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It's time to stand up for judiciary, Jaitley on allegations against CJI
Accusing "institutional disrupters" of destabilising the institution of Chief Justice of India (CJI) by lending shoulder to unverified allegations against the head of the apex court, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday suggested that those who peddle falsehood should be dealt in an exemplary manner. "It's Time to Stand up With the Judiciary", Jaitley said in his blog, a day after allegations of sexual harassment surfaced against CJI Ranjan Gogoi. The Supreme Court even held an extraordinary hearing on Saturday after a former employee of the apex court accused the CJI of sexual harassment and persecution. The former employee has described two incidents of alleged molestation by Gogoi in her affidavit, both of which allegedly took place in October 2018, only days after he was appointed as the CJI. Jaitley said: "In terms of personal decency, values, ethics and integrity, the present Chief Justice of India is extremely well regarded. Even when critics disagree with his judicial view, ...
Man held for killing 73-yr-old woman in Ghaziabad
Modinagar police arrested a 37-year-old man on Sunday for allegedly killing a septuagenarian woman here, officials said. Savitri Devi, 73, was found dead with her throat and wrist slit on Wednesday morning, officials said. The body was found by her neighbours in a room near the courtyard in Devi's home, officials said. An FIR has filed under section 302 of IPC, based on the deceased's son Tejpal's complaint, they said. "Devi's body was lying in a pool of blood on her cot. Her hands and legs were tied with a sari. Ornaments were not missing. Her mobile phone was also recovered near the body," Superintendent of police rural area Neeraj Kumar Jadaun said. Several injury marks were found on the deceased's body. Using electronic surveillance, Rajbir Singh, a native of Sikandrabad town in Bulandshahar district was arrested, officials said. Presently, he was living near Sikri Railway Phatak,Jadaun said. Singh confessed to the crime, saying he barged into the courtyard where the woman was ...
Iraq condemns to death 4 IS members repatriated from Syria
Iraq's judiciary condemned to death four Islamic State group members on Sunday, the first known sentence for hundreds of Iraqi jihadists repatriated in recent months from neighbouring Syria. In early April, Iraq's specialised terrorism courts began preparing cases against nearly 900 Iraqis accused of joining IS. They had been caught in Syria by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, and transferred to Iraqi authorities. On Sunday, the judiciary said it had tried four Iraqis "accused of belonging to Daesh (IS) and carrying out crimes against innocent civilians in order to destabilise Iraq and Syria." They were sentenced to "death by hanging" in accordance with Iraq's 2005 counter-terror law, the statement said. The sentence was the first one of its kind for accused jihadists from Iraq who were caught in Syria. Additional Iraqi suspects are in SDF custody and are awaiting repatriation, a security source told AFP earlier this month. Iraq ..
It is time to stand up with judiciary, says Arun Jaitley
A day after the charges of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogoi surfaced, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said stressed the need to "stand up with judiciary.""The incident of a junior ex-lady employee of the Supreme Court making harassment charges against the Chief Justice of India has acquired a disproportionate magnitude. When the complainant distributes copies of her representation to other Judges of the Supreme Court and the media in order to sensationalise her allegations, it ceases to be routine," Finance Minister Jaitley said in a blog titled "It's Time to Stand up With the Judiciary.""When four digital media organisations with an unparalleled track record of 'institutional disruption' send similar questionnaires to the Chief Justice of India, there is obviously something more than what meets the eye," Jaitley said.Terming CJI Ranjan Gogoi as well-regarded in terms of personal decency, values, ethics, and integrity, Jaitley said: .
Policeman dies in road accident in J-K's Baramulla
A policeman died Sunday after his motorcycle was hit by a car in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said. Shafoor Ajaz Wani was riding a motorcycle when he was hit by a private car at Veerwan in Baramulla, a police spokesman said. He said Wani was injured in the accident and rushed to a hospital where he succumbed. A case under relevant sections of law has been registered at police station Baramulla and the car involved in the accident seized, the spokesman said, adding the driver fled the spot.
