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SPO decamps with rifle from J&K police station
A special police officer (SPO) today allegedly decamped with an AK-47 rifle from a police station in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, an official said. SPO Showket Ahmed Shiekh, a resident of Harmain area in the district, decamped with an AK-47 rifle from the possession of Selection Grade Constable Mohammad Yaseen from the Sophian police station, the police official said. He said police have registered a case and a search has been launched to recover the weapon and nab the SPO.
4 over-ground workers of militant outfits arrested, 3 hideouts busted in J-K
Four over-ground workers (OGWs) of militant outfits were arrested and three hideouts of the ultras busted in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, a spokesman said today. The police, along with security forces, busted a hideout in Rajpora Litter area and arrested an over-ground worker, he said. Incriminating material along with improvised explosive device (IED) material was recovered from the hideout, the spokesman said. In another incident, two hideouts were busted in Khallen and Tahab villages of Pulwama district. The magazine of an AK rifle, an INSAS magazine and one UBGL were seized, the spokesman said. Three people, who were allegedly working for militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen group, were arrested, the spokesman said. Cases under relevant sections of the IPC were registered against them, he added.
Man shoots dead 17-yr-old sister for 'honour' in Pakistan
A 17-year-old girl was shot dead by her brother in a suspected case of "honour killing" in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said today. Samina Bibi's family suspected of her having a relationship with a man in Bahiwal village, some 200 kms from here, senior police officer Mudasar Awan said. "Her brother Habib had earlier caught her with the boy and thrashed both of them. He warned her that if she does not stop seeing the man, he would kill her," the officer said. "When Habib came to know that Samina had met the man on Eid, he thrashed her with the help of his father and then shot her dead from a point blank range yesterday," he said. Both the accused fled the spot. A murder case was registered against them. According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, nearly 1,000 women and girls in deeply conservative Pakistan are being murdered every year for allegedly bringing shame on their family. The rights group says that the women are killed for being accused of having illicit ...
All 22 districts of J-K have CWCs, JJBs
Jammu and Kashmir has child welfare committees (CWCs) and juvenile justice boards (JJBs) in all the 22 districts of the state, a senior official said here today. "J-K Government, under the guidance of the High Court, is making earnest efforts for implementation of J-K Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2013, with a special focus on children in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection. "As per the provisions of the Act, selection-cum-oversight committee, headed by Justice (retired) Hasnain Masoodi has been constituted and with their strenuous efforts, Government has put in place the child welfare committees (CWCs) and the juvenile justice boards (JJBs) in all the 22 districts of the state, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, Advisor to the Governor said. Ganai was addressing the 2nd round-table conference on "Implementation of Juvenile Justice System" organized jointly by the J-K High Court, J-K Government, Juvenile Justice Committee of the Supreme Court of .
3-yr-old child kidnapped by neighbour rescued
A three-year-old boy was rescued after he was allegedly kidnapped by a neighbour who wanted to keep the child as his son in south Delhi's Hauz Khas area, a police official said. The accused was identified as Abedin Ansari, a native of Giridi in Jharkhand, he said. On August 19, the victim's father had filed a complaint at the Hauz Khas police station alleging that his son who was playing in Shahpur Jat Park at around 7 to 7.30 pm was missing, he said. Several people of Shahpur Jat village were interrogated in connection with the case, he said. During investigation, the police learnt that a neighbour who was quite friendly with the victim was also missing since the day of the incident, he added. Subsequently, a police team was sent to his village in Jharkhand's Giridi district, the official said. Based on a tip-off, four teams were constituted yesterday and traps were laid at the New Delhi railway station, old Delhi railway station, Hazrat Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar railway station, ...
Man held with 15 gm heroin
Police today arrested a person and recovered 15 gm of heroin from his possession near a town along the Indo-Myanmar border in Tengnoupal district. The drugs were found in the possession of a 56-year-old man during an operation conducted at Prem Nagar locality at Moreh town this morning, SP S Ibomcha said. The heroin is estimated at Rs 3 lakh in the international market. The operation was carried out to counter the rising number of drugs-related cross-border smuggling cases, Ibomcha said.
Woman arrested for trying to "kill" two salesman: Police
A woman has been arrested from the New Alipore area of the city for allegedly trying to "kill" two salesmen of a kitchen-chimney company when they went to her home to receive payment for a product she had purchased a month back, police said today. Madhumanti Saha, in her 50s, has been arrested from her residence in New Alipore's P-block for allegedly spiking drinks she had offered to the two salesmen Amit Chakraborty and Somnath Mondal of a chimney company when they went to her home yesterday to receive payment for the chimney, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said. Amit Chakraborty fell unconscious after having the "spiked" drink while Somnath seeing him in that state tried to contact his seniors but was stopped by the woman, the officer said quoting the complaint of the company. "First the woman tried to snatch Somnath's phone and unleash her dog on him when he tried to contact his senior officials," the officers said. Somnath, somehow, managed to escape and went ..
