An Aluva court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to five years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl in Edathala in May 2024. The court also ordered that the fine amount be paid to the survivor as compensation
A Gujarat court has sentenced three men to life imprisonment in a cow slaughter case involving 277 kg of beef. The judge cited Hindu scriptures, including the Manusmriti, while Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi welcomed the verdict
The Bombay High Court discharged four accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case, criticising National Investigation Agency for ignoring evidence. Contradictory probe findings left the case unresolved, with no clear accountability for the deadly explosions
A Kothagudem court sentenced Sheikh Bhasha to life imprisonment for the 2021 murder of Kethepalli Sudhakar. The accused killed Sudhakar over a financial dispute and stole his valuables. The verdict followed examination of 16 witnesses and police investigation
A court in Adilabad sentenced an auto-rickshaw driver to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 8,500 for causing the death of a woman in a drunk driving accident in 2021. The court ruled he was in an inebriated condition
Karnataka High Court’s Dharwad bench dismissed the state government’s appeal against the stay on its order restricting RSS activities in public spaces. The division bench directed the government to approach the single-judge bench, marking another setback for the Congress-led administration
The Kerala High Court sentenced a man and his second wife to life imprisonment for the murder of his six-year-old daughter, overturning their earlier acquittal. The court found they inflicted prolonged torture, neglect, and starvation, leading to the child’s death
A Kerala court sentenced 54-year-old Chenthamara to life imprisonment for murdering a woman in 2019, along with additional jail terms and fines. The ruling comes amid ongoing trials in a double-murder case involving the same family
