Kanpur: An additional sessions judge’s court on Thursday convicted five persons, including two brothers, for kidnapping a 16-year-old boy in 2008 and selling him to a gang that later demanded ransom from his parents.The court sentenced the five men to 10 years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of them.The convicts…
Bengaluru: A sessions court in the city has held a Ballari resident guilty of defaming the Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta, and sentenced him to six months of imprisonment with a fine of Rs 5,000.According to a Lokayukta press note, SG Shankar of Havinala Basanna compound complained to the Lokayukta in 2015, accusing the joint commissioner…
The III additional district and sessions court also imposed Rs 10,000 fine Shivamogga: A 36-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by the III additional district and sessions court for the murder of a 50-year-old woman after she resisted his sexual assault attempt in Dec 2022.The convict, Rajappa, a resident of Bidaragodu village in Thirthahalli…
Kendrapada: The adhoc-additional district and sessions judge-cum-special judge of the fast track special court (FTSC), Jajpur, on Friday sentenced a 33-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and repeatedly raping a 16-year-old girl six years ago.Judge Sarat Chandra Dehuri also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him. On default, the convict…
Agartala: An additional district and sessions judge in West Tripura has sentenced a 55-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a minor girl two years ago.The convict was also fined Rs 50,000. The court found him guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and Section 376(1) of…
Mangaluru: The additional district and sessions court, FTSC-II, on Wednesday, has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 55,000 on him.Afreed alias Appi,20, a resident of Kelaginakere, Addoor, Gurupura, was found guilty in a case of sexually assaulting a minor girl whom he had befriended through Instagram,…
Mohali: Nearly four years after an auto-rickshaw driver was fatally stabbed in Balongi, a Mohali court has convicted a man and sentenced him to life imprisonment, with forensic DNA evidence emerging as the decisive factor in the case.Additional district and sessions judge Vikrant Kumar on Wednesday sentenced Ravi Sharma to life imprisonment for the murder…
Two residents of Samrala in Ludhiana helped manage traffic in Chandigarh as part of community service ordered by a local court Chandigarh: What began as a drunken-driving violation at a traffic checkpoint ended with two young men from Ludhiana standing at one of Chandigarh’s busiest intersections, holding placards that read ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’ and…
Tourists arriving at Sonalium and Castle Rock stations are unaware of the restrictions Hubballi: Dudhsagar Falls, famous for its milky-white cascades, is one of the major tourist attractions on the Karnataka-Goa border. It used to attract thousands of visitors, especially during the monsoon season. However, since tourist entry was strictly prohibited from 2023, the Railway…
Chandigarh: A Chandigarh court has ordered community service for two men who pleaded guilty in a drunken driving case after allegedly misbehaving with a woman traffic marshal and police personnel during a late-night checking drive.The accused, Lovejot Singh (26) and Gaganpreet Singh (27), residents of Samrala in Ludhiana, were stopped at an anti-drunk driving naka…
