Businessman kills self, in-laws booked

GURGAON: A 35-year-old businessman committed suicide here after accusing his wife and her parents of harassing him, police said on Tuesday. Six people from his wife's family were charged with abetment to suicide.

Amit Garg, a resident of Mandi Govindgarh in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib district, took poisonand died here on Monday.

The coal businessman, who got married in February this year, had come to Gurgaon to meet his maternal uncle.

"Amit consumed poison at his uncle's house in Kendriya Vihar. He was rushed to a hospital and died during treatment," police official Pradeep Singh told IANS.

"The deceased left a suicide note blaming his wife and her parents for his extreme step," Singh said.

"I was badly harassed by my wife and his family. I have no other option but to end my life," the suicide note read.

Original NEWS Source:- http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-27/gurgaon/41496041_1_suicide-note-deceased-left-in-laws

Woman loses dowry case against husband, in-laws

HYDERABAD: It is an unusual case of a woman being found guilty in a dowry harassment case! Not having been convinced by her complaint that the relatives of her husband had beaten her in her parents' house, the AP High Court has quashed a dowry case against them.

Responding to a plea by the family of the husband including his parents, sister, brother, etc, Justice Reddy Kantha Rao said allowing this case to proceed up to trial stage would only result in substantial injustice to the husband's family.

"The alleged attack is unlikely to have happened because the place of occurrence is her parents' residence where all her friends and relatives would have been around and prevented an attack on her. This attack theory seems to have been invented only for the purpose of implicating the husband and his entire family in a dowry case," the judge said.

The judge made this order after hearing the petition filed by Tummala Ramnarayana, the father-in-law of the woman, of MVP Colony, Visakhapatnam, who urged the court to quash the dowry harassment case.

The woman, mother of a 3-year-old daughter and hailing from Rajahmundry, said that her husband and his family had harassed her for additional dowry. She claimed her parents gave her husband Rs 15 lakh as dowry at the time of her marriage. According to her, he had quit his job because of mounting debts in Visakhapatnam. Though her parents brought the couple to Rajamundry, he ran into debts there as well. When she objected to his bad ways, he beat her, demanded Rs 5 lakh more for clearing the debts and went away to Vizag, she said.

According to her, it was after this that the parents of her husband and his relatives came to Rajahmundry and beat her at her house when her mother and brother were not at home. Following her complaint, a local court referred the matter to police.

The judge in his order said that even the chargesheet filed by the police was nothing but a replica of her complaint. The judge in his order said that beating a woman in her native place in the middle of her friends and relatives by her husband's family looked improbable and unnatural and quashed the case initiated by the Rajahmundry court.

Original NEWS Source:- http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-20/hyderabad/38692611_1_dowry-harassment-case-husband-rajahmundry

Woman forges records to win matrimonial case, arrested

NEW DELHI: Forging court records to win a matrimonial dispute with her estranged husband has landed a woman in serious trouble. What Madhulika Rastogi thought would give her an edge over her husband in a matrimonial battle proved to be a nightmare for her after Delhi Policearrested her for forging an order sheet and the signature of a judge who was hearing a case lodged by her against the estranged husband. 

Madhulika, who was produced before the court on Wednesday, was sent to one-day police custody. "Accused Madhulika Rastogi is remanded to one-day police custody,'' metropolitan magistrate Jitender Mishra said, allowing the plea of the Crime Branch that custodial interrogation was required to find out the modus operandi of committing the forgery. 

Madhulika, who is involved in a matrimonial battle with her estranged husband Ashish Rastogi, a pilot with a leading airlines, is accused of forging the signatures and order sheets of metropolitan magistrate Veena Rani. 

Metropolitan magistrate Rani was hearing a case lodged by Madhulika claiming maintenance from her husband under section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code. In a bid to settle scores with her husband, Madhulika tried to fudge the document of her case. She proved to be unlucky as the judge figured out the cheating and decided to take action against her. 

After noticing fudging of the order sheets and her signatures, the magistrate herself lodged a complaint with additional chief metropolitan magistrate Kiran Bansal who, in turn, had asked the Crime Branch on February 1 to lodge an FIR against the accused. The accused has been booked under various penal provisions of the IPC, dealing with cheating and forged documents. 

