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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday responded to a Madurai court's verdict in the 2020 custodial death case of a father-son duo in Tamil Nadu, where nine police officials from the Sathankulam police station were sentenced to death. The judgment comes nearly six years after P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix were allegedly assaulted by police personnel in Sathankulam, Thoothukudi district, for reportedly keeping their mobile shop open in violation of COVID-19 restrictions. Also Read ...Read More >
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal has urged chief minister Bhagwant Mann to immediately release ₹50,000 per acre in compensation for wheat crops damaged by recent hailstorms in the Malwa region. Citing a 2022 poll promise, he demanded the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government fulfil its pledge to aid farmers facing severe crop losses due to inclement weather. Addressing a rally in Nabha as part of the party's Punjab Punjab Bachao campaign along with halka in-charge Makhan Singh Lalk ...Read More >
Nine police officers have been sentenced to death in India over the deaths in custody of a father and son in 2020. P Jeyaraj, 58, and his son Benicks, 38, both died in jail in the southern state of Tamil Nadu - days after they were detained for allegedly keeping their mobile phone shop open in breach of lockdown rules during the Covid-19 pandemic. The two men were stripped and ruthlessly assaulted in front of each other, the sentencing judge said on Monday - describing the case as a clear abus ...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 >
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 >
A bench of justices C Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla ruled that no mandamus can be issued for enforcing a statement made at a press conference. "The prayer in the writ petition for direction to implement the assurance made in the press conference dated March 29, 2020, of the chief minister is misconceived and is accordingly rejected," the court said. "We, however, reiterate our clear opinion that no mandamus can be issued to enforce the statement made by the chief minister in the press confe ...Read More >
Madurai: A court in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district on Monday sentenced nine policemen to death for their role in the custodial deaths of trader P Jayaraj and his son J Benicks in Thoothukudi district, a case that had sparked nationwide outrage six years ago. Those convicted include Inspector Sridhar; Sub-Inspectors Balakrishnan and Raghu Ganesh; and police personnel Murugan, Samadurai, Muthuraja, Chelladurai, Thomas Francis, and Veilumuthu. Describing the incident as a clear "abuse of authority ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 6 (UNI) In a stringent order, the Madurai First Additional District Court awarded double death sentence to all the nine convicted police personnel in the sensational and brutal father-son Sathakulam custodial death case of 2020. Prounononcing the quantum of sentence to the accused, Judge Muthukumaran imposed a fine of Rs 15 lakh on prime accused Inspector S Sridhar, besides more penalty on four counts separately in the case. The judge also imposed fines on all other accused on eac ...Read More >
MADURAI: The first additional district and sessions court in Madurai on Monday awarded death sentence to all the nine cops convicted in the murders of P Jeyaraj and his son J Beniks in Sathankulam in Tuticorin district in 2020.Jeyaraj and Beniks were taken to the Sathankulam police in Tuticorin district late in the evening of June 19, 2020, on charges of having kept their shop open beyond the deadline during the Covid-19 lockdown. They were brutally assaulted by the policemen at night and were l ...Read More >
New Delhi: In an important decision, the Delhi High Court has overturned a 2021 single-judge order which had said that former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's announcement during the COVID-19 lockdown about paying rent for poor tenants was legally enforceable. A Division Bench of Justices C Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla clarified that a statement made during a press conference cannot be treated as a legal promise enforceable by courts. The Bench emphasised that no writ of mandamus can comp ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 3 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday said his party will stand by people whose names are found deleted after the publication of supplementary electoral rolls and alleged attempts to deprive genuine voters of their rights. Alleging "sustained pressure" by the BJP on the Election Commission to delete names of genuine voters and include those from other states through Form 6, the TMC national general secretary said, "We have to be on guard 24x7 to foil the bid to depr ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 3 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of causing hardships to people through "mishandling" of issues such as LPG supply, demonetisation, SIR hearings and the lockdown. Addressing an election rally in West Bengal's Purulia district in support of party candidate Arjun Mahato from Joypur Assembly seat, Banerjee alleged that prices of essential commodities have risen sharply under the present dispensation. "Prices of LPG cylinders h ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 2 (UNI) The Madurai First Additional District Court on Thursday again reserved its order to April 6 on pronouncing the quantum of sentences for the nine accused cops in the sensational and brutal father-son custodial death case. The nine police personnel convicted are the then Inspector S. Sridhar, whose bail plea had already been rejected by the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Sub-Inspectors P. Raghu Ganesh and K. Balakrishnan, head constables S. Murugan and A. Saamidurai, and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The office of Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh received a bomb threat via e-mail on Wednesday, officials said. The authorities said that a bomb threat was received at the Mayor's Office in Delhi. The threat was sent to the official email ID of Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh. Also Read | Haveri Accident Video: 2-Year-Old Killed, Several Injured After KSRTC Bus Rams Into Crowd at Central Bus Stand in Karnataka; Disturbing Video Surface. The Bomb Disposal Squad arrived at t ...Read More >
