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No death penalty for Bilkis Bano rapists, says Bombay High Court

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10 years ago

May 4, 2017

No death penalty for Bilkis Bano rapists, says Bombay High Court

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The CBI had told trial court last year that this was a “rarest of rare case” and the death penalty must be awarded to three convicts.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday has turned down the CBI’s request for granting death penalty to three men accused of gang raping Bilkis Bano, a 19-year-old pregnant woman, and brutally murdering 14 members of her family in Randhikpur near Ahmedabad, during the 2002 Gujarat riots.

The Central Bureau of Investigation had told court last year that this was a “rarest of rare case” and death penalty must be awarded to three convicts to send a “stern message.”

The agency has alleged that there was direct evidence that the three men – Jaswant Nai, Govind Nai and Sailesh Bhatt – raped Bano, who was five months pregnant, her sister and mother. Sailesh Bhatt also allegedly snatched Bilkis’s three-year-old daughter from her and killed the child. Bano’s mother and sister were among the 14 persons killed from her family and 17 from the village were killed by rioters on March 3, 2002.

The agency has also challenged the acquittal of five Gujarat Police officers in the case by trial court. It has also said that the officials had colluded with the rioters by “fudging documents and compromising the inquest panchnama.”

The trial was transferred out of Gujarat fearing that the victims and witnesses would be intimidated or influenced.

Eleven people were convicted in 2008 by the trial court in Bombay and were awarded life imprisonment. This ruling has been challenged in High Court by the 11 convicts.

The Bombay High Court had reserved the judgment and had directed the agency to detail the names of the convicts and how long they had been in prison pending trial.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Electoral rolls: Jammu and Kashmir government denies any change in special provisions for Kashmiri migrants

The administration said that no change was made in the special provisions for Kashmiri migrants for their enrollment in the electoral rolls of their original constituencies.

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August 20, 2022

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday refuted media reports which claimed that more than 25 lakh additions will be there in the electoral rolls and clarified that Kashmiri migrants would continue to be given the option of voting at their native place of enrollment or through a postal ballot or through the special set up polling stations at Jammu, Udhampur, Delhi, and other places.

The administration said that no change was made in the special provisions for Kashmiri migrants for their enrollment in the electoral rolls of their original constituencies.

It also clarified that there was no change in rules regarding buying properties and jobs in the state and it has no link to the representation of voters or otherwise.

The Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) released an order that there was to enable young persons who become eligible to register themselves as voters. Besides, it also allowed a person who changed his ordinary place of residence to enroll at the new location by getting himself deleted at the old location.

It said that the number of electors as published in the special summary revision of J&K in 2011 was 66,00,921 and it has now increased to 76,02,397. This was mainly due to the new voters, who attained the age of 18 years.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar told reporters that more than 20 lakh new voters would be enrolled in the region ahead of polls. This will increase the voter count by more than a third, adding to the existing 76 lakh voters in the region.

The senior leaders of Jammu and Kashmir criticized the election commission’s decision of giving voting rights to non-locals in the state and called an all-party meeting on this issue.

Former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said that it will be the last nail in the coffin of Indian democracy. It was a dangerous attempt to influence elections in the state.

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Rajasthan man arrested for raising Pakistan flag

Police said that Sanju Khan was arrested on the complaints of the villagers. An investigation was launched to find out the real intension of the accused.

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4 years ago

August 18, 2022

While India was celebrating 75^th anniversary of Independence on August 15 this year, a man was arrested from Rajsthan’s Osian town of the Jodhpur district for allegedly raising Pakisrtan’s national flag. The Jodhpur Police said on Thursday that the man Sanju Kahn also raised slogans of ‘Pakistan Jindabad’.

Police said that Sanju Khan was arrested on the complaints of the villagers. An investigation was launched to find out the real intension of the accused.

Reports said that the accused also shared a pro-Pakistan post on social media. The Police is investigating any link with Pakistan.

Earlier, a man was arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar for allegedly hoisting Pakistan’s national flag at his house.

Police said that the flag was hoisted at a house in Vedupar Mustaquil village under the Tariya Sujan police station area of the district on Friday around 11 am.

However, they claimed that the flag was removed as soon as police got information about it.

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Delhi Police detains Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi raised concern about the Indian democracy and said that India was a police state and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a king.

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July 26, 2022

The Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday during a march to Rastrapati Bhavan . The Leader of Opposition Malikarjun Kharge and other senior leaders were also detained during the protest.

The leaders were raising voices against the Enforcement Directorate after second time summoning of Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald case.

Look at the dictatorship. You can’t protest peacefully, can’t discussion inflation and unemployment. By misusing the Police and agencies, even by arresting us, you will never be able to silence us, sharing images of the protest Rahul Gandhi twitted.

Rahul Gandhi, during the protest, said that all MPs and MLAs were present. They were talking about inflation and unemployment. The Police (Delhi Police) were not allowing them to sit there. Discussions were not allowed inside (in the Parliament) and there they are being arrested.

Rahul Gandhi raised concern about the Indian democracy and said that India was a police state and Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a king.

Malikarjun Kharge said that they were protesting as per the instruction of the police. All of this was a conspiracy of PM Modi and Amit Shah. They have completely destroyed the opposition and muzzled their voices.

Kharge further said that they were not scared and their fight will continue.

The central government has deployed heavy paramilitary forces as well as Delhi police after the protest march.

The Delhi traffic police also issued a guideline regarding traffic jam in the protest area.

Sonia Gandhi reached the ED on Tuesday morning. She was also accompanied by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi.

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