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Manipur: NIA seizes Rs 48 lakh in terror funding case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has seized Rs 48 lakh in cash from a woman during an investigation into the activities of proscribed terrorist organisation Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP).The agency is investigating the March 2017 case under Sections 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 20 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act relating to the activities of the organisation.The money was seized from K Pramodini, an employee of RIMS Imphal Manipur. It was produced by Pramodini in the presence of independent witnesses. The amount belongs to N Sobita Devi, wife of accused Dr Mutum Shyamo Singh (Ex Director JNIMS Hospital, Imphal, Manipur).The NIA found out that the amount was handed over to Pramodini by Sobita Devi for the purpose of concealing the terror funds which were collected by Mutum Shyamo Singh as part of his activities in support of proscribed organisation KCP. NIA had arrested Mutum Shyamo Singh on July 6, for his active involvement in KCP. Search was conducted ..
Three nabbed for 'gang-raping' minor: Police
Three persons, including a juvenile, have been apprehended allegedly for raping a minor girl, the police said today. Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna said the incident occurred in a village of Muradnagar area. He said a minor was girl returning home after getting xeroxed some documents on August 29 evening, when the trio accosted her on a desolate road and dragged her to a nearby sugar cane field, where they raped her. The arrested youths have been identified as Zahid and Mohan Pal of Bihing village, the SSP said. They have been booked under section 376 D of the IPC and section 3 and 4 of the POCSO Act, he added.
Researcher admits plot to steal GSK secrets to sell in China
A cancer researcher pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to steal biopharmaceutical trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline in what prosecutors said was a scheme that involved plans to set up companies in China to market them. Yu Xue entered a guilty plea in federal court Friday to a single conspiracy count. The government dropped more than two dozen other pending counts against the researcher as part of the plea. In court Friday, Xue said she didn't understand that the material she was emailing to her private account then to others including portions of her own patent application for certain research was considered trade secrets. "A trade secret to me is not publicly available. The patents I sent to them is publicly available," she said, noting that she sent the preliminary application for a patent on her research. Judge Joel Slomsky noted that prosecutors did not have to prove that she understood it was a trade secret, but that she knew she was sharing confidential materials. Slomsky said
Three juveniles apprehended for stabbing man to death in Delhi
Three juveniles have been apprehended for allegedly stabbing a man to death after robbing his mobile phone at north Delhi's Sarai Rohilla flyover, the police said today. On August 27, the police received information that a man had been stabbed. The deceased was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, the police said. A tattoo was found on the deceased's right hand which read "Shambhu Kumar", Nupur Prasad, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North), said. To identify him, his photo was circulated on WhatsApp in the nearby labour quarters and factories. He was later identified as Shambhu (29), she said. The juveniles were apprehended after Shambhu's mobile phone was traced, Prasad added. They admitted to their crime and told the police that they had killed Shambhu with an intention to steal his mobile phone, she said. Shambhu's mobile phone, the knife used in the crime, blood-stained clothes of the juveniles, which they wore wearing during commission of crime, have been ...
AISA leader slapped at DU
All India Students' Association (AISA) leader and Delhi University student Kawalpreet Kaur on Friday lodged a complaint against two men for slapping and abusing her at the university's Kirori Mal College.
Inmate of shelter home dies at hospital, 2 others missing
An inmate of a city-based shelter home, meant for mentally challenged women, died today while undergoing treatment at a hospital, just a day after two other women staying there went missing. "Anamika (27), an inmate of the Aasra shelter home, was brought to hospital in a critical condition yesterday. She had been complaining of breathlessness and was severely anaemic. She died today at 8 pm," Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) superintendent Rajeev Ranjan Prasad told PTI. Two other inmates of the shelter home, both in their early 30s, are missing since yesterday and an FIR has been lodged at the Rajeev Nagar police station in this connection, SHO Rohan Kumar said. The Aasra shelter home had hit the headlines earlier this month when two of its inmates had fallen ill and were declared brought dead at PMCH. Following the deaths, which had taken place in the intervening night of August 10-11 and evoked an outcry, Manisha Dayal and Chirantan Kumar - who ran the NGO entrusted with ...
HC reserves order in AIADMK MLAs disqualification case
The Madras High Court today reserved its order on a plea by 18 dissident AIADMK MLAs of the TTV Dhinakaran faction challenging their disqualification by assembly speaker last September. A bench of Justice M Sathyanarayanan reserved his order after hearing argument by the two parties today, stretching over to 12 days. The ruling is to have a bearing on the longevity of the Chief Minister K Palaniswami-led government in Tamil Nadu. Justice Sathyanarayanan was the third judge to hear the matter after a split verdict was delivered by a division bench earlier on June 14. While erstwhile Chief Justice Indira Banerjee had on upheld the September 18, 2017 order of Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal disqualifying the MLAs, the other judge on the bench, Justice M Sundar had struck down the MLAs' disqualification. While the ruling meant status quo for the Palaniswami government, some of the disqualified MLAs approached the Supreme Court, seeking transfer of their petition challenging the ruling from ..
4 nabbed in connection with Mangolpuri stabbing
Three men were arrested and a juvenile was apprehended for allegedly stabbing two people to death and injuring three others in random attacks in outer Delhi's Mangolpuri, the police said today. They said the killings were committed without motive. On August 29, two separate incidents of stabbing were reported in Mangolpuri in which five people sustained serious injuries and were admitted to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital. Later on, two of them succumbed to their injuries, they added. During investigation, the police verified the background of deceased but found they did not have enmity with anyone. On the basis of CCTV footage collected from the area, four suspects were identified, they said. Multiple raids were conducted in the area to search for the suspects. On August 30, a juvenile was apprehended and Vishal alias Beil was arrested. During investigation, they revealed about their involvement and also informed the police about two of their other accomplices -- Ashu and Suraj alias
3 men arrested for cheating people on pretext of curing cancer, AIDS
Three men were arrested for allegedly cheating people on the pretext of curing deadly diseases like cancer and AIDS by administering 'desi' medicines, which were actually adulterated ones, including Delhi, the police said today. The accused were identified as Mujamil (34), Ravi Yallappa (38) and Manoj Govind Shirke (34), they said. The victim alleged that his one-and-a-half year old son was suffering from jaundice and was undergoing treatment in AIIMS. He had spent around Rs 2 lakh but there was no improvement in his son's health, the police said. On August 27, a person named Arjun suggested the victim that his son's disease could be cured by ayurvedic medicines. Arjun took him to a shop in Vardhman Plaza on Delhi's Asaf Ali Road. Three persons were running the shop and one of them claimed to be a doctor. The "doctor" checked his son in a hurry and gave a "Bhasm" in a steel box. He assured the victim that his son will be completely cured if he takes the medicine for next four ...
HC allows Akhilesh to renovate his house at Vikramaditya Marg
The Allahabad High Court today allowed former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his MP wife Dimpal Yadav to renovate their bungalow at Vikramaditya Marg here but asked them not to make any structural changes in it. A Lucknow bench also asked them not to make any new construction on the property at 1A, Vikramaditya Marg. The bench of justices Vikram Nath and Abdul Moin gave the order on a plea by Yadav and his wife. They had sought modification of the August 18 order of the court banning new constructions on properties in the high security areas in and around Vikramaditya Marg, Kalidas Marg and Gautam Palli in Lucknow. Yadav and his wife had pleaded that their property at 1A, Vikramditya Marg, was a 'nazul' property recorded in the name of Ujjawala Ramnath from whom they had purchased it and subsequently got it converted to freehold. The property includes a bungalow built in 1940, which had become inhabitable as it had been lying unoccupied since long. Yadav said after he vacated his ..
Madras HC transfers intimidation case against IPS officer to CBI
The Madras High Court today transferred to the CBI the investigation into an intimidation case in which IPS officer P Sivanandi is allegedly involved, setting aside a closure report filed by the CB-CID police. Justice P N Prakash transferred the case allowing a plea by D Pandiraj, who has accused Sivanandi, an inspector general of police (IGP), of intimidating him to withdraw a cheating complaint he had filed against some persons in 2015. The CB-CID had filed the closure report stating that the complaint was a mistake of fact. The court had transferred the case to CB-CID from the local police on July 24, 2015, observing that it was a textbook case demonstrating the 'evil effects' of an unholy nexus between a serving senior police officer, lawyers, businessmen and goondas. In his order today, Justice Prakash referred to a siege protest by a group of laywers at the then high court chief justice's residence here in 2015 as a fallout of the intimidation case and said mobile phone records .
PIL seeks committee against sexual harassment at workplace
A PIL was today filed in the Madras High Court seeking direction to the Tamil Nadu government to set up internal complaints committees in all departments and organisations in consonance with a Supreme Court judgement in Vishaka case. The first bench, headed by Chief Justice V K Tahilramani, transferred the public interest litigation (PIL)petition filed by Prem Anand to another bench headed by Justice S Manikumar. The petitioner while referring to the judgement of the apex court in Vishakha case said the court had on August 13, 1997 laid down 12 guidelines to be followed by employers to prevent or deter acts of sexual harassment. Despite the order, no internal or local complaints committee was constituted by employers in the state, he claimed. He said even after five years of the Parliament enacting the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, thousands of private and public sector establishments, schools and colleges, factories and
Bhima Koregaon violence: Gadling's wife moves SC
Arrested lawyer Surendra Gadling's wife Minal Gadling on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking bail for her husband and four others arrested by the Pune police in June in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence in January this year.In her petition, Gadling's wife sought to extend the benefit of the Supreme Court's order of house arrests to her husband and four other accused in the case, after the apex court permitted house arrests of activists - Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Gautam Navlakha, Vernon Gonsalves and Sudha Bhardwaj-who were arrested last week in connection with the same case.On January 2, the 200th anniversary of Bhima-Koregaon battle took a violent turn when clashes erupted, killing one person and leaving several injured, including 10 policemen.Surendra Gadling, along with Mahesh Raut, Sudhir Dhawale, Rona Wilson and Shoma Sen, who are in judicial custody, was arrested in connection with the Elgaar Parishad on December 31 last year.
IFS officer sentenced to 3 years in jail for corruption
A special CBI court here today sentenced an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer to three years in jail for amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income in a 2005 case. Deputy Conservator of Forests K Bhasmakara Rao was convicted under relevant sections of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 for amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income and sentenced by the court. He was also fined Rs 10 lakh, a CBI release said. The CBI, however, did not specify whether Rao was still serving in the same position or not. The court also ordered forfeiting Rs 30.57 lakh to the Union government and ordered sale of immovable properties in case Rao failed to deposit the amount. The court further ordered appropriating the fine amount of Rs 10 lakh out of surplus money realised on sale of assets. A case was registered on January 31, 2005 against Rao, based on information that Rao had amassed disproportionate assets to the known sources of income of Rs 58.49 lakh between
AIADMK MLA disqualification: SC appointed judge reserves order
The Supreme Court-appointed third judge, Justice M. Sathyanarayanan, of the Madras High Court on Friday reserved his decision in the case relating to disqualification of 18 AIADMK legislators.
Delhi Police files FIR against AI pilot, DGCA official following court order
The Delhi Police has filed an FIR against Air India's head of operations Captain Arvind Kathpalia and aviation regulator DGCA's Joint Director General Lalit Gupta for alleged violation of aircraft rules, an official said today. A court in the national capital had directed the Delhi police to lodge an FIR against them for alleged violation of aircraft rules, tampering with evidence and intimidating a doctor working with Air India in January, 2017. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Airport) Sanjay Bhatia confirmed that it has registered an FIR against Arvind Kathpalia and Lalit Gupta. In a recent order, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur Gupta ruled that Lalit Gupta be named as an accused in the FIR for allegedly covering up the actions of Kathpalia. The court took on record an action taken report (ATR) filed by the Delhi Police and said 'prima facie' cognisable offences were made out which required detailed examination and collection of evidence. "... prima facie ...
Dutch woman found dead in Chennai convention centre
A 24-year old Dutch woman was found dead in her room at a convention centre here, Police said today. Linda Irene, from the Netherlands, was found dead by the staff of the centre yesterday when they opened it with a duplicate key after they suspected something amiss. The woman was to have vacated her room yesterday but did not check out and also did not respond to calls, prompting the staff to open it. The police refused to divulge any more information, saying investigation was underway.
Ola driver, his two associates arrested for robbing passengers
A 24-year-old Ola driver and his two associates were arrested for allegedly robbing passengers of their valuables midway after offering them lift at night, police said today. The accused were identified as Pritam (24), Dinesh (24) and Anuj Kumar (22), they said. Yesterday, the police laid a trap near a Metro Pillar in Kakrola at 8:30 pm. When a Wagon R car arrived at the spot, the police surrounded the three occupants and overpowered them. Subsequently, all the three accused were arrested, police said. The accused, Pritam, had purchased a Wagon R car after taking loan from an acquaintance. The car was registered with Ola. The accused was finding it difficult to manage his day-to-day expenditures as his earnings had dried up in paying loan amount. To fulfil his desires, the accused started indulging in petty thefts, said Anto Alphonse, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Pritam's associates Dinesh and Anuj nurtured similar desires. So, they hired an accommodation and hatched a ...
Fresh plea in SC challenging amendments in SC/ST Act
A fresh plea has been moved in the Supreme Court today challenging the amendment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, claiming it to be a violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution. A bench of justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan directed that the matter will be listed alongwith other pending matters. Advocate Varinder Sharma, appearing for petitioners advocates Suman Rani and Hira Lal Trivedi, said that the amendments made to the 1989, are violative of fundamental rights given under the Constitution. The petition sought setting aside of the addition of Section 18A to the Act, which supersedes the apex court judgment delivered on March 20 by the apex court, which virtually diluted provisions of arrest under SC/ST Act. The March 20 judgment had led to a nationwide protest by the various rights organisations. The petition claims that by the "enactment of Section 18A, the respondent (Union of India) has clearly ignored the order of ...
PSU bank manager sentenced to 5 yrs RI in graft case
A manager of a public sector bank was sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment by a CBI court here today in a corruption case. Four others, including a woman, all partners of a firm, who received illegal advantage, were also sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for varying terms. A total fine of Rs 80 lakh was slapped on all of them. The prosecution case was that S R Karunakaran, while working as a senior manager of Canara Bank here, abused his official position and caused a loss of Rs 2.11 crore to the bank by hatching a criminal conspiracy with the firm's partners. He had permitted a temporary Overdraft from Open Cash Credit accounts without following any banking procedure and also allowed diversion of OCC funds to the four partners of the firm, a CBI release said. After completion of investigation, a charge sheet was filed by the CBI against the accused persons for criminal conspiracy, cheating, forging of documents and other charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act. On ..