Hubballi: Accused in minor girl’s murder case shot dead by police
Hubballi: Accused in the brutal murder of a five-year-old girl was shot dead by the police in Hubbali. The accused, identified as Ritesh Kumar from Bihar, had allegedly attempted to sexually assault the minor and then strangled her to death.
According to Police Commissioner Shashikumar, the accused was killed in a police encounter when officers attempted to arrest him. During the operation, Ritesh reportedly attacked the police in an attempt to escape, after which the officers opened fire in self-defense.
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He was struck in the chest and died on the spot. The incident also left a PSI and two other police personnel injured. They have been admitted to KIMS Hospital for treatment.
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SC notice to Centre on PIL against Muslim personal law sections being 'discriminatory' against women
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre's response on a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937, on the ground that those are allegedly discriminatory against women.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Panchol took note of the submissions made by lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who appeared in the matter for petitioners Poulomi Pavini Shukla and the Nyaya Naari Foundation, and issued a notice to the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs.
The plea says the current Shariat inheritance rules are "manifestly discriminatory" against women, often granting them only half or less of the share allocated to their male counterparts.
Bhushan said the 1937 Act violates Article 14 (right to equality) of the Constitution.
He said matters of succession are civil in nature and do not constitute an "essential religious practice" protected under Article 25.
"Saying women will get half or even less than half compared to male counterparts is discriminatory," the lawyer said.
