UP: Two men gangrape friend's wife after husband settles for Rs 1,000
Budaun (UP) (PTI): Two persons were arrested here for allegedly gangraping a friend's wife after paying Rs 1,000 to the husband, police said on Monday.
According to the police, a 30-year-old woman -- resident of Faizganj Behta police station area -- lodged a complaint on Sunday evening alleging that her husband had sent her off with his friends in exchange for Rs 1,000.
The woman claimed that the two men -- Balkishan and Pappu -- took turns raping her in an eucalyptus grove.
Based on her complaint, the police registered an FIR against the husband and his two friends and sent her to the district women's hospital for a medical examination on Monday, an officer said, adding that two of the accused have been arrested in the case.
Superintendent of Police (Rural) Hridesh Katheria said further investigation is on and appropriate legal action will be taken after the medical report is received.
Both accused, Pappu and Balkishan, have been arrested and are being interrogated while two teams have been deployed to search for the woman's husband Chuttan, Katheria said.
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Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs
Washington (AP): President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year's trade framework by July 4.
The announcement on Thursday appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25 per cent tariff starting this week. Trump made the updated announcement after what he described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Still, the US president was displeased that the European Parliament had yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year, which was further complicated in February by the US Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.
"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" Trump posted. "I agreed to give her until our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels."
It was unclear from the post whether Trump was implying that the tariff rates would jump on all EU goods or the increase would only apply to autos.
His latest statement indicates he might be backing away from his earlier threat on EU autos by giving the European Parliament several more weeks to approve the agreement.
Under the original terms of the framework, the US would charge a 15 per cent tax on most goods imported from the EU.
But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10 per cent tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.
