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MP: Panchayat asks rape survivor's father to host dinner in village to 'purify' daughter
In a shocker from the state of Madhya Pradesh, a village Panchayat directed the kin of a rape survivor to host non-vegetarian dinner in the village in order to purify her daughter as she was allegedly raped by a man from the lower caste.The father of the victim alleged that village Panchayat declared them an outcast after he failed to follow its diktat to organise a community feast that would 'purify' his daughter."Until the feast is organised we won't be included in the cast and village," the girl's father told ANI.The village Panchayat had earlier ordered the victim's family to throw a non-vegetarian feast in order to purify her and said that till the time, the family does not organise such a feast, they should be banished and be considered untouchable by the village members."The father of the girl complained in January that the Panchayat had declared them outcast until they organise a feast with non-veg food. Police have questioned the villagers, nothing of the sort has come to ...
Moradabad: Man kills his 2 children over suspicion of wife's infidelity
A man was here for allegedly killing two children over suspicion that his wife had an extra-marital affair, the police said on Saturday.The arrested accused has been identified as Rohtash who is a resident of Nirmalpur village here and was engaged in the profession of tailoring."He stabbed his four children with a pair of scissors. One died on spot, another died during the treatment while the other two are still critical. He did this suspecting his wife of having an illicit affair. Blood stained scissors have also been recovered from his possession," Additional Superintendent of Police (Ad. SP) (Rural) Moradabad Uday Shankar Singh told ANI.Rohtash suspected that all his children belonged to the man whom he was in an extra-marital affair with."On June 9, he conspired to kill his wife and four children. At around 10:30 p.m. at night, he went upstairs where his three children - Ravi, Aakash and Saloni and stabbed them. After that he went downstairs and stabbed his fourth child Shivani ...
Seven-year-old Indian girl dies while crossing US-Mexico border
A seven-year-old Indian girl died in a remort desert area of Arizona while reportedly trying to cross into the United States from Mexico with a group of people, the US Customs and Border Protection has said.The child's body was found by the US Border patrol on Wednesday morning, about 27 kilometres west of the city of Lukeville, just over the US-Mexico border."A deceased child, believed to be a seven-year-old citizen of India, was discovered 17 miles west of Lukeville by U.S. Border Patrol yesterday morning," the agency said in a statement. "The girl had reportedly been travelling with four others dropped near the international boundary by human smugglers who ordered the group to cross in the dangerous and austere location."Border Patrol agents had got the information about the missing girl from two adult women from India, who told them that they had been separated from a woman and her two children hours earlier."Agents took the two women into custody and began searching the area ...
New compounding rule makes it difficult for tax evaders to get away
Tightening the screws around tax evaders, the revised guidelines issued by the tax department has made serious offences of black money and 'benami' laws "generally" non-compoundable.
Rajasthan Police intensify search operation to trace dacoit Jagan Gurjar
Police on Saturday intensified combing operation to trace notorious dacoit Jagan Gurjar and his accomplices after they allegedly beat two women and tore their clothes in Rajasthan's Dholpur district, a senior police official said. Nearly 500 policemen, including three companies of RAC and one Emergency Response Team (ERT), were deployed in Daang area of the district, Bharatpur IGP Bhupendra Sahu told PTI. "Some senior police officials who have worked in the area are also leading the operation," he said. Sahu said that a brief exchange of fire took place between police officials and two other wanted dacoits -- Ramvilas Gurjar and Bharat Gurjar -- on Friday night during the combing operation in search for Jagan Gurjar. On June 12, Jagan Gurjar and three of his men barged into the house of a villager and beat his wife and niece. According to an FIR registered in the case, Jagan Gurjar, Ravi and two others beat up and tore the cloths of his wife and niece. The victims were admitted to a ..
Delhi: 26-year-old man arrested in connection with alleged rape case
Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with an alleged rape case.According to the police, he posed as Assistant Commissioner Police (ACP) of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on social media.Fake IDs and stamps were recovered from his possession, police said.The accused, identified as Piyush Priya, lives in Delhi's Mayur Vihar area.
Woman assaulted in Punjab for failing to repay Rs 23,000, six arrested
A woman was lashed with a leather belt, punched and kicked by a group of men after being dragged out of her house in Punjab's Muktsar district for allegedly failing to repay Rs 23,000 she had borrowed from one of them, following which six persons were arrested, police said Saturday. A video of the brutal assault has gone viral, triggering outrage. An elderly woman who was trying to stop the accused was also pushed, showed the video. Police said the woman was assaulted as she could not repay Rs 23,000, which she owed to one Suresh Chaudhary. She has been admitted to the civil hospital and was stated to be out of danger, they said. "We have arrested six persons in this case," said Manjit Singh Dhesi, Muktsar's Senior Superintendent of Police. Suresh Chaudhary, Roop Lal, Sunny Chaudhary, Guddi, Sekhu and Jebo have been arrested, while four others -- Rakesh Chaudhary, Hassan, Renu and Jyoti -- were on the on the run, police said. The have been booked under several charges, including ...
