A sessions court in Pithoragarh on Tuesday sentenced a woman to life imprisonment for murdering her husband two years ago. Testimony by the couple’s daughter, a Class IX student, before cops and court against her mother nailed the case. District govt counsel (crime), Pramod Panth, said, “The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000,…
AGRA: A Mathura court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering their 23-year-old friend in 2018 for a ransom of Rs 5 lakh. Additionally, a fine of Rs 15,000 each was imposed on them. Anuj Sharma, a resident of Anand Ghat area in Vrindavan, went missing on the evening of Dec…
MOHALI: Former deputy inspector general (DIG) of Punjab Dilbagh Singh was sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment, while former deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Gurbachan Singh was awarded life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of vegetable vendor Gulshan Kumar. Special CBI Court Judge RK Gupta had convicted the two former police officers on…
BAREILLY: A district court in Bareilly Monday sentenced three accused to life imprisonment for a brutal gang rape in May 2021, where a knife was inserted into the survivor’s rectum. The survivor spent months in a hospital and underwent reconstructive surgery. Sonu Bhatia, Rajiv Kumar, and Monu Singh were arrested and jailed but later granted…
THANE: A 36-year-old cousin has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the district sessions court here for the brutal killing of his nine-month pregnant sister and her husband in a case of “honor killing.”The Additional Sessions Judge DS Deshmukh also imposed a collective fine of Rs. 1,10,000 on Mansuri, who worked at a…
NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Friday directed premature release of underworld don Arun Gawli. A division bench comprising Justices Vinay Joshi and Vrushali Joshi allowed the criminal petition filed by the gangster challenging rejection of his claim to be released prematurely in view of government notification of January 10, 2006.The govt…
AHMEDABAD: After a Palanpur court convicted him in a 1996 drug planting case, former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has urged the Gujarat high court to direct the state govt and jail authorities not to shift him to a central jail, citing threats from dreaded criminals and terrorists that he had nabbed during service.The state govt…
