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Forensic lab confirms Waghmare shot&killed Gauri Lankesh
The Special Investigation Team probing the Gauri Lankesh murder case got a major breakthrough with a Gujarat based forensic lab confirming that Parashuram Waghmare shot and killed her here on September 5 last year. SIT sources said the entire sequence of events was reconstructed and a video of it along with CCTV footage on the day of incident sent to the Directorate of Forensic Science, which confirmed that the man in both the visuals was the same. "The FSL lab confirmed that the person who appeared in both visuals was the same. It establishes our line of investigation," said the SIT officer, requesting anonymity. Gauri Lankesh, known for her progressive and fearless writing, was shot dead at close range by unknown assailants at her home here on September 5 2017. Meanwhile, the SIT has intensified its hunt for some more people who were either part of the Lankesh murder case directly or indirectly. It has so far arrested 12 people. "They have absconded after the Maharashtra
Dutch bank ING fined $900 million for failing to spot money laundering
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch bank ING Groep NV admitted criminals had been able to launder money through its accounts on Tuesday and agreed to pay 775 million euros ($900 million) to settle the case.
Inter-state gangster arrested
Police in Ghaziabad have arrested an inter-state gangster who carried a prize money of Rs 25,000 and seized a country-made pistol from him.
Gang busted, medicines worth Rs 2 crore seized
Seven robbers, including a doctor based in Delhi, have been arrested and medicines worth over Rs 2 crore looted by them have been seized, police said here on Tuesday.
SC rejects Malegaon blast accused Purohit's plea for judicial probe
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the plea by Malegaon bomb blast case accused Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit for a judicial probe into his alleged abduction and torture by investigating agencies prior to his implication in the case.
Kalaskar was the second shooter to fire at Dabholkar: CBI
Sharad Kalaskar was one of the two shooters who allegedly killed anti-superstition activist Narendra Dabholkar in August, 2013, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told a Pune court Tuesday. The court remanded him in the central probe agency's custody till September 10. The other alleged shooter, Sachin Andure, is now in judicial remand. Kalaskar is an expert in "weapon handling" and was involved in "making of bombs", the CBI told Judicial Magistrate (First Class) S M A Sayyad. "During the investigation, it was revealed that Kalaskar was the other shooter, who fired two bullets at Dabholkar along with Andure (who allegedly fired one round)," said CBI lawyer Vijaykumar Dhakne. The agency wanted his custody to probe his role in the conspiracy further, Dhakne said. The conspiracy was hatched by Virendra Sinh Tawde (already arrested), Kalaskar and others, he said. Defence lawyer Dharmaraj Chandili opposed the demand for CBI custody of Kalaskar. According to the CBI's charge sheet ...
CBI arrests intel officer for receiving bribe
The CBI has arrested an intelligence officer of the Narcotics Control Bureau on the charge of receiving bribe of Rs 50,000, officials said Tuesday. A lawyer who was allegedly receiving the amount on his behalf was also arrested, they said. They said the officer had demanded Rs 2 lakh of which first installment was being exchanged when the arrest was made.
4 who came to kill rival gang member held
Delhi Police on Tuesday said it averted a gang war shooting within the Rohini court complex and arrested four men who had come to kill a rival gang member during a hearing.
Police seek government nod to probe Vadra, Hooda
The Haryana Police said on Tuesday they have sought permission from the state government to further probe the corruption case registered against Congress President Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra, former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and realtors including DLF.
BJP welcomes Hyderabad twin blasts verdict, Cong says such cases should be fast-tracked
The BJP welcomed Tuesday a court verdict convicting two Indian Mujahideen operatives for the 2007 twin bomb blasts here, but stressed such cases should be tried expeditiously, an opinion voiced also by the Congress. The court convicted the two cadres of the terror outfit for bomb blasts that rocked Gokul Chat and Lumbini Park here more than a decade ago, claiming 44 lives. "We welcome the verdict of the court convicting two of the accused in the blast cases," Krishna Saagar Rao, spokesperson of BJP's Telangana unit, told PTI. "However, justice to those killed in these blasts came many years later. These kind of terror cases need to be fast tracked and the guilty should be brought to book through quick trials," he said. P Sudhakar Reddy, the Deputy Leader of Congress in the Telangana Legislative Council, also said fast track courts should be set up for speedy justice in such cases. "Such cases should be speeded up. Fast track courts should be set up. There will be fear if judgements ...
