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Court changes DGP, 3 others with murder, abduction

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A local court today framed charges of murder and kidnapping against Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) S K Sharma and three other former policemen in a 24-year-old case of alleged kidnapping and murder of a youth. The other accused in the case are former DIG SPS Basra, the then ASI Gurcharan Singh and the […]

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Two death row convicts in December 16 gangrape, murder case move SC

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Two out of the four death row convicts in the December 16 gangrape and murder case on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on their execution and reversal of the Delhi High Court verdict upholding their conviction and the punishment. An appeal on behalf of the condemned convicts, Vinay Sharma (21) and Akshay […]

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NRI death: Accused denied permission to go abroad

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A Delhi has refused to grant permission to one of the accused in the death of NRI student Anmol Sarna from leaving the country for pursuing his studies abroad. Chief metropolitan magistrate Veena Rani, however, ordered that passport of accused Shivank Gambhir be released. “In the present case no itinerary has been provided and the […]

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Nursery admission: SC seeks response of Delhi govt

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The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Delhi government on a plea of a man whose kid could not get admission in nursery class in a school here under the inter-state transfer category, saying there cannot be “discrimination” in admission. A bench of justices J S Kehar and C Nagappan took note of […]

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Nido Tania murder case: One accused gets bail

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An accused named in the charge sheet in the Nido Tania murder case here in January was granted bail by a Delhi court on Monday. Additional sessions judge Rajender Kumar Shastri enlarged accused Sunny Uppal, 37, observing that he was the only earning member of his family, who are on the “verge of starvation”. “Counsels […]

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HC acquits man in 15-year-old rape case of minor

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A man, awarded a seven-year jail term by a trial court for raping a minor, has been acquitted in the 15-year-old case by the Delhi High Court which held that physical relations between them were consensual. Setting aside the trial court’s decision of convicting and sentencing Bihar resident Rameshwar Giri on charges of kidnap and […]

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Delhi Court orders framing of charges against five

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A Delhi court has ordered framing of charges against two engineers of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and three others, including a private company, for allegedly conspiring in award of a contract to the firm for renovation of two stadiums for 2010 Commonwealth Games. Special CBI Judge Madhu Jain ordered framing of charges against […]

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Man sentenced to life for acid attack on lover

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Observing that acid attack is one of the most horrifying forms of gender-based violence which is increasing in the country, a Delhi court has awarded life imprisonment to a man for throwing acid on his lover, leading to her death. Additional sessions judge Rajesh Kumar Goel handed down the jail term to Delhi resident Ajay […]

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HC allows Pak singer Sami to go abroad for concert

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The Bombay high court has allowed Pakistani singer Adnan Sami, locked in a legal battle with his former wife Sabah Galadari, to visit Australia in July for a concert but pulled him up for failing to comply with its earlier orders of furnishing sureties. Granting interim relief, Justice M S Sonak on Friday allowed an […]

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Chargesheet filed in Mahbubnagar bus fire case

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Andhra Pradesh police today said they had filed a chargesheet in the case related to the ghastly accident in which 45 people were killed after a private bus caught fire in Mahbubnagar district on October 30, 2013. The Crime Investigation Department which probed the case had earlier said the faulty design of the Volvo buses […]

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2G: Court imposes Rs one lakh penalty on Shahid Balwa

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A special court on Friday imposed a penalty of Rs. 1 lakh on Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa, who had sought permission to withdraw answers given by him earlier to the court in the 2G scam case trial, while allowing his plea to record afresh his statement before it. Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini, […]

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Govt to pay for woman’s death in illegal custody: HC

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The Delhi High Court has directed Delhi government to pay Rs three lakh compensation to the husband and child of a woman who died while giving birth while in “illegal” custody at a state-run shelter for minor girls. A bench of justices B D Ahmed and Veena Birbal awarded the amount to the deceased’s spouse […]

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