"As this complaint is a glaring example where the order sheet of the court and signatures of the MM has been forged, the custodial interrogation of the accused is required,'' the ACMM had said. M K Sharma, counsel for the husband of the accused, alleged she has filed around six frivolous cases against his client.

Original NEWS Source:- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Woman-forges-records-to-win-matrimonial-case-arrested/articleshow/6169226.cms?intenttarget=no

Send that ‘stick’ for forensic test, demands Om Puri

The official version says that Om Puri is 'absconding' after estranged wife Nandita filed a police complaint accusing him of domestic violence. But TOI tracked down the actor to quiz him about his headline grabbing personal life. Excerpts from the interview. 

Your estranged wife Nandita has accused you of physical violence... 
She has gone to town saying that I hit her with a stick. Pray, who keeps sticks at home? There is a bamboo cane at home, a decorative item purchased by Nandita. I am ready to send that for forensic tests. She complained to the cops at 4.30 pm claiming that I had beaten her up at 9.30 am. What made her wait for seven hours?

Are you seeking anticipatory bail? 
Yes. What else can I do? Our legal system is soft on women in such cases. But I have nothing to fear. I have been in the film industry for 35 years and everyone including the spot-boys will vouch for my character. Six weeks ago, Nandita filed a criminal case against me and my ex-wife Seema Kapoor accusing us of trying to kidnap our son Ishaan. The very next day she backtracked saying she 'suspects' that we will kidnap him. That just explains her state of mind.

What transpired on August 22? 
We simply had an argument. She said I had to shell out Rs 10,000 to ten girls who had tied a rakhi to my son, Ishaan. I handed over Rs 10,000. Then she said that our maid had also tied a rakhi and she had given her a mobile phone worth Rs 3,000 and she demanded that I pay for that too. I put my foot down. The next thing I knew I was accused of domestic violence. I never thought our marriage will come to such a sorry pass.

What went wrong in the marriage? 
We've not been getting along for the past 15 years. We are two very different people. While my roots are absolutely rural, her tastes are very elitist. Yes, I smoke a few cigarettes and have an occasional drink. But that's it. I don't spend on expensive brands. I don't need foreign holidays. She has taken 35 holidays abroad in 15 years. She dropped in on every foreign shoot and I had to pay through my nose every time.

Nandita says you've stopped paying for household expenses. Is that true? 
Rubbish! I am paying for everything in her and Ishaan's life and I am not complaining. Be it electricity bills, telephone bills, chaffeur or servants. But Nandita does not know how to control her expenses. It was her idea to sign a MOU, then I gave her joint ownership of three flats and transferred two-thirds of the contents of my bank account to her and Ishaan, but she still wants more. She refuses to sign divorce papers because she doesn't want to give away a single penny. Moreover, she always wants to be known as Mrs Om Puri.

How much has this affected Ishaan? 
I try my best to keep him out of this. But he is totally under Nandita's influence. Yesterday I tried to reach him on the domestic help's phone, but I overheard him saying, 'Tell him I have a sore throat'. Now I am going to request the Court to provide me access to him on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

You were recently on a holiday with Nandita and Ishan. Pictures suggested everything was fine... 
I wish it was true. I wanted to enjoy a holiday with my son but Nandita tagged along.

How has Nandita behaved during this conflict? 
She is very aggressive and uses abusive language against me. She has grabbed my collar on more than one occasion. I try to remain calm and just walk out of the house. But she stands by the door blocking my way and if I try to make my way past her, she says that I am attacking her. She went to Seema's building and screamed expletives.

Would you like to stay with Seema after the divorce? 
I can go and live with anybody, but first let me get out of this mess.

That doesn't answer my question. 
Yes. I would like to live with Seema, I like her. But if that happens, it would happen only when I have legally parted ways with Nandita.

