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Bhopal hostel rape: Court extends accused's custody by 1 day
A special court here today extended by one day the police remand of a hostel director accused of raping and molesting four deaf and mute women inmates, a senior official said. Ashwini Sharma, director of a hostel for deaf and mute women in Awadhpuri in Bhopal, has been accused by four women of rape and molestation and police have invoked sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against him. Sharma was presented today before special judge Pankaj Gaud of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act court which extended his police custody by one day, Superintendent of Police (SP) South Rahul Kumar Lodha told PTI. Lodha, who is heading a special investigation team (SIT) constituted to probe the case, said that police had to speak to more inmates of Sharma's hostel since it believed that more inmates could have been sexually assaulted. Sharma was arrested by ...
Delhi: 1 apprehended in Kanwariya vandalisation case
A youth was apprehended on Monday in connection with the car vandalism case that was reported from Moti Nagar area here during the Kanwar Yatra.The youth, identified as Yogesh, was apprehended from JJ Colony area, where he helps run a food stall along with his parents.Last week, violence broke out in South Moti Nagar area after a group of 'Kanwariyas' or devotees of Lord Shiva vandalised a vehicle and broke its windscreen and windows.The group, armed with iron rods and sticks, smashed the car after a driver allegedly tried to brush past one of them while moving on a busy road.Two days after the incident, one man was arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the case.Taking cognisance of the matter, the Supreme Court directed the police to take strict action against those responsible for erupting violence and breaching laws.A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, and comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud, ...
Submit report on Hapur lynching, SC tells UP IGP
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the IGP (Meerut Range) to submit a report on the lynching of a man in Hapur in Uttar Pradesh by a mob of alleged cow vigilantes.
One more arrested in Vivek Vihar encounter
A 29-year-old man, carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh in connection with his alleged involvement in the Vivek Vihar encounter, has been arrested, police said today. The accused, identified as Kalia, is a resident of northeast Delhi's Nand nagri and is involved in 17 cases of motor vehicle theft, they said. On June 5, four men had opened fire on police party and one of the gang member Noor Mohammad had died in retaliatory firing. During the police encounter, one accused namely Ravi Kuldeep was arrested by the police team on the spot, Rajiv Ranjan, Additional Commissioner of Police (crime), said. During his sustained interrogation, accused Kuldeep disclosed the identity of person driving the alleged Brezza car as Kalia who along with another associate had fled, he said Acring on a tip-off, on August 3 police arrested Kalia near a cinema hall in Nand Nagri after a brief scuffle, he added. During interrogation, the accused disclosed that since 2012 he along with his associates have been .
SEBI proposes changes to consent settlement rules
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's capital markets regulator has proposed changes to the country's consent settlement rules, according to a review panel report, as it tries to reduce recourse to the courts and make it easier to do business in Asia's third largest economy.
'Attack on Umar Khalid shows even Lutyens' Delhi is not safe now'
Politicians and activists red-flagged the "attack" on JNU student leader Umar Khalid today, alleging it was a "brazen incident" of lawlessness that shows that even the high-security zone of Lutyens' Delhi is "not safe". According to eyewitnesses, a gunshot rang out at the Constitution Club in the high-security area near Parliament this afternoon when an unidentified man targeted Khalid, who escaped unhurt. The incident found echoes at an event at the IIC in the evening, titled, ironically, 'The Politics of Violence', organised by Centre for Policy Analysis. AIDWA leaders Subhashini Ali, Rajya Sabha MPs Danish Ali and Manoj Jha, AAP leader Ashutosh, and veteran politician Mani Shankar Aiyar took part in a panel discussion at the event. Activist Swami Agnivesh and Dr Kafeel Khan also participated in the event during which recent incidents of mob lynching also came up for discussion. "Mob lynching has become a part of our lives. Society has accepted that violence is the new normal. ...
Local BJP leader booked raping teenager in C'garh's Jashpur
A local BJP leader was booked for allegedly raping a teenager in the tribal-dominated Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh, police said today. Police said that the parents of the 19-year-old girl had filed a case of rape at Kansabel police station on August 7 against Motilal Bhagat (45), president of the Kansabel Janpad Panchayat in Jashpur. The complaint had alleged that Bhagat had raped the girl in October 2016 while she was a class 12 student staying in Kansabel in a rented house. The complaint stated that Bhagat had married her in Odisha in January this year despite he being already married. Bhagat left the girl in June following which her parents filed a complaint, the official said, adding that Bhagat had been charged with rape, kidnapping and criminal intimidation. Sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were also invoked as the girl was a minor when the accused had raped her earlier. He said that efforts were on to nab the accused.