Court grants time to CBI to get sanction to prosecute accused in case against journalist
A special court Tuesday granted one month time to the CBI to procure requisite sanctions to prosecute an accused in a case against journalist Upendra Rai who was arrested by the agency for his alleged involvement in dubious financial transactions. Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann, who was scheduled to take cognisance of the charge sheet in the case, allowed the CBI's plea seeking more time to get the sanctions to prosecute Bureau of Civil Aviation Security Assistant Director Rahul Rathore. In its application, the CBI said the request has been sent to the authority concerned and the probe agency was awaiting its nod in this regard. Besides Rai and Rathore, the CBI has also named a firm, Air One Aviation Pvt Ltd, its chairman-cum-managing director Alok Sharma as accused in its charge sheet. The court has posted the matter for hearing on September 25. At present, Rai is in judicial custody. The CBI had arrested him on May 3 for allegedly indulging in dubious financial transactions and ...
No legal investigation against Demi Lovato's drug dealer
Demi Lovato's alleged drug dealer named Brandon Johnson will not face police investigation after the singer suffered a suspected overdose in July.
NIA court frames charges against six alleged ISIS members
A court in Kerala has framed charges against six youths, alleged to be ISIS terrorists, for trying to carry out terrorist activities in parts of southern India, according to an official statement issued Tuesday. A case was registered suo-motu by the National Investigation Agency on October 1, 2016 based on information regarding activities of some youths, who had the intention of furthering the objectives of the proscribed terrorist group in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the NIA said in a statement. The youths "had got together and formed an ISIS terror module named Ansarul Khilafa-KL over social media platforms and had made preparations to carry out terrorist attacks against prominent persons, including judges, police officers and politicians, and also against foreign nationals and rationalists," it said. The probe agency arrested six members of the terror module on October 2, 2016, when they had organised a meeting at Kanakamala in Kannur district of Kerala, it said. Subsequently, another ..
JD.com shares dip after CEO's arrest and release
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese retailer JD.com Inc's stock fell nearly 3 percent in premarket trading on Tuesday after the firm's CEO was arrested in the United States on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct and later released.
'Missing rifle of JK cop found near stream in Poonch'
The service rifle of a Jammu and Kashmir policeman, which had gone missing last week, was recovered from a desolate place in Poonch district, a senior police officer said Tuesday. The missing automatic AK weapon, belonging to a policeman, was recovered by a search party from near a stream in Shanker Nagar locality in the district. It was found kept hidden, Senior Superintendent of Police (Poonch) Rajiv Pandey said. The rifle went missing from the Poonch district police lines on August 28 following which an inquiry was ordered and the concerned policeman was placed under suspension. A special investigation team was also formed to recover the weapon. An investigation into the matter was launched. It was suspected that someone might have hidden the weapon at some blind spot during the last few days. Accordingly, different teams conducted searches at more than 100 such spots and other suspected locations in and around Poonch town, the officer said. The weapon was finally recovered this ...
Heroin worth Rs 100 crore seized in J-K, four held
The Jammu Narcotics Control Bureau Tuesday claimed to have foiled an attempt to smuggle huge quantity of heroin here and arrested four people in thi0s connection. It recovered over 22 kg heroin and Rs 17 lakh cash form them. Three Kashmiri residents were arrested here for smuggling heroin worth Rs 100 cr from Handwara town in the state to Punjab. The person who was to receive the contraband was also nabbed from the neighbouring state, Virender Yadav, the zonal director of the Jammu NCB, told reporters here. He said a private car was intercepted at Pali Morh on Sunday and its search led to the recovery of 22.145 kg heroin. Three peddlers Bashir Ahmad Mir, Feroz Ahmad Sheikh and Waseem Ahmad Bhat were arrested for smuggling the contraband, Yadav said. Subsequently, he said, the NCB along with the police arrested Paramjit Singh from Jalandhar in Punjab on the disclosure of the arrested people and seized Rs 17.49 lakh. "With these arrests, a nexus of drug traffickers was exposed and ...
