Badaun: Son of a Samajwadi Party leader was sentenced to life imprisonment and a penalty of Rs one lakh was also imposed on him by a local court in Badaun for raping a teenaged girl. The 15-year-old victim was raped by Varun Bharadwaj alias Chinu, son of former SP block head Patanjali Bhardwaj, in Alapur area on December 27, 2010, prosecution counsel Gyan Swaroop Gupta said.
After hearing both the sides, Additional District Judge SN Tripathi held Chinu guilty on Thursday, he said. The court also said that from the amount of the fine imposed, Rs 70,000 be given to the survivor.
It also directed to lodge an FIR against three persons, including the then station officer of Alapur Pradeep Shukla, for disclosing the identity of the survivor.
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12:25 PM, May 24, 2013
As the juvenile justice board tries to determine the age of the sixth accused in the brutal Delhi gangrape-murder case, his family in Badaun in western Uttar Pradesh is shocked to know that he is still alive. The accused had left home five years ago and had been untraceable since then. His family now says he should be punished if found guilty. ...
08:27 AM, Jan 15, 2013
Badaun: Two more persons were on Saturday arrested for allegedly trying to set ablaze the district supply officer in Dehgava village after he sealed a fair price shop. Vivek and Manoj Bhardwaj have been arrested in connection with the attack on DSO Neeraj Singh on Thursday night, Senior Superintendent of Police Manjil Saini said. She said while four persons have been arrested, main accused Girish Chandra had surrendered. The SSP...
02:14 PM, Oct 20, 2012
Badaun: A mob of 150 people allegedly tried to set the District Supply Officer (DSO) and his team in Dehgava village on fire after he sealed a fair price shop selling adulterated diesel on Thursday. The mob reportedly tried to set the DSO, Neeraj Singh, and his driver, on fire by hurling kerosene, but they managed to escape. An FIR has been filed against 154 people, including 150 unidentified people,...
11:00 AM, Oct 19, 2012
Badaun: Two men, who were suspected of stealing a motorbike in Badaun on Saturday, were mercilessly thrashed by a mob that ultimately ended up killing one of them. What is even more shocking is that while a few policemen were present at the site, they largely played mute spectators. The other person was, meanwhile, rescued later on. ...
01:52 PM, Aug 19, 2012
Badaun: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside a police outpost in Sadar kotwali area, a senior officer said. The girl, hailing from Rampur district, had come to offer prayers at a tomb along with her grand father where they stayed last night, Superintendent of Police Ratan Kumar Srivastava said. During patrol duty, a team of Lalpul police brought them to the outpost where she was allegedly raped. Two police...
04:01 PM, May 28, 2012
