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DIMAPUR —  The Court of District and Sessions Judge, Phek, has sentenced a man to life imprisonment after being convicted of killing a person more than

The court of sessions judge Phek district on Monday sentenced accused Pfonyi to 10 years rigorous imprisonment on possession of contraband ganja. Special judge (NDPS) Phek, Ajongba Imchen also ordered Pfonyi to pay a fine of Rs. 1, 00,000/- u/s 20(b) (ii) & (c) of the NDPS Act.

Dimapur, Nov. 1 (EMN): The Court of District and Sessions Judge, Phek on Tuesday, convicted 29-year-old Humuzo K Tara to three years imprisonment for ‘voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means’. The judge convicted him of the charge under section 326 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) but acquitted him of section 307 of the IPC for attempt to murder. The judgment stated that the accused, at the time of commission of the offence, had come of age and should have been taking care of his aged parents. He had instead been ill-treating his mother not only mentally and financial...

Dimapur, Sep. 6 (EMN): The court of special judge, Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Phek district on Tuesday sentenced 76-year-old Kuripra Veswuh to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexual assault on a minor girl. The incident took place on July 28, 2021 and a first information report (FIR) was filed against Veswuh on Aug. 1, 2021. According to the court ruling, the accused was convicted for penetrative sexual assault with rigorous imprisonment for a term of 20 years and fine of INR 5000. In default of payment of fine, the accused would further undergo simple im...

Dimapur, June 16 (EMN): A 30-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment on Thursday for commission of rape and aggravated sexual assault on a minor under Chozuba, in Phek district. The judgment order stated that the incident was pre-mediated as the accused lured the victim on the pretext of buying eatables and took her in a van to a nearby waterfall. The accused further molested the minor and raped her at the site, following which he gave her INR 100 and threatened her not to communicate the incident with anyone. The accused had surrendered on September 21, 2021 before Cho...