Nandita says you are in an adulterous relationship with Seema. Is there truth in the allegation? 
At the age of 64? I can't write properly, my signature has changed because my hands shake. How will I indulge in adultery? And let me tell you Nandita is responsible for my ill health too. We were in Punjab, when I suffered a neuro problem. The doctors told her to fly me back to Mumbai/Delhi and get a spine surgery done but she ignored the doctors and did not inform me too. Was her holiday more important than my health? I got the surgery done when a doctor in Mumbai pressed the panic button but it was too late.

Have you lost out on work because of problems at home? 
Workwise, I won't blame Nandita. Perhaps age has caught up with me. Also stars like Amitabh and Rishi have started doing character roles. But I did a nice film Trafficker in Bangkok recently. And I am doing a film with Spielberg.

Original NEWS Source:-  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Send-that-stick-for-forensic-test-demands-Om-Puri/articleshow/22111552.cms

Businessman kills self, in-laws booked

GURGAON: A 35-year-old businessman committed suicide here after accusing his wife and her parents of harassing him, police said on Tuesday. Six people from his wife's family were charged with abetment to suicide. 

Amit Garg, a resident of Mandi Govindgarh in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib district, took poison and died here on Monday. 

The coal businessman, who got married in February this year, had come to Gurgaon to meet his maternal uncle. 

"Amit consumed poison at his uncle's house in Kendriya Vihar. He was rushed to a hospital and died during treatment," police official Pradeep Singh told IANS. 

"The deceased left a suicide note blaming his wife and her parents for his extreme step," Singh said. 

"I was badly harassed by my wife and his family. I have no other option but to end my life," the suicide note read.

Original NEWS Source:-  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Businessman-kills-self-in-laws-booked/articleshow/22098937.cms 

Om Puri goes missing, faces arrest as wife accuses him of domestic violence

Actor Om Puri faces arrest as the Mumbai police has been "on the look-out" for him after his wife allegedly filed a complaint against him on last Thursday. Officers from the Versova Police Station in the western suburbs of the city said that the actor's second wife Nandita had accused him of domestic violence.

According to the police, Nandita in her statement has alleged that Om Puri had beaten her with a stick and threatened her. "We have registered the complaint and booked the actor for voluntarily causing hurt by a dangerous weapon or means under Section 324, criminal intimidation under Section 506, and word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman under Section 509 of the IPC," said Harishchandra Parmale, senior police inspector of Versova police station.

Parmale said that the police had gone to the actor's house to arrest him on Friday, but he was not there. Currently the police are tracing the actor through his cellphone. "Om Puri is absconding at present. We will arrest him as soon as we trace him."

Cracks in their marriage appeared after the launch of the biography, Unlikely Hero: The Story Of Om Puri, penned by Nandita in 2009. The book had intimate revelations which included Om's affair with his maid. Nandita, however, maintains that their marriage started falling apart after Om's first wife Seema made a reappearance in his life in 2008. Om and Seema courted each other for a decade before getting married in 1990. They were married for three years before getting divorced.

Nandita and Om have tried to save the marriage for the sake of their son Ishaan. But as their differences became reconcilable, the couple signed an MoU stating that they be separated for two years, leading to a divorce so their son can come to terms. But things got really bad after a showdown at Seema's Oshiwara flat which was widely reported in the media. Despite the stipulations of the MoU, Om filed for a divorce in February. Nandita shot back saying that she had filed a legal suit against him under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act. She alleged that Om had stopped giving them money since September 2012, which Om denied.

Original NEWS Source:-  http://www.indianexpress.com/news/om-puri-missing-faces-arrest-as-wife-lodges-complaint/1160482/

Society and laws need to be men-friendly too

While all of us were celebrating Independence Day, a few men from all over the country assembled in the city to discuss some pressing issues. They were members of various men's rights organizations who had come to attend a national conference under the aegis of Men's Rights Association (MRA), a first-of-its-kind event. Two of the pioneers of the movement in India, IT professional and one of the founders of Save Indian Family Foundation, Pandurang Katti and, businessman and president of Children's Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting (CRISP), Kumar Jahgirdar spoke to TOI about the emergence of men's rights movement, the need for more gender-neutral marital laws and masculinity among other things. 

