UP: Life term for man who raped Dalit girl, uploaded video online leading to her suicide
1 month ago

UP: Life term for man who raped Dalit girl, uploaded video online leading to her suicide

Deccan Chronicle  

Maharajganj: A 34-year-old man here has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for molesting a Dalit girl and then circulating a video of the act online, leading to the victim's suicide, a lawyer said on Tuesday. Special Judge court Sanjay Mishra on Monday convicted Jalandhar Rai and also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on him, Assistant District Government Counsel Phanindra Kumar Tripathi said. The girl's father had filed a complaint after which a case was lodged against Rai under various sections of the erstwhile IPC, including 376, 506,306, 554, Tripathi said. The police had also invoked provisions of the Information Technology Act and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Act in the case, he said.

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Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor
1 week ago

Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court has sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for life for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on a seven-year-old girl in February. Delhi court awards rigorous life term to man for raping minor Additional sessions judge Babita Puniya said "digital rape" was among the "most vilest and revolting form of rapes". Special public prosecutor Sharawan Kumar …

Four Get Life Imprisonment In Gurugram For 2020 Murder Case
1 week, 2 days ago

Four Get Life Imprisonment In Gurugram For 2020 Murder Case

ABP News  

Gurugram: The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Dr Gagan Geet Kaur sentenced four accused to life imprisonment in connection with a murder case over a dispute in 2020, police said on Friday. "On the basis of the chargesheet filed by the Gurugram Police in the court with the evidence and witnesses collected by the police, the court of …

Man gets life term for Punjab-origin girlfriend’s murder in UK
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Man gets life term for Punjab-origin girlfriend’s murder in UK

Hindustan Times  

London Man gets life term for Punjab-origin girlfriend’s murder in UK An Indian-origin man who brutally beat up his girlfriend to death at his home in East Midlands region of England, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a UK court. Sidpara’s sentencing comes as Leicestershire Police said it has joined organisations across the globe to support “White Ribbon Day”, …

Man gets lifer in rape case
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Man gets lifer in rape case

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Anantapur POCSO court on Friday sentenced life term imprisonment to T. Ramanjineyulu alias Mugodu over assaulting a minor girl at Putlur mandal headquarters in Anantapur district and directed the government to give compensation of Rs10.50 lakh to the victim's family. Sources said the six-year-old minor girl was playing in front of her house while her parents went to work …

UP man gets life imprisonment for killing wife over dowry
3 weeks, 4 days ago

UP man gets life imprisonment for killing wife over dowry

Deccan Chronicle  

Pratapgarh: A court convicted a man of killing his wife in an eleven-year-old dowry-murder case and sentenced him to life imprisonment, a lawyer said on Thursday. The court of district sessions Judge Abdul Shahid also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on him. District government advocate Yogesh Sharma said Kavita Tripathi married Ashok Kumar Tiwari in December 2010. After hearing …

UP: Man sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping 7-year-old girl
1 month ago

UP: Man sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping 7-year-old girl

Deccan Chronicle  

Bahraich: A POCSO court here has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 53,000 on him, for raping a seven-year-old girl, police said on Tuesday.On September 30, 2021, the girl's father lodged a complaint under Motipur police against Islam, Superintendent of Police Vrinda Shukla said. The officer said that after registering …

Four get life imprisonment for beating man to death in Gurugram
1 month, 1 week ago

Four get life imprisonment for beating man to death in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

A Gurugram court convicted four men of abducting a man from Sector 10A by offering him lift in an autorickshaw and then beating him to death in 2021, and sentenced them to rigorous life imprisonment, police said on Thursday. Police said the incident took place on the night of July 10, 2021, when the victim, Deepu Kumar, was going to …

Uttar Pradesh: Man gets life imprisonment for killing wife over dowry
1 month, 1 week ago

Uttar Pradesh: Man gets life imprisonment for killing wife over dowry

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh: A court in Uttar Pradesh's Maharajganj district sentenced a man to life imprisonment after holding him guilty of murdering his wife three years ago, police said today. Additional Sessions and Special Judge Fast Track Court Phool Chand Kushwaha on Tuesday convicted the accused Jitendra Chauhan for killing wife Preeti Chauhan after harassing her for dowry, Additional Superintendent of …

6 Bangladeshis Get Life Sentences for Human Trafficking
1 month, 2 weeks ago

6 Bangladeshis Get Life Sentences for Human Trafficking

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The National Investigation Agency special court in Hyderabad has sentenced six Bangladeshi nationals to life imprisonment in a human trafficking case where women were pushed into prostitution. The convicted persons Mohd Yousuf Khan, his wife Bithi Begum, Sojib Ruhul Amin Dhali, Mohd Abdul Salam Kounla Justin and Sheela Justin alias Shiuli Khatun were arrested by the NIA in 2019 …

Brutal Sexual Abuse: 68-Year-Old Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Sexual Abuse of Minor Girl
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Brutal Sexual Abuse: 68-Year-Old Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Sexual Abuse of Minor Girl

The Hindu  

A 68-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually abusing a six-year-old girl. The sentence includes concurrent life sentences and a 14-year term sentence, running concurrently. The accused was living with the grandmother of the children, who looked after them, during the incidents. The court is expected to pass orders on a related case where Vikraman is accused …

Serial Rapist on Parole Rapes Daughter, Niece in Chhattisgarh
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Serial Rapist on Parole Rapes Daughter, Niece in Chhattisgarh

Deccan Chronicle  

A 36-year-old rape prisoner has been convicted of raping his 11-year-old daughter and 12-year-old niece in Koriya district of Chhattisgarh. The accused has a history of rapes and took his niece to the forest under the guise of gathering firewood before sexually assaulting her. Despite confiding in one another, the two cousins were so terrified that they dared not approach …

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Brutal Raping Case in Jalaun: Life Sentence for 60-Year-Old Accused

Hindustan Times  

A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a 6-year-old girl in Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh. The verdict was delivered by a special Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) court judge, Mohammad Quamar, following a swift trial that concluded in just three months.

Karnataka Sentence 101: Dalits Face Life Imprisonment in Decade-Old Atrocity Case
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Karnataka Sentence 101: Dalits Face Life Imprisonment in Decade-Old Atrocity Case

Hindustan Times  

A decade-old Dalit atrocity case in Karnataka has resulted in the conviction of 91 people, including the key accused Manjunath. The accused were convicted of torching the houses of the SC community and abusing them by uttering casteist slurs. The case has been ongoing for several years, with many Dalits being denied entry into barber shops and eateries due to …

101 Held Guilty in Marakumbi Caste Atrocity Case, Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

101 Held Guilty in Marakumbi Caste Atrocity Case, Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

The Hindu  

101 people have been convicted in a decade-old case of atrocity against members of Scheduled Castes in Koppal district of Karnataka. The court sentenced 98 convicts to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹5,000 on each of them, while the remaining three are members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and were sentenced to five years of imprisonment and …

Acid Murder: Family Members Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Daughter's Death
2 months ago

Acid Murder: Family Members Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Daughter's Death

Hindustan Times  

A 19-year-old woman was murdered by her family with acid for resisting her arranged marriage in Uttar Pradesh. The father and four relatives involved in the crime were sentenced to life imprisonment and fined ₹40,000 each. The case is a reminder of the dangers of arranged marriages and the importance of respecting personal choices.

Kolkata court gives death penalty to man for rape and murder of minor under the POCSO Act
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kolkata court gives death penalty to man for rape and murder of minor under the POCSO Act

The Hindu  

A man was awarded death penalty for the rape and murder of a 7-year-old minor by the Alipore District and Session Court in Kolkata on Thursday. The judge found the accused Shaw guilty of rape and murder of the minor and sentenced him to death penalty for the crime. In the order the court also said the West Bengal government …

Man gets 20 years jail for raping minor in Uttar Pradesh
3 months ago

Man gets 20 years jail for raping minor in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

A POCSO court here sentenced a 22-year-old man to 20 years in prison for raping a minor girl, a government lawyer said on Thursday, September 19, 2024. Additional District Government Counsel Shubham Mishra said that on Wednesday, Special Judge of the POCSO Court Kumar Mayank also fined the accused ₹28,000. Citing the father's complaint, Mr. Mishra said the incident had …

Man sentenced to 30-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl
3 months, 1 week ago

Man sentenced to 30-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

The District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced Shamrao Chikkanagaon, a resident of Kamalapur taluk in Kalaburagi district, to 30 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl. As per details provided by Shanthaveer B. Tuppad, public prosecutor in the case, the accused on January 5, 2023, sexually abused the minor with a promise of marriage and threatened to …

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor
3 months, 1 week ago

Man sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for abducting, raping minor

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. A 25-year-old man was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by a city court after he was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a minor girl, police said on Saturday. On …

Two held for molesting minor Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh, making caste remarks
3 months, 1 week ago

Two held for molesting minor Dalit girl in Uttar Pradesh, making caste remarks

The Hindu  

Two men have been arrested for allegedly molesting a 16-year-old Dalit girl and passing casteist remarks against her, officials said on Tuesday. Taseen and Shalim, both in their mid-20s, were arrested on Monday after the victim's father filed a complaint against them at the Sikheda police station, according to Circle Officer Rupali Rao. The victim's father stated in his complaint …

First conviction under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in Bihar as two get life sentence
3 months, 2 weeks ago

First conviction under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in Bihar as two get life sentence

Hindustan Times  

In a first, two persons were sentenced to life imprisonment in Bihar under the new criminal law Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. “To my knowledge this is the first instance of the accused of triple murder case has been given life sentence under the new BNS act in the country,” said public prosecutor of Chhapra Court, Surendra Nath Singh. The Chhapra court …

Delhi court sentences woman to life for smothering 2 minor daughters to death
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi court sentences woman to life for smothering 2 minor daughters to death

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court sentenced a 32-year-old woman to life imprisonment on Wednesday for smothering two of her minor daughters to death in February 2018. Additional Sessions Judge Sachin Jain of Tis Hazari court said the woman's act of killing her own daughters shook the conscience of the court and also the society at large. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to …

Teen helps rape survivor mother get justice; accused gets lifer
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Teen helps rape survivor mother get justice; accused gets lifer

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW A 17-year-old girl walked alongside her mother to a Sitapur court, which on Monday awarded life sentence to the man who had raped and impregnated her mother more than 18 years ago. On Monday, a special SC/ST court sentenced the man to life imprisonment and slapped a fine of ₹62,500 on him, government counsel Arun Kumar Agnihotri said. Agnihotri …

F’bad: Man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 rape, murder
3 months, 3 weeks ago

F’bad: Man sentenced to life in prison for 2022 rape, murder

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A Faridabad court on Thursday sentenced a 30-year-old man to life imprisonment in connection with the November 7, 2022 rape and murder of a 34-year-old woman. A Faridabad court on Thursday sentenced a 30-year-old man to life imprisonment in connection with the November 7, 2022 rape and murder of a 34-year-old woman — a horrific case that had shocked …

Cold-blooded murder of minor girl instils fear in Dalit households of a Bihar village
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Cold-blooded murder of minor girl instils fear in Dalit households of a Bihar village

The Hindu  

A deathly pall has descended over the village of Gopalpur, located in north-central Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district. She wanted to escape this village life and be different from all of us.” The hunt for justice On August 13, a day after discovering the minor’s mutilated body, her mother filed a complaint at the Paroo police station. The next day, the police …

Bihar Dalit minor gang rape: Six people booked, main accused absconding
4 months, 1 week ago

Bihar Dalit minor gang rape: Six people booked, main accused absconding

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Bihar police have booked six persons for gang rape and murder of a teen Dalit girl after the mutilated body was found in a pond at a village under Paroo police station in Muzaffarpur district. The victim’s parents, who are daily wagers, told the police that one Sanjay Rai along with his accomplices visited their house, forcibly entered the …

6 including two police personnel get life imprisonment over sextortion in MP
4 months, 3 weeks ago

6 including two police personnel get life imprisonment over sextortion in MP

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal: A district court in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat sentenced six accused, including two police personnel, to life imprisonment for allegedly involved in running a sextortion racket, people aware of the matter said. The court has convicted the accused under Sections 147, 386, and 120B of the IPC and Section 5 of the Immoral Trafficking Act.” The judge also punished them …

Chandigarh: Woman gets life term for gagging son to death
5 months ago

Chandigarh: Woman gets life term for gagging son to death

Hindustan Times  

The court of additional sessions judge Harpreet Kaur on Friday sentenced a 29-year-old woman to life imprisonment for gagging her two-and-a-half-year-old son to death. The convict, Roopa Verma, was also charged with murdering her six-month-old daughter a month prior to killing her son but those charges could not be proved in court. The court relied the judgment on the basis …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 8 agreed to examine the pleas filed by Delhi Police challenging the high court's order granting bail to four convicts, who were sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice on the four pleas filed by Delhi …

Uttar Pradesh: Court sentences man to 10-year rigorous imprisonment for raping minor in Maharajganj
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh: Court sentences man to 10-year rigorous imprisonment for raping minor in Maharajganj

India TV News  

A man has been sentenced to 10-year rigorous imprisonment by a court for raping a five-year-old Dalit girl here in 2017. Special Judge, Vinay Kumar Singh on Saturday convicted Pritam Gupta for raping the girl in Gugli police station area of the district, Special Public Prosecutor Vinod Kumar Singh said on Sunday. The survivor's father had filed a complaint after …

Rapist nailed by cognitively challenged, speech-impaired girl; gets life sentence
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rapist nailed by cognitively challenged, speech-impaired girl; gets life sentence

Deccan Chronicle  

Palghar: The deposition by an intellectually challenged 16-year-old girl, who also cannot speak, using sign language led to the conviction of her rapist in Maharashtra's Palghar district. During the trial, Special Public Prosecutor Jayprakash Patil told the court that Gaud raped the girl, who lived in his neighbourhood, in January 2017 when there was nobody in her house. Patil said …

Karnal man gets life imprisonment for killing wife
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnal man gets life imprisonment for killing wife

Hindustan Times  

A local court has sentenced a man to life term jail for killing his wife with a sugarcane cutter in 2020 and also imposed a fine of ₹15,000. Naresh was convicted under sections 302, 324, 326 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and was also directed to pay compensation of ₹ 50,000 to the family of deceased. As per …

Rajasthan Judicial Magistrate Booked For Allegedly Asking Rape Survivor To Strip In Court And Show Her Injuries
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan Judicial Magistrate Booked For Allegedly Asking Rape Survivor To Strip In Court And Show Her Injuries

Live Law  

An FIR has been lodged against a Judicial Magistrate in Rajasthan alleging that he asked a Dalit gang rape survivor to strip in the court to show her injuries. According to Hindustan Times, the survivor had filed a complaint on March 30 alleging that the Hindaun Court Magistrate Ravindra Kumar “asked her to strip in order to see her injuries.” …

Maharashtra: 'Sex maniac' man rapes 6-year-old, slits her throat in Pune, gets death sentence | DETAILS
9 months ago

Maharashtra: 'Sex maniac' man rapes 6-year-old, slits her throat in Pune, gets death sentence | DETAILS

India TV News  

Crime news: A 24-year-old man was sentenced to death Sessions Court in Pune on Friday for the rape and murder of a six-year-old minor in Pune’s Maval Taluka. According to Public Prosecutor Senior Advocate Rajesh Kavediya, during the trial, the prosecution submitted that "on the basis of all evidence brought on record, the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt that …

Unfortunate That 'Tantrics/Babas' Take Advantage Of Vulnerability & Blind Faith: Bombay HC Upholds Man's Life Term For Rape Of 6 Minor Girls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Unfortunate That 'Tantrics/Babas' Take Advantage Of Vulnerability & Blind Faith: Bombay HC Upholds Man's Life Term For Rape Of 6 Minor Girls

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently confirmed the conviction and life sentence of a man claiming to be a tantric who raped and sexually exploited seven girls, six of them minors, for over five years under the pretext of curing them from begetting intellectually challenged male children. A division bench of Justice Revati Mohite Dere and Justice Manjusha Deshpande dismissed the …

Rajasthan Man Gets Life Term for Raping Live-in Partner's Minor Daughter
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajasthan Man Gets Life Term for Raping Live-in Partner's Minor Daughter

News 18  

A court here on Saturday sentenced a 33-year-old man to life imprisonment for repeatedly raping the 13-year-old daughter of his live-in partner here, a government counsel said. A POCSO court in Jhalawar convicted Pratap Singh Sondhya in the case, awarded him life term and imposing a fine of Rs 3 lakh, said Public Prosecutor Ramhetar Gurjar. In her complaint, the …

28-year-old gets death penalty for rape, murder of toddler in 2018 in Gurugram
10 months ago

28-year-old gets death penalty for rape, murder of toddler in 2018 in Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

A 28-year-old man was given the death penalty by a sessions court on Wednesday for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl after abducting her when she was stepping out of a ‘bhandara’ organised near a temple in Sector-66 five years ago. Sunil, who belongs to UP’s Mahoba, is facing trials in two more cases of rape and murder of minor …

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC
10 months, 1 week ago

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to four convicts serving life imprisonment for the murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A special court here had on November 26, 2023 awarded life imprisonment to the four men and three years in jail to another for receiving the stolen belongings. soumyaA trial court had awarded the death penalty to Kapoor …

Haryana: 23-year-old gets life term for rape, murder of minor in 2019
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana: 23-year-old gets life term for rape, murder of minor in 2019