Husband drowns wife for refusing sex with Tantrik
A young woman was allegedly drowned in a river by her husband after she refused to have sex with a tantrik (occultist), police said on Saturday. The womans husband Manpal and the occultist Sant Durga Das have been nabbed by the police.
Malegaon blast case: Court allows Thakur's plea for exemption from appearance
A Mumbai court has allowed the application of Bhopal MP Pragya Singh Thakur for exemption from appearance on Saturday in connection with the 2008 Malegaon blast case.The court had on June 3 directed Thakur and all other accused in the case to appear before it once a week.Thakur's lawyers had on Friday sought exemption for her from appearing before the Special NIA court today. Her application was transferred to a Mumbai court since the regular Special NIA Judge Vinod Padalkar was on leave today. It was allowed after her counsel J P Mishra told the court that he had asked her not to appear as Special NIA judge was on leave.Besides the Bhopal MP, the other accused are Lt Col Prasad Purohit, retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Ajay Rahirkar, Sameer Kulkarni and Sudhakar Chaturvedi.They have been charged under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC).The charges include sections 16 (committing terrorist act) and 18 ...
Akhilesh Yadav submits memorandum to Governor over 'deteriorating law and order situation'
Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday submitted a memorandum to Governor Ram Naik over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.The meeting at Raj Bhavan comes a week after he condemned the murder of a minor girl in Aligarh."Is this the new India, where daughters are raped and murdered? Girls are not safe under this government. What is the government doing? Is this what a civil society looks like? It is unfortunate that these incidents are happening even today," said Yadav.The girl's mutilated body was found in a garbage dump on June 2. In a tweet on June 12, Yadav had said: "Rapes, murders and political killings are increasing at an alarming rate. The Chief Minister is chairing meetings upon meetings but the law and order situation is only deteriorating. Now the first woman head of the bar council of Agra has been shot. Even upholders of the law are not safe.
Jyoti Chaudhary rape, murder case: Convicts move Bombay HC challenging rejection of mercy plea
Two convicts in Jyoti Chaudhary rape and murder case moved the Bombay High Court on Saturday challenging the rejection of their mercy plea by the President.The execution of Purshottam Borate and Pradeep Kokade is scheduled for June 24.A petition moved by them through lawyer Yug Chaudhary sought commutation of their death penalty.The plea is slated to be heard on June 19, according to the lawyer.22-year-old Jyoti Chaudhary was raped and murder by her company's cab driver and his friend in 2007.The Pune District and Sessions court in 2012 had sentenced the duo to death. The sentence was later upheld by both Bombay High Court and Supreme Court in 2015.The convicts then moved a mercy petition, which was rejected by the President of India in 2016.A Pune court in April this year fixed the date for their execution on June 24.
Members of Babli Kol gang held
Four members of dacoit Babli Kol gang have been arrested from Chitrakoot after an encounter, police said Saturday. Umesh Kol, Deepak Sahu, Vijay, Phulchadra were arrested after an encounter on Friday in forest area near Sati Mata temple, Assistant Superintendent of Police Chitrakoot Balwant Chowdhury said. Police have recovered crude bombs and weapons from the accused, they said.
Delhi: Sessions court to hear Monty Chadha's second bail plea on June 17
A Delhi Court on Saturday deferred hearing in the bail plea filed by Wave Group chairman Manpreet Singh (Monty) Chadha in connection with a cheating case against him.Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Gaurav Rao adjourned the matter for hearing on June 17 after Chadha's leading senior counsel failed to appear before it citing personal reasons.Senior advocate Vivek Tankha is likely to appear for Chadha on the next date of hearing.Earlier on Thursday, Metropolitan Magistrate Paras Dala rejected Chadha's bail plea and sent him to 14-days judicial custody.Monty Chadha, vice-chairman of the Wave group and director of Uppal-Chadha Hi-tech Developers Private Limited was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing while he was flying from India to Phuket via Singapore.Chadha, son of late liquor baron Ponty Chadha, was arrested for allegedly cheating investors to the tune of over Rs 100 crore.The FIR has alleged that the company had defrauded investors of more than Rs 100 crore.According to the ...
