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Cricket coach in Kerala sentenced to 35 years of rigorous imprisonment in sexual abuse case

Cricket coach in Kerala sentenced to 35 years of rigorous imprisonment in sexual abuse case

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This image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Thiruvananthapuram Fast Track Special Court Special Judge, Anju Meera Birla, has sentenced Manu M., a 40-year-old cricket coach, to 35 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹66,000 on him for sexually assaulting a female student. He will have to undergo an additional imprisonment of six years and nine months if he defaults on the fine payment. While the verdict pertains to the second sexual abuse case registered against him, the court also found the coach guilty in a third case under similar circumstances. The sentence in the case will be pronounced on Saturday (June 27, 2026). Six cases were registered against the accused in all. The trials for four of the cases have been completed. The judgment states that the sentence for the second case will commence only after the completion of the prison term in the first case. The prosecution, led by special public prosecutor R.S. Vijay Mohan, argued under Section 427 of the Code of Criminal …

Astrologer sentenced to 200-year rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting two minor girls in Sivaganga

Astrologer sentenced to 200-year rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting two minor girls in Sivaganga

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Image used for representation The Sivaganga POCSO Court sentenced a 51-year-old astrologer to 200 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting two minor girls in 2021. Ramakrishnan was an astrologer from Managiri in Sivaganga district. In November 2021, a woman who consulted him mentioned that her two daughters, aged 17 and 14, were not performing well in their studies. Ramakrishnan claimed that performing a remedy would help the girls study better. Believing him, the woman took her daughters to his house. He then asked the mother to stay in one room and took the girls to another under the pretext of performing the ritual. He sexually assaulted the minors and threatened that their parents would die if they reported the incident. Out of fear, the girls did not disclose it at the time. Two years later, both girls fell ill. Hospital tests revealed that they had contracted a sexually transmitted disease (STD). During the subsequent investigation, the girls disclosed that the astrologer had sexually assaulted them. Based on a complaint filed by the girls’ mother, …

India vs South Africa: What did Suryakumar Yadav and Co focus on during training, two days ahead of Super 8s clash? Rigorous catching, taking on spin | Cricket News

India vs South Africa: What did Suryakumar Yadav and Co focus on during training, two days ahead of Super 8s clash? Rigorous catching, taking on spin | Cricket News

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5 min readAhmedabadFeb 20, 2026 09:15 PM IST India waited until the twilight gleam receded and the lights flickered to life at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Until then, they busied themselves with a boisterous session of rondo, where Tilak Varma unfurled a gorgeous back-heel and Arshdeep Singh wafted the thin air numerous times, where they gambolled around with the football, passing waywardly and jogging playfully, where the coach Gautam Gambhir summoned an impromptu huddle as his charges kept nodding at the instructions. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO Whatever transpired in the huddle might have been rousing, because they busily dispersed to form three distinct groups of five players each, spaced out like a triangle. At one end was T Dilip, pulling and slogging the ball to the five-some clustered towards house left, standing in the midwicket region to where the fielding coach was batting. Right opposite to him was Ryan Ten Doeschate, feeding flat low-fliers to those perched in midwicket region; parallel to him was Sitanshu Kotak performing the same routine to sharpen their catching, one …

World lacks rigorous scientific methods to test AI safety: Rumman Chowdhury| India News

World lacks rigorous scientific methods to test AI safety: Rumman Chowdhury| India News

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The teams get dismantled. The testing tools are scientifically inadequate. The commitments don’t survive changes, corporate or political. And no jurisdiction has found a governance model that works to make AI safe and responsible. That is the assessment of Rumman Chowdhury, who led AI safety policies at (erstwhile) Twitter, at the US government, and in civil society, speaking to HT on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit. Rumman Chowdhury, who led AI safety policies at (erstwhile) Twitter, at the US government, and in civil society, speaking to HT on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit. (Getty Images for Concordia Summi) “One of the big things that happens at all these summits is new voluntary commitments,” she said. “It’s lovely PR and great optics, but what does it tangibly, fundamentally mean? These organisations cannot live at the mercy of companies or political organisations. In order to be codified or solidified, it needs to actually be something required by law.” Chowdhury has reason to be direct. She directed the ML Ethics, Transparency, and …

CBI court sentences former Debt Recovery Tribunal inspector, lawyer to 2 years’ rigorous imprisonment in bribery case

CBI court sentences former Debt Recovery Tribunal inspector, lawyer to 2 years’ rigorous imprisonment in bribery case

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A CBI court in Ahmedabad on Tuesday sentenced former Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) inspector Anil Kumar Sharma and advocate Amit Kotak to two years’ rigorous imprisonment, and imposed a total fine of Rs 1.5 lakh on them in a 2009 bribery case. The two were booked on January 15, 2009, following allegations that Sharma, then a recovery inspector, and Kotak, a DRT lawyer, had demanded illegal gratification of Rs 3.5 lakh from the complainant. The bribe was allegedly sought to settle an auction-related issue involving three properties and to defer the execution of an already auctioned property belonging to the complainant’s cousin. According to a CBI statement, Sharma had demanded that Rs 1 lakh be paid initially, with the remaining Rs 2.5 lakh to be paid later. Acting on the complaint, the CBI laid a trap and caught Kotak red-handed while accepting Rs 1 lakh from the complainant. Both Sharma and Kotak were arrested on January 16, 2009, and searches were conducted at their residences and offices. After completion of the investigation, the CBI filed …

