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Jaipur: Rajasthan high court Friday ruled that a bribery conviction cannot rest solely on a trap operation.The court held that the prosecution must prove, beyond reasonable doubt, three essential ingredients: demand of bribe, its acceptance, and the existence of pending official work with the accused.Justice Anand Sharma ordered this while setting aside the conviction and…

Jaipur: Walled City was choc-a-bloc with tourists Saturday, with prominent tourist destinations, including City Palace, Nahargarh Fort and Amer Fort, drawing a large number of visitors. “There was heavy footfall of tourists inside the Walled City since morning. The number of tourists increased significantly from afternoon. As a result, areas along Badi Chaupar, Chhoti Chaupar,…

Jaipur: Three people, including a husband and wife, were injured after an overspeeding Thar jeep hit their motorcycle Friday night on Nivaru Road under Accident Police Station West limits. The Thar driver fled the scene after the collision, police said.Police identified the injured as Pawan Kumar, 33, a resident of Jhotwara, his wife Sakshi, 30,…

JAIPUR: A nine-year-old girl was allegedly strangled to death by her father following a dispute with his wife in Rajasthan‘s Alwar district, police said on Saturday. The accused, who had fled after the incident, was arrested on Friday, they said. The incident took place in a village under the Pratapgarh area on Thursday when the…

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Friday ordered the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) to maintain status quo on the construction of a two-storied building inside the Central Park complex.A division bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal and Justice Bhuwan Goyal further directed the JDA commissioner to prepare and place on record a site inspection report that includes…