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Three drown in river in Maharashtra
Three persons, including a woman and her son, drowned in a river in Maharashtra's Nashik district when they went there for washing clothes, police said on Monday. The mishap took place on Sunday when the woman along with her son and a teenaged girl from their neighbourhood went to the Kadva river at Ojhe village in Dindori taluka, Vani police station in-charge Praveen Tadavi said. While the woman was washing clothes, her son slipped into the water and started drowning, he said. The woman and the girl then jumped into the river to save him, but all three of them drowned, he said. Locals, police and some lifeguards later rushed to the spot and the bodies were fished out, Tadavi said. The deceased were identified as Anita Waghmare (29), her son Omkar Waghmare (5) and Prajakta Gangode (15). A case was registered and the bodies were handed over to their relatives after the postmortem, the official said.
SC to hear tomorrow plea challenging journalist Kanojia's arrest
The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a plea challenging the arrest of journalist Prashant Kanojia in connection with an alleged defamatory post on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.A vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Ajay Rastogi agreed to hear the plea moved by Kanojia's wife Jigisha.Senior lawyer Nitya Ramakrishnan, who appeared for the petitioner, submitted that the UP Police did not follow the due procedure of law while arresting the journalist.Kanojia was arrested on Saturday for making certain "objectionable comments" against Adityanath on social media and for "spreading rumours". He was taken into custody from Delhi after a case was registered at Hazratganj police station in Lucknow."The arrest was made on the basis of evidence and after interrogation, he confessed to his crime," a press note issued by the police said.Kanojia has been booked under sections 500 (defamation), 505 (statements conducing to public mischief) of the Indian Penal Code .
Omar, Mehbooba Mufti welcome verdict in Kathua case
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti Monday welcomed a court order convicting six accused in the Kathua rape-and-murder case. "Amen to that. The guilty deserve the most severe punishment possible under law. And to those politicians who defended the accused, vilified the victim & threatened the legal system no words of condemnation are enough," Abdullah tweeted. He was reacting to the Pathankot court verdict convicting six of the seven accused in the rape-and-murder case of the eight-year-old nomadic girl in Rasana area of Kathua district in January last year. "Welcome the judgement. High time we stop playing politics over a heinous crime where an 8 year old child was drugged, raped repeatedly & then bludgeoned to death. Hope loopholes in our judicial system are not exploited & culprits get exemplary punishment," Mehbooba tweeted. Bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal lauded the police for securing the conviction of the accused ...
SC to hear plea against journalist's arrest
A plea was moved by Jageesha Arora, wife of journalist Prashant Kanojia in the Supreme Court on Monday challenging her husband's arrest by the Uttar Pradesh Police for publishing an "objectionable" tweet against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
KATHUA TIMELINE
A local court here on Monday convicted six people accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua. Following is the time line of the case that shook the nation: January 10, 2018: Eight-year-old girl belonging to Bakarwal tribe goes missing in Rasana village of Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district while grazing cattle. January 12, 2018: FIR is registered on the complaint of victim's father at Hiranagar police station. January 17, 2018: Body of the girl is found. Post mortem confirms gang rape and murder. January 22, 2018: Case is handed over to Jammu and Kashmir crime branch. February 16, 2018: A right-wing group, Hindu Ekta Manch, holds protests in support of one of the accused. March 1, 2018: Two ministers of the BJP, part of the state's ruling coalition with the PDP, Chander Prakash Ganga and Lal Singh, attend a rally organised by the Hindu Ekta Manch after the arrest of nephew of a caretaker of a 'devisathan' (temple) in connection with
Bihar: Family of deceased claims mistreatment; police denies
In an inhumane approach, the Bihar police personnel on Saturday allegedly misbehaved with the family of a deceased youth who lost his life in accidental firing in Morena district.The youth, in his 20s, fell victim to the accidental firing by an unknown person with a rifle. He died and when his family asked for his body, the police have allegedly lathi-charged on them.The police have also hurled abuses at the family members and dragged the body of the youth into the station, claimed"My son went to visit his uncle. when he was returning back he was shot down by someone. The police are filing FIR. The Police has threatened us and did not allow us to take the body of our son," the father of the deceased said.However, the police have downplayed the whole incident saying, "in these kinds of situation, families do react like that.""When such kind of situation arises, families do react like that. We tried to control the situation. An investigation is underway and a case has been registered. ..
Six including police constable, SPOs convicted in Kathua rape case
The Pathankot court on Monday convicted six out of seven accused in connection with the Kathua rape and murder case.The judge has convicted village head Sanji Ram, two special police officers (SPOs) Deepak Khajuria and Surender Verma, Head constable Tilak Raj, Anand Dutta and Parvesh Kumar. Only Vishal, Sanjhi Ram's son has been acquitted.The eight-year-old girl, belonging to a nomadic Muslim tribe, was abducted, drugged, gang-raped, tortured and killed on January 10 last year.The trial, which had begun in April 2018 against seven accused out of eight, concluded on June 3 last week.The trial of a juvenile is yet to begin as the petition on his age is yet to be heard by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.The Crime Branch had arrested village head Sanji Ram, his son Vishal, juvenile nephew and his friend Anand Dutta, and two special police officers Deepak Khajuria and Surender Verma.Head Constable Tilak Raj and Sub-Inspector Anand Dutta, who allegedly took Rs 4 lakh from Sanji Ram and ...