High drama at Constitution Club as student leader attacked
The Constitution Club, yards away from the Parliament building in the heart of the national capital, that usually rings with speeches of politicians and activists and debates, today witnessed high drama as JNU student leader Umar Khalid was attacked by an armed man just outside its gate. It was business as usual as visitors flowed in to attend events organised at the club, till a shot was heard and news spread that Khalid was attacked. The calm was shattered and clueless people rushed to the spot for more information. Meanwhile, the student leader ran for his life into the club premises. Amid a charged atmosphere, a visibly shaken Khalid told some reporters that he was attacked by a man carrying a gun from behind but he could not see his face. He said it was "ironic" that he was attacked while going to the club for attending an event against mob lynching. Banjyotsna Lahiri, who was with Khalid at the time of the incident near a tea vend just outside the club premises, said the ...
Gujarat plans 7-10 years' imprisonment for chain-snatchers
The Gujarat Government on Monday announced that it has planned to move an ordinance recommending harsh punishment of seven to 10 years in jail for chain-snatching.
Bhopal rape: Accused sent to 1-day custody
Ashwani Sharma, the owner of the shelter home where a differently-abled girl was allegedly raped in Bhopal, has been sent to one-day police custody by a Bhopal Court.Sharma was arrested on August 10 by the police for allegedly raping a deaf-mute girl during her stay in his hostel.The matter came to light when the girl narrated the ordeal to her family members when he went back to her home in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar.On learning about the incident, her kin approached the police and filed an FIR against the accused under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
HC turns down govt plea to gag media on Deoria shelter home case
The Allahabad High Court today turned down an Uttar Pradesh government's plea to prevent media from reporting on the infamous Deoria's women shelter home case involving suspected sexual exploitation of its inmates. A bench of Chief Justice DB Bhosale and Justice Yashwant Varma, which had taken suo motu cognisance of the media reports on the suspected sexual racket, allegedly run by the Deoria-based Maa Vindhyavasini Mahila and Balika Sanrakshan Grih, turned down Additional Advocate General Manish Goel's request to prevent media from reporting on the case. While refusing to pass the gag order, the bench however, cautioned media against identifying the victims in the case. Taking cognisance of the case earlier on August 9, the bench had asked the counsel for the state government and the CBI to submit it the copies of the statements of all the victim girls and women inmates of the shelter home by August 13. The bench had also sought the presence of investigating officer of the ...
Class X boy assaulted, found hanging later
A 17-year-old Class X student was found hanging in his room after he was allegedly assaulted by three boys who snatched his watch in Ghaziabad, police said today. The incident happened at Archna enclave in Khoda municipality last night. Three boys of the same locality had yesterday snatched a new watch of the deceased, a student of a Delhi school. When he asked them to return it, they allegedly thrashed him, said Ghaziabad Assistant Superintendent of Police Ravi Kumar. They allegedly assaulted his mother too when she reached the spot to intervene. When she returned home after filing a complaint, she found that her son was hanging from a ceiling fan in his room, the ASP said. The three accused have been detained for interrogation, he said, adding that cause of the teenager's death could be ascertained after the post-mortem report.
Man running travels firm held for selling cocaine
A 38-year-old man was today arrested here on the charge of possessing and selling cocaine, Deputy Commissioner of Excise Department C Vivekananda Reddy said today. Abdul Hameed of Adilabad district, running a travels agency, was caught while selling the drug, he said. A total of 31 gm of cocaine and Rs 7 lakh in cash besides a car were seized from Hameed and a case was registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, Deputy Commissioner of Excise Department C Vivekananda Reddy told PTI. Preliminary investigation revealed that Hameed, while making trips to Goa, had established contact with a drug smuggler who gave the former a list of customers in Hyderabad and offered him Rs 2,000 as commission for sale of one gm of cocaine that cost Rs 6,000, the official said.
Orissa HC grants bail to IAS officer in corruption case
The Orissa High Court today granted bail to senior IAS officer Vinod Kumar, arrested in a corruption case, and directed the vigilance court to set the bail conditions. Justice J P Das accepted the bail application of Kumar who was sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment by the vigilance court and arrested on Friday. The special vigilance court in Bhubaneswar had also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Kumar in the 2001 case. Justice Das today directed the vigilance court to set the conditions as it deemed fit before releasing the jailed officer on bail. For a default appeal memo, the high court had last week adjourned the case to today. The court also granted bail to co-convict Purna Chandra Dash in the case. Three others involved in the case were granted bail by the high court earlier. Last month, the special vigilance court in Bhubaneswar found Kumar guilty of financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 55 lakh during his tenure as managing director of Odisha Rural Housing ...
Contract killers held before murdering businessman
The West Bengal CID today arrested three persons from the industrial town of Durgapur in West Burdwan district when they assembled to murder a businessman there, a senior officer said here. Acting on a tip-off, CID sleuths picked up "most wanted contract killers" Rabi Chowrasia, Ajit Singh and Jitendra Kumar during a raid at Durgapur's Uttarpally. Two pipe guns, one pistol, seven rounds of 8mm cartridge, two rounds of 7.65 cartridge and 280 gm of heroin were seized from their possession, the officer said. "Rabi Chowrasia brought the two others to kidnap and murder one businessman of Durgapur after he was hired by a criminal in Jamshedpur who is now absconding," he said. Preliminary interrogation revealed that the trio had planned to flee to Balasore in Odisha after the crime. "They had also planned to murder another person in Kharagpur. Their interrogation is still on," he said.
Woman delivers baby inside PCR van
The Police Control Room van of the Delhi Police doubled up as a labour room recently when a woman delivered baby in it en route to hospital in north Delhi's Burari, the police said today. On August 12, a PCR van stationed at Burari received a call about an ailing woman in Satya Vihar, Burari. The staff comprising assistant sub-inspector Jitender, and head constable Mahender, rushed to the spot and reached there soon after. On reaching there, they found a 22-year-old woman in advanced labour pain. The staff immediately shifted the lady to the PCR van and sped away from there for hospital. On the way, in between Wazirabad and Majnu-Ka-Tila, they noticed that the woman was in acute pain and was close to delivering the baby, the police said. They informed another PCR van, having base at ISBT in which a woman constable was available. The staff of the other vehicle comprising assistant sub-inspectors Pitam Singh and Virender, and woman constable Komal, also reached the first van. With the ..
Congress petitions EC for action against Shah for alleged non-disclosure in RS affidavit
Alleging non-disclosure of Rs 25 crore worth liabilities in his election affidavit, the Congress today approached the Election Commission against BJP president Amit Shah with a plea seeking his disqualification as a Rajya Sabha member and registration of a case. A delegation of senior Congress leaders Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Singhvi and Vivek Tankha met Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat here and handed over a memorandum to him. The BJP has rejected the Congress charges as "bogus" and has said there is no violation of rules by Shah, who was elected to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat last year. The Congress leaders alleged Shah has violated rules and was liable for action by not disclosing these liabilities in his affidavit filed before the Election Commission while contesting the Rajya Sabha election. They alleged that Shah had taken a loan of Rs 25 crore while mortgaging a piece of land owned by him but it was not mentioned in the 'liabilities' section in the affidavit. "The act of .
2 aspiring Bollywood stuntmen held for auto-thefts, snatchings
Two persons, aspiring to become stuntmen in Bollywood, were arrested on the charge of being involved in many snatching and auto-theft incidents in the national capital, police said today. The two were members of a bikers gang and went by the name 'biker' and 'rider'. The duo wanted to purchase high-end bikes for high-speed stunts, they said. In total, 10 snatching and auto-theft cases were registered against them, the police said. Ahead of Independence Day, the Delhi police has intensified its crime curbing exercise. A dedicated team was formed to tackle auto-theft and snatchings in the last few months, they said Many informers were deployed and traps laid at several places during the drive. Surveillance was also put at several places and many people were interrogated, police said.
2 killed as car overturns while trying to save cow
Two brothers were killed and six others injured when their car overturned in an attempt to save a cow in Rajasthan's Sikar district today, a police official said. The car was on its way to Salasar from Jaipur, said Ghasiram, a sub-inspector posted at Sadar police station. The deceased were identified as Ashish Saini (26) and Nikhil Saini (22). Three critically injured people were referred to a hospital in Jaipur, the sub-inspector said. The bodies were handed over to family members after postmortem and a case was registered against the car driver, he added.
SC directs TN govt to give retiral benefits to 5 former judicial officers
The Supreme Court today directed the Tamil Nadu government to give retiral benefits to five former judicial officers, who were appointed as fast track judges from the Bar and were later relieved. The apex court set aside the April 1, 2015 verdict of the Madras High Court, saying it had erred in rejecting the claim of pension of the five officers. The five former judicial officers were appointed as fast track judges from the Bar in Tamil Nadu, consequent to creation of fast track courts (FTC) under the Eleventh Finance Commission Report of the Government of India. A bench of justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan directed the state government to sanction superannuation pension to former judicial officers K Anbazhagan and P G Rajagopal, who were relieved on account of attaining 60 years of age. The top court also directed the authorities to sanction compensation pension to the other three former judicial officers, Selvi G Savithri, R Radha and A S Hassina, who were relieved by the high ..