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SocGen expects around $1.4 billion in U.S. sanctions penalties
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Societe Generale expects penalties relating to its dispute with U.S. authorities over international sanctions violations to be close to 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion) which would almost entirely be covered by provisions.
Rape accused absconding for 3 years arrested in UP
A gang-rape accused, who was absconding since 2015, has been arrested from Kandhla town in Shamli district, police said on Tuesday. The accused Saleem, arrested Monday, was carrying a reward of Rs 5,000 on his head, they said. A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by Saleem and Arif three years back and was absconding since then, police said, adding search is on for the other accused.
Annoyed over sold-out Ice Cube concert, man fires gun
A man fired shots into a crowded area after he came to know that rapper Ice Cube's concert was a sold-out event.According to Fox News, the unidentified suspect was eventually shot and injured by Sheriff's deputy in California's Del Mar city on Sunday.The suspect, who is yet to be identified was rushed to a nearby hospital. Police officials confirmed that the area where the shots were fired was heavily crowded.The concert took place at Del Mar Racetrack, as planned, after the operators around 7:30 p.m. (local time) tweeted about the "situation being contained".Law enforcement agencies confirmed that a person got injured after the suspect fired guns.
Suspect in stabbing of Americans believes Dutch insult Islam
An Afghan asylum-seeker accused of stabbing two Americans in Amsterdam believes that Islam is insulted in the Netherlands, Dutch prosecutors said Monday, giving the first indication of why they think a "terrorist motive" was behind the attack. The 19-year-old suspect is accused of stabbing the 38-year-old tourists Friday in an unprovoked attack after he arrived at Amsterdam's Central Station on an international train. The American men were not targeted because of their nationality, which the alleged attacker did not know, prosecutors said. The suspect's grievance was with the European country where the assault took place, they said in a written statement. "It is apparent from his statements that he believes that in the Netherlands, the Prophet Muhammad, the Quran, Islam and Allah are repeatedly insulted," prosecutors said, noting that the young Afghan man specifically mentioned Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, who is well known for his fierce anti-Islam rhetoric. "From the suspect's ...
Eight arrested for selling newborns to childless couples
Eight people have been arrested for allegedly selling newborn babies to childless couples, police sources said on Monday. The arrests were made over the last month. The police sources said so far only the couriers, who were involved in delivering the babies, have been arrested and they are looking for others connected with the racket. They said the kingpin of the racket, suspected to be a woman, is yet to be arrested. The racket came to the notice of the Delhi Police Crime Branch last month, following which two police personnel met one of the accused posing as a childless couple, they said. He was arrested after he handed over a newborn baby to the police personnel, they added. Four babies have been rescued so far, the police sources said, adding that it is being probed whether the newborns were kidnapped from hospitals. So far, sources said, they have not found any missing complaints registered for the babies. "It is a matter of investigation whether the parents of the babies were ...
After HC questions Maha cops' press meet, Cong asks CM to act
Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil Monday demanded that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis act against senior police officials after the Bombay High Court questioned them for holding a press conference in connection with the recent arrests of Left-wing activists. State Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Param Bir Singh had addressed the media on the case last Friday and read out letters allegedly exchanged between the activists. A division bench of Justices S S Shinde and Mridula Bhatkar Monday questioned how the police could read out such documents which may be used as evidence in the case. "How can the police do this? The matter is sub judice. The Supreme Court is seized of the matter. In such cases, revealing information pertaining to the case is wrong," Justice Bhatkar said. "The chief minister should act against them, now that the High Court has censured the police. The police tried to pressurise the court even before they ...
