criminal justice

Mumbai, March 25 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ridiculed claims made by alleged con artists, including self-proclaimed astrologer Ashok Kharat, on Wednesday, saying that if black magic actually worked, the world would look very different."If problems could truly be solved...

Mumbai, March 25 Over the past 13 years, more than 91,000 missing girls have been traced and reunited with their families in Maharashtra, highlighting improvements in tracking mechanisms and enforcement, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the legislative assembly on Wednesday.Nearly 60 per...

Beed, March 25 Three individuals involved in a series of burglaries and other thefts have been sentenced to three years of imprisonment by the police in Beed, Latur, and Dharashiv districts of Maharashtra.The three individuals are identified as Bhima Laxman Maske (44), Avinash Kalyan Dhurdhere...

Shravasti (UP), March 24 Police have arrested six more people in connection with allegedly preparing and disposing of non-vegetarian food during an iftar party near the Sonpathri Ashram Temple here, bringing the total number of arrests to 10, officials said on Tuesday.Four people were arrested...

Mumbai, March 24 The Maharashtra Legislative Council passed a motion on Tuesday recommending an apology from NCP (SP) leader Suryakant More for making objectionable remarks against Chairman Ram Shinde and members of the house, or he will face a seven-day jail term.In another motion, an apology...

New Delhi, March 24 In a setback to Lalu Prasad Yadav, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to quash a CBI FIR in the land-for-jobs case involving him and his family, rejecting the RJD supremo's contention that the agency's action was legally unsustainable in the absence of prior sanction...

Baghpat (UP), March 24 A 40-year-old disabled man was allegedly beaten to death, and his body was buried in a field here, police said on Tuesday, adding that four people have been arrested in the case.The deceased has been identified as Sanjay alias Sanju, a resident of Daha village, who...

Mumbai, March 24 The Bombay High Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man who had been sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a girl in 2017, and ordered a fresh trial as he had not been represented by a lawyer during the earlier proceedings.A division bench of Justices...

Chatra, March 24 A 60-year-old woman was allegedly murdered in a forest in the Chatra district of Jharkhand, police said on Tuesday.The woman, who resided in the Kishunpur Colony area under the Sadar police station, had gone to a forest near her house on Monday to collect Mahua flowers, they...

Thane, March 24 Police have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly killing his neighbor in Thane district, Maharashtra, on Tuesday.The incident occurred on Monday afternoon in the Ulhasnagar area, and the motive for the killing is still unclear.According to police, both the accused and the...

New Delhi, March 24 A man who was wanted in connection with a February robbery in Shastri Park and was also linked to a previous murder case was arrested after a brief encounter in the IP Estate area of central Delhi on Tuesday, police said.The man allegedly led a small gang of four to five...

Thane, March 24 Police have registered a case against a 58-year-old man for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl in Thane district, Maharashtra, officials said on Tuesday.The accused is alleged to have committed the crime between December 2023 and February of this year, after luring the victim...

Mirzapur (UP), March 23 A court here on Monday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in a rape case involving a woman with hearing impairment, police said.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 60,000 on the convict.On March 28, 2018, a complaint was lodged at the Chunar police...

Faridabad, March 23 An inmate involved in more than two dozen cases threw hot oil in another prisoner's face at the Neemka jail here on Monday, police said.The prisoner, who was severely burned and suffered damage to his left eye, was rushed to Badshah Khan Civil Hospital and was later...

Shimla, March 23 The Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Monday decided to bar individuals involved in the smuggling of Chitta (adulterated heroin) from contesting the upcoming panchayat elections.This decision was made during a Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sukhvinder...

New Delhi, March 23 A court here on Monday sentenced a man to three years of rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation after finding him guilty of demanding a bribe of Rs 24,000 from the complainant.Special Judge Jyoti Kler awarded the...

Madurai, March 23 A local court here on Monday found all nine accused police officers guilty in the case of custodial torture of a man and his son, which led to their deaths in Sathankulam, Thoothukudi district in 2020.Judge G Muthukumaran of the First Additional District and Sessions Court...

Itanagar, March 23 Arunachal Pradesh Governor KT Parnaik on Monday released a book on the country's prison reforms, stating that jails are transforming into centers of change, hope, and rehabilitation.The book, "Prison Reforms in India: Legal Framework, Judicial Role, and Institutional...

Mumbai, March 23 A 16-year-old boy was killed by stabbing and another person was injured in a quarrel in the Santacruz West area of Mumbai, a police official said on Monday.The incident took place on Sunday night at the Harba Mauli bridge in Juhu Koliwada, he added."The accused, Faizan, had...

Chandigarh/Amritsar, March 23 A Border Security Force constable, who was picked up by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for questioning on March 3, has died in the central agency's custody, with his family alleging that he had been brutally assaulted.BSF constable Jaswinder Singh was picked...