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Kerala court sentences tutor to total 18 yrs imprisonment for sexual assault of student| India News

Kerala court sentences tutor to total 18 yrs imprisonment for sexual assault of student| India News

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Thiruvananthapuram, A Kerala court has sentenced to a cumulative 18 years imprisonment a man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor girl when he used to tutor her 11 years ago. Kerala court sentences tutor to total 18 yrs imprisonment for sexual assault of student The incident came to light only in 2024 when the victim was a MBBS student and saw someone resembling the accused. Thiruvananthapuram Fast Track Special Court judge Anju Meera Birla sentenced the 57-year-old man to various jail terms under the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for a total of 18 years, special public prosecutor R S Vijay Mohan said. However, as the sentences have to be served concurrently and the highest of the punishments was five years, the convict will be in jail only for 5 years, the prosecutor said. The court also imposed a fine of ₹35,000 on the accused and directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay compensation to the child “in light of the mental agony suffered” by her, the SPP …

Court permits NIA to probe into PFI men in Kerala palm chopping case

Court permits NIA to probe into PFI men in Kerala palm chopping case

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A court in Kerala has permitted the NIA to conduct a further probe into a Popular Front of India (PFI) activist who allegedly sheltered the prime accused in the 2010 case involving the chopping of Professor T J Joseph’s palm. The NIA headquarters in New Delhi. (Sanchit Khanna/ HT Photo) PK Mohandas, Judge of the Special Court for NIA cases, granted permission following a petition filed by the agency on November 20. Professor Joseph of Newman College, Thodupuzha, was attacked by a group who chopped off his right palm, accusing him of religious blasphemy in a question paper he prepared on July 2010. The case, later taken over by the National Investigation Agency, resulted in the conviction of 19 accused persons. The first accused, Savad, who allegedly chopped Joseph’s palm, was arrested from Berram, Mattannur in Kannur in January 2024, where he had been hiding under the pseudonym Shajahan. The NIA also arrested Shafeer C, who allegedly arranged shelter and provided other logistical support to Savad at Chakkad and Mattannur in Kannur since 2020. In …

Kerala court issues bailable warrant to Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balakrishna | Latest News India

Kerala court issues bailable warrant to Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balakrishna | Latest News India

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Jan 21, 2025 01:35 AM IST The Judicial First Class Magistrate II in Palakkad issued the warrant against Ramdev, Balakrishna and Divya Pharmacy. A Kerala court has issued a bailable warrant to Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his associate Acharya Balakrishna in a misleading advertisement case. Kerala court issues bailable warrant for Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balakrishna. (PTI) The Judicial First Class Magistrate II here issued the warrant against Ramdev, Balakrishna and Divya Pharmacy. The Drugs Inspector, Palakkad, was the petitioner in the case which was registered under section 3(d) read with section 7(a) of the Drug and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act 1954. “Complainant absent. All accused absent served. Bailable warrant to all accused,” the magisterial court said in its January 16 order. The next date of hearing is February 1 according to the case status on the Palakad District Court’s website. Recommended Topics News / India News / Kerala court issues bailable warrant to Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balakrishna See Less Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented …

Sharon Raj murder case: Accused girlfriend Greeshma sentenced to death by Kerala court | Latest News India

Sharon Raj murder case: Accused girlfriend Greeshma sentenced to death by Kerala court | Latest News India

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Accused Greeshma in the high-profile Sharon Raj murder case has been sentenced to death by the Neyyattinkara Additional Sessions Court on Monday. The court gave capital punishment to the accused who had poisoned her boyfriend Sharon Raj, a 23-year-old man, with pesticide-laced ayurvedic decoction. The court said that Greeshma has no evidence to support claims of mental pressure from Sharon.(Representative/Pexel) The third accused, Greeshma’s uncle Nirmalakumaran Nair, has been sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment. While pronouncing the quantum of punishment, the court observed, “The act of inviting Sharon over under the pretext of sexual intimacy and subsequently committing the crime cannot be ignored. It is the State’s responsibility to ensure punishment for criminal acts. Evidence such as Sharon recording a video of the suspicious juice, despite Greeshma asking him not to record, indicates that he suspected something was wrong. Sharon fought for his life for 11 days without even consuming a drop of water.” The court further observed that Greeshma betrayed the trust of her boyfriend Sharon, manipulating him emotionally. She has no …

Kerala court convicts 8 BJP-RSS workers for 2013 murder of CPI(M) activist – India TV

Kerala court convicts 8 BJP-RSS workers for 2013 murder of CPI(M) activist – India TV