Excerpts from an interview --- 

What prompted you to consider being part of the men's rights movement? 

PK. Small things like different tax slabs for same salary levels and reserved seats in public transport seemed unfair to me. Then came article 498A which I read was being misused in many cases. Then it hit closer home when I was acquitted under the same law in 2004. It was my wife's word against my evidence and our genders dictated the assumption of who was wrong. 

What do you think of society's definitions of roles of men and women? 

KJ. Sadly, the age-old mindset of men being providers and women being homemakers still prevails. Despite all talks about equality, society does not treat men and women equally. This extends to marriages as well, without realizing that marriages are not for competing but for complementing each other. 

PK. Men are looked upon as monsters until they prove otherwise. There are several wrongful expectations from men which are seen in many aspects of life a" work, marriage and even in relations before marriage. The blame for any woman's committing suicide is invariably pegged on a man close to her, like it happened in the Suraj Panscholi case. There are cases like that Kausar Begum of Bangalore who married 12 times, earning lots of money by getting all the husbands arrested under domestic violence act. 

How do you perceive women's rights movement? 

KJ. It has become fashionable to talk about women empowerment and women's liberation in the name of chivalry. While doing so, human rights are sometimes kept on stake. Women have suffered a lot, for centuries. But thatas no excuse to make the current generation of men suffer, too. We must have a more human approach to things rather than feministic or chauvinistic. 

Which Indian laws do you think are unfair? 

PK. Several laws are misused by women, and used as a way of blackmailing men. Article 498A, that deals with dowry-related cases is the first that comes to mind. We believe it should be made a civil law, and a bailable offence. Under the Domestic Violence Act, the very definition of violence is questionable. Even domestic tiffs can land an entire family in jail. Rape laws are applicable to a man promising marriage to a woman if they have been intimate. This happens only in India. 

KJ. The very reason we have shunned the celebrations of Independence is Marriage Law Amendment Bill 2010. Under this bill, it is proposed that a man can't challenge a divorce petition filed by his wife. It also allows the woman a claim over ancestral property of her former husband after divorce. This bill is unfair in so many ways. In cases of separation of parents, the judiciary in India assumes that the child needs a mother more than a father. A bad husband is not necessarily a bad father. All children need both parents equally. 

Are there any suggestions for improving the current laws? 

PK. In several divorce cases, the women ask for big amounts of alimony that are many times unjustifiable, like when a doctor wife asked her husband for a big sum monthly, of which Rs 35,000 was to be spent on entertainment. While deciding these amounts, especially in cases where the woman is gainfully employed, the financial and other situations of both parties must be duly considered. 

KJ. To reduce the stress of a breaking marriage on children, shared parenting must be allowed as a norm. These cases must be disposed at the earliest possible. People found guilty of misusing laws like 498A, domestic violence act and such must be punished. Also, many times when women violate court orders judges go soft on them, which should not be done. Children's rights are constantly ignored in cases of separating and divorcing parents, where they are even used as weapons to fight personal battles. 

You call the movement you have started "masculinism". How does it differ from chauvinism or chivalry? 

PK. There is what we call cultural chauvinism in our society. This calls for more realistic expectations from men instead of putting excessive responsibility on them. The modern society gives women equal opportunities, so it is only fair to provide men with certain choices and freedom, too. Laws and society need not only be women-friendly but also men-friendly. 

The changes in the way of living have affected marriages, too. Does that strike as a positive change to you? 

KJ. In modern marriages, both men and women share all responsibilities, whether they are domestic or financial. This culture is spreading very fast, too. However, the cases of divorces and legal hassles that people have to live with for their whole lives are also increasing.

Original NEWS Source:- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Society-and-laws-need-to-be-men-friendly-too/articleshow/21930311.cms

Litigants may soon get case details online, through text messages

NEW DELHI: Soon, litigants may get updates on progress of their cases pending in various subordinate courts online, and through text messages on their mobile phones as part of judicial reforms initiated by the government.

The law ministry, with the help of the Supreme Court, is likely to make data related to all pending cases in subordinate courts uploaded real time starting with the three high courts (HCs) of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, sources said.

