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Chinese student sentenced for taking photos of US naval base
A US federal judge has sentenced a Chinese student to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to illegally taking pictures at a restricted US Navy base in Florida, the media reported on Thursday.
Fiat Chrysler, Bosch agree to pay $66M in diesel legal fees: filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Robert Bosch have agreed to pay lawyers representing owners of U.S. diesel vehicles $66 million in fees and costs, according to court filing on Wednesday and people briefed on the matter.
Kawal killings: One of seven convicted via video conferencing
One of the seven persons found guilty of killing two youths in an attack which is said to have triggered the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots appeared before a court here through video conferencing. Over 60 people were killed in the riots that followed the killing of the youths in Kawal village. The court on Wednesday held the seven men guilty of killing Gaurav and Sachin. Muzammil, Mujassim, Furkan, Nadeem, Janangir, Afzal and Ikbal were convicted for killing the youths on August 27, 2013 and rioting by an additional district and sessions judge, District Prosecution Counsel Rajiv Sharma had said on Wednesday. Muzammil appeared before the court from the Bulandshahr district jail through video conferencing, according to government lawyer Anjum Khan. He said Muzammil could not be brought to the court as he did not get security. The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on Friday.
Ex-Brazilian President gets additional 13 year sentence
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sentenced to nearly 13 additional years in prison on corruption and money laundering charges, judicial sources said.
Indian Americans charged with murder-for-hire
Indian American Narsan Lingala and his girlfriend Sandya Reddy have been charged with trying to hire a hitman to kill the former's estranged wife. Lingala, 55, who has been charged by criminal complaint with one count of murder-for-hire was produced before US Magistrate Judge Michael A. Hammer in Newark federal court and was held without bail. His ex-girlfriend, Reddy, 52, appeared in the court on the same charge and was also detained. According to the complaint, in May 2018, Lingala was in a holding cell at the Middlesex County Superior Courthouse as he awaited a court hearing. While there, he asked another inmate if he knew anyone who could kill his estranged wife. The inmate responded that he knew such a person. In June 2018, at the direction of law enforcement, the inmate introduced Lingala to an undercover agent posing as a hitman. Over subsequent weeks, Lingala and the undercover cop spoke on the phone and planned to meet in person the next time that Lingala travelled from ...
Bihar: 24 held, 1745 litres of illicit liquor seized
Police on Wednesday arrested 24 people for producing and selling illicit liquor here. A total of 1,745 litres of the same has been seized from them.Moreover, liquor was seized from their residence as well. Among those arrested, one of them is a woman and rest are all men.Ranjit Kumar, SHO said: "10 people are from Dhansir village, 7 from Sohan Bigha, 4 from Gulzar Bigha, 2 from Khurar and one person from Pathrora have been arrested in this case. The matter is being investigated."A ban on the sale of liquor was imposed in the state of Bihar in April 2016.
69 FIRs filed under IPC section of 420, PNDT act since 'Beti Bachao' campaign
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gender equality campaign Beti Bachao Beti Padao (BBBP) launched in May 2015, there is an emerging trend of Sex Selection Drugs (SSD), for pregnant women looking to change the gender of fetus from female to male, after a sex determination test done in private clinics and ultrasound centers illegally.
Justice Dept. opens probe into billionaire's sex plea deal
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into federal prosecutors' handling of a plea deal in which a billionaire financier avoided potentially severe penalties for sexually abusing teenage girls in favor of a relatively light state conviction. The department's Office of Professional Responsibility wrote in a letter Wednesday to US Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Nebraska, that it would examine whether there was professional misconduct in the highly publicized case of Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein reached a non-prosecution deal in 2008 with then-Miami US Attorney Alexander Acosta's office to secretly end the federal sex abuse probe involving at least 40 teenage girls. He instead pleaded guilty to state charges, did 13 months in jail, paid settlements to victims and is a registered sex offender. Acosta is now President Donald Trump's labor secretary.
