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Judge's wife, son shot at by his security guard in busy Gurgaon market; 'critical'
The wife and teenage son of a judge were allegedly shot at by his personal security staff in a crowded market area in sector-49 here Saturday, police said. DCP-East Sulochna Gajraj said the two have been rushed a hospital in the city where they are in "critical" condition. Police said the incident occurred around 3.30 pm when Additional Sessions Judge Krishan Kant's wife Ritu and son Dhruv had gone for shopping in the Arcadia market. They were accompanied by the judge's guard, Mahipal. "Some locals informed the police about gunshots being fired outside the Arcadia market. When a police team reached the spot, they found Ritu and Dhruv lying in a pool of blood," Gajraj said. She said Ritu has suffered bullet injury in her chest, while Dhruv in his head. "They were taken to the Medanta Hospital where they are undergoing treatment but their condition is critical," according to the officer. Gajraj said the police team could not promptly find Mahipal there. "He was later arrested from ...
HC hikes compensation to dentist who lost his arm in accident
The Madras High Court has enhanced the compensation awarded by a tribunal to a dentist, who lost his arm in an accident in 2009, from Rs 67.99 lakh to Rs 82.60 lakh. Dismissing an appeal by the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) against the order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in 2013, a division bench, comprising justices C T Selvam and M V Muralidharan, awarded the increased compensation to Dr Saravana Ruban. Ruban submitted that he met with the accident in 2009 when an SETC bus knocked him down while he was riding a bike from Puducherry to Marakkanam and was hospitalised. Alleging that the bus was being driven in a rash and negligent manner, he moved the tribunal, claiming Rs 1 crore as compensation from the SETC,taking into account that he was employed as junior resident at the JIPMER, Puducherry, drawing a monthly salary of Rs 35,047 at the time of the accident. The tribunal awarded him Rs 67.99 lakh as compensation. Aggrieved, the dentist then moved ...
Claims of tax evasion act of spreading misinformation: Gahlot's legal team
Following allegations of tax evasion of Rs 120 crore, the legal team of AAP's Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot on Saturday called the claims a "deliberate act of spreading misinformation to cover the abysmal failure" of the Income Tax Department.
New novel looks at crime committed by women
A new novel, which is a heady mix of mystery and psychological horror, looks at crime committed by women in the country. Ajinkya Bhasme says his book "When the Devil Whispers" is broadly inspired by true events of crime by a group of women. The plot revolves around the mysterious kidnapping of young Shalini and recovery of an unidentified headless body. Very quickly, the readers are exposed to an underlying mass murder and kidnapping of children aged between 6 months and 12 years, by the same criminals who are responsible for the kidnapping of Shalini. In their quest to identify the headless body and to find the whereabouts of Shalini, the police uncover various insidious layers underneath the cover of the case whose roots seep decades before the crime even took place. The several character stories narrate their personality traits and their actions through psychological turbulence, guilt ridden conscious and a struggle to survive the wrath of one sinister woman who is capable of ...
Judge's wife, son shot dead by security guard
An official security guard of a district judge shot dead the latter's wife and son here on Saturday, police said.
Main accused in BJP leader's murder held in Bhojpur
The main accused in the murder of former Bihar BJP vice-president Visheshwar Ojha and the prime witness Kamal Kishore Mishra was arrested Saturday from Bhojpur district in the state, police said. The accused Brajesh Mishra, considered a terror in the riverine areas of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, carries a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, the police said. He was arrested from Sonvarsha village in the district following a tip off while he was hatching a conspiracy to execute some other crime and seized a pistol from him, district superintendent of police Aditya Kumar said. Police also seized a pistol from the possession of Brajesh Mishra who is he said. Ojha was gunned down by masked assailants in Bhojpur district in February 2016. The prime witness to the crime, Kamal Kishore Mishra was killed on September 28, 2018 by miscreants at Sonvarsha village.
