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Hungry and frustrated, man creates ruckus inside SC premises: police
A man allegedly created a ruckus out of frustration and hunger inside the Supreme Court complex today, a police official said. The Supreme Court security informed the police that a man was lying inside the complex in an unconscious state, the official said. He was later identified as Babu, a resident of Coimbatore, the official said. After an enquiry, it was learnt that Babu had lost his case in the Madras High Court. He had come to Delhi to file an appeal before the apex court five days ago, the official said, without giving details of the case. The official said Babu was hungry and was also frustrated because he could not file his appeal due to a lack of required papers. Legal aid at the Supreme Court advised him to come with the complete set of documents, after which he came to the parking area of the court and laid on the ground and started shouting and screaming, the officer said. He was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and is doing better now, the officer added.
Bihar: Woman paraded naked on suspicion of killing man
A woman was beaten up, stripped and paraded naked today on the streets of Bhojpur district in Bihar by an irate mob, which suspected her to be involved in the killing of a 19-year-old man, police said. The incident happened in Bihiya police station area, where the body of Vimalesh Sah, who had gone missing yesterday, was found near a railway track this morning, Bhojpur Superintendent of Police Avakash Kumar said. He said the residents of Sah's native village Damodarpur rushed to the spot after they came to know about his death and some of them suspected that those living in a red-light area nearby would have strangled the youth to death. The villagers stormed the place, setting on fire a number of shops and beating up several residents. They dragged out a woman on the street, ripped off her clothes and paraded her naked while kicking and slapping her, the SP said. The mob also hurled stones at a train passing through the area. The police had to fire in the air to disperse the mob, the
3 held for running job racket, duping aspirants of Rs 24 lakh
Three persons have been arrested for running a fake government job recruitment racket and duping four applicants in Delhi-NCR of Rs 24 lakh, police said on Monday.
'2 men arrested for attack on Umar Khalid, say they are cow vigilantes: Police'
The two men, arrested for allegedly attacking JNU student leader Umar Khalid, claimed today they were cow vigilantes who had come to disrupt the event that was underway at Constitution Club in Delhi to draw attention towards protection of cows, police said. Darwesh Shahpur and Naveen Dalal were detained by police in the early hours today from Fatehabad in Hisar, Haryana, they said, adding the two were later arrested. During interrogation, they told police that they had planned to disrupt the event 'Khauff se Azaadi' (Freedom from Fear) that was being held at Constitution Club on August 13, where activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha were present as speakers. When Dalal reached the Constitution Club, he found Khalid outside the venue and attacked him. Dalal claimed he did not fire from the weapon he was carrying and it fell down while he was fleeing the spot. However, police are probing Khalid's allegations about the weapon being pointed towards him. According ..
Arms seizure:Ex-corporator remanded in ATS custody till Aug 28
Former Shiv Sena corporator Shrikant Pangarkar, arrested in connection with the seizure of explosives and arms in Maharashtra, was remanded today in the Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) custody till August 28 by a Mumbai court. The Maharashtra ATS told the court that they need to probe if Pangarkar was assigned any particular target in the form of a person or a place, and also find out the mastermind of the conspiracy. The former corporator was arrested by the ATS last night. Seeking Pangarkar's remand, the ATS said they also need to ascertain if he had provided any financial or logistical support to the other three accused, arrested earlier this month following seizure of a large cache of explosives. On August 10, Vaibhav Raut, Sharad Kalaskar and Sudhanwa Gondhalekar were arrested by the ATS from Palghar and Pune districts in connection with the seizure of a large number of bombs and weapons. The prosecution told the court that the ATS also wanted to find out if Pangarkar had conducted ...
Three men arrested for running fake job racket
Three people were arrested for allegedly running a fake job racket in the national capital, police said today. The accused were identified as Shashi Bhushan (26), Sandeep Sidhana (36) and Sheetal Kumar (30), they said. On January 3, police launched a probe on the complaint of a person who alleged that he was cheated of Rs 24 lakh by one Manish and his associates on the pretext of providing jobs in railways and other government departments, said Additional Commissioner of Police (crime) Rajiv Ranjan. During investigation, it was found Manish had escaped to Bihar after cheating many people here. After sustained efforts on August 5, Manish alias Shashi Bhushan was arrested from Patna and brought to Delhi and was taken on police remand, he said. At his instance, accused Sandeep Sidhana was arrested from Saket and Sheetal Kumar from Sarai Kale Khan. Many incriminating documents, including fake appointment letters, educational documents of victims, fake ID cards, fake official Stamps, ...
Chidambaram's wife, daughter-in-law appear before court
Former Union minister P Chidambaram's wife Nalini and daughter-in-law Srinidhi today appeared before a court here in connection with a black money case. His son Karti Chidambaram, also an accused in the case, did not appear in the court. The court was informed that Karti Chidambaram had gone to London after obtaining due permission from the Supreme Court. Recording the appearance, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate S Malarvizhi directed the prosecution to provide copies of the documents pertaining to the proceedings to Nalini Chidambaram and Srinidhi. Recording the submission, the judge ordered all the three to appear on September 3. According to the Income Tax Department, Karti Chidambaram had not disclosed his bank account in Metro Bank, the UK, and investments he had made in Nano Holdings LLC, USA. The department said Karti Chidambaram had failed to disclose investments made by Chess Global Advisory, a company co-owned by him, which is an offence under the Black Money Act. It also said .
Key witness in Santos-Fernandez double murder case found dead
A key witness in the 2011 murders of Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandez was today found dead with multiple injuries on his body in the MIDC area of suburban Andheri in Mumbai, the police said. The deceased Avinash Bali (40) was a prime witness in the case that had caused a huge public outrage over the daylight killings of the duo while they were trying to save their female friends from eve-teasers. "Bali was missing for the last two-three days. He was found dead in the MIDC area in the wee hours today," a senior police official said. He said police were informed by some locals after they spotted a body with multiple injuries. The deceased was later identified as Bali by his friends, he said, adding that further investigation is underway. Bali had completed his deposition in the double murder case in 2014 and had supported the prosecution case till the end of the trial. Keenan Santos (24) and his friend Reuben Fernandez (29) were stabbed by eve-teasers after a scuffle at .
Markets remain closed, no pujas performed on Gangotri ghats over rape of minor
Amid public outrage over the gang-rape and killing of a minor girl in Uttarkashi, IG police visited the area today even as markets in the district remained closed and no pujas were performed on the ghats of Gangotri this afternoon. Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress presidentPritam Singh met the family of the victim. He demanded the state government to immediately arrest the accused and provide financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the victim's family. Singh said the party would hit the streets in protest if the culprits were not arrested within a week. He also wrote a letter to Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, asking him to ensure that verification of antecedents of people coming from outside the state in search of work be made mandatory. Uttarkashi has witnessed a wave of protests ever since the 11-year-old girl's body was found on a bridge near the village on Saturday. She was allegedly gang-raped and killed after being kidnapped from her home in Uttarkashi district on August ...
Guj: 5 foreign students arrested after woman alleges assault
Five foreign students were arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman in Waghodia town of Gujarat's Vadodara city, police said today. Vadodara Superintendent of Police Tushar Duggal said that they study at a local private university and hail from Mozambique, Madagascar and Zambia in Africa. He said that a woman staying on the ground floor of the building in which these five students reside had alleged that they had assaulted her. "They were produced in a local court today which granted bail," he said.
Absconding gangster arrested in Delhi
A fugitive gangster named in over 15 cases of murder, robbery and theft and carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head, has been arrested in Dwarka, police said today. The gangster of the dreaded Naveen Khati gang was arrested by the crime branch on August 17. He was absconding for the last eight years, they said. Acting on a tip-off, the crime branch team laid a trap near the expected place of his arrival and apprehended him, police said. During interrogation, the accused confessed to his involvement in the crimes. Subsequently, he was arrested, they said. According to the police, the Naveen Khati gang operates in the area of South-West Delhi and has more than 50 active members indulging in murder, extortion and property disputes in the area. The gang leader is presently in jail.
SP MLA Azmi demands ban on Sanatan Sanstha
Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi today demanded a ban on right-wing organisation Sanatan Sanstha claiming that some of the people arrested by the Maharashtra ATS recently had links with the outfit. He further demanded action against people who had been coming out in support of Vaibhav Raut who was arrested on August 10 after the ATS seized crude bombs and explosives in a raid at Nallasopara in neighbouring Palghar district. He claimed that Raut and the two others arrested by the ATS in connection with the seizure were planning to set off bombs during Eid. Addressing a press conference today, Azmi praised ATS and CBI for the arrests, including that of Aurangabad-resident Sachin Andure who the central agency has claimed was the main shooter in the killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar. "We now expect the agencies to make a watertight case so that these persons can be given the strictest punishment," Azmi said, adding that officials of these agencies should be provided
Police arrests man for threatening BJP MLA
A man was today arrested by police in Pakur district for allegedly threatening BJP MLA from Rajmahal in Sahebgunj district over phone, a police officer said. The joint team of Pakur and Sahebgunj police conducted raid near Badapokhar in Pakur district and arrested the man identified as Dinesh Pandit in the early hours today, the officer said. Pandit had been allegedly threatening Ananth Ojha, the BJP MLA and was trying to extract money from him, he said. The police team conducted raid based on the mobile phone location of Pandit and arrested him, the officer added.