This is part of the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) under the eCourts project. The data grid is mandated to warehouse all critical data of court cases. "Through intra-net and secured digital environment with authorized user facilities, judges, court staff and other stakeholders will be able to access the grid," a senior law ministry official said.

The deadline for these three HCs was set for June 2013, but it has been extended since some have delayed uploading information related to pending cases. As part of the agenda on judicial reforms drawn by the government and the Supreme Court, December 2013 was set as the deadline for all the remaining HCs to have their case data online.

In a separate move, law minister Kapil Sibal has expressed his desire to use technology to send text messages to litigants about listing of their cases to avoid any miscommunication and unnecessary adjournments.

There are more than three crore cases pending in various courts across the country. In the HCs, the pendency is over 43 lakh.

The NJDG will be available on a web portal for all courts across the country having real time, electronic data with drill down and other required features. The implementing agency, National Informatics Centre, has provisioned 100 virtual machines at its national data centre (NDC) in New Delhi for this purpose. Data from 17 district courts has already been uploaded by the HCs with the data centre.

Intended to facilitate better resource management of courts, the judicial data grid will ascertain and analyze the number/type of arrears in every court in the country on a real time basis and provide timely inputs for policy decisions to reduce delay and arrears in the system.

Already, the government is working on changing the law on litigation arising out of cheque bounce and those related to traffic violations which alone constitute almost 30% of the total cases pending in various subordinate courts across the country. Soon, all these cases will compulsorily be dealt with through alternate dispute resolution mechanism out of court.

The government is simultaneously working on setting up fast track courts across the country to clear cases of heinous crimes on an urgent basis. Since January this year, 73 new fast track courts have been opened, including a few in Delhi, to try cases of sexual harassment and crimes against senior citizens.

The government and the top judiciary have resolved to set up at least 1,800 such fast track courts in various parts of the country and run it for three years with central funding, besides a proposal to double the number of regular courts in the next five years.

Original NEWS Source:-  http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-18/india/40047838_1_fast-track-courts-pending-cases-text-messages

Man dies in 'police custody'

PATNA: A man, arrested in a dowry case, allegedly died in police custody at Salimpur on Thursday morning.

Salimpur SHO said, "Deceased - Gajendra Prasad Mishra was arrested on Wednesday night in a dowry case lodged by one Dinesh Jha, the father-in-law of Mishra's youngest son Ravi Mishra. On Thursday morning, he started vomiting. We immediately took him to Bahadurpur hospital where he was declared brought dead by the doctors. We are investigating the reason of his death."

According to the police, Ravi Mishra was married to Manita, Dinesh's daughter, who on April 2 this year committed suicide after consuming poison. Dinesh lodged an FIR against Gajendra, Ravi and his mother Shubhkala Mishra for dowry death.

Deceased brother Vijay Mishra said that Dinesh had struck a deal of Rs 3 lakh with his brother to take back the case. "My brother went to meet Dinesh on Wednesday and gave Rs 2.5 lakh with condition of paying rest of the amount only after the withdrawal of the case. Dinesh took the money and offered him a soft drink. Later when my brother left the place, Dinesh called up the police and get him arrested. He was brought to Salimpur police station on Wednesday night," Vijay said.

Vijay further said Dinesh must have poisoned the soft drink that he offered to his brother.

Original NEWS Source:-  http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-09/patna/41237318_1_dowry-case-wednesday-night-thursday-morning

“I will fight against misuse of 498A”, affirms Prince Tuli in Nagpur; To sue ‘Zanjeer’ producers for using bike sans permission

It’s been a while since the ugly face of marriage between Prince Tuli and his estranged wife formerly crowned Miss India Yukta Mookhey came out in the open. The allegations and counter charges framed by Yukta against her beleaguered husband followed by severe jolts received on the part of the latter and his family only worsened the situation.  However all the allegations came from Yukta while Tuli chose to keep mum as the case progressed in the court of law. Even Tuli categorically denied giving any interview which quoted him as citing adultery behind the broken marriage. The interview was carried across media.