2 eunuchs found dead in Rajasthan
Two eunuchs were found dead with their throats slit at their residence in Rajasthan's Dholpur district today, police said. The accused had slit their throats with some sharp-edged weapons, they said, adding that a case has been registered against unidentified people. The bodies were found lying on a bed. The deceased were identified as Rajkumari (65) and Geeta (25), Dholpur Superintendent of Police D D Singh said.
Cheque bounce case: Man gets 4 months in jail, Rs 9 lakh fine imposed
A court here sentenced a man to four months in jail and imposed a fine of Rs 9 lakh on him in a cheque bounce case. Narendra Shinde, a contractor with the state Excise Department, had taken a loan of Rs 5.55 lakh from his friend, Suresh Sonane, in 2012, the complainant's lawyer Baldev Rajput said. Rajput said a cheque given by Shinde on October 6, 2014, bounced following which Sonane filed a complaint under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Thane First Class Judicial Magistrate A B Katte, in a recent order, convicted Shinde in the case and sentenced him to four months simple imprisonment, the complainant's lawyer said. The judge also ordered that the fine amount of Rs 9 lakh be given to Sonane after it is recovered from Shinde, the lawyer informed.
CBI arrests railway engineer while taking 5 lakh bribe
The CBI has arrested an executive engineer of the North Central Railways for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh from a contractor for processing payments and granting other favours, officials said today. The alleged bribe was the first installment in the total of Rs 19 lakhs demanded by Panna Lal Sailani, an executive engineer (constructions) posted in Tundla, a major railway junction in Uttar Pradesh, they said. It was alleged in the complaint that Sailani was demanding Rs 19 lakh for making entries in the measurement book, a record of measurements of construction work done by a contractor, and to process contractor's due payments, the officials said. "The CBI laid a trap and the accused was caught red-handed at Agra while accepting a bribe of Rs 5 Lakh as first instalment from the complainant," a CBI Spokesperson said in a statement.
HC refuses to stay govt official's conviction in bribe case
The Bombay High Court has refused to stay the conviction of a government servant for accepting bribes and held that granting relief to the officer would adversely affect the public's perception of the integrity of government institutions. In an order passed earlier this month, a single bench presided over by Justice AM Badar rejected the plea filed by Sangeeta Pillay, an official of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Pune, seeking that her conviction be stayed and her sentence be suspended till her appeal against it was decided by the HC. Pillay was arrested while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a complainant for registering some documents during a trap laid by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last year. A special CBI court convicted her in December last year under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Pillay, however, filed an appeal in HC in January this year arguing that sanction for her prosecution had been issued by the state without application of mind. The bench
College sex scandal: Woman prof faces trafficking charge, police tells HC
A woman assistant professor arrested months ago for alleged attempt to sexually exploit girl students now faces the serious charge of trafficking, police have apprised the Madras High Court. The probe revealed that the woman, Nirmala Devi, conspired with two other men, Murugan and Karuppusamy, who are also accused in the case, to deceive and seduce girl students for sexual exploitation, the CB-CID police told the court. Nirmala Devi had 'illegal intimacy' with both the accused and had promised to please them by 'providing' her own college students for sexual favours. The CB-CID, which took over the case in April last, had booked Professor Murugan of Madurai Kamaraj University and Karuppasamy, a research student in the case. She had on various occasions induced four girl students for sexual exploitation. In light of such revelations, the case has been altered to include trafficking, sexual harassment, conspiracy (IPC), and relevant provisions of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, ...
Defamation case filed against Rahul Gandhi in Muzaffarpur
A complaint was filed against Congress president Rahul Gandhi in a court here today seeking registration of a defamation case against him for allegedly tarnishing and lowering the image of the country. The complaint was filed by advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Hari Prasad here, which fixed September 4 as the date for hearing the matter. Ojha contended that Rahul Gandhi had "justified terrorism and explained the emergence of Islamic State (IS) group due to increasing unemployment and likened it with that of India, which is an insult to the country". The Gandhi scion, during his visit to Germany and Britain, had said that terrorism was on the rise in India due to increasing unemployment, Ojha said in his complaint. He also held Indian culture responsible for violence against women, the complainant said, adding that the Congress chief had "tarnished and lowered the image of India internationally on foreign soil". Gandhi had "deliberately made such ...