Six convicted in gang rape, murder of Kathua girl
A special court on Monday convicted six people accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir. A seventh accused, Vishal, who is the son of main accused Sanji Ram, was acquitted. The quantum of punishment will be announced later Monday. The in-camera trial in the case that shook the nation ended on June 3. According to the 15-page charge sheet, the eight-year-old girl, who was kidnapped on January 10 last year, was allegedly raped in captivity in a small village temple in Kathua district after having been kept sedated for four days before she was bludgeoned to death. The day-to-day trial commenced in the first week of June last year at the district and sessions court in Pathankot in neighbouring state of Punjab, about 100 km from Jammu and 30 km from Kathua, after the Supreme Court ordered that the case be shifted out of Jammu and Kashmir. Those convicted are Sanji Ram, the village head, his juvenile nephew Anand Dutta and two special ..
Three killed as speeding truck hits motorcycle in UP
Three people, including two women, were killed near Maharajganj railway crossing here when the motorcycle they were riding was hit by a speeding truck, police said Monday. The incident took place on Sunday, they said. Ekhlakh Alam (41), his wife Reshma (36) and sister-in-law Jabina (39) were killed on the spot, the police said. The matter is being probed. No arrests have been made so far, they said.
Kathua rape case: Security beefed up outside Pathankot court ahead of verdict
The District and Sessions Court here on Monday was turned into a fortress, as a large number of security personnel and riot control vehicles were deployed here ahead of verdict in the gruesome rape and murder of a nomadic minor girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua.The court is expected to pronounce its order in the rape and murder case today.The eight-year-old girl, belonging to a nomadic Muslim tribe, was abducted, drugged, gang-raped, tortured and killed on January 10 last year.The trial, which had begun in April 2018 against seven accused out of eight, concluded on June 3 last week.The trial of a juvenile is yet to begin as the petition on his age is yet to be heard by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.The Crime Branch has arrested village head Sanji Ram, his son Vishal, juvenile nephew and his friend Anand Dutta, and two special police officers Deepak Khajuria and Surender Verma.Head Constable Tilak Raj and Sub-Inspector Anand Dutta, who allegedly took Rs 4 lakh from Sanji Ram and ...
Mumbai: 3 held for performing stunts in moving car
Khar police arrested three persons, who allegedly performed stunts by bending out of the windows of a moving car on Carter Road here, on Saturday.The incident took place on June 7. A case has been registered under Section 279 (Rash driving or riding on a public way) and 336 (Act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 184 (Driving Dangerously) of the Motor Vehicles Act.In the video which went viral, showed three boys performing stunts out of the windows. One of them was also seen holding a bottle when the car reached Carter Road in Bandra.The matter came to light when a person travelling in another car took a video of them and uploaded it on social media.The police have also seized the car used in the incident.Mumbai Police on its official account tweeted the video of the incident with the caption, "Lock up, not the red carpet, is the destination of such high rides! Ask those who tried recreating this scene from the silver screen on Carter ..
Mere possession of sexually explicit photos not punishable: Kerala HC
Mere possession of sexually explicit photos will not amount to a crime under the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, the Kerala High Court has ruled. The court, while quashing criminal proceedings against a man and a woman, however, made it clear that publication or distribution of such photos is punishable under the law. "If an adult person has a photograph of himself or herself in his or her possession which is sexually explicit in nature, the provisions of the Act 60 of 1986 will not apply, unless the prosecution has a case that those photographs were distributed or published for advertisement or for any other incidental purpose," Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan said in a recent order. The high court gave its verdict on a petition seeking to quash the proceedings against the man and the woman, pending before a magistrate court in Kollam. The Kollam East Police had registered the case in 2008. Police during a search operation at the transport bus stand in Kollam had ...
Indian national stabbed to death in Israel
A fifty-year-old Indian national was stabbed to death and another injured when a quarrel broke out among tenants living in an apartment in Israel's Tel Aviv city, according to police. Jerome Arthar Philip from Kerala was stabbed on Saturday night in his apartment in the Neve Sha'anan Street. He succumbed to his injuries at Tel Aviv's Ichilov hospital. Other victim, Peter Xavier, 60, also from Kerala, is said to be in stable condition now. Police suspect that the man was murdered, and have arrested two suspects -- who are also Indian citizens. They lived with the victim in the apartment. An initial investigation by police revealed that a quarrel broke out among the tenants during which two of them were stabbed in their upper bodies, sustaining severe and moderate injuries. Magen David Adom rescue services staff arrived at the scene within minutes after the incident was reported and took the victims to Ichilov hospital.
Six-year-old boy sodomised in UP, accused on the run
A six-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by a 20-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday evening when the minor was playing outside his house in Kakroli village, they said. According to the complaint lodged by the boy's family, the accused sodomised him behind a nearby shop. The boy later narrated the incident to his parents. A case has been registered against the accused who is absconding, the police said.
