Follow Us on Google News Jodhpur, April 1 (IANS) Self-styled godman Asaram, convicted of raping a minor, has surrendered at Jodhpur Central Jail after the expiry of his interim bail granted by the Rajasthan High Court. His bail term ended on March 31, and his legal team has now filed a petition for an extension, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Jaipur, March 15 (IANS) Rape convict Asaram arrived in Jodhpur on Saturday after being released on interim bail. The Rajasthan High Court granted him bail on February 14, allowing him 75 days of release on medical grounds. Convicted of sexually assaulting a minor student at a Gurukul, he was sentenced … Read more
Srinagar, March 2, KDC: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has temporarily suspended the sentence and granted bail to a man convicted in a kidnapping and rape case. The convict, Amir Ashraf Zargar, who was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment and fines by the Principal Sessions Judge, Ganderbal, had … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) The father of the victim in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case said on Friday that the West Bengal government should not have been so active in approaching the Calcutta High Court demanding the death penalty for the sole convict in the case, a former civic volunteer attached to Kolkata … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday morning rejected the admissibility of the petition by the West Bengal government seeking death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the R.G. Kar rape and murder tragedy. However, a similar petition by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) also … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 31 (IANS) Former Home Minister and veteran Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Friday wrote to Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar asking him not to commute the sentence of a murder convict. The convict, Sherin, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her father-in-law in 2009 and was sentenced to 20 years … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (IANS) A controversy has erupted in Kerala after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan advised Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar to commute the sentence of a murder convict. The convict, Sherin, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her father-in-law in 2009. Sherin, the main accused, along with two others have been serving … Read more
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) The parents of the woman junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, who was raped and murdered within the hospital premises, faced the ire of senior Trinamool Congress leaders, on Monday, over their observations on the “death sentence” for convict Sanjay Roy proposed by both Central Bureau of Investigation … Read more