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10 bovine smugglers arrested in Jammu, 92 animals seized
The police foiled several bids to smuggle bovines from Jammu region to Kashmir valley and arrested 10 persons in this regard, officials said Saturday, adding 92 animals were seized. A police team intercepted two trucks on a highway near Ban area in Jammu and found 27 bovines were being smuggled to Kashmir valley, they said. Farooq, Shabir and Ismail were arrested and a case was registered against them, officials said. Police also arrested Qadir, Naseem and Kaka Hussain in Chasana-Mahore belt in Reasi district, and seized 25 bovines from their possession. Two bovine smugglers--Farooq and Talib--were arrested in another incident. Two vehicles carrying 13 bovines were seized in Thanamandi belt of Rajouri district, they said. Police arrested two more persons, Ramzan and Gulzar, and seized 27 bovines in Behramgala and JWG areas in Poonch district. A case was also registered against them, they added.
Panaji MLA, Mayor, ex-Deputy Mayor booked for molestation (Lead, Correcting headline)
Panaji's Congress MLA, Mayor and former Deputy Mayor were on Saturday booked for allegedly molesting a woman during an anti-encroachment drive outside a casino office in the state capital on Friday.
Cong MLA, Panaji Mayor accused of molestation; seek pre-arrest
A case of molestation and assault has been filed by a woman against three persons including Panaji MLA Atanasio Monserratte and city Mayor Uday Madkaikar following a ruckus during an anti-encroachment drive. Monserratte and the other two moved a court Saturday, seeking anticipatory bail. The alleged incident took place during action taken by the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) Friday to remove an alleged illegal structure at the office of 'Big Daddy', an off-shore casino anchored in the river Mandovi. The staircase of the office allegedly encroached on the footpath. Monserratte, the newly elected Congress MLA, mayor Madkaikar and former mayor Yatin Parekh accompanied the CCP workers when they went to remove it. They faced opposition from a group which included casino employees. A woman who was part of the group later alleged that Monserratte, Madkaikar and Parekh touched her inappropriately, abused her and outraged her modesty, police said. "In her complaint lodged ...
UP: 2 men tied to pole, beaten; police registers case
Police on Saturday registered a case against a group of people for allegedly tying two men to a pole and beating them after a video of the incident went viral.The men were reportedly beaten up for allegedly stealing the battery of an autorickshaw."Sector 22 police station took note of the video circulated on the internet and registered a case under relevant sections," said Kaustubh, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Gautam Buddh Nagar."People who had tied the men in the incident have been identified and a case registered against them," said Kaustubh.Probe in the incident is underway and further details are awaited, said Kaustubh.
Two arrested for selling spurious liquor: police
Police Saturday raided a shop selling countrymade liquor, and arrested two persons after recovering 128 bottles of spurious liquor. The raid was conducted in the wake of hooch tragedy in neighbouring Barabanki district that claimed 17 lives. Additional Superintendent of Police Mahendra Kumar told reporters here that the raid was conducted at the shop in Baggi road area of the district under Dhaneypur police station. "As many as 128 bottles of spurious liquor with fake labels and bottle caps were recovered from the shop. Salesman Deendayal and caretaker Tushar Kant alias Rohit have been arrested, while the licencee Rajesh Vaishya is absconding," the Additional SP said. He added that a case has been registered against the two arrested persons under various sections of the IPC and Excise Act.
Nine Rohingyas arrested in Manipur
Nine Rohingyas have been arrested from Moreh town near the Indo-Myanmar border in Manipur's Tengnoupal district with fake Aadhaar cards, police said Saturday. Superintendent of Police Vikramjit told PTI that following a tip-off police apprehended four Rohingyas including two women from the Tengnoupal check post, for possessing fake Aadhaar cards on May 27. The police arrested five other Rohingyas including three women from a hotel in Moreh town on May 28, the SP said. He said investigation revealed that one Tahir Ali, a Rohingya, had married a local Manipuri Muslim woman and was involved in arranging illegal transportation of these foreigners. Ali was arrested from Sora locality in Thoubal district on Friday, the police said. All the arrested except for the "mastermind" Tahir Ali had travelled from the state capital to the border town carrying fake Aadhaar cards, he said. The arrested Rohingyas can neither speak Hindi nor English, leading to communication problems, the SP said, adding
Four arrested after mob thrashes two over theft suspicion in Noida
Four men, who were part of a crowd that thrashed two persons here after tying them to a pole on suspicion of stealing batteries from auto-rickshaws, have been arrested, police said Saturday. Mohd Saleem (60), Ajay (36), Jibrail (25) and Akhil Biswas alias Govind (28) were arrested Friday night, hours after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing the incident, the police said. "The accused were arrested last night after a case was registered against unidentified persons at Sector 20 police station. Those arrested were identified on the basis of their appearance in the videos. They were held from the local auto stand," Circle Officer, Noida 1st, Kaustubh said. On May 30, the two victims, whose identity still remains unconfirmed, were thrashed by a crowd, including auto-rickshaw drivers, in Sector 26 after locals suspected them to be auto battery thieves. The purported video of the incident got widely circulated on social media by next day, prompting police to file an FIR ...