Fresh protests in Gilgit for immediate release of Gilgit leader Baba Jan
Protests are being held in Pakistan occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Gilgit for the immediate release of political activist Baba Jan, who was recently acquitted by the Hunza Court in a case brought by the state of Pakistan against him but wasn't released from the prison. The case was filed against him for raising the issue of illegal allotment of marble mines to Chinese companies in Nasirabad valley of Hunza.The locals in Gilgit Baltistan hit the streets to demand Baba Jan's immediate release from the jail."My mother has asked me to put this question before all sisters and mothers of Hunza and Gozal as to why her son (Baba Jan) was arrested. What was his crime? You all have your children at your homes but I am dying to meet my son," said Baba Jan's sister Nazreen.The General Secretary of Awami Worker's Party Dr. Bakhshal Thalo also raised his voice in solidarity with the jailed activist and asserted that Baba Jan is not one person but everyone represents Baba Jan. He said, "I want to say this
BSP panchayat member from UP shot dead in Delhi
A 35-year-old BSP panchayat member from Uttar Pradesh was shot dead allegedly by two unidentified men in southeast Delhi's Batla House Monday, police said. The deceased was identified as Dilshad, who was living in Jogha Bai Extension in Jamia Nagar, they said. Police were informed about the incident at 6.05 pm, following which Dilshad was rushed to Holy Family Hospital where he died during the course of treatment, said Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast). Local enquiry has revealed that two persons, who were wearing helmets and were on foot, fired four rounds at him, he said. Police said a case had been registered and investigation was underway. Dilshad is survived by wife, an eight-year-old daughter, two sons, aged seven years and seven months, respectively. He was involved in real estate business in Okhla and was also connected to the Bahujan Samaj Party in Meerut, police said. It is suspected that the murder was a fallout of personal enmity, they said.
Brazil court lifts ban on glyphosate weedkiller
An appellate court lifted a court-ordered suspension of licenses in Brazil for products containing glyphosate, an industrial weedkiller in common use in Latin America's agricultural powerhouse. Federal appeals court judge Kassio Marques ruled that "nothing justified" the suspension by a lower court, saying it had been abruptly imposed "without previous analysis of the grave impact it would have on the country's economy and on production in general.
Cousin held for raping teenager in Gautam Buddh Nagar's Jewar: police
With the arrest of a 23-year-old man, the Gautam Buddh Nagar Police Monday claimed to have cracked an alleged case of rape of a minor. The arrested accused is a cousin of the victim, police said. Initially, a complaint of gang rape had been filed in the case, they said. On August 24, a 16-year-old girl, resident of a village in Jewar area, was returning home after sewing classes when she was "kidnapped and raped", police said. An FIR was registered at Jewar police station on August 29 amid allegations of "delay" in filing the case, which officials refuted. The accused was arrested from Jahangirpur bus stand this morning and is a cousin of the victim from her maternal side, Station House Officer SS Bhati said. The arrested man is a resident of Munda Kheda village in Bulandshahr district's Khurja area, he added. He has confessed to having made the girl drink beer and raped her at an isolated spot near Dastampur, the SHO said. "On inputs received from the accused, police went to the spot
Maha: Woman gang-raped in Gadchiroli district; four held
A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped by four men in front of her male friend in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, the police said Monday. Police have arrested all the accused. The incident occurred near Krishna Nagar village in Chamorshi taluka, around 40 kms from here, on August 29 when the woman and her friend had gone for an outing near Laldongri hills, said Chamorshi police station official Gorakh Gaikwad. The accused stopped the motorcycle, beat her friend and tied him up before dragging the woman to nearby bushes where they raped her, he said. They robbed the man of cash worth Rs 4,000, he said. They let her go after some time, Gaikwad said. The woman was admitted in a local hospital and an FIR was lodged with the police. The accused are identified as Nikhil Mandal, Mahadeo Barai, Rajesh Dakwa and Swarup Mistry, all residents of Krishna Nagar village in the taluka, he said. They have been booked under various sections of the IPC for gang rape and others, the ...
BSP Panchayat member shot dead in Delhi
A 35-year-old Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Panchayat member from Uttar Pradesh was shot dead here on Monday, police said.
Reuters journalists' imprisonment blow to democracy: Editors Guild
The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Monday said the arrest and imprisonment of two Reuters journalists was a "big blow to democracy" and demanded their release at the earliest.
PMLA court seeks Mallya's reply to ED's fugitive offender plea
A special court on Monday gave Vijay Mallya three weeks time to reply to an ED plea seeking that he be declared a fugitive under the newly-introduced Fugitive Economic Offenders Act. Special PMLA judge M S Azmi directed the beleaguered liquor baron, through his counsel, to file his reply on September 24 in response to the application by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The ED has charged Mallya under the new law in connection with a Rs 9,000 crore alleged bank fraud case and has sought immediate confiscation of assets worth about Rs 12,500 crore belonging to him. The PMLA court had, earlier, issued non-bailable warrants against the businessman in two cases filed by the ED. According to the new law, a fugitive economic offender is any individual against whom warrants for arrest is issued for his involvement in select economic offences involving amount of at least Rs 100 crore or more and has left India so as to avoid criminal prosecution. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 got .
Akali Dal activist, wife shot dead in Punjab
The Punjab Police launched a manhunt on Monday after a prominent Shiromani Akali Dal activist and businessman was shot dead along with his wife in Sangrur town in Punjab.
HC orders CID to file probe report on ex-SP's 'extortion' case
The Calcutta High Court Monday directed the CID to file a report in a month on the progress of probe into the extortion case against former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh and the alleged involvement of her husband M A V Raju in it. A division bench, comprising justices Joymalyo Bhattacharya and R K Kapoor, directed the CID to file the report on October 1 in connection with a bail prayer moved by Raju, who is in custody for the last 26 days. Raju was arrested by the CID immediately after the high court rejected his anticipatory bail prayer on August 8. Moving his bail prayer, Raju's counsels claimed that he worked in a respectable position in a reputed organisation and has been a regular tax payer. They claimed that he was in possession of money earned by him. Opposing the bail prayer, public prosecutor Saswata Gopal Mukherjee submitted that Rs 2 crore have been recovered from a flat, which was in Raju's possession, at Madurdaha in Kolkata and the source of the money is yet to be ...
MP: Man's hand chopped off after dispute over missing cows
In a gruesome incident in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district, five members of a family thrashed a man and chopped one of his hands off with a sword, after an argument ensued over his missing cows."The incident happened around 9 pm on Sunday night, when the family of Sattu Yadav attacked the man after he inquired about his missing cows. A fight followed and the family members of Sattu Yadav tied the victim, identified as Prem Narayan Sahu, to a tree and chopped off his right arm with a sword. His left hand is also badly injured," police officer Rajendra Kumar Dhurve told ANI."We have arrested two of the accused, but three others of the family are missing," Dhurve added. The family has been charged with attempted murder under section 323 of the Indian Penal Code.
MP: Video showing footwear flung at Chouhan's rally goes viral
A video showing what seems like footwear flung close to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan while he was addressing a public gathering here has gone viral. Chouhan was addressing a crowd at Puja Park Monday as part of his "Jan Ashirwad Yatra" when the incident happened and a senior police official said that it was being probed. "We have come across the video but it is blurred," the official said. Meanwhile, three people were also arrested here for shouting slogans and showing black flags to Chouhan while he was addressing the meeting. "We have arrested Pramod Singh, Mirtunjai Mishra and Sanjay Mishra of the local Arakshan Virodhi Manch, an anti quota organisation, for sloganeering, misbehaving with public servants and disturbing peace at the public meeting. Black flags have also been recovered," additional superintendent of police SK Sharma told PTI. The three have been charged under sections 353 (use of criminal force to deter public servant to perform ..
CBI gets custody of "second shooter" in Dabholkar case
A city court on Monday granted the custody of arms haul accused Sharad Kalaskar to the CBI for probing his alleged role in the killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. Kalaskar was arrested last month by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in connection with the seizure of arms and ammunition from different parts of the state. Kalaskar and three other accused in the arms haul case -- Vaibhav Raut, Sudhanwa Gondhalekar and Shrikant Pangarkar -- were produced before Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Padalkar after their police remand ended. The judge, responding to an application filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), allowed the agency to take the custody of Kalaskar in the Dabholkar killing case. The CBI had sought Kalaskar's custody on the ground that his custodial interrogation is required to ascertain his alleged role in the Dabholkar killing case. The agency also needs to find his "incriminating" link with Sachin Andure, the alleged main shooter arrested last ..
Girl inmate of shelter home 'swallows' glass shards, hospitalised
A 12-year-old girl inmate of a state-funded shelter home here was hospitalised after she allegedly swallowed glass shards in a bid to commit suicide due to the "torture" inflicted upon her. Hailing from Assam's Kamrup district, the girl was admitted to Sadar hospital by the shelter home staff on Sunday evening after she told them about it, the superintendent of the welfare home Anuja Kumari said. Talking to media persons in the hospital, the girl alleged that inmates were beaten and not given adequate food at the shelter home run by an NGO in Ratanpur area of Begusarai. She further claimed that the shelter home's warden had threatened to strip and thrash her for not admitting to stealing a shampoo pouch. The fear of being physically assaulted forced her to think of committing suicide, the girl said, adding that she did not wish to return to the welfare home. However, the District Social Welfare Department Assistant Director (Child Protection Unit) Vasudev Kashyap claimed that the ...