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SC denies suspension of Pocso sentence, bail to Asaram

SC denies suspension of Pocso sentence, bail to Asaram

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to consider suspending the sentence of self-styled godman Asaram or releasing him on bail at this stage while agreeing to examine his challenge to a Rajasthan High Court judgment upholding his conviction for sexually assaulting a minor devotee at his Jodhpur ashram in 2013. SC denies suspension of Pocso sentence, bail to Asaram A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Sheel Nagu issued notice to the Rajasthan government on Asaram’s petition challenging the high court verdict but made it clear that no interim relief would be granted without first hearing the state and unless his medical condition demonstrated a grave threat to life. “We are not granting bail now. Subject to hearing the State, we will consider if there is grave necessity to grant bail, like his life is in danger,” observed the bench. The court also declined to suspend the sentence for the present. “We are not considering suspension of sentence. If grave urgency is there, such as danger to life, that is the only factor we will …

Pune 3-year-old rape case: Why judge refused to consider 65-year-old convict’s age before death sentence

Pune 3-year-old rape case: Why judge refused to consider 65-year-old convict’s age before death sentence

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Nearly two months after the rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in Pune district’s Nasrapur village sent shock waves across Maharashtra, a special Pune court on Monday gave a death penalty to a 65-year-old man. The details of the incident, which occurred on May 1, are harrowing. (Praful Gangurde/HT\representational image) The capital punishment was pronounced by Additional Judge (special judge) S R Salunkhe. The judge, categorizing the case as the “rarest of the rare,” made it clear that the brutality of the crime left no room for leniency, news agency PTI reported. A pattern of “total depravity” The incident took place on May 1. The accused, Kamble lured the three-year-old child with a promise of snacks and the excitement of seeing a newborn calf. Also read | 65-year-old convicted in Nasrapur child rape, murder He led her to a secluded shed near a cattle barn where he subjected her to sexual and unnatural assault. To cover his tracks, he murdered her by gagging her and inflicting severe chest injuries. Judge Salunkhe observed that the …

Tina Peters: 5 things on election denier from Colorado freed from jail after sentence commuted

Tina Peters: 5 things on election denier from Colorado freed from jail after sentence commuted

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Tina Peters, an election denier, was released from a Colorado prison on Monday, according to prison officials. This comes weeks after the state’s Democratic governor, Jared Polis, approved a commutation that reduced her sentence by half. Tina Peters was serving a nine-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2024 on multiple charges concerning a breach of election equipment in Mesa County, Colorado. (AFP) Peters was serving a nine-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2024 on multiple charges concerning a breach of election equipment in Mesa County, Colorado. Prosecutors argued that she unlawfully facilitated access to secure voting-system data. However, Peters and her supporters maintained that she was attempting to expose vulnerabilities in election systems. In May, her nine-year sentence was reduced to 4 ½ years by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. In the end, Peters spent around a year and eight months behind bars, partly because of Colorado’s parole laws. Read move: Tina Peters’ first reaction to commuted sentence: ‘I made mistakes’ 5 things about Tina Peters, her family and the case 1. Tina Peters …

Rape convict Asaram surrenders at Jodhpur jail after High Court upholds life sentence

Rape convict Asaram surrenders at Jodhpur jail after High Court upholds life sentence

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Self-styled godman Asaram arrives in Jodhpur on May 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Self-styled godman Asaram surrendered before the authorities at the Jodhpur Central Jail on Thursday (May 28, 2026) evening, a day after the Rajasthan High Court cancelled his interim bail while upholding his life sentence in the 2013 minor rape case. News of his arrival had drawn a large crowd of supporters to the Jodhpur airport earlier in the day. After spending some time at the local ashram in Jodhpur, he visited AIIMS for a medical examination and later surrendered in the evening. The Jodhpur Bench of the High Court on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) dismissed Asaram’s appeal and revoked the interim bail, which was extended till July 7. At the time of the verdict, Asaram, who has been out on bail since October, was staying in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. His counsel said that they are studying the order and would proceed accordingly on challenging the High Court’s verdict in the Supreme Court. Also read: Editorial on Asaram case verdict The division bench …

20 years in Saudi jail, ₹34 crore blood money: Kerala man returns home after facing death sentence

20 years in Saudi jail, ₹34 crore blood money: Kerala man returns home after facing death sentence

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After facing a death sentence in Saudi Arabia, Abdul Rahim, a native of Kerala’s Kozhikode, returned home to cheering crowds and concerned family on Thursday after spending twenty years in a foreign jail. The relief from the Saudi jail was possible due to a payment of ₹34 crore (15 million Saudi Riyals) in blood money. Abdul Rahim returned to Kerala on Thursday (May 28) after spending 20 years in a Saudi Arabia jail and being released from an upcoming death sentence by paying blood money of ₹34 crore (PTI) Rahim landed at the Karipur airport and was then escorted by his relatives. The former prisoner shed a few tears upon finally reaching his homeland following a 20-year-long wait, news agency PTI reported. Businessman Bobby Chemmanur hugged him upon his arrival as crowd and media gathered at the airport for his welcome. Rahim was seen indicating a ‘thumbs-up’ impression. “I am thankful to everyone who helped me,” he told reporters as he got in his car. He then headed to his house where his mother, friends …

Man gets life sentence for killing grandmother in Kakinada dist.

