The counsel for BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan on Wednesday argued on the point of charges in sexual harassment case that hugging or touching a woman without a sexual intent is not an offence.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday registered a case into the alleged offences involving the illegal recruitment of personnel in the Central Armed Police Forces with the use of forged documents.
The case has been registered under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at the Trombay police station.
The Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of Odisha police has unearthed a pan-India cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scam worth more than Rs 1000 crore, a police official said on Monday.
The Dwarka District Court dismissed the bail plea in view of the seriousness and gravity of the alleged offence. The court also said that the Delhi police has not invoked sections related to dacoity as one of the accused is a police constable.
Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Bhubaneswar arrested two accused persons on Saturday from Bhubaneswar and they will now be produced in court of sub-divisional judicial magistrate, Phulbani.
The Economic Offences Wing of Delhi Police on Saturday arrested an absconding couple accused of forging documents in an alleged case of mortgaging the same property with a consortium of banks, police informed through a statement.
"A case under the sections of Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) was filed against the accused," said an officer of the local police station, adding, "The victims are minor siblings."
Following Ousmane Sonko, a prominent member of the opposition, who was detained on Friday and is charged with seven offences including criminal conspiracy and preparing an uprising, the decision to shut off the internet services was made.
The Myanmar military has announced clemency for imprisoned democratically elected civilian leaders Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint. Both have been incarcerated since February 2021 coup with Suu Kyi having been convicted of 19 offences that carried a total prison sentence of 33 years
Delhi's Saket court on Friday recorded the statement of a Shopkeeper who sold a hammer, which was allegedly used in the offence, to Aftab Amin Poonawala. The court also recorded the statement of the Shopkeeper who sold a suitcase to him.