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The Hindu
a day ago
- The Hindu
BSP leader Armstrong murder case: Didn't you even conduct identification parade, Madras High Court asks Chennai police
The Madras High Court on Monday (July 28, 2025) questioned Greater Chennai City Police for not having complied with even the basic requirement of conducting an identification parade in the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader K. Armstrong murder case despite there being many eye witnesses to the crime. Justice P. Velmurugan said, most of the criminal cases end up in acquittal only because of the flaws in the investigation and the present case before him was a classic example. He said, availability of CCTV footage of the crime could not be cited as reason to dispense with the identification parade. When Additional Advocate General (AAG) P. Kumaresan said, the media too had published pictures of the accused and hence an identification parade might not have been of much use, the judge asked, 'Was the media the eye witness to the crime? Media may publish any picture for TRP (Television Rating Points).' According to the prosecution, Armstrong was hacked to death by an eight-member armed gang in the presence of his elder brother K. Veeramani, driver Abdul Kani, real estate broker Balaji and building construction workers Mohanraj and Suresh at Perambur in Chennai on July 5, 2024. Mr. Veeramani too had suffered stab injuries, on his head and back, when he tried to protect his brother and it was on his complaint, the police had registered the First Information Report. The injured complainant had categorically told the police that he would be able to identify the assailants. Yet, the police had miserably failed to conduct an identification parade, the judge lamented. Though the defence counsel would have attacked the results of the parade by citing publication of photographs of the accused in the media, that should not have prevented the police from complying with the legal requirement, he said. The observations were made before the judge reserved his orders on a petition filed by Armstrong's another brother K. Immanuvel to transfer the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The petitioner had sought transfer on the ground that the Chennai police had not investigated the case properly. Though the police had completed the investigation in the case and laid a charge sheet against as many as 30 individuals, the petitioner relied upon a Supreme Court verdict to contend that the High Court could still transfer the investigation to the CBI if it was not satisfied with the probe by the local police. Justice Velmurugan told the AAG he would go through the case papers and then decide whether to set aside the charge sheet and order a fresh investigation by the Greater Chennai City police itself or to transfer the probe to any other investigating agency as sought by the petitioner. In a counter affidavit to the transfer plea, the police told the court a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by a Joint Commissioner of Police and comprising one Deputy Commissioner, two Assistant Commissioners, 16 Inspectors, 19 Sub Inspectors and 44 constables was formed to solve the Armstrong murder case. The investigation was conducted from all angles and it revealed that the motive for the murder was gang rivalry and previous enmity due to the 2023 murder of 'Arcot' Suresh. Hence, the police filed a 7,087-page charge sheet against 30 individuals who included the wife, brother, brother-in-law, other relatives and associates of Suresh. The prime accused was convict Nagendran who was undergoing incarceration at Vellore Central Prison in another murder case. Further, the second accused 'Shambhava' Senthil alias Senthilkumaran and eighteenth accused 'Mottai' Krishnan alias Krishnakumar, both advocates by profession, were declared absconding. On learning that the second accused could have escaped either to France or the United Kingdom, the police had taken steps to extradite him by issuing Red Corner Notices. They also split the case against the two absconding accused and informed the trial court that seventh accused Thiruvengadam had died during investigation. Stating steps were taken to conduct trial against the rest of the 27 accused who were still under judicial custody and had not been granted bail so far, the police said, the investigation was conducted in a professional manner and that the accused had also been detained under the Goondas Act. The court was further told five country-made bombs, one country made pistol, four 9mm bullets, 13 knives, one axe, eight two-wheelers, four four-wheelers, 27 mobile phones, a Zomato dress and a bag and cash amounting to ₹63.13 lakh were seized from the arrested accused.
USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Golden State Warriors jersey history - No. 19 - Bob Armstrong (1956-57)
The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history. Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the seventh of 13 players who wore the No. 19 jersey for the Warriors. That player would be Golden State big man alum Bob Armstrong. After ending his college career at Michigan State, Armstrong was picked up with the 42nd overall selection of the 1955 NBA Draft by the (then) Rochester Royals (now, Sacramento Kings). The Detroit, Michigan native would end up sitting out the next season, and instead signed with the (then) Philadelphia (now, Golden State) Warriors for his only 19 games played in the NBA. During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Armstrong wore only jersey No. 19 and put up 1.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
The National
a day ago
- Health
- The National
Julia Hartley-Brewer blasted for 'revolting' claim about Gaza children
The broadcaster has been chastised for the claims she made in conversation with commentator Sam Armstrong, who also claimed the starvation children are being subjected to is not Israel's fault. Hartley-Brewer at one stage appeared to poke fun at images of starving children saying "often there's a mother who's quite chubby with the child". With Armstrong nodding along, she said: "A lot of those pictures are propaganda. "It's been proved a number of them, these are children who have some congenital, horrible disease, totally unrelated to lack of food. READ MORE: Israel 'using Hamas as pretext to commit genocide', B'Tselem says "Often there's a picture of a mother who's quite chubby with the child and well that's...'hey lady maybe give some of your food to your kid'. "But there will be people who are starving, there will be people who are not getting access to food. Who's fault is that? Is it Israel's?" Armstrong replied: "No. It is categorically, 100%, and I mean 100%, Hamas." Julia Hartley-Brewer says many pictures coming out of Gaza of malnourished children are "propaganda". "Often, there's a picture of a mother who's quite chubby at the back with the child. Hey lady, maybe give some of your food to your kid!"@JuliaHB1 — Talk (@TalkTV) July 28, 2025 In the Sunday National, Gaza dentist Ibrahim Shareef Al-Ashi lifted the lid on the horrors of starvation gripping the territory. He said that people were reduced to eating just one meal a day as Israel prevents food from entering Palestine. A mass starvation expert also warned the crisis in Gaza is the "most severe" and "minutely engineered" act of deliberate starvation since the Second World War. Speaking with System Update, Alex de Waal noted that whilst the man-made famine in Gaza is not the largest by numbers, it is more 'intense' than the starvation imposed on countries like Ethiopia, Sudan and Yemen. Mark Seddon, a former adviser to Maria Fernanda Espinosa, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, said the commentary from Hartley-Brewer was "revolting". Sharing the clip on Twitter/X, he said: "This is just revolting now. Julia Hartley Brewer should try one of those Gaza diets for a few months. A "And is @TalkTV proud of the fact that it is posting this stuff? Really?" READ MORE: Labour minister squirms amid grilling on recognising Palestinian state He went on: "The more grotesque and egregious the crimes against humanity being committed in Gaza, the more extreme, absurd and offensive the claims that it is all somehow made-up. Largely being made by dead-eyed amoral individuals who seem to revel in their ignorance." Elsewhere on social media, Hartley-Brewer's comments were described as "disgusting" and "demonstrably false". Last week former first minister Humza Yousaf and his wife Nadia El-Nakla posted a powerful video saying that their family in Gaza is starving. The pair said the stories they were hearing from El-Nakla's side of the family in Gaza were "sickening" and "gut-wrenching". Last week more than 100 aid organisations warned of 'mass starvation' in the enclave with more than two million people facing shortages of food and other essentials after 21 months of brutal bombardment by Israel. A statement from the agencies says they are 'witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes', with aid workers now joining food lines and risking being shot by Israeli forces. Global news organisations including the BBC, AFP, Reuters and and Associated Press also voiced concern over journalists facing starvation.
Miami Herald
3 days ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Another hug for Chris Grier?With five pickups, Dolphins make the best of a bad situation
Cornerback Cornell Armstrong, drafted by the Dolphins seven years ago, gave Chris Grier a 'big hug' when they visited before Armstrong tried out for the Dolphins this week. Dolphins fans might not want to go as far as giving the team's maligned, beleaguered general manager a big hug, but give the man his due for making the best of a distressing situation. Flash back to early June. At that time, the Dolphins knew that Jalen Ramsey wanted out, that Jonnu Smith craved the type of money that the team was unwilling to give him and that Terron Armstead was retiring. Every remaining free agent cornerback had blemishes. Grier found a solution - an adequate one at the very least, perhaps better than adequate - by flipping Ramsey and Smith for Minkah Fitzpatrick, a former Pro Bowl safety coming off something of a down year but still in his prime at 29. He found a tight end (Darren Waller) who spent the past year in retirement but has a better career body of work than any free agent at the position, a player that Giants coaches and media raved during 2023 training camp, before he was injured. On