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Shree Jogdhankar and Jhanvi Kukreja (File Photo) MUMBAI: A sessions court on Saturday convicted and sentenced Shree Jogdhankar to life imprisonment in the 2021 murder case of 19-year-old Jhanvi Kukreja, more than five years after the incident occurred on New Year’s Eve. Co-accused Diya Padalkar was acquitted. Jogdhankar and Padalkar, both in their 20s, had…
SRINAGAR: The J&K high court set aside Wednesday the conviction of an elderly woman in a 1979 murder case from Uri near the LoC in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, citing 46 years of prolonged proceedings and her age-related infirmities.A single-judge bench of Justice Sanjay Parihar ruled that the sentence of Shameema Begam should be…
MUMBAI: In the first conviction for feeding pigeons after the Bombay high court ban this July, a metropolitan magistrate court in Bandra has found a 52-year-old Dadar businessman guilty of feeding pigeons in a public place, holding that the act posed a risk to public health and violated government orders.Additional chief judicial magistrate V U…
Newly released documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein have put a spotlight on previously unseen photos of the late convicted sex offender with a host of high-profile figures, including legendary popstar Michael Jackson, musician Mick Jagger, and former US President Bill Clinton. The images were made public by the US Justice Department on Friday as part…
Two men convicted in the 2017 Kerala actress assault case have challenged their convictions in the High Court, seeking bail and a stay on their sentences. They claim a lack of evidence and procedural flaws in the trial. The court has acknowledged issues and will reopen the case after vacation, delaying the official appeal hearing….
Superstar Rajinikanth celebrated his 75th birthday with a cake-cutting ceremony on the ‘Jailer 2’ sets, while his film ‘Padayappa’ saw a successful 4K re-release. Meanwhile, six convicts received 20-year sentences in the actress assault case, Divya Pillai handled theatre criticism gracefully, and Allu Arjun praised Ranveer Singh and Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’. Today (December 12) was…
DEHRADUN: Supreme Court has acquitted three minors – who are now adults – sentenced to life for the 2007 strangulation murder of a 10-year-old, holding that the prosecution failed to prove their guilt beyond doubt and relied solely on circumstantial evidence and speculative claims. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma…
MUMBAI: In a case of double jeopardy, a special court recently discharged a 39-year-old man in a fake currency case in the city after he was already convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the same offence in Lucknow. The judge ruled that a second trial against the accused, Girjesh Yadav, for the same set…
Nicolas Sarkozy (AP photo) A Paris court on Thursday convicted former French president Nicolas Sarkozy of criminal conspiracy, while acquitting him of corruption and illegal campaign financing in the trial over allegations that late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi helped fund his successful 2007 presidential campaign.The trial adds to a series of legal troubles for the…
Donald Trump assassination plotter tries to stab himself in court (Picture credit: AP) Ryan Routh, the man found guilty of plotting to assassinate Donald Trump, attempted to stab himself in the neck with a pen moments after a Florida jury convicted him on all counts. The dramatic incident unfolded in Judge Aileen Cannon’s courtroom on…
