Jail
- India
Muslim men accuse MP jail official of forcing them to shave beard; probe launched
Rajgarh: Five Muslim men arrested for an offence have alleged that a Rajgarh district jail officer forced them to shave their beards, following which a senior Madhya Pradesh prison official on Wednesday…
- Middle East
UAE: Rs 4 lakhs fine, jail term for hit and run accident
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Public Prosecution announced the imposition of a fine of up to 20,000 Dirhams (Rs 4,33,909) and jail term for those motorist who flee the scene…
- India
In a first, man gets 5 yrs in jail under UP’s anti-conversion law
Amroha: In the first case of conviction under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, a court in Amroha has served a five-year jail term to a 26-year-old…
- India
Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani sentenced to 6 months in jail
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Metro Police Court on Friday sentenced Gujarat Congress working president and MLA Jignesh Mevani and 18 others to 6-month imprisonment following a 2016 case. Mevani, along with other Dalit rights…
- India
UP: Teacher gets 20 yrs jail for sexually abusing minor boy
Firozabad: A government primary school teacher has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by the court of additional district and sessions judge for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old boy, seven years ago.…
- India
Release convicts who have undergone 10 years in jail, but appeal not heard yet: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that convicts who have spent 10 years in jail, and their appeal has not yet been heard, should be granted bail unless there are…
- India
Jacqueline Fernandez leaves EOW office after 8-hour grilling
New Delhi: Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez left the office of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police after being grilled by the cops for over eight hours in connection with the…
- Telangana
Telangana HC reserves orders on petitions contesting detention of Rohingyas
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court reserved its orders on a batch of petitions that challenged the detention and confinement of Rohingyas on Monday. The government’s ruling, which has been contested, called for…
- Middle East
Egyptian man sent to 5 yrs in jail for slapping wife causing loss of vision
Cairo: The Cairo Criminal Court in Egypt sentenced a citizen to five years in prison, for slapping his wife, causing her to lose eyesight permanently, local media reported. The ruling was issued…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: SAR 5L fine, jail time for pranksters
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has announced the imposition of a fine of 500,000 Saudi Riyals (Rs 1,06,06,677) on anyone who is caught pranking, local media reported. In this context,…
- India
4 out of 6 Meghalaya jail escapees lynched by mob
Shillong: Four out of the six under-trial prioners, who escaped from Meghlaya’s Jowai jail, were lynched by a mob at Shangpung in West Jaintia Hills District on Sunday, police said. Police officials…
- Middle East
Dubai: Man jailed for posting video of sleeping colleague in underwear on Facebook
Abu Dhabi: A 33-year-old man in Dubai has been sentenced to three months in jail, to be followed by deportation for posting a video clip on Facebook showing his colleague sleeping in his…
- India
Uddhav denied permission to meet Raut in jail, asked to take court nod: Official
Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray was denied permission to meet jailed party MP Sanjay Raut and asked by authorities to take court approval for meeting him in the prison, a senior…
- India
Arthur jail authority denies permission to Uddhav Thackeray to meet Sanjay Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray was denied permission to meet party MP Sanjay Raut, who is currently lodged in Arthur Road Jail in connection with the money laundering case. Raut is…
- India
Woman bandit released from UP jail after 17 years
Etawah: A one-time dreaded woman bandit, Sarla Jatav was finally released from the Etawah jail where she spent 17 years. Jatav walked out of prison on Saturday after the Allahabad High Court…
