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Nitish Katara murder: SC questions Vikas Yadav's plea on award of sentence
Vikas Yadav, undergoing 25-year jail term for killing business executive Nitish Katara in 2002, moved the Supreme Court Monday challenging a Constitution Bench verdict which held that courts can specify the length jail of term for murder convicts. The move prompted the top court to ask Yadav whether he can challenge through a fresh plea the validity of a verdict which has already attained finality. On October 3, 2016 the Supreme Court had awarded 25-year jail term without any benefit of remission to Yadav and his cousin Vishal for their role in the sensational kidnapping and killing of Katara. Another co-convict Sukhdev Pehalwan was also handed down 20- year jail term. A bench headed by Chief Justice Rajan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna was hearing the fresh plea by Yadav alleging that "no special category of sentence in substitution to the life sentence or the death penalty could be imposed upon the persons guilty of offence of murder under section 302 of the IPC". It said: "Tell us
Bombay HC pulls up BJP corporator over illegal hoardings
A BJP corporator on Monday drew the ire of the Bombay High Court over violations of its previous orders prohibiting political parties and their members from putting up illegal hoardings. A bench of justices AS Oka and AS Gadkari directed corporator Murji Patel to file a reply by March 12 as to why contempt proceedings must not be initiated against him for the violation. Patel, a BJP corporator from K-East ward in Andheri, is facing contempt proceedings following a plea filed in HC last year by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). As per the BMC's plea, during a drive conducted by its officials against illegal hoardings, Patel intervened, obstructed and assaulted its licence inspector and members of the civic squad engaged in removing such hoardings. Many of these hoardings had been put up by a local organisation chaired by Patel, the BMC plea stated. During Monday's hearing, while Patel initially accepted that the hoardings had been put by his organisation and that he had ...
Tripura youth in 4-day police custody for supporting Pulwama attack
A local court in Tripura on Monday sent to four-day police custody a tribal youth who was arrested from Mysuru in Karnataka for uploading on Facebook video clips supporting the Pulwama terror strike, a police official said.
Chouhan leads BJP protest march in Satna over killing of twins
The BJP Monday took out a silent march in the Satna city of Madhya Pradesh to protest the kidnapping and killing of two twin brothers, and demanded the death sentence for the culprits besides action against those guilty of inept investigation into the case. The march in Satna, around 375km from Bhopal, was led by senior BJP leader and former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The main opposition party also staged protests in other parts of the state, including Bhopal, over the shocking abduction-killing of the six-year-old twins, whose father is an oil businessman, and criticised the Congress government. The twins - Priyansh and Shreyansh - KG students and sons of medicated oil merchant Brijesh Rawat, were kidnapped at a gunpoint by two masked persons from their school's premises in Chitrakoot in Satna district on February 12. The kidnappers later killed the minors, whose bodies were found in the Yamuna River in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, police had said ...
Sunanda death case: Delhi court allows Tharoor to travel to Saudi Arabia
A Delhi court Monday allowed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused in a case related to death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, to travel to Saudi Arabia from February 28 to March 4 for attending a seminar. Special CBI Judge Arun Bhardwaj permitted Tharoor noting that he was given permission to travel abroad earlier and had abided by the terms and conditions of the court. It also noted that another court had already given him permission to travel to UAE, Qatar and Bahrain. "Considering the fact that earlier the applicant/ accused was given permission to travel abroad and he has abided by the terms and conditions of the court, now the applicant/accused is further permitted to visit Saudi Arabia from February 28 to March 4 in addition to permission already granted to him to travel to UAE, Qatar and Bahrain," the court said. Tharoor had sought the court nod to travel abroad saying that he has been invited by Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre, Saudi National Committee for a UDF National Seminar .
Shelter home assault: Court raps CBI for delay in notifying SPP, says laxity will amount to contempt
A Delhi court Monday rapped the CBI for delay in notifying special public prosecutor in the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case and directed the agency to appoint a lawyer within two days. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha pulled up the probe agency after senior public prosecutor R N Singh informed the court that he had not been notified as the SPP in the case and the process may take a couple of more days. "I want the notification day after tomorrow. If you cannot, just inform the Supreme Court. I am sending a copy of this order to the CBI director as well. If this is not done, some senior officer of the level of joint director will have to appear," the judge said. The court also warned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that any laxity to comply with the court's order will amount to contempt and action would be taken against the agency for the delay. "Issue notice to director CBI to notify the SPP within two days. The Supreme Court has also directed that
All party peace meeting called by Kasaragod collector
An all party peace meeting will be held here Tuesday against the backdrop of the killings of two youth congress workers at nearby Kalliyot last week, officials said Monday. The meeting will be held at the collectorate at 2 pm, district collector Dr Sajith Babu said in a statement here. Revenue minister E Chandrasekharan, who hails from Kasaragod, will preside. The two workers, in their early twenties, were hacked to death on February 17. A team of CPI(M) leaders led by Kasaragod MP P Karunakaran, who visited Kalliyot recenty, to see the houses and shops that were attacked following the killings, had to face a hostile crowd of men and women who protested their presence there. A CPI(M) local committee member Peethamabaran is among the the seven people arrested in connection with the incident. The families of the two deceased workers-- Kripesh and Sharat Lal-- have demanded a CBI probe into the killings. The state government has handed over the investigation to the Crime ...
Police arrest a 27-year old man for allegedly raping minor
A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a minor after promising to marry her in northeast Delhi, police said Monday. Police said, the victim - a resident of Loni - filed a case on October 17 last year. The victim said she had a relationship with a person named Shakeel, a resident of Bhagirathi Vihar. She alleged Shakeel had raped her multiple times after promising to marry her, police said. A case under the relevant sections of the IPC and The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) was registered. Raids were conducted but the accused had been absconding, Atul Kumar Thakur, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast), said. The accused was arrested on Sunday. The chargesheet will be submitted soon in the court, police sad adding further investigation in the matter is going on.
California news crew robbed, guard shot; suspect arrested
Authorities arrested a man suspected of shooting the security guard of a news crew that was robbed while covering the Oakland teachers strike, according to a statement by the CBS affiliate. KPIX said a reporter and a photographer were gathering interviews before 5 p.m. Sunday about the strike at the Oakland Library when a car pulled up and the driver pulled a gun, demanding their camera. The crew surrendered the equipment and began walking away. The suspect then shot the guard, Matt Meredith, in the leg, the news station said. KPIX reporter Joe Vazquez said on Twitter that the guard, a retired Berkeley police officer, exchanged gunfire. An Alameda County Sheriff spokesman says a 21-year-old man with several gunshot wounds walked into a nearby hospital after the incident. Oakland police arrested the man on suspicion of shooting the news crew's guard. The guard is stable at a hospital, the station reported. Assaults on routine assignments became so commonplace in recent years that some .
AgustaWestland case: Rajeev Saxena gets round the clock security cover
On the recommendation of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Dubai based businessman and accused in the AgustaWestland case Rajeev Saxena was provided with round the clock security cover here on Monday.Saxena has been provided with three armed personnel.ANI had earlier reported that Saxena had shown his willingness to turn approver in the case. As per sources, ED and Saxena's counsel have given their consent for this move and they may move the court for approval in coming days.Saxena, who is already out on interim bail, was granted regular bail by the Patiala House Court after furnishing a personal bail bond of Rs. 5 lakh and two sureties of like amount.While granting regular bail, Special Judge Arvind Kumar directed that Saxena cannot leave the country without the permission of the courtIn his bail plea, Saxena had stated that he had been cooperative with the investigative agency and has been providing all necessary information to the investigation agency and therefore, he is not ...
Kerala HC accepts plea for woman judge in actress abduction case trial
The Kerala High Court on Monday accepted the plea for a woman judge to try the infamous actress abduction case in which superstar Dileep is an accused.
MP cable TV firm owner held in U'khand for partner's killing
The main accused in the murder of a businessman in Indore over a Rs 19 crore dispute in a cable TV firm has been arrested in Uttarakhand capital Dehradun, police said Monday. Businessman Sandeep Agarwal (42) was shot dead in Vijay Nagar area of Indore on January 16 this year. Speaking to reporters Monday, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ruchi Vardhan Mishra said main accused Rohit Sethi was held by Uttarakhand police with 112 grams of charas (hashish/cannabis) from a park in the northern state's capital. An official said Sethi used to run SR cable television network in MP in which the deceased had invested Rs 19 crore. Agarwal wanted his money back after a dispute with Sethi and the latter then conspired to kill him using gangster Sudhakarrao Maratha and three sharpshooters, the official said. Maratha and the three shooters were arrested on January 23, the official said. SSP Mishra said legal formalities were underway to get Sethi to MP from the custody of ...
AgustaWestland: Delhi Court grants bail to Saxena
A Delhi court on Monday granted bail to Dubai-based businessman Rajiv Saxena in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case.
SC issues notice to Meghalaya HC Registry on Judge's controversial remarks
The Supreme Court Monday sought response of the Meghalaya High Court Registry on a plea seeking expunction of controversial remarks by Justice Sudip Ranjan Sen that India should have been declared a Hindu country at the time of partition in 1947. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to the high court registrar on the plea filed by Sona Khan and others. The plea contended that the judgment authored by Meghalaya High Court judge Justice Sen is "legally flawed and historically misleading". The apex court had earlier refused to consider the prayer that the judicial work from Justice Sen be withdrawn and had rather asked the petitioner to amend her plea by seeking expunction of alleged controversial remarks in the judgment. Justice Sen had written in his judgement, "Pakistan declared themselves as an Islamic country and India since was divided on the basis of religion should have also been declared as a Hindu country but it remained as a ...
