Ranchi, March 23 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Monday ordered a narco test of the prime accused in the case involving an 18-year-old girl from Bokaro who has been missing for the past eight months, and asked the authorities to submit a report in two weeks.A division bench comprising Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Deepak Roshan directed that the narco analysis test be conducted on the main accused, Dinesh Mahto. The court made it clear that the report must be submitted before it at…
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Chandigarh, March 22 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, Punjab Police’s Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) in a joint operation with the Border Security Force (BSF) has busted a Pakistan-backed smuggling module with the arrest of three masterminds and recovered 24.5 kg heroin and Rs 21 lakh drug money from their possession, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav said here on Sunday. Those arrested have been identified as Jagjit Singh, alias Rana, a resident of Noorwal village in Amritsa…
Ranchi, March 19 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday slammed state police over the handling of a case involving a missing 18-year-old girl from Bokaro, raising concerns over delays and lack of progress in the investigation.Hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by the woman’s mother, a Division Bench led by Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad questioned the Bokaro Superintendent of Police (SP) on why the case should not be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The Court obs…
Chandigarh, March 19 (IANS) The Haryana Human Rights Commission has initiated suo motu proceedings of a media report relating to an incident in a government school in Hisar district, where girl students were allegedly made to perform the “squat punishment” and paraded in school premises.According to the report, the incident occurred at the Government High School in Jagan village in Agroha block, where girl students were subjected to humiliating punishment.Three videos related to the incident…
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson and party MP, Sanjay Raut, on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis regarding an acid attack on a 11-year-old schoolgirl in Ahilyanagar. Raut stated that if Devendra Fadnavis has a conscience, he should resign from the Home Department.On the other hand, Congress Legislative Party leader, Vijay Wadettiwar through an adjournment motion raised the same issue saying that the atrociti…
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Amid the escalating Iran-Israel conflict, the Maharashtra government on Thursday initiated measures to ensure an uninterrupted supply of domestic and commercial gas cylinders. To prevent disruption and coordinate effectively in case of a shortage, the state government has decided to establish special committees at the district level.Additional Chief Secretary of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department, Anil Diggikar, directed all concerned agencies to …
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police of Raisen, the Regional Director of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Bhopal, and Secretary of the Union Ministry of Culture over allegations of unauthorised use of a cannon at the historic Raisen Fort in Madhya Pradesh. A Bench presided by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took cognisance of a complaint alleging that the protected monument, which f…
Patna, March 9 (IANS) The administration and security agencies in Begusarai have stepped up security after receiving another bomb threat targeting the Begusarai Civil Court on Monday. Following the alert, authorities tightened security across the court premises and nearby areas.Soon after the threat was received, police and administrative teams rushed to the court complex and cordoned off the entire area.Additional police personnel and security forces have been deployed, and all visitors enterin…
Yadgir (Karnataka), Feb 27 (IANS) Self-proclaimed ‘godman’ Mallikarjun Mutya, an accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case, has moved the Karnataka High Court on Friday seeking quashing of the case registered against him.Mallikarjun Mutya approached the Kalaburagi Bench of the High Court and filed a petition seeking to quash the POCSO case. The petition has been submitted before the Kalaburagi Bench.In his petition, he has claimed that the parents of the alleged v…
Yadgir (Karnataka), Feb 26 (IANS) A self-proclaimed ‘godman’ based in Yadgir has been accused of misbehaving with a minor girl after a video of the incident went viral on social media. In response, the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has registered a suo motu case on Thursday and filed a formal complaint with the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Yadgir.The accused, Mallikarjun Mutya, who is in the age group of 25-26, fled his residence and is currently abscondi…