BJP using Union Home Ministry for 'political conspiracy': WB Minister Partha Chatterjee
West Bengal Minister and TMC leader Partha Chatterjee has accused the BJP of using Union Ministry of Home Affairs for "political conspiracy"."In Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, children and Yadavs were getting killed, where were you (BJP) then? BJP is creating disturbance and killing our workers. BJP is using Home Ministry for political conspiracy. BJP itself had tried to create violence. Two days back, in Gangarampur, they had hit police officials. BJP leaders sitting in Delhi are not understanding the situation of the state," Chatterjee said while addressing a press conference on Sunday over Union Ministry of Home Affairs' advisory issued to the state government over law and order situation.He maintained, "BJP does not believe in democracy. We do not have to learn from BJP, We will tackle this."Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday issued an advisory to the state government expressing "deep concern" over the death of people in a post-poll clash that ensued between BJP and TMC ...
Situation 'under control', claims WB govt in letter to MHA
West Bengal government has written a letter to Union Ministry of Home Affairs stating that the law and order situation was "under control" in the state.West Bengal Chief Secretary Malay Kumar De has informed the ministry that "firm and appropriate actions" were initiated in case of a few "stray post-poll clashes" in the state.In the letter, De has claimed that the clashes were perpetrated by "some anti-social elements"."...while there have been a few stray post-poll clashes in the state perpetrated by some anti-social elements, the law enforcement authorities have been taking firm and appropriate actions in all such cases without any delay," the letter dated June 9 reads."The situation is under control and it may not be construed under any circumstance to be a failure on the part of law enforcement machinery of the state to maintain the rule of law and impute confidence among the people," it continued.Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government's statement came after Union Ministry of .
Haryana: 4 men thrashed by locals on suspicion of cow smuggling
Four men were allegedly thrashed by locals and forced to drink urine in Dayor village of Fatehabad on the suspicion of cow smuggling.On receiving a phone call on Sunday, police reached the spot and rescued the men from villagers. The injured men were immediately taken to the hospital.Police have registered a case against all four men for allegedly smuggling cow.The seized carcass of a cow and a calf was sent for post-mortem.Additional SHO, Surajmal told ANI, "We had received a phone call. When we reached there, we found the carcass of a cow and a calf and a cowhide, we also found four men along with these.""A scuffle had erupted between villagers and these men. The carcasses and hide were seized by police and the four men were admitted to a hospital. Postmortem of the cow and calf have been done. A case registered against the four men and further investigation in the matter is underway," he added.However, the injured men were claiming that they work to dump dead and decayed animals. ..
Crowd shouts 'chor hai' as Mallya leaves from The Oval after match
Absconding liquor baron, Vijay Mallya, who is facing extradition proceedings in the UK, was greeted with 'chor hai' chants outside The Oval on Sunday as he made his way out of the stadium after watching the World Cup match between India and Australia.As Mallya came out from the stadium, along with his mother, Lalitha, the crowd surrounded the liquor baron and chanted 'chor hai'.Asked how he would respond to the chants by the crowd, Mallya said, "I am making sure my mother doesn't get hurt."Earlier in the day, Mallya was seen attending India's match against Australia at The Oval and evaded questions on his extradition case.He told ANI, "I am here to watch the game," and added that "preparations are underway for the next hearing scheduled in July."The UK Home Office and the Westminster Court had last year ordered Mallya's extradition to India over charges of money laundering, fraud and conspiracy after he failed to convince authorities there that he has been made a victim of political ..
4-year-old girl raped by minor boy in MP's Jabalpur
A four girl was allegedly raped by a minor boy in Barhi village of Jabalpur on Sunday.The accused has been apprehended by the police and an FIR has been registered in the matter.The victim is undergoing treatment in a hospital.Jabalpur ASP-rural, RS Narwariya told ANI, "The accused has been apprehended after registering the FIR."This comes three days after alleged rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Ujjain.A five-year-old girl, whose body was found floating in a river in Ujjain on June 7, was raped and murdered, police confirmed the next day.The girl went missing on June 7, following which her family members lodged a complaint with the police. The cops then found the girl's naked body floating in the River Shipra. Prima facie, injuries on the girl's body indicated that she was sexually abused, police said.The investigating officers detained three people, including the girl's uncle, in connection with the case.A BJP delegation led by MP from Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur, has ...
Girl shot at in South West Delhi, accused arrested
One person was arrested for his alleged involvement in shooting at a girl in South West Delhi, police said.The accused has been identified as Rahul who is a resident of Dewli village and was known to the victim and was nabbed from Chhatarpur area."Initially, the accused used three different vehicles including a Fortuner car, Breeza car and a Swift car to hoodwink the police raiding parties and constantly changed his hideouts," said Benita Mary Jaikar, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Addl DCP), South West on Sunday."Finally the chase ended with the arrest of Rahul from near Aggarwal Dharamshala, Chattarpur. His associates who provided 9 vehicles, money and a place to hide, have also been arrested," Jaikar added.Multiple raids were conducted in the South West Delhi to nab him and the case was solved in 48 hours, he said.