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Russian citizen sent to custody in murder case

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A Russian fugitive, accused of committing murder in his homeland, has been sent to judicial custody for four days by a special Delhi court, dealing with the extradition proceedings initiated by the Centre. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur sent Sayakhov Ruslan, who was arrested from Chanakyapuri in South Delhi earlier this month, to jail […]

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Kotkhai rape case: Judicial custody of 8 cops extended till Oct 3

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A court in Himachal Pradesh today extended till October 3 the judicial custody of eight police officers, including an IG rank officer, in connection with the custodial death of an accused in the rape-and-murder case of a minor in Kotkhai on July 4. Inspector General of Police Z H Zaidi, Deputy Superintendent of Police Manoj […]

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Final arguments of defence heard in murder case against Dera chief

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A special CBI court here today began hearing the final arguments of the defence counsel in the murder case of former Dera Sacha Sauda manager Ranjit Singh allegedly involving sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh. The defence counsel today read out the statement of two of the 23 witnesses as the closing arguments in this […]

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Extortion case: Kaskar, 2 aides get 8-day police custody

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Mob boss Dawood Ibrahim’s brother Iqbal Kaskar, arrested in connection with an extortion case, was today sent to eight days police custody by a court here. Apart from Kaskar, the court also remanded in eight days police custody, his two associates, who were arrested today after their detention last night. Kaskar was arrested by the […]

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Stone-pelting in Kashmir: Two sent to custody for a month

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A Delhi court today sent two men, including a freelance photo-journalist, to judicial custody for a month in connection with an alleged case of stone- pelting in the Kashmir Valley. District Judge Poonam A Bamba sent Javed Ahmed Bhat from Kulgam and Kamran Yusuf from Pulwama to jail till October 17 after they were produced […]

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SC clears hurdle coming in way of accused in Ryan murder case

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The Supreme Court today paved the way for the accused in the murder case of a student at the Ryan International School in Gurgaon to be defended by their advocates, directing the lawyers’ body not to obstruct the proceedings before the trial court in any manner. The top court, while hearing a plea by an […]

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Charge sheet filed in Kodanad heist case

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Ten persons were today charge-sheeted in the case relating to the murder of a security guard at Kodanad Estate, frequented by J Jayalalithaa, five months ago, police said. The 300-page charge sheet was filed before Judicial Magistrate C Sridhar, supported with 69 documents and 97 witnesses, investigating officer Balasundaram told reporters here. The estate guard, […]

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Final arguments begin in two murder cases naming Dera chief

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Final arguments in the two murder cases naming jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh began in a special CBI court today with his former driver filing an application to record a fresh statement against him. The disgraced cult leader, who is lodged in Rohtak’s Sunaria jail on charges of rape, appeared via […]

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Tirupur man gets life imprisonment for murdering brother

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A court in nearby Tirupur today sentenced a 40-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his younger brother over a property dispute and concocting a story that he was killed in an accident there in 2015. Judge M K Jamuna awarded the life sentence to convict Manoharan for murdering his brother Madan Kumar. The prosecution […]

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MP official gets five year jail for accepting Rs 5,000 bribe

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A Madhya Pradesh Panchayat department official was sentenced to five years imprisonment by a special court here in a 2015 bribery case. Special court judge Ramesh Srivastava found Employment Assistant Vinod Dhakar guilty under various sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act for accepting Rs 5,000 from the complainant. The court also imposed a fine […]

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Murder in Gurgaon school: SC to hear plea by boy’s father

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The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the plea of a father whose seven-year-old son was found murdered in Gurgaon’s Ryan International School last week. Varun Thakur is seeking investigation by the CBI or an SIT into the case. The matter was mentioned before a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra which said the […]

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Minor girl’s testimony leads to conviction in dowry death case

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Testimony of his minor daughter led to the conviction of a man who was accused of killing his wife for dowry, with a court here awarding him life sentence. Six others, in-laws of the deceased woman, were also sentenced to life imprisonment. The girl was five years old when her mother was killed. Additional Sessions […]

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