Tag: Jail
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Out of jail, Kerala BJP leader K Surendran receives warm welcome from party workers
A day after the Kerala High Court granted him bail in an assault case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader K Surendran walked out of the Central Jail in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday morning.
December 8, 2018 -
Nawaz Sharif: In jail to strengthen Pakistan’s democracy
Three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested on arrival in Lahore on July 13 – less than two weeks before Pakistan’s general election
July 17, 2018 -
1993 blasts convict Abu Salem denied parole for wedding
Gangster Salem had sought 45 days to get married for a second time to Syed Bahar Kausar. He is currently serving life sentence for 1993 Mumbai serial blasts. Salem is lodged in Taloja Jail in Maharashtra.
April 21, 2018 -
Teen gets two years jail for cyber terrorism
A British teenager was sentenced to two years behind bars on Friday after he was convicted of illegally obtaining the e-mail and phone accounts of senior US intelligence officials.
April 21, 2018 -
Salman Khan reaches Mumbai in chartered aircraft from Jodhpur
Hours after being granted bail in the blackbuck poaching case, Superstar Salman Khan reached Mumbai on Saturday night in a special chartered flight which landed in Mumbai around 7.30 pm, reports said.
April 7, 2018 -
Sean Penn’s son released from jail
Actor-filmmaker Sean Penn and actress-director Robin Wright’s son Hopper has been released from jail after a drug arrest. A spokesperson from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department told people.com that Hopper, 24, and actress Uma Von Wittkamp, 26, were released from jail on Thursday after they both posted $25,000 bonds. According to multiple sources, the pair …
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April 7, 2018 -
Five years of jail for Salman Khan for killing blackbuck
Salman Khan was on Thursday found guilty under Section 51 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, of killing two blackbucks while he was in Jodhpur during the shooting of ‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’.
April 5, 2018 -
NHRC notice to Karnataka jail authorities over convict’s suicide
Taking suo motu cognisance of a convict’s alleged suicide inside Parapana Agrahara Central Prison last month, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Karnataka IG (Prisons) seeking a detailed report in the incident within six weeks. According to the rights panel, M Jaishankar (38), who was undergoing imprisonment for 10 years, …
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March 10, 2018 -
Making difference in the lives of Dharamshala jail inmates
Punjab National Bank (PNB) Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI), Kangra has provided a 13-day training of handmade woodcrafts to the jail inmates of District open-air Jail, Dharamshala. The training concluded on 13 February with the distribution of the certificates to the 33 jail inmates. “It is a very good initiative for the prisoners. They …
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February 13, 2018 -
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia gets five-year jail term
A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced former Prime Minister and the country’s main opposition leader, Khaleda Zia to five years in prison on corruption charges. Amid heightened security across Bangladesh, the special judge’s court convicted the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson of embezzling $252,000 in foreign donation for the Zia Orphanage Trust, reports bdnews24. In …
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February 8, 2018 -
Jail those who call Indian Muslims ‘Pakistanis’, demands Owaisi
Those who call Indian Muslims “Pakistanis” should be jailed for at least three years, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has demanded. Addressing the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Owaisi asked the Union government if it could bring in a law to punish people who make such statements. “Can you bring in a law to …
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February 7, 2018 -
Rishra Bidhan Chandra College gen. secy sent to jail custody
The general secretary of Rishra Bidhan Chandra College, who has been accused of molestation, was remanded in jail custody for 14 days today. He tendered his resignation from the post of general secretary of the college and surrendered before Serampore court following a complaint of molestation lodged by a girl student of the college yesterday. …
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January 20, 2018 -
Road mishap: Delhi Court refuses to quash convict’s 4-month jail term
A Delhi court has refused to show leniency towards a man guilty of crushing a person under his rashly driven truck, saying he cannot claim sympathy as those who play with fire cannot complain of burnt fingers. Additional Sessions Judge S K Gupta upheld a magisterial court order awarding him four months rigorous jail term, …
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January 16, 2018 -
Hong Kong democracy activists appeal jail terms
Hong Kong’s leading democracy activists were in court today to appeal against their jail terms in a case seen as a litmus test for the independence of the city’s judiciary, which some fear is under pressure from Beijing. Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow were jailed in August last year for their role in …
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January 16, 2018 -
RJD plans naya yatra to seek justice for Lalu
With RJD president Lalu Prasad back in jail in another fodder scam case, keeping the party flock together has become a challenge for the RJD. So, the party has planned a state-wide ‘naya yatra’ to seek justice for the party chief. The yatra will be undertaken shortly after Makar Sankranti. During the yatra, the party …
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January 9, 2018 -
Pakistan hands over list of Indian prisoners
Pakistan on Monday handed over a list of 457 Indian prisoners languishing in its jails to the Indian High Commission here. This is in line with the provisions of the Consular Access Agreement the two countries signed on May 21, 2008, under which they are required to exchange such lists twice a year, on January …
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January 1, 2018 -
Prisoner commits suicide in Andhra jail
An undertrial prisoner has committed suicide in a jail in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district, jail authorities said on Sunday. The incident took place in the toilet of Darsi sub-jail on Saturday night when K. Ramesh (21) killed himself by hanging with his ‘lungi’. He was rushed to a government-run hospital but was declared brought dead. …
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December 10, 2017