Cong candidate killing: 2 arrested in Odisha
The police after an exchange of fire, arrested two persons in connection with the killing of a Congress' assembly poll candidate in Ganjam district of Odisha. Manoj Jena, Congress candidate from the Aska assembly seat, was shot at on May 22, on the eve of the counting day, and he died on May 24. He, however, did not win the seat. The two accused, both residents of Aska, were arrested on late Friday night. Acting on a tip-off, patrolling was intensified in Golanthara area near here, police said Saturday. After seeing the police personnel, the two fired at them and tried to flee. The police reltaliated and captured both of them, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Berhampur, Prabhat Kumar Routray, said, adding, three others managed to flee. The two accused and as many policemen were injured in the shootout, he said. The arrested persons suffered bullet injuries and were hospitalised, the police officer said, adding that the injured policemen were treated and ...
Four men thrashed for allegedly eating meat inside temple in Bareilly
Four people were beaten up allegedly for eating meat inside a temple premises here, police said on Saturday.Speaking to ANI, Superintendent of Police (SP) Dehat, Sansar Se said, "Four people were beaten up allegedly for eating meat inside a temple May 29.""A case has been registered regarding the same and all accused will be arrested shortly. Locals who thrashed the four people said that they were eating inside a religious place," he added.A video has gone viral in which four people who were eating their lunch inside a temple premises could be seen beaten up mercilessly by a group of men.
Andhra Pradesh: 1 killed over construction of Anganwadi building
One person was killed and five others were injured on Saturday after a minor scuffle over land turned violent in the Anantapuram district of Andhra Pradesh.The incident took place in Patyapuram village and the deceased has been identified as Rajappa.The accused, Chinna Rayudu, allegedly hit Rajappa with a sickle following a dispute over a patch of land allocated for construction of an Anganwadi building by the previous TDP government. But the family of the accused claims that the land belongs to them."Chinna Rayudu and father tried to remove the wall built over the land. Rajappa tried to stop him. In the heat of the moment, son of Gangappa hit Rajappa with a sickle on the head. This lead to the clashes between the two factions. Rajappa died in the clash while five more persons are wounded," said Rural Circle Inspector Dharmavaram.Those wounded were rushed to a local hospital, out of which two critically injured were shifted to Savera Hospital in Anantapuram.The police have registered .
Panaji MLA, Mayor, ex-Deputy Mayor held for molestation
Panaji's Congress MLA, Mayor and former Deputy Mayor were on Saturday booked for allegedly molesting a woman during an anti-encroachment drive outside a casino office in the state capital on Friday.
Man beaten to death while saving activist in Mumbai
A 44-year-old man died while trying to save an activist from an angry mob in Mumbai's posh Bandra Kurla Complex area. Police have registered an FIR against five men and 25 unknown people.The deceased, identified as Sheikh Zafar, sustained heavy injuries when he intervened in a clash between one Syed Mohammad Rafique Chashmawala and a group of men.The incident happened late on Friday when a group of nearly 30 men allegedly beat up Chashmawala, who post videos on Facebook, about alleged builders' mafia in the area, accusing local corporator of being involved in, what he calls, the irregularities."The incident took place around 11 pm on Friday. Complainant Mohd Rafique Chashmawala has been posting videos (on Facebook) for last two years, in which he speaks about irregularities by builders in the area and role of corporator in it. On Friday, corporator's husband Shalim Qureshi went to Rafique's house and the duo started fighting," said Kalpana Gadekar, Senior Police Inspector, Bandra ...
Pak court sentences three JeM activists for terror funding
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced three activists of the Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) for five years each in jail for arranging funds for the proscribed terror outfit amid pressure from the global community to rein in militant groups. The Anti-Terrorism Court found the trio guilty in three separate cases on Friday after funds collected for the militant outfit were recovered from them. They were sent to central prison in Gujranwala in Punjab province. The convicts M Iftikhar, Muhammad Ajmal and Bilal were also fined Rs 45,000, Rs 50,000 and Rs 40,000 respectively besides the sentence. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Gujranwala had earlier registered a case against them, the Express Tribune reported. According to Punjab CTD spokesperson, the investigations and prosecutions are being followed to stop proscribed organisations from indulging in terror financing. The spokesperson warned these organisations and their leaders to desist from such acts or ...
