted at the official and residential premises of the accused, which led to the recovery of documents relating to financial transactions.
FIR lodged against JPP candidate for trying to bribe scribe
An FIR has been lodged against Jharkhand People's Party candidate for the Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat Surya Singh Besra and another party leader for allegedly trying to bribe a scribe, the police said Tuesday. The FIR under section 171(E) (bribery) and 171(F) (undue influence at an election) of the Indian Penal Code and 136 Representative of People's Act was registered against Besra and Kritibas Mandal on the basis of a complaint by the journalist, an officer of the Sakchi police station said here. Election to the Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat will be held on May 12. Besra is Jharkhand People's Party president while Kritibas Mandal is the president of the party's East Singhbhum district committee. Journalist Annie Amrita has alleged that Mandal attempted to bribe her to influence the parliamentary election while a press conference was being addressed by Besra in a city hotel here on Monday. She alleged Mandal called her out of the press conference venue and offered an envelope
21-year-old arrested for false statement in accidental shooting case
A 21-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly giving a false statement in an accidental firing case where his "friend" had sustained an injury, police said Tuesday. The accused, identified as Paras Arora, a resident of Shalimar Bagh, was arrested from the area on Monday, officials said, adding that his accomplice Aamir Khan was still absconding. A firing incident was reported on April 24 at Shalimar Bagh Police Station from Fortis Hospital, they said. During interrogation, Arora said he was fond of weapons and had purchased a pistol from Khan for Rs 20,000. Khan sustained a bullet injury during test fire, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northwest) Vijayanta Arya said. However, on the day of the incident Khan gave a false story to the police fearing legal consequences. As per the cooked up story, Khan and Arora were smoking near Rajkiya Pratibha Vidyalaya when two bike-borne men approached them and asked for a cigarette. Khan refused and the two men abused him, leading to a heated ..
SC asks states, UTs to comply with its directions on medical facilities to ex-HC judges
The Supreme Court directed all states and Union Territories on Tuesday to "forthwith comply" with its last year's direction to provide medical facilities to retired chief justices and judges of high courts, including their spouses and dependent family members, at par with sitting judges. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note of a report filed by senior advocate P H Parekh, assisting the top court as an amicus curiae in the matter, which stated that only six states have provided the requisite information to him in pursuance of the court's October 24 direction. It had directed that retired chief justices and judges of high courts, including their spouses and dependent family members be given medical facilities at par with sitting judges and the expenses for treatment in private hospitals be reimbursed without prior approval of the state government. The bench, also comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, said Tuesday that failure to provide medical facilities
NCLAT allows insolvency proceedings against RCom
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Tuesday allowed insolvency proceedings against Reliance Communication (RCom) after the Anil Ambani-led firm withdrew a challenge to such a move. RCom will be admitted back to insolvency proceedings after the NCLAT allowed the debt-laden firm to withdraw its petition challenging a decision of the Mumbai-bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to initiate such proceedings. RCom had moved the application to withdraw its challenge to the insolvency order after its board felt insolvency was the best course after failed attempts to revive the firm. An NCLAT bench headed by Chairman Justice S J Mukhopadhaya ruled that moratorium on liabilities would start. Moratorium over "sale, transfer or alienate any moveable or immovable property" or "invoke any guarantee or mortgage or any other instrument" of RCom would continue as per the norms of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016, it said. Originally, Ericsson India had in ...
Delhi: CBI arrests SDMC employee for accepting bribe
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested a sanitary inspector in South Delhi Municipal Corporation for allegedly accepting a bribe to the tune of Rs 25000.The accused is said to have allegedly accepted the bribe for signing the Hazri (attendance) register related to sanitary workers. CBI laid a trap and caught the accused red-handed demanding and accepting the bribe, the CBI spokesperson said.The accused official, identified as Sukhram Meena, was posted at ward number 13S Tilak Nagar. The CBI team conducted searches at the accused residential premises, where documents related to financial transactions were recovered, added the spokesperson.The accused was presented before the court and has been sent to judicial remand. A case has been registered in the incident under section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption act and further probe is on, added the CBI spokesperson.
Asaram's son gets life imprisonment in rape case
A court here on Tuesday sentenced Narayan Sai, the son of self-styled godman Asaram, to life imprisonment in a 2013 rape case.
'Fake' letter: BJP MP comes out in support of scribe
BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje Tuesday came out in support of a journalist who was arrested recently for allegedly circulating a 'fake letter' purportedly written by State Home minister M B Patil to Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi two years ago on religious minority tag to Lingayats. Patil had termed the letter fake and alleged that it was a conspiracy against him by his rivals. The MP wanted to know why the 'fake letter' based on which journalist Hemanth Kumar, reportedly a BJP sympathiser, was arrested, not investigated when it first surfaced in 2018. "Why cases were not registered when the letter first surfaced in 2018..It is a proof that a political conspiracy is going on in the State against the BJP rank and cadre," Karandlaje told reporters. She also trashed the charge that the letter originated in the BJP office. BJP leader Shivakumar said Karandlaje met Kumar at the Criminal Investigation Department office here while he was being taken to court as his police custody ended