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Taimoor Nagar killing: Police apprehends three
Three persons involved in a killing that took place in Taimur Nagar area last month, were apprehended by the Delhi police, officials said Friday. A local, Rupesh Basoya (34), was shot dead by two men on September 31 in southeast Delhi's Taimoor Nagar in New Friends Colony, triggering protests in the area. Rupesh's family had claimed that he was shot dead allegedly by drug peddlers who were nursing a grudge against him as his brother, Umesh, had complained about the menace. According to police, the accused were identified as Akash, Suraj Choudhary, Ajay Rathi and Bunty. The accused were also wanted in another case of murder and 18 cases of robbery, including five of car jacking using fire arms. Police claimed to have recovered from them one country-made pistol, one stolen car, one looted motorcycle and two looted gold chains.
Bulgarians bid farewell to murdered journalist
Hundreds of people turned out Friday for the funeral of murdered Bulgarian television journalist, Viktoria Marinova, as authorities said a suspect arrested in Germany would be extradited soon. In a case that shocked Bulgaria and drew international condemnation, mourners bearing flowers and wreaths flocked to the northern town of Ruse to pay their respects to Marinova, whose body was discovered near a jogging path next to the Danube last Saturday. Authorities said the 30-year-old - who leaves a small child - died from blows to the head and suffocation and had also been raped. Bulgaria has disputed the immediate assumption by many international bodies and rights groups that the murder was connected with her work. A 20-year-old Bulgarian suspect, named as Severin Krasimirov, was tracked down and arrested in the northern German town of Stade, near Hamburg, on Tuesday. A German court said Friday the suspect would "soon" be sent back to Bulgaria and the Bulgarian justice ministry added ...
3 held for duping man of Rs 35 lakh on pretext of providing him job
Three people were arrested for allegedly duping a man of Rs 35 lakh on the pretext of appointing him as the chairman of the Uttarakhand government's Mines Corporation, police said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Shakil Ahamad (48), Shiv Kumar Singh (39) and Nawab Ali (70), the said. "The man complained to police on Wednesday that three people had duped him of Rs 35 lakh on the pretext of appointing him as the Chairman of Mines Corporation of the Uttrakhand government," Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ajit Singla said. The complainant also informed police that the accused were demanding Rs 15 lakh more for the "appointment letter" and that he has been asked to meet them at Hotel Ashok, the officer said, adding a crime branch team laid a trap at the hotel and apprehended the accused. Visiting cards of Shiv Kumar Singh, bearing the National Emblem and showing him as a member of the Food Corporation of India, credit cards, three cheques and mobile phones have been
Police files charge sheet against Anissia's husband, in-laws
The Delhi Police on Friday filed a charge sheet against the husband and in-laws of flight attendant Anissia Batra, who had allegedly committed suicide in south Delhi's Panchsheel Park area in July, police said. The charge sheet was filed at a city court under the sections of dowry death, husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty and acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention, they said. Anissia Batra, who worked with a German airline, had allegedly jumped from the terrace of her house in July. Her husband Mayank Singhvi was arrested on the charge of dowry death while her in-laws were absconding, they said. The charge sheet, which is nearly 25 pages long, cites the statements of her friends and relatives, the emails she wrote to her friends detailing the abuse she faced and sharing pictures of her injuries. It also cites the WhatsApp messages she had sent to a friend on the day she allegedly committed suicide where she had sought help and .
Madras HC dismisses woman's claim that she is Jayalaliathaa's daughter
The Madras High Court Friday dismissed a petition of a woman, who claimed that she was the biological daughter of late chief minister Jayalalithaa, stating that she "miserably failed in her endeavour to establish the same". Justice S Vaidyanathan, who dismissed the petition, said that since the woman could not establish that she was the biological daughter, there was no question of the court allowing her to perform the last rites for Jayalalitha as per Vaishnavite rituals, as requested. The judge dismissed the petition of S Amrutha (38) of Bengaluru, her relatives L S Lalitha and Ranjani Ravindranath. Concurring with the submission of Advocate General Vijay Narayan that Amrutha was trying to defame late Jayalalithaa, the judge said that according to the Puranas, even deceased people have got the right to privacy and their souls should not be disturbed, "as they have immortal life after after their death". "In this case, though we are able to see a lot of twists and turns, creating ...
Uber driver found dead inside his car
A 45-year-old taxi driver, attached to cab aggregator service Uber, was found dead inside his car in suburban Andheri here Friday, police said. He was identified as Dharamchand Tiwari. The car was parked near Bharat Cooperative Bank on the Andheri-Kurla road. Doors of the car were locked from inside, police said, adding that the cause of death is yet to ascertained as autopsy report is awaited.
