Dubai Court awards torcher dad death by firing squad

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February 14, 2013

Dubai, Feb 14: The father of 8-year-old Wadeema, the little girl who was tortured to death by his father and buried in the desert, has been sentenced to death while the father’s girlfriend was given life sentence by the Dubai Court of First Instance.

The court announced the verdict today. The verdict is subject to appeal within 15 days at the Court of Appeal.

The Emirati father, HS, will be executed by a firing squad.

The duo tortured and burnt Wadeema and her sister Mira with irons and cigarettes, besides pouring boiling water on them, beating them and using a stun gun on them.

Wadeema succumbed to her injuries while her younger sister Mira survived.

The father and his mistress were arrested following a visit of the girl’s uncle to their house. He reported that Wadeema was missing and the younger one Mira’s condition was bad.wadeema

Police estimated from the decomposed body of Wadeema that she had died over six months ago. The father and his mistress were accused of torturing the two girls with different tools and burning their bodies with irons and confining them for long hours without food in the bathroom or in the wardrobe causing the death of one and 10 per cent permanent disability for the other.

Earlier, during a hearing, the father had jumped from the dock and assaulted a policeman while making his testimony.

Policemen and anti-riot staff in Courtroom No 4 brought HSJ, 29, under control and stopped him from reaching the policeman who was making his testimony in the case.

The witness was standing in front of Presiding Judge Maher Salama Al Mahdi and was asked why the accused and his mistress used to lock the two girls in the bathroom.

“They did that whenever they wanted to have sex,” the witness answered the judge. The accused jumped from the dock rushing towards the witness, shouting, “Why you are saying that, you are lying, this is a lie.”

The Court’s anti-riot staff and policemen guarding the court room overpowered the accused before he could reach the witness. Presiding Judge Salama ordered the accused to be taken back to the detention centre.

The prosecution had asked the court for the death penalty for the accused.

Recently, a new law was announced by UAE authorities aimed at protecting the rights of children and all relevant areas to ensure a safe and stable life for them and protect them from abuse and neglect, be it physical, emotional, social or moral.

The draft law will apply to all children in the UAE.

The law has been named Wadeema’s Law as a tribute to eight-year-old Wadeema.

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Panaji, Feb 23: A MiG-29K aircraft crashed off Goa during a routine training sortie on Sunday morning, the Indian Navy said in a statement.

"The pilot ejected safely and has been recovered. An enquiry into the incident has been ordered," the statement said.

On November 16, a MiG-29K trainer flight had crashed after a bird hit, soon after it took off the Dabolim International airport, which functions out of the Indian Navy base INS Hansa.

Both pilots had managed to safely eject themselves to safety after both the engines of their jet failed.

According to data tabled in the recent budget session of the Goa Assembly, every ten days, at least one aircraft landing or taking off at Goa's Dabolim international airport faces dangers involving birds or stray dogs near the runway.

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July 17,2020

New Delhi, Jul 17: The first FIR against Volkswagen and Audi in India for installing cheat devices in their cars to misrepresent emissions has been filed in Noida.

The FIR was filed by Noida resident Aniljit Singh against the top officials of Volkswagen and Audi in India and their headquarters in Germany. These include Rahil Ansari, Brand Director, Audi India, Balbir Singh Dhillon, Head, Audi India, and Bram Schot, Chairman, Audi AG.

The FIR reviewed by media agency cites forgery, cheating and criminal conspiracy under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.

The complaint has cited the global emissions scandal where VW was found to be installing a cheat device in its cars, in the absence of which, the cars produced 10-40 times emissions beyond the permissible limits.

The complainant said that in 2018 he had purchased seven Audi cars worth crores of rupees. At the time of taking the delivery, the complainant said that he inquired if the cheat devices were installed in India and he was told by the company that they were not, as in India's emission norms were not as stringent and the country being a growing market for Audi, no such device was implanted.

The complaint said that the authorities in India observed that Audi cars' emissions for nitrogen oxide were 5-8 times the permissible limits and after the National Green Tribunal imposed a penalty of Rs 500 crore on VW, the complainant realised that he had been duped of his hard earned money.

He alleged that the accused persons had misrepresented the complainant by forging the documents and devices and caused wrongful gains to themselves and wrongful losses to the complainant. These officials had made wrong records to capture the market, with malafide intent and under a pre-planned conspiracy had induced and defrauded the complainant.

The accused persons are guilty of cheating the customers and have induced the complainant to part with hard earned money for sub-standard cars. The accused are also guilty of forging the documents on which they had sought various clearances.

The complainant has demanded that the allegations may be thoroughly investigated by a senior official.

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July 21,2020

Nagpur, July 21: In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old boy allegedly killed self in Maharashtra's Nagpur city after being reprimanded by his mother for buying a samosa, police said on Tuesday.

Veeru Natthu Sahu was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home in Ganga Nagar in Gittikhadan area on Sunday night, an official said.

The deceased boy's family was struggling to make ends meet after their small business was hit because of the coronavirus-induced lockdown, he said.

The Class 7 student had taken Rs 10 from home without asking his mother and bought a samosa, which was then eaten by his elder brother, the official said.

The boy's mother scolded him for taking money without her permission and asked him to get the snack for himself, following which the distraught minor allegedly went into the kitchen and hanged himself using a saree, he said.

The Gittikhadan police have registered a case of accidental death in this regard, the official added.

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