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School principal awarded death penalty for raping, impregnating 11-yr-old student

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A court in Patna, on Monday, awarded death penalty to a private school principal named Arvind Kumar for raping and impregnating his 11-year-old student.

The incident took place in 2018 at New Central Public School in Phulwarisharifs Mitramandal Colony in Patna.

A fine of rupees one lakh was imposed on the accused. The court further ordered a compensation of Rs 15 lakh to the minor victim.

Co-convict Abhishek Kumar, another teacher who helped and associated in committing the crime was awarded life sentence and was fined Rs 50,000.

The horrific incident came to light after the minor victim started vomiting. Later, her parents took her to a doctor who examined her and confirmed that she was pregnant, Special public prosecutor Suresh Chandra Prasad informed.

The judgement was given by Additional Special Judge Awadesh Kumar.

The judgement read, Considering the nature of this case against the main accused Arvind Kumar, who has committed rape with the victim, I am unable to impose the sentence less than Capital. Hence, I impose death penalty against the convict Arvind Kumar for offences u/s 376 (DB), u/s 6 of POCSO (The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act read wit 120 (B) (Punishment for criminal conspicary) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and fine of rupees one lakh.

Convict Arvind Kumar further sentenced u/506 of IPC Rigorous Imprisonment for two years and fine of Rs 5,000. The death sentence shall not be executed without confirmation by the Honourable Court Patna as per provision u/s 3666 of Cr.P.C.

So far other co-convict Abhishek Kumar is concerned, his act was to common intention to commit rape with the victim by his Principal Arvind Kumar. So I impose, Life Imprisonment and fine if Rs 50,000 for the offence u/s 376 (DB) read with Section 120 (B) of IPC to convict namely Abhishek Kumar, the judgement further read.

According to the judgement, the petitioner (victim’s mother) alleged that her daughter, a student of class five, used to study in a school in Phulwarisharif. The principal of the school, Arvind Kumar, a resident of Phulwarisharif, committed sexual offence with her daughter, recorded a video of the occurrence and on the pretext to the viral the video graph, blackmailed her daughter.

Abhishek Kumar, who helped the main accused in committing the crime, first sent the girl to the principal telling her that Arvind was checking her copy.

Arvind regularly called the victim on the pretext of checking her handwriting and committed sexual offence.

Due to fear, the victim did not want to go to school, and when asked by her mother, the victim stated the events in which, the school principal committed sexual offence with her that resulted in she becoming pregnant.

The judgement further added that the accused committed sexual offence with the victim on knife point. 

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SHOCKER: 4 gang rape monitor lizard in Maharashtra, record act on phone; get arrested

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Radhika Dhawad | Ratnagiri

Monitor Lizard (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

In the most unbelievable incident ever, four men were arrested for allegedly raping a Bengal monitor lizard in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR). The reserve is spread over four districts of Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur and Ratnagiri in Maharashtra.

The gruesome incident took place at Gothane village in Ratnagiri district on March 31 when the four accused illegally entered Chandoli National Park (part of the reserve). One of the four was also carrying a gun for hunting.

The Maharashtra Forest Department checked the mobile phone of one of the accused and that’s when he learnt about the incident. The officials found the recording of the act, which showed the accused allegedly gang-raping the monitor lizard.

A forest official said the four accused were identified as Sandeep Tukaram Pawar, Mangesh Kamtekar, Akshay Kamtekar and Ramesh Ghag.

The official said, “During the investigation, the forest officials found that the accused had allegedly raped a Bengal monitor lizard. Their act was also recorded in a mobile phone of one of the accused persons. We have recovered all the related evidence from the accused and they were granted forest department custody initially, but are out on bail now. They have been asked to mark their presence before the forest officer, who is probing the case, every Monday.”
“The four accused have been booked under various sections of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972,” said field director of Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR), Nanasaheb Ladkat.

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ED attaches Sanjay Raut’s properties in ₹1034 crore Patra Chawl land scam case; Raut tweets ‘Asatyamev Jayate’

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Radhika Dhawad | Mumbai

Sanjay Raut

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Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Tuesday, under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), attached Shiv Sena leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut’s property in ₹1034 crore Patra Chawl land scam case. The ED, in February, had also arrested his close friend Pravin Raut.

The ED attached Raut’s plot in Alibaug and one flat in Mumbai’s Dadar area.

After ED attached Raut’s properties, the latter tweeted, “Asatyamev Jayate (the lies win)”

 

The attachment is linked to a money laundering probe linked to an alleged scam related to the re-development of a chawl in Mumbai.

More details are awaited. 

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Wheelchair-bound Anil Deshmukh hospitalised at JJ Hospital after suffering shoulder injury

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Wheelchair-bound former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who is currently lodged at Arthur Road Jail, was hospitalised at JJ Hospital in Mumbai on Saturday after suffering a shoulder injury. The senior leader would undergo a surgery according to ANI.


Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), today, reached Arthur Road jail to take custody of Deshmukh, his personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde in connection with an alleged money laundering case. 

Also, another team of CBI reached Taloja jail today to take custody of dismissed Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze vis-à-vis the same case. 

Amid opposition from Maharashtra government, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, transferred the investigation against former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to the CBI. 
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Singh is currently facing cases of extortion, corruption and misconduct. He was removed as Mumbai Police Chief owing to his alleged mishandling of the Antilia (Mukesh Ambanis residence) bomb scare case. 

There are as many as five alleged corruption and extortion cases against Singh. On May 4 last year, he went missing to avoid probe against him. 

Later, he appeared before the Mumbai Crime Branch to record his statement after the Supreme Court granted him relief on the grounds that he wouldn’t be arrested.

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