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Shirdi temple head booked for alleged molestation, absconds
The Shirdi Police have booked the head of the Saibaba Temple run by Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST) for alleged molestation on a complaint filed by a devotee, an official said on Friday.
Funeral prayer held for Khashoggi in Istanbul
A funeral prayer was held here on Friday for the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Woman-son killed, faces burnt with acid in Jharkhand
Unidentified criminals killed a 27-year-old woman and her six-year-old son and burnt their faces with acid in Jharkhand's Lohardagga district on Friday, police said.
UP encounter deaths: SC questions NGO for not moving HC, seeking 'roving' inquiry
The Supreme Court Friday asked an NGO seeking a court-monitored CBI or SIT probe into recent encounter killings in Uttar Pradesh as to why it wanted a "roving inquiry" and did not approach the Allahabad High Court. Earlier, the apex court, which had not issued a formal notice to the state government on the plea of NGO People's Union for Civil Liberty (PUCL), had asked the UP administration to file its reply. Questioning the filing of a PIL before it instead of the high court, a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, "Why 32? (PILs are filed in apex court under Article 32 of the Constitution) Why you (NGO) have not approached the High Court. You are seeking a roving inquiry into it (encounter deaths)". The bench, also comprising Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph, however later posted the PIL for filing of rejoinder by the NGO to the response of the state government. The court also said that it would later consider the plea of lawyer Prashant Bhushan seeking to be made a party .
1984 riots: Sajjan Kumar instigated mob to kill Sikhs, victim tells court
A key prosecution witness in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case Friday identified Congress leader Sajjan Kumar before a Delhi court as one who had allegedly instigated the mob to kill Sikhs. Deposing as a prosecution witness, Cham Kaur told the court that she had seen Kumar allegedly addressing the crowd in national capital's Sultanpuri area in 1984 that Sikhs had killed "our mother" and instigated the mob to kill them. "On October 31, 1984 we were watching TV on the demise of Indira Gandhi. On November 1, 1984 when I stepped out to look for my goat, I saw accused Sajjan Kumar addressing the crowed and was saying 'hamari ma maar di. Sardaro ko maar do' (killed our mother. Kill the Sikhs)," Kaur told District Judge Poonam A Bamba. She further said that the next morning, they were attacked in which here son and her father were killed. "My son Kapoor Singh and my father Sardarji Singh were pulled out of the hiding place on second floor, beaten badly and were thrown down from the roof," she ...
Rape case thong triggers consent protests in Ireland
Protests have flared across Ireland this week triggering a viral campaign online after a defence lawyer showed a 17-year-old girl's thong or G-string in court as alleged proof of her consent in a rape case. The outrage has included a female lawmaker brandishing underwear in parliament and women posting pictures of their thongs online with the hashtag #ThisIsNotConsent. "It might seem embarrassing to show a pair of thongs in this incongruous setting," said member of parliament Ruth Coppinger -- pulling the underwear from her sleeve against the objections of the speaker on Tuesday. "But the reason I'm doing it -- how do you think a rape victim or a woman feels at the incongruous setting of her underwear being shown in a court?" She was referring to a rape case in the republic's southern city of Cork, where a girl's underwear was shown to jurors. The 27-year-old defendant was acquitted, Irish media reported. "A barrister actually told a jury to 'look at the way she was dressed', that she
Bunga-bunga's back: new trial looms for Berlusconi
Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is to go on trial for allegedly paying a witness to give false testimony about his notoriously hedonistic parties. A judge in southern city Bari on Friday set the first hearing in the witness tampering trial for February 4, 2019. The case dates back to 2008-2009 when young and ambitious businessman Giampolo Tarantini brought escort girls to parties at Berlusconi's residences in Rome and Sardinia. Tarantini is currently appealing an eight-year sentence for procuring prostitutes for Berlusconi. The billionaire former premier is accused of having paid Tarantini to keep quiet about the more salacious details of his parties. Prosecutors say that Berlusconi provided Tarantini with "hundreds of thousands of euros, legal assistance and a job" so that he would lie in court. Berlusconi is already being investigated or prosecuted for witness tampering in Milan, Sienna, Rome and Turin, each time for allegedly paying people to keep quiet about his ...
Three arrested for duping people with fake currency
Three men, who lured people with wads of Rs 500 and Rs 100 notes to dupe them of jewellery and mobile phones, were arrested here Friday, police said. Based on a complaint, officials of the Sector-20 police station arrested the accused near a private bank in Sector-1 of the city Friday morning, Superintendent of Police (SP) at Noida City Sudha Singh said. The accused were identified as Abid, Rakesh Kumar and Rampukar Rai. Abid and Rai hail from Bihar, while Kumar is from Jharkhand, the SP said, adding the accused resided in Delhi for some time now. "The accused men would target people near banks, bus stands and railway stations. They would tell people that they have stolen the money from their employer but have no bank account to put it in. They requested them to put the money in their account and transfer it later but to give them some money, jewellery or mobile phone in lieu of it," Singh said. They showed the bundle of notes to their targets partially hidden in handkerchiefs which .