SVO files charge sheet against executive engineer in DA case
The Jammu branch of State Vigilance Organization (SVO) Saturday filed charge sheet against an executive engineer for possessing assets disproportionate to his known source of income. The SVO had registered a case under various section of prevention of corruption act at police station vigilance organisation Jammu against the accused officer. "After scrutinizing the records and fulfilling all the legal formalities, charge sheet has been filed by the SVO against the accused before the court of special judge anti-corruption, Jammu, for legal determination," a spokesman for the SVO said. He said that during the course of investigation, searches were conducted at the residential house of the accused officer by a team of vigilance officers and it was found that the accused had amassed huge immoveable and moveable properties by abuse of his official position and corrupt means. He said various incriminating documents pertaining to land property, bank records, passbooks and cheques of different
Pope defrocks two Chilean bishops for sex abuse of minors
Pope Francis has defrocked two Chilean bishops for the alleged sexual abuse of minors, the Vatican said in a statement on Saturday after a meeting between the pontiff and the president of Chile. The decision to expel former archbishop Francisco Jose Cox Huneeus and former bishop Marco Antonio Ordenes Fernandez -- the latest heads to roll in a country hit hard by the cleric abuse scandal -- could not be appealed, it said. Both were stripped of their priesthood "as a consequence of overt acts of abuse against minors". Defrocking is considered the harshest penalty for priests within the Church and means the offender is forbidden from exercising any clerical duties at all, even in private. Scores of new cases of priestly sexual abuse of minors have come to light in Chile, deepening a crisis in the Roman Catholic church that has also embroiled Pope Francis. On Saturday, Francis met with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera at the Vatican for talks on the "difficult situation" in Chile. They .
#MeToo: Malaika says boys need to be taught to respect women
Malaika Arora believes it is imperative for parents to teach their sons to respect women in light of #MeToo movement in India. Many Bollywood figures like Nana Patekar, Sajid Khan, Alok Nath and Vikas Bahl have been accused of sexual harassment and misconduct by multiple women that has been described as the arrival of India's own #MeToo movement. Malaika said the patriarchal mindset of the society has to change and it can only happen during the growing up. "I have a son and it is necessary to make them understand early on that they need to respect women and they can't take them for granted. You cannot take women as play objects. "Unfortunately, that is the mindset. There is a sense of entitlement. You think you have power over women and you can suppress her. This mindset has to change when they are kids, when they are children. Hopefully this will change," she said Saturday at a media interaction for India's Got Talent. Malaika, who has featured in several films and has been a former .
Two Mumbai lawyers to help #MeToo victims seek legal redressel
Two eminent Mumbai-based lawyers, Mrunalini Deshmukh and Vaibhav Krishnan, have volunteered to provide legal aid to victims of sexual harassment and assault, without charging any fee.
CoA seeks explanation from Johri after anonymous #metoo post alleging harrasment
The Committee of Administrator (CoA) Saturday sought an explanation from BCCI CEO Rahul Johri after an anonymous account of alleged sexual harassment by him was shared on social media as part of the ongoing #metoo movement. Author Harnidh Kaur posted the allegations by an unnamed victim, who claimed to be an ex-colleague of Johri at the Discovery Channel. Johri worked in various positions with the channel from 2001 to 2016 before taking over as the BCCI CEO. "had emails sent about a BUNCH of head honchos in media. survivor has asked to not put out all the names. Rahul Johari, your #timesup #metoo," read the tweet by Kaur which was accompanied by screenshots, detailing the alleged incident. Reacting to the post, the Supreme Court-appointed CoA sought an explanation from Johri without specifying any timeline for its course of action. "The reports disclose allegations of sexual harassment made against Mr. Johri, by an unnamed person through a twitter handle. The allegations also relate ..
Petition filed in Pak court seeking death for killer of minor girl
A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court on Saturday seeking the death penalty for a killer of a minor girl in Punjab province of Pakistan. The anti-terrorism court here on Friday issued death warrants for Imran Ali, 23, to be hanged on October 17 in central jail in Lahore. In January, police arrested Ali two weeks after he allegedly raped and killed a seven-year-old girl and threw her body into a garbage dump in the city of Kasur, some 50 kms from Lahore. The murder drew nationwide outrage and condemnation, and triggered violent protests that claimed two lives. On Saturday, Amin Ansari, the father of the girl, filed another petition in the high court seeking "public hanging" of Ali. The petitioner said, "The murderer of my daughter should be given exemplary punishment so as to avoid any such tragedy in future". In his previous petition, Ansari had demanded that the murderer of his daughter should be hanged on the spot where he had killed her. The girl's mother had said that the .
Trader duped of Rs 4 lakh through fake Patanjali website
A local trader was allegedly duped to the tune of Rs 4 lakh by a man, who offered to give him distributorship of a leading Ayurved products company through a fake website, police said Saturday. The victim, a 22-year-old engineering student, has lodged a complaint with Bazarpeth police station in Kalyan. As per the complaint, the victim owned an Ayurvedic products shop at Kalyan. Since he wanted to expand his business, he explored the possibility of adding agencies to his list. "Earlier this month, the victim opened a website thinking that it was original website of Patanjali Ayurved. After filling the distributorship form online, he got a mail saying he has been selected for it by the company. He was then asked to pay money into the given ban account, which he did," police said. A few days later, he got a call and the caller asked him to pay additional amount as the vehicle of consignment had some more space and could accommodate more goods. Believing him, the victim ...
