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New Delhi: An Indian court has sentenced nine policemen to death for the torture and killing of a father and son in 2020 who were detained for allegedly breaching Covid-19 lockdown rules. The additional district judge in Madurai, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, found the officers guilty in the custodial deaths of trader Jeyaraj, 59, and his son Benniks, 31, according to a statement by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday. "The court upheld that the case is a clear instance ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu's Sathankulam case: 9 cops get death sentence for custodial death of P Jayaraj and his son, Bennix, over violation of Covid norms. News18 explains the law, what next Sathankulam Case: In a landmark judgment, a Madurai court on Monday handed the death penalty to nine police personnel in the sensational 2020 Sathankulam custodial death case. The father-son duo, P Jayaraj and J Bennix, died after they were assaulted by the convicted policemen in Sathankulam in Thoothukudi district of Ta ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala), Apr 7 (PTI) As campaigning drew to a close ahead of the April 9 polls in Kerala, CPI(M) veteran and state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan struck a confident tone here on Tuesday, saying his party-led front continues to enjoy public support despite a decade in power. Drawing from his recent interactions with the public, Vijayan, who led the CPI(M)-led LDF's poll campaign, claimed that the overall mood remained favourable to the Left Democratic Front. "What we could understand f ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister and Congress leader A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, asserting that the latter's "expiry date is over" and claiming that his "godfather" Prime Minister Narendra Modi is protecting him from ongoing legal cases. Addressing the political scenario ahead of the Keralam Assembly polls, Reddy said, "Pinarayi Vijayan's expiry date is over, and people are going t ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 7: Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor's first look as Lord Ram from his upcoming film Ramayana was unveiled by the makers on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti this year. Ever since the first look of Ranbir has been out, fans of late Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput have been sharing AI-generated images, reimagining him in the divine role. Reacting to these visuals, Sushant's elder sister Shweta Singh Kirti shared a heartfelt note on her social media account, expressing how she fee ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday claimed that the Congress-led alliance in Assam will win atleast 72 seats in the Assembly elections. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Kharge launched a scathing attack against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, terming him "corrupt and arrogant." He alleged that CM Sarma runs a syndicate of companies, tea gardens and resorts, and also grants land to people close to him. The Congress leader call ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Keralam) [India], April 7 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister and Congress leader A Revanth Reddy on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Keralam Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, asserting that the latter's "expiry date is over" and claiming that his "godfather" Prime Minister Narendra Modi is protecting him from ongoing legal cases. Addressing the political scenario ahead of the Keralam Assembly polls, Reddy said, "Pinarayi Vijayan's expiry date is over, and people are going t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 7 -- An Indian court has sentenced nine policemen to death for the torture and killing of a father and son in 2020 who were detained for allegedly breaching Covid lockdown rules. The additional district judge in Madurai, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, found the officers guilty in the custodial deaths of trader Jeyaraj, 59, and his son Benniks, 31, according to a statement by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today. "The court upheld that the case is a clear insta ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai awarded the death penalty to nine police personnel accused of custodial torture and causing the deaths of father and son Jeyaraj and Benniks in the Sathankulam custodial death case. According to a press release by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the quantum of sentence was pronounced on Monday. The First Additional District Judge (ADJ), Madurai, on Monday, upheld that the case is a clear in ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 7 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Congress President K Selvaperunthagai welcomed the Madurai District Court's verdict, pronouncing the death penalty in the Sathankulam custodial death case, stating that justice was achieved through the CBI probe and DMK government's cooperation. Speaking to reporters on Monday, he asked AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, who was the Chief Minister in June 2020 when the custodial death incident occurred, to apologise to the pu ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Custodial Death: The Madurai court ruling comes nearly six years after P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix were tortured to death in police custody in Thoothukudi district In a landmark verdict that has reignited the debate on custodial violence in India, a Madurai court on Monday sentenced nine Tamil Nadu police personnel to death in the 2020 Sathankulam custodial death case. The ruling, described as falling under the 'rarest of rare' category, comes nearly six years after the brutal dea ...Read More >
Madurai: In a landmark judgment that has reignited national debate on custodial violence, the First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madurai on Monday awarded the death penalty to nine police personnel convicted in the 2020 Sattankulam custodial deaths case. The case pertains to the deaths of trader P. Jayaraj (58) and his son J. Benicks (31), who died following alleged brutal torture in police custody. The court had, on March 23, 2026, found all nine accused guilty but reserved its de ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 7 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Congress President K Selvaperunthagai welcomed the Madurai District Court's verdict, pronouncing the death penalty in the Sathankulam custodial death case, stating that justice was achieved through the CBI probe and DMK government's cooperation. Speaking to reporters on Monday, he asked AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, who was the Chief Minister in June 2020 when the custodial death incident occurred, to apologise to the pu ...Read More >
MADURAI: Nearly six years after a late-night lockdown violation spiralled into one of the most shocking custodial death cases, a Madurai court on Monday sentenced nine policemen to death for the torture and killing of a father and son inside the Sathankulam police station in June 2020.The case traces back to the evening of June 19, 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 lockdown, when P Jeyaraj and his son J Beniks kept their small mobile accessories shop open beyond permitted hours in Sathankulam ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in a rare in-person argument, on Monday urged Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma to recuse herself from the excise policy case. Justice Sharma issued a notice to CBI after Kejriwal informed the court that he would argue the recusal application himself. Appearing for the investigative agency, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opposed Kejriwal's petition, accusing the former chief minister of "doing theatrics". Mehta said that if th ...Read More >