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], April 1 (ANI): The Government of Meghalaya has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Starlink India to enhance internet connectivity across the state, particularly in remote and difficult terrains. Sharing the development in a social media post, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said the agreement marks a significant step towards bridging connectivity gaps in the region. Also Read | War Lockdown Notice PDF Goes Viral on WhatsApp; It Is an April Fools' Day H ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 1: A PDF document claiming to be an official "War Lockdown Notice" has gone viral across WhatsApp and other social media platforms today, causing temporary alarm among citizens, particularly in context of the ongoing Iran war. LatestLY confirms that the document is a sophisticated April Fools' Day hoax. We urge the public to exercise caution and refrain from forwarding the viral message, as the misleading content has the potential to trigger unnecessary panic and disrupt public ord ...Read More >
Mumbai: Amid rumours of fuel and LPG shortages, Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Monday clarified that there is no shortage of LPG or fuel in the state or the country, urging citizens not to panic or spread misinformation. Bhujbal, however, said that in cities where Piped Natural Gas (PNG) infrastructure is available, households that fail to apply for PNG connections within three months may face discontinuation of LPG cylinder supply. He stressed that this rule wil ...Read More >
Mumbai, February 24: Washington University (WashU) in St. Louis issued an emergency "all-clear" message on Tuesday afternoon, February 24, following a campus-wide lockdown sparked by reports of an armed person near the Danforth Campus. The university's emergency alert system, WashU Alerts, initially instructed students, faculty, and staff to shelter in place and secure all doors as law enforcement searched the area for a suspect reportedly carrying a firearm. The incident began shortly after 1: ...Read More >
THANE: Forest Department teams from the Badlapur Forest Division have been carrying out an intensive search operation for the past week to trap two leopards spotted near residential areas in and around Badlapur, triggering fear among residents. The presence of the big cats came to light after CCTV footage showed them attacking dogs, goats and chickens in the vicinity. Following repeated incidents involving pets and livestock, the Forest Department has advised residents to avoid venturing into v ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: At least 1 person was killed and several injured after Pakistan's security forces on Monday opened fire on protestors in PoK after people took to street over long-standing, unresolved issues.According to a report by Samaa TV, all markets, shops, and business centres were closed across the region as the Kashmiri population halted all commercial activities in solidarity from the Joint Action CommitteeShops markets and local business were closed as the Kashmir population came in support ...Read More >
Ladakh is currently under a tense lockdown. Security barricades choked the roads to the cremation grounds and the homes of two men in their early 20s -- Stanzin Namgyal and Jigmet Dorjay -- Sunday, when their last rites took place. As media vehicles stood idle at the barricades, civilians wanting to offer condolences at the funeral ground were stopped by the security forces. A strict protocol remained in place, allowing the presence of "not more than 30-40 people". At home and at the cremation ...Read More >
Doda/Jammu, Sep 13 (PTI) Security forces have launched a search operation in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district following information about the movement of three suspected terrorists there, a senior police officer said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Doda, Sandeep Mehta, said the operation was launched in the Bhallara area of Thathri on Friday evening and was continuing. Officials said police, assisted by the Army, cordoned off a vast area of the village and adjoining fore ...Read More >
New Delhi: Over 17,500 complaints of fake, duplicate, and counterfeit products sold on e-commerce platforms have been recorded since 2022, with the highest -- 7,221 cases -- reported in the first half of 2025, the union consumer affairs ministry told Parliament on Wednesday. Responding to a question raised by Lok Sabha lawmaker Murari Lal Meena, union minister of state for consumer affairs B.L. Verma said calls to the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) rose more than tenfold -- from 12,553 in Dec ...Read More >
The police alleged numerous inspections were carried out in Nizamuddin Markaz. The Delhi High Court on Thursday quashed 16 cases against 70 Indian nationals for housing foreign attendees of Tablighi Jamaat congregation in March 2020 allegedly in violation of COVID-19 norms. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said, "Chargesheets quashed." The court passed the judgment on 16 petitions relating to 70 Indians, who were represented by advocate Ashima Mandla, seeking quashing of FIRs registered against th ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on compliance audit has made a scathing observation over the "irregular" revenue waiver by the Maharashtra government of Rs 71.07 crore to the toll operator on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway for a period during the lockdown as a result of Covid-19 pandemic, officials said on Friday. The auditor report was tabled by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in the Assembly on Friday. The audit report said that Mumbai-Pune Ex ...Read More >
Kochi: A quiet techie from Muvattupuzha, who once worked with top engineering firms, has turned out to be the mastermind behind India's most prolific darknet drug syndicate. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) unmasked him after months of surveillance and a well-timed raid. Though involved in drug trafficking for over six years, the 35-year-old was active in darknet operations only for the past two. The NCB had identified his role in operating 'Ketamelon', which the agency has dubbed as India's ...Read More >
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], November 18 (ANI): Following the implementation of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage IV in Delhi to combat air pollution, environmentalist Vimlendu Kumar Jha on Monday said that these measures "similar to lockdown" were important to be executed in the national capital. "This is the second day when the air quality index of Delhi NCR has been in the severe plus category. Glad that the government or Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has announced GRAP ...Read More >
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