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CBI geared to help states implement new criminal laws, says agency chief

CBI Director Praveen Sood on Thursday said the central agency is geared to help states and other stakeholders implement the three new criminal laws which came into force earlier this week. He also said that the CBI is working with the Law Ministry to successfully implement the three new laws. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) replaced the Indian Penal Code(IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act respectively from July 1. Addressing an event at the CBI academy, Ghaziabad where Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal presented the President's Police Medal (PPM) for Distinguished Service and Indian Police Medal (IPM) for Meritorious Service to 39 CBI personnel, Sood said the agency and the Law Ministry are working in synergy to prioritise more efficient prosecution along with investigation. According to a ministry statement, he noted that CBI's role has been evolving with the ..

Thousands take to streets in Slovakia in nationwide anti-govt protests

Thousands of people on Thursday joined growing street protests across Slovakia against a plan by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the penal code and eliminate a national prosecutors' office. The proposed changes have faced sharp criticism at home and abroad. The plan approved by Fico's coalition government includes abolishing the special prosecutors' office, which handles serious crimes such as graft, organised crime and extremism. Those cases would be taken over by prosecutors in regional offices, which haven't dealt with such crimes for 20 years. The planned changes also include a reduction in punishments for corruption and some other crimes, including the possibility of suspended sentences, and a significant shortening of the statute of limitations. Thursday's protests took place in two dozens of cities and towns, including the capital, and spread also to Prague and Brno in the Czech Republic, Krakow in Poland and Paris. We're not ready to give up, Michal imecka, wh

Harvard Prez Claudine Gay resigns amid backlash over antisemitism testimony

Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned on Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school's conduct policy. Gay announced her departure, which came just months into her tenure, in a letter to the Harvard community. She and the presidents of MIT and the University of Pennsylvania came under fire last month for their lawyerly answers to a line of questioning from New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, who asked whether calling for the genocide of Jews would violate the colleges' code of conduct. The three presidents had been called before the Republican-led House Committee on Education and the Workforce to answer accusations that universities were failing to protect Jewish students amid rising fears of antisemitism worldwide and fallout from Israel's intensifying war in Gaza, which faces heightened criticism for the mounting ...

SP leader Azam Khan, son acquitted in 2019 attempt to murder case

A special sessions court here on Saturday acquitted Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam in a 2019 attempt to murder case while upholding their seven-year sentence in a four-year-old forgery case. Special Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar granted Azam Khan, his son and two other relatives relief in the attempt to murder case for lack of evidence, Senior Prosecution Officer Amarnath Tiwari said. It was alleged in the case that Azam Khan, Abdullah Azam and two of their relatives had threatened a neighbour to vacate a plot of land, following which police had filed a charge sheet against them under sections of the IPC, including 307 (attempt to murder) and 323 (causing grievous hurt), Tiwari added. However, in the other case registered in 2019, the court rejected a plea by the SP leader, his wife Tazeen Fatima and their son against the seven-year imprisonment awarded to them by a lower court on October 19. The trio had appealed against the judgement in the fake birth ...

HC seeks Delhi Police stand on petition alleging illegal arrest, torture

The Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the city police on a petition seeking enquiry and action against its officers for alleged illegal arrest, physical assault and torture of a man apprehended in a case of attempted murder last month. Justice Vikas Mahajan issued notice on the petition by the wife of the alleged victim claiming "police transgressions" and directed that relevant CCTV footage, including those from the police station concerned, be preserved and placed on record. The petitioner has alleged her husband was "illegally" arrested around 1 AM on November 16 by a team of police officials in mufti who did not present a warrant of arrest, notice or documentation, and was subjected to physical abuse and public humiliation. "Issue notice. Let the status report be filed before the next date," the court said in its order dated December 12. "It is directed that the CCTV footages of all the cameras specified shall be preserved and the same may be placed on record before the

Indian citizen arrested in Singapore for violating Official Secrets Act

A 22-year old Indian national and a Singaporean of Indian descent were charged by a court here on Wednesday under the Official Secrets Act for unauthorised communication about an apartment inspection

Gujarat Forensic Sciences University calls for stepping up DNA evidence 'collect & test' in India to combat expected surge in rape cases post-lockdown

Gujarat Forensic Sciences University calls for stepping up DNA evidence 'collect & test' in India to combat expected surge in rape cases post-lockdown

ED files money-laundering case against Karnataka minister Shivakumar

Other accused are Sachin Narayan, Anjaneya Hanumanthaiah and N Rajendra

MP: Minor girl raped in Narsinghpur, probe underway

A minor girl was allegedly raped by an unidentified person in Narsinghpur on June 24.The accused is at large and the police is examining the CCTV footages of the city."The probe is underway and we are examining CCTV footage of the city. The girl has been referred to Jabalpur after first aid and she is out of danger," said Gurukaran Singh, Superintendent of Police.More details in this regard are awaited.

SC agrees to hear ex-AAP MLA's plea on disqualification notice

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a petition filed by a former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Devender Sehrawat, seeking an urgent hearing against a disqualification notice issued to him by the Delhi Assembly Speaker under the anti-defection law.Sehrawat, who was earlier representing Bijwasan Assembly constituency, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just before the commencement of Lok Sabha elections, following which Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel issued him a notice on a petition filed by AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj.The plea filed by Sehrawat came up before the vacation bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai, who posted the matter for hearing to June 27.The rebel legislator is being represented by former advocate general Soli Sorabjee.Sehrawat had joined BJP on May 6 in the presence of former union minister and BJP leader Vijay Goel.

Woman, her live-in partner arrested in triple murder in Delhi's Vasant Vihar

A 42-year-old woman and her live-in partner was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly killing an elderly couple and their nursing attendant in southwest Delhi's Vasant Vihar area, police said. The accused duo, Preeti Sehrawat and Manoj Bhat (39), were nabbed from Gurugaon, they said. The bodies of the elderly couple, Vishnu Mathur (78) and Shashi Mathur (75), and their nursing attendant, Khushbu Nautiyal (24), were found with their throats slit on Sunday morning. According to police, the accused duo knew the family and Preeti was a close family friend of the couple. Her father was also a colleague of one of the deceased. They were killed with an intention of robbery, a senior police officer said. Earlier, police suspected that the killings were executed by someone close to the nursing attendant and had ruled out the robbery bid. However, interrogation of the accused duo revealed that the killings were executed to rob the Mathurs. Further investigations are currently underway, police ...

HC refuses urgent hearing to plea for appointment of Leader of Oppn in Lok Sabha

The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused an urgent hearing to a plea seeking direction to the Lok Sabha Speaker to appoint a Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the House. A vacation bench of justices Jyoti Singh and Manoj Ohri said "looking at the relief sought, there is no urgency" and listed it for hearing before an appropriate bench on July 8. Advocates Manmohan Singh Narula and Susmita Kumari, who filed the plea, said the Speaker was not performing the statutory duty of appointing the LoP. They have claimed that not appointing the LoP sets a wrong precedence and dilutes the democracy.

Medical negligence in Bihar: Left hand fractured, plaster cast on right

A case of medical negligence from Darbhanga Medical College Hospital has come into light after an orthopaedic doctor plastered the wrong hand of the boy who fell from a mango tree.Speaking to media, Faijan (7), the victim, said, "My left hand was fractured but they plastered my right hand. I tried telling them while they were giving me the treatment but they did not listen to me."The mother of the boy also expressed anger over the negligence by the medicos and said "This is utter negligence. We were not even provided with a single tablet by the hospital. An investigation should be carried out."The matter has reached the State Health Department and minister Mangal Pandey has asked the Superintendent of the medical center to brief him on the same."Health Minister has asked me to investigate the matter and seek clarification from the concerned team regarding this negligence. I condemn this incident and I am trying to fix the issue. People involved in the incident will be punished," said .

Body of 23-year-old found in UP forest

Body of a 23-year-old man was found on Wednesday in a forest in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district, police said. Body of Rahul Verma, a student, was found in a forest in Lalganj area of the district, police said, adding that prima facie it appeared that he was hacked to death. The body has been sent for postmortem and further investigations are underway, they added.

