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Man murdered in Haryana's Karnal, cops suspect involvement of teenage son
A 40-year-old man was allegedly murdered in Haryana's Karnal with police treating his teenage son as the suspect in the case, a police official said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday night, Inspector Sukhwinder from the Sadar police station said over the phone. He said the preliminary investigation revealed that the victim's 15-year-old son was allegedly in an inebriated state and entered into an argument with his father over some issue. "According to their neighbours, the teenager allegedly attacked his father with a sharp object, leading to the latter's death," Sukhwinder said. He said further investigation was underway.
Minor girl raped, impregnated by friend in Delhi, allege parents
The parents of a minor girl have alleged that their daughter was allegedly raped by her friend in northwest Delhi's Bharat Nagar area, the police said on Wednesday.
MP Minister for chopping off rapist's limbs publicly
"Nose, ears and limbs of the alleged rapist of a eight-year-old girl should be chopped off publicly," said Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Welfare Minister Imarti Devi, here on Wednesday.
BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri acquitted in 2004 assault case
BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri has been acquitted by a Delhi court in a 2004 case of assaulting a man during a function here. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal noted that there were contradictions in the testimonies of the witnesses as he absolved Bidhuri, who represents South-Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, and his four aides of charges under IPC sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention). The court also noted the absence of a medico-legal certificate by hospital which was needed to prove that the complainant was assaulted. "Most importantly since this is the case of assault, wherein merciless beating has been alleged by the complainant, the absence of the MLC to prove this fact, is an important factor due to which the case of the prosecution cannot be said to have been proved beyond reasonable doubts," the court said. The court maintained that every person accused of a crime is always presumed to be ...
Agra: Newly appointed UP Bar Council chief shot dead by aide inside court premises
Newly appointed Uttar Pradesh Bar Council (UPBC) President, Darvesh Yadav, was allegedly shot dead by a fellow advocate inside the Agra court premises here on Wednesday.Appointed as president only two days ago, she was shot at by a person identified as advocate Manish who fired at her during a ceremony held to welcome her, police said."We received information about it around 45 minutes back that she was shot dead. Her welcome ceremony was going in the chambers when her associate Manish fired at her. She was hit with three bullets and was taken to Pushpanjali hospital where she breathed her last," said Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Ajay Anand.Manish first shot Yadav and then fired a bullet at himself. While he has been admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment, Yadav succumbed to her injuries at the hospital.Yadav was the first woman chief of the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council."A meet and greet was going on in the chamber of one Anil Mishra when Darvesh's associate shot her .
Two held for hunting antelope in Rajasthan
Two persons, including a minor, were arrested Wednesday for hunting three gazelle, a type of antelope, in Rajasthan's Nagaur district, police said. The third accused in the case was absconding, police said. The incident took place at Karnaidpura village. The accused attracted the animal with sound-generating tools, blinded them using the mirror-shield technique and attacked them with sticks, Sri Balaji police station in-charge Ramesh Singh said. He said a police team reached the spot after receiving information and arrested Bhanwar Lal (45) and the minor besides recovering three skins of the Schedule-1 protected animal in the Wildlife Act. They have been booked under the Wildlife Protection Act. Nagaur Deputy Conservator of Forests Mohit Gupta said one of the accused was absconding. The forest department is carrying out raids in the area in a crackdown on similar hunting groups. The accused had hunted the animal to sell their meat.
SC raps petitioner for defective plea against Indiabulls
The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up for filing a defective application a petitioner, Abhay Yadav, who has alleged that Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (IHFL) misappropriated Rs 98,000 crore of public money.
Suspected drug peddler arrested with over 5 kg opium in Rajasthan
A suspected drug peddler carrying over five kg of opium was arrested in Rajasthan's Udaipur district, police said Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off, a barricade was put up on the Udaipur-Madhya Pradesh highway and vehicles checked, they said. During the search, Dashrath Singh, a resident of Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh, was arrested after six packets of opium weighing about 5.6 kg were found concealed in the boot of his car, Superintendent of Police (special operations group) Maman Singh said. During preliminary investigation, the accused told police that he had purchased the narcotic substance from Mandsaur and was on his way to deliver the consignment in Sanchor of Jalore district in Rajasthan, the police officer said. Further investigation is underway, he added.
