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life sentence news

Sikh man convicted of killing UK student seeking to appeal sentence

Vickrum Digwa, 23, was handed a life sentence with a minimum of 21 years behind bars on June 1. (AFP)
chandigarh news
Updated on Jul 04, 2026 08:21 am IST

Not telling third person about rape doesn’t falsify victim’s evidence: HC

Citizens protest against the rape of a doctor in Kolkata.
mumbai news
Published on Jun 23, 2026 07:22 am IST

Murder convict who became Bollywood actor arrested after 12 years on run

Modi changed his identity and built a career in the entertainment industry, where he was doing supporting roles in films and television series.
india news
Updated on May 21, 2026 06:42 pm IST

SC sets aside order suspending Sengar's life term in Unnao rape case

In its order dated December 23, 2025, the Delhi High Court had said that Kuldeep Sengar had been convicted under Section 5 (C) (aggravated penetrative sexual assault by a public servant) of the POCSO Act but an elected representative does not fit the definition of a "public servant" under Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
india news
Updated on May 15, 2026 12:55 pm IST

MLA’s disqualification: Will take call after official intimation, says speaker

Karnataka assembly website
india news
Published on Apr 22, 2026 08:36 am IST

HC reserves order on Asaram's plea challenging conviction for sexual assault on minor

HC reserves order on Asaram's plea challenging conviction for sexual assault on minor
jaipur news
Published on Apr 20, 2026 05:49 pm IST

India slams Pakistan for backing Andrabi

India slams Pakistan for backing Andrabi
india news
Published on Mar 26, 2026 05:14 am IST

Former MP Umakant Yadav rushed to BHU hospital after health worsens in Jaunpur jail

Umakant Yadav has a long criminal record with over 30 cases, including charges of murder, attempt to murder and damage to public property (FILE PHOTO)
lucknow news
Published on Mar 21, 2026 06:38 am IST

Man serving life term for killing wife “unfit” to be minor daughter’s guardian: HC

Mumbai, India - September 03, 2021: Bombay High Court at Fort, in Mumbai, India, on Friday, September 03, 2021. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)
mumbai news
Published on Feb 18, 2026 06:36 am IST

HC upholds couple’s conviction for killing daughter with mental health condition

The court said the couple had a “bounden duty” to care for the child. (Shutterstock)
india news
Updated on Feb 17, 2026 05:09 pm IST

Friend Shree Jogdhankar gets life in Jhanvi Kukreja murder case

Friend Shree Jogdhankar gets life in Jhanvi Kukreja murder case
mumbai news
Published on Feb 01, 2026 04:44 am IST

Plea seeking death for Yasin Malik not pressing: Delhi HC

Plea seeking death for Yasin Malik not pressing: Delhi HC
india news
Published on Jan 29, 2026 08:00 am IST

No urgency in hearing plea for death penalty to JKLF chief Yasin Malik: Delhi HC

In May 2022, a trial court awarded life imprisonment to Yasin Malik. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Jan 28, 2026 08:00 pm IST

Delhi HC upholds life term for man who raped minor daughter

The case was registered in July 2021, when the victim, then three months pregnant, and her mother approached the police. (Representational image)
delhi news
Published on Jan 23, 2026 04:42 am IST

Controversy over Dera chief’s parole: Ram Rahim’s parole legally permissible but reeks of political trade-off

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh (HT File)
chandigarh news
Published on Jan 12, 2026 04:04 am IST

Murder convict on the run for 14 years arrested by Gurugram police

The alleged murder that took place on October 6 hit headlines on Monday with the police revealing chilling details and arrests in the case.
india news
Published on Dec 24, 2025 09:55 pm IST

Custodial death case: HC suspends ex-IG Zaidi’s life sentence

While pronouncing its verdict on the case, the HC bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara and Justice Sukhvinder Kaur noted a lack of motive and the accused officer not being present in police station at the time of the custodial death of Suraj Singh, as pointed out by the IGP in his appeal. (File)
chandigarh news
Published on Dec 24, 2025 07:36 am IST

HC suspends Sengar’s jail term in Unnao rape case

To be sure, Sengar will remain in jail since he is also serving a 10-year imprisonment in the April 2018 custodial death case of the rape survivor’s father. (Subhankar Chakraborty/HT PHOTO)
india news
Published on Dec 24, 2025 05:22 am IST

Taxi driver gets life sentence for 2010 rape-murder of 21-year-old MBA student

The convict, Monu Kumar, now 39, was a 24-year-old taxi driver when he had targeted the 21-year-old woman on July 30, 2010. (HT)
chandigarh news
Updated on Nov 29, 2025 11:44 am IST

Former Black Panther leader H. Rap Brown dies in prison hospital at 82

Former Black Panther leader H. Rap Brown dies in prison hospital at 82
us news
Published on Nov 25, 2025 12:14 am IST

Non-recovery of murder weapon cannot render case unreliable, says Cal HC, upholding life sentence

Non-recovery of murder weapon cannot render case unreliable, says Cal HC, upholding life sentence
india news
Published on Nov 08, 2025 11:24 am IST

Canada: Man receives life sentence for role in brazen 2022 killing of Indo-Canadian in Vancouver

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) vehicles outside the organisation's headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Photograph for representation purpose only). (Bloomberg)
world news
Published on Oct 29, 2025 11:02 am IST

Indian man, wrongfully jailed in US for 43 years, now faces deportation by ICE

Subramanyam ‘Subu’ Vedam, 64, was wrongfully jailed for 43 years.
us
Published on Oct 14, 2025 06:08 pm IST

1984 riots case: Ex Cong councillor seeks furlough

Five Sikh individuals were killed and a gurdwara in Ghaziabad’s Raj Nagar was torched in 1984. (HT Archive)
delhi news
Published on Oct 07, 2025 04:12 am IST

Supreme Court cancels Chhota Rajan bail in 2001 Jaya Shetty case

A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta allowed the CBI appeal against the high court’s October 2024 order, restoring the trial court’s punishment.
india news
Updated on Sept 18, 2025 01:58 am IST

Jaya Shetty murder: SC sets aside Bombay HC order suspending Chhota Rajan’s life term

Additional solicitor general Tushar Mehta appeared for CBI in the matter. (File photo)
india news
Published on Sept 17, 2025 03:31 pm IST

23-year-old British student jailed for life in Dubai over 'very stupid mistake'

Mia O'Brien, 23, was handed a life sentence in Dubai.
trending
Updated on Sept 08, 2025 06:32 am IST

Lover, her father, uncle get life term over Meerut man's murder in 2021

A charge sheet was filed in the matter and investigation led to the arrest of the three.
india news
Published on Aug 29, 2025 08:52 am IST

Lover, father, uncle get life term over Meerut man's murder in 2021

The man was killed on March 27, 2021, and his body was stuffed in a sack and dumped in a pond.
cities
Updated on Aug 29, 2025 04:59 am IST

Rajasthan HC asks Asaram to surrender in Jodhpur jail on Aug 30

Earlier this year, on January 7, the Supreme Court had granted him interim bail on medical grounds. (HT file photo)
jaipur news
Published on Aug 28, 2025 10:11 am IST
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