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Thursday, 12 September 2013

NRI duped in Punjab by ‘bride’ he never met

PHAGWARA: It was an NRI wedding that never got real.

A Greece-returned youth Parmjit who had met his 'dream girl' through the social media and arrived to wed her in style in a 20-car cavalcade, got a virtual slap on his face when he arrived at the marriage venue at Gobindpura village in Kapurthala district on Wednesday.

The bridegroom never dreamt that anything was amiss as the 'bride', Sandeep Kaur, was in constant touch with him, guiding him to the venue, a banquet hall on Nakodar Road, Phagwara. But, the minute the over 100-member baraat reached the place, she signed off.

The bridegroom who happily reached the palace at 11am in a flower-decked luxury car, and a row of baraatis in tow, couldn't believe his eyes when he found the banquet hall in Hadiabad area locked and nobody from the girl's family present. It took a few minutes for it to sink in that he had been set up. Devasted by this hoax, the youth's father fainted.

Pargan Singh, a numbardar of Gobindpura village, who was part of the baraat, said the groom had come in contact with the girl of Kotli village near Nakodar through the social media while he was in Greece. "The boy finalized the date and no one from his family was involved in negotiations for the matrimonial alliance or finalising of arrangements," he said.

"Celebrations were on at the groom's place for two days and nearly all his relatives had come to see him wed," said another relative.

Terming it "the worst humiliation of their life", some members of the marriage party spread word that they were ready to marry off the boy to any girl from the locality. A girl from a poor family was approached, but even her kin rejected the proposal as they were not sure about the groom's credentials. The baraat ultimately returned "empty-handed". By this time, the fraud had begun to add up for Parmjit, and he recollected how the girl had sought money from him on various pretexts. He went to Satnampura police station to lodge a complaint, but finally decided not to bother. 
 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/NRI-duped-in-Punjab-by-bride-he-never-met/articleshow/22502217.cms 

India has 1,250 super-rich women

India has over 1,250 ultra high net worth (UHNW) women whose combined fortune totals $95 billion (with Rs6.02 lakh crore, or about 10% of the total wealth of UHNW individuals in India).
That’s not all. If the third edition of The World Ultra Wealth Report released by global financial services major UBS on Wednesday is to be believed, they form 16% of the UHNW individuals in India, the world’s highest country-wise percentage for UHNW women.
Next in line is China where 15% of UHNW individuals are women. At the bottom of the exclusive pile is Saudi Arabia (only 3% or 40 women sport the UHNW tag).
This is the first time that the annual publication has included a gender-wise profile.
Individuals who have a minimum net worth of $30 million (around Rs190 crore) qualify for the UHNW label.
The report does not identify the super-rich women/individuals; nor does it detail how exactly they built their fortunes. But it does reveal that India has 7,850 UHNW individuals, up by 120 from last year. And their total wealth has gone up by $10 billion or 1.1% to $935 billion (Rs59.35 lakh crore).
India added more members to this club in the past one year than any other BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nation. India’s UHNW club members are also the most generous in the world, having donated 10.6% of their net worth on average.
City-wise, Mumbai and Delhi are home to more than 50% of India’s UHNW individuals.
The report says that despite a weak rupee and high inflation, “there is some relief in sight and that has helped in boosting the wealth”. The report says economic reforms increase foreign investment and reduce red tape, thus fostering development of businesses which, in turn, help boost growth and wealth of UHNW individuals. “Furthermore, S&P has revised India’s credit rating from negative to stable in June this year, showing slightly more promise.”
Globally, there are 1,99,235 UHNW individuals with a combined wealth of $27.8 trillion.

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1887550/report-india-has-1250-super-rich-women 

Woman held for Bangalore techie's suicide

She mailed him photos of a friend, lied about her job, and cooked up her 'wedding'.
Police, on Friday, arrested a 23-year-old woman who allegedly drove Sriraj Subramanian, an IT professional, to suicide.
Gayatri alias Jennifer, a resident of KR Puram and working with a private bank’s tele-marketing department, trapped him in online romance by mailing him fake photos and false messages.
According to deputy commissioner of police (east) TG Krishna Bhat, Gayatri used to send him photos of her beautiful friend. She also mailed him false information about her job by claiming that she was working as an IT professional in a top firm. The girl had just passed 7th class.
Sriraj immediately fell in love with her. As the romance progressed, he was longing to meet her. Then came the shock when, one day, he received a mail saying that she was getting engaged with ‘David’ living in England.
He believed her and his world crashed. The love-sick youth had only one choice left.
He took some sleeping pills, got into the rear seat of his black Volkswagen, ran cell tape all over his legs, covered his head with a plastic bag and put on the seat belt to embrace death.
On Tuesday morning, people found his body in that posture at AECS Layout near Kundalahalli in the limits of Mahadevapura police station.
The police initially took it as a case of murder. But further investigation and the post-mortem report confirmed that he had committed suicide.
They soon traced the woman who had driven him to the extreme by checking his emails. The last e-mail, the longest he had ever sent, was around 2.37 am on Tuesday.
In it he told her how she should behave with her kids and husband in future. She should never to scream at her children. He also requested her to name her daughter as Kate and son as Jack.
http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/1693850/report-woman-held-for-bangalore-techies-suicide 