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Image Source : FILE Image used for representational purposes. A Kerala court on Friday found eight BJP-RSS workers guilty in a case of beating and stabbing to death a CPI(M) activist near Alamcode here in May 2013. Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Judge IV Aaj Sudarsan found Shambhu Kumar alias Shambhu, Sreejith alias Unni, Harikumar, Chandramohan alias Ambili and Santhosh alias Chandu, guilty for the offence of murder under the IPC. The court found three others including Abhishek alias Anni Santhosh, Prashanth alias Pazhinji Prashanth and Sajeev, guilty of being part of the criminal conspiracy to commit the offence of murder, special public prosecutor (SPP) A A Hakkim said. The SPP stated that the court will announce the sentences on January 15. The prosecution explained that the motive behind the killing of the victim, Sreekumar alias Ashokan, was a financial dispute between his friend Aad Binu and one of the accused, Shambhu. Sreekumar had intervened in the financial row and caused injuries to Shambhu, the SPP said. Subsequently, the eight accused hatched a plan to …

Kerala man gets cumulative 72 years imprisonment for raping daughter | Latest News India

Kerala man gets cumulative 72 years imprisonment for raping daughter | Latest News India

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Oct 23, 2024 11:21 PM IST Special public prosecutor Shijomon Joseph said the Idukki Fast Track Special Court judge Laijumol Sheriff sentenced the accused to varying jail terms. A Kerala court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a 66-year-old man to a cumulative 72 years of imprisonment for repeatedly raping his daughter for four years. Kerala: The victim was raped between the ages of 10 to 14 years. (Representational) Special public prosecutor Shijomon Joseph said the Idukki Fast Track Special Court judge Laijumol Sheriff sentenced the accused to varying jail terms for offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the IPC for a total of 72 years. The convict will, however, serve 20 years in jail. All the sentences will be served concurrently. The 20-year term was the highest jail term given by the judge. The court also imposed a fine of ₹1.8 lakh on the convict and said that if he paid it, the amount would be given to the victim, reported PTI. The victim was raped between the ages …

Elderly Man Gets 79-Year Term For Raping Minor, To Spend 20 Years In Jail

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The man had raped the 10-year-old girl two years ago. Kozhikode(Kerala): A Kerala court on Tuesday sentenced a 57-year-old man to a cumulative of 79 years imprisonment for the repeated rape of a 10-year-old girl two years ago. Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court (POCSO) judge K Noushadali sentenced the man to varying durations of imprisonment under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for a total of 79 years, Public Prosecutor (PP) Manoj Aroor said. However, as the sentences are to be served concurrently and the highest of the jail terms given to the man is 20 years, he will serve 20 years in prison, Mr Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.12 lakh on the convict, the prosecutor said. The crime was committed in 2022 in Kavilumpara panchayat, the PP said. The girl mentioned what happened to her school friends who in turn told their teacher. The teacher informed the childline which in turn told the police, the prosecutor said.  (Except for the headline, this story …

Ranjith Sreenivasan Murder: Kerala Court Awards Death Sentence to 15 SDPI-PFI Activists

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RSS activist Ranjith Sreenivasan. (Image: News18) On December 19, 2021, the BJP OBC Morcha state secretary, was brutally attacked and allegedly killed in his home by PFI activists The Alappuzha court in Kerala handed over a death sentence to all the 15 PFI activists, who were convicted of murdering of RSS activist Ranjith Sreenivasan. On December 19, 2021, the BJP OBC Morcha state secretary, was brutally attacked and allegedly killed in his home, in front of his family by activists affiliated with PFI and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). The BJP leader’s murder occurred just hours after SDPI leader K S Shan was killed by a gang on the night of December 18 while he was returning home in Alappuzha. The sentence was pronounced by Mavelikkara Additional District judge V G Sreedevi. The prosecution had sought the maximum sentence for the convicts, saying that they were a “trained killer squad” and the cruel and diabolical manner in which the victim was killed in front of his mother, infant, and wife brings it within the …

15 Men Linked To Banned Group PFI Convicted For Killing BJP Leader

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The verdict was delivered by the Mavelikkara Additional District judge V G Sreedevi. (Representational) Alappuzha, Kerala: A Kerala court on Saturday found 15 men guilty of killing a BJP OBC wing leader in this coastal district in December 2021. The convicted persons are associated with the now-banned radical Islamist group, Popular Front of India (PFI). Ranjith Sreenivasan, the BJP OBC Morcha state secretary, was brutally attacked and killed in his home on December 19, 2021, in front of his family, allegedly by activists affiliated with PFI and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). The verdict was delivered by the Mavelikkara Additional District judge V G Sreedevi. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on Monday. According to the Special Prosecutor Prathap G Padickal, the court found that out of the 15 people, accused one to eight were directly involved in the case. The court also found four people (Accused number nine to 12) guilty of murder because they, along with those directly involved in the crime, came to the spot armed with deadly weapons. Their …