Sub inspector suspended in Ambalavayal harassment case
KALPETTA: A sub inspector has been suspended for not registering a case in a minor sexual harassment case at the adivasi colony in Ambalavayal. DIG Dinendra Kashyap ordered the suspension of sub inspector Mathew.
A departmental level inquiry would be conducted.
VS scoffs at Vigilance Advisor
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Opposition leader V S Achuthanandan has ridiculed advisor to Vigilance, saying, he might not have read the CrPC even for a single time. He made this remark in wake of the advisor giving legal advice to the government that there was no need for special investigation against Excise Minister K Babu.
“Mani’s case is different from Babu’s. Nowhere in the CrPC, it is said that joint inquiry is enough for two crimes. The government should clarify on which legal basis it is going to treat two cases jointly. Mani is said to have taken bribe in March-April months of 2014. He took the bribe to help open the closed bars. But bribe was paid to Babu in May 2013. This was to reduce the licence fee. Both cases are different. Allegation against Babu was not an extension of allegation against Mani. The Vigilance director should not fall into the gang of corrupt. It will leave a lasting blemish on the director’s post,” VS stated.
“Mani’s case is different from Babu’s. Nowhere in the CrPC, it is said that joint inquiry is enough for two crimes. The government should clarify on which legal basis it is going to treat two cases jointly. Mani is said to have taken bribe in March-April months of 2014. He took the bribe to help open the closed bars. But bribe was paid to Babu in May 2013. This was to reduce the licence fee. Both cases are different. Allegation against Babu was not an extension of allegation against Mani. The Vigilance director should not fall into the gang of corrupt. It will leave a lasting blemish on the director’s post,” VS stated.
One missing after fishing boat drowns
KOZHIKODE: One person is missing after a fishing boat drowned at the Puthiyappa beach. The person missing is identified as Harish of Kozhikode. The coast guard rescued four of the five persons in the boat. Search is on to find him.
NIA court convicts 13 persons in hand chopping case
KOCHI: A special NIA court here Thursday convicted 13 people, owing allegiance to a radical Islamic outfit, in the sensational hand chopping case of a college professor in Kerala in 2010 while acquitting 18 other accused.
Ten of the 13 have been have been found guilty under various sections of the central law dealing with terror-- the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The court, which posted the matter to May 5, is likely to pronounce the quantum of punishment on the same day after hearing.
Eighteen people have been acquitted by the Special NIA court Judge P Sasidharan citing lack of evidence against them in the case.
The 13 persons owing allegiance Popular Front of India (PFI) were convicted in the case in which the right hand of T J Joseph, professor of Newman College in Thodupuzha in Idukki, was chopped while he was returning home after attending a Sunday mass at a church in Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam on July 4, 2010.
Besides UAPA, the court has also found the 10 accused guilty under various sections of Explosive Substances Act and IPC that deals with criminal conspiracy and attempt to murder.
The court, however, convicted three accused--Abdul Lateef, Anwar Sadique and Riyas-- under Section 212 of IPC dealing with harbouring offenders.
The court in its judgement said that the prosecution has proved beyond all reasonable doubts that eight of the accused along with some others entered into a criminal conspiracy to eliminate the professor by inflicting grievous injuries.
They did it out of enmity towards Joseph accusing him of hurting religious sentiments of a community through a question paper he set for his students.
The court, which began the trial of the case in July 2013, had examined over 300 prosecution witnesses, four defence witnesses, over 950 prosecution documents, nearly 30 defence documents, and over 200 material objects.
Thirty-seven persons were charge-sheeted by the NIA in the case. However, 31 only underwent trial as the remaining six, including first accused Savad were absconding.
An absconding accused, Najeeb was arrested on April 15 in Coimbatore. NIA had registered the case on April 4, 2011.
According to the police which initially probed the case, the accused wanted to kill Joseph for derogatory religious remarks in a question paper he set for B.Com semester examination in the Newman College.
Ten of the 13 have been have been found guilty under various sections of the central law dealing with terror-- the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The court, which posted the matter to May 5, is likely to pronounce the quantum of punishment on the same day after hearing.
Eighteen people have been acquitted by the Special NIA court Judge P Sasidharan citing lack of evidence against them in the case.
The 13 persons owing allegiance Popular Front of India (PFI) were convicted in the case in which the right hand of T J Joseph, professor of Newman College in Thodupuzha in Idukki, was chopped while he was returning home after attending a Sunday mass at a church in Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam on July 4, 2010.
Besides UAPA, the court has also found the 10 accused guilty under various sections of Explosive Substances Act and IPC that deals with criminal conspiracy and attempt to murder.
The court, however, convicted three accused--Abdul Lateef, Anwar Sadique and Riyas-- under Section 212 of IPC dealing with harbouring offenders.
The court in its judgement said that the prosecution has proved beyond all reasonable doubts that eight of the accused along with some others entered into a criminal conspiracy to eliminate the professor by inflicting grievous injuries.
They did it out of enmity towards Joseph accusing him of hurting religious sentiments of a community through a question paper he set for his students.
The court, which began the trial of the case in July 2013, had examined over 300 prosecution witnesses, four defence witnesses, over 950 prosecution documents, nearly 30 defence documents, and over 200 material objects.
Thirty-seven persons were charge-sheeted by the NIA in the case. However, 31 only underwent trial as the remaining six, including first accused Savad were absconding.
An absconding accused, Najeeb was arrested on April 15 in Coimbatore. NIA had registered the case on April 4, 2011.
According to the police which initially probed the case, the accused wanted to kill Joseph for derogatory religious remarks in a question paper he set for B.Com semester examination in the Newman College.
State bids farewell to two doctors killed in quake
KASARGOD/KANNUR: The state Thursday paid tributes to the two young doctors who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake in Nepal, as their remains were brought to the state from Benguluru this morning.
The bodies of Dr Deepak Thomas from Kannur and Dr A S Irshad from Kasaragod were brought to New Delhi last night from Kathmandu and airlifted to Bengaluru shortly later from where they were taken to their respective homes by road this morning.
Thousands of local people, their friends and well wishers thronged the homes of the two youngsters to pay homage.
Heart rending scenes were witnessed as 28-year-old Irshad's body was brought in an ambulance to his home at Anabagilu in Kasaragod town at around 10 am this morning.
Parents, siblings, and Dr Lulu Fathima, who was engaged to Dr Irshad, paid their last respects before the body was buried at the Nellikunnu Jumma Masjid.
SubmitTwenty-seven-year-old Dr Deepak Thomas's last rites were held at the Kanichara St George church in Kannur where his friends, relatives and local people gathered in large numbers.
The two along with another friend Dr Abin Suri had gone to Nepal on a vacation before pursuing their higher studies in May.
Suri was rescued with serious injuries and has been admitted to Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences trauma care centre.
Suri, who enquired about his friends soon after reaching Delhi, has not yet been informed about their death, his relatives said.
The three doctors, working at National Health Rural Mission programme at Mananthavady in Waynad, had left for Kathmandu for an excursion last week from Kozhikode before joining for their PG course in May. They had passed out from Kozhikode Medical College last year
Stray dog enters house, bites baby
KOLLAM: A 10-month-old baby was on Thursday bitten by a dog at Mundackkal in Kollam district. The dog entered the house of Abin, the baby and attacked him. The baby with injuries has been admitted to hospital.
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