Tag: Imprisonment

Rayagada: The Rayagada District and Sessions Judge court today awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) to dreaded Maoist Gembali Chinarao alias Santu in two cases. The court also slapped a penalty of Rs 50,000 on him. In default of payment of the fine, Santu would spend six months more in jail. The court pronounced […]

Bhubaneswar: The Special CJM CBI court sentenced Artha Tatwa Group chief Pradeep Sethy to 7-year jail term in connection with the firm’s involvement in the multi-crore chit fund scam in Odisha. Artha Tatwa director Manoj Patnaik, has been awarded four years of imprisonment. While Sethy has been asked to pay a fine of Rs 30,000, […]

New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Monday said the arrest and imprisonment of two Reuters journalists was a “big blow to democracy” and demanded their release at the earliest. The Editors’ body issued the statement after a Myanmar court on Monday sentenced the two journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, to […]

Washington: A young man from the US state of Illinois was sentenced to 100 years in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting and robbing an 85-year-old woman, officials said. Another hearing is scheduled for May 4 for any additional motions from defence attorneys of Tevin Rainey, the 23-year-old criminal, Xinhua news agency reported. […]

A local court today sentenced a 41-year-old woman to life imprisonment after convicting her in a murder committed two years ago

Brasilia: Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sentenced to nearly 13 additional years in prison on corruption and money laundering charges, judicial sources said. Lula, who served as President from 2003 to 2010, is currently serving a sentence of 12 years and one month on charges of accepting a luxury beachfront apartment […]

Cuttack: Special Court in Cuttack under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has awarded 20-years rigorous imprisonment to one Karunakara Kandi for raping a minor girl in Dharmasala on April 21, 2014. The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict. “Honourable court has awarded him greater punishment under […]