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Two booked for acid-attack on 32-yr-old dietician in Ghaziabad
Two people have been booked for allegedly throwing acid on a 32-year-old woman and severely injuring her in the Kavi Nagar area here, police said today. The victim, a dietician, suffered 50 per cent burn injuries to her face and body in the acid attack that happened last evening. She was undergoing treatment at a private hospital here, they said. According to a police complaint filed by the victim's husband, she was returning home on her scooty after dropping her four-year-old son at a coaching institute when two bikers threw acid on her, Deputy Superintendent of Police (CO City 2nd) Atish Kumar said. The husband named Rahul Garg, an acquaintance, as an accused in his complaint, Kumar said, adding that an FIR was registered in connection with the incident. The complainant also accused Garg of harassing and threatening his wife, the DSP said. Police have procured CCTV footage from the cameras installed in the area in which two bikers were seen committing the crime, he said, adding that
Find the masterminds behind Dabholkar, Pansare murders: NCP
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today demanded that the "brain" behind the murders of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare should be unearthed. The CBI, following the leads provided by the state police, claimed to have arrested last week one of the shooters who fired upon and killed Dabholkar in Pune in August 2013. "Dr Dabholkar murder case could not be solved for five years. After the accused in Gauri Lankesh and M M Kalburgi murders were caught by the police of the neighbouring state (Karnataka), Maharashtra police were able to tie up the loose ends (in Dabholkar case)," said the state NCP chief Jayant Patil here. "Accused in the Dabholkar case could be nabbed only with the assistance of police from neighbouring states," he said. "The government should ensure a transparent investigation so that the brain behind these murders is found," Patil said, alleging that a controversial right-wing organisation was behind Dabholkar's murder.
Five persons including two women arrested for attacking cop
Five persons, including two women, were arrested in Vaishali district today for beating up a sub-inspector of police and snatching his service revolver, a senior official said. Superintendent of Police, Manavjeet Singh Dhillon said the sub-inspector Praneshwar Paswan was assaulted inside the Sadar hospital premises at Hajipur town by Chandni Kumari, whose father was injured in a brawl with his brother over some property dispute last night. Chandni's mother had registered a complaint at Chandpura outpost but declined to put her signature on the same saying she would do so only after due consultations with her family members. This morning, Paswan went to the hospital to obtain the complainant's signature but Chandni accused him of having "provoked" her mother to lodge a complaint against her uncle and attacked him, the SP said. Chandni's other relatives present at the hospital also joined her in the assault and they ripped off the sub-inspector's uniform and snatched away
Three inmates escape from remand home
Three inmates of a juvenile remand home escaped from the home in Jharkhand's Simdega district today, a senior police officer said. Superintendent of Police, Sanjeev Kumar said police investigation has been started to find out how the three juvenile convicts escaped from the remand home located in Simdega town. The SP placed under suspension two havildars and a constable who were on duty at the home when the three inmates escaped. The three inmates who escaped from the home were arrested a day before from Bano police station limit of the district on charges of motorcycle theft, sources said.
ATS may summon Sanatan Sanstha chief
The officials of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Tuesday said that they may summon Jayant Athawale, the chief of the Hindu right-wing group Sanatan Sanstha, in a terror conspiracy case investigation."If needed, we will call Dr. Jayant Athawale, who is the chief of Sanatan Sanstha for joining the investigation," ATS sources revealed. The agency, however, made it clear that the investigations are not being carried out on the lines of any organisational linkages and till now no connection of the arrested accused persons have been established with Maratha Kranti Morcha."We are not investigating on the lines of any organisation but you are aware of their connections with organisations according to their social media profile," sources said.The Mumbai ATS has arrested Shiv Sena ex-corporator Shrikant Pangarkar and three more persons -- Sharad Kalaskar, Vaibhav Raut and Sudhanwa Gondhalekar -- for allegedly plotting terror attacks in Maharashtra. The agency has interrogated around two ...
Case of mob lynching too serious to merit consideration of
A local court today refused to grant bail to a 19-year-old man accused of being part of the mob that allegedly lynched a woman, saying that such cases are "too serious to merit any consideration of bail". Shanta Devi, a beggar, was lynched on June 26 on the suspicion of being a child lifter. The incident took place at Juna Vadaj locality when she was travelling in an autorikshaw. The police had arrested Hasmukh Solanki on July 2, after the CCTV footage of the incident purportedly showed him to be the part of the lynch mob. However, Solanki had moved the court seeking bail, saying he was being falsely implicated. He said he was a resident of the area where the incident took place. The accused said he was a vegetable vendor and his antecedents were clean, therefore he should be granted bail. The prosecution, however, opposed his application saying that granting bail to him would send a wrong signal to the society, as the CCTV footage and video that went viral shows the accused to be a ..
File status report on vacancies in tribunals, SC tells Centre
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to file within two weeks a status report on vacant posts of Chairpersons and Members in various tribunals across the country and the stages of the selection processes to fill them.
Explosives case: Sanatan chief may be questioned: Police
The Maharashtra Police is probing whether the four men arrested on terror charges recently have links with any radical Hindu outfits, and it may question the head of one such organisation, Sanatan Sanstha, a senior official today said. Vaibhav Raut, who runs a cow protection outfit and was first to be arrested, claimed on his purported social media account that he was associated with the Sanatan Sanstha. The Hindu organisation, whose headquarters is in Goa, has denied that he was its member. The probe has shown that the arrested men have visited different parts of the country, including Goa, the senior police official said. The ATS is probing their links with radical Hindu organisations, their masterminds and their motives, he said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. When asked if Jayant Athawale, the head of the Sanatan Sanstha, would be questioned, the official said, "If necessary, we will call him for questioning." Raut, Sharad Kalaskar, Sudhanwa Gondhalekar and Shrikant ...
UK court denies bail to 'top lieutenant of D-Company'
Jabir Moti, described as a "senior member" and "top lieutenant" of organised crime and terror network D-Company, was today denied bail on charges of money laundering and extortion by a UK court after the judge concluded that he was a flight risk. The 51-year-old Pakistani national, who appeared in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court here today after being arrested by Scotland Yard's Extradition Unit last week, faces extradition to the US following an FBI investigation dating back to 2005, the court was told. The D Company refers to the network of the underworld don and India's one of the most wanted terrorists Dawood Ibrahim. The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Moti faces allegations of conspiracy to launder money and extortion that link up to terrorist offences as well as charges of drug trafficking, which carries a maximum sentence of 25 years behind bars. The accused, referred to in court as Jabir Siddiq Moti, was remanded in custody to appear before the same court
Pet dog attempts to rescue rape victim
A pet dog tried to rescue its owner when attempts were being made to allegedly gang rape a girl in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh.The incident took place in Motinagar area on August 19 when a 14-year-old girl was allegedly abducted from outside her house by two men, Reshu Ahirwar and Puneet Ahirwar, who lived in the neighbourhood and took her to a secluded place to allegedly rape her.When the girl was allegedly being assaulted sexually by one of the perpetrators, she shouted for help. Alarmed by her screams, the dog came rushing to her and pounced on the accused and his accomplice.The pet dog did everything possible, biting, scratching with paws, to save the girl. While the dog engaged the perpetrators in a tough fight, the girl took advantage of the situation and freed herself from the clutches of the alleged rapist. She ran towards her house and alarmed her family members. By then, however, the two accused managed to flee from the spot.The girl filed an First Information Report ...
Two engineers held in Andaman for taking bribe
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested two engineers working in state-run Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour Works Ltd here for taking bribes in exchange for granting permission for road construction work.
UP Cabinet remembers Vajpayee; gives nod to proposal for changes in CrPC provisions
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet today paid glowing tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and observed a two minute silence as a mark of respect to the departed leader. The Cabinet meeting was presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityaraj, who condoled the death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, government spokesman and minister Shrikant Sharma told reporters. Uttar Pradesh is the birthplace and 'karmabhumi' of Atalji and the cabinet paid its homage to him and prayed for peace for his soul, he said. The Cabinet also approved a draft bill proposing amending section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to restore certain provisions related to anticipatory bail in the state. The cabinet approved the draft of the bill which will be tabled in the coming monsoon session of the Assembly, Sharma said, adding that certain anticipatory bill provisions were withdrawn in 1976. Under the proposed provisions, the sessions courts will also be able to give anticipatory bail while earlier only .
Delhi hotel employee arrested for stealing car
A man working as the food and events manager of a luxury hotel here has been arrested along with a friend on charges of stealing a car, police said on Tuesday.
