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Asaram's son, Narayan Sai convicted of rape by Surat court, sentence to be pronounced on 30 April
Fp Staff •A Gujarat court on Friday convicted Narayan Sai, son of jailed self-styled godman Asaram, in a rape case
Karnataka journalist arrested in Tumakuru for comments against Tipu Jayanti; BJP threatens police with statewide agitation
•Santosh Thammaiah, employed with the Karnataka daily Hosa Digantha, was arrested under IPC section 295(A) (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings).
Delhi court frames charges against ex-TERI chief RK Pachauri, summons complainant for cross-examination
Fp Staff •The charges against RK Pachauri were framed under Sections 354 (outraging the modesty of a woman), 354A (sexual harassment) and 509 (words used to outrage the modesty of a woman).
Four army personnel booked for raping speech and hearing-impaired woman in Pune's Khadki area in 2015
•The alleged offence took place between January and June 2015 at the Military Hospital — Kirkee in Pune's Khadki suburb. The woman has been working at the facility since 2014.
Fight breaks out between Indian and Afghan students at university in Noida; police books 350 students
•A Kashmiri student was beaten up after a fight broke out between groups of Indian and Afghan students at a private university in Greater Noida on Thursday, prompting the police to book over 350 students
Punjab AIG Randhir Singh Uppal booked after woman accuses him of raping her at gunpoint; officer denies charge
Ians •The Punjab AIG was also booked for criminal intimidation and stalking under the Indian Penal Code as well as the Arms Act at the Amritsar Cantonment police station.
Five arrested for allegedly molesting 21-year-old MNC employee in Gurgaon, search for two other accused underway
•The incident occurred in Gurgaon when the woman was returning from her work around 10 pm. She saw some youths disturbing other residents. Upon enquiring into the incident, one of the men came out from the flat and tried to drag her inside. She somehow managed to come out of his clutch and ran toward her residence.
Karnataka BJP accuses HD Kumaraswamy of sedition, seeks action against CM's 'rise in revolt' comment
•Terming Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's remark as a "call for anarchy," the BJP staged a protest near the Mysore Bank Circle holding placards and raising slogans against former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and his sons.
NIA court frames charges against six alleged Islamic State members for terrorist activities in South India
•The NIA registered a suo motu case on 1 October, 2016, based on information regarding activities of some youths, who had the intention of furthering the objectives of the proscribed terrorist group in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Adultery law fails constitutionality test on equality and freedom of choice; SC must annul criminality clause
Raghav Pandey •Adultery is not a crime in most of the European countries and at least half of the states in the USA. However, a few countries like Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have still retained adultery as a capital offence