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Raj: 6-yr-old strangulated to death, body found in water tank
The body of a six-year-old girl with strangulation marks was Thursday found inside a water tank of her house in Rajasthan's Kota district, police said. The incident was reported from Old Railway Colony of Kota city, they said. The body of Gunisha Koli had ligature marks on her neck as she was probably strangulated with her vest, SHO, Railway Colony Police Station, Anis Ahmed said. The girl was asleep in one of the rooms with her mother Geeta. At around 3.30 am, the mother woke up and found her child to be missing, they said. The family informed the police and began searching for the girl, who was found inside the water tank on the terrace of the house, they added. "It is a clear case of murder, the girl was first strangulated and later thrown in the water tank to cover up the crime," Ahmed said. When the incident occurred there were nine persons in the house and one of them is likely to have committed the crime, he alleged. The victim's parents were separated and she was staying at ...
Alabama set to execute man for pastor's slaying
A man who was nearly put to death before an execution warrant expired last month amid disagreements between U.S. Supreme Court justices is again set to die by lethal injection in Alabama. Christopher Lee Price's execution is scheduled for Thursday at Holman prison. The 46-year-old was convicted of using a sword and knife to kill a country preacher during a 1991 Christmas time robbery. Price would become the second inmate put to death in Alabama in two weeks. Attorneys for Price asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay in a request filed late Wednesday. Lower courts previously refused to postpone the execution. Price has asked to instead die by nitrogen hypoxia, an execution method Alabama has legally authorised but not developed. His lawyers argue the method, which kills by depleting the body of oxygen, would be less painful than lethal injection. Price sued the state over Alabama's current practices, and the inmate's attorneys told the Supreme Court the state is rushing to execute him
Two people shot dead in northeast Delhi's Jyoti Nagar area, three arrested
Three people were arrested by the police after they killed two men at Delhi's Jyoti Nagar area, officials said Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Govinda (28) who was returning from a gym and Akash (27) who was passing by when the accused opened fire. Both the deceased were residents of Jyoti Nagar. The three arrested men have been identified as Aman (19) and Ankit (19), both residents of Saboli Vistar in Delhi and Ashu (19), a resident of Meet Nagar. The main accused Anil - a resident of Jyoti Nagar, is still absconding. The incident took place on Wednesday night at around 10.45 pm, police said. "The accused persons fired on Govinda when he was returning from the gym. During the shootout, some bullets hit a passerby who was later identified as Akash," said Atul Kumar Thakur, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast). The victims were rushed to the GTB Hospital where they were declared brought dead, the DCP said. Investigation revealed that Govind and Anil had filled cross
SIS India pays Rs 36 lakh to settle case with Sebi
Security and Intelligence Services (India) Thursday settled with Sebi a case of alleged violation of public issue norms by paying over Rs 36 lakh towards settlement charges. The regulator had initiated proceedings and sent notice to the firm in April 2017 wherein it was alleged that Security and Intelligence Services (SIS) had issued and allotted equity shares to more than 49 persons on nine occasions from April 1988 till February 2012 (mostly to its employees) due to preferential allotment or stock options. Under the Companies Act, a issue is deemed to be a public issue if it is allotted to more than 49 persons. "In view of the allotment of shares...which shall be deemed to be a public offer/issue, it was alleged that the Noticee (SIS) had failed to comply with various statutory/ regulatory requirements pertaining to a public issue," the regulator said. The firm allegedly violated DIP (Disclosure and Investor Protection) Guidelines and ICDR (Issue of Capital and Disclosure ...
Hong Kong raises jail threshold for proposed extradition law
Hong Kong's government on Thursday made more concessions to a controversial proposed extradition law for mainland China, saying only those wanted for crimes facing at least a seven-year jail sentence would be handed over. The city's pro-Beijing authorities are pushing a bill through the legislature which would allow case-by-case extraditions to any jurisdiction it doesn't already have a treaty with -- including mainland China. Historically the city has baulked at mainland extraditions because of the opacity of China's criminal justice system and its liberal use of the death penalty. The extradition plan has sparked huge protests and mounting alarm within Hong Kong's business and legal communities -- as well as foreign governments -- who fear it will hurt the semi-autonomous financial hub's international appeal. Faced with a growing criticism both domestically and abroad -- and angry debates in the city's parliament -- the city's security chief has unveiled a series of tweaks to the ...
Ensure scientific probe at station level in missing children cases: HC to police
The Delhi High Court has asked the police to ensure proper scientific investigation of missing children cases at the police station and district levels as all such matters cannot be transferred to the Crime Branch, "where the success rate seems to be very high". To ensure maximum and early results in such cases with the least amount of manpower, a bench of justices Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal suggested providing latest technology at police stations and prescribing standard operating procedures so that there was a "synergy of resources". "The Commissioner of Police is directed to take steps to ensure that proper scientific investigation is carried out of missing children cases at the police station level as well as the district level as all cases cannot be transferred to the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit or the Crime Branch, where the success rate seems to be very high," the bench said. The suggestions of the court came while disposing of a habeas corpus petition moved by the ...
