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North Korean Citizen Shot Dead For Importing 'Squid Game' On USB Drive
South Korean drama "Squid Game" created hype across the globe, but has costed the North Koreans a price. As per RFA, few students were sentenced to severe punishment by North Korea after they were caught watching the show "secretly". Furthermore, citizens who imported the show in USB drives across borders were shot dead, while… read-more
Tags: squid game, Netflix, North Korea, life imprisonment, Viral
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Punjab Amends Law Of Death Penalty To Counterfeit Liquor Sellers
The Punjab cabinet, by amending the Punjab Excise Act, 2014 has initiated death penalty provision for those selling spurious liquor in the state. Amending various sections, the act makes culprit liable for death penalty or life imprisonment besides fine by Rs20 lakh. Moreover, while for the disabilities the perpetrators will be liable for minimum six-year imprisonment with Rs 10L fine, even for cases of no injury bears Rs 2.5L fine and six… read-more
Tags: Punjab, Liquor, Punjab Excise Act, life imprisonment, Death Penalty
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Allahabad HC Frees Man Who Spent 20 Years In Jail In False Rape Case
The Allahabad High Court on February 24 acquitted a 43-year-old man from UP's Lalitpur district, who spent 20 years in jail in a false rape case. The man, Vishnu, was serving the life imprisonment in Agra jail after a Dalit woman falsely framed him for rape in September 2000. Reportedly, Vishnu had challenged the session court's judgment in the high court in 2005 but the case remained defective till now.
Tags: Allahabad High Court, Lalitpur, Agra Jail, life imprisonment
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Christchurch Shooter Sentenced to Unprecedented Punishment: New Zealand
New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant on August 27 was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Reportedly, such a sentence is unprecedented in New Zealand's history. Calling the accused's actions "wicked", the judge said that pronouncing a terminable term was not adequate. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also welcomed the sentence, and said, "His deserves to be a lifetime of complete and utter silence."
Tags: Christchurch Shooting, New Zealand, life imprisonment, Brenton Tarrant
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