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  • SC to decide on review pleas against acquittal of 3 Chhawla gangrape-murder convicts

    SC to decide on review pleas against acquittal of 3 Chhawla gangrape-murder convicts

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    New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to consider on Thursday as many as five petitions seeking review of its verdict acquitting three death row convicts in the gangrape and murder case of a 19-year-old girl in Chhawla area here in 2012.

    A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi will decide by circulation in chambers the fate of the five review petitions at 1.50 PM on March 2.

    According to the list of business uploaded on the apex court website, the review pleas are listed for consideration on Thursday.

    The top court, on February 8, had agreed to constitute a three-judge bench to consider pleas for a review of its verdict acquitting the three death row convicts in the sensational case.

    Besides the Delhi government, father of the victim, Uttrakhand Bachao Movement and Uttarakhand Lok Manch have sought the review of the judgement.

    In 2012, the three accused had allegedly gangraped the girl, murdered her and mutilated her body with a screwdriver and other weapons. The trial court had awarded them death sentence and the high court upheld it in August 2014.

    The apex court set aside the high court order and acquitted them of the offences in November last year, sparking a debate on the verdict.

    Except the plea seeking review of a judgement awarding death penalty to a convict, such petitions are considered and decided in chambers.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Delhi cop in ICU after being stabbed by known criminal in Chhawla

    Delhi cop in ICU after being stabbed by known criminal in Chhawla

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    New Delhi: A Delhi Police head constable was stabbed and sent to ICU when he was trying to quell a fight between an auto-rickshaw driver and some men in southwest Delhi’s Chhawla area, police said on Monday.

    The accused has been arrested, they said.

    The incident took place on Sunday evening when Assistant Sub-Inspector Sunil and head constable Rinku were on patrolling duty in the Qutub Vihar area, and got a call at 8.35 pm about a fight in the area, a senior police officer said.

    When the patrolling staff rushed to the spot, they found that some men were having an argument with an auto driver, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Harsha Vardhan said.

    As police intervened, one of the men fighting the auto driver stabbed Rinku twice and ran away. The man was identified as Sunny alias Shooter, a known criminal of the area.

    Rinku was taken to a hospital with deep stab injuries, the DCP said.

    He is currently in the ICU, police said, adding that senior officers have visited him and are ensuring the best possible medical care.

    A case under sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 307 (attempt to murder) and 34 (common intension) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered at the Chhawla police station, they said.

    After the incident, the police launched a manhunt for Sunny and his accomplices and got a tip off that he was at a house on Bhai-Bhai Road in Qutub Vihar.

    When police raided the house around 2.30 am, they were fired at by Sunny. Police also fired three rounds, hitting him in his legs.

    Sunny was arrested and taken to a hospital where he is under treatment, Vardhan said.

    In all, police nabbed three people from the house and seized a country-made pistol, three live cartridges, and a knife from them. A hunt is on to nab other people involved in the incident, police said.

    Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora met Rinku in the hospital and praised him for his brave action, officials said.

    He also spoke to the doctors treating Rinku whose condition condition is improving, they added.

    Earlier on January 8, Delhi Police’s assistant sub-inspector Shambhu Dayal (57), a native of Sikar district in Rajasthan, died days after being stabbed multiple times by a man he nabbed for allegedly snatching a mobile phone.

    Dayal is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.

    Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora paid homage to Dayal in the office complex of DCP west in Janakpuri and consoled the bereaved family.

    Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sagar Preet Hooda and other senior officials also paid homage to Dayal.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )