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Sajjan Kumar, former Congress MP convicted in anti-Sikh riots case, is dead

Sajjan Kumar, former Congress MP convicted in anti-Sikh riots case, is dead

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Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, one of the most prominent political figures accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, died on Thursday while serving a life sentence. His death once again puts the spotlight on the long delay in securing justice for the victims of the violence that killed 2,733 Sikhs in Delhi. Kumar, 80, was convicted in two cases arising from the violence but was acquitted in another. His first conviction came in December 2018, 34 years after the riots, when the Delhi High Court overturned his acquittal by a trial court and sentenced him to life imprisonment for the killing of five Sikhs and the burning of a gurdwara in the Raj Nagar area of Delhi Cantonment. The High Court was scathing about the manner in which the case had been investigated and pursued over the years. It said there had been an “abject failure” by the police to investigate the violence and described the case as one in which there appeared to have been “large-scale efforts to suppress” proceedings against Kumar. “The criminals …

1984 riots: Convicted ex-Congress MP Sajjan Kumar dies at 80

1984 riots: Convicted ex-Congress MP Sajjan Kumar dies at 80

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Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, who was serving life imprisonment in connection with cases arising from the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, died at a Delhi hospital on Thursday. He was 80. Kumar, who was lodged in Tihar Jail, was taken to Safdarjung Hospital after his health deteriorated, news agency IANS reported. Doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. The former Congress leader had been convicted for his role in the killings of five people during violence in Delhi’s Palam Colony on November 1 and 2, 1984, following the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. On December 17, 2018, the Delhi High Court overturned a trial court’s 2013 verdict acquitting Kumar in the case. He was subsequently convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. The case related to the murder of five Sikh men in Raj Nagar Part-I, Palam Colony, as well as the burning of a gurdwara during the widespread violence. The high court held Kumar guilty of criminal conspiracy and abetment and directed that he remain in prison for the remainder of his natural life. …

Supreme Court rejects convicted rapist’s request, allows 24-hour caretaker assistance

Supreme Court rejects convicted rapist’s request, allows 24-hour caretaker assistance

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The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to grant interim bail to self-styled godman and rape convict Asaram on medical grounds but allowed him to engage a trained caretaker of his choice for round-the-clock assistance, based on recommendations in an AIIMS medical report, news agency ANI reported. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale took note of the report submitted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on July 31, which stated that while Asaram did not require hospitalisation, he needed continuous medical assistance. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Tarun Tejpal convicted in 2013 rape case: A timeline

Tarun Tejpal convicted in 2013 rape case: A timeline

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A Goa court is likely to pronounce its verdict in the Tarun Tejpal case on May 19, where the former editor of investigative magazine Tehelka was accused of rape by an employee. Here is the timeline of events. November 7, 2013: Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal, sexually assaults a woman employee inside a lift of the Grand Hyatt, Bambolim, Goa, on the opening night of Tehelka’s Think festival.  The woman journalist writes to Managing Editor of Tehelka Shoma Chaudhary explaining her ordeal. In the letter, she tells Ms. Chaudhary how she was lured into, and imprisoned within, the lift, which was then manipulated by Mr. Tejpal to make it “stay in circuit”. The letter leaks in several media and the issue comes to public. November 20, 2013: Tarun Tejpal, in a letter to Managing Editor of Tehelka Shoma Chaudhary , admits to “misconduct” against a woman journalist and offers to recuse himself from the post and the office for six months.  Mr. Tejpal says, “The last few days have been most testing, and I squarely …

Tahir Hussain, four others convicted in IB officer Ankit Sharma murder case

Tahir Hussain, four others convicted in IB officer Ankit Sharma murder case

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A Delhi court on Monday convicted former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain and four others in the murder case of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma, who was killed during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh pronounced the verdict in a case involving 11 accused, convicting five of them, including Hussain. The court held Hussain guilty under charges related to promoting enmity between groups, rioting, assault, use of criminal force, and murder. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Trump pardons 6 people over ‘fixing their car’: What were they actually convicted of? Clean Air Act explained

Trump pardons 6 people over ‘fixing their car’: What were they actually convicted of? Clean Air Act explained

