NEW DELHI: The parents of the 31-year-old doctor who was raped and murdered at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last year on Monday expressed discontent with the Kolkata court sentencing the convict to life imprisonment until death, along with a fine of Rs 50,000.The grieving parents were unsatisfied with the court’s…
NEW DELHI: A Kolkata court on Saturday convicted the main accused Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape and murder case. He was found guilty under Section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for rape, along with Sections 66 and 103(1) for causing death and committing murder.After the Additional District Judge of the Sealdah…
NEW DELHI: As the Sealdah Court prepares to announce the verdict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, the father of the victim said that there were “defects in investigations”. Speaking to reporters, he alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation is “not trying much” and that “someone is involved” in the incident. “CBI…
JAIPUR: Supreme Court raised concerns Tuesday over a 2020 Rajasthan police closure report in a 2017 case of alleged rape and brutality against a woman and the abduction of her husband.The court sought all police records, statements and other materials to scrutinise police investigation, which saw a dramatic shift in stance following a change of…
Ajit Pawar, Hasan Mushrif and Dhananjay Munde. MUMBAI: The BJP-led govt in Maharashtra has inducted several ministers who are still facing Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigations. This includes Pratap Sarnaik, Hasan Mushrif, Dhananjay Munde and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. None of them have been chargesheeted, but no closure reports have been filed in court indicating…
RG Kar: Victim’s parents, junior doctors protest in Kolkata after ex-principal gets bail KOLKATA: Protests filled Kolkata streets Saturday after a high court granted bail to two men accused in connection with the rape and murder of a trainee doctor. Former medical college principal Sandip Ghosh and former police officer Abhijit Mondal were released after…
NEW DELHI: The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Sunday ordered the removal of Advocate Sanjeev Nasiar, head of the AAP’s legal cell, from his position as vice chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi.The decision comes amidst allegations of irregularities in Nasiar’s LLB (Hons) degree, issued in 1988 by Devi Ahilyabai Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. The…
TMC neta Kuntal Ghosh gets bail in teachers jobs scam NEW DELHI: Ordering the release of TMC youth wing functionary Kuntal Ghosh on bail in the primary teacher recruitment scam, Supreme Court on Friday imposed a novel bail condition – he will be barred from holding any public post. A bench of Justices Surya Kant…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday reprimanded officials regarding the poor condition of a flyover built near Nathu Colony Chowk less than ten years ago and suggested a CBI investigation, after a PIL was filed by BJP MLA Jitendra Mahajan requesting the Delhi government, PWD and TTDC to repair and reopen the Nathu…
PURULIA: Two years after the murder of Congress councillor Tapan Kandu in Jhalda in Bengal’s Purulia district, his widow – Purnima Kandu (42) – also a councillor from the same party, died due to “unknown cause” on Friday.On Friday, Purnima and her children, Dev (24) and Deepa (21), went to a Durga Puja pandal in…
