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Bareilly: Pocso convict on outside jail duty escapes, 7 staff suspended

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Published 24 days ago

Convict shot dead outside Hoshiarpur hospital in escape attempt

Nasib Singh, a convict of Hoshiarpur jail, was shot dead outside the local Civil Hospital on Saturday after he attacked a policeman escorting him back to prison following a medical check-up. (Representational photo)

Updated 62 days ago

Man gets life sentence for kidnapping, murder of 2-year-old girl in 2014

Man gets life sentence for kidnapping, murder of 2-year-old girl in 2014

Published 304 days ago

Tihar jail prisoner dies by suicide inside jail

Karmakar was under trial, while Saquib was convicted for his involvement in the 2002 and 2003 Mumbai blasts.

Published 367 days ago

Pune police arrest absconding 2002 Godhra train case life convict

Salim Jarda, one of the 31 individuals given life sentences in the Godhra train tragedy case, was taken into custody by the Pune rural police on January 22, police said.

Published 529 days ago

Convict caught smuggling drugs into Chandigarh Model Jail

The convict was caught smuggling drugs on his return to Chandigarh Model Jail from a medial checkup. (File)

Updated 643 days ago

Chandigarh: Court awards lenient sentence after drug offender pleads guilty

A resident of Mauli Jagran Complex, Chandigarh, Lakhan appealed to the court that he will reform himself and never indulge in drug trade. (HT Photo)

Updated 741 days ago

Youth held guilty of raping 15-year-old girl in Chandigarh

The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Friday. (iStock)

Updated 784 days ago

Chandigarh man gets 10-year jail in NDPS case

The 42-year-old convict was identified as Dharamraj, a resident of Mauli Jagran Colony in Chandigarh. (iStock)

Updated 806 days ago

Ludhiana: Man gets 10-yr jail for acid attack

The convict, Ram Raj of Kot Mangal Singh, was arrested by the division number 6 police on March 25, 2021. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published 849 days ago

Ghaziabad: Man awarded death penalty for murdering four relatives in 2021

The court convicted Mohammad Ayyub under Indian Penal Code section 302 (murder), 506 (criminal intimidation) and also under provisions of the Arms Act and held him guilty of murdering his uncle Mohammad Rahisuddin, 65, his wife Fatima, 65, and their two sons, Mohammad Azharuddin, 28, and Imran, 23. (Shutterstock/representational image)

Updated 855 days ago

Ludhiana: Man gets 20-year RI for raping 11-year-old niece

The court of additional sessions judge Amar Jeet Singh, (fast-track special court under POCSO) convicted a petrol pump employee for raping his 11-year-old niece on Monday. The court awarded him 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under section 6 read of the POCSO Act in a 2022 rape case. (Representational image)

Updated 892 days ago

Chandigarh: Sector 19 resident held guilty of killing Mohali man in 2021

An agriculturalist belonging to Parol village in Mohali’s Mullanpur, the victim is survived by his wife and a daughter. (Getty Images/Purestock)

Updated 896 days ago

Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar’s release request not tenable: SRB

Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar (File)

Updated 904 days ago

Tuition teacher sentenced to 20 years RI for raping minor in Haryana

Her parents grew suspicious when the girl refused to go to her tuition class. When the victim complained of stomach ache and her mother enquired about it, she disclosed the entire matter, the complaint said. (Getty image)

Updated 955 days ago

Day 3: A matter of ‘forged’ affidavit against Shinde

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Updated 966 days ago

State cannot take matters of liberty casually: SC to UP govt

The Supreme Court pulls up Uttar Pradesh government for not deciding the remission plea of a convict undergoing life term. (ANI)

Updated 966 days ago

Chandigarh: Female cop handed four-year rigorous jail term for graft

The complainant had alleged that Haryana Police head constable Ritu Bala demanded a bribe of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10,000 for helping him and his wife in connection with a prostitution complaint lodged against them by a woman, who had accused them of forcing her into flesh trade. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated 990 days ago

Ludhiana: Banker, cousin get life term for kidnapping, murdering kanungo

Banker, cousin get life term for kidnapping, murdering kanungo in Ludhiana. (HT)

Updated 999 days ago

Haryana man gets death penalty for rape-murder of minor

The court termed the rape and murder of a minor girl as the rarest of rare cases while awarding the death penalty. (HT Archives)

Updated 1035 days ago

Cannot deny remission by relying predominantly on presiding judge’s opinion: SC

The Supreme Court said an overemphasis on the presiding judge’s opinion and complete disregard of comments of other authorities, while arriving at its conclusion, would render the appropriate government’s decision on a remission application, unsustainable. (File Photo)

Updated 1056 days ago

Robbery, murder convict who jumped parole arrested in UP

Robbery, murder convict who jumped parole arrested in UP

Updated 1056 days ago

Jalandhar man gets 20 years RI for raping minor girl

The man has been given 20 years RI under section 6 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and five years under section 506 of the IPC. Both sentences will run concurrently. (iStockphoto)

Updated 1072 days ago

Chandigarh man gets 20-year jail for raping, impregnating minor

The girl had visited a hospital, where she was found pregnant. As she was a minor, the hospital staff had informed the police. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated 1095 days ago

Bihar defends Anand Mohan’s early release in Supreme Court

Anand Mohan walked out of prison on April 27 after the Bihar government tweaked the Bihar Prison Manual (HT Photo)

Updated 1099 days ago

No bar for convict to seek furlough when appeal pending in HC, SC: Delhi HC

The ruling came on pleas by four convicts in a murder case, whose furloughs were rejected by the jail authorities. (Representational image)

Updated 1110 days ago

Slain Gopalganj DM’s wife moves SC over ex-MP Anand Mohan’s release

Uma Devi, wife of slain IAS officer G Krishnaiah. (ANI File Photo)

Updated 1174 days ago

Mohali: Nepalese man gets 20-year jail for raping 16-year-old

The accused was booked under Sections 363, 366-A, 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. (Shutterstock)

Updated 1179 days ago

Chandigarh man awarded 20-year RI for raping, impregnating minor

During pronouncement of sentence, the convict pleaded leniency, stating that he was a labourer’s son and aspired to be an officer. Also, he is married and his family is dependent on him. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated 1184 days ago

Chandigarh: Ex-senior auditor of defence accounts held guilty of graft

Eight years after being arrested in a graft case, a senior officer of the principal controller of defence accounts (PCDA), Western Command, was pronounced guilty by the special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). (Shutterstock)

Updated 1185 days ago

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