Woman critical after being shot at in UP
A 28-year-old woman was seriously injured after being shot at by unidentified men in her house here, police said Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday at Rumalpuri village in the Miranpur area here, they said. Radhika was performing her daily chores when the unidentified men entered her house and fired at her, Circle Officer Somender Kumar Negi said. She was taken to a hospital and her condition is said to be critical, he said. Investigation is underway, Negi added.
Visitors barred from meeting Lalu Prasad; RJD to go to Jharkhand Guv on Monday
The RJD will seek an appointment with the Jharkhand Governor Monday to apprise her of the administration's decision of not allowing visitors to meet jailed party president Lalu Prasad, a day after his aides were not allowed to see him at a hospital here. The Birsa Munda Central jail authorities on Saturday pasted a notice on the wall of the hospital ward, where Lalu Prasad is undergoing treatment, barring visitors from meeting Prasad, citing "law and order" concerns. The notice signed by jail superintendent A K Chaudhary said visiting convicted Prasad would not be permitted on April 20. "They are trying to demoralise our leader. Can they give an evidence of law and order problem during previous meetings by visitors? We will tell Governor Droupadi Murmu about it," the RJD's Jharkhand unit president Goutam Sagar Rana told a press conference here on Sunday. As per the jail manual, three persons can meet the incarcerated Prasad every Saturday at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences .
Bangladesh puts anti-sexual harassment units in schools after girl's murder
Bangladesh has ordered some 27,000 schools to set up committees to prevent sexual violence, an official said Sunday, after a teenager who accused a teacher of sexual harassment was burned to death. The killing of 19-year-old Nusrat Jahan Rafi has sparked outrage across the South Asian nation of 165 million people and put police action in the case under the spotlight. Protesters in the capital Dhaka staged demonstrations for an 11th day on Sunday, seeking "exemplary punishment" for the killers of the girl. Police say she was lured to the rooftop of the Islamic seminary she attended in Feni, south of the capital, where her attackers ordered her to withdraw a police complaint against the head of the school. When she refused, she was doused in kerosene and set on fire. Rafi died in hospital on April 10 after suffering 80 per cent burns. At least 20 people, including the head teacher, have been arrested. Activists say the murder has exposed a "culture of impunity" surrounding sex crimes ..
Rohit Shekhar murder case: Wife Apoorva, maid and servant taken to undisclosed location for interrogation
The Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Sunday took Apoorva, (wife of late Rohit Shekhar Tiwari), maid and the servant to an undisclosed location for interrogation in connection to the Rohit Shekhar's murder case.Rohit Shekhar Tiwari was found dead on April 16 under mysterious circumstances.The Crime Branch of Delhi Police questioned Apoorva on April 20 in connection to the case.The questioning took place at Rohit's residence in Defence Colony in South Delhi."There was tension between Rohit and his wife since the first day of marriage. It was a love marriage; Currently, Delhi crime branch is questioning the wife of Rohit Shekhar Tiwari," Rohit's mother Ujjwala Tiwari had told reporters then.On Friday, the Delhi Police had registered a murder case in connection with the death of Rohit, who was the son of late Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Chief Minister ND Tiwari. The case was registered under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).Rohit was declared brought dead to the Max Hospital in
NHAI official, 3 others held by CBI in graft case
Four people, including a senior National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) official were Sunday arrested by the CBI for allegedly taking bribe to the tune of Rs 27 lakh for clearing bills of an infrastructure firm, undertaking a highway project in Tamil Nadu. The CBI's Anti-Corruption wing registered a case Saturday under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018 and Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC against the General Manager (Tech) of NHAI, Madurai, who is a resident of Hyderabad and against three others. The senior official had demanded Rs 27 lakhs on April 17 for clearing the bills pertaining to the ongoing work at NH 7 MaduraiKanyakumari stretch of Tamil Nadu, a CBI release said. All the four accused have been arrested, it said adding searches were conducted at six places including the office and residential premises of the accused at Hyderabad, Kadappa and Madurai. The release further said the accused would be produced before a ..
