MUMBAI: In the 1,036-page judgment in the Malegaon blast case, the judge found merit in allegations that the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had tortured witnesses and planted evidence. While the court dismissed torture claims from now- acquitted accused Pragya Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, it did find accused Sameer Kulkarni’s claims of illegal detention to…
SRINAGAR: A CBI team reached Srinagar on Monday and began its investigation into the alleged custodial torture of J&K Police constable Khursheed Ahmad Chohan in Kupwara in 2023.Officials said, following Supreme Court directive, CBI registered a case on July 26 against six J&K Police personnel, including DSP Aijaz Ahmad Naiko and SI Riyaz Ahmad, posted…
After months of mounting criticism over inaction, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has finally launched a national enquiry into grooming gang crimes, marking a major policy U-turn for the Labour government. The move comes in response to widespread public outrage, a damning institutional review, and escalating pressure from campaigners, opposition politicians, and prominent figures, including…
Visuals that surfaced on Thursday showed a junior student tied to a cot, his body repeatedly pierced with a compass while being taunted and mocked by senior students. NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the disturbing ragging incident at the Government Nursing College in Kottayam, Kerala, calling it “morally…
The father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, who died due to years of extreme abuse, were sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of murder in England. Urfan Sharif, 42, and Beinash Batool, 30, were convicted last week in what prosecutors called a “campaign of abuse”. The girl’s uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, was found guilty…
CNN has come under scrutiny after a fact-check revealed that a man freed from a Syrian prison in its recent report was allegedly a former member of Bashar al-Assad’s forces, implicated in torture, extortion, and harassment. The network aired footage last week showing journalist Clarissa Ward and a camera crew helping free a man from…
Syria Jail: सीरिया में बशर अल-असद शासन के खिलाफ 13 साल पहले शुरू हुए विद्रोह के बाद विद्रोहियों ने दमिश्क, हामा और अलेप्पो के पास सरकारी जेलों में बंद कैदियों को रिहा किया. इन जेलों में से सबसे कुख्यात जेल सैयदनया है, जिसे अक्सर ‘मानव वधगृह’ कहा जाता है. यूके आधारित सीरियन ऑब्जर्वेटरी फॉर ह्यूमन…