Tuesday, he signed Daniel Bruskill, arguably the best unsigned center/guard, giving Miami a competent veteran who started 10 games for Tennessee last season and 66 in his career. He's better than anyone Miami had under contract to replace Aaron Brewer, James Daniels or Jonah Savanaiinaea if any of those three starters is injured. And on Saturday, he augmented what had been the league's worst cornerback room by signing two decent starters who have experienced success in the league - nickel corner Mike Hilton and Jack Jones, who was beaten too often for the Raiders last season but was very good earlier in this career for New England and young enough, at 24, to be salvaged. (Grier also added Armstrong, who had some good moments earlier in his career, but he hasn't played in the league the past two seasons and it's questionable if he will even make the team.) Now let's not get carried away. Josh Allen's Bills aren't quivering in their boots after Miami's five summer additions. This is still a wild card contender, nothing more. But it's a wild card contender clearly better positioned than it was five weeks ago, when it appeared that Miami might only be able to secure a future draft pick for Ramsey. The Dolphins turned to Jones after former Bills starter Rasul Douglas on Thursday again declined a Miami offer that had been on the table for 10 weeks. There isn't an appreciable difference between the two. Both Jones and Douglas struggled last season. Jones, 27, has the advantage of being three years younger. Jones was beaten for far too many touchdowns last season (a league-high 10, according to Pro Football Focus; 8, according to Pro Football Reference), but he also intercepted three passes and has seven interceptions and 73 passes defended in three seasons. His career passer rating against (84.9, per PFF) is good and he held quarterbacks to a sterling 63 rating in his coverage area for the Raiders in 2023. And he permitted just two passing touchdowns combined in 2022 and 2023. There are maturity questions - he missed curfew a week before the Patriots released him in 2023 - but the ball-hawking skills are he's young enough to get his career back on track. Hilton was the best nickel corner available, and the only question is why Miami didn't sign him before Kohou left with an undisclosed leg injury Saturday. (Kohou walked away gingerly without a pronounced limp.) 'Mike Hilton has been a damn good slot corner in the league for years now and can defend the run at a high level as well,' Pro Football Focus analyst Ryan Smith said. 'He's getting older but still a difference-maker in the secondary.' Hilton, 31, wasn't one of the primary culprits in the Bengals' defensive unraveling last season. He allowed three TDs, but his passer rating against (92) wasn't awful. PFF rated him the 16th best cornerback in the NFL last season and the best against the run. He has 13 interceptions and 56 pass breakups and a very solid 82 career passer rating against, per Pro Football Reference. He's a skilled blitzer; in 275 career pass rushes, he has 11 sacks and 11.5 quarterback pressures. Let's be real: All of the available cornerbacks at this stage of free agency have warts. Asante Samuel Jr., whom the Dolphins have checked in on over the offseason, is working his way back from a neck injury. James Bradberry has much to prove off a torn Achilles. Stephon Gilmore, 34, has entered his career twilight. Xavien Howard isn't desperate to return to the game. Among healthy players remaining in free agency, Jones and Hilton are pretty much as good as it gets. Corner is still a concern - certainly not a strength. But at least Miami has pieced together a potentially serviceable secondary, with Fitzpatrick and either Ifeatu Melifonwu or Ashtyn Davis at the other safety spot and a potential top-three cornerback group of Kohou (now freed up to play on the boundary), Jones and Hilton at nickel. The young cornerbacks all will get a chance to crack that group, including Cam Smith, Storm Duck, BJ Adams, Ethan Robinson and fifth-rounder Jason Marshall Jr., who had an impressive pick-six on a Quinn Ewers pass Saturday. The secondary is still a concern, but it's not the grotesque disaster that it was weeks ago. The remainder of the defense should be pretty good, especially if first-round defensive lineman Kenneth Grant can become an immediate impact player. The linebacker group (Jaelan Phillips, Bradley Chubb, Chop Robinson, Jordyn Brooks, Tyrel Dodson, Willie Gay Jr. and KJ Britt) could make the case that it's top-10 caliber when healthy. Waller is a huge question at tight end; he remains on the physically unable to perform list while working back from a year in retirement. The Dolphins should at least explore free agent Noah Fant, who visited Cincinnati and New Orleans. But for now, they're invested in Waller, Julian Hill, Tanner Conner and Pharoah Brown. Has Grier's summer wheeling and dealing left Miami a sure-fire playoff team? Absolutely not. But it has left them in a vastly better position than it could have been after Ramsey's surliness and trade demands left the Dolphins in a compromised position. At the very least, there isn't a big difference between the Dolphins' talent and the remainder of the teams likely competing for three AFC wild card spots – Denver, Cincinnati, the Chargers, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Jacksonville and perhaps New England and Cleveland and the Raiders. You could make the case that the first four of those teams are superior to Miami, but if they are, I wouldn't say there's a huge gulf. The Dolphins figure to field a competitive team that should be 'in the hunt' in December. Competing for a wild card spot was hardly the dream when Miami embarked on this rebuild seven years ago. But at least they're not the Carolina Panthers.
