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According to the prosecution, the convict committed digital rape on both minor girls on several occasions in 2021.

A court here has sentenced a 74-year-old rickshaw puller to rigorous imprisonment of 20 years for committing sexual assault on two minor girls, aged six and seven years, in 2021.

Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Kumar was hearing the arguments on sentencing against the man, who was earlier convicted under Section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Section 376AB (rape on a girl below 12 years of age) of the IPC.

According to the prosecution, the convict committed digital rape on both minor girls on several occasions in 2021.

In an order dated April 17, which was made available recently, the court said, “The act of the convict is bound to have serious consequences upon the mental health of the victims and would affect their normal life.” Considering “the entire facts and circumstances of the present case, the nature of the crime committed and the age of the minor victim girls”, the court sentenced the convict to rigorous imprisonment for 20 years under Section 6 of the POCSO Act.

“For compensating the minor victim girls for the wrong committed upon them and for their rehabilitation and relief, this court is of the considered opinion that both the victim girls should be awarded Rs 21 lakh (Rs 10.5 lakh to each victim) as full and final compensation,” the judge said.

The headless body of the victim, identified as Rupsingh Majhi of Deypur village under Kalampur police limits, was recovered from a village pond.

A 65-year-old man was allegedly beheaded on suspicion of practising sorcery in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, police said on Thursday.

The headless body of the victim, identified as Rupsingh Majhi of Deypur village under Kalampur police limits, was recovered from a village pond.

According to police, Rupsingh was allegedly killed on May 18 night.

His decapitated body was found in Baijhali Sagar, a large pond in the village, while a search is still underway for the missing head.

Rupsingh’s brother Durjan Majhi lodged a missing complaint in Kalampur police station on May 20, after the elderly man failed to return home for two days.

On May 23, police discovered bloodstains behind Deypur Panchayat office, raising suspicions.

During investigation, it was found that a local youth had left the village shortly after Rupsingh went missing.

Police later apprehended the 21-year-old suspect from Goa.

During interrogation, the youth confessed to murdering Rupsingh with an axe in the panchayat office premises, claiming he believed the victim practised sorcery.

He then disposed of the body in Baijhali Sagar, police said.

“When we brought the accused to the crime spot, he pointed out where he dumped the body. With the help of the ODRAF (Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force) and fire services, we recovered the headless body yesterday,” said Nilambar Jani, Inspector-in-Charge of Kalampur Police Station.

Search operations to locate the severed head continued on Thursday despite heavy rain.

The accused remains in custody, and further investigation is ongoing.

The accused was arrested soon after the violent attack at Sharif Orphanage in Bongaon in North 24 Parganas on Wednesday, where he stabbed two teachers and two staff members.

A man allegedly murdered his parents in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district and hours later stabbed four people at an orphanage run by a madrasa in another district, over 120 km away, a senior police officer said on Thursday.

The accused was arrested soon after the violent attack at Sharif Orphanage in Bongaon in North 24 Parganas on Wednesday, where he stabbed two teachers and two staff members.

Soon after his arrest, a mob rushed in the Bongaon police station demanding that the accused, identified as Humayun Kabir, an alumnus of a prominent state university and former engineer at an MNC, be handed over to them.

Two police personnel – a constable and an assistant sub-inspector – were injured in the mob attack, North 24 Parganas SP Dinesh Kumar said.

Bodies of Kabir’s parents Musfatizur Rahman and Mumtaj Parveen were found in a pool of blood on the road in front of their Memari residence with multiple stab injuries.

Kabir, who worked with a Gurgaon-based MNC but quit the job, was staying with his parents.

After being taken into custody, Kabir disclosed his identity and address, revealing his connection to the double murder in Memari.

SP Kumar said there is a strong possibility that he had murdered his parents.

He was being interrogated, but had yet to confess to the crime of murder, he said.

A senior police officer in Purba Bardhaman said locals had claimed Kabir was suffering from mental health issues following a divorce and the loss of his job.

“We are exploring all possible angles to determine the motive behind both the killings and the stabbing spree,” the officer said.

Ten people have been arrested for rioting and attacking police officers. Additional raids are ongoing in the area, the SP said.

Kabir’s sister Tamanna Rahman, teacher of a madrasa in Howrah district, had lodged a complaint against unnamed persons about the discovery of blood-stained bodies of her parents.

She, however, refused to speak about the developments in Bongaon.

Dixit, 15, was shot in the belly and his body was found in the bushes near the railway line near Hisar Cantt.

A Class 10 student was allegedly shot dead by a classmate in Hisar on Thursday, police said.

The accused fled but was taken into custody later.

Dixit, 15, was shot in the belly and his body was found in the bushes near the railway line near Hisar Cantt, they said.

The accused, also 15, allegedly used the gun of his grandfather, an ex-servicemen. Dixit was out to buy milk when he was called by the accused to meet.

Hearing the sound of gunshot, people nearby reached the spot and informed the police about the incident and took Dixit to the hospital where doctors declared him dead. His scooty and the milk container were also found at the spot.

Police said the motive for the alleged murder was a year-old dispute between the two classmates but added that further investigation was underway.

The second wife, who lived in the house with her three sons, aged 14, 13 and six, cited domestic discord and personal insecurity as murder motive.

A 40-year-old woman was found murdered with multiple stab wounds in her home in southeast Delhi’s Jamia Nagar early Monday, police said, adding that she shared the flat with her husband’s second wife who has confessed to the crime.

The husband lives in Saudi Arabia, officials said. The second wife, who lived in the house with her three sons, aged 14, 13 and six, cited domestic discord and personal insecurity as the motive for committing the murder.

During questioning, the two older boys also admitted to killing the victim after a heated argument escalated into violence.

A PCR call was received around 4.25 am reporting a suspected theft and possible violence at a residence in Jamia Nagar. When police personnel reached the fourth floor flat, they discovered the body of the woman lying in a pool of blood with multiple stab injuries to her neck and abdomen.

Police said that there were no signs of forced entry.

An official said both women had frequent quarrels over domestic issues.

In March, prosecutors requested that one of two officers investigated over the June 27 shooting of 17-year-old Mr Nahel.

A French police officer charged with murder in the deadly shooting of a teenager in 2023 that sparked violent protests across the country will go on trial next year, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.

In March, prosecutors requested that one of two officers investigated over the June 27 shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M. in the Paris suburb of Nanterre be put on trial. A charge of complicity in murder against the other officer was dropped.

Investigating judges on Tuesday decided the trial of the officer, identified as Florian M, should take place in the Assize Court of the Hauts-de-Seine. 

Depending on whether there are appeals, the trial could take place in the second or the third quarter 2026, the statement from the Nanterre prosecutor’s office said.

Neither the policeman’s lawyer, nor the lawyer for Nahel’s family could be immediately reached for comment.

The police officer fired at Nahel after the latter failed to comply with an order to stop his car. The boy, of North African descent, later died from his wounds.

A video shared on social media, verified by Reuters, showed two police officers beside the car, a Mercedes-AMG, with one firing his weapon as the driver pulled away.

Nahel’s death and the video were shared on social media, drawing widespread anger and provoking several nights of unrest in Nanterre and other cities across France.

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