-The Hindu Court says appellants deserve no sympathy but modifies death sentence Holding that the age of the accused and the possibility of their reformation were determining factors, the Supreme Court has redefined the ‘rarest of rare’ cases and awarded 30-year imprisonment to two accused who murdered four persons in August 2000. Giving this ruling, a Bench of Justices K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra said, “Age, definitely, is a factor which cannot be...
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After Indian Express report, 6 Dhule cops arrested for rioting
-The Indian Express Days after The Indian Express published pictures of police breaking open and looting a stall during the Dhule riots of January 6, six local policemen have been arrested for the Crime. The six men — four State Reserve Police (SRP) personnel and two police constables — were arrested on Friday and charged with theft and dishonestly breaking open property under IPC Sections 380 and 461. If convicted, they face...
More »After court rap, govt likely to trim VIP cover
-The Times of India A day after the Supreme Court questioned the government's wisdom over existing security cover to VIPs, the Centre on Friday said security to protected persons could be scaled down depending upon the threat perception. Even as a committee, comprising senior home ministry and Intelligence Bureau officials, has been working on rationalizing the list of protected persons, minister of state for home affairs R P N Singh said, "If...
More »Centre asks states to start women-only buses
-The Times of India The Centre has asked state governments to start exclusive buses for women in million-plus cities as part of initiatives being taken to tackle the rise of sexual Crimes against women. The measure was suggested at a meeting of the committee of secretaries headed by the cabinet secretary on January 23. The Union urban development ministry issued a circular on Thursday asking states to provide detailed action plan in...
More »Mother’s missive to Sonia adds to Congress woes in Suryanelli case-Smita Gupta
-The Hindu The Suryanelli case in Kerala cast its lengthening shadow over the Congress on Thursday, with the rape victim’s mother asking party president Sonia Gandhi to act against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P. J. Kurien, whom she places at the heart of the 40-day-long nightmare her daughter underwent 17 years ago — a Crime for which not one of the 42 accused persons has been punished to date. The woman...
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