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Pakistan extremists: Don't free Christian woman on death row
A Pakistani extremist Islamist party is demanding the country's Supreme Court uphold the death sentence for a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy. Asia Bibi has appealed her sentence and the court earlier this week postponed ruling on the final appeal. Her lawyers say she was falsely accused. The Tehreek-e-Labbaik party said on Wednesday that if the court's three-judge panel frees Bibi, the judges will face "consequences". The party also says its supporters will rally on Friday to demand death for Bibi. The charge against Bibi dates back to a hot day in 2009 when she went to get water for fellow farm workers. Two Muslim women refused to drink from a container used by a Christian. Bibi was later accused of insulting Islam's prophet, a charge which carries the death penalty.
FERA case: Delhi court orders attachment of Mallya's assets
A Delhi court on Thursday ordered attachment of liquor baron Vijay Mallya's Bengaluru properties in a case related to Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) violations.The court issued the fresh order under Section 83 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which mandates attachment of the property.Earlier in January, the court had declared Mallya a proclaimed offender for evading summons in the case. The move came after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a plea in the court seeking to declare the businessman a proclaimed offender under new Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill.As per the case registered by the ED, Mallya had allegedly paid USD 200,000 to a British firm and some European countries for displaying the logo of his now defunct Kingfisher airline in Formula One World Championships in London in 1996, 1997 and 1998.The investigative agency also claimed that the money was paid without prior approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in violation of the FERA norms.
64-yr-old man gets double life term for raping girl, giving STD
A court here has awarded a double life term to a 64-year-old man for raping a girl, who contracted a sexually transmitted disease (STD) following the incident in 2012. Mahila Court judge Balakrishnan sentenced Ramayan to double life imprisonment Wednesday and also slapped a fine of Rs 2,500 on him. According to the prosecution, Ramayan, a farmer from Orathanadu, had befriended the 11-year-old girl and raped her. The girl was admitted to a government hospital here after she fell sick and a medical examination revealed that she was raped and had contracted an STD. A case was registered against the convict under the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and he was arrested.
Self-styled godman Rampal convicted in murder cases
The Hisar Court on Thursday held self-styled godman Rampal guilty in two murder related cases filed against him in 2014. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on October 16 and 17. Additional District and Sessions Judge DR Chalia pronounced the verdict.Speaking to ANI over the matter, public prosecutor Rajiv Sardana told ANI, "Total 29 people (godman and his followers) were accused. The court has ordered that all of them are guilty under the sections we had mentioned in the charge sheet. The quantum of the punishment will be pronounced on October 16 and 17. Rampal was present in person and not through video conferencing."Meanwhile, security has been stepped up in Hisar to ward off any untoward situation. District Collector Ashok Kumar Meena told ANI, "We have taken adequate measures to maintain law and order. Section 144 has been imposed across Hisar district. Around 2000 police personnel have been deployed."The self-styled godman was arrested on November 19, 2014, after two ...
Woman raped, killed in Jhajjar
A 45-year-old woman was allegedly raped and killed by unidentified persons in Jhajjar district of Haryana, a senior police office said Thursday. The incident took place when the woman was alone at her house where her body was found with hands tied with rope on Wednesday, Jhajjar Superintendent of Police (SP) Pankaj Nain said. He said that police suspect that the victim was raped before being killed by the accused. Police have announced a cash award of Rs 1 lakh for the person who will give information about the accused, he said, adding that a special investigation team (SIT) was set up to nab the accused. He, however, said that the accused will soon be arrested. Meanwhile, the villagers demanded immediate arrest of the accused.
34-yr-old man shot dead by bike-borne assailant in Punjab
A 34-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by a motorcycle-borne assailant at Dugri Phase 1 here Thursday, police said. The deceased was identified as Mandeep Singh, an architect by profession, they said. At the time of the incident, Singh was supervising the construction of a new bungalow at Dugri, said Ludhiana Commissioner of Police Sukhchain Singh Gill. The accused fired four shots at Singh, he said. According to the police, it could be a case of personal enmity. The police are examining the CCTV camera footage of the incident to identify the accused, Gill said.