Court acquits two in dowry death case as complainant-cum-witness turns hostile

A local court on Tuesday acquitted two persons charged with abetment to suicide, as the complainant-cum-witness turned hostile.
Pawan, accused in the case was married to Sunita, who died after jumping from the third floor of her house in Sector 15-C on March 25 this year. Pawan allegedly harassed his wife for dowry. Sunita's brother Rajesh, who is the complainant in the case, had alleged that Pawan and his father Nand Kishore harassed his sister for money, following which a case was registered under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) of Indian Penal Code against them.
According to the complainant, he got a call on March 25 around 4 pm from the accused and was informed that his sister has been injured and has been taken to PGI. Around 7 pm on the same day his brother got a call that Sunita has jumped from the third floor of her house.
Rajesh, in his initial complaint, had alleged that Pawan and Nand Kishore demanded cash and motorbike. He had also told the police that they spent around Rs 12 to 15 lakh in the marriage which took place in 2000.
According to Rajesh, Sunita, a mother of two children, was not given proper food and was not allowed to meet her children. She was also sent to her parents ancestral home after marriage for some time. He said a local panchayat at her parents home tried to resolve the issue on several occasions.
However, Rajesh later turned hostile and refused to accept that he made any statement before the police regarding the amount of money being spent on the marriage. He also denied that he made any statement about any panchayat being held to resolve the dispute.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/court-acquits-two-in-dowry-death-case-as-complainantcumwitness-turns-hostile/1167505/ 

Haryana 'rape victim' put behind bars

Chandigarh: The Haryana Police have pulled off a shocking one. A rape victim who has been seeking justice for herself was arrested before being bailed out Wednesday.
The victim, who had alleged that a youth, Rahul, had sexual relations with her for two years after promising to marry her, was arrested in Hisar town, 260 km from here, Monday.
She was arrested after she allegedly threatened to kill woman Deputy Superintendent of Police Dharna Yadav in the presence of another officer.
The rape victim, who lives in Hisar's Sector 13, was arrested by police on charges of criminal intimidation.
The victim complained to police in February against Rahul. Police booked him for rape but did not arrest him, apparently owing to his family's political links.
The victim started a protest against police Monday.
A police officer of Hisar district said they took action as per law.

http://www.samachar.com/Haryana-rape-victim-put-behind-bars-njlxK4jgjij.html 

‘Step to protect men from wives’ fake complaints not enough’

Centre's directive to states say no arrests be made without proper investigation

Taking cognisance of the increasing number of false complaints being filed under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Central Government recently issued directives to the state governments not to make any immediate arrests but conduct thorough investigations before taking any action. However, family court lawyers and activists feel that unless women are punished for lodging false complaints, this directive would not help.

"Though the directive is welcome, unless the women are punished by law for filing false cases under Section 498A, its misuse cannot be stopped," said Mahesh Kalge, a representative of Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF), who runs a helpline for men in distress caused by domestic disputes.

Mahesh (name changed), an IT professional from Chinchwad, had to spent a week in the lock-up after his wife filed a harassment complaint with the police.

"In most cases, the investigating officer immediately arrests the husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law, as per the statement given by the wife. However, when the allegations prove false, the investigating officer is never held at fault. It is time the judiciary take this into account," said Mahesh.

"This directive, if implemented strictly, will surely put a tab on the misuse of this section. Of the total cases filed under this section in one year, 85 per cent turn out to be bogus," said advocate Shailaja Kelkar, matrimonial counselor who practiced in the family court for 20 years. There should be a provision in the law where husbands can sue their wives for making false allegations. Women take to filing such false complaints with an eye on compensation or husband's property, Kelkar observed.

