NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over misuse of Section 306 of Indian Penal Code pertaining to abetment to suicide, the Supreme Court on Friday said prosecuting agencies should be sensitised not to “mechanically frame charges” to subject people to a totally untenable prosecution just to “assuage the feelings” of the family of the deceased.A bench of…
NOIDA: Greater Noida police apprehended a pub proprietor following allegations of aggressive behavior towards security personnel at Radha Sky Garden society in the Bisrakh area on Tuesday evening. The altercation reportedly stemmed from a parking dispute.The arrest came after footage of the incident circulated widely on social media platforms. The video captured the accused in…
NEW DELHI: Kerala BJP leader P C George has been booked with allegedly making remarks that could incite religious hatred, police stated on Saturday. George is accused of delivering hate speech against a minority community during a television discussion earlier this week, according to sources.The Erattupetta Police registered a case against the senior leader on…
AHMEDABAD: Happily-ever-after stories are all about leaving the trials and tribulations behind. So, imagine the incredulity on the face of a 48-year-old grandfather of two when police landed at his doorstep around a week ago to arrest him for “kidnapping” his wife of 27 years — the one he loved, eloped with, and built a…
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: A special court in Pune has summoned Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed by Satyaki Savarkar, the grandnephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, over alleged objectionable remarks made by the Congress leader against the Hindutva ideologue.The summons, issued on Friday, requires Rahul Gandhi to appear before the…
NEW DELHI: A supporter of Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan was taken into custody by the Visakhapatnam police on Thursday after he threatened to set himself ablaze at a petrol pump.The fan, named Simha Chalam, aimed to bring attention to his personal problems and requested a meeting with Pawan Kalyan to address them.As…
NEW DELHI: A Sub Inspector in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Telangana, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly raping a woman head constable at gunpoint. The incident reportedly took place on June 15 in a guest room of an irrigation project, police said.The accused, an SI from Kaleswaram police station, allegedly threatened the woman with his revolver…
MUMBAI: Ten women were taken into custody by the Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar police in Mira Road on Wednesday, according to an official statement released on Friday. Nine of the women, all from Bangladesh, were apprehended for allegedly remaining in India without proper documentation. The tenth woman, who had provided accommodation to the group, was also arrested…
Bigg Boss 13’s Dalljiet Kaur and her estranged husband, Kenya-based businessman Nikhil Patel, have recently made headlines. A few days ago, Dalljiet posted some cryptic messages on Instagram, suggesting that Nikhil had been involved in an extramarital affair. In response, Nikhil confirmed the end of their relationship. Now, the latest update is that Nikhil has…
BHOPAL: Observing that marital rape is not an offence under IPC, Madhya Pradesh HC has ruled that unnatural sex with wife is not rape, and her consent is immaterial in such cases.Justice G S Ahluwalia made the observation while quashing an FIR registered by an estranged wife against her husband under IPC sections 377 (unnatural…
