criminal justice

Vijayawada, February 28 – Authorities handed over the remains of Ayesha Meera, a 17-year-old student who was raped and murdered in 2007, to her parents on Friday.The remains, which were exhumed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2019 for a re-postmortem, were received by Shamshad...

New Delhi, February 27 The Supreme Court on Friday allowed a plea by Vikas Yadav, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence without remission for the murder of businessman Nitish Katara in 2002, seeking to be released from prison on furlough.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Vipul M Pancholi...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 A court here on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹50,000 for murdering his father in Nedumangad in July 2022.Thiruvananthapuram Additional Sessions Court Judge K P Anil Kumar found Vinod guilty of killing his father, Antony...

New Delhi, February 27 In the politically charged liquor policy case, the court on Friday ordered the release of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and 21 others, stating that the judicial task is not to achieve a convenient outcome or to endorse a dominant narrative, but to uphold the...

Guwahati, February 27 – The Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) president, Lurinjyoti Gogoi, welcomed the Assam government's decision to initiate fast-track court proceedings in the case involving the prominent Assamese singer, Zubeen Garg, on Friday. However, he alleged that attempts were being made to...

Bijnor (UP), February 27 Two men were allegedly seen threatening a judge with violence shortly after being sentenced to life imprisonment here, officials said on Friday.On Thursday, Jaideep and Pintu Chauhan were convicted of the murder of Pukhraj, who was killed by a car on May 19, 2024...

Guwahati, February 26 – The Assam Cabinet on Thursday decided to establish a dedicated fast-track court for the day-to-day trial of the case related to the death of popular singer Zubeen Garg, citing the sensitivity of the matter and its wider implications.The decision was made at a Cabinet...

Beijing, February 26 Chinese security officials claim to have "completely dismantled" notorious Chinese criminal gangs based in Myanmar and Cambodia, who terrorized the world with online extortion rackets, forcing people to part with their hard-earned savings.Thousands of people in India...

Kannur (Kerala), February 26 A court here has sentenced a former official of a SupplyCo supermarket, employed under the state government, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him in a corruption case.Kannur Vigilance Court Judge K Ramakrishnan sentenced P Muhammad Ashraf...

Seoul, February 25 – A special counsel team said Wednesday that it has appealed a recent life sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his conviction for leading an insurrection.The special counsel, led by Cho Eun-suk, said the appeal was filed due to "factual errors...

Amethi (UP), February 25 A man is alleged to have killed his 30-year-old brother-in-law with a sword over objections to his sister's arranged marriage, police said here on Wednesday.Superintendent of Police (SP) Saravanan T said the body of Shahid, a resident of Rahmatgarh in Shukul Bazar, was...

Patna, February 25 – A shocking incident disrupted a wedding ceremony in Chausa, in Bihar’s Buxar district, where the bride was seriously injured after being shot at by her alleged former lover during the ‘jaimala’ (exchange of wedding garlands) ceremony.The incident occurred on Tuesday night...

Guwahati, February 24 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reacted to the decision to move the case involving popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg to a fast-track court on Tuesday, stating that while the government can expedite the trial process, it has no control over judicial outcomes...

Mumbai, February 24 A court here has cancelled a warrant issued against alleged gangster Kumar Pillai in a 2007 murder case, ruling that trying him for an offence not included in his extradition order would be illegal.The sessions court pointed out that the prosecution was aware of this 2007...

Nainital, February 24 The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed the proceedings in a POCSO case against a man, noting that the accused and the victim are now legally married, have a child, and that the woman wants to live with him.Continuing the trial or sending the accused to jail would disrupt...

Hyderabad, February 24 Two members of an interstate gang were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly robbing a businessman of cash and firing at him, police said.The duo, along with five other absconding suspects, all from Uttar Pradesh, had reportedly planned the robbery in Hyderabad, authorities...

New Delhi, February 24 A Delhi court on Tuesday convicted a man for sodomizing and murdering a 11-year-old boy in 2019, stating that the prosecution had proven the charges against him beyond any reasonable doubt.The arguments regarding the sentence will be heard on a later date.Additional...

New Delhi, February 24 A Delhi court on Tuesday convicted a man for sodomizing and murdering a 11-year-old boy in 2019, stating that the prosecution had proven the charges against him beyond any reasonable doubt.Additional Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat was hearing the case against the accused...

Seoul, February 24 – The South Korean government has revised bills establishing two bodies intended to replace the prosecution, following criticism that they were essentially the same as the current prosecution service. A task force announced this on Tuesday.The so-called "serious crimes...

Shivamogga, February 24 A 16-year-old boy was murdered outside a government school in Sulaebailu here, sparking tension in the area, police said on Tuesday.Following the incident, a large police force was deployed in the city.The incident occurred after Sanketh (16), a student of the...