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Man murders child of live-in partner in front of her
A couple in a live-in relationship have been arrested for the murder of the woman's four-year-old son, police said on Saturday.
Arrest in 43-year-old murder case stuns Wisconsin town
Word of the arrest via a friend's text message hit Wayne Sankey like a thunderbolt. "I said, 'You gotta be kidding me,'" Sankey recalled. "And then I told the wife and she couldn't believe it. 'There's no way,' she said. 'Ray down the road?'" Ray Vannieuwenhoven was his next-door neighbour a helpful, 82-year-old handyman with a gravelly voice and a loud, distinctive laugh, the kind of guy who always waved from his car. The widower and father of five grown children had lived quietly for two decades among the 800 residents of Lakewood, a northern Wisconsin town surrounded by forests and small lakes. Now authorities were saying this man was a cold-blooded killer. They had used genetic genealogy to crack a cold case that stretched back well into the 20th century a double murder 25 miles southwest of Lakewood. For nearly 43 years, Vannieuwenoven had lived in plain sight, yet outside detectives' radar. It was just too much to be believed. Was the guy next door really a monster? ...
Man who impersonated Saudi prince to steal gets 18 years
A man who repeatedly impersonates Saudi royals to con investors and live a lavish lifestyle has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for a ruse that fell apart when a victim saw him eating pork, which is prohibited in Islam. Anthony Gignac, 48, received the sentence Friday in Miami for stealing at least USD 8 million while pretending to be "Sultan Bin Kahlid Al-Saud." He bought a Ferrari, Rolex watches and rented a condo on an exclusive South Florida island with his loot. He pleaded guilty in March to wire fraud, impersonating a diplomat and other crimes. The Miami Herald reports that US District Judge Cecilia Altonaga called him a "mastermind." Prosecutors said it was at least the 11th time Gignac, 48, had been arrested for impersonating a Saudi prince. "He was the so-called Saudi prince. He enveloped himself in the trappings of Saudi royalty. He had everyone believing he was a Saudi prince," Altonaga said. Gignac was born in Colombia but was adopted by a Michigan family as a young ..
Juvenile held for killing sister-in-law, her minor son
A juvenile was apprehended for allegedly killing his sister-in-law and her minor son after she resisted his attempts to sexually assault her in central Delhi's Prem Nagar area, police said Saturday. The juvenile, a native of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar, used to sell vegetables in the area. He was staying with the deceased's family for the past 20 days, they said. On Thursday, the bodies of the 26-year-old woman and her four-year-old son were found at their rented accommodation. The woman's throat was slit with a sharp object and she was lying in a pool of blood. Her son was found hanging from a ceiling fan, police said. During investigation, it was found that the juvenile was the last person who visited their room, they said. While police scanned the mobile phone of the deceased, they found a selfie which was taken by the juvenile Thursday afternoon just before the incident, police said. "Police arrested the accused person after they found some minor injuries on his body, including .
Man, his live-in partner held for allegedly murdering 4-yr-old
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Delhi Police have arrested a man and his live-in partner for brutally murdering her own four-year-old son whom she shared with her estranged husband. They later destructed the evidence, police said.Both the accused, identified as Komal (22) and Ravikar (21) were staying together in Uttam Nagar.Komal is already married and the boy was with her first husband. She left her husband and started living with Ravikar since January 2018. According to Dwarka district police, the child died on April 23.Both the accused told neighbours that the child fell down from the stairs three days back and later died on April 23. After murdering the child, they buried the body in Wazirabad and fled from their rented accommodation. Suspicion rose when Komal's father called the neighbours and said that his daughter informed him that the child died due to an accident.Sharing information about the case, DCP Dwarka, Anto Alphonse said, "A neighbour had called the police and ...
Aditya Pancholi's 'reminder complaint' against actress Kangana
Bollywood actor Aditya Pancholi has submitted another complaint with Mumbai police seeking action in his previous January plea against National Award winning actress Kangana Ranaut and others, police sources said on Saturday.
