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HC directs social media platforms to remove weblinks of offending article against judge
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed two social media platforms to block the weblinks of an offending article levelling "scandalous" allegations against a sitting judge of the high court. The court was hearing a plea in a contempt case against Swaminathan Gurumurthy, the editor of the Chennai-based weekly 'Thuglak' magazine, for his tweets against the judge. A bench of justices Hima Kohli and Manoj Kumar Ohri allowed the plea of advocate Rajshekhar Rao, on whose complaint the high court had initiated on its own the contempt proceedings, seeking to implead various persons and entities as respondents. The court allowed his application to replace Facebook India and Twitter India with their parent US-based firms, Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc, which are responsible for taking down the URLs from the platforms. It directed the intermediaries to block the URLs/weblinks where the offending articles were uploaded by some private persons. The court asked the alleged contemnors to file their .
Lanka police reverse decision to remove top detective probing alleged crimes by Rajapaksa family
Sri Lankan police did a U-turn on Tuesday and reversed its decision to transfer a top detective investigating alleged crimes by the family and associates of disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa following pressure from civil society groups. Removing Inspector Nishantha Silva was seen as a latest move in the ongoing political crisis as President Maithripala Sirisena forged a new alliance with ex-strongman Rajapaksa. The country plunged into a crisis on October 26 when President Sirisena controversially sacked prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced him with Rajapaksa. Officials said the transfer of Silva, who handled many cases of murder and abduction of journalists and serious crimes committed under the Rajapaksa regime was cancelled by the police chief following inquiries by the police commission. The cases handled by Silva included the murder of Lasantha Wickrematunga, the editor of the Sunday Leader who was a critic of the former Rajapaksa regime. Silva was also the ..
TDP monitoring trial in CBI case, to decide on legal action to
The ruling Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh is closely monitoring the ongoing trial in Supreme Court in the CBI case to decide on the course of action it should take to seek freedom for various institutions. "If the Supreme Court takes appropriate action in the Alok Verma case, we may not go ahead. Otherwise, we will seek legal recourse requesting the Supreme Court to provide freedom for institutions like CBI, Enforcement Directorate, etc.," AP Planning Board Vice-Chairman C Kutumba Rao said. The idea was to have an independent authority under the Supreme Court's scrutiny to ensure freedom of these institutions was protected, he told PTI. CBI Chief Alok Verma had approached the apex court challenging the Centre's decision to divest him of his duties and sending him on leave following his feud with special CBI director Rakesh Asthana, who has levelled graft allegations against him. Asthana has also been divested of his duties and sent on leave. Pursuant to the top ...
5 killed in two road accidents in Rajasthan
Five people died and one sustained injuries in two separate accidents in Rajasthan's Kotputli town, police said Tuesday. Four people were killed when a mini-truck they were travelling in lost control and hit another truck coming from the opposite direction on the Jaipur-Delhi National Highway Tuesday, Assistant Sub-Inspector Kamlesh Kumar said. The deceased were identified as Om Prakash (52), Madanlal Meena (55), Ramphool Gurjar (60) and Vishram Yogi (41), police said. In another incident, a 24-year-old bike rider was killed after being hit by an unidentified vehicle on Monday night, they said. The victim was identified as Vaibhav Garg, officials said, adding that a man riding pillion sustained injuries and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Jaipur. The bodies were handed over to the family members after postmortem, they said.
CBI vs CBI: Verma's lawyers enter into exchange of words in SC
The CBI case in the Supreme Court saw a sharp exchange of words on Tuesday between the two lawyers representing CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma, with the senior counsel questioning the move by his junior advocate in mentioning the matter on Monday without his consent. Senior advocate Fali S Nariman, appearing for Verma, told a bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi that he was not aware that lawyer Gopal Shankaranarayanan, who is also representing the CBI Director, had mentioned the matter on Monday before the court seeking some more time to file a reply on his behalf without his consent. "Nobody had asked him (Shankaranarayanan) to do so. It was totally unauthorised. I was never informed. Nobody asked him to mention the matter. I am very disturbed," Nariman told the bench, also comprising justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph. The senior counsel further added that he and his junior had worked late in the night to prepare Verma's response to the CVC's findings against him over the alleged ...