In a letter to state chief secretaries, the Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the state governments to issue directives to the police not to arrest the husband and his relatives without checking the genuineness of the anti-dowry complaint.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-step-to-protect-men-from-wives--fake-complaints-not-enough-/542632/
Centre's directive to states say no arrests be made without proper investigation
Taking cognisance of the increasing number of false complaints being filed under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Central Government recently issued directives to the state governments not to make any immediate arrests but conduct thorough investigations before taking any action. However, family court lawyers and activists feel that unless women are punished for lodging false complaints, this directive would not help.
"Though the directive is welcome, unless the women are punished by law for filing false cases under Section 498A, its misuse cannot be stopped," said Mahesh Kalge, a representative of Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF), who runs a helpline for men in distress caused by domestic disputes.
Mahesh (name changed), an IT professional from Chinchwad, had to spent a week in the lock-up after his wife filed a harassment complaint with the police.
"In most cases, the investigating officer immediately arrests the husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law, as per the statement given by the wife. However, when the allegations prove false, the investigating officer is never held at fault. It is time the judiciary take this into account," said Mahesh.
"This directive, if implemented strictly, will surely put a tab on the misuse of this section. Of the total cases filed under this section in one year, 85 per cent turn out to be bogus," said advocate Shailaja Kelkar, matrimonial counselor who practiced in the family court for 20 years. There should be a provision in the law where husbands can sue their wives for making false allegations. Women take to filing such false complaints with an eye on compensation or husband's property, Kelkar observed.
In a letter to state chief secretaries, the Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the state governments to issue directives to the police not to arrest the husband and his relatives without checking the genuineness of the anti-dowry complaint.
- See more at: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-step-to-protect-men-from-wives--fake-complaints-not-enough-/542632/#sthash.P8aotY7I.dpuf
Centre's directive to states say no arrests be made without proper investigation
Taking cognisance of the increasing number of false complaints being filed under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Central Government recently issued directives to the state governments not to make any immediate arrests but conduct thorough investigations before taking any action. However, family court lawyers and activists feel that unless women are punished for lodging false complaints, this directive would not help.
"Though the directive is welcome, unless the women are punished by law for filing false cases under Section 498A, its misuse cannot be stopped," said Mahesh Kalge, a representative of Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF), who runs a helpline for men in distress caused by domestic disputes.
Mahesh (name changed), an IT professional from Chinchwad, had to spent a week in the lock-up after his wife filed a harassment complaint with the police.
"In most cases, the investigating officer immediately arrests the husband, mother-in-law and sister-in-law, as per the statement given by the wife. However, when the allegations prove false, the investigating officer is never held at fault. It is time the judiciary take this into account," said Mahesh.
"This directive, if implemented strictly, will surely put a tab on the misuse of this section. Of the total cases filed under this section in one year, 85 per cent turn out to be bogus," said advocate Shailaja Kelkar, matrimonial counselor who practiced in the family court for 20 years. There should be a provision in the law where husbands can sue their wives for making false allegations. Women take to filing such false complaints with an eye on compensation or husband's property, Kelkar observed.
In a letter to state chief secretaries, the Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the state governments to issue directives to the police not to arrest the husband and his relatives without checking the genuineness of the anti-dowry complaint.
- See more at: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/-step-to-protect-men-from-wives--fake-complaints-not-enough-/542632/#sthash.P8aotY7I.dpuf
 

Plea against 'cruel' father dismissed

MUMBAI: A court last week dismissed a petition filed by a mother seeking temporary injunction, restraining the father from seeing their two daughters on the grounds of cruelty.

Observing that children must spend time with both parents, the court said, "Access of the children is not for the pleasure of the parents, it is for the welfare of the children. It appears the parents are trying to make capital of past incidents that took place between them, to fight on the point of access and custody of the children but that should not happen in the larger interest of the children."
The mother said in her petition that the father had treated both daughters badly. She said that on a trip to Murud-Janjira, the father had told the elder daughter to hold three cans of beer.
She said that in June 2011 the couple quarreled and he threw the daughter's brand new cellphone into the dustbin. The mother said he had verbally abused the child. She said the daughters were staying with her since last November, and the father would harass them at school.
But the father said there was no evidence to establish those incidents.
He said both were tutored and their minds were poisoned by their mother. He said being the non-custodial parent he was concerned about their welfare and must get to meet them.
The court took into consideration a report by a counselor appointed when the father had filed a plea seeking permission to spend time with the younger daughter on her birthday. "On perusal of the counselor's report, it is revealed the children were under great influence of their mother as they are with her since separation of the parties," the court said.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-04/mumbai/41764876_1_father-mother-children

Woman held for Bangalore techie's suicide

She mailed him photos of a friend, lied about her job, and cooked up her 'wedding'.
Police, on Friday, arrested a 23-year-old woman who allegedly drove Sriraj Subramanian, an IT professional, to suicide.
Gayatri alias Jennifer, a resident of KR Puram and working with a private bank’s tele-marketing department, trapped him in online romance by mailing him fake photos and false messages.
According to deputy commissioner of police (east) TG Krishna Bhat, Gayatri used to send him photos of her beautiful friend. She also mailed him false information about her job by claiming that she was working as an IT professional in a top firm. The girl had just passed 7th class.
Sriraj immediately fell in love with her. As the romance progressed, he was longing to meet her. Then came the shock when, one day, he received a mail saying that she was getting engaged with ‘David’ living in England.
He believed her and his world crashed. The love-sick youth had only one choice left.
He took some sleeping pills, got into the rear seat of his black Volkswagen, ran cell tape all over his legs, covered his head with a plastic bag and put on the seat belt to embrace death.
On Tuesday morning, people found his body in that posture at AECS Layout near Kundalahalli in the limits of Mahadevapura police station.
The police initially took it as a case of murder. But further investigation and the post-mortem report confirmed that he had committed suicide.
They soon traced the woman who had driven him to the extreme by checking his emails. The last e-mail, the longest he had ever sent, was around 2.37 am on Tuesday.
In it he told her how she should behave with her kids and husband in future. She should never to scream at her children. He also requested her to name her daughter as Kate and son as Jack.
 
http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/1693850/report-woman-held-for-bangalore-techies-suicide 

नौकरी से निकाला तो की मालिक के बेटे की हत्या

नौकरी से निकाले जाने से नाराज एक युवती ने दिल्ली में मंगलवार रात प्रॉपर्टी डीलर के बेटे की चाकू मारकर हत्या कर दी। युवती ने उसकी पत्नी पर भी हमला किया।

नाकाम होने के बाद उसने खुद को चाकू मारकर खुदकुशी का प्रयास किया। उसे जख्मी हालत में दीनदयाल उपाध्याय अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया गया, जहां उसकी हालत नाजुक बनी हुई है।

पुलिस के अनुसार, सुशील गुप्ता सपरिवार अंबिका विहार में रहता है। उसके परिवार में पत्नी अनिता, बेटी स्वाति और बेटा वरुण (25) था। सुशील सुंदर विहार में प्रॉपर्टी का काम करता है।

मंगलवार रात अनिता अपने बेटे के साथ घर में मौजूद थी। इसी दौरान उसके पति के कार्यालय में कंप्यूटर ऑपरेटर का काम करने वाली आशा (25) उसके घर पर आई।

आशा अनिता से नौकरी से निकाले जाने और वेतन के रुपए नहीं दिए जाने पर नाराजगी जता रही थी। अनिता ने कार्यालय की बात कार्यालय में पति से करने की बात कही और उसे काफी समझाया।

कुछ देर बाद अनिता उसके लिए चाय बनाने के लिए रसोई में चली गई। इसी दौरान बेटे वरुण की चीख सुनकर वह पीछे मुड़ी। उसने आशा के हाथ में चाकू था और पास ही वरुण लहूलुहान अवस्था में पेट पकड़कर बैठा हुआ था।

'पूरे परिवार को खत्म कर देगी'
आशा ने कहा कि वह आज पूरे परिवार को खत्म कर देगी और अनिता पर चाकू से हमला कर दिया। इसी दौरान स्वाति आ गई और उसने आशा को पकड़ने का प्रयास किया। पकड़े जाने की डर से आशा ने अपने पेट में चाकू से दो वार कर लिए।

सूचना पर सुशील घर पहुंचा और दोनों को अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया, जहां उपचार के दौरान वरुण की देर रात मौत हो गई। आशा की हालत नाजुक बनी हुई है। उसे निजी अस्पताल से दीनदयाल उपाध्याय अस्पताल रेफर कर दिया गया है।

पुलिस अनिता की शिकायत पर हत्या, हत्या का प्रयास और खुदकुशी के प्रयास का मामला दर्ज कर जांच कर रही है। आशा को दो दिन पहले ही सुशील ने काम से निकाल दिया था।

http://www.amarujala.com/news/crime-bureau/woman-killed-her-employer-s-son-in-delhi/ 

Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Man dies after son held for 'kidnap'

A 73-year-old man died of cardiac arrest after his son was arrested by Bangalore police for allegedly kidnapping and marrying a girl, a few months ago.

Police have given the name of dead as Somashekhar, a resident of Mooranadu, near Madikeri.

Deviprasad, the son of Somashekhar, met Ramya, a resident of Bangalore, through a social networking site eight months ago and they fell in love. Ramya’s family was against their marriage.

But the couple tied the knot at Ashwini Temple in Madikeri in May and also registered their marriage on June 7. They stayed together for three months.

Missing complaint

On August 28, Deviprasad lodged a complaint at Madikeri Rural police station stating that Ramya had gone missing and suspected that her parents could have kidnapped her.

However, Ramya’s father,  who is a jeep driver for a senior police officer in Bangalore, lodged a kidnap case against Deviprasad at Siddapura police station (Bangalore) on September 1.

In the wee hours of September 2, Ramya’s family members along with a few policemen barged into the house of Deviprasad.

They allegedly manhandled Deviprasad and pushed his father, who had diabetes and blood pressure, before arresting the former.

Somashekar, who suffered cardiac arrest was rushed to a private hospital in Madikeri. Shocked by his son’s arrest, he died of heart attack in the wee hours of Wednesday.

Released on parole

Deviprasad, who was arrested and taken to Bangalore, was produced before a court and was sent to judicial custody. It is learnt that Deviprasad has been released on parole following the death of his father.

Mysore Range IGP Ramachandra Rao said an impartial and comprehensive inquiry will be conducted into the incident.

Kamal Pant, Additional Commissioner (Law and Order), Bangalore, said that stringent action would be initiated against any officer found guilty in the incident.

H S Revanna, DCP (South) the divisional DCP under whose jurisdiction Siddapura police station lies, said that the Madikeri police had registered a case over the death of Somashekhar. case.

He said that they were waiting for the autopsy report and also the investigation report of Madikeri police who are trying to establish whether Siddapura police really assaulted the elderly man leading to his eventual death.

Strict action

He said that if the investigations revealed the involvement of policemen in Somashekar’s death, strict action will be taken against them. Siddapura police refused to comment on the issue.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/355389/man-dies-son-held-kidnap.html 

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

PIL questions immediate arrests in dowry harassment cases

JAIPUR: A division bench of the high court has asked state government to give its reply to a PIL filed by one Vinod Singhal who questioned immediate arrests in cases pertaining to Section 498A (dowry harassment) and Section 406 of IPC (criminal breach of trust) filed by aggrieved wives against husband and his relatives.
The petition alleges that 70% matrimonial disputes are being converted into criminal cases by misuse of the provisions of Sections 498A and 406 of IPC. It has been alleged that once such a false criminal case is filed against the husband and his relatives the police immediately arrest the accused resulting in vanishing of chances of reconciliation between the warring husband and wife.

The PIL raises a point that since the offences are non-bailable, some guidelines must be issued so as to see that no husband or his relatives are arrested on false complaints. The petitioner demands that instead of registering the FIR immediately, the police must first call the parties for conciliation and in case the dispute remains unresolved, then only action should be initiated against the guilty husband and his relatives.
It has also been highlighted in the petition that in the recent past the Supreme Court too had observed that the law made for protection of women is being misused and has asked the Law Commission of India to report as to whether the law can be made bailable. The division bench of Chief Justice Amitava Roy and Justice V S Siradhana directed that a copy of the PIL be supplied to the government advocate.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-09/jaipur/40468015_1_pil-questions-dowry-harassment-cases-division-bench

पत्‍नी के रहते हुए दूसरी महिला से अफेयर क्रूरता नहीं: सुप्रीम कोर्ट

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने फैसला सुनाते हुए कहा है कि अगर कोई पति किसी अन्‍य महिला के नजदीक जाता है तो उसे अपनी पत्‍नी पर क्रूरता का कसूरवार नहीं ठहराया जा सकता. कोर्ट का कहना है कि ऐसा मामला तब तक क्रूरता के दायरे में नहीं आएगा जब तक कि पति की नजदीकी अन्य महिला के साथ इतनी न हो जाए कि उसकी पत्नी आत्महत्या करने पर मजबूर हो जाए.
जस्टिस केएस राधाकृष्‍णन की अध्‍यक्षता वाली बेंच ने कहा, 'हमारा ऐसा मानना है कि शादीशुदा रिश्ते के कायम रहने के दौरान अगर पति किसी और के नजदीक आ जाता है और वह अपनी वैवाहिक जिम्मेदारियां नहीं निभाता है तो भी यह पत्नी के साथ क्रूरता नहीं है.'
उन्‍होंने कहा, 'लेकिन अगर दूसरी महिला से पति की नजदीकी इस कदर हो कि पत्‍नी आत्‍महत्‍या करने पर मजबूर हो जाए तो आईपीसी की धारा 498-ए के तहत मामला बनता है.'
यह फैसला एक शख्‍स की अपील पर सुनाया गया, जिसके ऊपर धारा 498-ए के तहत अपनी पत्नी के साथ क्रूरता बरतने और धारा 306 के तहत आत्महत्या के लिए उकसाने का आरोप था.
इस जोड़े ने 1989 में शादी की थी. बाद में पति का अपनी सहयोगी के साथ अफेयर हो गया. इसके बाद तथाकथित रूप से पत्नी अलग-थलग महसूस करने लगी और मार्च 1996 में उसने आत्महत्या कर ली.
बेंच ने कहा, 'अदालत ने पाया कि तथाकथित एक्स्ट्रा-मेरिटल रिश्ता ऐसा नहीं था कि वह आरोपी शख्स की पत्नी को आत्महत्या के लिए मजबूर कर दे. इसके साथ ही आत्महत्या करने वाली महिला के पति ने कभी कोई ऐसा काम नहीं किया जो सामान्य परिस्थिति में पत्नी को आत्महत्या के लिए उकसाए.'
अदालत ने यह भी कहा कि अगर साबित हो जाए तो एक्स्ट्रा-मेरिटल अफेयर को गैरकानूनी और अनैतिक करार दिया जा सकता है. लेकिन इस मामले में यह साबित नहीं किया जा सका है कि पति ने पत्नी को आत्महत्या के लिए मजबूर किया.

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Caught on camera: Girl steals diamonds worth Rs. 25 lakh from Jaipur showroom

