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Over 500 pending criminal cases against MPs, MLAs transferred to special court: HC
Over 500 pending criminal cases against MPs and MLAs in the state were transferred to a special court, the Allahabad High Court said Monday, adding that the remaining ones would be transferred within 15 days for speedy disposal. A two-judge bench said out of an estimated 800-900 pending criminal cases against elected representatives in the state, more than 500 were transferred to a special court ( MP/MLA) formed for speedy disposal of criminal cases against legislators. Hopefully all such cases would be transferred to the special court within 15 days, it said. The bench comprising Chief Justice DB Bhosale and Justice Yashwant Varma was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by oneSuraj Kumar Yadav of Jaunpur seeking speedy disposal of criminal cases against Indra Pratap Tiwari alias Khaboo, BJP MLA from Gosaiganj seat. The court said that to ensure compliance of Supreme Court order for speedy disposal of criminal cases pending against MPs/MLAs, a special court has already ...
Drug peddler arrested in Amritsar, 4 kg heroin recovered
The Punjab Police on Monday arrested an alleged drug peddler in Amritsar and recovered four kilograms of heroin. Police Commissioner S S Srivastava said initially two kg of heroin was seized from the suspect when his car was intercepted at a police check post in the city. During the interrogation following his arrest, Zorawar Singh, a resident of Amritsar revealed that another two kilograms of heroin was kept in his house, he said. Zorawar Singh was deported from Canada and had recently started peddling drugs, he added.
Three detained for killing man over enmity
Three youths were detained Monday for allegedly killing a 20-year-old man and injuring two others over an old enmity in Ulhasnagar township in Thane district Sunday, the police said. The accused trio, all in age group of 16-17 years, had allegedly attacked the three men Sunday night, an officer said. In the attack, one Vishal Mishra died while two others sustained injuries. Further investigation is underway.
Woman attacked with acid for rejecting marriage proposal
A woman was attacked with acid by a man in upper Assam's Lakhimpur district on Monday after she rejected his marriage proposal, police said. The woman, a first year college student, was hospitalised with burn injuries on the left side of her face, chest and right arm. Another woman who was with the student at the time of the acid attack informed the police that the accused, along with an accomplice, came in a car and tried to drag the victim in it when she was returning from college at Pathalipahar area. When she resisted, he threw acid on her. The accused, a resident of nearby Borbali village, was arrested, police said. The victim and her family members alleged that the accused threw acid "to take revenge " on her and her family for rejecting his marriage proposal. Police said the victim was first taken to North Lakhimpur hospital from where she was referred to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital.
Congress targets BJP over women's security
The Congress on Monday attacked the BJP over women's security and pointed to alleged crimes against women occurring in BJP-ruled states and "shielding" of party leaders accused of such crimes by the state
Court convicts AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal in one case, acquits in another
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Prakash Jarwal had a mixed day on Monday with a Delhi court convicting him of intimidating a woman in one case, while acquitting him in another case of allegedly outraging a woman's modesty. Additional Sessions Judge Samar Vishal convicted Jarwal in a 2017 case for the offence punishable under 352 (assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation) and 506(1)(criminal intimidation) of Indian Penal Code. The court will hear on October 22 the arguments on quantum of sentence where the politician can get a maximum of two years in jail. According to the FIR filed at Sangam Vihar police station, on July 14, 2017 the accused along with his associates went to the house of the complainant and assaulted her with an intention to outrage her modesty and intimidated her and her husband. A charge sheet was filed under sections 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty .
SC issues notices to Centre, Tripura on bringing NRC in state
The demand for introduction of NRC in BJP-ruled Tripura is gaining momentum, with a tribal party approaching the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the state in this regard, while another party on Monday said it would intensify agitation for bringing NRC in the bordering state.
2002 Naroda Patiya case: SC seeks response from Gujarat Police on Babu Bajrangi's bail plea
The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from Gujarat Police on a plea by former Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, who has been sentenced to 21 years in jail in the Naroda Patiya massacre case in which 97 people were killed by a mob during 2002 Gujarat riots, seeking bail on health grounds. A bench of justices Kurian Joseph and S Abdul Nazeer issued notice to the police on Bajrangi's plea in which he has claimed that he was in "unsound physical condition", having permanent blindness and had undergone bypass surgery recently. While seeking bail, he has also challenged the Gujarat High Court's April 20 verdict in which his conviction in the case was upheld and the life term awarded to him by the trial court was reduced to 21 years' rigorous imprisonment without remission. The apex court, while issuing notice on his plea, said it was on the aspect of bail only. He has claimed in his plea that the high court order convicting him merely on an alleged extra-judicial confession was ...
