criminal prosecution

Gir Somnath (Gujarat), March 17 A special court on Tuesday sentenced five convicts in the 2016 Una flogging case, in which four Dalit men were beaten for attempting to skin the carcass of a cow, to five years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on each of them.A day earlier, the special...

Washington, March 17 – US President Donald Trump announced a new federal task force to tackle fraud in government programs, naming Vice President JD Vance to lead what he described as a “whole-of-government” effort.“This is a very significant undertaking,” Trump said from the Oval Office...

Dubai, March 15 The UAE ordered the arrest of 35 individuals on Sunday, including 19 Indians, for publishing video clips on social media platforms that contained misleading and fabricated content amid regional tensions due to the Israel-US-Iran war.The official news agency of the United Arab...

Shimla, March 11 – In a significant move to return ill-gotten gains to rightful claimants, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Shimla has successfully recovered immovable properties worth Rs 1.69 crore from M/s Arvind Casting Pvt. Ltd. in the bank fraud case, and transferred them to the State...

London, March 11 A British-Pakistani man nicknamed "Killer" and his two younger brothers have been convicted 18 years after they sexually abused four children and a woman in northern England, the UK's National Crime Agency has said.Amar Ilyas, 41, Kamran Ilyas, 38, and Kamar Ilyas, 39, from...

Singapore, March 11 A Singapore court on Wednesday charged an Indian national with defaming a senior minister and attempting to promote ill feelings between racial groups.Jay Ish'haq Rajoo, 59, is accused of defaming senior minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is also a former prime minister, in a...

Ahmedabad, March 10 – A Special NDPS Court in Ahmedabad on Tuesday sentenced a Zambian and a Nigerian national to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the recovery of 2.757 kg of heroin in 2021, officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said.The Special Court punished...

Coimbatore, March 7 – A court here on Saturday sentenced three men to life imprisonment for the gang rape of a 20-year-old college student near the Coimbatore International Airport in November 2025.The judgment was delivered by Judge V. Sundararaj of the Mahila Court (in-charge), who found the...

Ahmedabad, March 6 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint against M/s Anil Nutrients Ltd, its director Amol Sheth, and six other accused persons in connection with an alleged money laundering case arising from a Rs 47.88 crore bank fraud involving Bank of India...

Srinagar, March 6 A local court here has directed the framing of charges against National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and other accused in the alleged Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam case.In a five-page order passed earlier this week, Chief Judicial Magistrate of...

Thane, March 6 A court in Thane, Maharashtra, has sentenced a 31-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing a security guard following a fight over a vulgar message nearly three years ago.In his order delivered on Thursday, Principal District and Sessions Judge S B Agrawal acquitted the...

Alappuzha (Kerala), February 28 A court on Saturday sentenced two CPI(M) activists to five years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to murder a BJP worker in Thaneermukkom here in 2018.Alappuzha Additional District and Sessions Judge Suhaib M sentenced Akhil (32) and Vishnu (30), both...

Guna (MP), February 28 A court here on Saturday sentenced a man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of repeatedly raping his minor daughter.The victim remained steadfast even after her mother turned hostile during the trial, said a prosecution officer.Sonali Sharma, the judge of...

Kolkata, February 28 Criticizing the West Bengal government for the prolonged delay in granting sanction for prosecution, the Calcutta High Court has granted bail to former School Service Commission advisor SP Sinha in a money laundering case linked to the school jobs scam.Granting conditional...

Washington, February 27 – A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a scheme that stole over $1.7 million from elderly victims across the United States.Zabi Ullah Mohammed was sentenced to 72 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, US...

Thane, February 25 A special POCSO court in Thane has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2021, stating that the crime was "heinous" and deserved no leniency.Although the accused's DNA report did not match the victim's fetus...

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...

Bhubaneswar, February 17 – A special court for crimes against minors in Sambalpur, Odisha, on Tuesday, sentenced two individuals to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) each in two separate cases involving the sexual abuse of minors in the district."On November 29, 2025, a 10-year-old girl...

Bhopal/Jabalpur, February 17 – The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday dismissed the regular bail application filed by a pharmacist, Praveen Soni (a paediatrician), his wife Jyoti Soni, and his nephew, who are accused in the toxic Coldrif cough syrup case.The toxic Coldrif syrup, prescribed...

Sonbhabdra (UP), February 17 A local court on Tuesday convicted a man of sodomising a 10-year-old boy four years ago and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 35,000.Additional Sessions Judge of the POCSO court, Amit Veer Singh, passed the order after...