Noida: Retired colonel, held on molestation complaint of ADM's wife, gets bail
A retired Army officer, who was arrested on the complaint of the wife of an additional district magistrate (ADM) that she was molested and hurled caste-based abuses in Sector 29 here, was granted bail by a court today. The release of 76-year-old retired Colonel, Virendra Pratap Singh Chauhan, comes a day after the police arrested two persons, including the ADM's gunner and an aide, on charges of assaulting and attempting to murder the ex-armyman. "He (Chauhan) has been granted the bail by the court hearing the case on charges registered against him under the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act," Colonel (retd) Shashi Vaid, who campaigned for his release, said. "He is OK now. He has come back and met his family after a tiring day in the court. He has not gone home and is staying at a guest house in Arun Vihar," Vaid told PTI tonight. Meanwhile, the officials of the Sector 20 police station, where the case is registered, said further probe was underway in the ...
5 cattle smugglers held in Jharkhand
Five cattle smugglers, including a minor, were arrested and six cattle recovered in a raid at Pakur district, a senior police officer said today. Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted a pick-up van and recovered the cattle being transported on the vehicle near Bikrampur mode under Muffasil police station last night, SP Shailendra Prasad Burnwal told reporters. Three persons travelling in the vehicle, including the minor were arrested, he said, adding, two others travelling on a motorcycle ahead were also nabbed. Police has confiscated the pick-up van and the motorcycle, the officer said. Burnwal said police has arrested altogether 12 persons and recovered 56 cattle during the last three days in the district.
Most wanted dacoit surrenders in Rajasthan
Jagan Gurjar, a dacoit with 92 cases of murder, abduction, looting and extortion filed against him, has surrendered to the police in Bharatpur in Rajasthan, it was announced on Monday.
Police plaint over fake news about Goa minister's health
The office of Goa Power Minister Pandurang Madkaikar today filed a police complaint against a netizen for allegedly posting fake news about his health, the police said. The complaint was filed with the Old Goa police station by the minister's PA Vishnu Tivrekar. Madkaikar remains hospitalised in Mumbai since June 5 this year, after he suffered a stroke. The purported post was posted on Facebook on August 18 from the profile which states that the user is a girl. Old Goa police inspector Sudesh Velip said the complaint would be forwarded to the headquarters as the girl, against whom the complaint is filed, is not a resident of the area that falls under his jurisdiction. The girl hails from Bicholim taluka, he said.
Seven puppies found dead under mysterious circumstances in Delhi
As many as seven puppies were found dead under mysterious circumstances inside an apartment complex in a posh west Delhi locality today, triggering allegations that they were killed by the residents. The police received a call regarding the puppies' death by a female resident of the Kargil Apartments in Sector 18A, Dwarka. They were rushed to a veterinary hospital where they were declared brought dead, a senior officer said. In a Facebook post, the woman alleged, "See we human call ourself so civilised and educated. The case of Kargil apartment sector 18A Dwarka where people were so annoyed with these puppies so they killed all of them." They were seven in number and all were found dead in the morning. There were so many cut marks on their body, the post read. The woman also urged her Facebook friends to share the post to bring into the attention of the masses and asked people to fight against such alleged cruelty. The role of the apartment residents are being probed and the complex's
5 BJP corporators arrested for assaulting MIM leader in Aurangabad
The Deputy Mayor of Aurangabad was among the five BJP corporators arrested today for allegedly assaulting their colleague from the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), Syed Mateen Sayyad Rashid, during a general body meeting of the municipal corporation on August 17, police said. Rashid (32) was allegedly assaulted after he opposed a proposal, tabled on that day by BJP corporator Raju Vaidya, to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who had passed away on August 16. Inspector Dadasaheb Shingare of the City Chowk police station said Deputy Mayor Vijay Autade, Pramod Rathod, Rajgaurav Wankhede, Rameshwar Bhadwe and woman corporator Madhvi Adwant were arrested in the afternoon today based on a complaint filed by Rashid on Friday. He informed that the five corporators were released on bail in the evening. Rashid was arrested on August 18 on charges of promoting enmity between different groups, wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot and obscene acts in ...
Dog bites rapist in Madhya Pradesh
The pet dog of a 14-year-old girl attacked and bit one of the two men who allegedly raped her near here in Madhya Pradesh, forcing them to flee, police said today. The incident took place on Friday night in Kareela village of Sagar district, a police officer said, adding the duo was later arrested. On the night of the incident, the minor girl went out of her house to bring fodder to create smoke for keeping mosquitoes at bay, Motinagar police station in-charge Vipin Tamrakar said. As she came out of the home, two persons, identified as Aishu Ahirwar (39) and Punit Ahirwar (24), overpowered her and took her to a nearby deserted hut at a knife-point, where they allegedly raped her, he said. The girl shouted for help and her pet dog reached the spot and bit Aishu Ahirwar on his leg. The accused attacked the dog with the knife but the dog continued to bark, Tamrakar said, quoting the victim. The victim freed herself from the clutches of the accused and ran towards her home.