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Nigerian Man Gets 10 Year Jail In 2012 Heroin Trafficking Case In Tamil Nadu
A special court in Coimbatore has convicted a Nigerian national in a narcotics case dating back to 2012, sentencing him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
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In Rs 870 Crore Forex Scam, 2 Marketing Firm Directors Jailed For 27 Years
A court in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore sentenced two directors of Paazee Marketing Company to 27 years of imprisonment and slapped a fine amounting to Rs 171.74 crore on them in a case related to cheating public depositors to the tune of Rs 870.1 crore.
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He Killed Sister, Stuffed Body In Suitcase, Burnt It. Jailed For Life
A sessions court in Coimbatore on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his elder sister four years ago.
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Saritha Nair, Husband Biju Radhakrishnan Get 3 Years Jail In Solar Scam Case
A Coimbatore court on Thursday sentenced entrepreneur Saritha Nair and her husband Biju Radhakrishnan to three years imprisonment in connection with the solar panel scam case.
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Helicam Seen Flying Over Coimbatore Jail, Complaint Filed
Anxious moments prevailed at the central jail near Salem in Coimbatore on Thursday when a helicam was found flying over the prison, police said.
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86-Year-Old Man, Out On Bail, Jailed After Top Court Upholds Conviction
An 86-year-old man, sentenced to life for an activist's murder 27 years ago and granted bail later, was arrested in Coimbatore and sent to jail on Tuesday after the Supreme Court recently upheld his conviction, police said.
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Murder Convict Serving Life-Term Dies Of Suspected Heart Attack In Tamil Nadu
A 47-year old murder convict, serving a life-term in the central jail, allegedly died of suspected heart attack early today, police said.
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Justice (Retired) CS Karnan, At War With Supreme Court Judges, Arrested In Coimbatore
Almost six weeks after the Supreme Court ordered his arrest for contempt of court, former High Court judge CS Karnan, who retired last week, was arrested today at Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore by the West Bengal Police. He will be flown to Chennai tonight, brought to Kolkata tomorrow and sent to Presidency jail.
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80 prisoners on 1 day fast over delay in taking up their pleas
Eighty undertrials and prisoners at Central Jail in Coimbatore resorted to a one day fast on Monday protesting the delay in taking up their pleas on detaining them under the Goondas Act. Police said these prisoners, including those involved in robberies and house breaking, wanted the Advisory Committee to hear their petitions at the earliest.
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Five cellphones seized from prisoners in Coimbatore jail
Five cellphones have been recovered from some prisoners in Central Jail in Coimbatore during intensive searches for the last couple of days, prison officials said.
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Parcel containing cellphones thrown inside Central jail in Coimbatore
A detailed report will be sought about the incident in which a parcel containing large number of electronic items, including cellphones and batteries, was flung into the premises of the Central jail in Coimbatore from outside, a top police official said on Thursday.
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After jail stint, A Raja visits his constituency
After getting a hero's welcome in Chennai on Friday, former Telecom Minister A Raja is visiting his constituency Nilgiris, for two days starting today. Not surprisingly, he got a rousing welcome in Coimbatore too, from where he travelled on road to his constituency.
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Section of prisoners refuse food in protest against searches
About 40 prisoners in the Central Jail here observed a one-day fast to protest against frequent searches in the cells.
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Man jailed for 74th time in Coimbatore
A 52-year-old man was jailed for the 74th time at the central prison in Coimbatore. Kumar, native of Kothagiri in Nilgiris district was lodged in the prison for the 74th time on Saturday after he was arrested for stealing from an offering box at a temple in his village.
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Men guilty of Coimbatore blasts released early from jail
Eleven years after Coimbatore blasts, 9 members of the banned Al-Umma, convicted of planting bombs across the city, walked free.
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Nigerian Man Gets 10 Year Jail In 2012 Heroin Trafficking Case In Tamil Nadu
A special court in Coimbatore has convicted a Nigerian national in a narcotics case dating back to 2012, sentencing him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
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In Rs 870 Crore Forex Scam, 2 Marketing Firm Directors Jailed For 27 Years
A court in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore sentenced two directors of Paazee Marketing Company to 27 years of imprisonment and slapped a fine amounting to Rs 171.74 crore on them in a case related to cheating public depositors to the tune of Rs 870.1 crore.
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He Killed Sister, Stuffed Body In Suitcase, Burnt It. Jailed For Life
A sessions court in Coimbatore on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his elder sister four years ago.
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Saritha Nair, Husband Biju Radhakrishnan Get 3 Years Jail In Solar Scam Case
A Coimbatore court on Thursday sentenced entrepreneur Saritha Nair and her husband Biju Radhakrishnan to three years imprisonment in connection with the solar panel scam case.
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Helicam Seen Flying Over Coimbatore Jail, Complaint Filed
Anxious moments prevailed at the central jail near Salem in Coimbatore on Thursday when a helicam was found flying over the prison, police said.
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86-Year-Old Man, Out On Bail, Jailed After Top Court Upholds Conviction
An 86-year-old man, sentenced to life for an activist's murder 27 years ago and granted bail later, was arrested in Coimbatore and sent to jail on Tuesday after the Supreme Court recently upheld his conviction, police said.
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Murder Convict Serving Life-Term Dies Of Suspected Heart Attack In Tamil Nadu
A 47-year old murder convict, serving a life-term in the central jail, allegedly died of suspected heart attack early today, police said.
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Justice (Retired) CS Karnan, At War With Supreme Court Judges, Arrested In Coimbatore
Almost six weeks after the Supreme Court ordered his arrest for contempt of court, former High Court judge CS Karnan, who retired last week, was arrested today at Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore by the West Bengal Police. He will be flown to Chennai tonight, brought to Kolkata tomorrow and sent to Presidency jail.
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80 prisoners on 1 day fast over delay in taking up their pleas
Eighty undertrials and prisoners at Central Jail in Coimbatore resorted to a one day fast on Monday protesting the delay in taking up their pleas on detaining them under the Goondas Act. Police said these prisoners, including those involved in robberies and house breaking, wanted the Advisory Committee to hear their petitions at the earliest.
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Five cellphones seized from prisoners in Coimbatore jail
Five cellphones have been recovered from some prisoners in Central Jail in Coimbatore during intensive searches for the last couple of days, prison officials said.
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Parcel containing cellphones thrown inside Central jail in Coimbatore
A detailed report will be sought about the incident in which a parcel containing large number of electronic items, including cellphones and batteries, was flung into the premises of the Central jail in Coimbatore from outside, a top police official said on Thursday.
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After jail stint, A Raja visits his constituency
After getting a hero's welcome in Chennai on Friday, former Telecom Minister A Raja is visiting his constituency Nilgiris, for two days starting today. Not surprisingly, he got a rousing welcome in Coimbatore too, from where he travelled on road to his constituency.
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Section of prisoners refuse food in protest against searches
About 40 prisoners in the Central Jail here observed a one-day fast to protest against frequent searches in the cells.
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Man jailed for 74th time in Coimbatore
A 52-year-old man was jailed for the 74th time at the central prison in Coimbatore. Kumar, native of Kothagiri in Nilgiris district was lodged in the prison for the 74th time on Saturday after he was arrested for stealing from an offering box at a temple in his village.
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Men guilty of Coimbatore blasts released early from jail
Eleven years after Coimbatore blasts, 9 members of the banned Al-Umma, convicted of planting bombs across the city, walked free.
