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Sheena wanted to stop pretending as Indrani’s sister: Rahul

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Sheena Bora wanted to stop pretending as sister of the key accused and her mother, Indrani Mukerjea before hermurder in 2012, her fiance Rahul Mukerjea has said in his statement before magistrate. Indrani had introduced Sheena, her daughter from an earlier marriage, in Mumbai social circles as her younger sister. In a statement recorded last […]

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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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Ex-RJD MP Md Shahbuddin given lifer in murder case

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Former RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin was today sentenced to life imprisonment along with three others by a district court in connection with the brutal murder of two brothers by pouring acid on them 11 years ago in Siwan district of Bihar. Additional District Judge Ajay Kumar Srivastava awarded the life sentence to Shahabuddin and his […]

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J Dey murder case: Daily trial from Dec 17

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A special court will start the trial of the journalist J Dey murder case on a daily basis from December 17. Underworld don Chhota Rajan was shown as an absconding accused in the case. “The Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court will start recording the statements of witnesses from December 17 on a day-to-day […]

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Eight sentenced in murder case

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A special court of Coimbatore today awarded double life sentence to eight persons for the brutal murder of the vice president of a leading company in Periyanaickenpalayam six years ago. Judge Srinivasan of Special Court, Bomb Blasts Cases, sentenced the eight while acquitting 19 others. Those sentenced are Manivannan, Ramamurthy, Rajendran, Sivakumar, Saravanan, Gunapalan, Velmurugan and Sampathkumar. […]

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Bombay HC upholds conviction of 23 people in murder case

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The Bombay High Court today upheld the life sentences awarded to 23 people for murdering three persons in Roha in neighbouring Raigad district in 2004 on account of political rivalry. The division bench, headed by acting Chief Justice V K Tahilramani, dismissed their appeals challenging a 2005 order of the sessions court, noting that the […]

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Court awards life term to man for killing driver

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A man, convicted for murdering a taxi driver near Dehradun in 2008 after hiring his cab from here and fleeing with the vehicle, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court. Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh held 30-year-old Vipin Kumar Saluja, a Delhi resident, guilty of the offences under various sections of the […]

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Bombay HC upholds life term to man in 2005 German woman murder case

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The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence imposed on a 27-year-old man for murdering a 79-year-old German woman in 2005 in Pune’s upmarket Koregaon Park. A division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice V K Tahilramani while dismissing an appeal filed by Iqlak Fakir Mohammad Shaikh challenging the lower court’s order […]

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Woman And Daughter Acquitted in Servant’s Murder Case

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A 41-year-old woman and her daughter, tried on charges of murdering their servant and destroying evidence, were acquitted by a local court which gave them the “benefit of doubt”. According to prosecution, Minal Kirit Zaveri ran an eatery at Bhayander in Thane. Her 18-year-old daughter Apeksha was in love with their servant Mangesh alias Mangaram […]

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Ex-sarpanch sentenced to 5 yrs jail in a murder case

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A 40-year-old former village sarpanch has been sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment while two others were awarded three years prison term by a court here in a 2012 murder case. Sessions Judge V V Bambarde sentenced former sarpanch of Kevani village in Bhiwandi taluka of the district, Ramnath Patil to five years rigorous imprisonment […]

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Sheena case: Court records driver Shyam Rai’s statement

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Shyamvar Rai, arrested driver of prime accused Indrani Mukerjea in connection with the sensational Sheena Boramurder case, has recorded his statement before a court here. “The court recorded Rai’s statement under the provisions of Section 164 of Criminal Procedure Code, which unlike a police statement is admissible in court,” a CBI official said today. The official […]

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Chetia remanded in 5 days CBI cstdy in murder case

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Deported ULFA leader Anup Chetia was remanded in five days CBI custody by the Special Judicial Magistrate CBI, Assam, in connection with a 1998 murder case after he was brought to Guwahati today. Chetia’s lawyer Bijon Mahajan told reporters in the court premises, “The CBI lawyers had asked for 14 days custody. We presented our […]

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