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A Delhi court acquitted 16 individuals in a 2012 rioting, arson, and unlawful assembly case, citing "serious doubts" in the prosecution's story. The court noted the failure of witnesses to identify the accused, lack of CCTV footage, and police's inability to videograph the incident, along with inconsistent testimonies, leading to the benefit of doubt for the accused. A Delhi court has acquitted 16 accused persons of various charges, including rioting, arson and unlawful assembly in a 2012 case, ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court has acquitted 16 people accused of rioting, arson and unlawful assembly in a 2012 Old Delhi case for the lack of evidence against them."Things appear not to have happened in the manner these have been projected," the court said. None of the several prosecution witnesses had identified any accused person, nor had they explained their roles, raising "serious doubts" about the prosecution's story, additional sessions judge Virender Kumar Kharta said, while acquitting the ac ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Tension simmered in Indana village of Nuh on Saturday after a police raid to investigate a case of vehicle thefts from Punjab escalated into violence. The confrontation resulted in several policemen being injured after being pelted with stones, shots being fired, and multiple vehicles damaged.According to officials, the incident occurred around 11.30am when a joint team of the Tauru and Punhana CIA units raided the house of Azad, a former councillor and main accused. As soon as Azad spo ...Read More >
The Rachakonda Police Commissionerate and Security Council will assist senior citizens in reporting financial scams, addressing neglect and abandonment, investigating cases of physical or emotional abuse, and tracing lost items or missing individuals as part of the newly-launched Golden Care programme. The initiative has legal backing through Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which enforces accountability for those neglecting dependents, and the Maintenance Act provi ...Read More >
Lucknow, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party founder Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday reacted to the release of senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohammad Azam Khan, who walked out of Sitapur Jail after nearly 23 months behind bars. Speaking to IANS, Swami Prasad Maurya said, "The Samajwadi Party never stood by him. It is unfortunate and deeply saddening that the very party for which Azam Khan endured immense suffering, the party he was known f ...Read More >
The police have registered a case against journalist Siddique Kappan and 10 others in connection with a solidarity event held here condemning the arrest of journalist Rejaz M Sheeba Sydeek, police said on Sunday. IMAGE: File image of journalist Sidhique Kappan Photograph: / Rediff.com The event was organised by human rights organisations at Vanchi Square near the Kerala High Court junction on Saturday evening. Activists of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Welfare Party also took ...Read More >
A Thane court has acquitted all 17 accused in a 2015 rioting case in which police personnel were injured and public property was damaged, citing 'total failure of identification' and serious investigative lapses. Image used only for representational purposes. Photograph: Pixabay.com The prosecution's evidence was insufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt, Additional Sessions Judge Vasudha L Bhosale said in the judgment on September 8, a copy of which was made ava ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing for a week on bail plea of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider in the UAPA case related to the larger conspiracy behind the Feb 2020 Delhi riots.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria said it received the files of the case very late and they didn't go through it .The four accused approached the apex court challenging Delhi High Court order which denied bail to nine persons, including them. Khalid ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 20 (PTI) An FIR has been registered against 150 people for staging a protest at Dadar Kabutarkhana to oppose the Mumbai civic body's attempt to stop pigeon-feeding at the spot, police said on Wednesday. The first information report was registered at the Dadar police station five days ago for unlawful assembly, mischief and disobeying orders issued by the police commissioner under relevant sections of BNS and Maharashtra Police Act, an official said. On August 6, hundreds of people ...Read More >
Maharashtra Congress President Harshwardhan Sapkal on Friday criticised the state government over the law and order situation in the wake of tensions in Pune's Yavat village following an alleged objectionable social media post. Sapkal alleged that the police are failing to maintain law and order and are instead engaged in other activities, leading to repeated incidents of unrest in the state. "The law and order in Maharashtra is in a really bad condition. There is no Police here. Police are bu ...Read More >
"An FIR was registered against BJP leaders in Sirmaur, while cases were registered against 72 disaster-hit people -- whose lands and houses were washed away in Thunag -- under the garb of 'disrespect' to the national flag," Bindal said. Over 50 people were booked for wrongful restraint, unlawful assembly, and rioting after they greeted Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi with black flags and 'go back' slogans, and tried to stop his vehicle in the Seraj Assembly constituency in Himachal's Mandi di ...Read More >
New Delhi/Imphal, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a second consecutive arrest in the 2024 killings in Manipur's Jiribam, central probe agency sources said on Friday. The NIA in a statement said that the national probe agency caught Lalrosang Hmar alias Rosang, a resident of Moinathol Village in southern Assam's Cachar district, from the Mizoram capital Aizawl on Thursday. The arrest came after the arrest of another key accused, Thanglienlal Hmar, by a jo ...Read More >
Mumbai: Violence broke out in Yavat village of Daund taluka in Pune district on Friday over an objectionable post about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on social media. The situation turned volatile after both sides clashed, leading to heavy stone pelting, torching of two-wheelers and attacks on shops, homes and religious places. Police responded with lathicharge and tear gas to disperse the mob and control the situation. Officials confirmed no injuries or casualties, and said the situation is now ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan An ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 1 (ANI): Tension that erupted in Yavat village in Pune district, following a social media post, was brought under control by police on Friday, said police. Special Inspector General (IG) for Kolhapur, Sunil Phulari, told ANI that the situation had been peacefully stabilised after violence broke out involving stone-pelting, arson, and vandalism of property, including a religious place. Also Read | Bihar Voter List Draft 2025 Released by EC After SIR Exercise: ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 1 (ANI): Tension that erupted in Yavat village in Pune district, following a social media post, was brought under control by police on Friday, said police. Special Inspector General (IG) for Kolhapur, Sunil Phulari, told ANI that the situation had been peacefully stabilised after violence broke out involving stone-pelting, arson, and vandalism of property, including a religious place. The police said that the violence caused damage to two cars, a motorcycle, ...Read More >
Mumbai: Bombay High Court has now got its fifth bench, located in Kolhapur. The HC bench at Kolhapur will start functioning from Aug 18, as stated in a notification issued on Friday."I, Alok Aradhe, Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, with the approval of the Governor of Maharashtra, appoint Kolhapur as a place at which Judges and Division Courts of the High Court may also sit, with effect from August 18, 2025," the notification dated Aug 1 said. The other benches of the HC ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 1 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that Section 144 had been imposed for 48 hours following a tense situation in Yavat village at Daund Taluka of Pune District after a youth posted an alleged objectionable social media post. The Deputy CM, Ajit Pawar, arrived at the site to meet the affected people, said that the situation was now under control and appealed for calm. Speaking to the media persons, Ajit Pawar said, "After today's incide ...Read More >
Chennai, August 1: Actor, music director and producer G V Prakash Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for the Tamil, Telugu bilingual film Vaathi, has called the honour "a blessing for the second time". Taking to his X timeline soon after the 71st National Awards were announced, G V Prakash expressed his gratitude to the jury and the selection committee of the National Awards and the entire team of Vaathi. G V Prakash wrote, "A blessing for the second time. I' ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 1 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that Section 144 had been imposed for 48 hours following a tense situation in Yavat village at Daund Taluka of Pune District after a youth posted an alleged objectionable social media post. The Deputy CM, Ajit Pawar, arrived at the site to meet the affected people, said that the situation was now under control and appealed for calm. Speaking to the media persons, Ajit Pawar said, After today incident, ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 1 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that Section 144 had been imposed for 48 hours following a tense situation in Yavat village at Daund Taluka of Pune District after a youth posted an alleged objectionable social media post. The Deputy CM, Ajit Pawar, arrived at the site to meet the affected people, said that the situation was now under control and appealed for calm. Also Read | Anil Ambani in Trouble: ED Issues Look Out Circular Again ...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, Jul 18 (PTI) A three-storey chawl collapsed in the western suburb of Bandra here in the early hours of Friday, with at least 10 people feared trapped in the debris, civic officials said. As many as seven people have been rescued from the debris so far and admitted to the civic-run Bhabha Hospital, they said. According to preliminary information, chawl number 37 in the Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East collapsed around 5.56 am. Eight fire engines are at the spot along with teams from th ...Read More >
Builder and office owner were also present at the time of the incident. (Representational) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * A 41-year-old Mumbai hotelier was assaulted in Thane's Wagle Estate office on Wednesday * Around 20 persons attacked the hotelier and others, ransacked the office premises * Police registered an FIR for unlawful assembly, rioting, hurt, trespass, and intimidation Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Thane: A 41-year-old hotelier from Mum ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: State BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Thursday slammed the Congress government and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for failing to address farmers' issues despite completing 19 months in office. Speaking at the Kisan Morcha state office-bearers' meeting at the BJP headquarters in Hyderabad, he accused the state government of neglecting farmers due to its skewed policies. He urged party workers to collaborate with the Kisan Morcha to highlight farmers' grievances and counter the Cong ...Read More >
THANE: A 41-year-old hotelier from Bhandup was allegedly assaulted by a mob of around 21 men inside an office in Thane's Wagle Estate on Wednesday, in a violent altercation that reportedly stemmed from a minor dispute.According to police, the incident occurred around 3:15 pm when the hotelier was at the Wagle Estate premises for a business discussion along with some other builders and the office owner. Suddenly, a group of men barged into the office and began attacking those present."They starte ...Read More >
All nine, including Shahpura MLA Manish Yadav and Ladnun MLA Mukesh Bhakar, were found guilty under IPC sections 147 (punishment for rioting) and 283 (causing danger or obstruction in a public way or line of navigation). A sessions court in Jaipur on Tuesday suspended the sentence of two Congress legislators who were among nine persons who were sentenced last month for blocking a road in Jaipur during a 2014 protest. All nine, including Shahpura MLA Manish Yadav and Ladnun MLA Mukesh Bhakar, w ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army on July 13, 1931. The dramatic scene unfolded a day after Abdullah and several leaders of the National Conference and opposition parties were put under house arrest to prevent them from going to the graveyard to mark Martyrs' Day. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah took an autorickshaw from the Khanya ...Read More >
Bhopal, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) In Harda, Madhya Pradesh, the dust appears to be settling after a weekend of unrest sparked by a confrontation between Karni Sena activists and police. The town, which witnessed widespread protests and heavy security deployment, is gradually returning to normalcy. District Collector Aditya Singh has lifted 163 prohibitory orders and authorised the release of those arrested during the 'chakka jam' demonstration. Despite these steps, local authorities remain caut ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan received a death threat on social media, his party spokesperson Rajesh Bhatt said on Friday. Bhatt also filed a complaint at the Cyber Police Station in Patna in the matter. As per the written complaint, the death threat was issued by an Instagram user under the name 'Tiger Meraj Idisi'. 'The threat was issued due to Paswan's growing popularity. T ...Read More >
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