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50-yr-old killed in road rage shooting in Delhi
A 50-year-old man was allegedly shot dead and his 17-year-old son suffered serious injuries in a case of road rage shooting in northeast Delhi's Nand Nagari area on Monday, police said. The deceased was identified as Ramchandra alias Toni, a resident of Nand Nagari, they said. According to sources, Ramchandra was drinking liquor outside his home in the evening, when his neighbour Sachin hit him on a motorcycle at low speed. The two had a heated argument, sources said. Following the altercation, Sachin, accompanied by friends Kartar and Ajeet, beat up Ramchandra at the latter's home, sources said, adding that Sachin and Kartar shot Ramchandra before fleeing the scene. Ramchandra was sent to GTB Hospital, where he was declared brought dead, they said. Ramchandra's son Ravi, who also sustained bullet injury, was undergoing treatment at GTB Hospital, sources said. A case was registered and an accused was being questioned, Deputy Commissioner of Police Atul Kumar Thakur said.
Odisha lawyers' strike turns violent; courts held in jails
The ongoing lawyers' strike across Odisha took an ugly turn on Monday, as the high court premises turned into a virtual battleground with lawyers of two factions engaging in scuffles, police said. Following Saturday's split in unity after lawyers of BJD Legal Front decided to withdraw from the strike, Monday witnessed a pitched battle between those owing allegiance to the ruling party and the agitating lawyers. An unsubstantiated number of advocates, including a woman, two policemen and another youth, were injured in the hour-long commotion, Twin City Police Commissioner Satyajit Mohanty said. At least four written complaints were received at the local Lalbag police station, he said. "As per the instructions of the Chief Justice (High Court), adequate police arrangement was made near the court premises. Some incidents took place inside the court, causing injuries to a few persons. We have received four written complaints and the same are now being investigated," he ...
Pakistani-British gang convicted of sexually abusing girls in UK
Seven British men of Pakistani origin were on Monday found guilty of sexually grooming and abusing young girls in the northern England town of Rotherham. Mohammed Imran Ali Akhtar, 37, Asif Ali, 33, Tanweer Ali, 37, Salah Ahmed El-Hakam, 39, Nabeel Kurshid, 35, Iqlak Yousaf, 34, and a seventh man who cannot be named for legal reasons, were convicted after a trial at Sheffield Crown Court. The gang are due to be sentenced on November 16. The trial heard how they abused five young girls over a seven year period and were convicted of offences including rape and indecent assault. An eighth man, Ajmal Rafiq, 39, was found not guilty of one count of false imprisonment and one count of indecent assault. The convictions are the latest to come out of Operation Stovewood, the UK National Crime Agency's (NCA) investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, which has identified more than 1,500 victims. During the latest trial, the jury was told that the men preyed on the girls' ...
Petrol pump employee robbed in Amethi
Three bike-borne men robbed a petrol pump employee of Rs 4,30,000 cash here Monday, police said. SHO, Gauriganj, JB Pandey said Paras Nath Verma, manager of Brij Mohan Automobile, and his companion Bhagwant Singh were going to a bank in Barna Tikar to deposit the cash, when the incident occurred. When the two reached Lodi Baba Bridge on Banda-Tanda National Highway, three men beat them, snatched the bag of cash and fled the scene. The two men were shifted to District Hospital Gauriganj, where their condition is said to be "out of danger". Gauriganj police has lodged a case under relevant sections of IPC, the SHO said, adding that the police is combing the area and the accused may be nabbed soon. In protest of this incident most petrol pumps in the district allegedly stopped business on Monday.
SC to hear in Jan next year plea for de-sealing of Uphaar cinema hall
The Supreme Court Monday said it would hear in January next year the plea seeking de-sealing of Uphaar theatre which was shut down after 59 people died during the screening of Bollywood movie 'Border' on June 13, 1997. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph was considering the plea of Ansal Theatre and Clubotels Private Ltd seeking early hearing of its petition for de-sealing of the cinema hall which was shut down by the CBI. "This is an application for early hearing of the appeal. Let the matter be listed in the month of January, 2019 before the appropriate bench. The application is accordingly disposed of," the bench said. Earlier, the apex court had declined the plea for urgent hearing of the company. The company and the theatre owners, Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, had sought urgent listing of the appeal seeking release of the sealed cinema hall. The CBI, which has probed and prosecuted the two owners in the case, was opposing the de-sealing and
#MeToo: Punjab Women's Commission issues guidelines to departments
Issuing strict guidelines for male officers and ministers on dealing with harassment of women at workplaces, the Punjab State Women Commission on Monday said that any sexual overtures during and after office hours with women staff will not be tolerated.