7 days after he went missing, financier's body fished out from canal
After a marathon search that lasted for a week, the Ghaziabad Police have fished out the body of a financier from the Agra canal near Haryana's Palwal town, police said Wednesday. The body of Rahul Sharma was recovered Tuesday. He was allegedly killed by one Arun Nehra over a monetary dispute in Dhuai village, they said. DIG Upendra Agarwal said Nehra had taken a loan of Rs 11 lakh from Sharma and was not clearing the dues which led to a tiff a week ago. On 29 January, Nehra called Sharma to repay the amount. The next day, Sharma went to Nehra's residence but did not return home. Sharma's family members had lodged a missing report at Murad nagar police station. During investigation, police nabbed Nehra, who, upon interrogation, confessed to the crime. He revealed that he had strangulated the financier to death inside his own house in front of family members and threw his body near Agra canal close to Palwal town of Haryana. Police, with the help of the National Disaster Response Force
Murder case registered after woman found dead at home
Bhiwandi Police in the district has registered a case of murder in connection with the death of a 21-year-old woman. Sapna Rajkumar Gautam was found dead at her house with injuries on her neck Tuesday when her husband was away at work. The police earlier thought it was a suicide or an accidental death. However, the autopsy report suggested that it was a murder, said sub-inspector Sandeepan Sonawane of Shanti Nagar police station. According to the preliminary probe, Sapna and her husband, a powerloom worker, were married three years ago against her family's wishes. She later gave birth to two children. Sapna's family, which hailed from Basti in Uttar Pradesh, had snapped the ties with her, the police officer said. Further probe is on.
Calcutta High Court gets five additional judges
Five additional judges were appointed on Wednesday to the Calcutta High Court. Separate Law Ministry notifications said the judges will have a tenure of two years. Those appointed were Saugata Bhattacharyya, Manojit Mandal, Tirthankar Ghosh, Hiranmay Bhattacharyya and Md Nizamuddin. Additional judges are usually appointed for two years after which they are elevated as permanent judges based on their performance.
AAP leader Sori alleges encounter in Sukma district was fake
Questioning Chhattisgarh police's claim that a tribal woman died in cross-fire between security personnel and Naxals in Sukma district Saturday, AAP leader Soni Sori has alleged that no real encounter had taken place. The security personnel "deliberately" fired on villagers, the tribal activist alleged Wednesday. "After getting information about the fake encounter, I visited Godelguda village Sunday. According to the villagers and eye-witnesses, no gun-battle took place between security forces and Naxals on the morning of January 2," Sori said in a statement. "No Maoists were present in the village. Security forces deliberately fired upon local women. Two women, Sukki and Deve, sustained bullet injuries," she said. Sori further alleged that the security pesonnel tried to dress Sukki in a Maoist uniform but the other women present there opposed it. The security personnel then wrapped an injured Sukki in a polythene sheet and took her along, she said. "Later, Sukki died," ..
Man arrested for stealing purse of British woman at metro station in Delhi: Police
A 34-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly stealing purse of a British woman at a metro station in Delhi, police said Wednesday. The accused, identified as Manish, is a Commerce graduate and a resident of Sarojni Nagar, they added. In her complaint, British citizen Marmar reported that somebody stole her purse consisting of three ATM cards, 3,900 pounds and her driving license at Rajouri Garden metro station, DCP (Metro) Dinesh Kumar Gupta said. During investigation, the CCTV footage was analysed and a person was seen taking the purse. The accused was identified and pamphlets were put up at various places across the city to nab the accused, he said. The arrest was made on Tuesday after police got a tip off that the accused had some altercation with a shopkeeper over exchange of Rs 500 and would come to a particular mall, he added. An amount of Rs 3,18,000, which he had exchanged against the stolen pound, was recovered from him, the DCP said. During interrogation, the accused ...
Arrest not necessary during probe in all cases: HC
Vexed with the filing of numerous anticipatory bail pleas, the Madras High Court on Wednesday observed that the accused need not be arrested in all criminal cases at the stage of investigation and the probe can be carried out effectively without custodial interrogation. Justice Anand Venkatesh made the observation while granting anticipatory bail to an accused in a matrimonial dispute case and asked the police to pull up their socks and show more quality and maturity in investigations. The judge took note of the filing of anticipatory bail petitions by various people apprehending detention, especially against "Friday night arrests", a popular euphemism for arrests made on a Friday or a day prior to court holidays to ensure that the accused does not come out on bail immediately. "The police must be made to understand that all criminal cases need not necessarily involve arrest of accused persons during investigation and an effective investigation can be done even otherwise. A change in .