Assange 'not well', US extradition hearing moved to June
Britain's review of a US request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on espionage charges has been moved to June, with his lawyer telling court on Thursday the whistleblower is in poor health. The United States has slapped 18 charges against the 47-year-old Australian, who had been hiding in London's Ecuadorian embassy for seven years until his arrest on April 12. Sweden has since reopened a 2010 rape investigation against Assange and could file its own extradition request. The Westminster Magistrates Court in London held a brief hearing on Thursday at which it moved the US case to June 12. Chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot referred to Assange as "not very well", with the next hearing possibly taking place at the Belmarsh prison where he is serving a separate 50-week sentence for skipping bail. "It may be more convenient for everyone if it's there," Arbuthnot said. WikiLeaks expressed "grave concerns" Wednesday over Assange's condition. The websites, which published a trove of
Critical social media post against WB CM: SC grants 7-day protection to activist
The Supreme Court Thursday granted seven-day protection from arrest to social activist Anirban Das against whom a case has been lodged for publishing a social media post critical of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. A vacation bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose, while granting seven-days protection from arrest, said that Das can move the concerned court for relief. Advocate Dipak Jena, appearing for Das, said there was a lawyers strike in West Bengal and he may be arrested by the police for writing the post on social media. The bench told him that there was no strike at present in the courts in West Bengal and he can approach the appropriate courts for the relief. Jena said that police has lodged an FIR against him at Alipurduar police station and Das had already tendered an unconditional apology to a local Trinmool Congress leader, who made the complaint against him.
BJP worker stabbed to death in Bengal
A BJP worker was stabbed to death in West Bengal's West Burdwan district on Thursday, police said. Sushil Mondal, 49, was killed allegedly by a Trinamool Congress activist following an altercation over putting up BJP flags at Panduk village under Ketugram police station limits. Local TMC leaders, however, claimed Mondal was a victim of the party's internal feud. Police said Mondal's wife has lodged a complaint against three persons who are on the run. According to the complaint filed with the police, Mondal was putting up BJP flags in the village when three persons objected and, during an altercation, one of the three stabbed Mondal with a dagger in the abdomen. When taken to a local hospital, the BJP activist was declared dead, the complaint said. The FIR named three accused but did not mention their political affiliation. However, the three are locally known as TMC workers. Local TMC MLA Sheikh Sahnawaz claimed that the party was not connected to the incident and the killing is a ...
Saradha scam: CBI questions IPS officer for seven hours on second day
IPS officer Arnab Ghosh was grilled for seven hours by the CBI on Thursday as he appeared before the agency for the second consecutive day in connection with the multi-crore Saradha scam. Ghosh, one of the members of the special investigation team (SIT) that initially probed the scam, was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation over alleged suppression of evidence, sources in the agency said. Police officials also submitted two trunks containing scam-related documents that had long been sought by the central investigating agency. The CBI, which took over the probe in the case following a Supreme Court order in 2014, had also summoned former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, who headed the SIT, to appear before it in connection with the scam. Kumar, who is presently the West Bengal CID additional director, is yet to respond to the CBI summons. The Calcutta High Court Thursday granted him protection from arrest and any coercive action till July 10 in the Saradha chit ..
Ugandan woman becomes first inmate of detention centre in Goa
A woman from Uganda, arrested Thursday at Calangute for illegally staying in Goa, was sent to the newly-opened detention centre for foreign nationals in Mapusa town, becoming its first inmate, officials said. The 27-year-old woman, Nakimbugwe Justine, was sent to the detention centre and restrictions were imposed on her movement in the state till she provides valid legal documents, an order issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) said. "The woman was arrested by Calangute police when she was found without valid documents in the coastal belt," Superintendent of Police (FRRO) Bosco George said. "She will not move out of the detention centre till her travel arrangements are made, as there is every likelihood that she may disappear and indulge in undesirable activities," he said. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had Wednesday opened the detention centre for foreign nationals at Mapusa town, nine kms from here. The government spent Rs 50 lakh to convert .
Saradha chit fund case: Cal HC grants protection from arrest
The Calcutta High Court Thursday granted protection from arrest and any coercive action till July 10 to West Bengal CID Additional Director General Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha chit fund scam case. The vacation bench of the court granted him a month's protection from June 10, when the court will reopen after summer break, and directed Kumar to deposit his passport within 24 hours of the passing of the order. The former Kolkata police commissioner has also been asked to cooperate with the CBI investigation into the multi- crore chit fund case. The court ordered the probe agency to send a designated officer to Kumar's residence every day at 4 pm to record his attendance. Justice Pratik Prakash Banerjee ruled that the petition will appear before a regular bench on June 12 after the court reopens following a summer vacation. Kumar moved the Calcutta High Court Thursday, seeking quashing of the CBI notice served on him over alleged suppression of facts in the Saradha chit fund scam ...