HC slams CBI, Centre for not filing reply on Asthana plea
The Delhi High Court on Monday slammed the Centre and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for failing to file a reply on its Special Director Rakesh Asthana's plea seeking quashing of an FIR against him.
Delhi HC extends interim relief to Asthana till Nov 1
The Delhi High Court on Monday extended the interim protection from arrest to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special director Rakesh Asthana and ordered to maintain status quo in the proceedings against him in the alleged bribery case.The high court also granted more time to the CBI to file counter replies on pleas of Asthana and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Devender Kumar seeking quashing of FIR lodged by the probe agency in the case.Earlier, the CBI counsel had sought more time to file counter replies stating that the probe agency wants to ensure a fair trial in the matter.Earlier in the day, DSP Kumar, who was arrested last week by the CBI in connection with the case, also moved a bail application before a special court in Delhi.Kumar, in his application, mentioned that the CBI does not have valid search warrants when his office and residence was raided in connection with the case. The special court will hear Kumar's bail plea on Tuesday.Meanwhile, Manoj Prasad, ...
Court asks CBI DIG to appear before it in corruption case on Tuesday
A court here has sought the presence of a CBI deputy inspector general (DIG) and an investigating officer (IO) on Tuesday, following an allegation that filing of a supplementary chargesheet in a corruption case was deliberately being delayed by the agency. Special CBI Judge Kamini Lau took note of the submissions of the complainant, Chetan Prakash Sharma, and said the allegations were "serious" and raised questions on the fairness of the investigation as well as the "credibility and independence of the Central Bureau of Investigation". "The allegations made before this court by the complainant are serious and raise questions on the fairness of investigation, credibility and independence of the investigating agency (CBI) and upon the correctness of the reports being furnished to this court and to the Delhi High Court... "The DIG concerned and the IO (are directed) to appear, along with the probe file, for perusal of this court on October 30," the court said. The court was told by the ..
Jobless youth cheated with promise of jobs in railways, 4 held
: Four people, including a woman, were arrested while two others were reportedly absconding after allegedly cheating unemployed youth by promising them jobs in the railways, police said here Monday. The accused issued fake appointment orders to the jobless youth after collecting money from them, the police said. So far, nine youth lost Rs 45 lakh to the alleged cheats, they said. The youth were assured of postings in Secunderabad and Kazipet railway stations and given the fake job orders, they added.
Ex-minister, his MLA wife violating bail conditions: Jharkhand govt to SC
The Jharkhand government Monday told the Supreme Court that former minister Yogendra Sao and his MLA wife Nirmala Devi, accused in rioting cases in 2016, have been violating bail conditions. The apex court sought a response from both Sao and Devi in three weeks on the plea of the state seeking cancellation of their bail. A bench of justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao, issued a notice to the former minister and the legislator from Barkagaon in Jharkhand, and sought their reply in three weeks. The state government said Sao and his wife Devi, who are accused in a rioting case of 2016, were granted bail last year by the top court which had imposed a condition that they shall stay in Bhopal and not enter Jharkhand except for attending court proceedings. It said they have grossly violated the bail conditions and had stayed in Bhopal hardly for a month. Advocate Tapesh Kumar Singh, appearing for the Jharkhand government said there was gross violation of bail conditions by both the ...
SC refuses to entertain plea to use Aadhaar to trace identity of unidentified dead
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to utilise Aadhaar biometrics of unidentified dead bodies to trace their identity. A bench of justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta said that petitioner Amit Sahni should approach the Delhi High Court as he has already filed a plea there for using Aadhaar biometrics for the purpose of tracing and re-uniting missing and mentally challenged persons with their families. "We are not inclined to entertain this plea," the bench said after which the petitioner withdrew his petition. In his plea, Sahni had sought a direction to the Centre, UIDAI, National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) and all the states to scan biometrics of unidentified dead bodies and process them with Aadhaar portal to trace any pre-existing biometric details. He had sought directions to the Centre and UIDAI to share pre-existing Aadhaar details, if already there, ...
Man gets death sentence for raping, killing minor; Record death penalty verdicts in child rape cases
A Madhya Pradesh court on Monday awarded death sentence to a man for raping and killing a three-and-a-half-year-old girl, saying his barbaric crime showed that he even lacked sensitivities found in animals, according to the prosecution officer. According to police, death sentence has been awarded in 14 cases involving minor victims in Madhya Pradesh in 2018, the highest number of capital punishments in child rape cases secured in a year in any state. Additional Session Judge of Gauharganj (Raisen district) Surekha Mishra convicted Jitendra Uike (24) here under IPC Sections 376 (A) (rape causing death) and 302 (murder) and sentenced him to death, prosecution officer Anil Kumar Tiwari said. He was also found guilty under other IPC sections as well as those of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he added. Accordingt to Tiwari, while delivering the verdict, judge Mishra observed that "even animals don't behave in such a manner with those who love them, but the ...