Indian national arrested for raping minor in Nepal
Police in Nepal have arrested an Indian youth for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in Palpa district. The accused has been identified as Kausar Alam, 22, of Bettiah in Bihar, who was working as a daily wager in Rampur town, according to the Himalayan Times. Alam was absconding after committing the crime on Thursday evening. He was arrested the same night, police official Bhoj Raj Pandey said.
Bhima Koregaon case: SC adjourns hearing on Maharashtra's plea to Dec 3
The Supreme Court Friday adjourned to December 3 the hearing on the Maharashtra government's plea challenging the Bombay High Court order by which the extension of time granted to the state police to conclude probe in the Bhima Koregaon violence case was set aside. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, and justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph deferred the matter to enable the counsel for the Maharashtra government to file a rejoinder affidavit in the case. The apex court on October 29 had granted time till December 1 to the Maharashtra Police to file the charge sheet in Bhima Koregaon violence case. A Pune special court, on the expiry of 90-day deadline for filing of the charge sheet on September 2, had extended the time by another 90 days for filing the probe report in the case by taking note of the state police's plea. The Pune Police had arrested lawyer Surendra Gadling, Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen, Dalit activist Sudhir Dhawale, activist Mahesh Raut and Kerala native Rona ..
BJP candidate Raja Singh has 43 cases pending against him
: Telangana BJP leader Raja Singh, known for his fiery speeches, has 43 criminal cases pending against him and assets worth Rs 2.87 crore, according to his election affidavit. Singh, who is seeking re-election from Goshamal constituency in the city in the December 7 Assembly elections, filed the affidavit along with his nomination on November 12. The cases have been filed against him in connection with participation in unauthorised rallies and hate speech against Rohingyas and Muslims among other reasons, the affidavit said. All the cases were in various stages, including trial and investigation and he had not been convicted in any, according to the affidavit. The BJP leader has Rs 87.50 lakh worth of movable assets including, Rs two lakh cash on hand, and Rs 2.05 crore worth immovable properties while the total liabilities were at Rs 1.83 crore. His Congress rival M Mukesh Goud has Rs 6.05 crore worth of movable assets and his wife over Rs 2.77 crore worth assets. Goud
Four drug peddlers held with 10 kg cannabis in Noida
Four drug peddlers were arrested with more than 10 kg of cannabis here on Friday, police said. The accused were held from JJ colony near Sector-6 by the officials of the Sector-20 police station, they said. They were identified as Musheer from Agra, Liaqat from Eta, Deepak from Nalanda in Bihar and Ajay from Baghpat, a senior official said. "The four were arrested with 10.3 kg of cannabis and Rs 14,100 cash which they had earned from selling the drugs," Superintendent of Police at Noida City Sudha Singh said. The accused have been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 379 (theft), 392 (robbery), and other related offences, she said, adding charges under the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act have also been pressed against the accused. All the four have been remanded in judicial custody, the SP added.
US court filing cites charges against Assange
A pair of references to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a major target of the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 US election, in an unrelated court filing reveals the US government efforts to charge him, the media reported on Friday.
Local court grants bail to Samachar Plus editor-in-chief
A local court granted bail to the CEO and editor-in-chief of Samachar Plus on Friday, 19 days after he was arrested for mounting undue pressure on a subordinate to conduct a sting operation on Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and a senior bureaucrat considered close to him. Samachar Plus CEO Umesh Kumar Sharma has been granted bail by the district and sessions court, Rajpur police station incharge Umesh Kumar said. The private news channel head was arrested from his Indirapuram residence in Ghaziabad on October 28 on the charges of threatening a subordinate with dire consequences if he failed to conduct stings on the CM and the additional chief secretary. According to a complaint filed with the Rajpur police station here, Sharma wanted his channel to conduct the stings so he could dictate terms with the higher ups in the government and the bureaucracy. The Uttarakhand High Court had on Thursday turned down a plea by the state police seeking permission to conduct a ...