AAP MLA Devender Sehrawat moves SC against disqualification notice for joining BJP

Rebel Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Devender Sehrawat Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the disqualification notice under the anti-defection law issued to him by the Delhi Assembly Secretariat for joining the BJP. The mater was mentioned for urgent listing before a vacation bench comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai. The bench initially told senior advocate Soli Sorabjee, appearing for Sehrawat, to approach the Delhi High Court in the matter. Later, the bench asked Sorabjee to circulate the petition and to mention the matter before it on Thursday. Besides Sehrawat, the Delhi Assembly Secretariat has also issued notice to another rebel AAP MLA Anil Bajpai after the party moved a petition seeking their disqualification under the anti-defection law for joining the BJP. Sehrawat and Bajpai were on Tuesday given a week's time by the Delhi Assembly speaker to submit their replies over joining the BJP. While Sehrawat is a legislator from Bijwasan, Bajpai represents the Gandhi .

Harvey Weinstein's advocate files motion to dismiss two charges

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has filed a Hail Mary motion to dismiss two of the five remaining counts against him.Weinstein's Defense attorney Arthur Aidala, in the papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, asserted that one two counts of predatory sexual assault deserve to be dropped because they are based on the same alleged crimes, Page Six reported.He also suggested that count five, the alleged rape of a longtime lover at a Manhattan hotel, should be dismissed.In the document, Aidala also specified that the complex legal method, that the prosecutors have used to get around the statute of limitations, assumed that Weinstein was a resident of Connecticut.However, the papers argue that Weinstein was in fact, a resident of New York. The advocate claimed that the tolling provision, which stops the clock when Weinstein travels out of state, does not apply in this case.Weinstein's previous attorney, Ben Brafman, also filed a similar motion about eight months back, which ..

Chhattisgarh collector shapes new future for 6-yr-old girl, admits her to school

A Chhattisgarh collector is the talk of the town after his heartfelt gesture to admit children residing in Bilaspur Central Jail including a six-year-old girl to different schools.The girl, Khushi, has been living with women jail inmates as there was no one to look after her. Interestingly, her father, who is in the same prison, is serving a sentence for committing a crime.Khushi had lost her mother to jaundice when she was just 15 days old.Bilaspur district collector Dr Sanjay Alang had recently paid a visit to the central jail for regular inspection. He then saw the girl with the women inmates and struck a conversation with her.Initially hesitant to talk, the girl said that she wanted to come out from the prison and study in a school.Moved by her response, the collector, along with jail administration and local authorities, took the initiative of admitting the girl and other children residing in the jail premises in schools."We were on annual inspection to the jail. We saw her and ..

Vasant Vihar triple murder: 2 held from Gurugram

The Delhi Crime Branch on Wednesday arrested the main suspects in the Vasant Vihar triple murder case.A woman and her friend were arrested from Gurugram with the help of CCTV footage, which captured their movement.The officials told ANI that the main motive behind the murder was robbery.On June 23, an elderly couple and their domestic helper were found murdered in a flat of Vasant Enclave society located in Vasant Vihar.The deceased were identified as Vishnu Mathur, retired from a government job, his wife Shashi Mathur and their domestic help Khushboo.Devendra Arya, DCP (South West) had said based on prima facie investigation that nothing had been looted from the site. "It looks like it was a friendly entry into the house. There were stab injuries.

Coimbatore: Newly wed couple brutally attacked by woman's brother, man dies on spot

In a brutal attack on a newly married couple by the woman's brother, the man was killed on the spot in Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district on Tuesday evening, police said. The woman is in critical condition.The victims have been identified as Kanakaraj and Dharshini, both from the Scheduled Caste community.The Mettupalayam police have registered a case under the relevant sections of the law.Darshini's brother attacked the couple with a knife as soon as the two returned home after tying the knot at a temple on Tuesday.Further investigations are underway.

Rajasthan: Two Dalit men beaten up for attending birthday party with girl in Bundi

Two Dalit men were allegedly beaten by a mob here for attending a birthday party with a female friend.The victims were forced to remove their clothes and then thrashed by the villagers on Monday.The action from the police came after a video clip of the incident went viral on social media."A man had filed a complaint about the same yesterday. A case has been registered against accused Shishupal, Surajmal and others for thrashing and insulting the men," said Satnam Singh, ASP Bundi."The investigation into the matter is underway and strict action will be taken against the accused," he added.Last week, an eight-year Dalit boy suffered severe burn injuries after he was made to sit on hot tiles as a punishment for an alleged theft in Maharashtra's Arvi.It is alleged that the boy was made to take off his clothes and sit on the tiles which were simmering due to the scorching heat.