2017 Kerala Actor Assault Case: Six Convicts Sentenced To 20 Years Of Rigorous Imprisonment | India News

2017 Kerala Actor Assault Case: Six Convicts Sentenced To 20 Years Of Rigorous Imprisonment | India News

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Last Updated:December 12, 2025, 18:02 IST A Kerala court sentenced Sunil NS, Martin Antony, Manikandan B., Vijesh VP, Salim H., and Pradeep to 20 years for the 2017 actress assault. The court announced the sentence to the convicted person by around 4.45 pm. (Representative image) A court in Kerala’s Ernakulam on Friday sentenced six people convicted in the 2017 actress sexual assault case to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. District and Principal Sessions Court Judge Honey M Varghese sentenced Sunil NS (Pulsar Suni), Martin Antony, Manikandan B., Vijesh VP, Salim H., and Pradeep for gang rape, with additional sentences for related offences to run concurrently. The court also directed that the victim be paid Rs 5 lakh in compensation and that the pen drive containing the assault visuals remain in the custody of the investigating officer. On December 8, the court had acquitted four accused, including actor Dileep. The six convicted individuals were found guilty under multiple IPC sections, including 120(B) (criminal conspiracy), 342 (wrongful confinement), 354(B) (assault or use of criminal force to woman …

Congress Govt’s rigorous enforcement of PIT-NDPS Act has yielded significant results in combating drug menace: Himachal CM

Congress Govt’s rigorous enforcement of PIT-NDPS Act has yielded significant results in combating drug menace: Himachal CM

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Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu participating in ‘anti-chitta (heroin) awareness Walkathon’ in Dharamshala (H.P.) on Monday. Photo: Special Arrangement Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said Monday (December 1, 2025) that his Congress government’s rigorous enforcement of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has yielded significant results in combating the state’s drug problem. “There were many challenges when the Congress government came to power but we decided to confront them head-on. We have broken the backbone of major drug suppliers and inter-state gangs,” he said, addressing a gathering in Dharamshala, after holding ‘anti-chitta (heroin) awareness Walkathon’. “Under PIT-NDPS Act, 46 big traffickers have been detained. We have confiscated Rs. 46 crore worth of illegal property. We will not stop until every trace of ‘chitta’ is wiped out from Himachal. This fight is not just against traffickers, it is against the entire network of drug mafia and their empire”, he asserted. The Chief Minister announced a reward to be provided to those giving information about those involved in …

Has Preity Zinta started prep on ‘new project’ after Sunny Deol’s Lahore 1947? Actress teases fans with rigorous workout session

Has Preity Zinta started prep on ‘new project’ after Sunny Deol’s Lahore 1947? Actress teases fans with rigorous workout session

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Preity Zinta continues to rule millions of hearts with her charming presence on-screen and off-screen. In fact, her interactive posts on social media have brought her even closer to her fans. While fans are looking forward to the actress’ comeback with Lahore 1947, the actress’ latest post left her fans all the more excited as she dropped a hint about working on a new project. On May 15, Preity Zinta posted a video on her social media handle, leaving all her fans stunned by her resilience. In the video shared online, the actress is seen rigorously working out in the gym, which included side lunge stretch, dumbbell squat, scrunches, squats, arm pulldown, and sumo squat among others. “It does not matter how long & how much you train over the years…. One needs to keep changing it up so you can push your body further n harder,” she wrote in the caption. Dropping a hint about her latest project, she further added, “Here I’m trying a new workout for a new project I’m working on …

Delhi court sentences man to rigorous life imprisonment for sodomising 12-year-old boy | Latest News India

Delhi court sentences man to rigorous life imprisonment for sodomising 12-year-old boy | Latest News India

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New Delhi, A court here has sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment for kidnapping and sodomising a 12-year-old boy in February 2023, saying the crime violated the values of human dignity and that he deserves to be permanently removed from the society. Delhi court sentences man to rigorous life imprisonment for sodomising 12-year-old boy Additional Sessions Judge Babita Puniya was hearing the arguments on the quantum of sentence against the 47-year-old man, who was convicted under Section 6 and the penal provisions for unnatural offences. In its order dated April 16, the court said, “The crime committed by the convict was not only grave and heinous but also alarming and violated the values of human dignity, safety and security. Thus, the demand for his permanent removal from the society is justified because if he is allowed back into the society, he could pose a threat to it.” The court sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for life, which meant imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life. ASJ Puniya urged policy makers to consider “socio-psychological …

Man gets 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping 6-year-old girl in UP

Man gets 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping 6-year-old girl in UP

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A court in Uttar Pradesh`s Mainpuri has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 6-year-old girl in 2019, besides imposing a fine of Rs 50,000 on the offender, officials said on Sunday. Government advocate Vipin Chaturvedi told PTI that the incident was reported on May 27, 2019, from a village under the Bewar police station area where the convict intercepted the 6-year-old girl who took her goats for grazing, and raped her. After the girl narrated her ordeal to her mother, the victim`s maternal uncle lodged a police complaint against the accused, who was from the same village, Chaturvedi said. On Saturday, additional district and sessions judge Chetana Chauhan held the accused guilty, and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, he said. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute …