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PMLA Appellate Tribunal releases attachment on purchasers in 'Kingfisher Towers'
The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PMLA) Appellate Tribunal on Saturday released the attachment on flats owned by bona fide purchasers in the 'Kingfisher Towers', which had been attached by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in relation to fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya/ United Breweries Holding Limited (UBHL) case.After the registration of an FIR against Mallya, M/s UBHL and others, the ED in 2016 registered a case against the same persons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.Consequently in June 2016, it attached properties allegedly belonging to Mallya/UBHL, including under-construction flats in 'Kingfisher Towers', Bengaluru.Vivek Mathias and Kiran Majumdar Shaw, who were the Appellants before the Appellate Tribunal, had purchased some flats in the said 'Kingfisher Towers', way back in 2012 itself. However, the ED still attached these flats.Further, no opportunity was given to these purchasers to present their case before the Adjudicating Authority, which is ..
5 arrested after two groups clash in Punjab's Phagwara
Five people were arrested after a clash broke out between two groups in the Shastri Nagar area here, police said today. They said one Vishal had been nursing a grudge against Sahil Sharma after the duo had an altercation over some issue on Thursday. On Friday, he, along with his supporters, carrying sharp-edged weapons, attacked the house of Sahil Sharma. The group fled when they were confronted by Sahil Sharma and his men, leaving behind two motorcycles, police said, adding that in the melee gunshots were fired in the air. No one, however, was injured, they said. Following the incident, over 14 people were booked on charges of opening fire, armed rioting and criminal assault, police said. So far five among them have been arrested and efforts are on to nab the others, they said. Those arrested included Sahil Sharma, Sahib Sharma, Varun Bedi, Karan Sharma and Vasu Sharma, all belonging to one group. Vishal, Lucky Sharma, Anush, Anju, Raju, Abhi Pandit, Romi of Mehli village and Sabhi ..
WB woman gets 2 months in jail for false sexual assault charge
A city court has sentenced a woman to two months' imprisonment for falsely accusing a barber of sexually assaulting her minor daughter. During examination of witnesses in the case earlier this week, the woman admitted in the court that she had levelled false allegations against the man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The woman had lodged a complaint at the Phoolbagan police station here in June, that the barber had sexually assaulted her eight-year-old daughter while giving her a haircut. The man, who is in his 40s, was arrested following the complaint and was in custody since then. During trial before the Special judge (P) Jimut Bahan Biswas at Sealdah Court, when the mother of the child was being questioned as a witness, the woman said she had made false allegations against the man, public prosecutor Vivek Sharma said. She admitted before the court that she had also made the allegations in a confidential statement made before a magistrate. She, ...
Indian origin man in South Africa arrested for killing cousin over argument on remote control
A South African Indian-origin man has been charged with murder for allegedly shooting dead his cousin during a heated argument over a TV remote control, police said. The unemployed 47-year-old man from Pietermaritzburg in the KwaZulu-Natal province , who was not named because of a pending psychological evaluation, murdered his cousin Rooksana Cassim, 42, they said. Police spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Thulani Zwane confirmed that the man had been arrested and a firearm and ammunition had been seized. He has also been charged with attempting to murder his aunt, Maymoona Cassim, 80, who was shot in the leg during the incident. The family had apparently been involved in an argument over watching television, which the accused man said was against his Islamic religious beliefs. He wanted to force the rest of the family to subscribe to this belief as well, the reports said. A source close to the family was quoted as saying that the man was being confronted by Rooksana's father Mohamed, ...
Corporator arrested for opposing condolence motion on Vajpayee
A corporator has been arrested here for opposing a resolution in the municipal corporation to pay tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a police official said today. Syed Mateen Sayyad Rashid, a member of the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) belonging to the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), a Hyderabad-based political party, was apprehended last night, he said. The arrest was made after a complaint was filed against him by the AMC's security officer, he said. Rashid has been booked under IPC sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups), 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot) and 294 (obscene acts in public) at the City Chowk police station, police said. Earlier yesterday, the 32-year-old was allegedly thrashed by BJP corporators for opposing the condolence motion tabled for paying homage to Vajpayee, who died in New Delhi on August 16. The alleged incident took place during the general body meeting of the civic ..
Farmer's body found in well
The body of a farmer was recovered today from a well at a village in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, police said, suspecting this to be a murder case. The body of 55-year-old Mayadeen Nishad was found this morning in a well in Kyotara Badhauli village under Baberu police station area, they said. "Nishad had gone to his field last night. In the morning, when he did not return, the family members started a search only to spot his body in a dry well. Semi-cooked food, clothes, mobile phone and some other items were recovered from the hut in the farm field," In-charge of Baberu police station, Anand Kumar Singh said. "It seems that the farmer was killed and his body dumped in the dry well," Singh added. The body was sent for postmortem and further probe into the matter is on, he said.