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Death to Yashpal Singh, lifer to Naresh Sehrawat
A Delhi court on Tuesday pronounced death penalty to Yashpal Singh and life imprisonment to Naresh Sehrawat for killing two Sikhs during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The court also slapped Rs 35 lakh fine on each of them."The quantum of punishment was pronounced by Additional Sessions Judge Ajay Pandey at Tihar Jail, not at the Patiala Court, apprehending a possible law and order situation in the national capital," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Kumar Gyanesh said.On November 14, the court had held Sehrawat and Singh guilty of murdering of two Sikhs in South Delhi's Mahipalpur area during 1984 anti-Sikh riots.Both the accused were booked under Sections 452 (House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 324 (Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means), 395 (Punishment for dacoity), 436 (Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy) read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code ...
DCW rescues girl from Agra
A woman from Uttar Pradesh was rescued by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) after a complaint was filed by a man, hailing from Dholpur, Rajasthan, alleging illegal confinement and torture of his fiancee by her parents.In his complaint, he said that he was engaged to the girl during a ceremony held four years ago. However, she was pressurized to marry another man. Besides, she wasn't allowed to meet or speak to anyone. The complainant alleged that the girl's parents have fixed her marriage with someone else for November 19 against her will.He approached the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) when he failed to get help from any quarters. Responding to the complaint, the Commission contacted the Rajasthan Police to look into the matter. Though police personnel was sent to her house where she was confined, they returned without the girl and left the issue to be resolved by the village panchayat.Afterward, a team was constituted by the DCW and SHO of Baseri police station was asked to ...
Crime briefs from Delhi
A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly supplying illegal liquor in rented vehicles from southwest Delhi, police said Tuesday. The accused was identified as Ankit, a resident of Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh, they said. On Sunday at around 1.30 pm, police stopped a car, with Haryana registration number, at Benito Marg and the driver was arrested, a senior officer said. Sixty cartons containing 3,000 quarters of illicit liquor was recovered from his possession, police said. During interrogation, the accused disclosed that he used to supply illicit liquor from Haryana to Delhi and Ghaziabad. He used to transport liquor during peak traffic hours, police said.
Babri case litigant backs ordinance for Ram Mandir
"We have no objection if an ordinance is brought for the construction of Ram Mandir. If bringing an ordinance will be good for the country, bring it. We are law-abiding citizens, we will obey every law," he told ANI.Ansari's remark comes amidst demands for urgent pronouncement of a decision in the case by a section, including Hindu seers in Ayodhya.On October 29, the Supreme Court had adjourned the title suit till January 2019 to fix the date of hearing in the matter. The top court adjourned the matter which challenged the Allahabad High Court ruling of 2010.The Court in its 2010 verdict had suggested a division of the disputed land in Ayodhya into three parts- one for each of the parties - the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.The Babri Masjid, built by Mughal emperor Babur in Ayodhya in 1528, was on December 6, 1992, razed to the ground allegedly by Hindu activists, claiming that the mosque was constructed after demolishing a Ram Temple that originally stood there.
Court awards death penalty for 1984 riots
A court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to a man and life imprisonment to another after holding them guilty of murder in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Court frames charges against Hardik, 2 aides in sedition case
A sessions court on Tuesday framed charges against Patidar leader Hardik Patel and his two aides in a sedition case filed against them in connection with the violence that had broken out during the community's quota agitation in August 2015, paving the way for their trial. Sessions judge D P Mahida framed charges under IPC sections 124 (A) (sedition), 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy) and others against Hardik, Dinesh Bambhaniya and Chirag Patel, who were out on bail, in the sedition case filed by Ahmedabad crime branch, nearly three years after the police filed a charge sheet against them. With this, the trial against the trio is likely to begin from January 29, the next date of hearing. If convicted, the maximum sentence is life imprisonment for these offences. The city crime branch had in January 2016 filed a charge sheet against Hardik, Dinesh and Chirag claiming that they had deliberately indulged in activities which are subject to be charged under sedition and conspiracy to wage war
Man stabbed to death by brother duo after quarrel in south Delhi
A 25-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by brother duo following a quarrel at a wedding function in south Delhi's Tigri area, police said Tuesday. The man, identified as Ajay, and the two accused brothers -- Rahul and Deepak -- were attending a wedding function of a relative in Lado Sarai when a quarrel ensued between them on Monday night, Vijay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) said. However, the matter was resolved after a few friends and elders intervened. But, the quarrel took place again after the function, he said. Later, when the father of the accused brothers approached Ajay's family to discuss the matter, Ajay allegedly abused him, the DCP said. Following the incident, Rahul and Deepak went to Ajay's residence and attacked him with a knife and a cricket stump, he said. During enquiry, police learnt that following the incident Ajay, a resident of J J Camp, was taken to a hospital by his family members, where he succumbed, he said. A case has been ...