New Delhi : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday in the Delhi High Court opposed former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's application seeking recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from hearing its appeal against the trial court's order discharging him and 22 others in the Delhi excise policy case, describing the development as "serious". Even as Justice Sharma issued notice in the application, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the agency, submitted that Kejriwal had ...Read More >
Ashok Gehlot Friday rebutted BJP state president Madan Rathore over his suggestion that Gehlot should retire to a "sanyas ashram" after the age of 75, asserting that he intends to remain in public service till the age of 100.Gehlot, who will turn 75 in May, dismissed the remark as misplaced and said age cannot be a criterion for political relevance. "I have already said, this will apply to Modiji (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) or RSS's Mohan Bhagwat ji, it will apply to them. Gandhiji had said h ...Read More >
The CBI is actively investigating the Reliance Anil Ambani Group for alleged bank loan frauds totalling a staggering ₹73,000 crore, with the Supreme Court closely monitoring the progress of the investigation. Photograph: Prashant Waydande/ReutersKey PointsThe CBI is investigating the Reliance Anil Ambani Group for bank loan frauds amounting to ₹73,000 crore.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating the Reliance Anil Ambani Group and has seized documents related to a purported 'Projec ...Read More >
The Arunachal Pradesh government has described the case against it as "sponsored litigation" New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed CBI to register a preliminary enquiry within two weeks into award of contracts in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly linked to Chief Minister Pema Khandu's relatives. The preliminary enquiry will cover execution for public works, contracts and work orders between January 2015-December 2025. The top court has asked the state to fully cooperate with the ...Read More >
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra ignited Kerala's political landscape by accusing the ruling LDF of a clandestine alliance with the BJP, raising concerns about minority rights and governmental accountability in the upcoming Assembly elections. Photograph: @priyankagandhi/XKey PointsPriyanka Gandhi Vadra alleges a secret deal between Kerala's LDF and the BJP for the Assembly elections.Vadra accuses both the LDF government and the BJP-led Centre of suppressing dissent and targeting minorities.She claims Pri ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 6: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing bank loan frauds cumulatively worth Rs 73,000 crore in seven cases registered against the Reliance Anil Ambani Group (RAAG). This was revealed in a status report filed in the Supreme Court in February. The CBI informed the court that it is actively investigating seven cases and is probing the roles of certain public servants as well. Supreme Court reviews investigation status After reviewing the status report filed by th ...Read More >
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Monday directed CBI to probe allegations of favouritism in allotment of contracts of public works to firms linked to Arunachal chief minister Pema Khandu and his kin during 2015-2025 across all districts in the state. A three-member bench, comprising justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria, ordered that CBI should launch a preliminary enquiry within two weeks and the probe should cover execution of public work contracts and work orders from January 2015 to ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, 6 Apr: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to register within two weeks a preliminary enquiry into allegations of preferential allotment of contracts for public works in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly owned or related to the family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. Observing that the state and its instrumentalities cannot confer benefits according to the "whims of any political or administrative functionary," the apex court said it is a fit case where an "independ ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 6 Apr: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday welcomed the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) preliminary enquiry (PE) ordered by the Supreme Court of India into allegations surrounding the awarding of government contracts to his kin, and assured of full cooperation with the investigating agency. Responding to the development, Khandu said the enquiry would help clear the air and reaffirm transparency in governance. He said his government has nothing to hide and will extend all suppor ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Congress on Monday said it may consider withdrawing from the Baramati Assembly by poll if a first information report (FIR) is registered in connection with the plane crash that killed former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. After the NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT) decided to back Sunetra Pawar's candidature, the Congress has unilaterally announced its own nominee for the by-poll. Ms. Pawar filed her nomination papers on Monday. The by poll was necessitated by the death o ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI): The Madurai District Court sentenced the death penalty to all nine policemen accused in the custodial death case of P Jeyaraj and his son J Beniks, which occurred in Sathankulam of Thoothukudi district in 2020, observing that the case falls under the rarest of rare categories. Speaking with ANI, Advocate Jaba Singh, representing the victims, welcomed the verdict and informed about the monetary compensation that the court directed two of the accused t ...Read More >
Madurai, Apr 6 (PTI) In a landmark judgement, a court here on Monday handed the death penalty to nine police personnel in the sensational 2020 Sathankulam custodial death case. Father-son duo P Jayaraj and J Bennix died after they were assaulted by the convicted policemen in Sathankulam in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu for keeping their mobile shop open in violation of COVID-19 norms. First Additional District and Sessions Judge G Muthukumaran classified the case as the rarest of rare, ob ...Read More >
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 6 (ANI): The Madurai District Court sentenced the death penalty to all nine policemen accused in the custodial death case of P Jeyaraj and his son J Beniks, which occurred in Sathankulam of Thoothukudi district in 2020, observing that the case falls under the rarest of rare categories. Speaking with ANI, Advocate Jaba Singh, representing the victims, welcomed the verdict and informed about the monetary compensation that the court directed two of the accused t ...Read More >
New Delhi/Itanagar, April 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday welcomed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry, as directed by the Supreme Court, and assured full cooperation with the Central agency. On the related development, the Opposition Congress demanded the immediate resignation of the Chief Minister following the Supreme Court order on the CBI probe. Reacting to the development, Khandu said the probe would help "clear the air" and reaffir ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 6 (PTI) The political standoff between Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan escalated on Monday with the former rebutting Vijayan's criticism over development and welfare. In a "point-by-point" response to Vijayan's criticism against his remarks during the election campaign in Kerala, Reddy said virtually every statistic cited by the Kerala CM is from the NITI Aayog SDG Index 2023-24, which makes the data already outdated. "Owing t ...Read More >
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