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Cases against three in fake job racket
Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police registered cases against three persons for allegedly running a fake job racket in the Kashmir valley here, an official said today. The accused were identified as Mahmood Khan, Mukesh Kumar and Ram Lakhan, all from New Delhi. "Crime Branch received a communication from Cyber Crime Cell, Kashmir, according to which complainants from various districts of Kashmir were swindled of huge sums of money with the promise of a job in Airport Authority of India," an official spokesman said. During the Cyber Crime Cell's preliminary verification, it was found that the complainants had deposited Rs 5.88 lakh in four accounts of State Bank of India in various branches in Delhi and Noida. "After obtaining money from the complainants, neither jobs have been provided nor the money returned. The hard-earned money of the complainants was grabbed in a fraudulent and dishonest manner, the spokesman said. Elaborating on the modus operandi, he said the fraudsters ...
SC Judge recuses from hearing plea of Malegaon blast accused
A Supreme Court Judge on Monday recused from hearing a 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.
Russian court jails Kremlin critic Navalny for 30 days
A Moscow court today gave a 30-day jail sentence to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny over an unsanctioned protest earlier this year, just days before another planned political rally. Judge Alexei Stekliyev of the Tverskoy District Court in the capital ruled that Navalny had repeatedly violated Russian law with a call for a mass protest in January, an AFP correspondent in the courtroom reported. Navalny was detained on Saturday evening outside his home in Moscow. His charges pertain to an unsanctioned protest he organised on January 28, violating Russia's strict laws which forbid any public event without city hall's authorisation. In the courtroom today, Navalny's defence lawyer asked the judge for two days in order to read through the case, which contains 219 pages, but Stekliev only allowed 30 minutes. Speaking before the decision, the 42-year-old Kremlin critic said the case was an indictment of Russia's political system. "Over the past four years... Moscow has not once ...
Organisation apologies to SC after it takes exception to plea 'targeting' CJI
A charitable organisation tendered today an "unconditional apology" to the Supreme Court for raking up the issue of "conflict of interest" against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra. The apex court, which had expressed anguish over an emerging "trend of targeting judges" and had indicated that it may impose a fine of Rs 25 lakh on the organisation, today accepted the apology of the organisation. The organisation 'Bhartiya Matdata Sangathan', in its plea, had alleged that in disregard of constitutional morality, a relative of the CJI, who is an MP from Odisha, was practising as a senior lawyer in the courts and tribunals here. A bench comprising the CJI and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud took note of the submissions of senior advocate Vikas Singh, representing the organisation and closed the case. The objectionable plea was filed by the organisation in a PIL of BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay. The court on July 9 had reserved its verdict on the PIL seeking to ban ...
Three arrested in UP for carrying severed head of cow
Three persons were arrested today in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district after a purported video showing them carry the severed head of a cow went viral on social media, police said. In the video, Mujahid Ali, Intezar and Zakir Ahmed, were purportedly seen moving around with the head of a slaughtered cow in the lanes of Rampur village under the Khudaganj police station, SP (City) Dinesh Tripathi said. A local BJP leader, Rajiv Kumar Singh, had lodged an FIR against them yesterday, following which the trio was arrested, Tripathi said.
Man stabs Facebook friend's father to death
A 28-year-old youth stabbed to death his Facebook friend's father in West Bengal's West Burdwan district, police said on Monday.
Elderly accused of raping 10-yr-old sentenced to life imprisonment
A 65-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a POCSO court here today for abducting and raping a minor girl. The court also imposed a penalty of Rs one lakh over the convict. The judgment came in a record five working days after the charge sheet in the matter was submitted on August 20, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) at the Kota POCSO Court Kamal Kant Sharma said. Judge Girish Kumar Agrawal sentenced Pappu alias Hariram, a resident of Chawani Ramchandrapura here to life imprisonment for abducting and raping a 10-year-old girl, the SPP said. The girl was attending her mother at a hospital on October 13, 2017 when the accused took her on pretext of providing her money. He took her to Lakheri town where he raped her near a railway station and later left her. The victim somehow managed to reach Kota railway station where she narrated the incident to police. A case was lodged the next day in Nayapura police station in Kota under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) .
Bhushan Steel ex-promoter's challenge to SFIO's arrest powers not frivolous: HC
The Delhi High Court said today that on the face of it, it does not find "frivolous" the plea by Bhushan Steel's erstwhile promoter Neeraj Singal, arrested for allegedly siphoning off funds worth over Rs 20 billion, against the powers of arrest of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO). "Prima facie we do not think the challenge is frivolous," a bench of justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel said while reserving its decision on Singal's interim application for release from judicial custody. The court said it will pronounce its decision on Singal's interim application on August 29. During the nearly three-hour-long arguments in the matter, the SFIO opposed any interim relief to Singal, saying that given the seriousness and magnitude of the offence he was accused of and his antecedents, he was not entitled to be released from custody. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Maninder Acharya termed the alleged offence as "economic terrorism", saying siphoning off Rs 2,000 crore would ...