MLA's son thrashes vendor in Bihar
A vendor here was allegedly thrashed on Wednesday by Ankur Kumar, son of RJD MLA Ashok Kumar and two others.According to police, Rajat Kesari, a small vendor, was allegedly thrashed by three men -- Ankur, Sugur, and Pradhan.Rajesh Kumar, Additional Superintendent of Police, said: "It was informed that the incident took place after Ankur was stopped from taking away some stuff from his stall.""The victim was then taken to a nearby hotel and thrashed. He sustained internal bleeding and injuries on his head. His treatment is going on in the hospital," said Kumar.The family members, however, said the police was not acting seriously in the matter."Police came but did not do anything to the accused. He was just let off. We have got an FIR registered and hope for justice," family members said.Jawahar Prasad, BJP MLA, said: "There should be no such incidents at all. It is the people's rule. Hooliganism won't work. I will request the government to look into the matter without any biases.
UP Bar Council chief shot dead in Agra court
The first woman President of the Uttar Pradesh Bar Council, Darwesh Yadav, was shot dead in Agra Civil courts on Wednesday allegedly by her own colleague Manish Sharma, police said.
Undertrial given life imprisonment by Delhi court for murdering inmate in Rohini jail
A 23-year old undertrial in Rohini jail has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court for the murder of an inmate. Additional Sessions Judge Chandra Bose convicted Krishan for murdering another undertrial, Pawan, when he refused to prepare the convict a refreshment drink late in the night. "It is held that accused (Krishan) has committed the offence punishable under section 302 (murder) of IPC (Indian Penal Code)," the court said in a recent order, and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him. The court, however, acquitted him for the offence under section 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC. According the the prosecution, on the intervening night of May 22, 2018, Krishan had asked Pawan to prepare Roohafza for him. When Pawan refused to do so, the accused caught hold of his hair and hit on his chest with elbow. He continued beating the victim on his chest and neck. One of the undertrials rang the bell to which the warden came and intervened. Pawan was shifted to a hospital where ..
Three of family killed in accident in Haryana's Karnal
Three of a family, including two women, were killed when their car was squeezed between two trucks in Haryana's Karnal Wednesday, police said. They accident took place on the Delhi-Ambala national highway near Nilokheri. The family of five was going to Punjab from Delhi to attend a wedding function, they said. The car hit a truck in front of it before being rammed by another truck from behind, police said. In the incident, a woman in her 50s and her two children-a son (27) and daughter (30)-were killed. The other two occupants of the car were injured, police said.
Delhi Court sends man to 2-day police custody for duping ex-CJI R M Lodha of Rs 1 lakh
A man arrested for allegedly duping former Chief Justice of India R M Lodha of Rs 1 lakh, by hacking his colleague's e-mail account, was sent to two-day police custody by a Delhi court on Wednesday. Duty Magistrate Anjani Mahajan allowed police the custodial interrogation of Dinesh Mali, nabbed from Udaipur earlier this month, after he was produced before the court here, said DCP South Delhi, Vijay Kumar. The police had sought two-day custody of the accused. It may seek further custody since the investigation is still going on, Kumar said, adding that the accused was brought from Udaipur on Tuesday. The incident came to light on May 30 after Lodha, a resident of South Delhi's Panchsheel Park, received an e-mail from retired Supreme Court judge B P Singh stating that his ID was hacked by some unknown person on the intervening night of April 18 and 19. A case was registered on the basis of Lodha's complaint which alleged that Rs 1 lakh was transferred through RTGS from his account ...
Pak court rejects Musharraf's plea to adjourn high treason case
A special court in Pakistan on Wednesday rejected former military dictator Pervez Musharraf's plea for adjournment of the hearing of a high treason case against him on medical grounds and decided to conclude the trial even in his absence. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Tahira Safdar also cancelled Musharraf's right of defence due to his repeated non-appearance before the court. The previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had filed the treason case against the ex-Army chief in 2013 over the imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in November 2007, which led to the confinement of a number of superior court judges in their houses and sacking of over 100 judges. The trial has not seen much progress since Musharraf, 75, left for Dubai in March 2016 after his name was removed from the Exit Control List. He has not returned since, and is said to be suffering from Amyloidosis, a rare condition for which he has been admitted to a hospital. The special court has ...
