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  • Hyderabad: Two groups clash over property dispute in Old City; lawyer opens fire

    Hyderabad: Two groups clash over property dispute in Old City; lawyer opens fire

    Tension gripped the Mirchowk area as two groups clashed over a property issue, leading to a lawyer reportedly opening fire with a rifle.

    Late on Saturday night, Mirchowk police received information about a clash between two groups at Magar ki Bowli near Mandi Mir Alam. The involved parties were identified as Masood Ali Khan (a lawyer), Murtuza Ali Khan, Hashmathunisa Begum, Mohammed Khaleeq Ur Rehman Qureshi aka Arfath, Mohammed Aneeq Ur Rehman Qureshi, Ibrahim Ali Khan, Sultana, and other family members. The clash erupted as the groups confronted each other with lathis.

    During the altercation, lawyer Masood Ali Khan allegedly fired two rounds from his rifle at the rival group. The incident caused panic in the area, prompting the arrival of the police.

  • California Governor names India-born attorney as superior court judge

    California Governor names India-born attorney as superior court judge

    NEW YORK: An Indian-American attorney is among 27 new superior court judges appointees announced by California Governor Gavin Newsom.

    Sweena Pannu, a Democrat, who will serve as a Judge in the Stanislaus County Superior Court, fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Thomas D. Zeff.

    The compensation for each of these 27 positions is $231,174, according to a press release from the Governor’s office.

    Pannu has served as a Deputy County Counsel in the Stanislaus County Counsel’s Office since 2020.

    From 2006-2020, she served as a Deputy Public Defender at the Stanislaus County Public Defender’s Office.

    She was an attorney at ML SARIN from 1996 to 2004, and earned a Master of Laws degree from the University of Aberdeen School of Law after graduating from Punjab University.

    -IANS