Nagpur Today got to interact with Prince Tuli to hear his side of story. In an exclusive chat with Nagpur Today, Prince Tuli opened up his heart regarding various unwanted and disappointing events taking place in his life! Prince also spoke at length about his Superbike, Kawasaki Ninja ZX 14 Limited Edition which has been featured in first song titled ‘Mumbai Ke Heroes’ from the film Zanjeer, without his permission.

The Excerpts…

Nagpur Today   : Is it true that you dint give any interview regarding the allegations of Yukta on you to Mumbai mirror?

Prince Tuli         : Yes! I definitely haven’t quoted anything in this context to any media till date. When I’m not allowed to do so by law, why would I do so and see myself behind bars? Plus I would never disrespect the mother of my child, and clean my dirty laundry in public.

Nagpur Today   : Were the statements mentioned in that interview true?

Prince Tuli         : I never quoted such statements. I am a stake holder at the Adai Mehra Production Pvt Ltd. I gave an interview regarding the remake of the movie ‘Zanjeer’ remake, and nothing related to what is published.

Nagpur Today   : How is your family doing?

Prince Tuli         : We are going through tough time. All my family has to come and report at Mumbai. My mother is a cancer patient. She is such an adorable and straight person who doesn’t at all deserve such a harsh treatment. Yet she has to travel twice a week to Mumbai and report at the police. The policemen harass her by asking uncomfortable and upsetting questions. Such harassment of an old lady is just inhumane.

Nagpur Today   : What shall be your future course of action in this context?

Prince Tuli         : Around fifty to sixty thousand people commit suicide every year just because of these fake, fictitious allegations and misuse of the 498 A law. It’s high time that this victimization of families and the stupid gender bias should be stopped. I’ll fight not just for myself, but every victim of the misuse of this law till I breathe my last.

Nagpur Today   : Yukta has openly come forward, even in front of media and put allegations on you. Why have you not come up with your side of explanations and proved your point straight in public?

Prince Tuli         : We are ‘Khaandani’. We shall never entertain or put forth anything undue and despicable for that matter. Whosoever needs cheap publicity can definitely grab it, we would never let our standards fall! We have never talked abrupt; in future as well we shall remain composed in spite of the cheap compellations.

Nagpur Today: It is learnt that your bike has been featured in the title track of Zanjeer the promos of which are out now. But you have some issues with the producers?

Prince Tuli : The co-producers of this film are Reliance Entertainment and Amit Mehra’s Flying Turtle Films. I shall even sue the producers, Reliance Big Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., if entire song is not omitted from the flick, because the bike has been used without my permission.

Apoorva Lakhia approached me to borrow my bike for a friendly ride, wherein I refused to part with my bike but on continuous persistence agreed to let Lakhia ride the bike.

The bike is extremely dear to me and i have an emotional connect with it. I had bought this bike in the year 2008 and had specially imported this bike from New York which at that time costed approximately Rs.35 lacs. I was shocked when I discovered the presence of bike in the song of movie directed by Lakhia and was extremely hurt that the bike which was taken on a friendly ride, without my consent was used for commercial purpose in the film. I have asked to immediately remove every scene featuring my bike failing which legal action would be initiated.

Original News Source:- http://www.nagpurtoday.in/i-will-not-say-anything-for-cheap-publicity-reverts-prince-tuli-in-nagpur/

UP accounts for over 80% of illegal arrests in India

NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh's high-handedness is not just reflected in the arbitrary transfer of officers such as Durga Sakthi Nagpal and slapping of bogus cases against dissenters (as in the case of Dalit scholar Kanwal Bharti), it can also be seen in the massive number of illegal arrests made by the UP police. 

According to National Human Rights Commission data, UP records an overwhelming majority of illegal arrests in the country, accounting for more than 80% of all such cases. In fact, it tips its nearest competitor, Delhi, by over 3,000% almost year after year. 

In the past three years (April 2010 to July 2013), UP accounted for 3,397 illegal arrests out of 3,950 such cases recorded across India by NHRC. The count for the rest of the 27 states and seven union territories put together was just 553. 

"What do you expect from a state where many politicians themselves are criminals? How do you expect them to have any respect for law and order or human rights?" says Colin Gonsalves of Human Rights Law Network. 

From April 2012 to March 2013, NHRC recorded 703 cases of illegal arrests in all. As many as 589 of these were against the UP police. UP accounts for 161 of 192 illegal arrests in '13 

Its closest rivals in this dubious distinction, Uttarakhand and Delhi, were way behind with 14 cases each. Data for this period shows only two other states where the number of illegal arrests had crossed double figures — Karnataka (12) and Andhra Pradesh (10). 

In 2013 too (April 1 to July 20), UP accounted for 161 such cases of the total of 192 recorded by NHRC in the entire country. Its closest rival, Delhi, was again was behind with only five cases. 

Year 2011 was the worse for UP, with the state police being at the wrong end of the law 1,101 times of the total of 1,249 cases registered by NHRC. Delhi again took the second spot with 38 cases. In 2010 too UP recorded 1,546 such cases of the total of 1,716. These are cases that were brought to NHRC's notice. The real figures for both UP and other states are bound to be higher as many complainants go to state human rights commissions instead of knocking at NHRC's doors. 

Conversely, sources say, UP being closer to Delhi, more people may tend to approach NHRC in the capital. But if that was true, neighbouring Haryana would also show a high number of illegal arrests. However,Haryana's figures for many years have remained in single digits.

Original News Source:-  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/UP-accounts-for-over-80-of-illegal-arrests-in-India/articleshow/21853340.cms

Naked marriage' gaining acceptance in China: Survey

A survey in China has found that the concept of naked marriage, or marrying without a house and car, is gaining currency.

The results of the survey by Touchmedia, a major in-taxi media company in China, were timed with Chinese Valentine's Day (Aug 13) and polled 1.59 million taxi passengers in five cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou over the last month, China Daily reported.

It also found that when it comes to a "naked marriage", which means getting married without a house and car, 45 percent of those polled "approve of the idea". But less than 30 percent would "practise a naked marriage".

Over 70 percent of the interviewees said they were ready to share their mortgage payments with their spouse after marriage.

Original News Source:-   http://ibnlive.in.com/news/naked-marriage-gaining-acceptance-in-china-survey/414482-2.html

Woman commits suicide on blackmail by sister-in-law

A 20-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide after being threatened by her sister-in-law of implicating her in a case of dowry harassment, police said here today. 

Aarti hanged herself in her room yesterday, police said. 

A suicide note has been recovered in which she has blamed her sister-in-law Shweta and her relatives for her suicide, police said. 

The note alleged that Shweta didn't want to do household work and used to threaten Aarti and other family members that she would implicate them in a dowry harassment case if they asked her to do that, police said. 

No arrest has been made so far and family members are being questioned, police said.

Original News Source:-  http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/woman-commits-suicide-on-blackmail-by-sister-in-law-113081300461_1.html

Youth jumps from 5th floor of court building

KANPUR: 

A youth jumped from the fifth floor of the multi-storey building of Kanpur Nagar on Saturday. He was immediately rushed to the UHM Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead. He was later identified as Anuj Kumar Gupta.

A suicide note was recovered from the body, wherein Anuj had accused his wife and in-laws of harassment. In the suicide note, Anuj, who had a grocery shop at Canal Road, said that on June 16, his wife had shifted to her parents' house along with all valuables and cash worth Rs 1 lakh.

At that time, he was in his shop. After coming to know of the incident, he contacted his in-laws but was abused and threatened of dire consequences. The in-laws demanded that he provide a space in his shop for his brother-in-law to run a business.

Anuj further wrote that he had submitted a complaint with the police and a copy of it to the SSP. However, the police took no action. In the letter, Anuj also accused his father-in-law of physical exploitation.

On Saturday, Anuj had rushed to the court to meet his counsel after receiving a call.

However, after failing to locate the counsel, he climbed to the fifth floor and jumped from there. The police informed his elder brother Amit Gupta of the incident.

After reaching the court premises, Amit told police that Anuj was in his shop till 11 am. After receiving a call, he rushed to the Birhana Road. Amit also said that he repeatedly tried to contact Anuj but his mobile was switched off.

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Rape cases will drop 70% if HC ruling is enforced

City lawyers handling domestic and family disputes have welcomed a recent judgement by the Bombay High Court (HC) stating that women filing false rape cases should be prosecuted.

Mens organisations have said that this judgement will help create a gender neutral society and if properly executed will help to bring down the number of rape cases by 70 per cent. They allege that most rape cases are filed after relations break down after consensual sex.

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Justice Sadhna Jadhav of the HC on Wednesday observed that women who file rape cases in a fit of rage to fix their partners and later withdraw complaints, should be prosecuted.

She remarked that of late several cases were coming before the HC in which victims filed complaints alleging rape and contending that they had entered relationships after being promised marriage.

In a relationship between consenting adults, sometimes such complaints are filed in the heat of moment and withdrawn later. This has be-come a trend and sends wrong signal to the society, the judge observed on Wednesday.

The court cautioned the police to be vigilant and hold an initial inquiry to find out whether a rape complaint was genuine before registering the case.

The judge was hearing an anticipatory bail plea by Divyesh Vala (35), who admitted that he was in a relationship with a 42-year-old central excise inspector. He pleaded that he was falsely implicated and the case was causing him harm and agony.

The two had met through a social networking site and came close to each other after joining an Art of Living course. The woman alleged that she was raped by Vala, who promised to marry her. However, he married another woman and she felt cheated. Hence, she filed a complaint of rape.

The judge granted anticipatory bail to Vala for the sum of Rs 15,000 and asked him to report to the police station every Sunday until the investigation was over. The judge said it was not inclined to send Vala in custody because no useful purposes would be served in doing so, except satisfying the victim’s vendetta.

Talking to Mirror senior lawyer Milind Pawar said, “Some 90 per cent cases get registered just to satisfy vendetta after break ups. Though such cases are registered it is hard to prove them medically.”

In some cases, the Supreme Court has directed that FIRs in rape cases should be filed immediately, since later on it is difficult to prove it medically Pawar said. “This judgement will certainly teach a lesson to those who use the law to settle their own scores.”

Criminal layer Vijay Pamnani said, “In such rape cases the investigation officer’s role is very important to understand whether rape was actually committed or not. In the said case, the victim being a 42 years old, educated and  working as a central excise inspector knew very well that such a relationship is illicit in Indian society. I believe the HC has passed perfect orders considering facts of the case.”

Atit Rajpara, founder president of the Men’s Rights Association (MRA), Pune said, “Figures of increasing rape cases are only because of such false cases. Some women misuse the law like in domestic violence related cases.

In a recent survey, it was revealed that in Pune over 74 per cent cases of rape are consensual. We welcome this judgement as it has shown sensitivity towards men.”

However, lawyer Shirish Gade has a different opinion. He said, “As a criminal lawyer I believe that if the HC passes such orders against rape victim, those who wish to rape a girl will propose marriage and rape them. Unfortunately, victims won’t come forward due to such orders.

Additionally, in our society girls keep quiet about these serious offences as they are scared of society and fear nobody will marry them thereafter.”

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Wife Prevents Husband's Suicide with Last-Second Leg Grab

The wife of a suicidal man managed to prevent him from plummeting to his death by holding on to his leg for 20 minutes after he jumped out of the window of their sixth-floor apartment.

According to the Chinese news portal Sohu, the 45-year-old man had recently moved with his wife and child to the northeasten city of Changchun, where he began experiencing painful work-related stress headaches and "delusions."

The symptoms allegedly motivated his decision to jump, but he was rescued at the last moment by his wife's sharp instincts.

It took police some 20 minutes to arrive at the scene, during which time the woman was forced to hold on to her husband's leg and shorts to keep him from falling.

He was eventually pulled in, just as his wife's body was starting to give out.

The news has been the talk of Chinese social networking site Sina Weibo, where one poster noted the importance of "find[ing] a wife with good arm strength."

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