Will never support any statement against martyrs, says Malegaon blast case accused Sameer Kulkarni
Sameer Kulkarni, one of the accused in 2008 Malegaon blast case has said that he would never support any statement against martyrs, irrespective of who makes it.Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday, Kulkarni was referring to Pragya Singh Thakur's remarks against former Mumbai ATC chief late Hemant Karkare.Pragya Singh had earlier said that Hemant Karkare died because she had cursed him.Kulkarni said, "Not only Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur but if anyone else makes such a statement against martyrs, I would never ever supported it".Kulkarni said that he, along with Pragya Singh Thakur was inhumanly beaten up in jail. "I was arrested for no reason. I am still alive because the media reported about my arrest. Without issuing an arrest warrant, Mumbai ATS arrested so many people in Malegaon blast case.""We were beaten inhumanly in jail and even Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur was beaten so much that she could not stand on her own," he added.He further said, "It took 10 years for us to ...
Rohit Shekhar murder case: Mother accuses wife and her family of trying to usurp her son's property
Even as the Delhi Police continued with its investigations for the third day in a row in the Rohit Shekhar murder case, his mother Ujjawala Sharma on Sunday accused Rohit's wife Apoorva and her family of trying to usurp the property of her two sons--Rohit and Sidhhartha.Rohit Shekhar Tiwari was found dead on April 16 under mysterious circumstances."Apoorva and her family wanted to usurp the property of my sons- Rohit and Siddharth because the property was close to the Supreme Court where Apoorva does practice," she said."Apoorva's family is greedy of money, you will get to know. She was having relations with someone else prior to her marriage," Ujjawala alleged.Accusing Apoorva's family of being money-minded, she said, "It is not right to suspect my relative Rajeev and his wife. Apoorva has some problem with Rajeev's wife. Apoorva's family is money minded. I will reveal this at the right time."She further claimed that Siddhartha wanted to give a share of his property to Rajeev's (OSD .
Two killed as speeding car overturns in Rajasthan's Sikar
Two people were killed and another injured as a speeding car overturned after hitting into a tree in Rajasthan's Sikar district, police said Sunday. The accident occurred on Saturday night when the victims were on their way to Neem Ka Thana from Khetri, they said. Sujan Singh (26) and Sumer Singh (45) killed on the spot while the car driver got injured and has been shifted to a government hospital in Sikar, Neem Ka Thana police station incharge Rajendra Prasad said. The bodies were handed over to family members after post-mortem on Sunday and a case of rash driving has been registered against the car driver, the officer added.
Abducted bride rescued from Dehradun; six arrested so far
The newlywed bride who was abducted by a group of armed men on gun point in Rajasthan's Sikar district has been rescued from Dehradun, police said Sunday. Two more arrests have been made in the case, they said. Four persons had been arrested earlier. A police team along with the bride and prime accused Ankit Sevda and accomplice Vikas Bhambu have reached Sikar, officials said. The accused men were arrested from a court premises in Dehradun on Saturday, Sikar SP Amandeep Singh Kapoor said. He said preliminary investigation has revealed that the bride and accused Ankit Sevda knew each other. The bride will be handed over to family members after her statement is recorded. On Wednesday last, newlywed bride Hansa was abducted by a group of armed men on gunpoint near Rambakshpura under Dhod Police Station area in Sikar district. At the time, the bride along with her husband and others were on the way to their house. Following the abduction, members of the Rajput community had protested, ...