HC allows CBI to file closure report in missing JNU student's case; says probe not 'tardy'
Nearly two years after JNU student Najeeb Ahmed went missing from campus and the police as well as the CBI unsuccessfully investigated his disappearance, the Delhi High Court Monday allowed filing of a closure report in the matter, saying the probe by the premier investigative agency was not "tardy and slow". A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel while disposing of the habeas corpus petition moved by the student's mother, Fatima Nafees, said the probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was not "tardy and slow" as was contended by her and rejected her claim that it wanted to file the closure report due to "political compulsions". "This court is, for the reasons discussed hereafter, not persuaded that the CBI is tardy and slow in the investigation or that it has not taken steps that are required to be taken in the matter. "In the present case, this court has in fact monitored the investigation thus far of the CBI and has not been persuaded to agree with the ...
Truck runs over devotees in Jharkhand, 3 killed
Three persons, including a woman, were killed and ten others sustained serious injuries on Monday when a speeding truck ran over them in Dumka district, a police officer said. The victims, all residents of Kurma village in Banka district of neighbouring Bihar, were on their way to Babadham temple in Deoghar around 3am when they were mowed down by the truck on Deoghar-Godda Main road in Saraiyahat Police Station area, Inspector Anil Kumar said. All injured were taken to a nearby community health centre, where the doctors, following preliminary treatment, referred them to sadar hospital in Deoghar, he said. "One of the devotees was killed on spot and two others succumbed to their injuries during the course of treatment. Of the ten injured, the condition of four was stated to be critical," he said. The truck driver managed to escape with his vehicle following the incident, Kumar said, adding that a team of police officers are looking for him.
Case against director: Cops directed to complete probe in 3 months
The Madras High Court Monday directed police to complete investigation and file a final report within three months in connection with a case filed against film director S A Chandrasekar for his alleged derogatory remarks against Hindus and their beliefs. Meanwhile, Principal Sessions Judge Subhadevi granted anticipatory bail to Chandrasekar, the father of popular Tamil actor Vijay, in the case. The case was registered against him after Hindu Makkal Munnani activist V G Narayanan lodged a complaint that Chandrasekar had made derogatory statements about Hindus and their beliefs during a speech in November last year. Being a Christian, Chandrasekar "has no right to interfere with the beliefs of Hindus," he had said in his complaint to police. Apprehending arrest, the film-maker filed an anticipatory bail application before the sessions court and when it came up Monday, it was granted by the sessions judge. Chandrasekar had also filed a plea in the high court seeking to quash the ...
CBI files charge sheet against its 2 officers for 'diluting' corruption case
The CBI has filed a charge sheet against two of its officers for allegedly diluting a corruption case against a businessman, officials said Monday. Neeraj Raja Kochar, the owner of Viraj Profiles, and Rakesh Tiwari, a caterer at the Palika Service Officers' Institute in Chanakyapuri, were also charge sheeted in the case, they said. The case pertains to allegations that Tiwari took help of the two officers -- Rohit Srivastava, Additional Superintendent of Police, CBI and Rabinder Pradhan, a former CBI inspector who's now back to his parent cadre BSF, to "dilute" an ongoing CBI probe against Kochar, they said. "An investigation has established Tiwari, Kochar and the two officers were part of a criminal conspiracy. The two CBI officials provided case-related sensitive information and relief (to the accused) in the said case," a CBI spokesperson said. The agency found that Kochar paid Tiwari Rs 85 lakh in three installments to "dilute" the probe, they said. Kochar was allegedly using ...
RSS creating law and order situation in Kerala: Pinarayi
Less than two weeks after the Supreme Court dismissed restrictions imposed on the entry of women in Sabarimala temple, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday accused the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) of creating a law and order situation in the state by taking advantage of the top court's verdict.The Chief Minister further said that the Kerala government is bound to implement the apex court verdict. "RSS is trying to create a law and order situation in the state taking advantage of this verdict," Vijayan said while addressing a press conference.On September 28, the five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court removed all restrictions imposed on Sabarimala temple with regard to the entry of women between the age group of 10 to 50.While the landmark judgement was largely hailed, some followers of the temple's deity Lord Ayyappa staged protests in different parts of the country demanding the retaining of the age-old tradition.After the pronouncement of the verdict, ...
