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Court convicts five Maoists for killing DFO Sanjay Singh

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A Sasaram court today held five Maoists guilty for killing the then District Forest Officer (DFO) of Rohtas, Sanjay Singh, 15 years ago. District and Sessions Judge Prabhunath Singh convicted the five accused Maoists, Nirala Yadav, Ram Bachan Yadav, Nitish Yadav, Sudama Uraon and Lalan Singh Kharwar. The judge convicted them under sections of Prevention […]

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Delhi court refuses leniency in negligent driving case

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A sessions court here has refused to show leniency to a truck driver, jailed for causing the death of a 24-year-old man with negligent and rash driving. Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Pandit dismissed the appeal by Rohtak resident Jitender against a magisterial court’s order by which he was given a one-and-a-half-year jail term. Jitender had […]

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Karnataka HC directs SIT not to arrest Kumaraswamy in mining case

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In a relief to former chief minister and state JDS chief H D Kumaraswamy, the Karnataka High Court today directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) not to arrest him till June 20 in an illegal mining case. Justice Rathnakala passed the order on an application for anticipatory bail moved by Kumaraswamy after the special court […]

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Prajapati case: Allahabad HC grants 2 weeks to UP govt to file reply

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The Allahabad High Court today granted two weeks to the Uttar Pradesh government to file its reply on a petition questioning the cognisance of offence under POSCO Act against former minister Gayatri Prajapati in a gangrape case. The matter will be heard after two weeks. A vacation bench of Justice S N Shukla here passed […]

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Testimonies of children nail man in wife’s murder case

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Testimonies of two minor children nailed the fate of a man, with a Delhi court convicting him for killing his wife as he suspected her fidelity. Besides the deposition of the man’s son and daughter, the court also relied on the DNA report and the convict’s conduct of absconding after committing the crime. The court, […]

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Man gets 10-yr jail for possessing 40 kg drugs

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A man has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for possessing 40 kg of Ganja by a Delhi court, which also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on him. The court awarded the jail term to 32-year-old Delhi resident Aminullah keeping in view the quantity of recovered the drug and its impact on the […]

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MP honeytrap case: Court sends businessman to judicial custody

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A Delhi court today remanded a businessman, who allegedly helped a 40-year-old woman to honeytrap and blackmail BJP MP from Gujarat K C Patel, in judicial custody till June 23. Metropolitan Magistrate Rakesh Kumar Rampuri sent Ajay Kumar alias Ajay Pal Chauhan to judicial custody after the police said his custodial interrogation was not required. […]

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Transfer racket: Alleged middleman denied bail

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A special court today denied bail to an alleged middleman, arrested along with a Lt. Col. In connection with a transfer racket case at the Army headquarters here. Special CBI Judge Naresh Kumar Malhotra denied the relief to Gaurav Kohli, at present in judicial custody along with Lt. Col. Ranganathan Suvramani Moni, noting that the […]

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Disproportionate assets case: MV inspector gets 3 years RI

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A special ACB court in Telangana has convicted a motor vehicle inspector, working in Khamman district of the state, for possessing disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 30.99 lakh. P Bhaskar Rao, the special judge for ACB Cases in Karimnagar district, yesterday convicted Pitta Prathap and sentenced him to three years rigorous imprisonment, an […]

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Village head arrested for role in communal clash

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A local court today sent the headman of Nasirpur village in the district to judicial custody till June 20 for his alleged role in communal clashes there. The village head, Sabir Ali, was arrested today and charged with attempt to murder and rioting. One person was killed and six were injured in communal clashes at […]

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4 accused in US woman gang rape case get bail

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A Delhi court has granted bail to four men arrested for allegedly raping a US tourist in a five- star hotel here last year. Additional Sessions Judge Anu Grover Baliga granted the relief to the accused, Vivek Srivastava, Aniruddha Singh, Omprakash and Maqsood, saying that they were not required for further investigation and no purpose […]

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Muzaffarnagar riots: Case against three persons transferred to sessions court

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A local court has transferred to a sessions court a case against three persons who were accused of burning a house during the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Jitender Kumar last evening asked the accused Monu Balmiki, Raju and Ankit to appear before the sessions court for trial on July 5. According […]

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