Gold in paste form seized from two passengers at Hyd airport
Gold, weighing over 1.5 kg, was seized in separate cases from two passengers who arrived at the international airport here,official sources said Saturday. Customs personnel recovered gold in paste form allegedly from a passenger who arrived from Abu Dhabi in the early hours of Saturday, they said. The gross weight of the paste was around 1.5 kg, they said. In the other case, a passenger, who arrived from Dubai on Friday, had allegedly concealed gold in paste form in his rectum. The gold weighed over 405 gm and was valued at Rs 13,08,215, the sources added.
National-level swimmer hangs self
A national-level swimmer from Pune in Maharashtra, Sahil Joshi, allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Kothrud area, police said Saturday. According to police, Joshi, 21, hanged himself from the ceiling in his house on Friday afternoon when his parents were away. No suicide note was found at the spot, said an officer attached to Kothrud police station. Police suspected a personal reason behind the extreme step. The deceased was pursuing MBBS from a city-based college. The incident came to light when Joshi's father tried to contact his son from office, but his calls went unanswered, he said. Suspecting something amiss, Joshi's father rushed home, where he found his son hanging in one of the rooms, the officer said. "The reason behind Joshi taking the extreme step is investigated. We have registered a case of accidental death," he added. Meanwhile, Joshi's coach Manoj Erande said the deceased had participated in at least nine championships and won seven gold ...
"El Chapo" mother, sisters get US visas to visit drug lord
The mother of convicted drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman said Saturday that the US Embassy in Mexico City granted her a visa so she can visit her son in prison. Sitting in a wheelchair in front of the embassy, Consuelo Loera said that she and two daughters were both approved Saturday for visas to travel to the United States. "Thank God, the US Embassy gave me the permission," she said in a feeble voice while surrounded by a throng of journalists: Loera said she hasn't seen her son in more than four years. She added that she has yet to receive the actual visa or set a date for her trip. Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lopez Obradr lobbied for the visa to be issued after receiving a letter from Loera asking for assistance. "El Chapo," who led the Sinaloa drug cartel and twice escaped from Mexican prisons before he was extradited to New York, was convicted in February of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation. The three-month trial heard tales of grisly killings, political .
Belagavi-based resident arrested in Kalburgi case
In a breakthrough in the investigation into the murder of Kannada litterateur MM Kalburgi, the Special Investigation Team Saturday said it has arrested a 27-year-old man from Belagavi. The SIT said in a statement that it arrested Praveen Prakash Chatur, a resident of Belagavi, Friday. A court has remanded him in police custody till June 7, the SIT said. Kalburgi was shot dead on August 30, 2015 at his residence in Dharwad by two assailants who fled in a motorcycle. The Supreme Court had on December 11 last year favoured a CBI probe into the murders of Kalburgi, social activist Govind Pansare (in Maharashtra) and journalist Gauri Lankesh.
Bill Cosby drops defamation countersuit against 7 accusers
American comedian Bill Cosby dropped his defamation countersuit against seven women who accused him of sexually assaulting them.The court documents filed on Friday showed that the four-year defamation case in Massachusetts is now settled. Cosby's insurer had settled with the women last month for an undisclosed sum.Cosby reportedly said his insurer did so without the comedian's knowledge or consent, reported Fox News.The 81-year-old comedian objected to the settlement and said that he wanted to pursue his counterclaims. However, spokesman Andrew Wyatt on Friday said that Cosby dropped the suit to "focus on other matters," reported US Weekly.The women involved in the defamation case include Tamara Green, Barbara Bowman, and Therese Serignese. Lawyer Joe Cammarata said his clients believe they are "truth tellers". He had planned to take Cosby's deposition if he pursued his countersuit.The 81-year-old comedian is currently serving a three-to-ten-year sentence in Montgomery County, ...
Juvenile arrested in Patel Nagar double murder case
The Delhi Police on Saturday arrested a juvenile in the double murder case of Patel Nagar. According to the police, the class IX dropout murdered the 26-year-old woman and her 4-year-old son as she resisted his attempts of sexual assault.
Girl commits suicide after being scolded by mother
A 14-year-old girl reportedly hanged herself after being scolded by her mother for playing outside in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan Saturday, police said. According to the police, the minor was scolded by her mother for playing under the scorching sun. The girl rushed inside and hanged herself from the ceiling of the house. Jitendra Singh Shekhawat, SHO, Kelwada police station said the class 7 student was a native of Bihar's Darbhanga district. Her father worked as a daily wage labourer. The body was handed over to the family members after postmortem, he said. A case under CrPC section 174 (unnatural death) has been registered, the officer added.
