SAN FRANCISCO — County by county in California, as fentanyl overdoses escalate, local prosecutors are turning to a novel legal strategy to stem the spiraling death toll: charging drug dealers with murder. In July, Placer County reached a landmark plea deal that sent a man to prison for 15 years-to-life on charges of second-degree murder after… Continue reading San Francisco will start prosecuting drug dealers for murder
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Tigra mahapanchayat gives ultimatum to police to release murder accused
A ‘mahapanchayat’ held here in Tigri village on Sunday demanded the release of youths arrested in connection with the killing of a Muslim cleric on August 1, giving a seven-day ultimatum to police. The panchayat also demanded the removal of the Anjuman mosque in Sector 57 since the area is Hindu-dominated. Naib… Continue reading Tigra mahapanchayat gives ultimatum to police to release murder accused