The former BJP MLA was granted bail by the High Court, which ruled that a legislator does not qualify as a ‘public servant’ under the POCSO Act. Supreme Court of India on Monday stayed the bail granted to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar by the High Court in the Unnao rape case, ordering that...
Jehangir Ahmad, sustained fractures and multiple injuries in the attack and was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Himachal Pradesh A Kashmiri shawl seller was assaulted in Dehra town of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district and later faced alleged pressure from local police not to pursue a formal complaint against the attackers, the Jammu and Kashmir...
Villagers alleged that religious conversions could take place under the guise of a church. Residents of Gurgaon’s Teekli village and nearby areas on Friday held a mahapanchayat or assembly to oppose the construction of a church on about two acres of agricultural land, according to a report by The Tribune. Leaders of several Hindu organisations,...
Internet services were also suspended as a precautionary measure to prevent the situation from escalating Police in Jaipur detained more than 100 people on Friday after a stone-pelting incident in the city’s Chomu area following a dispute linked to alleged encroachment near a mosque, officials said, ANI reported. Tension flared when police moved to act...
Earlier High Court held that the facts did not meet criteria for ‘aggravated penetrative sexual assault’, ruling Sengar was not a ‘public servant’ under Pocso Act. The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday moved the Supreme Court against a Delhi High Court order suspending the life sentence of former Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar...
JK Students Association says Uttarakhand Police acted after intervention by senior officials; Kashmiri shawl seller was threatened and attacked A police case has been registered and all accused, including a Bajrang Dal leader, have been arrested in connection with the assault on a Kashmiri shawl seller in Kashipur, Uttarakhand, the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association...
Family members and co-workers said the attack stemmed from suspicions that Sheikh was an undocumented Bangladeshi immigrant, an allegation Odisha police denied A Muslim migrant labourer from West Bengal was beaten to death in Odisha on Wednesday, with police arresting six people in connection with the incident, The Indian Express reported. The victim, identified as...
Around 80 to 90 people forced their way inside the premises, intimidating staff as they “threatened us…shouted at us” and “indulged in violence,” an employee said. A group of Hindutva activists vandalised Christmas decorations at a shopping mall in the city of Raipur in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, according to media reports, amid heightened tensions ahead...
The incident in Nalbari is among several reports of disruptions to Christmas celebrations and attacks on Christians across the country in recent days. Members of the Bajrang Dal vandalised a Christian missionary school in Assam’s Nalbari district on Wednesday, damaging Christmas decorations and posters, police said, reported Scroll.in The incident took place at St Mary’s...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India appealed to Home Minister Amit Shah to ensure strict enforcement of the law and protection for Christian communities so that Christmas could be celebrated “in an atmosphere of security and harmony”. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India on Tuesday warned of an “alarming rise in attacks” on Christians in...