MLA murder case: SC extends interim bail to D P Yadav till Dec 5
The Supreme Court on Friday extended till December 5 the interim bail granted to controversial Uttar Pradesh politician D P Yadav, convicted in a murder case, on medical grounds. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi noted the submission of the counsel appearing for Yadav that he has undergone a major spinal surgery and was reportedly suffering from some post-operative complications which have been certified by the doctors to require him to be admitted in the Intensive Care Unit. It, however, directed the politician to surrender before Dehradun jail authorities on December 6 to serve the remainder of his life sentence. The apex court was informed that Yadav is presently "in transit to report to the Jailor of the Dehradun Jail in view of its October 23 order directing him to surrender today". "The doctors in the Yashoda Hospital and Research Centre, Ghaziabad have certified that the appellant/applicant is suffering from certain postoperative complications, as already ...
Tremendous efforts made to catch absconding former minister: Bihar DGP
Under fire from the Supreme Court over its inability to arrest absconding former minister Manju Verma, the Bihar Police on Friday asserted that it was making tremendous efforts to nab the suspended Janata Dal (United) leader. The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the state police for failing to arrest Verma in connection with an Arms Act case, which cropped up in course of the CBI probe into the Muzaffarpur shelter home sex scandal. It directed Director General of Police K S Dwivedi to appear before it in person on November 27 if she was not nabbed by then. In reply to a query, the DGP said Friday attempts were being made to secure her arrest. "We are making tremendous efforts." Dwivedi said no time-frame could be given for the arrest of any person wanted in a criminal case. "Though we appreciate the concern expressed by the Supreme Court, we hope to trace her very soon." The officer said some objection was raised from Verma's side before a court in Begusarai district when they tried to .
She was killed by a man she helped get out of jail: murdered designer's sister
She wound up a long conversation with her sister, saying she would call back after watching "Bigg Boss" but that was never to be. About an hour later, fashion designer Mala Lakhani was killed, allegedly by her tailor who she had helped get out of jail, her sister Aarti Sharma said on Friday. Standing outside the Safdarjung Hospital mortuary to claim the body of her 53-year-old sister, who was found brutally stabbed to death along with her domestic help Bahadur in her bungalow in upscale Vasant Kunj Enclave in the early hours of Thursday, Aarti was inconsolable. "I had spoken to her at around 8.15 pm (on Wednesday). I spoke to her again and we ended up talking till 9.50 pm. She wanted to speak to my daughter but later said she will call us after 'Bigg Boss' gets over. But she never called back," Aarti told PTI. Three men have been arrested in connection with the murder -- Mala's master tailor Rahul Anwar (24), his cousin Rahmat (24) and his friend Wasim (25). It was 'Meenu', as Mala ...
Fake cases levied against us as part of political vendetta: Tejaswi Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other biggies of BJP are in connivance with the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and are leveling fake allegations against his family by misuse of various agencies that act on their behest.Yadav alleged that BJP is acting with political vendetta and is grossly misusing the various central agencies including Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED). Citing the CBI director Alok Verma's report to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), Yadav claims that the report has allegedly mentioned the wrongdoings by the government on Yadav family and is substantiated by appropriate facts."I am saying it since the beginning that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Nitish Kumar, and Sushil Modi have been leveling fake cases against us as part of their political vendetta. But we are not scared of their acts," Yadav said."After the legal wing of the CBI, now ...
Rhino poacher contesting rural polls unacceptable: Aaranyak
An environmental organisation on Friday expressed concern over the participation of an alleged rhino poacher in the forthcoming Panchayat elections in Assam. Environmental and biodiversity organisation 'Aaranyak' said the alleged rhino poacher -- Ganesh Doley -- filed nominations yesterday at Bokakhat to contest for the post of president of the Gaon Panchayat as an AGP candidate from Dhansirimukh in Golaghat district. "We are concerned that a person against whom cases related to rhino hunting and illegal arms are lodged, such accused are in election fray and have received tickets from a political party," Aaranyak's Secretary General Bibhab Talukdar said. He said it is further indication that cases needed to be framed properly by law enforcement agencies to secure conviction so that rhinos are protected and accused are punished within the legal framework of India. According to the police, Doley was arrested and jailed in 2012 in relation to a rhino poaching case in ...
1984 anti-Sikh riots: Witness identifies Sajjan Kumar
A 1984 anti-Sikh riots witness and victim on Friday identified Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in connection with the alleged killings of the Sikh people during the riots.During the hearing of the case in Delhi's Patiala House court, the witness, Cham Kaur issued a statement identifying Kumar. Earlier, another witness Sheela Kaur identified him.The case has been listed for hearing on December 20.Kumar and two other accused are facing trial on the charges of murder and rioting in the case. In March, the Delhi High Court had received a petition containing a CD, which was stated to be Kumar's confession about accepting his role in the riots. The court issued a notice to the Kumar, asking him to file a reply to the same.According to official records, about 2,800 Sikhs were killed across India, including 2,100 in Delhi, during the clash that broke out after then prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards.