News for 'criminal assault'

Khattar, Amarinder exchange words over farmers' protest

Khattar, Amarinder exchange words over farmers' protest

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

"There is a clear hand of the Punjab government in it. Here in Haryana, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and other Congress leaders besides some Left leaders are instigating farmers to take law in their hands," Haryana chief minister M L Khattar said

Delhi shocker: Woman gang-raped, paraded through streets; 9 held

Delhi shocker: Woman gang-raped, paraded through streets; 9 held

Rediff.com27 Jan 2022

Of the 11 people allegedly involved, seven are women and four men, including juveniles. While the seven women have been arrested, police are trying to ascertain the age of the two others picked up, officials said.

Batla House encounter: HC reduces Ariz Khan's death sentence to life

Batla House encounter: HC reduces Ariz Khan's death sentence to life

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

The Delhi high court on Thursday commuted to life term the death penalty awarded to Ariz Khan following his conviction in the sensational 2008 Batla House encounter in which decorated Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma lost his life.

Atiq back in Sabarmati jail from UP after sentence in Umesh kidnapping case

Atiq back in Sabarmati jail from UP after sentence in Umesh kidnapping case

Rediff.com30 Mar 2023

Ahmad, a former Uttar Pradesh MLA and Lok Sabha MP, was brought back to the high-security jail in Gujarat in a UP police van after a nearly 24-hour-long road journey from Prayagraj.

Shinde loyalist's car attacked in Pune, 5 arrested

Shinde loyalist's car attacked in Pune, 5 arrested

Rediff.com3 Aug 2022

Samant was in Pune to attend Shinde's programmes in the district

Trump pleads not guilty to election conspiracy charges

Trump pleads not guilty to election conspiracy charges

Rediff.com5 Aug 2023

Appearing in a federal courthouse in downtown Washington, DC, Trump entered the not guilty plea before Indian-American judge Magistrate Moxila Upadhyaya.

SP shifted, cop suspended for lax probe into girls' molestation in MP school

SP shifted, cop suspended for lax probe into girls' molestation in MP school

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

Sources said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed displeasure at the way the alleged molestation case was handled.

My family had to deal with fallout of false allegations: Tejpal

My family had to deal with fallout of false allegations: Tejpal

Rediff.com21 May 2021

The former Tehelka editor-in-chief also thanked the court for a "rigorous, impartial and fair trial" in the case.

Police beating reminds HC of George Floyd's 'I can't breathe' moment

Police beating reminds HC of George Floyd's 'I can't breathe' moment

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

"Let no one have to repeat the tragic words like George Perry Floyd, Jr: 'I can't breathe'", the Delhi high court has said, holding that the law does not permit people to be beaten up in police custody or during interrogation as the punishment for a criminal act is to be determined by a court of law.

Kerala NEET frisking row: Women, child rights bodies seek action against staff

Kerala NEET frisking row: Women, child rights bodies seek action against staff

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

A case was registered by the police after the teen lodged a formal complaint.

Case against friskers who forced girls to remove bra in NEET exam

Case against friskers who forced girls to remove bra in NEET exam

Rediff.com19 Jul 2022

The case was registered after a team of women officers recorded the statement of the girl, they said, adding that an investigation has been launched and the friskers who were allegedly involved in the act would be arrested soon.

Model files rape case against photographer, Bollywood producer

Model files rape case against photographer, Bollywood producer

Rediff.com31 May 2021

The accused named in the FIR included son of a Bollywood producer, a talent manager and a producer, he said.

'Hundreds of Palestinians will be killed'

'Hundreds of Palestinians will be killed'

Rediff.com9 Oct 2023

'Israel has received an extremely hard and rude reminder that it cannot go ahead and talk of normalisation of relations with other Arab countries without addressing the issues pertaining to Palestine.'

Am harassed in Sabarmati jail, says gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed

Am harassed in Sabarmati jail, says gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed

Rediff.com12 Apr 2023

Gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad on Wednesday claimed that he was being harassed in the Sabarmati Central Jail in Gujarat.