Minor gangraped in U'khand
An 11-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped and killed after being kidnapped from her house in Uttarkashi district, police said today. The accused barged into the girl's house in Bhakda village of the district yesterday after cutting off the power lines and kidnapped her while she was asleep with her parents, Uttarkashi Superintendent of Police Dadan Pal said They took her to a location away from her home and took turns to rape her, he said. After committing the crime, they allegedly killed her and dumped her body on a bridge near the village, the SP said. Four suspects, who worked as labourers in the area, have been arrested in connection with the incident which has sparked tension in the village, he said. District Magistrate Ashish Chauhan and SP Dadan Pal reached the spot to pacify locals who are protesting against the alleged failure of the administration to provide safety to the residents of the area.
3 primary school teachers held with arms, ammunition
Three teachers of a primary school here were arrested for allegedly threatening to kill a man, police said today. Additional Superintendent of Police (east) Poornendu Singh said, "Three teachers, Anoop Singh, Shailesh and Anand Singh, were arrested with pistols and ammunition." "These people had threatened to kill a man named Neeraj. On the complaint by Neeraj, a case was registered against the three teachers, and they were sent to judicial custody yesterday," the police official said. Investigation into the case is underway, police said.
Guj: Rs 3.36 cr in demonetised notes seized, 3 arrested
Three persons were arrested today and demonetised notes with a face value of Rs 3.36 crore was seized from them in Surat's Khatodara locality, police said. Acting on a tip-off, police mounted a search of vehicles in the area and found the demonetised notes, of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denominations, in a car, a Surat police press release informed. It added that the seizure comprises 24,000 notes of Rs 500 denomination, totalling Rs 1.20 crore, and 21,600 notes of Rs 1000 denomination with a face value of Rs 2.16 crore, apart from three mobile phones. Police identified the three arrested persons, who were travelling in the car at the time, as Gagansinh Rajput, Mohammad Ali Sheikh and Latif Sheikh. A case has been registered and further investigations were underway, an official said.
SHO injured in firing
A Station House Officer (SHO) was injured when some people fired at a police team in Bihar's Bhojpur district, a senior police officer said today. Superintendent of Police, Awakash Kumar said a man was shot dead at Bajeriyan village yesterday evening. When a police team was leaving the place with the body, some people fired at the team to protest the taking away of the body, in which the SHO Sanjay Kumar received bullet injury in his hand. The police team also returned the fire, the SP said. Around 15 people were today arrested in connection with yesterday's firing, Kumar said. The situation in the village is tense but under control, he said, adding additional police forces have been deployed at the village where senior officials are camping. The son of a village homeguard was shot dead by a man identified as Bahadur yesterday evening. The angry villagers attacked the house of Bahadur and set his bicycle, tractor on fire, Kumar said. A police team went to the village and ..
Mother-son hacked to death in UP
A 55-year-old woman and her 27-year-old son have been hacked to death in Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun district, police said on Saturday.
Accused Russian 'agent' seeks donations for defence
A Russian gun rights supporter who built up a network of powerful Republican contacts while studying at a university in Washington has launched a fund-raising campaign to pay for her defence against espionage allegations. Maria Butina, 29, opened a website to raise money for her case after being arrested last month by counterintelligence agents and charged with acting illegally as an unregistered agent for the Russian government. "I'm Maria and I need your help," the website says, with pictures of the smiling redhead at different sites around the US. The native of Siberia came to the US to gain a master's degree from American University, and while there "she championed peace and positive relations between her homeland and the United States," the website says. "But after graduating with honors, she was arrested by the US government for crimes she did not commit." The website did not indicate how much money she had raised so far. In court filings the Justice Department called Butina a ..
Venezuela court seeks extradition of Maduro opponents
Venezuela's highest court has authorised the government to demand the extradition of exiled former state prosecutor Luisa Ortega and former oil chief Rafael Ramirez -- both opponents of President Nicolas Maduro. The move follows a similar decision on Thursday by the Supreme Court to seek to extradite opposition leader Julio Borges, who is accused of being involved in an alleged attempt to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro last month. Like Ortega before him, Borges has taken refuge in neighboring Colombia. Ramirez, the former head of state oil company PDVSA and a powerful opponent of Maduro, has fled to Spain. The opposition has dismissed the court as a tool of Maduro, who it says has used his power to wrest control of state institutions. Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza earlier this week accused Ortega of being an "accomplice" in the August 4 incident, in which Maduro was seen reacting on live television to the first of two explosions as he addressed a military parade in ...