Malegaon blasts: SC refuses Lt. Col Purohit's petition seeking SIT probe
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain Lieutenant Colonel Srikant Prasad Purohit's petition seeking a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into his alleged abduction and torture by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in connection with 2008 Malegaon blasts case.While pronouncing the orders, the apex court also asked Purohit, one of the main accused in the case, to approach the trial court.Meanwhile, the Bombay High Court refused to stay framing of charges by the lower court against Purohit and others in connection with the case. The court said that the matter pertaining to the validity of sanction for prosecution against Purohit under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act need to be decided by the trial court.Aparna Purohit, the wife of Purohit, called it a "favourable" order. "It is good that it has been decided who is going to take up the matter. He will definitely get relief. The High Court has told that the trial court should decide the matter. Won't appeal it ...
BJP's Soundararajan stands by her complaint against co-passenger
Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president Tamilisai Soundararajan remained defiant about filing a complaint against co-passenger Sofia, who raised anti-BJP slogans inside and outside an aircraft on Monday.Speaking to media, Soundararajan clarified that in her complaint she did not demand imprisonment of the girl and added that the police must have suspected something, hence jailed the girl after conducting a thorough investigation.Sofia allegedly raised 'Fascist BJP government down down' slogan. The police detained her at the Tuticorin airport hours after the BJP leader filed the complaint."I was sitting at the seat number 3, and Sofia was sitting at the back with her parents. The flight landed and I passed through this 8th number seat. The girl suddenly raised her fist and started she shouted anti-BJP slogan leaning in front of me. The word that she used was very bad and the also the place was not appropriate to put forth personal views," Soundararajan said.The police, on Tuesday, .
Two held guilty for Hyd blasts that killed 44, two let off
A metropolitan court here Tuesday convicted two 'Indian Mujahideen' operatives of murder and terrorism for the 2007 Hyderabad blasts where two powerful explosions ripped through a popular eatery and an open air theatre, killing 44 people and wounding 68, prosecutors said. Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge (in- charge) T Srinivas Rao pronounced Aneeq Shafique Sayeed and Mohammed Akbar Ismail Chowdhari guilty in the 11-year-old case, but acquitted two other accused Farooq Sharfuddin Tarkash and Mohammed Sadiq Israr Ahmed Shaik for want of evidence. The prosecution has now decided to seek capital punishment for the convicts. All the four are natives of Maharashtra. The quantum of punishment as also the judgement on the fifth accused Tarik Anjum, accused of harbouring the perpetrators in New Delhi and other places, will be pronounced on Monday. "The prosecution proved the case against Aneeq Shafique Sayeed and Mohammed Akbar Ismail Chowdhari and they were ...
Retired SI battered to death by relatives over property dispute
A retired police sub-inspector was allegedly battered to death by his relatives in Teliyarganj area in the district following an argument over a long-pending property dispute, the police said Tuesday. One of the three accused involved in battering former SI Abdul Samad Khan was arrested on Tuesday, said Senior Superintendent of Police Nitin Tiwari. Tiwari identified the arrested accused as Mohammed Yusuf. The SSP said as per the complaint lodged by the victim's family members, Khan was battered with iron rods and lathis by ten of their distant relatives following an spat over a property dispute pending in courts for nearly 30 years. Khan was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries in evening during treatment, said the SSP, adding three of the assailants have been identified with the help of a CCTV footage. Karnalganj police station in-charge Alok Misra said the police were hot on the heels of other identified accused, who included two sons, Shebu and Yusuf, of a ...