The accused conspired to seek revenge against the two men over a cheating complaint Ahmedabad Crime Branch unraveled false charges of rape filed by a woman against two persons. The charges were part of a conspiracy by those involved in a cheating case to exact revenge against the duo. The crime branch registered offences against Irfan Ansari (41), a resident of Dudheshwar Road, Ajay Kodwani, Neeraj Gupta (31), residents of Saraspur, Fuzlurrehman Ansari and the woman who had accused two persons of gang-rape. The crime branch has filed prosecution with B summary and will produce the accused who falsely implicated two innocent persons of gang-rape that led to their imprisonment for 35 days. Fake complaint filed According to the case details, a complaint of gang-rape was filed against against Rajkumar Brijkumar Budrani and Sushil Kanaiyalal Bajaj at the Mahila police station on November 2, 2020. The alleged victim had accused the two of taking turns to rape her while the other held … [Read more...] about 5 charged with falsely accusing duo of rape
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FIR against web series Mirzapur for hurting religious, regional sentiments
In the FIR, Mr. Chaturvedi alleges that the web series portrays a specific community as linked to crime, shows illicit relationships and incest, slangs and abuses and caste discord. The series also projects the judicial system as “false and polluted,” he says. … [Read more...] about FIR against web series Mirzapur for hurting religious, regional sentiments
Spam War: Telcos to soon filter out unregistered commercial SMSes
New Delhi: Beginning January 31, mobile phone companies will filter out commercial SMSes with unregistered content, as part of the second phase of blockchain implementation designed to check the flow of spam text messages.This means any entity registered on the distributor ledger technology (DLT) platform with a unique header ID, for example AX-DOMINOS, will have to submit content templates of all SMSes they wish to deliver to their customers till January 31. From then on, telecom companies will block any SMS originating from an unregistered header or whose content does not match the approved template. “India is one of the biggest markets for Enterprise-to-Person messaging; and hence a de-facto target for fraudsters,” said Anurag Aggarwal, director-messaging services at Tata Communications. “Content scrubbing will definitely act as a significant roadblock for such illegitimate activities in the future. Few countries worldwide have reached this maturity level when it … [Read more...] about Spam War: Telcos to soon filter out unregistered commercial SMSes
makers agree to make changes amid calls for ban
In a statement, the team said, 'We have utmost respect for the sentiments of the people of our country. We did not intend to hurt or offend the sentiments of any individual, caste, community, race, religion or religious beliefs or insult or outrage any institution, political party or person, living or dead.' … [Read more...] about makers agree to make changes amid calls for ban
One more FIR against Amazon Prime’s ‘Tandav’
In the complaint, Mr Azad said the series depicted Uttar Pradesh and its police in a poor light. He had claimed the series was shot in Rabupura and in the first episode showed actors in police uniform consuming liquor and using abusive language. … [Read more...] about One more FIR against Amazon Prime’s ‘Tandav’
FIRs against Deepika, 13 others for AIB Roast row
The FIR comes two days after the Bombay High Court asked the Information and Broadcasting Ministery to file its say on the screening mechanism of YouTube uploads during the hearing of a petition filed by a law professor. The petition sought guidelines for a screen mechanism to keep a check on obscene and vulgar videos uploaded on YouTube. … [Read more...] about FIRs against Deepika, 13 others for AIB Roast row
RTI activists to move court against Anvar
RTI activists Manoj Kedaram, K.V. Shaji, and P. Soman told the media on Tuesday that their complaints filed with the Election Commission, Governor, Assembly Speaker, and the Revenue Minister had not yielded any results. They claimed that the district collectors of Malappuram and Kozhikode had submitted in a report to the government that Mr. Anvar was holding land more than what was sanctioned by the law. An individual or a family can hold only up to 15 acres as per the Act. However, as per the affidavits submitted to the poll panel during various elections, the MLA had said that he owned 207.84 acres, the activists claimed. When all the other MLAs recorded the land in terms of acres and cents, Mr. Anvar did it in terms of square ft of land to cover up the illegality, they alleged. … [Read more...] about RTI activists to move court against Anvar
Justice Dept charges Iranian professor with violating foreign-agent law
Afrasiabi has taught political science at Tehran University, Boston University and Bentley College in Massachusetts and was a visiting scholar at Harvard University, University of California Berkeley, Binghamton University, the Center for Strategic Research in Tehran and Institute for Strategic Studies in Paris, according to his online biography. … [Read more...] about Justice Dept charges Iranian professor with violating foreign-agent law
Louisiana health providers told not to limit coronavirus vaccinations to only their patients
Our Lady of the Lake told the Advocate last week it was limiting its vaccine scheduling because of a lack of steady supply. The hospital has been reaching out to its patients individually to schedule appointments, Dr. Jimmy Craven, president of the system’s physician practice, said, and was ready to open it up further if the supply was there. He said the system has more than 60,000 patients who meet the eligibility criteria. … [Read more...] about Louisiana health providers told not to limit coronavirus vaccinations to only their patients
‘Tandav’ controversy: Creator Ali Abbas Zafar says sorry
"The web series 'Tandav' is a work of fiction and any resemblance to acts and persons and events is purely coincidental. The cast and crew did not have any intention to offend the sentiments of any individual, caste, community, race, religion or religious beliefs or insult or outrage any institution, political party or person, living or dead. The cast and crew of 'Tandav' take cognizance of the concerns expressed by the people and unconditionally apologise if it has unintentionally hurt anybody's sentiments," the statement added. Set in Delhi, the series revolve around the theme of power, ambition and greed through a very political story. The series came under fire with several people claiming that it provokes communal disharmony and hurts sentiments of the Hindus. According to the complaints, a scene featuring Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub performing a college play insults the Hindu deity Shiv. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry had earlier issued notice to Amazon Prime, the OTT … [Read more...] about ‘Tandav’ controversy: Creator Ali Abbas Zafar says sorry