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Indrani said Sheena didn’t want to be contacted : says witness

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After Sheena Bora went missing in April 2012, her mother Indrani Mukerjea allegedly told her employers that Sheena didn’t want to be contacted because of some problem and they should respect her feelings. Shubhodoy Mukherjee, the HR head of Mumbai Metro where Sheena worked, has said in his statement recorded before the magistrate as a […]

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BJP leaders’ murder: NIA gets custody of 1 accused

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A Delhi special court today remanded Nasirkhan Pathan, arrested in connection with the double murder of BJPleaders in Bharuch last month, in National Investigation Agency’s custody until December 21. NIA produced Pathan, arrested yesterday, before the NIA court here and sought 14-day custody. The proceedings in the court of principal judge P B Desai were held […]

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17 awarded life term, 14 get 10-yr jail for rioting

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A court in Biora town near here has sentenced 17 people to life imprisonment in connection with the death of a person during a group clash in 2007. The court also sentenced 14 people of the rival group to 10 years’ imprisonment for indulging in the violent clash that resulted in the death of a […]

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Charge sheet filed against Sarathi Baba

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Four months after the arrest of Sarathi Baba alias Santosh Raoul, the crime branch of Odisha Police filed a charge sheet against the controversial self-proclaimed godman. The crime branch filed the charge sheet before the court of Kendrapara Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) yesterday in connection with a case registered against Sarthi Baba on August 18. […]

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Smuggler sentenced to 10 years in jail

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A drug smuggler has been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a court in Bahraich UP. Additional District Judge, Suresh Chandra Bharti yesterday awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment to Imtiyaz Ali for narcotics smuggling. Ali was arrested on Dec 21, 2009 from Nepalganj road in Rupaideeha area with one kg charas. The court also […]

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Babu Bajrangi withdraws bail plea in Gujarat HC

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Former Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, convicted and sentenced to life in prison in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case, today withdrew his temporary bail plea from the High Court to grant him relief on medical grounds. Bajrangi had earlier sought temporary bail for 45 days from the Gujarat High Court on medical grounds. He pleaded […]

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Coal scam: Court to hear arguments on charges from Feb 16

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The arguments on framing of charges in a coal block allocation case in which former coal secretary H C Gupta and five others are accused will commence from February 16 next year, a special court today said. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar posted the matter for arguments after the accused said that scrutiny of documents […]

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Sheena Bora case:Peter’s judicial custody extended till Dec 28

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A Mumbai CBI court on Monday extended the judicial custody of former Star TV CEO Peter Mukherjea till December 28 in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case. On December 1, a Mumbai Esplanade court had sent Peter Mukherjea to judicial custody till December 14. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had earlier conducted a polygraph […]

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Man gets 17 yrs jail for rape and abettment of suicide

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A security guard has been sent to 17 years in jail for repeatedly raping a woman and abetting her suicide by aDelhi court, which said his “continued evil and torturous conduct” led the victim to think she had no option but to end her life. “An act of rape cannot be equated to ordinary petulance […]

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Coal scam: Court dismisses Darda’s plea to go abroad

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A special court has refused to allow businessman Devendra Darda, an accused in two coal scam cases, to travel abroad saying the inquiry into the visitors’ diary of official residence of former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha was pending. The court noted that the inquiry being conducted by CBI’s former special director CBI M L Sharma […]

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Public prosecutor in Park Street gangrape case removed

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West Bengal Government has removed Sarbani Roy from the post of Public Prosecutor in the Park Street gangrape case after accusing her of going beyond her jurisdiction and acting without consulting the government. State’s Law Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya told PTI today that the Public Prosecutor (PP) went beyond her jurisdiction in pleading with the judge […]

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Two persons were sentenced for life in rape case

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Two persons were sentenced to life imprisonment by a Ballia (UP) court here in a 10-year-old rape case. Additional District Judge Vinod Kumar held the duo guilty yesterday and also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 each on them. In June 2005, a Dalit woman was raped by Pramod Gupta and Satish in Nagra area, […]

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