New Delhi court acquits former Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in sexual harassment case filed by six female wrestlers; co-accused Vinod Tomar also acquitted.

Russian court extends custody until November 6 for three suspects in Lt. Vladimir Alekseev assassination attempt case, TASS reports.

A court extended until November 6 the custody of suspects in the attempted assassination of LieutenantVladimir Alekseev — Viktor Vasin, his son Pavel Vasin, and would-be assassin Lyubomir Korbel, TASS reported.

Russian court sentences ex-senator Sabadash to 12 years for embezzling Vyborg Pulp and Paper Mill stake; co-defendants get 10.5 and 3.4 years; 897M rubles in damages ordered.

A court sentenced businessman and former senator Sabadash to 12 years in prison for embezzling a stake in the Vyborg Pulp and Paper Mill, TASS reported. Co-defendants Tatyana Padalko and Anna Morozova were sentenced to 10.5 years and 3 years 5 months respectively, with the court ordering all three to pay 897 million rubles in damages.

Russian cooperative founder charged with embezzling over 1 billion rubles from 1,148 people, Russia's Interior Ministry says. She allegedly lured savings with high-interest promises for more than 10 years.

The founder of a credit consumer cooperative is accused of embezzling more than 1 billion rubles from 1,148 people, according to Irina Volk, official representative of Russia's Interior Ministry. Investigators say the suspect attracted money from Russian citizens for over 10 years by promising high returns on deposits, then laundered the funds by claiming they were invested in residential housing construction.

Criminal case opened in Russia's Rostov Oblast after an 11-year-old girl was reportedly infected with HIV and Hepatitis C at a hospital in Azov during treatment for an intestinal infection, regional police say.

Russian police in Rostov Oblast have opened a criminal case after an 11-year-old girl was reportedly infected with HIV and Hepatitis C at a hospital in Azov following treatment for an intestinal infection, the regional Interior Ministry directorate told TASS.