Former MLA gets 6-month jail for threatening to blow up Parliament

Former MLA gets 6-month jail for threatening to blow up Parliament

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday sentenced former Madhya Pradesh MLA Kishore Samrite to six months in jail for threatening to blow up Parliament in September 2022 over his ‘unfulfilled demands’. “Convict has been sentenced for the period of 6 months for the offence under section 506 (II) IPC with fine,” Special Judge Vikas … Read more

Security alert at Udyog Bhawan after Ministry of Heavy Industries receives bomb threat via e-mail

Security alert at Udyog Bhawan after Ministry of Heavy Industries receives bomb threat via e-mail

New Delhi: The secretary of the Ministry of Heavy Industries received an e-mail on Friday threatening to blow up Udyog Bhawan, housing several central departments, sending the security apparatus into intense action, officials said. The e-mail threatened to blow up the building near the Central Secretariat using an improvised explosive device (IED) was received in … Read more

Uttarakhand High Court orders probe into online abuse against judges amid Nainital’s rape case hearing

Uttarakhand High Court orders probe into online abuse against judges amid Nainital’s rape case hearing

Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court has directed Nainital police to investigate online abuse targeting judges and lawyers involved in the hearing of a sensitive rape case. The court has asked the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nainital to submit a detailed report by Monday. The case involves the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl in … Read more

Nainital rape case: Accused’s wife’s lawyer faces threats and online impersonation following protests and violence

Nainital rape case: Accused’s wife’s lawyer faces threats and online impersonation following protests and violence

Nainital: In a troubling incident highlighting the dangers of misinformation and online harassment, advocate Kartikay Hari Gupta, representing Husan Begam, wife of Mohd Usman, has filed a police complaint after receiving life threats and facing online impersonation. The threats reportedly escalated after Gupta took up the case challenging a demolition notice issued to Begam’s home … Read more

Amid Pahalgam tension, Uttarakhand Police beefed up Kashmiri Muslims students security, removes 25 inciting posts

Amid Pahalgam tension, Uttarakhand Police beefed up Kashmiri Muslims students security, removes 25 inciting posts

Dehradun: In a concerning development, a video surfaced on social media in which Lalit Sharma, a leader of the Hindu Raksha Dal, issued a threatening ultimatum to Kashmiri Muslims residing in Uttarakhand. The video, which quickly went viral, demanded that Kashmiri Muslims leave the state by 10 a.m. the following day or face severe consequences. … Read more

Hoax bomb threat at Dehradun’s airport: terminal evacuated; security deployed

Hoax bomb threat at Dehradun’s airport: terminal evacuated; security deployed

Dehradun: According to the Uttarakhand police press note, a hoax bomb threat has been received at Dehradun Jolly Grant airport through the email on Monday. Afterwards, the airport terminal was closed and security arrangements were tightened up. Along with this, all the passengers have been stopped near the barrier. On December 9, 2024, at Kotwali … Read more