Pak SC reserves verdict on Asia Bibi's final appeal against her execution
Pakistan's Supreme Court Monday reserved its judgement on the final appeal against the execution of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman sentenced to death in a blasphemy case. Asia Bibi was accused of committing blasphemy in 2009 and was convicted in 2010. Her appeal against the death sentence was rejected by the Lahore High Court. She had filed the final appeal to the apex court against the original conviction. A special three-member bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Saqib Nisar, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel reserved the verdict on the appeal of mother of five against the execution. Chief Justice Nisar cautioned the media against commenting on or discussing the case until the detailed judgement has been issued. No date has been announced by the court about when it will announce the verdict on the appeal. Earlier, Asia Bibi's lawyer Saiful Mulook briefed the court that the case based on verbal clash between Bibi and a group of Muslim women .
AAP MP moves SC over Rafale deal
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Monday moved the Supreme Court demanding an apex court monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into India's purchase of Rafale fighter jets from France.
Adjournments in court proceedings 'hard reality', CrPC must be followed: SC
The Supreme Court said on Monday that adjournments during judicial proceedings, which compel witnesses to visit courts repeatedly to record their statements, is "hard reality" and things will move smoothly if the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) are followed properly. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta observed this while hearing a matter related to deficiencies in jails as highlighted by two apex court judges, one of whom has retired, during their visit to Faridabad jail and an observation home in June this year. "Witnesses are fed up of coming to the court. This is the hard reality on the ground," Justice Gupta observed, adding that "if we follow the CrPC, everything will go on smoothly but the practice on the ground are different". During the hearing, Attorney General K K Venugopal told the bench that as per the court's order, a committee under the chairmanship of retired apex court judge Justice Amitava Roy has been constituted to look into the ..
Bihar thrashing case: All 9 accused named in the FIR arrested
Police have arrested all the nine accused, including three women, named in the FIR in connection with beating up of minor girl students of a state-run school here, a senior police official said Monday. Thirty minor girl students in Bihar's Supaul district were beaten up by a mob after they protested against lewd comments on a wall allegedly written by boys of a neighbouring school. The incident happened on Saturday evening when the students of the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), a residential school meant for SC, ST and OBC, were playing in the campus located at Darpakha village in Supaul under Triveniganj police station of the district. All the nine persons, who were named in the FIR, were arrested by Sunday night, Superintendent of Police Mrityunjay Kumar Choudhary said. The FIR was lodged following a complaint by KGBV's hostel warden Reema Raj. The accused have been identified as Mohan Kumar, Hariom Sardar, Munna Sardar, Madhwa Sardar, Ajit Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Paro Devi,
Kidnapped son of Maha industrialist rescued from Rajgarh
A 16-year-old son of a Nagpur-based industrialist was rescued from his kidnappers by officials of Madhya Pradesh crime branch from Rajgarh district of the state, the police said Monday. Harshit Pal was kidnapped recently from Wadi near Nagpur by four persons who demanded ransom of Rs one crore for his release, said Pachore police station in-charge SS Chouhan. The kidnappers took the teenager to Betul, Bina and Sironj before taking him to Pachore town in Rajgarh district, he said. On a tip-off, the crime branch team intercepted a car at Mitthanpur on Mumbai-Agra national highway Saturday night and rescued the teenager, the official said. A person travelling along with Pal, identified as C J Chandran, was arrested. Police seized five mobile phone handsets and a pistol from the car, he said. Inspector General (IG), Bhopal range, Jaideep Prasad told PTI that Nagpur DCP had sought help of MP police to trace Pal. Nagpur police were informed about the rescue. When asked about ...
Maneka bats for removal of age cap for reporting child sexual abuse
Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Monday wrote to Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to remove age cap for reporting cases of child sexual abuse and seek clarity on legal position of time period applicable to report sexual abuse of a minor.
SC asks Centre to reply on plea for appointment of Grievance Officer at WhatsApp
The Supreme Court Monday asked the Centre to file its reply on a plea alleging that WhatsApp does not comply with the Indian laws, including the provision for appointing a grievance officer. A bench of Justices R F Nariman and Navin Sinha granted time to the Centre to file the reply after Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh said that various issues have been raised in the petition and it needs time to file the response. The top court had issued notice to the Centre and WhatsApp on a plea filed by an NGO, Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change (CASC), which also sought to restrain the platform from proceeding with its payment service unless it fully complies with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) provisions. WhatsApp reportedly has over 200 million users in India and almost one million people are "testing" its payments service. India is one of the largest bases for the Facebook-owned company that has over 1.5 billion users globally. In its plea, the CASC said that to open .