A village panchayat in Jyotiba Phule Nagar has fixed five shoe hits as punishment for rape.
A young man, found guilty of having raped a married woman in the forest on Saturday, was hit with a shoe five times when the matter was brought to the knowledge of the panchayat on Sunday.
The village panchayat, according to sources, held in the Kotwali area of the district, also prevented the victim and her husband from lodging a complaint with the police. The panchayat ruled that if the matter was brought up before the police, it would malign the image of the village as well as the community.
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MoEF panel to review new airport
Age correspondent
New Delhi
Nov 8: The expert appraisal committee (ECA) of the evironment ministry will be reviewing the proposed Navi Mumbai airport project as well as Posco’s proposal of integrated steel plant in Orissa on Tuesday.
The EAC will review over the next two days alleged violations of coastal regulation norms at Posco’s integrated steel plant and captive port in Jagatsinghpur in Orissa.
The committee will also consider the measures taken by the developer, CIDCO, to reduce adverse environmental impact that could arise out of the Navi Mumbai airport project in the region in Maharashtra.
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IAF copter crash lands in Siachen
Srinagar, Nov. 8: An IAF light utility helicopter on Monday crash landed in the Siachen glacier region soon after takeoff for a routine sortie, with both pilots escaping with injuries.
The reasons for the accident was not yet known and the Indian Air Force has ordered a court of inquiry.
The Cheetah helicopter was on a routine air maintenance sortie when the crash landing took place at 8.10am, IAF sources said in New Delhi.
Defence ministry sources said the two pilots on board the helicopter were injured and were evacuated to Leh. —PTI
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Man slits throat of former wife
Age correspondent
Mumbai
Nov. 8: The Tata Nagar area in Govandi witnessed high drama on Monday evening, after a man slit his ex-wife’s throat in full view of the public and then surrendered to the police.
According to the Denoar police, the incident occurred in the Tata Nagar area outside Govandi railway station, when Juneka Sheikh (25) came to her divorced husband Salim Ali Sheikh’s house at around 6.30 pm on Monday.
The couple had marital problems, and Salim divorced Juneka some days ago. On Monday, Juneka came to Salim’s residence to meet her two children.