Man gets 18-year jail term for raping minor
A Champai district court has sentenced a man to 18 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl three years ago. Special judge R Vanlalena convicted Lalventhanga of Biate village in Champai district, which borders Myanmar, under the POCSO Act and slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on him on Thursday. Lalventhanga, on February 26, 2015, had lured the girl with some sweets into his house and raped her in his bedroom. The police arrested the accused and registered a case against him under the POCSO Act.
Wife, paramour held for killing man in Shahjahanpur
A woman and her lover were arrested for allegedly killing the former's husband and burying the body in her home here, police said Saturday. Superintendent of Police S Channapa said about three months ago Sunita, a resident of Shamsherpur village, lodged a missing person complaint at Kaant Police Station regarding the disappearance of her husband Suraj Singh, 25. "We (Kaant Police) got information that the missing person was killed by his wife and the body was buried in the house itself. Sunita was in an affair with Hariom, who is from the same village. Suraj was against the relationship. Sunita and Hariom murdered Suraj, his body was found buried in the house," the SP said. Both persons were arrested Saturday, and the body was sent for post-mortem, Channapa said.
3 Doors Down's former bassist gets 10-year sentence on gun charge
Band 3 Doors Down's former bassist Todd Harrell has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a gun charge in Mississippi.
Dalit girl gang-rape: Police interrogates several suspects
Following the brutal gang-rape and murder of a 17-year-old Dalit girl, the police has taken several suspects into custody for questioning, officials said on Saturday. The minor girl was gangraped by three men in Lank village in Shamli district of the state on Wednesday. The accused then murdered the victim by hanging her from a ceiling. Several people have been taken into custody and are being quizzed about the incident, a police official said.
Actor Alok Nath, wife file defamation complaint against Vinta Nanda
Actor Alok Nath and his wife Ashu Saturday filed a complaint in a local court seeking defamation proceedings to be initiated against writer-director Vinta Nanda for accusing him of rape. In the complaint filed before the Andheri metropolitan magistrate, Nath and his wife sought a direction to the suburban Amboli police station to take cognisance of the letter sent by them in which they sought defamation proceedings against Nanda. In a social media post Monday, Nanda had alleged that the actor had raped her 19 years ago. Although she did not name Nath in her post, she referred to him as the actor who is known as the "most Sanskari person" in the field of acting. Nath is known for playing characters endorsing 'moral values' in films such as "Maine Pyaar Kiya", "Hum Aapke Hain Koun!", "Hum Saath Saath Hain" and "Vivah". Nath's lawyer Ashok Sarogi, in a press conference on Thursday, had refuted the allegations and said they were baseless and devoid of any merit. The complaint filed by the
Man stabs friend to death following argument over Rs 10 in UP
An argument over Rs 10 resulted in a hair saloon owner stabbing his friend to death using a pair of scissors here, police said Saturday. Police said the incident took place on Friday evening, when Prempal Gangwar (42) went to his friend's Ahibaran Lal's saloon for a hair cut. They had an argument over Rs 10. Initially, people perceived it as a friendly fight between both of them, as they knew each other for the last 20 years, they said. But, moments later Prempal slapped Ahibaran, after which Ahibaran stabbed Prempal's chest with a pair of scissors. Prempal was taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead. Ahibaran also attacked sons of Prempal (Lakhan and Vipin) who came to their father's rescue, and subsequently fled from the spot. Station officer of Bhuta police station, Surendra Kumar Singh said the body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and a case has been registered against Ahibaran. Efforts are on to nab him, police said.
Woman, lover get life term for killing husband in UP
A local court sentenced a woman and her lover to life imprisonment for killing her husband here after her opposed their relationship. Additional District Sessions judge Ravinder Kumar Friday evening imposed a fine of Rs 7000 each on Raheesa and her lover, Rizwan, after holding them guilty under IPC sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence). He sentenced them to life imprisonment. According to the prosecution, on June 15, 2010, the two accused killed her husband, Shahnawaz, who was a shopkeeper, after he opposed their affair. Shahnawaz's brother Islam had lodged a police complaint in the case following which an FIR was registered.