Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta condemned the killing of a 25-year-old man during Holi celebrations in Delhi's Uttam Nagar, calling the incident "heartbreaking and reprehensible" and assuring strict action against those involved.
The SIT, formed under the supervision of IGP UT Chandigarh Pushpendra Kumar, will investigate the registered case at Police Station Sector-11 (West) under Sections 108/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 3(1)(r) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The FIR, filed at Police Station Sector 11 under Sections 108 and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Section 3(1)(r) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, cites abetment to suicide and caste-based harassment.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the Bombay High Court's decision to quash an FIR filed under various provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities Act) and the IPC, against 9 persons in the Mohan Delkar abetment to suicide case, 2021.
"A case was registered against Surjith at the Palayankottai police station under various sections, including murder and the Prevention of Caste Atrocities Act and he has been remanded in judicial custody," Tirunelveli City Police Commissioner Santosh Adhimani.
Special judge Jitendra Singh acquitted Anil Jha, Gopal Singh, Susanskrit Kumar, Anil Singh Vijay Prakash Tripathi alias Vijay Tiwari of Allegations under sections related to causing hurt and SC-ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in view of contraindications, omissions and lacunae.
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR registered against Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan and others under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and termed the complaint "an abuse of the process of law" and granted liberty to initiate
Congress MP Kishori Lal Sharma stated on Friday that the most severe punishment should be given to the person involved in the murder of four members of a family in Amethi.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a meeting of the State Level Vigilance and Monitoring Committee constituted under the Uttarakhand Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, at the Chief Minister's residence on Saturday.
In an operation coordinated by the Central Bureau of Investigation, an accused wanted for committing offences under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act and a rape case in Kerala was brought back to India from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday, a statement released by the CBI read
Ranchi police have issued notice to ED officials, asking them to join the investigation in the third week of March in connection with the FIR lodged by former Chief Minister Hemant Soren under the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.