Ranchi, May 25 (IANS) A special POCSO court in Ranchi on Monday sentenced Umendra Kumar alias Umendra Rai to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for abducting a minor girl and repeatedly raping her.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 on the convict, saying that he will have to serve an additional period of imprisonment if he fails to make the payment.The incident took place in the Doranda police station area of Ranchi in 2023.According to documents and evidence presented by the prosecution,…
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Ranchi, May 22 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has taken a serious view of allegations of sexual exploitation of a woman inmate by the jail superintendent at Birsa Munda Central Jail in Hotwar, Ranchi.Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports and concerns raised by Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi, a vacation bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and Justice Pradeep Kumar Srivastava on Friday converted the matter into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for hearing.During the proceedings…
Ranchi, May 19 (IANS) Allegations of sexual exploitation of a woman inmate at the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi’s Hotwar area have sparked a political storm in Jharkhand, with the matter now reaching the Governor.Seeking a high-level probe and action, the Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar.Meanwhile, the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) and the district administration have taken cognisance of t…
Ranchi, May 14 (IANS) Former Jharkhand minister Alamgir Alam, who had been lodged in jail for nearly two years in the high-profile tender commission scam and money laundering case linked to the state’s Rural Development Department, was released on bail on Thursday from the Birsa Munda Central Jail here. His release came after the Supreme Court on Monday granted him bail. The formalities were completed after his wife, Nishat Alam, gave surety. His release was delayed as the Supreme Court order …
Ranchi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has expressed strong displeasure over the response filed by the state government and the jail administration in connection with the viral video showing prisoners accused in liquor and GST scams dancing inside Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi.Terming the government’s affidavit incomplete and unsatisfactory, the court observed that merely suspending lower-rung employees cannot be considered adequate action in such a serious matter.A division bench …