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CPI(M) leader P Jayarajan surrenders before court in Kannur

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CPI(M) Kannur district secretary P Jayarajan, who is listed as an accused in a case relating to the murder of aBJP functionary in 2014, today surrendered before the sessions court here. Jayarajan arrived at the court in an ambulance and surrendered before at 11 AM. He has been remanded in judicial custody for a month. […]

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M’nagar riots: Court acquits 10 in twin murder case

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A local court today acquitted ten persons in connection with the killing of a woman and a boy during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots due to lack of evidence. It is the first case of the riots in which accused were acquitted by the court. Additional District and Sessions judge Arvind Kumar Upadhyay acquitted the persons […]

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2 sentenced to death for brutally killing child

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Two youths were today sentenced to death by a local court for kidnapping and brutally murdering an eight-year-old boy in 2014. Principal District and Sessions Judge Kishore Sonowane awarded the punishment to Rajesh Dhanalal Daware (21) and his friend Arvind Abhilash Singh (25) for killing Yug Chandak. Convicting them under IPC sections 364 (a) (kidnapping for […]

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Sentence in Kamduni case deferred till tomorrow

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Sentencing in the Kamduni gangrape and murder case was deferred till tomorrow as the convicts’ counsel today argued against possible death sentence to some of those found guilty claiming that earlier cases of more gruesome incidents invited lesser sentences. Additional District and Sessions judge Sanchita Sarkar, who yesterday convicted six persons in the gangrape and […]

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Six persons gets life term for murder

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A court here has sentenced six persons, including two women, to life imprisonment in connection with the murderof a 55-year-old woman in 2014. According to prosecution, Ranganayaki was living in a house belong to her and her younger sister Dhanaselvi at Periyarnagar in the district. Dhanaselvi, with an aim of grabbing the house from her […]

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Madras HC modifies death row in two murder cases

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The Madras High Court today modified to life imprisonment the death sentences awarded to two youths by trial courts in murder cases but made it clear that both should serve a minimum of 25 years jail term and not be given remission or commutation under any circumstances before that. A bench comprising justices R Sudhakar […]

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22 Shiv Sena men acquitted in rioting, attempt to murder case

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Twenty two Shiv Sena workers and leaders, including Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde and Thane Mayor Sanjay More, were today acquitted by a local court in an attempt to murder and armed rioting case of 2005. In 2005, when the then Shiv Sena leader and corporator Ravindra Phatak quit saffron party and joined Congress along with […]

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Calcutta HC cancels bail to murder accused

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The Calcutta High Court today cancelled bail to a murderaccused though the public prosecutor did not raise any objection to continuation of the relief to the accused. A division bench, comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Sankar Acharya, granted the application for cancellation of bail to Soumya Das, accused in the murder of Sannoi Chatterjee […]

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J Dey murder case: CBI gets permission to quiz Rajan

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A special MCOCA court here today granted CBIpermission to interrogate deported gangster Chhota Rajan in connection with journalist J Dey murder case of 2011. Special Judge A L Pansare allowed CBI’s plea seeking nod to question the 54-year-old crime boss for 10 days starting January 27 before adjourning the case till February 5. Rajan, who […]

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Murder case: SP leader surrenders before court

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A local SP leader wanted in a murder case surrendered before court here which remanded him in judicial custody till January 21, police said today. The SP leader Mehrajuddin surrendered before Chief Judicial Magistrate Sunder Lal yesterday. The former district general secretary of Samajwadi Partyis an accused in a murder case at Tewda village under […]

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Double murder case: Chintan’s police custody extended till Jan 4

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A Mumbai court today extended the police custody of Chintan Upadhayay, accused of killing his wife, installation artist Hema and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani, till January 4. Kandivali Police produced Chintan before the Borivali Metropolitan Court this morning and sought further police custody as his remand ended today. Police also moved an application seeking narco […]

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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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