Tag: accused
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Indian actress, accused of stealing gold, threatens police with suicide
South Indian actress and popular social media influencer, Soumya Shetty, found herself in hot water after being arrested for allegedly stealing 150 tolas of gold. Indian media reports confirm Shetty’s arrest in connection with the gold theft. According to the FIR filed by retired government employee Prasad, he and Shetty became friends during a film…
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Woman gang-raped by real estate agents
Three people gang-raped a woman customer who was invited to see a house for rent in Islamabad’s G-12 sector on Sunday. According to the police, the accused called the woman and invited her to come see the house she wanted to rent. She brought her child with her. The accused took the child from her…
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Muslim journalist accused of hurting religious sentiments in India released from jail
Indian journalist and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair was released from jail on Wednesday (July 20). He was granted bail by the Indian Supreme Court. The police also charged him with criminal conspiracy, destroying evidence and receiving foreign funds in at least half a dozen other cases. Mohammed Zubair is a co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News.…
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NAB Chairman explainer: why is the govt not talking to Shehbaz?
The four-year tenure of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Javed Iqbal will end early next month. The non-extendable tenure of the NAB chairman has led to rumours as Prime Minister Imran Khan refuses to consult the Leader of the Opposition and the President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Shehbaz Sharif. PM Khan has refused…
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Imran govt for tightening of noose around necks of ‘sugar daddies’
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s aide on accountability Shahzad Akbar has unveiled a comprehensive action plan outlined by the government to take to task the “sugar daddies” identified by the sugar inquiry commission as well as for an overall overhauling of the regulatory framework which had all the while “been in cahoots with the sugar…