Delhi HC says it has no jurisdiction to entertain criminal contempt reference from CAT
Delhi High Court has said it does not have the jurisdiction to entertain criminal contempt reference received from the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and remitted back the matter to the tribunal. Hearing a case, it said the CAT has exclusive jurisdiction to entertain such contempt proceedings. The High Court was hearing a case registered on the basis of reference received in April from the Principal Registrar, CAT on an order passed by the tribunal in the case involving whistleblower officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi. The order mentioned the gist of developments that had taken place in open court including issuance of a show cause notice to Mehmood Pracha, Chaturvedi's counsel to explain as to why contempt proceedings for the acts on his part be not initiated. On the next date of hearing, i.e. February 22, 2019, time was sought to file reply and it was granted. However, no explanation was filed by the counsel for the petitioner. On the other hand, an application was filed by the ...
USA: One killed in shooting at wholesale store in Southern California
The incident took place at a wholesale store in Southern California. Witnesses at the scene told local reporters that an argument had broken out between a man and a woman inside the membership-only warehouse of the store, following which seven to eight gunshots were heard, reported Xinhua news agency.Local media reports that the suspect has been detained. The details regarding his condition and identity have not yet been revealed.Further details into the matter are awaited.
3 Trinamool workers killed in Bengal's Murshidabad
Three Trinamool Congress workers were allegedly shot dead in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Saturday, police said.
Missing Kerala cop traced to TN
A Circle Inspector of the Kochi city police, who went missing following an argument with his superior officer has been traced to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, police said Saturday. Kochi Central Police Station Circle Inspector V S Navas was reportedly found in Karur railway station by Tamil Nadu railway police. A team of police personnel from the state has left for Tamil Nadu to bring him back, they said. He was reported missing since Thursday morning allegedly after an argument with his senior officer over the wireless set on Wednesday night. His wife had alleged that Navas went missing due to the mental torture by his superior officers. He was also humiliated by them, she had claimed. "My husband is an honest officer. He was compelled by some of his superiors to register fake cases. That had actually troubled him mentally. I believe that such a situation might have prompted him to leave home," she told reporters here on Friday. She had also petitioned Chief Minister Pinarayi
Delhi: Teenager found killed in Gandhi Nagar, sixth murder in 48 hours
A man was allegedly found murdered at his residence in Gandhi Nagar area of the national capital, the police said on Saturday."The deceased identified as 19-year-old Asab used to work at a nearby factory. His dead body was discovered by his roommates when they returned from work," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Shahdra, Meghna Yadav."The injury is a stab in the abdomen, prima facie with a scissor," the senior police official saidA case has been registered under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other relevant sections of the law.So far, six people have been killed in five different incidents here since Thursday.A 42-year-old property dealer and a boy were shot dead in separate incidents in the Bhalswa Dairy area of the national capital.While in West Delhi's Vikaspuri area, Unidentified assailants shot dead a 35-year-old man in and two men were shot dead in Nand Nagari area near the red light.Separate cases have been registered and investigations are ...
London court sets Julian Assange extradition hearing for February 2020
A London court on Friday set February 2020 as the date for the hearing on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would be extradited to the United States to face charges of violating the Espionage Act and conspiring to hack into classified government documents.Assange, who is currently serving 50-weeks imprisonment at Belmarsh Prison, appeared in London's Westmegistrate court on Friday via a video link, reported The New York Times.The 47-year-old Assange faces an 18-count indictment issued by the US Justice Department last month. The US prosecutors had initially charged Assange with a single count of computer intrusion, but later added 17 new counts, including controversial charges under the Espionage Act for encouraging, receiving and publishing national defence information in concert with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning.The hearing came a day after Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid signed the extradition request sent by the US Justice Department."Mr Assange was
Everyone should have 'freedom of expression': Chhattisgarh CM
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said sedition charges should not be slapped if someone expresses their opinion. He feels "everyone should have 'Freedom of Expression.'"Baghel's comment comes after a man in Rajnandgaon was reportedly arrested and charged with sedition in the state for allegedly spreading rumours on social media over power cuts in the state. He was arrested following a complaint filed by Chhattisgarh State Power Holding Company Limited (CSPHCL). However, Baghel later directed the police to withdraw the sedition charge."Everyone should have freedom of expression. If someone expresses their opinion, sedition charges shouldn't be slapped on him. It was in our manifesto that Section 124 A will be scrapped," Baghel told media while talking about the incident."As soon as I had received info, I had expressed displeasure that it should not have been done. But I would also like to say that nobody should misuse social media to spread rumours. There are ...