Guj Congress leaders protest arrest of MLA for bribery
Congress leaders Monday staged a protest against the arrest of party MLA Parsotam Sabariya and submitted a complaint to local police against Gujarat Minister of State for Home Pradipsinh Jadeja. Sabariya was Sunday arrested by Morbi A Division police for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from persons accused in an irrigation scam in Morbi district, over 60 kilometres from here, in return for not raising the issue in the state Assembly or before the government, a senior official had said. Around a dozen Congress MLAs from Saurashtra region along with their supporters Monday protested outside Morbi A Division police station and submitted a complaint to the police demanding similar action against Minister of State for Home Pradipsinh Jadeja on the basis of an audio clip in which he was heard demanding bribe. The police, however, refused to take their complaint, stating that the matter did not fall in their jurisdiction. Meanwhile, a local court in Morbi sent ...
TMC leader shot at in North 24 Parganas
A TMC leader was shot at and injured by unidentified miscreants in Titagrah area near here on Monday and the party has accused BJP of being involved in the incident. The charge has been denied by the saffron party, who said the incident was due to infighting in the TMC. TMC leader of the area Satish Mishra was shot at by bike borne assailants when he along with local TMC councillor Manish Shukla were standing near a under construction Kali Puja marquee at Titagarh in North 24 Paraganas district, a senior police official of Barrackpore Police commissionerate said. "Mishra who received bullet injuries in his chest was admitted to a city hospital. We have started an investigation. We have already arrested two persons," he said. Local TMC MLA Arjun Singh accused BJP of being involved in the incident. "BJP and its goons have carried out this incident. They are trying to gain a foothold in the area and that is the reason why they are trying to terrorize us." State BJP ...
Nightclub shooting in Southern California wounds 7 people
Seven people have been shot and wounded at a Southern California nightclub. Police in the city of Riverside say in a statement that the shooting was reported early Monday at a nightclub called Sevilla. Officers found two victims with gunshot wounds inside the nightclub and they were taken to a hospital for treatment. Five other victims later arrived at local hospitals for treatment of wounds. The Press-Enterprise reports police say none of the victims' wounds are life-threatening. The investigation is being handled by the department's robbery-homicide and gang intelligence units. Riverside is about 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) inland from Los Angeles.
SC rejects plea for appointing judges in K'taka HC
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking its direction to appoint judges in Karnataka High Court.Dismissing the plea filed by advocate G.R. Mohan, a three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi said, "There is no merit in the petition." "Many judges have been appointed and also in future, many more judges would be appointed. What kind of PIL is this? There is no merit in the petition," the bench said.The advocate approached the top court, saying that there are several vacancies that exist in the Karnataka High Court against the sanctioned strength of 62 judges. He also said that such a vacuum affect rights of litigants to get speedy justice.The petitioner also asked the Centre to take immediate steps to conclude the process of appointment of judges in the earliest possible manner.
HC issues contempt notice to scribe for tweets against sitting judge
The Delhi High Court Monday issued contempt notice to the editor of a Chennai-based, Tamil news magazine for his tweets against Justice S Muralidhar. A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Yogesh Khanna initiated contempt proceedings and sought response of Swaminathan Gurumurthy, the editor of the weekly 'Thuglak' magazine, and listed the matter for further hearing on December 11. Gurumurthy is also a part-time director of the Reserve Bank of India. After the high court division bench headed by Justice S Muralidhar passed order on October 1, releasing rights activists Gautam Navlakha from house arrest in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case, Gurumurthy had tweeted alleging bias by Justice Muralidhar. The high court, which took up the matter after receiving a letter from advocate Rajshekhar Rao who sought contempt action against the scribe, said the tweets and online video making allegations against the judge be taken down. Rao, in his letter, has stated that the tweet was a deliberate attempt
CBI Special Director bribery case: Complainant moves SC seeking protection
Hyderabad-based businessman Sathish Babu Sana, whose bribery complaint against CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana led to filing of an FIR against him by his department, on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking protection during the pendency of inquiry by the central agency.
Woman dies as bus overturns in Bikaner
A woman died and eight others were injured after a private bus overturned in Rajasthan's Bikaner district on Monday, police said. The bus was going to Nokha from Gajner when it overturned near Chandasar village, they said. The deceased identified as Pushpa Devi, 60, died on the spot and eight others were injured in the incident, SHO Gajner Police Station Gurmel Singh said. He said the body was handed over to the family members after post-mortem was conducted. The matter was being investigated and a case was registered against the bus driver who reportedly fled the spot, he said.