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Lance Armstrong's colossal net worth and what Tour de France drugs cheat is doing now
Retired cyclist Lance Armstrong was the holder of seven consecutive Tour de France titles before he was unceremoniously stripped of them due to his doping scandal Lance Armstrong was once one of the world's most famous athletes, having won seven consecutive Tour de France titles. But now, after a major doping scandal in 2012, the retired cyclist watches on from the sidelines as the new generation take on the sport's gruelling challenge. The Tour de France is set to conclude on Sunday, with a 132.2km trek through Mantes-la-Ville in Paris to finish the 21-stage event. Armstrong won this prestigious race seven years in a row, from 1999 to 2005. However, an investigation found that the American had been using performance-enhancing drugs over his successful career. As a result, these wins were rendered null and void, and Armstrong was subsequently banned for life from all sanctioned bicycling events. The 53-year-old raced for Motorola, Astana Pro Team and Team RadioShack, and won a gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in the Elite Men's Road Race. Armstrong is well-known for his charity work, following his stage-three testicular cancer diagnosis in 1996 at the age of 25. After recovering from the disease, he set up the Lance Armstrong Foundation – which he is no longer associated with – aiming to support people affected by cancer. The former cyclist joined many other high-profile sporting icons – including Muhammad Ali, Tony Hawk and Mia Hamm – to found Athletes for Hope. This charity helps professional athletes get involved in causes close to their hearts, through volunteer work and supporting the community. So, what is Armstrong up to now? Here, Mirror Sport has delved into the once-iconic cyclist's life, from his colossal net worth to his association with Sir Bradley Wiggins and what he is spending his time on now. Impressive net worth Across his career, Armstrong won multiple major races – including his now-stripped Tour de France titles – that included the Clasica de San Sebastian, Tour de Luxembourg and World Road Race Championships. The ex-cyclist worked with a number of big brands during his racing days, including Nike, Trek, AMD and Oakley, with these endorsements only adding to his expanding fortune made from winning so often. As of right now, Celebrity Net Worth estimates that Armstrong is worth an eye-watering £37.2million ($50m), which is a far cry off of his biggest fortunes. The same report states that at the peak of his career, Armstrong was worth an unbelievable £92.4m ($125m), which would have been even more impressive in terms of money at the time. The ex-cyclist still earned plenty of money after his permanent retirement from competing in 2011 – before his doping allegations came to light – as he took part in public appearances, sponsorships with brands and speaking engagements. Sir Bradley Wiggins association – 'An inspiration' Five-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins has previously called Armstrong an "inspiration", as he revealed his battle with drug addiction after his retirement. Wiggins became the first Brit to win the Tour de France in 2012, in the same year that Armstrong's doping accusations became apparent. After a career spanning over a decade, with 14 gold medals and various other accolades, Wiggo retired in 2016 and subsequently fell into a cocaine addiction. Speaking to the Observer in May this year, the 45-year-old revealed he was "walking a tightrope" and that he had spiralled so bad that his "kids were going to put me in rehab." Since, Wiggins has credited the disgraced Armstrong as a great source of comfort and support throughout this period of his life, telling BBC Radio 5 Live that he is "indebted" to the ex-cyclist for his help. He said: "He's been a great strength to me and a great inspiration to me, and it's on a human level. Lance has been very, very good to me. That's not something everyone wants to hear because people only like to hear the bad stuff. "You can only take someone how they treat you and Lance has been a source of inspiration to me and a constant source of help towards me and is one of the main factors why I'm in this position I am today mentally and physically, so, I'm indebted to him for that." Life now – Happy families and new ventures Nowadays, Armstrong seems to have a more relaxed life in his retirement. He married yoga instructor Anna in a small ceremony in France in August 2022. The pair got engaged in 2017 after a decade of knowing one another, and they have two children together; Max and Olivia. Armstrong also has three children from a previous relationship with Kristin Richard, whom he was married to for five years before they divorced in 2003. They have two daughters, Grace and Isabelle, and a son called Luke. During the height of his fame, the 53-year-old dated a host of other famous faces, including Sheryl Crow, Kate Hudson and Tory Burch. Most recently, Armstrong is focusing his time on his podcasting career, with two shows out focused on various topics. One is dedicated to iconic races and is called The Move, and his secondary podcast, The Forward, is centred more on interviewing various types of famous personalities. While the veteran athlete can no longer take part in professional cycling, he still enjoys the sport at his leisure. Speaking on The Howard Stern Show in 2017, though, Armstrong admitted he loathed cycling due to the scandal, and he compared it to a relationship breaking down. Armstrong said: "For three or four years, I hated cycling because of what my life has looked like for the last four or five years. Just like with any kind of breakup, there are hard feelings."