6 people convicted under MCOCA for running fake job syndicate
A Delhi court has awarded varying jail terms to six people under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) for running a syndicate to cheat a large number of people in various states. The convicts -- Vipin Sharma and his wife Hunny, Sachin Sharma, Harshad Alam and his son Aman, and Bhupender Singh -- were held guilty of cheating, forgery, impersonation and criminal conspiracy. While Vipin was sentenced to 12-year rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 55 lakh, the others have been awarded 10-year jail term with a fine of Rs 14 lakh each. Special Judge Rakesh Syal also ordered that the 10 victims be paid compensation of Rs 33.8 lakh by the members of the syndicate out of the fine imposed on them. According to police, this was the first conviction under MCOCA in Delhi. The convicts had cheated people of crores of rupees by assuring them jobs in New Zealand and European countries, the police said, adding that initially they were booked for cheating, criminal conspiracy, ...
Cong MLA, Panaji Mayor among 3 booked for molesting woman
Newly-elected Panaji MLA Atanasio Monserratte of the Congress and city Mayor Uday Madkaikar are among three persons booked by the police for allegedly molesting a woman during an anti-encroachment drive, police said on Saturday. The Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) has undertaken a drive to clear encroachments of off-shore casinos anchored in the river Mandovi. One of the off-shore casinos had allegedly encroached on a footpath and workers of the civic body had gone to the spot Friday to clear it. Monserratte, Madkaikar and former Panaji Mayor Yatin Parekh were accompanying them. The complainant woman, who was part of the group which opposed the demolition of a staircase constructed by the off- shore casino operator, alleged that Monserratte, Madkaikar and Parekh touched her inappropriately, abused her and outraged her modesty, police said. "In her complaint lodged late last night, the woman also alleged that all the accused threatened to kill her," Panaji police sub
Undertrial prisoner escapes from UP jail
An undertrial prisoner escaped from the Muzaffarnagar district jail in Uttar Pradesh, officials said Saturday. The inmate, Dilshad, fled from the prison on Friday, jail superintendent A K Saxena said, adding that a case has been registered and a hunt launched to nab him. The authorities have also ordered a departmental inquiry to ascertain how could the prisoner evade security and flee from the prison. Dilshad was arrested on May 26 in neighbouring Shamli district.
Main accused in Smriti Irani aide murder case arrested
The main accused in the murder of Surendra Singh, a close aide of Amethi MP Smriti Irani, was arrested by the police following an encounter here.According to the police, the accused, identified as Wasim, was held in Shalhapur area on Friday night following an encounter where he sustained a bullet injury and was admitted to a hospital.With this, all the five accused in the case have been arrested.Earlier on Monday, four accused - Ramchandra, Dharmanath, Naseem and Golu - were arrested by the police in connection with the case.A case has been registered against them.Singh, former village head of Barauli, was shot dead at his residence in Amethi on May 25. He was referred to a Lucknow hospital but succumbed to injuries during treatment.
UK retail mogul Philip Green charged with misdemeanour assault
British retail mogul Philip Green has been charged with four counts of misdemeanour assault in the US, after a Pilates instructor accused him of repeatedly slapping and touching her body during classes.
Man shot dead in Delhi's Bawana
A man was allegedly shot dead by some unknown assailants in north-west Delhi's Bawana area on Friday.The man identified as Anil and employed as a welder was shot dead in the evening.Police said it has begun an investigation and is scouring CCTV footage of the area to identify the accused.More details are awaited.
Ex-Roger Stone aide testifies on WikiLeaks before grand jury
A former aide to Trump confidant Roger Stone has testified about WikiLeaks before a federal grand jury in an investigation related to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe. Andrew Miller testified for about two hours on Friday after losing a months-long legal battle to have the subpoena thrown out. Although the Russia investigation is over, the grand jury that worked with Mueller still hears testimony in cases that are tied to the investigation. Mueller's team handed off several cases, including the one against Stone, to other federal prosecutors. Prosecutors sought Miller's testimony as they built a case against Stone, who was charged earlier this year with lying to Congress about his efforts to alert the Trump campaign to WikiLeaks' plans to release damaging information on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign. American intelligence agencies have concluded that WikiLeaks got the information from Russian agents. Stone has pleaded not guilty. Miller's attorney,