बच्चियों की मां आई और अमिताभ से 2 लाख रुपये लेकर चंपत हो गई


अंजलि और रिमझिम
एक महिला द्वारा महानायक अमिताभ बच्‍चन की दरियादिली का बेजा फायदा उठाकर फरार होने का बेहद अनोखा मामला सामने आया है. मामला ऐसा है, जिससे पूरी इंसानियत शर्मसार हो जाए. अमिताभ बच्चन से मदद के तौर पर मिली 2 लाख रुपये की राशि लेकर दो बच्चियों की मां के चंपत होने से बिग बी का इनकी मदद करना बेकार साबित हुआ.
ये दोनों बहनें रिमझिम (12) और अंजलि (11) हैं. इन्हें इनकी मां ने बेसहारा छोड़ दिया था और अब इनका एकमात्र सहारा पटना के एक निजी स्कूल के प्रिंसिपल अविनेश्वर प्रसाद सिंह हैं, जहां वे तीसरी कक्षा में पढती और रहती हैं.
इन दोनों लडकियों की मां शिखा पांडेय स्वयं को मुजफ्फरपुर की निवासी होने का दावा करती थी. उसने साल 2006 के अक्‍टूबर में पटना के शांति निकेतन स्कूल में दाखिला करवाया लेकिन इसके बाद वह लापता हो गयी.
शांति निकेतन स्कूल के प्राचार्य अविनेश्वर प्रसाद सिंह ने बताया कि अमिताभ इन परित्यक्त बहनों के बारे में एक टीवी समाचार चैनल माध्यम से मिली जानकारी के आधार पर इनकी मदद को आगे आए.
27 जनवरी, 2008 को पुत्रवधु ऐश्वर्या राय के नाम पर उत्तर प्रदेश के बाराबंकी में एक बालिका स्कूल के शिलान्यास के अवसर पर अमिताभ बच्चन से इन बच्चियों को मिलवाने के लिए ले जाए जाने के ठीक तीन दिनों पहले उनकी मां के अचानक सामने आयी. उसने बताया कि उसके पति के जेल में होने के कारण उसे आर्थिक कठिनाइयां झेलनी पडीं, जिस वजह से बच्चों के पास नहीं आ सकी.
उन्होंने कहा कि शिखा पांडेय अपनी दोनों बेटियों के साथ बाराबंकी गयी और बच्चन ने समारोह के दौरान इन दोनों बच्चियों को अपनी गोद में उठाते हुए उनके बेहतर भविष्य के लिए उनकी मां को 2 लाख रुपये का चैक दिया दिया था.
सिंह ने कहा कि अगले दिन दोनों बच्चियां अपनी मां के साथ स्कूल लौट आयीं और उन्हें वापस ले जाने का वादा कर चैक लेकर रवाना हुई उनकी मां दोबारा नहीं लौटी. उन्होंने कहा कि जब उनकी मुलाकात बच्चन जी से होगी, तो वे निश्चित तौर पर उन्हें इन बच्चियों के साथ हुए इस धोखे के बारे में उन्‍हें बताएंगे.
सिंह ने बताया कि पूर्व में ये दोनों बहनें रातभर रोती रहती थीं, लेकिन समय बीतने के साथ अब उनके आंखों के आंसू सूख चुके हैं और वे अब अपनी मां के बारे में और इस घटना के बारे में बात करना पसंद नहीं करतीं. इन दोनों बहनों में बडी बहन रिमझिम को मिर्गी की बीमारी है और प्रिंसिपल के लिए उसकी देखभाल करना मुश्किल हो रहा है.


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Coimbatore woman files abuse case against husband working in California

COIMBATORE: A software engineering working in California has been booked for physically and mentally abusing his wife by Coimbatore city police on Saturday. The police have decided to send a lookout notice to all airports in the country to arrest the software engineer.
According to police, Reena Rose Magdalene (31), from Subbarayanpudur near Somanur on the outskirts of the city, lodged a complaint with all women police station, Ramanathapuram, on Saturday. She stated in her complaint that she had completed her Msc Mphil and got married to A Lourde Thangaraj (34) from Periyar Nagar at Puliyakulam in the city on May 16, 2010. Her family gave a dowry of 15 sovereigns of gold and Rs2lakh cash. Soon after the wedding, the couple left for California.

The trouble started when Thangaraj began to physically and mentally abuse his wife.
Unable to bear the torture, Reena returned to India and resumed living with her parents. After relatives from both sides advised the couple, Reena returned to California to give her marriage another try.
However, Thangaraj had taken some obscene pictures of his wife discretely and began to threaten her saying if she failed to please him, he would publish the pictures online. This forced Reena to return to her hometown again. Her parents-in-law Anthony Grouse and Josephine Fernad also demanded for additional dowry from her.
Reena lodged a complaint with all women police station, Ramanathapuram on Saturday. Police inspector D Sathi Anusuya registered a case against the software engineer and his parents under section 498 (A) (husband or relatives of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty), 506 (i) (criminal intimidation) and under section 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Women Harassment Act.
Based on a Madras high court order, a case has been registered by police. "We will a send lookout notice to all airports in the country to detain the software engineer when he arrives in India," said inspector Sathi Anusuya. She also added that the police would conduct a detailed inquiry in connection with the case.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-09/coimbatore/41902427_1_software-engineer-women-police-station-coimbatore-woman

Man kills wife’s lover in Chennai

CHENNAI: A 33-year-old painter killed his wife's lover when he found them sleeping together in his house at Maduravoyal here in the wee hours of Sunday.
M Sakthivel, a resident of Rajiv Gandhi Nagar in Alapakkam, left home at 8pm on Saturday after an altercation with his wife, Bhuvaneshwari. He returned home at 12.30am on Sunday and knocked on the door. When the door was not opened, he got suspicious and barged into the house and found Bhuvaneshwari sleeping with his neighbour, Satish.

