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Bihar Man, Jailed 11 Years After Entering Bangladesh By Mistake, Returns

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 14, 2019

An Indian citizen who went missing 11 years ago and accidentally reached Bangladesh has finally returned home. After spending more than a decade in the neighbouring country's jail he has returned to his own state Bihar.

Indian Man Jailed For Sexually Abusing 5-Year-Old Boy In Dubai: Report

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 14, 2019

A 33-year-old Indian man in the UAE has been sentenced to six months in prison and will be deported for sexually abusing a five-year-old boy in a shared villa in Dubai, a media report said on Saturday.

Desperate Housewives Actor Sentenced For US College Admission Scandal

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 14, 2019

Hollywood actress Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to 14 days in jail paying bribes to get her daughter admitted to a top university.

Kim Kardashian's Letter Of Support Gives Second Chance To Murder Convict

World News | Keith L. Alexander, The Washington Post | Saturday September 14, 2019

Kim Kardashian-West, the reality TV and social media star turned criminal justice reform advocate, was touring the District of Columbia jail in July when she met a murderer.

7 Arrested For Celebratory Firing On Release Of Aides From Jail: Police

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 13, 2019

Seven alleged criminals who indulged in celebratory firing to commemorate the release of two of their associates from jail have been arrested from Dwarka in New Delhi, police said on Friday.

Indian-Origin Cop Suspended For "Misusing" Work Computer. He Looked Up David Beckham

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Friday September 13, 2019

An Indian-origin police officer Ajit Singh escaped a jail term in the UK after he was handed a three-month suspended sentence for the misuse of his work computer.

Julian Assange To Stay In Jail Even After End Of Sentence

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 13, 2019

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will remain in prison even when his jail term ends because of his "history of absconding", a judge ruled on Friday.

Punjab Jails To Get Religious Literature On Guru Nanak Birth Anniversary

India News | Written by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Friday September 13, 2019

The Punjab government has decided to distribute religious literature in all prisons in the state to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak Dev.

Man Gets 5 Years In Jail For Abetting Wife's Suicide Over Dowry Demand

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 13, 2019

A man has been sentenced to 5-year imprisonment by a Delhi court for abetting his wife to commit suicide and torturing her for dowry.

18-Year-Old Mizoram Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Jail For Drug Peddling

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 13, 2019

A special court in Mizoram's Champhai district has convicted a 18-year-old man for drug peddling and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment, state officials said on Friday.

P Chidambaram To Stay In Tihar Jail As Court Rejects His Request

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday September 13, 2019

Former Union Minister P Chidambaram's request to surrender to the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case was rejected by a court in Delhi on Friday. The decision means Mr Chidambaram will remain in Delhi's Tihar jail where he is under judicial custody following his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in a corruption case.

Interpol Arrest Warrant Issued Against Fugitive Nirav Modi's Brother

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday September 13, 2019

The brother of fugitive billionaire Nirav Modi, wanted in India for bank fraud, can be arrested in any country, with the Interpol putting out a red corner notice. The request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest Nehal Deepak Modi came from the Enforcement Directorate, sources said.

"Tughlaqi Diktat": Madhya Pradesh Transport Minister On Traffic Penalties

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday September 13, 2019

"Tughlaqi farmaan (diktat)." That's how a Madhya Pradesh minister who holds the transport portfolio described the centre's steep hike in fines for traffic offences. Several states, including BJP-ruled ones, have said they would revise the massive penalties - for example, up to three-year jail and Rs 25,000 fine if a minor is caught driving -...

AAP MLA Som Dutt Gets 6 Months Jail Term For Assaulting Man With Bat

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 12, 2019

AAP MLA Som Dutt was on Thursday taken into custody to serve a six-month jail term for assaulting a man with a base ball bat during campaigning for 2015 Assembly elections after a Delhi court dismissed his appeal against the sentence.

"Fate Like Unnao Girl": UP Woman Alleges Threat From Jailed MP Of Mayawati's Party

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday September 13, 2019

A woman in Uttar Pradesh has alleged that a Bahujan Samaj Party leader, who she has accused of rape, is threatening her from prison.