London court rejects Dawood aide's bail plea
London (United Kingdom), Aug 21 (ANI): London's Westminster Magistrate's Court on Tuesday denied bail to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's key aide, Jabir Motiwala.The United Kingdom security agencies arrested Motiwala from a hotel in London on August 19 and produced him before the Westminster Magistrate's Court earlier today.During the hearing, Motiwala's lawyer Toby Cadman requested the court to hear his client's case behind closed doors and without the attendance of the public or members from the media.However, the judge, Margot Coleman, who was overseeing the matter, turned down the request, saying, "British Justice is Open Justice and it would take a lot for me to vacate the public gallery".Motiwala, who was arrested on August 16, reportedly had his name changed to 'Jabir Siddiq' on the passport. According to the Police in both the United States and the United Kingdom, this was one of the many aliases used by Motiwala. A report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) also ...
Congress questions Gujarat probe into groundnut scam
Congress leader Paresh Dhanani on Tuesday said the Gujarat governments move to order a one-man inquiry committee into the alleged groundnut procurement scam was meant to cover up its own "wrongdoing".
HC pulls up SDMC over manner of removal of encroachments from Neeti Bagh area
The Delhi High Court today pulled up the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for the manner in which it had removed encroachments from Neeti Bagh area, after the court received a letter from senior advocate Soli Sorabjee alleging that officers of the civic body were derelict in their duty. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao said it has received a letter from Sorabjee regarding the work carried out by SDMC to remove the encroachments and the communication indicated "the manner in which the action was taken, the lacunae in it and how the officers were derelict in their duty". It gave a copy of the letter to the corporation to note the concerns and to take appropriate action to address them, saying if what Sorabjee has said was correct, the officers have not discharged their duty. The court directed the corporation to file an action taken report and said if not satisfied by the report, it "will take coercive action against the officers concerned". The bench .
Chg: Professor held for molesting tribal student
A 62-year-old professor of a government college in Bilaspur district has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 20-year-old tribal student in his cabin earlier this month, the police said today. The accused Roop Chandra Agrawal is a professor of Sociology in the Government Agrasen College in Bilha near Bilaspur. On a tip-off, police traced the accused to the residence of his relative in Shakti town in neighbouring Janjgir-Champa district last night and apprehended him, a local police official said. Agrawal was absconding since August 8, after he was booked under section 354-A (sexual harassment) of the IPC and provisions of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on the complaint of the student, he said. The alleged incident had taken place on August 4 in the cabin of the professor in the college, the official said. "The professor had asked the student to come to his cabin and touched her inappropriately while asking her to become his friend,"
Need to frame guidelines to bring uniformity in judicial officers' evaluation: HC
The Delhi High Court today said there was a need to frame guidelines to bring in greater uniformity and transparency in evaluating the working of judicial officers in the subordinate judiciary. The high court said in the present evaluation system, the judicial officers' work and performance is supervised and graded by a committee, comprising of three high court judges. However, it has a drawback of not having any uniform set of rules or guidelines that all appraisal committees have to follow. A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sunil Gaur said the directions passed by it regarding formulation of criteria for uniform grading of judicial officers should be suitably incorporated in the form of guidelines for future implementation and the registrar general of the high court take appropriate action to place the papers before the Chief Justice in this regard. The court's directions came in a judgement on a plea of Additional District and Sessions Judge Sujata Kohli, whose petition has ..
Girl complains to police about 'Momo Game' challenge
A college girl here filed a complaint with the police today about an unknown caller who allegedly tried to incite her into participating in 'Momo Game' challenge, a new virtual suicide game. The 'Momo Game' is said to be a successor of the notorious 'Blue Whale Game' and has made headway in several countries. The first year college girl in her complaint said that she had posted in the social media after a spat with her mother during the day that she wished to take her own life. She soon received a Whatsapp message over her mobile phone from an unknown number allegedly inviting her to take the Momo Game challenge. When she sought to know the sender's identity, the person revealed it verbally, she claimed. Scared over the situation, the girl claimed she had informed her elder brother, who warned her against participating in the game. She then informed the police. An investigation has been launched, the police said.
Two arrested for stealing car from multiplex parking lot
A 21-year-old hotel management graduate and his friend have been arrested for allegedly stealing a car from the parking lot of a multiplex in Connaught Place on Independence Day, the police said today. The accused, identified as Ishit Monga and Akshay Arora (25), were arrested yesterday, they said. On August 15, Nischal Jain, a Gurgaon resident who had come to watch a movie at PVR Plaza with his family, found his car missing from the parking lot of the multiplex, the police said. Jain had handed his car's keys to the parking attendant. However, when he came back after the movie and asked for the keys, the attendant told him that someone had taken his vehicle by producing the parking slip, the police said. During investigation, the parking attendant revealed that somebody had stolen his parking slip machine on the day of the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Madhur Verma said. Thereafter, one person came to the attendant and produced the parking slip for Jain's car ...