Kochi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has moved the Delhi High Court seeking capital punishment for Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chief and Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik.A division bench of the court will hear the case on May 29.A Special NIA court had sentencedMalik, 57, to life imprisonment in a terror funding case …
Kochi: Eight convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case were granted bail by the Supreme Court today.However, the Apex Court rejected applications of four others who were convicted to death.The bail was granted in view of the convicts spending 17-18 years in prison.Earlier, the Gujarat government had opposed petitions seeking bail in the case.Fiftynine …
Kochi: A trial court on Wednesday found 14 of the 16 guilty of lynching to death a tribal youth Madhu, 30, in a mob attack in Attapadi on February 22, 2018.The court in Mannarkkad in Palakkad, which will deliver the verdict on Wednesday, found the accused guilty under various sections of IPC and certain provisions …
Kochi: Absence of surveillance cameras inside the Alappuzha-Kannur executive express in Kerala had caused delay in cracking the train attack case on Sunday night. Cameras inside the train would have helped the cops to get more leads to nab the criminal who splashed inflamable article on a passenger before alighting at Elathur. Three persons including …
Kochi: The social media profile of the criminal has helped the police to identify the extremist of the train attack as Shahruq Saifi of NOIDA whose attack led to the death of three travelers last night near Kozhikode. Police have got some leads from the bag and dairy left behind by him while escaping. He …
Kochi: A junior Sub Inspector, Jimmy Jose, Hill Palace police station, has been suspended in connection with the death of Manoharan, 52, who was taken into police custody for alleged traffic violation.The suspension was issued by Kochi City police commissioner as the issue turned controversial with public picketing the police station in Tripunithura in the …
Kochi: Six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case were set free by the Supreme Court today. In its verdict, the Apex Court pronounced the judgment ordering the release of Nalini Sriharan, Robert Pais, Ravichandran, Suthenthira Raja (alias) Santhan, Shriharan (alias) Murugan and Jaikumar. Citing the Apex Court’s May 17 order setting free another convict …
Kochi: Kerala High Court has rejected Kerala government’s plea to stay Kerala Governor’s appointment of Sisa Thomas as Abdul Kalam Technical University acting Vice Chancellor. The government argued that it was the prerogative of the government to suggest the name of the VC. The court posted the next hearing for Friday. The court has impleaded …
Kochi: Actor Dileep and his friend and co accused Sharath appeared in a court and rejected charges made against them, while the prosecution claimed they had evidence to prove the complicity of the accused in the actor abuse case of 2017. Eighth accused Dileep and 15th accused Sharat heard the charges made against them in …
Kochi: In a blow to the actor Dileep, a city court has rejected a plea seeking to close the further investigation against him in the actor abuse case of 2017. Stating that the new charges leveled against him would sustain, the Principal Sessions Court directed Dileep and his friend Sharat to appear before the court …
Kochi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) nabbed banned outfit PFI former leader C A Rauf from Pattambi in Palakkad. He was arrested from his house last night, by surrounding his house. Rauf had gone underground after the NIA imposed a ban on the outfit and was hiding in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. He also helped …
Kochi: The Coimbatore blast case may be probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) as the state government has taken a decision in this regard, media reports said. A High level meeting chaired by Chief Minister M K Stalin onWednesday took the decision in this regard. The meeting decided to form a special force to …
Kochi: Five persons were arrested in connection with the car bomb blast at Ukkadam in Coimbatore the other day. Feroz Ismael, Nawaz Ismael, Mohammad Dhalha, Mohammad Riyas and Mohammad Azharuddin hailing from Ukkadam were those arrested in connection with the blast near Kottamedu Sangameswaran temple. The investigation teams have got information about their alleged involvement …
Kochi: Diplomatic baggage gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh’s sexual allegations against three CPM ministers has created a storm in the party and created political storm in the political corridors With the Congress and BJP asking the police to act against former Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan and former ministers, Thomas Issac and Kadakampally Surendran.Talking to …
Kochi: Sexual abuse accused and Congress MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly was grilled for ten hours by the police in connection with a sexual and physical abuse case lodged by a teacher against him. The police said that the replies given by him were not satisfactory and that he would be questioned again on Monday. Eldhose, who …
Kochi: A youth identified as Shyamjit has been arrested in connection with the murder of 23-year-old woman Vishupriya at Panoor in Kannur in North Kerala today. According to police the accused murdered her for breaking up her relationship with him. She was found murdered inside her house where she was alone when the murder took …
Kochi: The Supreme Court has rejected the survivor’s plea to change the actor abuse case, involving Malayalam actor Dileep, to a different court. Dismissing the prayer, a Division Bench said that the frequent discussions and debates by the media had created wrong perceptions about the case among the public including the petitioner. In her petition, …
Kochi: A Thiruvananthapuram City Court granted conditional anticipatory bail torape accused Congress MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly. The Additional Sessions Court directed Eldhose to appear before the investigation team before October 22. The court warned him against making any attempts to influence the case by persuading or threatening the complainant or witnesses. The accused argued that the …
Kochi: The NIA court has sent five leaders of the banned Popular Front of India to three days custodial interrogation. Karamana Ashraf Moulavi, Abdul Sattar, Yahya Koya Thangal, K Mohammad Ali and C T Sulaiman are those sent to NIA custody. The investigating team prayed for their custody based on the information seized from their …
Kochi: A police officer has been found guilty of delaying action against a Congress MLA Eldhose Kunnappilly in a physical and mental abuse case filed by a woman who was his acquaintance. A departmental enquiry conducted against the Kovalam police station SHO found that he tried to persuade the complainant to withdraw the complaint by …
