Custodial death of Assam rape accused: Court seeks answers from govt
3 months ago

Custodial death of Assam rape accused: Court seeks answers from govt

The Hindu  

The Gauhati High Court issued a notice to the Assam government on Monday in a case related to the custodial death of a rape accused on August 24. One of three people accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in Dhing, central Assam, a handcuffed Tafajjul Islam reportedly drowned while trying to escape from police custody. Abdul Awal filed a petition in the high court seeking a judicial probe into the custodial death of his son and compensation. Hearing the case on Monday, a division bench of Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak and Justice Soumitra Saikia asked the Assam government to provide details about the incident by November 4, the next hearing date.

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Assam: Final suspect arrested in Guwahati gang rape case, chilling confession reveals details
1 week, 3 days ago

Assam: Final suspect arrested in Guwahati gang rape case, chilling confession reveals details

India TV News  

In a significant breakthrough, the Guwahati Police have successfully apprehended the final suspect in the gruesome gang rape case that shook the city’s Boragaon area. The heinous crime unfolded on November 17 at a Durga temple in the Nijarapar area, where a group of nine men brutally assaulted a woman and recorded the act. The arrested individuals are: Kuldeep Nath …

Assam gang-rape case triggers political war
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Assam gang-rape case triggers political war

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The alleged gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl in central Assam’s Dhing on August 22 has triggered a war of words between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Opposition Congress. “Assam is just dying to know — because, clearly, such a ‘worthy cause’ deserves nothing less than a well-oiled, covert operation funded by the highest levels, right?” the party …

Assam News: Fled, Jumped, and Met His End, How Assam Gang Rape Accused Died? | ABP News
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Assam News: Fled, Jumped, and Met His End, How Assam Gang Rape Accused Died? | ABP News

ABP News  

In Assam's Nagaon district, the main accused in the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl, Tafazzul Islam, has died. When a police team took him to the crime scene last night, the main accused tried to escape by jumping into a pond near the site. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma commented on the alleged gang rape of a minor …

Assam minor gang-rape case: Accused dies after drowning in pond while escaping police custody
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Assam minor gang-rape case: Accused dies after drowning in pond while escaping police custody

The Hindu  

An accused in the alleged gang-rape of a minor girl in central Assam’s Nagaon district drowned after trying to escape from custody around 3.30 a.m., the police said on Saturday. Nagaon’s Superintendent of Police, Swapnanil Deka said it was dark when the accused — handcuffed and tied to a rope held by a constable — tried to flee. A police …

Top news of the day: August 21, 2023
1 year, 4 months ago

Top news of the day: August 21, 2023

The Hindu  

‘Welcome, buddy!’ — contact established between Chandrayaan-2 orbiter and Chandrayaan-3 lander module The Indian Space Research Organisation on August 21 said a two-way communication between the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter and Chandrayaan-3’s Lunar Module has been established. Chandrachud on Monday said some parts of a draft Standard Operating Procedure prepared by the Centre to tailor judicial conduct in government-related cases read as …

Gauhati High Court Asks State If It Would Pay Compensation U/S 357A CrPC To Kin For Unnatural Death Of Prisoners In Custody
1 year, 5 months ago

Gauhati High Court Asks State If It Would Pay Compensation U/S 357A CrPC To Kin For Unnatural Death Of Prisoners In Custody

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Thursday directed the Assam government to clarify whether it proposes to grant compensation to the kith and kin of prisoners who died unnaturally in custody, by treating them to be victims as defined under Section 357A of CrPC. The division bench of the Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury was hearing a …

Shocking! Gujarat man who raped stepdaughter and makes her pregnant gets death sentence
1 year, 9 months ago

Shocking! Gujarat man who raped stepdaughter and makes her pregnant gets death sentence

India TV News  

A court in Gujarat’s Kheda district on Tuesday awarded the death sentence to a 28-year-old man for repeatedly raping his stepdaughter and impregnating her. Crime came to light only after the girl became pregnant As per the prosecution, the accused repeatedly raped the girl, who was then aged 11 years and 8 months, for over five months and threatened her …

Law & Custodial Death
1 year, 11 months ago

Law & Custodial Death

Live Law  

"One of the worst crimes in a civilized society under the Rule of Law is perhaps the death in custody. In its report: Torture in India 2008: A State of Denial - the first-ever nationwide assessment on the use of torture in India- released onJune25, Asian Centre for Human Rights stated that 7,468 persons, at an average of 1,494 persons …

Karnataka High Court acquits all accused in 2012 RTI activist murder case
2 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court acquits all accused in 2012 RTI activist murder case

Firstpost  

After the completion of the trial, the Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge court on 28 October 2020 found the accused guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has acquitted all the 12 accused in a case relating to the murder of RTI activist and editor of ‘Maha Prachanda’ newspaper Lingaraju back in 2012 citing …

Three get death sentence for rape-murder of two minor girls in Assam's Kokrajhar
2 years, 8 months ago

Three get death sentence for rape-murder of two minor girls in Assam's Kokrajhar

Firstpost  

The bodies of the two minor girls were found hanging from a tree last year Guwahati: A court in Assam’s Kokrajhar district has awarded death sentence to three accused in the rape and murder of two minor girls last year. Sessions Court, Kokrajhar awarded death sentence to accused Muzamil, Najibul & Farizul in the gruesome case of rape & murder …

Gauhati HC asks Assam Govt. to file detailed affidavit on police encounters
2 years, 11 months ago

Gauhati HC asks Assam Govt. to file detailed affidavit on police encounters

The Hindu  

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday asked the Assam government to file a detailed affidavit on the police encounters that have been taking place since BJP returned to power in the state in May 2021. Hearing a public interest litigation filed by advocate Arif Md Yeasin Jwadder, a High Court Bench comprising Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia …

PIL On Alleged Fake Encounters: Gauhati High Court Asks State Govt To Specify Details Of Such Encounters & Action Taken By It
2 years, 11 months ago

PIL On Alleged Fake Encounters: Gauhati High Court Asks State Govt To Specify Details Of Such Encounters & Action Taken By It

Live Law  

Hearing a Public Interest Litigation plea moved before it seeking an independent probe into the alleged fake encounters of the Assam Police, the Gauhati High Court today asked the State Government to apprise the Court about the "alleged" encounter killings and the action taken by the State.The Bench of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia heard Senior Advocate. …

Gauhati High Court Directs State To Decide On Plea Of Rohingya Refugees Seeking Either Refugee Status In India Or Deportation To Myanmar
3 years ago

Gauhati High Court Directs State To Decide On Plea Of Rohingya Refugees Seeking Either Refugee Status In India Or Deportation To Myanmar

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court has recently directed the Assam government to take a decision at the earliest regarding a plea moved by ten members of the Rohingya community seeking either refugee status in India or deportation to Myanmar. The Court observed that the petitioners have been 'languishing in jail' for the last 7 years since the concerned authorities have not …

[Rape Case Against UP Govt Counsel] SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking CBI Investigation & Transfer Of Case From UP
4 years, 4 months ago

[Rape Case Against UP Govt Counsel] SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking CBI Investigation & Transfer Of Case From UP

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices in a writ petition seeking transfer of investigation and trial in the criminal case filed against a standing counsel of the UP Government, accused of rape by a young practicing lawyer from Delhi. The petition has been moved by one of the victim's friends, apprehending that investigation in the rape case may be …

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