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Court gives NIA 1 month more to probe ISIS case

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A special court has extended by a month the period of NIA’s investigation against 14 suspected ISIS operatives after the agency said the larger conspiracy of the outfit in India and abroad, including recruitment of resident and non-resident Indians, was yet to be ascertained. According to court sources, during an in-camera hearing, District Judge Amar […]

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Youth gets life term for killing girlfriend's parents

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Indian Bank senior official held in cheating case

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A CBI court today sentenced a senior official of city-based public sector Indian Bank to one year rigorous imprisonment in connection with a case of cheating that caused loss of Rs 13.30 lakh to the bank. Indian Bank Senior Manager V Balakrishnan had sanctioned credit facility to two people in 1991 causing Rs 13.30 lakh […]

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Pratyusha case: Petition seeking CB probe posted for tomorrow

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The Bombay High Court today posted for hearing tomorrow a petition filed by Shoma Banerjee, mother of actress Pratyusha Banerjee who allegedly committed suicide on April 1, seeking probe by Mumbai Police Crime Branch into the case. Shoma’s lawyer K T Thomas mentioned the petition before a division bench headed by Justice N H Patil […]

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Forensic tests should be done on Narada tapes: Calcutta HC

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The Calcutta High Court today observed that since the Narada sting tapes created a flutter in society, forensic tests needed to be done to find out the genuineness of the videos circulated which show some Trinamool Congress leaders purportedly accepting money. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A Banerjee, observed that […]

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8 murder accused to be hanged, 1 sentenced to life in WB

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A district court today sentenced eight persons to death and awarded life term to another convict for murdering a college student in 2014 in North 24-Parganas in West Bengal. Pronouncing the judgement, Seventh Additional District Judge, Barasat, Daman Prasad Biswas, also awarded five year jail terms to three persons, including a woman, for the murder […]

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Five get life term in murder case

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A local court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to five persons in connection with a murder case of 2013 at Bahera in Darbhanga district. Additional District and Sessions (ADJ) Judge Sudhakar Singh awarded life sentence to five persons – Ganesh Sahni, Tuuni Lal Sahni, Durga Sahni, Shivji Sahni and Raj Kumar Sahni. The court, however, […]

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Man sentenced for smuggling dry ganja

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A local court has sentenced a 38-year-old man to 10 years simple imprisonment for smuggling dry ganja in 2015. First Additional District and Session Judge N Narasinga Rao yesterday also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh on the convict – Andavarapu Appa Rao. Appa Rao, resident of Devarapalle area here was convicted under section […]

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Man sentenced to life for raping minor daughter

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A 48-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here for raping his minor daughter. First Additional District Judge Shaik Mohammed Ismail convicted B Peri Reddy and sentenced him to life imprisonment for raping his 12-year-old daughter. The case came to light in October 20, 2015 when the 12-year-old victim’s mother […]

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Two get life sentence for killing two elderly persons

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A married woman and her paramour were awarded life imprisonment today by a court here for killing the woman’s grandparents. Additional Sessions Court Judge, Sunil Kumar found Shama (32) and her paramour Jitendra (35) guilty of killing Bhullan Khan and his wife Anwari for opposing their relationship. The Judge also imposed a fine of Rs. […]

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Special public prosecutor withdraws from Louis Berger bribery case

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(PTI) The special public prosecutor representing the state in Louis Berger bribery scandal in Goa has decided to withdraw from appearing in the case. In a letter written to Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch), Special Public Prosecutor Rajiv Gomes noted that a complaint of dual nationality registered against him with Margao police has been transferred […]

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12 convicted in murder of college student

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Twelve people were today convicted by a district courtin of North 24 Parganas connection with the murder case of a college student in 2014. Seventh Additional District Judge held 12 of the accused guilty and ordered unconditional release of one person. Sourav Chowdhury, a college student, was murdered at Bamungachi and his body recovered from […]

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Court acquits man of charge of raping sister-in-law

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A man, accused of raping his sister-in-law cum business partner, has been acquitted by a city court on the ground that the physical relations between them were consensual. The court said the woman lodged a complaint against him only when their relationship got exposed and she had no other reason of not reporting the matter […]

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