#MeToo: Journalist Priya Ramani gets bail in defamation case by M J Akbar
A Delhi court Monday granted bail to journalist Priya Ramani, summoned as an accused in a defamation case filed by former Union minister M J Akbar after she levelled allegations of sexual misconduct against him when he was a scribe. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal granted her bail on a personal bond of Rs 10,000, with a surety of a like amount. Senior advocate Rebecca John, appearing for Ramani, told the court that her client was entitled to bail as defamation is a bailable offence. Ramani also moved an application seeking exemption from personal appearance in the case. The application was opposed by lawyers appearing for Akbar. The court directed Akbar to file reply on her application before April 10, the next date of hearing. "My next court date is April 10...it will now be my turn to tell my story. The truth is my defence," Ramani told the media after the hearing. The court had earlier directed Ramani to appear before it after noting that the allegations made .
Agra woman gang-raped in Greater Noida, 2 held
A woman from Agra was allegedly raped inside an apartment in Greater Noida by two men after she was brought there on the pretext of getting her a job, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday at the apartment in Sector Tau, under Kasna police station limits, and the accused have been arrested, they said. "The woman, in her early 30s, is from Agra. She was brought to the residence of one of the accused by the other accused, who was already known to her and hails from Agra only," a police official said. "At the apartment, they first spiked her drink and then raped her. Later they physically assaulted her," the official said. The woman managed to leave the house on her own and approached the police on Monday morning, after which the duo Aftab Chaddha and Rakesh Singh, was arrested, the police said. They have been charged under Indian Penal Code section 376 D (gang rape) and were being produced in a local court, according to the police. The woman has been sent for medical
Maha: 5 booked for raping woman during 13-day captivity
Five persons have been booked in Maharashtra's Palghar district for kidnapping a newly-married woman, holding her captive for almost two weeks and repeatedly raping her, police said Monday. An official said the 21-year-old victim's ordeal began on February 6 when a man posing as a policeman came to her house in Pragati Nagar in Nalasopara and asked her to accompany him to the police station. "The fake policeman told the victim that her husband had been arrested and she should come to the police station with some documents," he said. She was first taken in an accused's autorickshaw to Malad in Mumbai and held captive for eight days and then to Mira Road where she was locked up in an under-construction building till February 18, the official said. "She was raped by two of the accused at both places. Three others, including a woman, abetted the crime. The victim was released from captivity on February 18," he said. The woman filed a complaint on February 23 and the five ...
Pak HC rejects ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's petition seeking bail on medical grounds
The Islamabad High Court on Monday rejected a petition filed by former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is serving seven years of the prison sentence on graft charges, seeking bail on medical grounds.The bench comprising on Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani ordered that the bail could not be given on medical ground, the Dawn reported.According to the Dawn, the senior leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League [Nawaz] was present in the court during the hearing. Terming the court verdict disappointing, former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said, "We have always respected court orders; we respect this one as well. Will take all legal routes that are available [to challenge]," said Abbasi. "The treatment required [for Sharif] cannot be provided in jail; it is important that he is released [from jail]," he added.Earlier in the month, after complaining about high fever, headache and severe body pain, Sharif was shifted to Jinnah Hospital from Kot ...
To offer prayer at Ram Janmabhoomi is my fundamental right: Subramanian Swamy
A day before the Supreme Court is slated to hear the Ayodhya title suit, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday moved a plea before the top court asserting that he has the fundamental right to offer prayer at the disputed site.Subsequently, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi asked Swamy to be present in the court during the hearing of the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi land dispute case on Tuesday."According to the Constitution, I have the fundamental right to offer prayer there because faith says that Ram was born there. Faith cannot be questioned by a Supreme Court or the Constitution," Swamy told ANI."I want that Court should decide about my fundamental right to offer prayer there. If it is decided then the government must provide my right to me. Rights of other parties pertain only to the right to property and compensation. Right to faith comes before these rights," said Swamy.In January, the Supreme Court had cancelled the hearing in the Ayodhya title suit case slated for ..
Police official suspended for looting gold loan company
A police officer on Monday was suspended for allegedly looting a gold loan company here.Lal Kurti police station In-charge, Devesh Kumar is accused of looting Manappuram gold loan company.Also, two other accused were arrested today, while three were held earlier, the police said.More details in this regard are awaited.