Robert Vadra questioned by ED in money laundering probe; wife Priyanka says 'I support my family'
Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, was Wednesday questioned by Enforcement Directorate here for about five-and-a half hours in its money laundering probe into alleged possession of illegal foreign assets, days after he was directed by a city court to appear before the central probe agency. Vadra's wife Priyanka Gandhi accompanied him in a white Toyota Land Cruiser and dropped him outside the ED's office in Jamnagar House, in a move seen as sending a political message to Congress' opponents ahead of Lok Sabha polls. Vadra left the office at about 9:40 PM alone in the same car in which Priyanka had dropped him. His lawyer said Vadra has replied to every question that was put to him. "All charges against him are wrong. We will cooperate with the agency 100 per cent," Suman Jyoti Khaitan, his lawyer told the mediapersons waiting outside the ED office. Vadra has been called again Thursday. Priyanka, shortly after dropping her husband, took charge as AICC ...
US High court upholds texting suicide manslaughter conviction
The involuntary manslaughter conviction of a young woman who encouraged her boyfriend through dozens of text messages to kill himself was upheld Wednesday by Massachusetts' highest court. The Supreme Judicial Court agreed with a lower court judge who found that Michelle Carter caused Conrad Roy III's death when she told him to "get back in" his truck that was filling with toxic gas after he told her he was scared. The judge said Carter had a duty to call the police or Roy's family when she knew he was killing himself. "And then after she convinced him to get back into the carbon monoxide filled truck, she did absolutely nothing to help him: she did not call for help or tell him to get out of the truck as she listened to him choke and die," Justice Scott Kafker wrote in the Supreme Judicial Court's ruling. Carter's lawyers said in an email they are disappointed in the ruling and will consider appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court, among other legal options. Carter, now 22, was sentenced .
INX Media case: ED to quiz Karti Chidambaram on Thursday
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will question Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, in INX Media money laundering case on Thursday, an official said.
Money laundering case: Robert Vadra grilled by ED for 6 hours
Robert Vadra, son-in-law of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, was on Wednesday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for around six hours in connection with a money laundering case against him.An ED team led by Joint Director, comprising Deputy Director and 5 other officers questioned Vadra. Speaking to media, Vadra's counsel Suman Jyoti Khaitan said the businessman has given an undertaking to appear before the ED whenever summoned."Robert Vadra has not done anything wrong. This government wants to harass him. He, on his own, went to (Jaipur) court and said- I'm going to appear voluntarily before ED. Give me a date I will appear. Today, he has appeared on his own, without any summons. They probably wanted to harass him for political vendetta," he added.The Patiala House Court had granted interim bail to Vadra on February 2 till February 16 in connection with the money laundering case.During the course of the hearing, the ED had told the court that they had learnt about more ...
Gold in compound form seized from 9 air passengers
Atempts by nine passengers to smuggle gold in compound form by hiding it in their rectum in capsules were foiled by the customs personnel at the Kozhikode airport and the contraband totally weighing 7.2 kg seized, a senior official said Wednesday. The officials of the Air Intelligence unit seized 7.32 kg of gold in compound form from the passengers who had arrived from Dubai by different flights on Monday and Tuesday, Customs Commissioner Sumit Kumar said in a release. The gold in compound form, which is a complex mixture of the precious metal with chemicals, was recovered after a procedure at a hospital where the passengers were taken. The expected quantity of gold after segregation would be more than 5 kgs, Kumar said adding a thorough search of the passengers led to the seizures. The passengers attempted to smuggle the gold by putting the compound into small capsules and inserting them in their rectum, the official said. Some of them have been arrested, he said.
ED's questioning of Robert Vadra an attempt to stop opposition parties to unite, says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday came out in support of Robert Vadra by terming the questioning of son-in-law of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as an "attempt to stop the opposition parties to unite.""It is an attempt to not allow opposition parties to unite. Hence they are serving the ED notices to everyone and anyone. But all opposition parties are united," Banerjee said on being asked to comment on summons and questioning of Robert Vadra by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case registered against him.All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Banerjee last month organised a mega anti-BJP rally here to raise voices against the alleged oppressive policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre. Leaders from at least 20 Opposition parties were present at the United Opposition Rally.Robert Vadra on Wednesday appeared before the ED in connection with a money laundering .