Is Biden Using Trudeau To Get Back At Modi?

Is Biden Using Trudeau To Get Back At Modi?

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

Once the Canadian investigation runs its course, Ottawa may put on the public domain further accusations passing for "evidence" -- and that could happen at some point closer to our general election. All in all, the big question is, what is it that the US is really up to, asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Air India deboards unruly passenger for causing 'physical harm' to crew

Air India deboards unruly passenger for causing 'physical harm' to crew

Rediff.com10 Apr 2023

In recent times, there have been various incidents of unruly passengers onboard domestic and international flights.

Bangle seller who was thrashed in MP arrested on molestation charges

Bangle seller who was thrashed in MP arrested on molestation charges

Rediff.com25 Aug 2021

Taslim Ali was thrashed in Govind Nagar in Indore on Sunday for using a `fake' name while selling bangles to women in the locality.

Gujarat govt, DGP get legal notices over public flogging of minorities

Gujarat govt, DGP get legal notices over public flogging of minorities

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

Convenor of the Minority Coordination Committee (MCC) Mujahid Nafees issued contempt notices to the officers after some policemen were seen publicly flogging the accused in Undhela village in Kheda on Tuesday.

Punjab cops bust 2 Canada-based ISI-backed terror modules, seize arms

Punjab cops bust 2 Canada-based ISI-backed terror modules, seize arms

Rediff.com4 Oct 2022

In the first case, the arrested accused has been identified as Yograj Singh alias Yog, a resident of Rajoke village in Tarn Taran district.

Jolt to YC chief as HC rejects pre-arrest bail plea in harassment case

Jolt to YC chief as HC rejects pre-arrest bail plea in harassment case

Rediff.com5 May 2023

Justice Ajit Borthakur in his judgement said that the court is of the opinion that the case is not a fit one to grant the privilege of pre-arrest bail to the petitioner and as such it stood rejected.

CBI takes over probe in 4 cases involving Assam cop Rabha's death

CBI takes over probe in 4 cases involving Assam cop Rabha's death

Rediff.com22 Jun 2023

The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the investigation of four distinct cases from the Assam police, all connected with the death of the state police sub-inspector Junmoni Rabha last month in a suspected road accident, according to officials.

1 or 2 instances of assault do not make cruelty case: Delhi court

1 or 2 instances of assault do not make cruelty case: Delhi court

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

"One or two instances of physical assault," even if found to be true, cannot make for a case of cruelty for the purpose of satisfying unlawful demand, a Delhi court has observed, while discharging the in-laws of a woman in a dowry harassment case.

In HC, Kheda SP defends public flogging of Muslims

In HC, Kheda SP defends public flogging of Muslims

Rediff.com22 Feb 2023

Police have defended in the Gujarat High Court the public flogging of some people from a minority community following stone pelting in the state's Kheda district last year saying the persons were 'cornered' to maintain peace and it was not done with any criminal intent.

Maha govt tables joint panel report on Shakti Bill

Maha govt tables joint panel report on Shakti Bill

Rediff.com22 Dec 2021

The draft bill provides for capital punishment for crimes against women and children, specifies deadline of 30 days to complete the probe since the day the complaint in such cases is lodged and puts the onus on social media platforms as well as internet provider companies to share the data for police investigation.

Imposed 30-day ban on flyer who urinated: Air India; DGCA seeks report

Imposed 30-day ban on flyer who urinated: Air India; DGCA seeks report

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

The airline said it has filed a police complaint about the incident, but did not specify when the 30-day ban came into effect.

Bengal CID books CBI officers for murder in custodial death case

Bengal CID books CBI officers for murder in custodial death case

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

The seven have been booked on the charge of murder and other sections of the Indian Penal Code, a CID official said.

2 Dalit sisters raped, found hanging from tree in UP's Lakhimpur

2 Dalit sisters raped, found hanging from tree in UP's Lakhimpur

Rediff.com15 Sep 2022

The mother of the two girls alleged that they were murdered and accused three youths from the neighbouring village in Nighasan police station limits of abducting and killing them.