Telangana: Man stabs own brother to death
A person was allegedly stabbed to death by his own brother in Suryapet district of Telangana on Saturday."The deceased, identified as, Shekhar Reddy was a psycho who had killed his father 15 months back and was out on bail. Today, he tried to kill his brother Gopal who, in turn, took the knife from him and stabbed him back," said Venkateshwarlu, Superintendent of Police (SP), Suryapet.Shekhar reportedly also used to torture his brother and mother at home, said Suryapet.A case has been registered under section 302 and the accused has been sent to judicial custody, said Venkateshwarlu.Further probe in the case is underway.
Man sets girl on fire for rejecting his advances
A 17-year-old girl was set ablaze allegedly by a man after she rejected his advances at Semiliguda in Odisha's Koraput district, police said Saturday. The girl, a second-year engineering (diploma) student, suffered critical burn injuries, they said. The accused Gopi Khemundu, of Ganjana village, was obsessed with the girl and angry after she turned down his proposal, said Sunabeda Sub-Divisional Police Officer Niranjan Behera. The girl was staying at a rented accommodation with her friends in Semiliguda and the accused attacked her there Friday afternoon, the SDPO said. He was carrying a bottle of petrol and set her on fire, Behera said. "It was a pre-planned attack," the official said. The girl was immediately rushed to SLN Medical College and Hospital here and later shifted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital at Berhampur after her condition deteriorated. "Separate teams have been formed and efforts are on to nab the culprit who fled soon after committing the crime," the SDPO
I will be happy to cooperate with ED, says Praful Patel
I will be happy to cooperate with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to help them understand the complexities of the aviation sector, said former Union Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Sunday.The law enforcement agency earlier in the day issued summon to Patel, asking him to appear before the agency on June 6 in connection with the airline seat allotment scam case during his tenure.Talking to ANI, Patel said: "The matter pertains to bilateral agreements for the exchange of flying rights between two governments where any private individual has no role to play."He said that traffic rights to foreign airlines were granted by their respective countries and not by the Government of India."Flying rights are equal for both the respective countries. This policy has been in practice for the past 60 years or more and till date irrespective of any government," added Patel.Stating further, Praful, who is also a Nationalist Congress Party leader, said: "This issue has also been examined in great ...
Guj: 150 kg ganja seized
Local police Saturday seized 150 kg ganja, estimated to worth Rs 45 lakh, and arrested two persons. Police intercepted a mini-truck on Jetalpur bridge in Narol locality on a tip-off that a large consignment of ganja was being smuggled to Ahmedabad from Surat, a crime branch official said, adding that they found bags filled with the contraband in the vehicle. Police have arrested Dahyabhai Bhati and the vehicle driver Ravi under the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said. The ganja was supposed to be supplied to retail distributors in different areas of the city, the official added.
Hyderabad: One held for smuggling gold at RGI Airport
Customs official on Saturday arrested a passenger from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport who was in possession of smuggled gold worth Rs 13 lakh."Passenger named Muhammed Anshad who arrived from Dubai was possessing 405.9 grams of smuggled gold in paste form," said a customs official."The worth of the seized gold was Rs 13,08,215 in the black market," added the official.A case has been registered against the accused and further investigation in the matter is underway.
46-year-old Ghaziabad woman raped in Gurugram: Police
A 46-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a youth on the pretext of helping her in getting a job in a multi-national company here, the police said on Saturday.
Punjab Police arrests Nigerian woman, recovers 1 kg heroin from her
Punjab Police on Saturday arrested a Nigerian national from Jalandhar and recovered 1 kg of heroin drug from her."Local police recovered 1 kg heroin on the directions of DGP. We had put up check-posts. We stopped the Nigerian woman and recovered 1 kg heroin from her purse," Jalandhar SSP Navjot Singh Mahal said while talking to reporters.The Police Officer further said that an FIR has been lodged against the woman."She came to India on a student visa but she did not take admission anywhere. Her student visa has already expired," Mahal said."Nothing is clear as of now. We will interrogate her to find out where this drug was to be delivered," he said.