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7-yr jail to man in attempt to murder and robbery

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A youth has been sent to seven years in jail by a Delhi court on charges of attempt to murder a man in a failed robbery attempt on the sidelines of a wedding reception in Northwest Delhi two years ago. Additional Sessions Judge Pankaj Gupta convicted Shakurpur-resident Shashi alias Sachin for the offences under sections […]

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Two sentenced to life in 33-year-old murder case

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Two persons were today sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court in a 33-year-old murder case. Judge Shiv Singh Yadav awarded life term to two accused Atar Singh and Ram Naresh for the murder of Ram Saran, who was killed by the duo in April 1983, prosecution sources said. Singh and Naresh, both residents […]

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Punjab cops get jail for tattooing ‘jeb katri’ on women

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23 years after policemen in Amritsar tattooed the words ‘jeb katri’ (pickpocket) on the foreheads of four women, a special CBI court here has sentenced three cops in the case which had sparked widespread condemnation. Special CBI judge Baljinder Singh yesterday awarded three years Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) to the then superintendent of police Sukhdev Singh […]

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5 of family awarded death penalty for killing 4 people

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A man and his four sons were awarded capital punishment today by a court in Pali district of Rajasthan for killing four persons, including three of a family, over a land dispute dating back to 2009. Additional District and Sessions Judge Sukesh Kumar Jain sentenced Shahabuddin, Shakur Khan, Kalu Khan, Usman Khan and Rahim Baksh […]

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High Profile Cases

Ex-Delhi Police DCP gets two-year jail in DA case

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A former Deputy Commissioner of Delhi Police was today awarded a two-year jail term by a special court in a 2001 case for amassing assets worth over Rs 10 lakh disproportionate to his known sources of income. Special CBI Judge Anju Bajaj Chandna handed down the punishment to 1993-batch IPS Bhupinder Singh Bola and also […]

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Bilal sentenced to life for waging war against India

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A city court today sentenced Imran alias Bilal, who has been convicted under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including waging a war and conspiring against the Indian government, to undergo life imprisonment. Sessions Court Judge Kottaraiah M Hiremath awarded life imprisonment to Bilal, convicted yesterday, for committing crimes under Section 121 of IPC […]

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Delhi HC seeks police reply on Farooqui’s appeal

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Delhi High Court today sought the response of Delhi Police on a plea filed by Bollywood film ‘Peepli Live’ co-director Mahmood Farooqui, sentenced to seven years imprisonment for raping a US researcher, challenging his conviction. Justice S P Garg also issued notice to the police on the bail plea of Farooqui and directed it to […]

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Man gets 8-yr jail for making, selling spurious soft drinks

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A man, caught making and selling spurious soft drinks using brand names like Pepsi and Coke in large scale, has been sent to eight years in jail by a Delhi court saying he was putting the lives of consumers at risk. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Naresh Kumar Laka awarded the jail term to Sunnower Ali, an […]

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Katara murder: SC gives 25-yr-jail term to Vikas, Vishal

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Supreme Court today awarded 25- year jail term each to Vikas Yadav and cousin Vishal Yadav for their role in the kidnapping and killing of Nitish Katara in 2002. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan also handed down a 20-year jail sentence to their co-convict Sukhdev Pehalwan in the case. The bench […]

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“FIRs will be registered for property defacement”

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Those who put up posters without permission can face prosecution for defacement of property as FIRs will now be lodged on complaints against such activities, Delhi Police here has told the Delhi High Court. The submission was made before a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Ashutosh Kumar which is hearing a PIL by […]

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Court extends JC of 16 ISIS men till Oct 25

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A special court has extended till October 25 the judicial custody of 16 suspected ISIS operatives, arrested from across the country on charges of recruiting and financing people to join the terror outfit. During the proceedings, District Judge Amar Nath passed the order after he was informed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that it […]

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Man, father awarded life term in dowry death case

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A court here today sentenced a man and his father to life imprisonment in connection with a 2013 dowry death case. Additional District and Sessions Judge Raghupati Singh held Nazrul, husband of Nusrat Bano, and his father Abdul Bariq guilty under sections 302 (murder) and 316 (causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting […]

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