Maharashtra terror plot accused in police custody till Aug 31
A Mumbai court on Saturday remanded in police custody till August 31 an accused arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in connection with a terror plot unearthed after seizure of an arms cache, official sources said on Saturday.
One dead in Nepal protest over rape, murder of teen
One person was killed and dozens injured in Nepal when police opened fire on protesters demanding action over the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl, officials said today. Angry crowds took to the streets in the country's remote west yesterday accusing police of protecting the person responsible for the brutal crime. Police officer Krishna Raj Ojha told AFP that 17-year-old Sani Khuna was killed "in firing to contain the violent protest". An indefinite curfew has been imposed in the area, he added. Schoolgirl Nirmala Panta went missing in late July and her body was found the following day in a sugar-cane field. Anger boiled over after police arrested a man who reportedly has severe learning difficulties and whom protesters say is a scapegoat allowing officers to shield the real culprit. The victim's family have also accused police of failing to take action over her death. "The state has not taken the cases of rape and violence against women seriously," woman's rights activist Hima .
Girl kidnapped, gangraped in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district
A 17-year-old girl has complained to police that she was raped by two people in Jhalawar district, police said today. The girl, a school dropout has alleged that on Thursday evening when she was standing near a hospital, Balu Bheel lured her to get on his motorcycle, following which she was taken to a forest area, where the accused raped her, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ramji Lal Choudhary said. She also alleged that after raping her, Bheel called his friend Pappu who also raped her. The two left the girl near her home at night and told her not to reveal the incident to anyone, the police officer said. On the basis of her complaint, a case under Sections 363 (kidnapping), 376 (rape) of IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act has been registered against the two accused and a hunt is on to nab them, police said, adding the girl has undergone medical examination and the report is awaited. In another case, a girl has complained to police that she was .
Maha: 5 arrested for posing as cops to extort money from doc
Five persons, including two women, were arrested for allegedly posing as police personnel and trying to extort money from a doctor in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said today. On Thursday, the five accused had gone to the Mumbra-based clinic of Nadeem Baig and demanded Rs 2 lakh after threatening to expose him over a MTP (medical termination of pregnancy) kit found there, police said. While the doctor told them the kit did not belong to him, the five accused started videographing the clinic stating that they would complain about him to medical authorities and the police, the official said. "The accused finally settled at a sum of Rs 1.5 lakh which the complainant was to pay at a restaurant in Koparkhairane in Navi Mumbai," the official said. However, Baig had alerted several of his doctor colleagues who were already seated at the restaurant when the accused came to collect the money yesterday, he said. "The five were overpowered by the doctors at the restaurant ...
Editors Guild condemns Patna HC order restraining media from reporting on shelter abuse case
The Editors Guild of India today condemned a Patna High Court order restraining the media from reporting on the probe into the Muzaffarpur shelter abuse case and appealed to its and Supreme Court's chief justices to review the decision. In a statement, the media body said such restrictions on reporting on matters of public importance are counterproductive as it decried the recent growing trend of courts issuing such restraint orders on the media that undermine one of the pillars of democracy. The guild is distressed to note that the court, instead of protecting media freedom, has issued an order that has effectively curbed it, it said. "It condemns such orders as it believes that such restrictions on reporting on investigations into a matter of public importance are counterproductive," the statement said. "It also appeals to the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of India and the Patna High Court to review the restraint order and uphold the principles of a free media and democracy," .
NCW seeks status of probe into murder of pregnant woman in Hyderabad
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has directed Telangana Commissioner of Police Anjani Kumar to apprise it of the probe conducted in the alleged murder of a 27-year-old pregnant woman in Hyderabad by her family members, a NCW official said. The woman was allegedly strangled with a saree by her family members on Thursday morning for marrying without their permission. Taking suo motu cognisance of the case, the NCW has written to the commissioner of police to apprise the commission of the detailed action taken in the matter at the earliest, the official said.
Teen arrested for abetting suicide of minor at Maha orphanage
A teenager working at an orphanage in Maharashtra's Thane district has been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of a minor inmate, police said today. Sub-Inspector Bharat Sonawane of the Uttan coastal police in Bhayander in the district said that a 13-year-old inmate of an orphanage here had hung himself on August 19. A suicide note purportedly written by the deceased alleged that Rahul Shinde, a 19-year-old helper at the ashram, was harassing and assaulting him repeatedly, the official said. The note held that Shinde, a Nashik resident who had joined the orphanage ten days before the incident, was to be blamed for the deceased taking the extreme step, he said. Shinde was subsequently arrested under section 305 (abetment of suicide of child) of the Indian Penal Code and further investigations were underway, Sonawane said.