Trump says former campaign chief Manafort 'good person'
US President Donald Trump on Friday defended his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, as a "good person", as a jury at a Virginia federal court entered the second day of deliberations in Manafort's bank and tax fraud trial.
Umar Khalid attack: Accused duo didn't turn up at Punjab village, says police
Two men, who had claimed responsibility for the attack on JNU student leader Umar Khalid and said that they would surrender in a village in Punjab, did not turn up today, police said. A team of Delhi Police's Special Cell visited the villageof Sikh revolutionary Kartar Singh Sarabha where the duo, Darwesh Shahpurand Naveen Dalal, had said they would surrender. A senior police officer said the two did not turn up there and have not been seen in their native village Jhajjar in Haryana for the past few days. In a video uploaded on Facebook on August 15,the duo claimed the attack on Khalid was supposed to be an "Independence Day gift" to the citizens. Police are verifying the authenticity of the video and trying to trace the IP address from where it was uploaded. "We respect our Constitution. But there is no provision in our Constitution to punish mad dogs. By mad dogs, we mean the JNU gang that is making the country weaker and their number is increasing. Our elders in Haryana have taught
Explosives case: Protest march against arrest of accused
Local right-wing groups today took out a protest march seeking the release of Vaibhav Raut, arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad of Maharashtra police in an explosives seizure case, at Nallasopara near Mumbai. The ATS had arrested Raut on August 10 and claimed to have seized a huge quantity of explosive materials from his house and shop in Nallasopara, allegedly meant to be used to carry out blasts in the state. The protest march against his arrest was organised by some local Hindu organisations, an ATS official said here. Over two thousand people participated in the march from Sopara village to Nallasopara railway station this afternoon, he said. Raut allegedly ran a pro-cow protection outfit in Nallasopara. He was arrested alongwith Sharad Kalaskar and Sudhanva Gondhalekar. Alleging that the trio were planning to carry out blasts in the state ahead of Independence day and Bakri-Eid festival, the ATS had said it would also probe if they had any connection with the ...
Six suspected dacoits held with arms
Six suspected dacoits were today arrested near here in South 24 Parganas district and a cache of arms and ammunition seized from their custody, police said. Acting on a tip off from a group of three arrested arms sellers of Murshidabad district, the Special Operation Group (SOG) of Baruipur police arrested the six when they assembled at Gocharan under Joynagar police station area. The seizure list included four one-shotter pipe guns, eight rounds of ammunition and eight bombs, the sources said. The purpose of procuring the arms was being investigated but the police suspected that they were planning to commit dacoity in the area. Earlier on August 10, an arms racket was busted at Canning area in the district with the seizure of a huge cache of arms and ammunitions and the arrest of three arms sellers, police said. Twelve one-shotter pipe guns, nine rounds of ammunition and four mobile phones were seized from their possession, the police said.
Iraq war vet gets life over 2017 US airport rampage
An Iraq war veteran who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting five people during a rampage at a Florida airport last year was sentenced to life in prison today, prosecutors said. Esteban Santiago Ruiz, who is now 28, opened fire in a busy terminal at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on January 6, 2017, after arriving on a one-way ticket from Alaska. Six people were also wounded in the shooting frenzy. He quickly dropped to the ground and peacefully surrendered to a sheriff's deputy, authorities said. He pleaded guilty in May to five counts of committing acts of violence at an international airport causing death and six counts of committing acts of violence at an international airport causing serious bodily injury. Federal Judge Beth Bloom sentenced him to five consecutive life terms and six consecutive 20-year prison terms on the lesser charges. "While nothing can ever heal the wounds inflicted by the defendant's unspeakable and horrific acts of violence, we hope that .
Rape case lodged against two men
Police have registered an FIR against two men for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh's Korba district. While the accused men are yet to be arrested, police have detained two sisters, one of them a minor, for allegedly helping the men commit the crime. The alleged incident took place in Korba town on July 14, but the complaint was registered only yesterday, a local police official said. According to the complaint, the victim, a Class 10 student, had gone to her female friend's house in Manikpur area. The friend and her elder sister allegedly gave her sedatives mixed in food, and later took her, on their two-wheeler, to Futka hill where Junaid (20) and Sahil (21) allegedly raped the victim. The victim did not tell her parents about the incident initially, but it came to light when she was hospitalised for pain in her private parts, police said. Police have registered a case under IPC sections 376 (rape), 328 (causing hurt by means of poison) and under the
Man scuffles with CISF personnel outside IGI airport, held
A 27-year-old armed man got into a scuffle with CISF personnel at the airport here on Friday, following which he was arrested, police said.