Two narcotic smugglers arrested in Udhampur
Two alleged narcotic smugglers were arrested after 51 kg of poppy straw and eight gram heroin were recovered from their vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, police said Sunday. However, another accused, who was driving the vehicle, fled the spot, a police spokesperson said. A police team intercepted a private car at Jakhani chowk checkpoint on Saturday evening and on checking the vehicle a huge quantity of contraband substance was recovered, he said. While two occupants of the car, Mehraj-ud-din alias "Javid" and Siraj-ul-Din, both residents of Doda, were arrested, the driver fled the spot with the vehicle, the spokesperson said. A police team has been deployed to arrest him, he said. A case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered against the accused and further investigation is underway, the spokesperson said. Meanwhile in Poonch district, police Saturday destroyed illegal poppy crop in a field in Salwah village of Mendhar area, he
What if Jussie is telling the truth: Jojo Smollett comes out in support of tainted brother
Jojo Smollett, the brother of Jussie, who has been accused of orchestrating an attack on himself, came out in support of his brother on Saturday.Jojo, in an op-ed published in BET.com, claimed that Jussie's life has turned upside down after he was charged with multiple felony counts associated with lying to the investigation team about the attack on him in January."Like so many others, this entire process quickly devolved from a focus on him as a victim of assault, to him being falsely accused and held responsible for a crime that was perpetrated against him. To define this experience as unjust would be an understatement," The Hollywood Reporter quoted Jojo as mentioning in the article.Jojo also maintained that Jussie was convicted by the public even before his case reached the courtroom."Is that all it takes to destroy a lifelong dedication to one's craft and community? Is it really that easy to convince the world of a person's guilt? Is that all it takes to turn someone's life ...
Patna: Girl found dead in apartment complex, locals allege foul play
A girl was found dead in an apartment complex here on Saturday, prompting protests by locals who alleged foul play and blocked a key crossing in the city.The deceased was the daughter of house-help who works in different flats in Quality Enclave Apartments in Buddha colony where the incident occurred.Following allegations of foul play by the locals, a senior police official said, "We have initiated a probe and the flat in which she was present prior to her death has been examined by a forensic team."He said the police are examining the circumstances in the case and have detained some people based on the complaints."CCTV footage has been examined and the girl is seen climbing the staircase leading to the terrace. She died after she fell off the roof. The girl's mobile was found from the terrace," the official said.Following the incident, the locals, carrying the body, demanded a fair probe."The girl was lured by her female friend into a house on some pretext. There is a lot of blood in
Hyundai family member arrested over drug charges
A grandson of late Hyundai Group founder, Chung Ju-Yung, was arrested on Sunday on the charges of using illegal drugs.The 28-year-old, who is the eldest son of Chung Mong-il, CEO of Hyundai M Partners Co, was detained at around 9:30 am (local time) upon his arrival at Incheon International Airport, police said.The Hyundai scion was suspected of illegally using a liquid variety of marijuana on several occasions at his house in Seoul last year. He also allegedly smoked marijuana with the arrested 31-year-old grandson of the late founder of SK Group.
MHA distributes special kits to States, UTs special kits to help probe sexual assault cases
Over 3,100 special kits for collecting blood and semen samples, besides other evidence, to carry out immediate investigations into sexual assault cases have been distributed among States and Union Territories by the Ministry of Home Affairs, officials said Sunday. The Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits (SAECK) or 'rape investigation kits' are designed to carry out immediate medico-legal investigation and aid in furnishing evidence in sexual assault and rape cases. The MHA has procured 3,120 SAECK and distributed to the States and UTs, a senior MHA official said. Each of these kits comprises essential items that will aid in furnishing evidence such as blood and semen samples in sexual assault and rape cases, thus helping the prosecution to gather evidence against the accused. The kits are expected to help law enforcement agencies to ensure effective investigation in a timely manner for better prosecution and convictions in sexual assault cases, the official said. The kit has a set
K'taka: Excise dept orders removal of smoking rooms in bars, pubs
Excise department has ordered mandatory removal of smoking rooms from bars, pubs, and restaurants, in connection with their license agreements.According to a directive issued in this regard, the move has been taken to curb violations of second-hand smoking.As per the Karnataka Protection of Non-smoker's act 2001, no hotels are allowed to have smoking rooms. Adherence to this rule is also an important consumer right issue for all passive smokers.Smoking in public places is already prohibited under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) of 2013. The COTPA also bans all forms of advertising and promotion of tobacco products.The sale to or by minors and within 100 yards of educational institutes is also prohibited.