Man gets life sentence for killing grandmother in Kakinada dist.

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A local court in Pithapuram on Wednesday convicted a 36-year-old man in connection with the 2025 murder case and awarded a life sentence to him. On July 12, 2025, the accused, Gosala John had beaten to death his grandmother, Benugu Deenamma, after she rejected his appeal for money in their house at Narsipeta village in Kakinada district, Peddapuram Deputy Superintendent of Police A.B.G. Tilak stated in a release.  Gosala Padma, the mother of the convict, registered a complaint and based on it, the police registered a case against John. Published – May 27, 2026 08:28 pm IST 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

Who is Wade Wilson? Inside the ‘Deadpool Killer’ case, victims, death sentence, and more

Who is Wade Wilson? Inside the ‘Deadpool Killer’ case, victims, death sentence, and more

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Wade Wilson is a Florida man born in 1994 who became known across the country for a pair of brutal murders in Cape Coral. By his mid‑20s, he had been arrested several times. The killer had a reputation for violent behavior, long before the crimes that earned him the nickname “Deadpool Killer.” He is now the subject of the first episode of Season 2 of the Netflix docuseries Worst Ex Ever. Wade Wilson is known as the Deadpool Killer. (GoGetFunding/ Wade Wilson ) Real name that matches Deadpool Wade Wilson shares his first and last name with the Marvel antihero Deadpool, which is how he got the “Deadpool Killer” label. A true‑crime producer who worked on the Paramount+ docuseries Handsome Devil said, “We realised early on that the name match was going to be unavoidable; people were already calling him the ‘Deadpool Killer’ online.” The double murder in Cape Coral In October 2019, then‑25‑year‑old Wilson attacked and killed two women—35‑year‑old Kristine Melton and 43‑year‑old Diane Ruiz. He attacked his two victims within hours of each …

Ex-MLC shifted to Lucknow women’s prison after 10-year sentence in property grabbing case

Ex-MLC shifted to Lucknow women’s prison after 10-year sentence in property grabbing case

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Bhadohi , Former MLC Ram Lali Mishra was shifted from Bhadohi jail to the Nari Niketan women’s prison in Lucknow after being sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in a property grabbing case, a jail official said on Monday. Ex-MLC shifted to Lucknow women’s prison after 10-year sentence in property grabbing case Ram Lali Mishra, her husband and jailed former MLA Vijay Mishra, their son and daughter-in-law have been convicted in the case. Bhadohi District Jail Superintendent Abhishek Singh said women convicts sentenced to more than seven years are transferred to Nari Niketan as per government rules. “In compliance with government directions, Ram Lali Mishra was shifted to Lucknow on Sunday under tight security,” he said. Her daughter-in-law Rupa Mishra, who got a four-year jail term in the case, will continue to remain lodged in Bhadohi jail, he added. On May 15, the MP/MLA court in Bhadohi sentenced Vijay Mishra, Ram Lali Mishra and their son Vishnu Mishra to 10 years in jail for allegedly grabbing movable and immovable property of a relative, forcibly taking control …

Sathankulam custodial killing: All nine Policemen given death sentence

Sathankulam custodial killing: All nine Policemen given death sentence

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“The case dates back to June 19, 2020, wherein the accused police officials of Santhankulam PS had wrongfully confined P Jeyraj. His son Benniks, who went to police station to enquire as to why his father was detained was also confined after some altercation,” a spokesperson of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which probed the case, said in a statement. Thereafter, the father and the son were mercilessly beaten and brutally tortured by the accused police officials on the intervening night of June 19 and 20, 2020, the spokesperson said. “Benniks succumbed to injuries on 22nd and Jeyraj on 23rd June. The case was transferred to CBI for fair investigation by the Tamil Nadu government. “After a thorough investigation, CBI filed charge sheet against… 9 accused persons within 90 days,” the spokesperson said. Following a massive public outcry, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court took note of the case. A total of 105 witnesses were examined over five years. Of the initial 10 accused, Special Sub-Inspector Pauldurai died during the trial due …

Kamal Haasan on death sentence to 9 policemen in custodial death case: ‘Personally, I am opposed to death penalty…’

Kamal Haasan on death sentence to 9 policemen in custodial death case: ‘Personally, I am opposed to death penalty…’

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Actor-politician Kamal Haasan has responded to the sentencing of nine policemen to death in the high-profile Sathankulam custodial death case, calling the verdict significant while reiterating his personal opposition to capital punishment. Kamal Haasa called for accountability from those involved in the cover-up and stressed on the suffering of innocent families affected by the actions of the convicted policemen. (PTI) Kamal Hassan reacts to judgement in P Jayaraj J Bennix custodial death case In a strongly worded statement, Kamal said the judgment in the killings of P. Jayaraj and his son J. Bennix was a painful reminder of the brutality they endured. “It is heart-wrenching to even think about the atrocities committed… by those who are supposed to protect the public,” he wrote, condemning the custodial violence that had sparked outrage across the country. The case dates back to June 2020 in Sathankulam town of Thoothukudi district, where Jayaraj and Bennix were arrested by local police for allegedly violating lockdown restrictions during the COVID-19. They were later subjected to severe custodial torture and died days …