The former chief minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah defended rape-accused Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha. He said that many MLAs and MPs are murder accused but no one is guilty until convicted.
The three convicts were awarded the death penalty after being held guilty of raping and killing a 19-year-old woman in 2012. The victim's mutilated body was found in a field with multiple injuries due to assault with objects ranging from car tools to earthen pots.
Speaking to ANI, Chitradurga SP K Parashuram said along with the seer, the police have also slapped charges against the hostel warden Rashmi and another accused in the case, Paramashivaiah.
In a sensational development, Businessman Dinesh Arora, an accused in the Delhi excise policy case, said that he is ready to make true disclosure voluntarily with respect to his role in the commission of the alleged offences.
It was found during the CBI investigation that the Packing Incharge of Printing Press allegedly stole the question paper of JKPSI examination while the same was being packed and sold the leaked question paper to an accused, a resident of Rewari who was arrested earlier.
Korba police's 'Nijaat' campaign has achieved a milestone in the last four months. Under this campaign, the police arrested 1054 accused so far and confiscated 2022 litres of illicit liquor under the Excise and NDPS Act in the district.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved a plea in Delhi Court today under 306 Crpc to make businessman Dinesh Arora, an accused, a witness in the Delhi excise policy case.
"Accused Sandeep Sunny was arrested on the same day of the incident. He committed a hate crime after getting radicalised on social media, though it isn't the entire part and needs further technical probe," said Amritsar CP Arun Pal Singh.