Hindustan Times  

A fast track court at Palwal sentenced a 23-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for raping and murdering a minor girl in 2019. The court also granted a sum of ₹ 25 lakhs to the parents of the victim as final compensation as per the Victim Compensation Scheme, 2020. The special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act court, in …

Man sentenced to life for murdering 8-month pregnant wife
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Man sentenced to life for murdering 8-month pregnant wife

Hindustan Times  

A 42-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment and slapped with a fine of ₹15,000 by the district court for killing his wife for dowry on August 10, 2013. According to the additional district government counsel, Nitin Tyagi, Parveen’s brother Raees Ahmad lodged a complaint with Sector 24 police station in August 2013, alleging that after years of marriage, Akthar …

Life term for trio who killed 19-year-old girl in 2021
11 months, 1 week ago

Life term for trio who killed 19-year-old girl in 2021

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: The Kadapa District Sessions Court on Friday sentenced life imprisonment to three persons in the case of murder of a degree student at Chintala Cheruvu in Badvel mandal in Kadapa district on June 18, 2021. The murder took place after the girl student, Godugunur Sirisha, 19, ignored an offer of love. Charan hatched a plan to eliminate Sirisha and …

Chandigarh: 60-year-old jailed for 12 years for raping mentally disabled girl
1 year ago

Chandigarh: 60-year-old jailed for 12 years for raping mentally disabled girl

Hindustan Times  

Completing trial in eight months, a special fast-track POCSO court has awarded 12-year rigorous imprisonment to a 60-year-old man for raping a mentally disabled, hearing and speech impaired girl in March this year. Bablu Mandal was convicted under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and also fined ₹ 20,000. Bablu Mandal was convicted under Section 376 of the Indian …

Husband Get Life Term for Wife's Suicide
1 year ago

Husband Get Life Term for Wife's Suicide

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Proddatur Second ADJ Court on Wednesday sentenced to life a husband after prosecutors proved that he had provoked his wife to commit suicide in Proddatur in Kadapa district. According to police, Jakki Prasad, 30, resident of Adarsh Colony in Proddatur town had got married to Raja Rajeswari, aged 21 years, seven years ago. Proddatur Two Town police registered a …

Man sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl
1 year ago

Man sentenced to 20-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

The Additional District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced Jagannath Karani, a resident of Muganur village in Sedam taluk of Kalaburagi district, to 20 year imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl. As per the details provided by Shanthaveer Tuppad, Public Prosecutor in the case, the convict had lured the girl in with a promise of marriage and had …

Uttar Pradesh police shielding accused in rape, murder case of Dalit woman, says fact-finding report
1 year ago

Uttar Pradesh police shielding accused in rape, murder case of Dalit woman, says fact-finding report

The Hindu  

A fact-finding report by a team of advocates and human rights activists has found the Uttar Pradesh police guilty of gross negligence and shielding men from an upper caste community who allegedly gang-raped and murdered a Dalit woman in Banda district on October 31. The police made considerable attempts to dilute the “caste atrocity”, said the report published this week …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: four convicts awarded life sentence
1 year ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: four convicts awarded life sentence

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Saturday awarded life imprisonment to four men for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, who was robbed and shot dead by the convicts while she was returning home from her office in 2008. The court also observed that it was “unfortunate” that Vishwanathan, who was a “young, dynamic and hard-working journalist”, lost her life due to the …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment, fifth gets 3 years in jail
1 year ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment, fifth gets 3 years in jail

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on November 25 sentenced four men to life imprisonment for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008. The court sentenced Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and Ajay Kumar to life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of ₹1.25 lakh on each of them. On October 18, the court convicted Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and …

Man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl
1 year, 1 month ago

Man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl

The Hindu  

Additional District and Sessions Court in Kalaburagi has sentenced Sidram, a resident of Chandranagar at Kamalapur taluk of Kalaburagi district, to a 20-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl. Shankaragouda V. Patil, Circle Inspector of Police attached to Kalaburagi Rural Circle, investigated the case and upheld the charges levelled against the accused in the complaint under Indian Penal Code …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder
1 year, 2 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four men for the murder of 25-year-old journalist Soumya Vishwanathan and offences under the MCOCA. The fifth accused Ajay Sethi was convicted under IPC Section 411 along with the stringent MCOCA provisions for conspiring to abetting, aiding in, or knowingly facilitating organised crime and for receiving proceeds of organised crime. Seeks speedy trial After …

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