TN guv ordered release of 3 convicts after due process: Raj Bhavan
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit approved the premature release of three AIADMK men convicted in the killing of three woman students in 2000 after being satisfied that they will be "absorbed" by the society without any disturbance, the Raj Bhavan said Tuesday. The decision was also taken based on grounds that the Supreme Court had observed that the deaths took place in a state of mob frenzy and considering that the convicts had been in prison for 13 years, it said in a release here. Orders were issued approving the premature release after "being satisfied that the three life convicts will be absorbed by the local society without any disturbance..." and based on the apex court's observation," it said. The governor initially returned the files related to the three convicts for reconsideration, but the state government on October 25 last sent back them sticking to its recommendation that they be released. Purohit eventually cleared them only after obtaining legal opinion ..
Woman constable hacked to death by husband
A woman constable in Uttar Pradesh was hacked to death by her husband in Kanpur on Tuesday, police said.
Punjab SIT to question actor Akshay Kumar on Wednesday
A special investigation team (SIT) of the Punjab Police, which is investigating the incidents of sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib and the subsequent firing on protesters in 2015, is likely to question Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar here on Wednesday in connection with an alleged deal mediated by the actor between controversial godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal.
7 awarded death sentence for killing one nine years ago in Muzaffarnagar
A sessions court here Tuesday sentenced seven persons to death for killing a man nearly nine years ago at Harsoli in the district after a clash between two groups of people over an old dispute. District and Sessions Judge Rajesh Bhardwaj sentenced the seven after convicting them on charges of murder, attempt to murder and rioting, armed with deadly weapons. According to the prosecution, in the fight that took place between two groups of people of the same community, one Naseem was killed and several others were injured in February 2010 after which the police had registered a case under various penal offences. The seven accused, who were given death sentence, are Sadiq, Shahid, Arshad, Rashid, Sarfaraz, Farukh and Mumtaz. They all have been in jail since their arrests soon after the clash. A death sentence given by a trial court has to be confirmed by the high court of the state.
Woman held with drugs along Indo-Myanmar border
A tribal woman was arrested along the Indo-Myanmar border with drugs worth over Rs 35 lakh, official sources said here on Tuesday.
Speeding car bursts into flame, driver charred to death: Cops
The driver of a speeding car was charred to death as his vehicle hit a parapet on the edge of a road from Chandigarh to Dehradun in the district and burst into flames, a police official said Tuesday. Sirmaur's Additional Superintendent of Police Virender Singh Thakur said the accident took place at Judda Ka Johar around four kms from district headquarters Nahan. The ASP said the car was found fully gutted with the driver trapped inside, charred beyond recognition. The victim is yet to be identified, he said, adding his remains have been sent to the Dr Y S Parmar Medical College in Nahan for autopsy. The car bore the registration number of Kharad in Punjab and, accordingly, the Kharad police have been contacted, he said, adding a case has been registered in this regard.
Policeman stabbed in Brussels, attacker shot
A policeman was stabbed in Brussels on Tuesday, while the attacker was shot and injured by another officer, the Belgian Interior Ministry has confirmed.
Man evading arrest for 15 yrs held in Samba
A man, wanted in a case of rash driving, was apprehended on Tuesday after evading arrest for the last 15 years in Samba district, police said. The accused, Daljeet Singh, a resident of Bhour Camp Satwari area in Jammu district, was arrested and produced before a court, a police official said. He was booked in a case lodged in 2003 under Sections 304 (causing death by negligence), 337/338(causing hurt/endangering life) and 279 (rash driving) of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) at the Bari Brahmana police station, he said. Bika had been on the run since then, the official said. The arrest warrant issued against him got executed and the accused was sent to the sub-jail Hiranagar, he added.