Bench questioned prolonged police custody, delay in recording statement of Nithari accused in front of magistrate, said it could've been done to ensure he 'could recite taught confession'.
The Nithari killings came to light in December 2006, when children were reported missing in the area and skeletons were later found in a drain near a house abutting the village.
In 2007, 19 cases were lodged against Pandher, his domestic help Koli. Both were sentenced to death for rape & murder. CBI filed closure reports in 3 cases due to lack of evidence.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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