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US President Donald Trump has announced that he has granted pardons to six people he says were unfairly prosecuted by the Biden administration for “fixing their car.” While Trump framed the cases as examples of government overreach, White House officials have clarified that the convictions stemmed from violations of the Clean Air Act, not routine vehicle repairs. US President Donald Trump gestures toward reporters after disembarking from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on July 1, 2026. (AFP) The announcement was made Friday in a post on Truth Social, where Trump argued that the six individuals had been victims of what he called the “weaponization” of the Justice Department. What did Trump say? In his Truth Social post, Trump wrote: “It is my Great Honor to have just signed Pardons for six people who were persecuted by the Biden Administration, and were in, or being sent to, prison, for ‘fixing their car.’” Calling the prosecutions an example of the “Weaponization and Stupidity” under former President Joe Biden, Trump added: “I AM SETTING THEM …

Tarun Tejpal convicted in 2013 rape case: A timeline

Gymnastics coach sentenced to 20-year RI in POCSO case; school principal also convicted

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A special POCSO court in Rangareddy district convicted a gymnastics and karate coach and a private school principal in a 2019 child sexual abuse case registered by Miyapur police, sentencing the coach to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and the principal to three years of simple imprisonment. The court convicted Kura Kiran Sai, 31, a gymnastics and karate coach, for sexually assaulting a three-and-a-half-year-old girl under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. He was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a term of not less than 20 years and fined ₹20,000. The second accused, Chilakamukku Deepika, 37, principal of the private school where the incident occurred, was convicted for negligence and sentenced to three years of simple imprisonment along with a fine of ₹1,000. The court also awarded compensation of ₹3 lakh to the victim. According to the police, the case was registered on June 27, 2019, following a complaint by the victim’s father citing that his daughter had shown signs of distress after returning from preschool and was unwilling to attend school. …

Bihar’s BJP MLA convicted in 2018 Delhi celebratory firing case that killed woman

Bihar’s BJP MLA convicted in 2018 Delhi celebratory firing case that killed woman

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A Delhi court on Saturday convicted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Bihar’s Sahebganj in a case of celebratory firing inside his farmhouse in south Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri on New Year’s Eve in 2018, which led to the death of a 45-year-old woman, and ordered that the MLA be taken into custody. A Delhi court has convicted BJP MLA Raju Kumar Singh in a celebratory firing case from 2018, ordering his custody in connection with a woman’s death. Special Judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue Courts convicted MLA Raju Kumar Singh under Indian Penal Code Section 304 (II) (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and under Section 30 of the Arms Act (punishment for contravention of licence or rule). The matter has been listed for June 9 for arguments on the point of sentence. The maximum punishment for the offences is three years of imprisonment. The court, meanwhile, acquitted Singh’s wife, Renu Singh, and two others of the offence under Section 201 (destruction of evidence), on grounds of no material evidence. A detailed order is …

Does Max Hastings Finally Get Convicted?

Does Max Hastings Finally Get Convicted?

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A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder Season 2 Ending Explained (Photo Credit: Netflix) Where season 1 of A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder was a roller-coaster ride; season 2 offers a much more thrilling and complex journey to its viewers. The first season of Netflix’s thriller series starring Emma Myers showed Andie Bell’s murder finally getting solved. However, the challenges are far from over for the town of Little Killton. Max Hastings is finally going on trial for raping Becca Bell and Nat Da Silva. But just before the trial begins, the key witness, Jamie Reynolds, has disappeared from town. Season 2 sees Pip investigate Jamie’s disappearance and become trapped in a complex web of lies and deceit. What Happened To Jamie? Jamie’s disappearance is critical not just because he’s a key witness in Max’s trial but also because he would be dead. Luckily, Jamie is found alive and well in Stanley Forbes’s house. Jamie tried to kill Stanley on behalf of Layla Mead, which compelled the latter to hurt Jamie and keep him captive. …

‘Bad deeds’ can have host of meanings: Why court acquitted 2 men sentenced to 20 years in jail for sexual assault on minor | Legal News

‘Bad deeds’ can have host of meanings: Why court acquitted 2 men sentenced to 20 years in jail for sexual assault on minor | Legal News

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The Gauhati High Court has recently acquitted two men accused of sexual assault and held that the survivor had not specified what she meant by ‘bad deeds’ done to her and “unless the word ‘bad act’ is clarified, the word can have a host of meanings”. A bench of justices Michael Zothankhuma and Sanjeev Kumar Sharma was hearing the plea of the accused that “the evidence of the victim was not reliable” as there was contradiction in the same. The court held in agreement that evidence of the survivor was insufficient and the same needs more support. The judgement dated May 26 read that “unless there is clarification of the word ‘bad act’, the exact deed done to the victim is left open-ended and is not decisive of which illegal act has been inflicted upon the victim.” The bench held that the prosecution had not been able to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. ‘Bad deeds’ The court noted that the survivor had not explained as to what she meant when she …