NGT directs action against illegal shops in northeast Delhi causing pollution
The National Green Tribunal has directed the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to check burning of tyres and close illegal denting and painting shops in northeast Delhi. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel ordered the municipal corporation, DPCC and the DCP, of the area to take immediate action against such units in Gokulpur village in Shahdara. "In view of the order of this tribunal, no tyre burning or denting and painting works ought to be allowed in the old mini market, Gokalpur Village. Since, it is stated that in violation of the order of the tribunal, burning of tyre and denting and painting work is still continuing, we direct the DPCC to execute the order of this tribunal. "EDMC Shahdara and DCP, North East Delhi may facilitate the execution of the order. The applicant is permitted to move the above authorities. It may furnish complete set of papers to the said authorities for compliance of this ...
Major Gogoi indicted by CoI in Srinagar hotel case
Maj. Leetul Gogoi, who was at the centre of the 'human shield' controversy, has been indicted by an Army court of inquiry for "fraternising" with a local woman in Srinagar, paving the way for possible court martial, army officers said. Army sources said disciplinary action has been recommended against Maj. Gogoi after an Army court of inquiry (CoI), conducted by a brigadier, indicted him for the Srinagar hotel incident on May 23. The findings of the CoI have been vetted by the General Officer Commanding of the 15 Corps, based in Srinagar. Maj. Gogoi was detained by police following an altercation at the hotel in Srinagar where he was allegedly trying to enter with an 18-year-old woman. Days later, the Army had ordered the CoI into the incident after Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said in Pahalgam that exemplary punishment would be given to Maj. Gogoi if he was found guilty of "any offence". "If any officer of the Indian Army is found guilty of any offence, we will take strictest possible
Class 9 student gang-raped in Gr Noida's Dankaur; 2 held
A Class 9 student was allegedly raped by three men who kidnapped her from Dankaur area of Gautam Buddh Nagar in a car today, police said. The incident took place near Roshanpur village this morning and two of the accused have been arrested, they said. "The girl was on her way to relieve herself outside the village when the three accused kidnapped her and raped her in the car," Superintendent of Police (Rural) Aashish Shrivastava said. "They later dumped the girl near the village and fled," he said. According to the SP, an FIR was lodged at the Dankaur police station on the complaint of the girl's family. Three persons from a neighbouring village were named in the FIR. Two of them -- Ajay Singh Gujjar and Surendra Singh Gujjar, have been arrested, while the third accused, Arun, is absconding, police said. The accused have been charged under sections 367 (kidnapping) and 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Prevention of Children against Sexual Offences ...
SC grants wish of woman, allows her to go to parents instead of husband's home
The Supreme Court today accorded primacy to the wish of a 23-year-old Jain woman that she wanted to live with her parents instead of her husband who had allegedly relinquished Islam and converted to Hinduism to tie the nuptial knot with her. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, who had directed the Chhattisgarh police to bring the woman before it today for an interaction, posed some queries in chaste Hindi to ascertain her wishes. The bench, which also comprised Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, asked her several questions like "What is your name", "Did your marriage actually take place" and "Why don't you want to live with your husband". The woman replied to the queries and said she was a major, she has not been coerced by anyone and though she married Mohd Ibrahim Siddhiqui alias Aryan Arya, she wanted to live with her parents voluntarily. The bench considered her unequivocal statement and modified the order of the High Court that had asked her to either live with
Gangster who killed accomplice held in Delhi
A dreaded gangster wanted in the kidnapping of a businessman from Nepal and also involved in the killing a fellow gang member in Bihar was arrested here, police said on Monday.
SC asks HCs to put info on sites about setting up of anti-sexual harassment panels
The Supreme Court today directed the registries of all high courts to put on their respective websites that they have set up anti-sexual harassment committees in the HCs and their subordinate district courts across the country. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra took note of the reports filed by the high court registries that they have complied with a direction of the apex court. The bench, which also comprised justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, had on May 11 directed all the high courts to set up these committees in all courts across the country within two months in accordance with a 2013 law. The bench had asked its Registry to communicate the order to the registrars general of each high court for necessary action by the chief justice or the acting chief justice. The directions to set up the panel came on a petition filed by an advocate who had alleged that she was assaulted by some lawyers observing a strike at the Tis Hazari district court complex here. The ...
PIL seeking direction on safety measures in buses dismissed
The Madras High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu government to ensure safety measures as per rules in all state run buses and to provide adequate facilities at bus terminals. The division bench, comprising Justices S Manikumar and Subromonium Prasad, which dismissed a petition, also slapped a cost of of Rs 10,000 on the petitioner, to be paid to the Juvenile Justice Fund. The court said it is frivolous petition filed only for publicity and not a Public Interest Litigation as no public interest is involved. Petitioner Jawahar Shanmugam submitted that the conditions of state run transport corporation buses was very poor, compared to those run by Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala Commuters travelling to these states also preferred these buses and did not mind paying more for it, he said. Alleging that non-maintenance of these buses has led to a rise in the number of accidents, he said Transport Corporations would have to ..