Malaysia to abolish death penalty: Minister
Malaysia's cabinet has agreed to abolish the death penalty, a senior minister said Thursday, in a decision hailed by rights groups. Capital punishment in Malaysia is currently mandatory for murder, kidnapping, possession of firearms and drug trafficking, among other crimes. The penalty is exclusively carried out by hanging in Malaysia -- a legacy of British colonial rule. Communications and multimedia minister Gobind Singh Deo confirmed the cabinet had resolved to end the death penalty. "I hope the law will be amended soon," he told AFP. The government decided to scrap capital punishment because there had been strong domestic opposition to the practice. The decision was welcomed by rights advocates. "The death penalty is barbarous, and unimaginably cruel," N Surendran, an advisor with the Lawyers for Liberty rights group said in a statement. Once the death penalty is scrapped, Malaysia will have the moral authority to fight for the lives of Malaysians facing death sentences abroad, he
Four arrested for unlawful activities in Rajouri
Four persons were arrested for allegedly involving in unlawful activities, including drug peddling, in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said Thursday. Tariq Munir, Ghulam Mustafa, Mohd Safeer and Imran Khan, residents of Thanamandi, were arrested, they said. A report for their detention was submitted by police to the executive magistrate, who later issued order for their detention under various sections of the CrPC, police said.
Haryana court convicts self-styled godman Rampal for murders
A court in Haryana's Hisar town on Thursday convicted self-styled godman Rampal in two cases of murder. He has been in prison since November 2014.
Two absconders arrested in J-K
Two alleged absconders were arrested in separate incidents in Rajouri and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Thursday. A team of police officers raided a place in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district on Wednesday night and arrested Munshi Khan, they said. Khan was earlier booked under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, the police said, adding that he was evading arrest for the last seven years. In another incident, the police arrested Roshan Din from Sarore area in Samba district. He was involved in a case of attempt to murder, the police said. Din was evading arrest for the past two years, they said.
Self-styled godman Rampal found guilty of murder
Self-styled godman Rampal was Thursday found guilty by a court here in two murder cases. Additional District and Sessions Judge, Hisar, D R Chaliya, held Rampal and some of his followers guilty in these cases. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on October 16 and 17. Rampal and 27 of his followers were charged with murder and wrongful confinement after four women and a child were found dead in his Satlok Ashram in Barwala town in Hisar on November 19, 2014.
Peru opposition leader Fujimori detained in corruption probe
Former Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori has been detained as part of a money-laundering investigation, the latest political leader in the Andean nation to face scrutiny over alleged corruption. Photos of Fujimori covering her cuffed hands with a black jacket and escorted by police officers circulated on social media to the surprise of Peruvians who thought the powerful daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori would never see the inside of a jail cell. The conservative politician was taken into custody on Wednesday after she showed up at the chief prosecutor's office to provide testimony into an ongoing probe into dubious financial contributions to her 2011 presidential campaign. She will initially be held for 10 days. "They've persecuted me for 18 years and have so far not shown a single proof," Fujimori, 43, said in a defiant handwritten letter written from inside a police station and later posted on her Twitter account. "They aren't going to cut off our political .