Delhi: Sister, brother arrested for kidnapping child
The Delhi Police on Friday arrested a brother-sister duo for allegedly kidnapping a two-and-half years' old child. The arrested girl is a 1st year student of the University of Delhi and was living as a tenant in the house from where she allegedly kidnapped the child.After allegedly kidnapping the child from outside his house in Ghitorni in south Delhi on Thursday, the abductors called the family demanding Rs 5 crore ransom. The family complained to police of the incident.During the investigation, police also checked the CCTV footage. While the police were busy in their investigation, the family kept the communication channel open with the alleged abductors requesting them to lower the ransom amount.During the course of the investigation, the police also realised that kidnappers were getting all the information about their movement. Subsequently, the police set up the investigation control room away from the victim's house.The abductors reportedly used WhatsApp for communicating with ..
ovt estate; HC orders status quo to be maintained
The Madras High Court Friday ordered that status quo be maintained on the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti corruption probe into alleged irrregularities in the construction of the new secretartiat during DMK rule. The division bench, comprising Justices Huluvadi G Ramesh and K Kalyanasundaram, before which an appeal by DMK leader M K Stalin came up, challenging a single judge order, ordering the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti corruption to initiate a probe if there was a prima facie case, ordered status quo be maintained and posted the case to October 22. The effect of Friday's order is that the status of enquiry as of today should be maintained. The single judge had in August ordered the government to hand over all files relating to the Justice Reghupathy commission of Inquiry, set up by the then AIADMK government in 2011 to probe alleged irregularities in construction of the new secretariat here during DMK rule, to the DVAC. Narrating the background of the case, ...
Allahabad HC upholds death sentence of man convicted for rape, murder of minor girl
The Allahabad High Court on Friday upheld the death penalty awarded to a 31-year-old man convicted of raping and murdering a minor girl. Considering the aggravating and mitigating circumstances of the case, imposition of the extreme penalty of death sentence on Putai is fully justified, the court said. The court also upheld the life imprisonment awarded to co-accused Dileep, who was convicted for the same offences. The two had filed separate appeals challenging a 2014 sessions court order. The appeals were dismissed by the Lucknow bench of Justice R R Awasthi and Justice Mahendra Dayal. "The manner in which the crime has been committed reflects the mental condition of the appellants..In order to satisfy their lust, (they) committed rape on a minor girl and thereafter killed her and also tried to conceal the evidence by throwing her body in a nearby field...," the bench said. "The injuries found on the body of the deceased girl also reflect the manner in which she was subjected to rape
7 sentenced to life imprisonment in murder case
A court here Friday sentenced seven people, including a father-son duo, to life imprisonment in connection with a nine-year-old murder case in West Champaran district. Fast track court judge Om Prakash held the seven people guilty of killing Raghubir Mahto in 2009 over a land dispute. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 each on Lalji Bin and his son Devanand Bin, Ramjit Bin, Lalbabu Bin, Ramakant Bin, Bhulan Bin and Dafadar Mian. All the convict belong to Purainia village of the district. Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Arvind Yadav said that the seven people attacked Raghubir Mahto, Jagdish Mukhiya, Arjun Mukhiya and Ganpat Mukhiya with sharp weapons and lathis in Purainia village. Raghubir Mahto died during the course of treatment at Patna.
Death warrants issued for Pakistani man in rape, murder of minor girl
A Pakistani man, who was convicted in the rape and murder case of a seven-year-old girl in Punjab province in January, will be executed on October 17 as an anti-terrorism court on Friday issued his death warrants. The incident in January triggered nation-wide street protests in Pakistan with people demanding a harsh punishment for the accused, 23-year-old Imran Ali. Violent protests gripped the Kasur city following her murder that claimed two lives. According to an order issued by anti-terrorism court (ATC) Judge Sheikh Sajjad Ahmed, Ali's death sentence will be carried out on October 17 at Lahore's Central Jail, Dawn news reported. "Today's warrants were issued after President Arif Alvi rejected Ali's appeal for clemency in the Zainab case on October 10," said Prosecutor Abdul Rauf Watoo. Ali, a resident of Kasur, was accused of being involved in at least nine incidents of rape-cum-murder of minors, the report said. On January 5, the girl went missing while going to a religious ...
Doctor found dead at clinic
A 48-year-old doctor was killed at her clinic by unknown assailants near Indira Puram area here, police said Friday. Sarla Nath was found lying in a pool of blood by her children who had gone to the hospital to see her, Assistant Superintendent of Police Ravi Kumar said. Upon getting information, police reached the spot and examined the body. Prima facie it seems that she was killed by knife or scissors as there were several slit marks on the body. Police is monitoring CCTV camera footage, they said. After completing legal formalities, police sent the body for autopsy. An FIR has been registered on the complaint of her husband, they said.
Delhi Cong to launch campaign for street vendors' rights
The Delhi Congress will soon launch an agitation demanding implementation of the legal provisions for street vendors by the AAP government and civic bodies, including the BJP-ruled municipal corporations. The fight against the "inaction" of the Delhi government, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and municipal corporations in giving the hawkers their rights under the Street Vendors Act, 2014 will be waged on the streets and also in the courts, Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken said Friday. The agitation titled "Mera Haq, Ethe Rakh" (give me my rights) will be convened by senior party leader Mukesh Sharma. "The Street Vendors Act has been implemented all over the country, but the Delhi government has not yet completely implemented it in the city," Maken alleged. The act was passed to ensure the participation of street vendors or their elected representatives and NGOs working for them in the forming of town vending committees and for selecting the vending and non-vending zones, he ...
Six arrested in ATM card cloning case
With the arrest of six men including a foreign national, Mumbai police claimed to have busted a gang which allegedly 'cloned' debit or credit cards and withdrew money from ATMs or used the card details for shopping. The gang was involved in at least 40 offences registered in Mumbai and neighbouring areas, Deputy Commissioner of Police Dilip Sawant said Friday. The Crime Branch of city police started tracking down the gang after a resident of Nagpada here filed a complaint that unidentified persons withdrew Rs 2.16 lakh from her son's bank account between June 7 to 11 this year. Her son, who works in merchant navy, was aboard a ship off the Greece coast during this period, the woman said. The Crime Branch found that money had been withdrawn from ATMs in Mumbai, and the culprits had also done some shopping in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra using details of the cards possessed by the woman's son. It led to arrest of Kasturiram Solanki (30), a shop owner in Ratnagiri, DCP
SC notice to Kerala govt on plea for freeing Devaswom boards of govt control
The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of the Kerala government and two Devaswom boards of the state on a plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking that such boards be made independent of government control. A bench of justices U U Lalit and K M Joseph issued notice to the Kerala government and Devaswom Board of Travanacore and Cochin and sought their response in six weeks. Swamy said that he was aggrieved by the Kerala High Court judgment refusing to strike down various sections of the Travancore- Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act, 1950. He said that these sections of the Act were in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution and also arbitrary. In his plea, Swamy said that before the high court it was alleged arbitrariness in the process of nominations and elections of the members to the Travancore Devaswom Board and the Cochin Devaswom Board. "The two Devaswom Boards administer most of the temples situated in the erstwhile Travancore - Cochin part of the present ...
Collegium recommends names for appointment CJs of 5 high courts
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended to the Centre to appoint justices N H Patil and D K Gupta as the chief justices of the Bombay and Calcutta High Court. Headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, the Collegium has also recommened the names of justices Ramesh Ranganathan, A S Bopanna and Vijai Kumar Bist for appointment as chief justices of the high courts of Uttarakhand, Gauhati and Sikkim respectively. The Collegium, also comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph, noted in its resolutions that while Justice Patil is currently the Acting Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Gupta is functioning as the Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. "Office of the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court has been lying vacant for quite some time, consequent upon retirement of Justice Manjula Chellur, Chief Justice of that High Court. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made," the collegium said in its resolution uploaded on the apex court ...
Islamists rally in Pakistan for death sentence for Christian
Hundreds of supporters from an extremist Islamist party have rallied in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore to pressure judges to uphold a death sentence for a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy. Asia Bibi has been on death row since 2010 after she was convicted of insulting Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Chanting "Hang infidel Asia," activists from the Tehreek-e-Labbaik party also rallied in other cities Friday, threatening nationwide protests if authorities free the woman. Pakistan's Supreme Court earlier this week postponed ruling on her final appeal and her lawyers are hopeful of an acquittal arguing she was falsely accused. That has angered Islamists who want her to be publicly hanged. Bibi's first appeal was dismissed by a Lahore High Court in 2014, but the Supreme Court stayed her execution in 2015.
CJI asks judiciary to be proactive in clearing backlog of cases
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has asked Chief Justices and senior judges of high courts to be proactive in dealing effectively with the backlog of pending cases, sources said. They said that while interacting with them through video conference last week he also asked them not to avail of Leave Travel Concession (LTC) during working days in order to deal with the backlog of cases in the judiciary. It was also learnt that in order to combat corruption in judiciary, Justice Gogoi had asked the Chief Justices of the high courts not to hesitate in withdrawing judicial work from judges who are under a cloud. Shortly before taking over as the 46th CJI on October 3, he had said that he has a plan to deal with the pendency of cases which has been bringing in a lot of "disrepute" to the judicial system. The highly placed sources further said that the CJI has asked the judges to dispose of the infructuous cases. He had also asked them to consider the matters which are pending for over five
#MeToo: Centre to form legal panel; Report cases fearlessly, says Maneka
The government on Friday said it will set up a legal committee to look into the cases being revealed in the wake of #MeToo campaign, where women are narrating stories of their sexual harassment by individuals, especially in the media and entertainment industry.
Probe into money laundering allegations against Vasundhara Raje's son nearing completion
The Enforcement Directorate Friday informed the Delhi High Court that its investigation into the allegations of money laundering by Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's son, son-in-law and daughter-in-law in conspiracy with a company owned by ex-IPL chief Lalit Modi was nearing completion. The submission by ED was made before a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao which had asked the agency about the status of its probe into the allegations made by a lawyer in 2013. Central government standing counsel Amit Mahajan, appearing for ED, told the court that the agency's investigation in connection with a representation made by the lawyer was nearing completion and once concluded it will decide the future course in the matter. Taking note of the submission, the bench said "no interference" by it was required and disposed of a fresh PIL moved by the lady lawyer, Poonam Chand Bhandari, claiming that ED has not taken any action on the representation made by her in ...