Navalny among dozens detained during Moscow march
More than 50 people including opposition leader Alexei Navalny were detained Wednesday as police sought to break up a peaceful Moscow rally against the alleged impunity of law enforcement agencies. Russian police moved in against the unsanctioned march amid cries of "shame" and "stop police terror." At least 57 people were detained amid a heavy police presence, the OVD Info monitor said. Some of the protesters wore T-shirts in support of Ivan Golunov, an investigative journalist who was last week arrested on allegedly trumped-up drugs charges. One activist brandished a placard "I am Ivan Golunov" in the window of a police van. Golunov's arrest sparked outrage and triggered unprecedented solidarity among Russians, with three top newspapers publishing the same front page "I am/we are Ivan Golunov" in giant letters on Monday. The rally was initially called to press for the freedom of Golunov who was suddenly released, with the charges against him dropped, on the eve of the march ...
Madrassa chief held after complaint to CMO alleging triple talaq
The director of a madrassa here in Uttar Pradesh has been arrested after his in-laws approached Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's office with a complaint that he had used triple talaq against his wife besides beating her up and demanding dowry.
CJM sends order for journalist's release to Lucknow jail
The release order for journalist Prashant Kanojia was sent to Lucknow jail Wednesday by the Chief Judicial Magistrate here, a day after the Supreme Court ordered his immediate release. CJM (in-charge) Sanjai Kumar directed the release of the journalist on furnishing of two sureties of Rs 20,000 each and a personal bond for the same amount. The court sent the release order to jail after the bond and the sureties were filed, paving the way for his release on bail. Earlier, a certified copy of the Supreme Court order directing his release was filed at the CJM court here. The Supreme Court had Tuesday granted bail to Kanojia, who was arrested for allegedly making objectionable comments against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media. A vacation bench, comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi, said the Right to Liberty, a fundamental right, is non-negotiable.
Two sisters allegedly gang-raped at gunpoint in UP's Muzaffarnagar
Two minor sisters were allegedly raped by four men at gunpoint on Tuesday evening, police said. According to a complaint, the sisters aged 13 and 15 years were gang-raped at Kaserwa village by the four men while they went to look for their mother near a sugarcane field, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Alok Sharma said Wednesday. The four men allegedly threatened to shoot the girls if they cried for help or revealed the incident. They have been booked and efforts are underway to nab the accused, Sharma said. A number of incidents of rape of minors have been reported in Uttar Pradesh in recent weeks, prompting Chief Minister Adityanath to issue a slew of directions including asking the police to intensify foot patrolling in rural areas.
Cal HC fixes July 2 for hearing Kumar's plea in Saradha case
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday fixed July 2 for the hearing of former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar's plea seeking quashing of a notice served on him by the CBI. Justice Asha Arora scheduled the hearing of the petition filed by Kumar, now the West Bengal CID Additional Director General, on July 2 after the CBI lawyer raised the matter before the court. A vacation bench of the high court had, on May 30, granted protection from arrest and any coercive action to Kumar till July 10 in the Saradha chit fund case. The court had granted the police officer a month's protection from June 10, the day of reopening of the court after the summer break, and directed Kumar to deposit his passport within 24 hours of the passing of the order. He was also asked to cooperate with the CBI probe into the multi-crore-rupee chit fund case. The court had ordered the central probe agency to send a designated officer to Kumar's residence every day at 4 pm to record his attendance. Vacation ...
UK court rejects Nirav Modi's bail for fourth time over fears he would abscond
The UK High Court on Wednesday rejected Nirav Modi's bail application, his fourth attempt as the diamond merchant fights his extradition from Britain to India in the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case. In her judgment handed down at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Justice Ingrid Simler concluded there are "substantial grounds" to believe that the 48-year-old fugitive diamantaire would fail to surrender as he does possess the means to "abscond". Reiterating similar concerns as those raised by the lower court in the UK during previous bail hearings, Judge Simler ruled that after considering all the material "carefully", she had found strong evidence to suggest there had been interference with witnesses and destruction of evidence in the case and concluded it can still occur. "The applicant has access to considerable financial resources, supported by an increased [bail bond security] offer of 2 million pounds," the Judge noted. "It is ..