Author: Akila Annadurai

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed centre to form a committee to find a better alternative to hanging as a death penalty. The supreme court bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha heard the Public Interest Litigation to abolish hanging as a death penalty and consider other alternative forms such as Lethal injection, Electrocution or shooting. As these other methods kill a convict in a matter of few minutes than the prolonged and painful death by hanging. Plea by Advocate Rishi Malhotra Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate Rishi Malhotra quotes Article 21 of the Indian…

Woman allegedly reported to have been sexually assualted by a hospital attendent when she was in a semi-consious state after her surgery. Following the complaint by the woman patient, the police arrested the hospital staff on Monday. Sexual Assault by the Hospital Staff In the complaint the woman told that she was admitted for thyroid surgery to the government hospital. After the surgery, she was shifted to the ICU from the operation theatre. When she was not fully consious recovering from anaesthesia, she was sexually assaulted by Saseendran. Kuzhiparambath Saseendran, a 55 year old works at Kozhikode government college hospital…

The cyber police of Kanyakumari filed sexual harassment charges against Father Benedict Anto following a complaint received from a nursing college student. The police arrested him at a farm house in Nagercoil where he was hiding from the police. The cybercrime police have booked him under five sections including charges on harassment and threatening. Who is Father Benedict Anto? Father Benedict Anto is a 29 years old pastor in Syro Malankara Catholic church at Pilankalai, Kanyakumari district. As per the complaint received by the police, Benedict Anto trap girls who come to the church for confession and attempt to sexually…

Incidence of open firing in Chimalhuacan A 14 year old boy with the nickname “El Chapito” was arrested by the Mexican authorities for the drug related assault of eight people near the Mexico city capital said the federal Public Safety Department. In Chimalhuacan, the low-income Mexico City suburb the boy rode upon a motorcycle and opened fire on the family lf the victims. It is reported that the family was holding a party to celebrate birthday in their home on January 22, when the firing took place. A photo taken at the crime scene showed a trampoline on the lawn,…

The Delhi police found a highly decomposed body of a foreigner near an underpass of the Geeta colony flyover. A passer-by on Friday noticed the body and reported it to the police. The police reached the spot and started investigation soon after receiving information about the unidentified body lying near Geeta colony. The police found that the body was that of a foreign national and also found that it was in a rotten state. The people around the area were subjected to questioning, regarding the incident. The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Shahdara, Rohit Meena said “Passport and other belongings…