'Lackadaisical attitude' in India towards enforcing sexual
As the #MeToo movement gathers momentum, IT industry veteran T V Mohandas Pai Thursday said most of the Indian entities, particularly government organisations, have a 'general lackadaisical attitude' towards enforcing law dealing with sexual harassment at the workplace. The law is adequate, but as usual implementation is weak, the former Chief Financial Officer of Infosys Ltd alleged and claimed that the IT industry was implementing it fairly well, ahead of other industries. All entities need to enforce this within their enterprises but there is a general lackadaisical attitude within most of them, especially media and entertainment, both of which have an 'exaggerated notion' about themselves, Pai said. "Most media seem to believe that they are above the law and powerful, a typical Delhi attitude, and we will probably see more stories coming out," he told PTI. Noting that there is a global movement and more and more women are coming out, Pai said it is a good development
ED attaches Karti's assets worth Rs 54 crore in India, abroad
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday attached properties worth Rs 54 crore belonging to former finance minister P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram in connection with INX Media case.The attached properties include bungalows located in New Delhi's Jor Bagh, Ooty and Kodaikanal, along with a residence in the United Kingdom and a property in Spain's Barcelona. The central probe agency has also attached fixed deposits worth Rs. 90 lakh.Reacting to it, Karti termed the move "bizarre" and tweeted, "A bizarre and outlandish "Provisional Attachment Order" which is not based on law or facts but on crazy conjectures. This is meant only to grab "headlines". The "order" will not withstand judicial scrutiny, review or appeal. Will approach the appropriate legal forum."Chidambaram and his son, Karti, have been under the scanner of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and ED in connection with the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance granted to INX Media, a venture ...
Man charged with building bomb to detonate in Washington
A New York man has been charged with building a 200-pound bomb he allegedly planned to detonate on Washington's National Mall on Election Day, according to an official statement.
Nine properties sealed: Amrapali group to SC
The Amrapali group Thursday informed the Supreme Court that its nine properties in Noida, Greater Noida, Rajgir and Buxar in Bihar have been sealed in compliance with the court's order. A bench of Justices U U Lalit and D Y Chandrachud asked the Amrapali group to file an undertaking with regard to sealing of its properties by 2 PM today. The bench also sought presence of two forensic auditors Ravi Bhatia and Pawan Kumar Aggarwal at 2 PM to ascertain their satisfaction with regard to the documents to be audited. The bench will hear the matter at 2 PM today. The apex court had yesterday ordered the sealing of nine properties of the embattled real estate company after its three directors, who are in police custody, said the documents related to the group's 46 firms were stored there. The three directors had moved an application before the court stating that they were willing to hand over all documents but the police was unaware about which one needed to be seized. The directors of the ...
SC to hear plea challenging WB's decision to grant funds for Durga Puja celebrations
The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to hear tomorrow an appeal challenging the West Bengal government's decision to grant Rs 10,000 each to puja committees in the state for Durga Puja celebrations. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi was apprised that on Wednesday the Calcutta High Court had refused to interfere with the Mamata Banerjee government's decision to grant money to Puja committees in the state. The bench also comprising Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph was told by lawyer Saurav Dutta, who had filed an appeal against the high court's decision, that the decision of the state government was against the established principle of law and sought an urgent hearing on his plea.
Cop commits suicide in Ghaziabad
A 43-year-old sub-inspector allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service pistol in a room of police club inside the premises, police said. Sub-inspector Vijay Kumar was posted here at Kavi Nagar police station in the city for the last two-and-a-half years, they said. On Wednesday, Kumar went to sleep after finishing his night officer's duty. A few minutes later, his colleague, who was sleeping there, heard gun fire shots, the police said Kumar was lying in a pool of blood in his room and he was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he succumbed to injuries, they said. He was under depression as he was named in an FIR lodged against him in April this year under Section 307 and other sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The matter is under trail in a district court of Mathura, police said.
Nine properties sealed: Amrapali tells SC
The Amrapali group Thursday informed the Supreme Court that its nine properties in Noida, Greater Noida, Rajgir and Buxar in Bihar have been sealed in compliance with the court's order. A bench of Justices U U Lalit and D Y Chandrachud asked the Amrapali group to file an undertaking with regard to sealing of its properties by 2 PM today. The bench also sought presence of two forensic auditors Ravi Bhatia and Pawan Kumar Aggarwal at 2 PM to ascertain their satisfaction with regard to the documents to be audited. The bench will hear the matter at 2 PM today.
Absconding guard arrested after four months in sodomy case in UP
A home guard, who was absconding since June, has been arrested for allegedly sodomising a 10-year-old boy at Buchchkheri village in Shamli district, police said. The incident took place in June when the minor boy was playing outside his house, Circle Officer Rajesh Tiwari. The boy's father had lodged a complaint against the guard, following which he was arrested, he said.