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Kalani’s lawyer wants to withdraw from murder case

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In a sudden move, the counsel for incarcerated former Ulhasnagar MLA Suresh Pappu Kalani, who is facing trial for the murder of Ghanshyam Bhatija, informed a sessions court here that he wants to withdraw from the case. Kalani’s counsel Bhojraj Jeswani, who appeared for the ex-MLA until recently, filed an application in the court yesterday […]

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Death for 2 , lifer for another in Jigisha murder case

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A Delhi court today awarded death penalty to two convicts and life term to another for robbing and killing IT executive Jigisha Ghosh here in 2009, observing that it was a “brutal” and “cold blooded murder”. “To be hanged by neck till death,” Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav said, while awarding death to convicts Ravi […]

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Three accused in murder case acquitted

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Three persons accused of murdering a youth in Bhiwandi taluka here have been acquitted by the district court which gave them benefit of doubt following a six-year trial in the case. District Judge V V Bambarde observed that the prosecution failed to prove the charges under IPC sections 302 (murder) read with 34 (acts done […]

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Court frames charges against ex-coal secy, 5 others

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A special court today framed various charges including cheating and criminal conspiracy against former Coal Secretary H C Gupta, two public servants, private firm Vikash Metals and Power Ltd and its two officials in a coal blocks allocation scam case. Special Judge Bharat Parashar put on trial all the accused in the case in which […]

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Court acquits ex-MCD councillor, hubby in graft case

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A former Congress MCD councillor and her husband have been acquitted by a special court of the alleged charge of demanding a bribe of over Rs 50,000 from a person to allow him construct a house here. Special CBI Judge Sanjay Garg-I absolved Veena Saini, ex-councillor from East Nangloi constituency, and her husband Naresh Saini, […]

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Three held guilty of murder

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Muzaffarnagar court has held three persons guilty of murdering a doctor for failing to pay extortion money in Meerut district. Additional district sessions judge D C Singh found Arun, Ajay and Anuradha guilty under section 302 of IPC and said quantum of sentence will be announced on August 20. Dr Dinesh Sharma was shot dead on […]

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Husband gets 8 years rigorous jail in dowry death

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A 30-year-old man has been sent to eight years in jail here for harassing his wife for dowry and compelling her to commit suicide within four months of their marriage, with the court relying on a note left behind by the victim in which she also accused him of cheating on her. The court, however, […]

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Pakistani LeT operative to NIA custody till Aug 11

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A special court today sent Bahadur Ali alias ‘Saifullah’, a Pakistani national allegedly working for terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, to NIA custody till August 11 after the agency said his custodial interrogation was required to unearth the larger conspiracy. District Judge Amar Nath sent the accused to the custody after he was produced before it and […]

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SC directs actor Rajpal Yadav to undergo 6-day jail term

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Bollywood actor Rajpal Yadav will now have to serve out remainder six days of the jail term for not paying back the money to a businessman here as the Supreme Court today refused to take note of his plea that he cannot repay as his film bombed at the box office. Yadav’s response at the […]

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Bail plea of IAS officer rejected

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A local court today dismissed the bail petition of IAS officer Jitendra Gupta, who was arrested in a corruption case by vigilance department 10 days ago. Vigilance court special judge Raghvendra Kumar Singh dismissed the regular bail petition of Gupta, a 2013 batch IAS officer. Gupta, who was sub-divisional officer of Mohania in Rohtas district, […]

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Elderly man sentenced to death for killing family

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A 65-year-old man was today sentenced to death for eliminating a family of six at Barari village in 2008. Additional District and Sessions Judge Sunil Kumar Singh awarded capital punishment to Ranvir of village Barari for killing Sukhbir, his wife, son Surya Pratap, Mamta (wife of Surya Pratap), their son Abhishek and his wife Lata. […]

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Man sentenced to life term for killing paramour’s husband

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A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his paramour’s husband in 2009 at Barwala village in the district. Additional District Sessions judge Ravinder Kumar yesterday convicted Sanjiv Kumar to life imprisonment after holding him guilty under IPC section 302 (murder). A fine of Rs 5,500 was also imposed on the convict. According […]

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