Man who urinated on female passenger on AI flight is from Mumbai

Man who urinated on female passenger on AI flight is from Mumbai

Rediff.com5 Jan 2023

On November 26, an inebriated male passenger had urinated on a female co-passenger during a flight from New York to Delhi.

Maha: Stone-pelting over social media post on Aurangzeb, 4 cops hurt

Maha: Stone-pelting over social media post on Aurangzeb, 4 cops hurt

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

The incident took place around 10.30 pm on Tuesday in Vijay Chowk area and four policemen were injured while trying to stop the violent mob, they said.

Dalits not safe in TN: Governor Ravi opens fresh fire on Stalin govt

Dalits not safe in TN: Governor Ravi opens fresh fire on Stalin govt

Rediff.com13 Feb 2023

Although there is a lot of talk on social justice, Dalits in Tamil Nadu face atrocities of some kind every other day, Governor R N Ravi has said, apparently targeting the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam after a gap of about a month.

Maharashtra reported maximum IPC crimes, Mumbai saw 174 offences a day in 2021

Maharashtra reported maximum IPC crimes, Mumbai saw 174 offences a day in 2021

Rediff.com30 Aug 2022

Maharashtra recorded the highest number of cases in the country under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2021 at 3,67,218, while Mumbai was placed second among major metropolitan cities in registration of criminal offences, according to a National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report.

Treat sex workers with dignity, not to abuse them: SC to police

Treat sex workers with dignity, not to abuse them: SC to police

Rediff.com26 May 2022

Any sex worker who is a victim of sexual assault should be provided with all facilities available to a survivor of sexual assault, including immediate medical assistance, in accordance with law, it said.

SC cancels HC order granting furlough to Asaram's son Narayan Sai

SC cancels HC order granting furlough to Asaram's son Narayan Sai

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the order of the Gujarat high court granting 14-day furlough to rape convict Narayan Sai, son of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.

6 held for Dalit sisters' rape, murder in Lakhimpur Kheri

6 held for Dalit sisters' rape, murder in Lakhimpur Kheri

Rediff.com16 Sep 2022

The post-mortem reports of the two Dalit minor sisters who were found hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district confirmed that they were raped and strangulated, the police said on Thursday.

Bihar shelter home: Brajesh Thakur sentenced to life imprisonment

Bihar shelter home: Brajesh Thakur sentenced to life imprisonment

Rediff.com11 Feb 2020

Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha sentenced Thakur to life imprisonment for remainder of his natural life.

Sharjeel Imam gets bail in sedition case over Jamia riots, will stay in jail

Sharjeel Imam gets bail in sedition case over Jamia riots, will stay in jail

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to former JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a sedition case in which he was accused of instigating the Jamia riots in New Delhi in 2019.

Goa court acquits journalist Tarun Tejpal of rape charges

Goa court acquits journalist Tarun Tejpal of rape charges

Rediff.com21 May 2021

Tejpal, former Tehelka editor-in-chief, was accused of sexually assaulting the colleague inside the elevator of a luxury hotel in Goa in 2013.

Trucker hurt in Udhampur attack dies, triggers protests

Trucker hurt in Udhampur attack dies, triggers protests

Rediff.com18 Oct 2015

Zahid Rasool Bhat, 19, a truck assistant had received 74 per cent burn injuries with another person on October 9 when a Kashmir-bound truck was attacked by a mob protesting against the beef party hosted by an independent MLA in the summer capital of Srinagar.

Ranas get BMC notice for 'illegal construction' at their house

Ranas get BMC notice for 'illegal construction' at their house

Rediff.com3 May 2022

The BMC notice to the couple recently arrested over the Hanuman Chalisa row was issued under Section 488 of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, according to which, officials can visit any building and ascertain whether any illegal alterations have been undertaken.

Calls to boycott rape-accused cricketer rise in Nepal

Calls to boycott rape-accused cricketer rise in Nepal

Rediff.com5 Feb 2023

Users have taken social media by storm against the cricket regulatory body using #BoycottCAN which has gone viral in the Himalayan nation.