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Watch: Mumbai teen cuts 21 birthday cakes with sword, booked under Arms Act
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Watch: Mumbai teen cuts 21 birthday cakes with sword, booked under Arms Act

"Mumbai's MHB Police have registered a case against a 17-year-old youth under the Arms Act for cutting his birthday cakes with a sword. A video went viral on social media where he was seen cutting 21 cakes with a sword. The video is from Borivali area," said Mumbai Police in a statement.

Police arrest five, including a woman, for terrorising people by wielding weapons
India

Police arrest five, including a woman, for terrorising people by wielding weapons

The accused were booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act

Delhi riots: Court frames rioting, attempt to murder charges against man who pointed gun at cop
India

Delhi riots: Court frames rioting, attempt to murder charges against man who pointed gun at cop

While framing the charges, additional sessions judge said it was quite apparent that Shahrukh Pathan led a group of rioters, attempted on Dahiya’s life, obstructed and used criminal force on a public servant on February 24, 2020

SC sets aside Punjab and Haryana HC order dismissing man's plea on grounds of lawyer's absence
India

SC sets aside Punjab and Haryana HC order dismissing man's plea on grounds of lawyer's absence

The apex court said that the high court ought to have appointed an amicus curiae in the absence of counsel, adding that "the liberty of a citizen cannot be taken away in this manner".

Unnao gang-rape case: CBI seeks a week's time from Delhi court to finish probe, file status report; next hearing on 26 August
India

Unnao gang-rape case: CBI seeks a week's time from Delhi court to finish probe, file status report; next hearing on 26 August

The court had earlier declined CBI's seeking 30 days to complete the investigation in the Unnao gang-rape case and directed it to file a status report by 17 August

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: JD(U) suspends former Bihar minister Manju Verma from party two days after SC rap
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Muzaffarpur shelter home case: JD(U) suspends former Bihar minister Manju Verma from party two days after SC rap

Manju Verma has been absconding since a non-bailable warrant was issued against her in connection with an Arms Act case.

'Fantastic! A cabinet minister is on the run': SC judge hearing Muzaffarpur case tears into Bihar Police for not arresting Manju Verma
India

'Fantastic! A cabinet minister is on the run': SC judge hearing Muzaffarpur case tears into Bihar Police for not arresting Manju Verma

The CBI had found 50 live cartridges at Manju Verma's home in Bihar's Begusarai during a raid conducted in connection with the Muzaffarpur shelter homes rape case.

Blackbuck poaching case: Hearing on two cases against Salman Khan deferred to 18 December
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Blackbuck poaching case: Hearing on two cases against Salman Khan deferred to 18 December

Salman Khan was sentenced to 5 years by the trial court convicting him in a case under Wildlife Protection Act for killing two blackbucks in Jodhpur in 1998

Bihar court rejects bail plea of ex-minister Manju Verma, husband Chandrashekhar in Arms Act case
India

Bihar court rejects bail plea of ex-minister Manju Verma, husband Chandrashekhar in Arms Act case

Two courts in Bihar's Begusarai has rejected the anticipatory bail of Manju Verma and her spouse Chandrashekhar in an Arms Act case against them

Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal: CBI files FIR against Bihar's former social melfare minister Manju Verma and husband
India

Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal: CBI files FIR against Bihar's former social melfare minister Manju Verma and husband

Manju Verma's resignation came a couple of days after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar assured that the culprits involved in the alleged incident would not be spared.

Security forces arrest militant, overground worker from Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, Baramulla districts
India

Security forces arrest militant, overground worker from Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama, Baramulla districts

A militant and an over-ground worker have been arrested from Pulwama and Baramulla districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

Auto-lifter shot dead in police encounter at New Delhi's Vivek Vihar; associate arrested, pistol seized
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Auto-lifter shot dead in police encounter at New Delhi's Vivek Vihar; associate arrested, pistol seized

An alleged auto-lifter was shot dead and his associate was caught after an encounter in the city's Vivek Vihar area in the early hours on Tuesday, police said.

NIA makes second arrest in connection with 2016 Nagrota attack on army camp which killed seven soldiers
India

NIA makes second arrest in connection with 2016 Nagrota attack on army camp which killed seven soldiers

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested another accused on Saturday in connection with the 2016 Nagrota attack on an army camp in December 2016

Unnao rape case: Special court hands over arrested policemen to CBI for interrogation
India

Unnao rape case: Special court hands over arrested policemen to CBI for interrogation

A special CBI court on Thursday handed over the two policemen arrested in connection with the Unnao rape case to the CBI for interrogation for three days after taking them into judicial custody.

Salman Khan gets 5 years jail in blackbuck case: Lawyer Anand Desai says decision 'came as surprise'
India

Salman Khan gets 5 years jail in blackbuck case: Lawyer Anand Desai says decision 'came as surprise'

Salman Khan's lawyer said that they will appeal to the sessions court to seek relief for the actor, who was on Thursday sentenced to five years in jail in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case. The 52-year-old actor has been sent to the Jodhpur Central Jail for killing two black bucks in October 1998.

Chhattisgarh: 18-year-old man shot dead in celebratory firing at BJP leader's birthday bash
India

Chhattisgarh: 18-year-old man shot dead in celebratory firing at BJP leader's birthday bash

An 18-year-old man was killed after allegedly being hit by a bullet during celebratory firing at a birthday bash of local BJP leader in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district, police said on Monday.

Haryana: Class 12 student who killed principal for reprimanding him sent to police custody
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Haryana: Class 12 student who killed principal for reprimanding him sent to police custody

A Class 12 student, who allegedly shot dead his school principal for reprimanding him, was sent to a two-day police remand by a local court. The 18-year-old student was presented before the court here in connection with the murder of Swami Vivekanand school principal Ritu Chhabra, police said.

CBI files charge sheet against RJD leader Shahabuddin for murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan
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CBI files charge sheet against RJD leader Shahabuddin for murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan

The CBI on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against RJD leader Shahabuddin accusing him of criminal conspiracy and murder in the killing of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan.

1993 Mumbai blasts: Bombay HC gives Maharashtra govt two weeks to justify Sanjay Dutt's early release
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1993 Mumbai blasts: Bombay HC gives Maharashtra govt two weeks to justify Sanjay Dutt's early release

The Bombay High Court granted two weeks' time to the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit to justify its decision to grant actor Sanjay Dutt early release from prison