NRI wife-killer to be deported to Indian jail from UK
A non-resident Indian (NRI) serving a jail term in a UK jail for killing his wife over eight years ago is to be deported to India to serve the remainder of his murder sentence in Punjab. Harpreet Aulakh was sentenced to a minimum of 28 years in London in December 2010 for ordering the murder of his wife, Geeta Aulakh, after she asked for a divorce. The 40-year-old will be deported under the India-UK Repatriation of Prisoners Act, the BBC reported today. "All arrangements are in place. According to the plan, the UK authorities will bring him to Delhi from where a team of Punjab police officers will bring him to Amritsar," IPS Sahota, a top prison official in Punjab, was quoted as saying. Inspector general of prisons Roop Kumar said Harpreet, who is from Punjab, had told the UK authorities that he wanted to serve his remaining term in India. Geeta, 28, was brutally attacked with a machete during the attack in Greenford, west London, in November 2009. She worked for local Indian ...
Gangster involved in murder, kidnapping cases held
A suspected gangster allegedly involved in murder and kidnapping cases was arrested in south Delhi here, the police said today. Vikas Singh, a native of Bihar, was arrested on August 25 on the basis of a tip-off, they said, adding that he was planning to kill a Ghaziabad-based businessman. He, along with his associates, had allegedly killed a fellow gangster in Bihar in 2017 and kidnapped a Nepali businessman in 2016, police said. A trap was laid after police learnt that Vikas Singh was coming to meet someone outside the Sangam Cinema in R K Puram here, they said, adding that subsequently he was nabbed. During interrogation, he revealed that he, along with another gangster Babloo Dubey, had kidnapped the Nepali business tycoon, Suresh Kedia, from Birganj in Nepal for ransom, police said. On May 28, the victim was rescued after three days by the Bihar Police, they added. Police said Vikas Singh also revealed that Kedia gave gold worth Rs 10 crore after his release to one of the contact
4 arrested in robbery-cum-murder case
Four persons were arrested today in connection with a robbery-cum-murder case that took place in a nearby village earlier this month, police said. With the arrest of four of the eight members involved in the crime, police claimed to have solved the case that took place on the intervening night of August 11-12 in Begumpur village. Apart from looting gold and cash, the accused had brutally murdered the house owner Joga Singh (60) and severely injured his wife Kashmir Kaur and son Mandeep Kumar. SSP Deepak Hilori said the crime was committed by members of the notorious 'Kalandhar gang', also known by names such as the 'Kala Kachha gang' and the 'Bengala gang'. Sain Ali (mastermind), Tohin Motta, Dilbar Tandi, all residents of Malerkotla and Gurfan alias Bohru, a resident of Rajasthan's Pilani tehsil, were arrested, the SSP said, adding that all four belonged to the age group of 20-25 years. The four other accomplices are yet to be arrested and efforts are on to nab them, Hilori said. He .
Air India ousts senior executive accused of sexual harassment
National carrier Air India has removed a senior executive from the post of general manager for alleged involvement in a sexual harassment case. The ousted executive was accused of sexual harassment by an Air India air hostess, who had also written a letter to civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu in this regards in May. As per a airline notification issued last week, general manager for flight dispatch (headquarters) will hold the additional charge of the GM-IFS (HQ). "General manager flight dispatch will hold the additional charge of the post of GM(IFS), headquarters...the duty assigned to GM(IFS) will be notified in due course," the Air India general manager (personnel) said in a notification dated August 21. When contacted, an Air India spokesperson said that the person who till now was holding the charge of GM-IFS is a senior pilot and he is now back into flying. The removal of the senior executive coincided with the summoning of Air India chairman and managing ...
Guj govt's plea to cancel Hardik's anticipatory bail rejected
A city civil court today dismissed the Gujarat government's application seeking cancellation of Patidar quota leader Hardik Patel's anticipatory bail. Patel was granted anticipatory bail in April last year in a case of rioting outside a BJP corporator's house, with the court laying down that he would not enter the Ramol police station limits where the incident happened. The state government had sought cancellation of Hardik's anticipatory bail on the ground that he had violated this condition and had entered Ramol area on January 3 this year. City civil court judge P C Chauhan dismissed the state government's application and also dismissed Patel's plea seeking the removal of the condition that he would not enter the Ramol police station limits. Patel's plea stated that he needed to visit Ramol area as his uncle lived there. The case was registered in April last year after Vastral BJP corporator Paresh Patel complained that the Patidar leader and several supporters created ruckus ...