A five-count criminal indictment has been unsealed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, charging prominent Indian executives including Chairman of the Adani Group Gautam Adani by linking them to an alleged bribery and fraud scheme,
A war of words has erupted between the Opposition and the ruling political party in Uttar Pradesh over the recent encounter of a criminal, Mangesh Yadav, in Sultanpur.
The police had received an intel that he would be coming in the area to meet an associate and is likely in possession of a handgun.
In order to repeal archaic colonial laws and usher in legislations which are citizen centric and cater to the requirements of a vibrant democracy, three laws have been enacted to overhaul the criminal justice system in the country.
A notorious criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head was shot dead in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force, police said on Friday.
The International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda issued many indictments on charges of torture and genocide for crimes involving the sexual violence against women.
9% of the newly elected ZP members have declared serious criminal cases including cases related to attempt to murder, crimes against women etc, according to a report by the Odisha Election Watch (OEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), who analysed the self-sworn affidavits of the victorious candidates.
The Apna Dal has fielded seven candidates out of which four have criminal record while 25 candidates out of 52 fielded by BJP have a similar record. The BSP has 23 criminal candidates and the Congress has a similar number. Ten out of 52 candidates put up by AAP in this phase also have a criminal history.
The drug peddler booked under sections 21(c)/29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act 1985 is being remanded to judicial custody, they said.
After committing the murder, he had fled to Bengal and was earning out a living working in construction work. Acting on a tipoff, a special squad of police arrested him from Murshidbad.
