New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Delhi Police has invoked the charge of attempted murder in the FIR registered at Kartavya Path Police Station in connection with the violence that erupted near Rail Bhawan and Parliament during the July 20 protest march.The case incorporates several serious offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).According to police, the FIR was lodged on the complaint of an Inspector posted at Kartavya Path Police Station and documents the sequence of events that unfolded on R…
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Ahmedabad, July 24 (IANS) All 13 accused arrested in the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad’s (ATS) investigation into an alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror module are now lodged at Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad after a court ordered the latest batch of accused to be sent to judicial custody. Ten accused were produced before the Kadi court on Friday after the expiry of their police remand under tight security.Following the hearing, the court directed that all 10 be sent to the Central Jail.Th…
Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) One more person was arrested on Friday in connection with the lynching of a youth on July 5 at Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district after the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl there. The accused person has been identified as Lutfar Sheikh (46). He had already been presented at a district court in South 24 Parganas on Friday afternoon, and the public prosecutor has sought his police custody.An Investigating Officer in the case said that they wan…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The government has directed software development platform GitHub to remove repositories hosting Bitchat — the decentralised messaging application — citing concerns that the platform could be exploited to evade lawful surveillance and facilitate unlawful activities, developer Jack Dorsey said on Friday.Taking to social media platform X, Dorsey shared an issued notice by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) — the cybercrime arm of the Ministry of Home Affai…
Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the reported kidnapping, forced intoxication and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Bengaluru, expressing serious concern over the safety and protection of minor girls.In a statement, the Commission said the incident raises grave concerns over crimes against children and underscores the need for stringent action against sexual offenders.NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has written to the Direc…
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, July 23 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against the prime accused in a Gujarat-based online terror radicalisation case, alleging that he conspired to promote violent jihad, planned targeted killings and worked towards the secession of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh from India, probe agency officials said on Thursday. The chargesheet was filed before the NIA Special Court in Ahmedabad against the accused, identified as Faijan, under releva…
Kochi, July 23 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Thursday quashed the criminal proceedings against businessman Boby Chemmanur in the sexual harassment case filed by a Malayalam actress, bringing an end to a high profile case that had drawn widespread attention since his arrest in January 2025. Justice Jobin Sebastian allowed Chemmanur’s petition seeking to quash the proceedings pending before the Additional District and Sessions Court at Ernakulam, after recording that the dispute between the part…
Guwahati, July 23 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Pawan Khera on Thursday appeared before the Assam Police Crime Branch here in connection with an ongoing defamation case filed by Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Khera arrived in Guwahati from New Delhi and reached the Crime Branch headquarters after being summoned by the investigating agency. His appearance came after he had sought exemption from earlier scheduled dates, citing health …
Chennai, July 23 (IANS) The Madras High Court on Thursday agreed to urgently hear a petition filed by Vilathikulam DMK MLA G.V. Markandayan challenging the legality of his judicial remand following his arrest over alleged remarks threatening Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan permitted the matter to be taken up through a lunch-motion hearing after the legislator’s counsel sought urgent intervention.The petition seeks to quash the remand order passed by a judicial magist…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon murder case, directing her to surrender before the trial court within three weeks. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and P.B. Varale allowed the Meghalaya government’s appeal against the High Court order upholding the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, while clarifying that she would be at liberty to apply for fresh bail if the trial is not…