An angry Sakthivel attacked Satish with a knife and killed him in front of Bhuvaneshwari. Sakthivel's three children were sleeping in the adjacent room when the murder happened.
After the murder, Sakthivel went to the Maduravoyal police station and informed the police about it. They arrested and produced him before a magistrate court in the city on Sunday. The court remanded him in judicial custody.
Preliminary inquiries revealed that Bhuvaneshwari had eloped with Satish a year ago. Based on Sakthivel's complaint, the police then registered a woman missing case and traced her. The police reportedly warned her and asked her to stay with her husband. However, she allegedly continued to meet Satish.
Sakthivel married Bhuvaneshwari 10 years ago.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-08/chennai/41873073_1_satish-bhuvaneshwari-wife-s-lover 

Hyderabadi girls keeping their boyfriends in dark

While their parents are in the know, an increasing number of city girls are keeping their boyfriends in the dark about going clubbing with friends.

Remember the time when you'd lie at home to go partying and then sneak back into your room, while everyone at home was busy snoring? And while at the party, you'd request the present photographers not to take your pictures because, "Mummy ko nahi pata". Well, if you are smiling while reading this and getting nostalgic, chances are, you haven't been to the party scene of late. These days, apne Hyderabadi girls are bindaas when it comes to letting their hair down, and are also keeping their parents in the loop. But wait! There is still one person who is kept in the dark about our party ladies' clubbing rendezvous — the boyfriend! With boyfriends and partners turning extra possessive and sometimes, even borderline creepy, the pretty ladies have begun to decline the Page 3 shutterbugs, for fear of being 'caught' by their paramours.

And the trademark statement doing the rounds in city nightclubs these days is, "Please don't click my pictures. My boyfriend doesn't know I'm clubbing. Pleaseeee!" From smartly doling out bahanas to their chipkoo boyfriends and giving cute chakmas, which they claim is completely unintentional, PYTs reveal why they aren't camera friendly anymore.

Because BFs are super possessive

A lot of young women in the city claim that their boyfriends have become over-possessive. From not wanting them to wear sexy outfits, to restricting their access to the dance floor, the men lay down way too many rules when it comes to a night out. And in a bid to break free from such restrictions, the ladies resort to lying! "My boyfriend is extremely possessive. So one night, I lied to him about being at a gal pal's house for a pyjama party, while in fact, I was out clubbing," admits Tania, a corporate employee. But the 'secret night out' did not end up being fun, because, "I was so busy enjoying myself at the club that I posed for one of the shutterbug. A day later, my pictures were splashed across two dailies, and my boyfriend got to know the truth. I missed 58 of his calls, as I was busy thinking of an excuse. As expected, there was a huge fight and I eventually ended up having a hard time convincing him to forgive me. I learnt a big lesson that day and ever since, every time I go partying, I refuse to get clicked," says Tania.

Coz' BFs are way too filmi

Blame it on growing up on a steady dose of Bollywood films, but our PYTs say that their boyfriends have turned into sappy, cheesy 'Rahuls and Rajs of Bollywood'. "I'm just 20-years-old and I think at this age, it's fine to go out and have some fun. But my boyfriend rants on about saat janmo ka saath, pavitra rishta and stuff like that! He expects me to not go clubbing with friends and instead, stay at home. This is way too filmi for a 20-year-old! That's why I lie when I go out with my friends," explains Lipi Suresh*, a pharmaceutical student.

Coz' BFs dole out too much gyan

When you have Mummy and Daddy giving you gyan every morning or evening, you definitely don't need the same from your boyfriends. So, it's a complete turn off when boyfriends, over a period of time, turn into your parents! Rebaica Safiya, a student, says, "I know a few over-protective boyfriends. So, I won't be surprised if their girls lie to them and go clubbing. We usually tell our parents everything because right now, with the whole scenario of us not being safe, they need to know where we are. But if we tell our boyfriends, they begin a proper interrogation and hit us with a barrage of questions like, 'Where are you going? Who are you going with? Who are the guys going with you?' and so on — it's like they've turned into our parents! In fact, parents are a lot cooler than boyfriends these days."

Coz' BFs want 'good girls'

Now, how many times have you heard the sentence, 'achchi ladkiyan clubs nahi jaati', from the nosy neighbourhood aunty? Most city guys, claim young girls, want their girlfriends to not go clubbing in case their 'image' takes a beating. "My ex-boyfriend had this mindset that girls who like partying are not worth taking home to mom! How sexist and patriarchal is that?" asks Neha Kumar*, a final year Psychology student. "If I party and you term me as a 'bad girl', you don't deserve to be my boyfriend. But many girls stick to such men and then lie to them before going clubbing. But since everyone knows everyone in the Hyderabad party circuit, your secret will be out soon," reveals Neha.

COZ' girls just wanna have fun

The concept of guys spending a fun night out in town with their buddies is acceptable to most city boys. But when it comes to their girlfriends spending time with their friends, alarm bells begin to ring. "Guys don't understand that just like them, we too need some well-deserved 'me' time. When it's just our girls' night out at the club, we can dance, have fun and casually flirt with cute guys. But with our boyfriends constantly keeping a hawk-eye watch on us, we can't do all of that!" says Malliha Fatima, an undergraduate student. Marika Gabriel, student, echoes a similar sentiment, saying, "Guys have now become 'possessive girlfriends'. With the possessiveness and the continuous calling and finding out where we are and what we are doing, they don't understand that we need space too."
 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/man-woman/Hyderabadi-girls-keeping-their-boyfriends-in-dark/articleshow/22070285.cms?intenttarget=no 

1 in 10 men in Asia Pacific has raped an unknown woman, finds study

Feminism spread in such way that study results are coming the way they wants to show to others.


LONDON: In a new study to be announced on Tuesday by the British medical journal The Lancet, a survey of more than 10,000 men in Asia Pacific region has found that over 1 in 10 men report having raped a woman who was not their partner.

The number rose tremendously when rape of a partner was included.

Nearly 75% of those who committed rape said that they did so for sexual entitlement and over 50% said they did it for entertainment. Another 50% of men reported having committed some form of physical or sexual violence or abuse against their partner.

Men were surveyed from nine different sites across six different countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka as part of a UN study on men and violence for prevention of gender-based violence in Asia and the Pacific.

Professor Rachel Jewkes of South Africa's Medical Research Council who carried out the study said, "In view of the high prevalence of rape worldwide, our findings clearly show that prevention strategies need to show increased focus on the structural and social risk factors for rape. We now need to move towards a culture of preventing the perpetration of rape from ever occurring, rather than relying on prevention through responses."

The surveys were performed by trained male interviewers who recorded results onto handheld computer devices with bespoke software. Participants answered the most sensitive questions alone by self-completing audio recordings in response to questions.

Men were not asked directly whether they had committed rape or violence, but were rather asked questions such as, "Have you ever forced a woman who was not your wife or girlfriend at the time to have sex?", or "Have you ever had sex with a woman who was too drugged or drunk to indicate whether she wanted it?"

Overall, over one in ten men surveyed (11%) reported having raped a woman who was not their partner.

When raping a partner was included, this proportion rose to nearly 24%. Of those men who reported having committed rape, just under half (45%) said they had raped more than one woman.

The prevalence of rape perpetration varied widely between study sites. The lowest prevalence of single perpetrator rape of a female non-partner was in rural Bangladesh (3%), while the highest prevalence (27%) was in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

The lowest prevalence (2%) of male rape was found in Jayapura and Jakarta in Indonesia while the highest (8%) was again found in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

When asked why they had committed rape, 73% of respondents who had committed rape said that they did so for reasons of sexual entitlement.

Over half (59%) said they did it for entertainment, while over a third (38%) said they had raped a woman in order to punish her. Over half (58%) of men who had raped somebody who was not their partner had committed their first rape as teenagers.

Men with a history of victimization especially childhood sexual abuses were more likely to have committed rape than those without such a past.

A history of physical violence towards a partner, having paid for sex, or having had a large number of sexual partners were also associated with an increased likelihood of having committed rape against a non-partner. 
 

HC gives guide lines to lower courts on maintainance cases

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has instructed trial courts dealing with the cases of maintenance to follow the guidelines under Section 125 of Criminal Procedure code.
Justice S Vimala gave the instruction, while deciding whether a trial court should permit restoration of the petition for maintenance.
Through this, the wife could seek revision of compensation order on the ground that it was inadequate.
On a criminal revision cases filed by Vimala Sophia and her minor son, the Judge said trial courts could grant interim maintenance based upon the affidavit filed by the petitioners.
Petitions filed for interim maintenance shall be disposed of within 60 Days from the date of Service of the Notice to the concerned parties, the judge said.
The above provision would help to prove interim maintenance for women and also provide equal opportunity for the wife to contest the case, the Judge said, directing the trial courts dealing with the cases of maintenance to record the reasons if they are unable to pass the interim maintenance.
The courts dealing with such cases at the first hearing itself should make use of the provisions providing for the oral examination of parties to ascertain whether the dispute can be referred to alternate dispute resolution methods.
Vimala Sophaia sought the court to permit her to withdraw the endorsement made by her and for enhancement of the maintenance.
The trial Court has passed an order in 2009 to pay Rs 2000 per month by Vimala Sophia's husband to the minor son who is suffering from Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder.
Challenging the order she filed the petition in the High Court.
The Judge set aside the order of the lower court and directed her husband to pay Rs 10,000 per month to the son from 01.02.2012 till the disposal of both the maintenance cases as an interim measure.
The Judge also set-aside the order passed by the trial court not allowing the wife to withdraw endorsement made by her to the effect that she is withdrawing the case. The Judge then directed the Family Court, Chennai, which is dealing with the case to dispose of both the petitions. 
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-09-07/news/41855041_1_interim-maintenance-trial-courts-minor-son