-PTI CHENNAI: Terming the arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi in Mumbai a "serious criminal offence", Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju on Monday said politicians and police officials behind it should be instead arrested and tried. "Because under Section 342 of the PIC, wrongful arrest and confinement are serious criminal offences ... If you are arresting a person who has not committed a crime, then you are committing a crime. So,...
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As the monsoon plays truant, suicide by farmers likely to manifest again-KK Narayanan
-The Economic Times As the monsoon plays truant, the tragic face of our agrarian distress, suicide by farmers, is likely to manifest again in several parts of the country. A state like Maharashtra, where large acreages of a cash crop like cotton are grown under rain-fed conditions, is particularly vulnerable to such vagaries of weather and has, for long, remained the 'suicide capital' of the country. There is credible data to show...
More »Begin prompt probe to trace missing children, NCPCR asks States -Aarti Dhar
-The Hindu ‘Important to have dedicated website, to be networked across country’ Concerned over a large number of children going missing in the country, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has sought a report from the States on creation of websites for reporting cases. Pursuing the October 12, 2011 Supreme Court order, the Commission has said the issue of missing children and trafficking in children within and across States requires...
More »WB: Victims of crime Against Women to Get Compensation
-Outlook The West Bengal government today decided to financially compensate victims of crime against women, including rape and trafficking. "The scheme is aimed at compensating victims of crime against women. The guidelines have been drawn up mainly to pay compensation to victims of rape and human trafficking," Panchayat minister Subrata Mukherjee told reporters after a cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gave approval to the scheme. The compensation included Rs...
More »Ex-Gujarat minister Amit Shah charged in fake encounter case
-The Times of India The CBI on Tuesday named former Gujarat minister of state for home Amit Shah and over half a dozen IPS officers, including former CID (crime) chief OP Mathur, as accused in the Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter case of 2006. They were among the 20 people named in the CBI chargesheet. Considered to be one of the favourite cops of chief minister Narendra Modi, Mathur and former state police...
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