Mumbai (India): IN the first case in India in which a crime against an animal is being treated on par with a crime against humans, the prosecution is going to tenuous lengths to prove the rape of a dog.
The stray dog in Tardeo, which was allegedly raped by a taxi driver, exhibits how the authorities are still unclear how to handle bestiality.
Eyewitnesses and medical reports of the bitch and the accused are the only evidence on which the Tardeo police will have to base their case against rape accused Mahesh Kamath.
The victim's testimony is crucial, but there is naturally no chance of recording the dog's statement.
The police and law experts, who have never heard or represented such a case, say the case will be based on eyewitnesses who have seen the act.
The other most important evidence will be the medical reports. The police have asked for medical expert Lt Col (Dr) J C Khanna, secretary of Society of Prevention Cruelty to Animals, to prove the crime.
A Tardeo police official said, "We have heard of man raping a minor girl but this is horrible.
This is the first time we have heard about such a thing." Police officers are also in search of more eyewitnesses who will make the case stronger.
They are collecting semen, going to laboratories to prove force (injury marks on the private parts of the animal and animal hair in the nails of the accused; marks on private parts), used in patently non-consensual sex.
"Kamath is in custody till September 2 and will be applying for further remand on Wednesday," said the officer.
He has been booked under Section 377 of the IPC and Section 12 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
This could prove path-breaking in Indian law.
Some say this could also be the first time in our legal history that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is used in its context to nail an unnatural sexual act and not to prosecute people having consensual sex with people of their same sex.
Want to be a Gangster? Give a Test
OTSU: Japan’s largest and most notorious organized crime group, the Yamaguchi-gumi, is forcing members to take a “gangster exam” in order to reduce costly damages suits, police have discovered.
An affiliate based in Shiga Prefecture is distributing written tests on the revised Anti-Organized Crime Law, which allows higher-ranking gang members to be sued for the actions of their subordinates, as a preventative measure against future lawsuits. Police believe the test has been introduced by Yamaguchi-gumi groups across the country.
Police first discovered the test during an investigation of a member of the affiliate. A 12-question examination paper, complete with model answers, was among the items confiscated, reports the Mainichi Daily News.
Questions included “What kind of activities are banned?” with “dumping industrial waste; bootlegging fuel; theft of construction vehicles and other expensive items; phone fraud scams” etc. listed as the correct answers. The model answer to the final question, “What are you required to do in all your activities?” was: “report and consult with my bosses.”
Cops book Dog for Illegal Parking
MELBOURNE: Traffic wardens of the Darwin City Council recently booked a dog for illegal parking.
The blue heeler was roped to a fence outside Rapid Creek Market when two traffic wardens taped the ticket to the dog's lead.
The Courier Mail quoted witness Ray McEvoy as saying: "I watched an elderly lady and her very faithful blue heeler roll up at the market.
"The lady tied the dog to the fence and gave him a bowl full of water. "And off she went into the markets.
"Then two traffic inspectors came along. They had a bit of a talk and, to my amazement, wrote out a warning infringement notice for the dog and taped it to his lead rope."
McEvoy said the dog was standing peacefully tied to fence wall, far from the shops.
"It was on a path rarely used...And the owner made sure the dog was in the shade.... It wasn't in distress at all. In fact, it was the most placid blue heeler I've seen in my life," he added.
The dog owner was last spotted looking for the two cops. However Council spokesman Grant Fenton defended the move and said a dog was deemed to be "at large" if it's owner was not there.
The stray dog in Tardeo, which was allegedly raped by a taxi driver, exhibits how the authorities are still unclear how to handle bestiality.
Eyewitnesses and medical reports of the bitch and the accused are the only evidence on which the Tardeo police will have to base their case against rape accused Mahesh Kamath.
The victim's testimony is crucial, but there is naturally no chance of recording the dog's statement.
The police and law experts, who have never heard or represented such a case, say the case will be based on eyewitnesses who have seen the act.
The other most important evidence will be the medical reports. The police have asked for medical expert Lt Col (Dr) J C Khanna, secretary of Society of Prevention Cruelty to Animals, to prove the crime.
A Tardeo police official said, "We have heard of man raping a minor girl but this is horrible.
This is the first time we have heard about such a thing." Police officers are also in search of more eyewitnesses who will make the case stronger.
They are collecting semen, going to laboratories to prove force (injury marks on the private parts of the animal and animal hair in the nails of the accused; marks on private parts), used in patently non-consensual sex.
"Kamath is in custody till September 2 and will be applying for further remand on Wednesday," said the officer.
He has been booked under Section 377 of the IPC and Section 12 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
This could prove path-breaking in Indian law.
Some say this could also be the first time in our legal history that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is used in its context to nail an unnatural sexual act and not to prosecute people having consensual sex with people of their same sex.
Want to be a Gangster? Give a Test
OTSU: Japan’s largest and most notorious organized crime group, the Yamaguchi-gumi, is forcing members to take a “gangster exam” in order to reduce costly damages suits, police have discovered.
An affiliate based in Shiga Prefecture is distributing written tests on the revised Anti-Organized Crime Law, which allows higher-ranking gang members to be sued for the actions of their subordinates, as a preventative measure against future lawsuits. Police believe the test has been introduced by Yamaguchi-gumi groups across the country.
Police first discovered the test during an investigation of a member of the affiliate. A 12-question examination paper, complete with model answers, was among the items confiscated, reports the Mainichi Daily News.
Questions included “What kind of activities are banned?” with “dumping industrial waste; bootlegging fuel; theft of construction vehicles and other expensive items; phone fraud scams” etc. listed as the correct answers. The model answer to the final question, “What are you required to do in all your activities?” was: “report and consult with my bosses.”
Cops book Dog for Illegal Parking
MELBOURNE: Traffic wardens of the Darwin City Council recently booked a dog for illegal parking.
The blue heeler was roped to a fence outside Rapid Creek Market when two traffic wardens taped the ticket to the dog's lead.
The Courier Mail quoted witness Ray McEvoy as saying: "I watched an elderly lady and her very faithful blue heeler roll up at the market.
"The lady tied the dog to the fence and gave him a bowl full of water. "And off she went into the markets.
"Then two traffic inspectors came along. They had a bit of a talk and, to my amazement, wrote out a warning infringement notice for the dog and taped it to his lead rope."
McEvoy said the dog was standing peacefully tied to fence wall, far from the shops.
"It was on a path rarely used...And the owner made sure the dog was in the shade.... It wasn't in distress at all. In fact, it was the most placid blue heeler I've seen in my life," he added.
The dog owner was last spotted looking for the two cops. However Council spokesman Grant Fenton defended the move and said a dog was deemed to be "at large" if it's owner was not there.