Another fake invoices racket busted, company proprietor held
: The proprietor of a firm here was Thursday arrested after a case of fake invoices and evasion of GST was registered against the company by the anti-evasion wing of the Medchal central GST commissionerate. The case was part of the cases registered in connection with the racket of procuring and supplying fake GST invoices allegedly by five firms without actual supply of goods. The racket by the five companies was busted and three people were arrested on May 23, officials said. The owner of the firm, arrested Thursday, had taken 'fraudulent' input tax credit (ITC) based on fake invoices received from nine different entites located in Kolkata and Hyderabad without actual receipt of goods, principal commissioner M Srinivas said in a press release here. The fraudulent ITC taken was utilised by the firm for evasion of GST payable by them on their supplies of aluminium and copper scrap, which were procured from the open market and unregistered suppliers, the senior official ...
SC to hear on Jun 3 hospital's plea against HC order directing demolition of five floors
The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to hear a plea filed by a Chennai-based private hospital challenging the Madras High Court order directing the authorities to demolish top five floors of the facility's eight-storey block for construction in alleged violation of the approved building plan. A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose said the plea filed by Billroth Hospitals will be heard on June 3. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the hospital, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before the bench and said the high court has set a deadline to demolish the five floors of the block. The high court has ordered that demolition would commence from June 16.
PIL in HC for uniform civil code
A PIL was moved in the Delhi High Court on Thursday seeking directions to the Centre to frame a uniform civil code to promote unity, fraternity and national integration. The petition filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay said the government had "failed" to put in place a uniform civil code, as provided under Article 44 of the Constitution. A uniform civil code would replace the personal laws, based on the scriptures and customs of various religious communities, with a common set of rules governing every citizen of the country. The plea says Goa has a common civil code since 1965, which is applicable to all of its residents, and it is the only state to have it as of now. Upadhyay, also a lawyer, in his petition has sought directions to the Centre "to constitute a judicial commission or a high-level expert committee to draft the uniform civil code in the spirit of Article 44 of the Constitution within three months, while considering the best practices of ...
INX media case transferred to MP MLA court as Karti Chidambaram becomes MP
INX media case, in which newly-elected Member of Parliament Karti Chidambaram is facing a probe, was transferred to MP MLA special court from a CBI court on Wednesday owing to jurisdiction issue.Karti had won from Sivaganga parliamentary seat by a margin of over 3 lakh votes in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha elections.This comes after, Special CBI judge Anurag Sain had reserved the order till May 29 over a plea filed by Indrani Mukerjea seeking to turn approver in the case. Now, the matter will be heard by MP MLA special court judge Arun Bhardwaj.Bhardwaj has however sought time till June 7, as he has to go through the case file.Indrani Mukerjea, who is currently lodged in Byculla jail in connection with the murder case of her daughter Sheena Bora, had earlier told the court that she voluntarily agreed to become an approver in the case.The probe agency had submitted before the court that it has come across evidence in the form of conversations which only Mukerjea is privy to and ...
INX Media case against Karti sent to special court
A court here on Thursday transferred the INX Media case against newly-elected MP Karti Chidambaram to a special court trying cases against lawmakers.
Saradha scam: Bengal IPS officer grilled again
West Bengal IPS officer Arnab Ghosh was on Thursday interrogated by the CBI for the second day for nearly seven hours in connection with the multi-crore Saradha Chit Fund scam case, a CBI source said.
SC says media report on NRC procedure disturbing
In the backdrop of reports that a decorated former army officer has been declared a foreigner by a tribunal in Assam, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the NRC state coordinator to ensure that fair procedure is adopted in dealing with the claims and objections on inclusion of citizens in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC). A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose, without referring to any specific matter, said "disturbing" reports have emerged in the media regarding procedure to deal with claims and objections. According to Assam police, Mohammad Sanaullah, a former army officer who had won a President's medal, was apprehended on Wednesday and sent to a detention camp in after a foreigners' tribunal declared him a 'foreigner'. Family members of Sanaullah, a resident of Kolohikash village in Kamrup district, have said they will approach the Gauhati High Court against the tribunal's order. "There are very disturbing reports in the ...
Man dies after acid attack, woman accompanying him injured
A man died and a woman accompanying him suffered severe burn injuries after some unidentified persons threw acid at them on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in the district, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Tuesday night when the duo was on their way to Dahisar, a northern suburb of Mumbai, police said. The deceased was identified as Avinash Tiwari (41), they said. "After having dinner at a hotel on the highway, the duo was returning to Dahisar on a motorcycle. When they were waiting to cross the road at Versova bridge near a petrol pump, some unidentified persons attacked them with acid," senior inspector of Valiv police station, Vilas Chowgule, said. Tiwari, who suffered grievous injuries in the attack, died during treatment at a hospital in Kandivli, he said, adding that the woman, 38, was being treated. The motive behind the attack is yet to be known, police said. An offence under IPC sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder) and 326A (voluntarily ...