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Illegal telephone exchange case: Trial to recommence on Aug 17
Trial in the illegal telephone exchange case, in which former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran and six others are accused, will re-commence on August 17, two weeks after the Madras High court allowed the appeal by the CBI against discharging all the accused in the case. Additional Judge for CBI cases R Vasanthi today posted the case to August 17 for framing charges. The special CBI court had on March 14 discharged Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and five other accused, holding there was no prima facie case against them. The CBI then filed a Criminal Revision Petition (CRP) in the high court, challenging the discharge. Allowing the CRP, the high court on July 25 set aside the CBI court order discharging Dayanidhi Maran and others in the case of alleged setting up of "illegal" telephone exchanges to benefit the Sun TV Network of his brother Kalanithi. Allowing the CBI's appeal against their discharge, Justice G Jaichandran had directed the special court to frame charges and
Pak court issue notices to Punjab caretaker CM and others over attac
A Pakistani today issued notices to Punjab caretaker chief minister Hasan Askari Rizvi and others on a petition seeking registration of a criminal case against him, home minister and police officials for attacking and stopping the PML-N workers from reaching the Lahore airport to receive former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on July 13. PML-N leader Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan in his petition said police picked up several party workers and stopped others from reaching the airport to give a rousing welcome to Sharif and his daughter Maryam, who were returning to serve their terms at the Adiala Jail Rawalpindi. An accountability court Islamabad on July 6 had handed down 10 and 7 years imprisonment to Nawaz and Maryam in Evenfield properties corruption case. The petitioner requested the court to order registration of a case against Rizvi, home minister Shaukat Javed and senior police officers of Punjab for their alleged involvement in attacking and stopping the party workers from reaching the
8 injured after truck collides with bus in northwest Delhi
Eight persons were injured today after a truck collided with a bus in northwest Delhi, police said. The truck, which bore the registration number of Uttar Pradesh, was loaded with metal sheets and was on its way from Mundka to Kanpur when the driver of the vehicle lost control over it, they said. Police received a call about the accident at 3 pm, police said. The injured have been identified as Shiv Shankar (31), Avnish Singh (30), Ansul Singh (26), Arun Kumar (42), Ankit Kumar (26), Manish Kumar (36) Kamlesh (49) and Puneet Jain (26), a senior police officer said. The truck driver was identified as Pushpender, while his helper was identified as Vinay Kumar Singh, both belong to Kannauj, the officer said. The impact of the accident was such that at least seven to eight vehicles were affected, he said. A case has been registered and further police investigation is underway, he said, adding that the driver is according.
NDMC school rape case: Girl records statement before magistrate, reiterates charges
The Class 2 student who was allegedly raped by an electrician in a New Delhi Municipal Council school recorded her statement before a magistrate today, police said. The seven-year-old girl reiterated all the charges against the accused. She recalled that the accused had also tried to pull her towards himself on Tuesday, but she had somehow escaped, they said. The girl was leaving school on Wednesday when the 47-year-old accused allegedly took her to a pump room inside the school premises and forced himself on her. Police said they would file a charge sheet within 20 days and demand a speedy trial in the case. A senior police officer alleged negligence on the part of school in ensuring the safety of the schoolchildren. "There were no teachers to escort the students to the main gate. The girl was running towards the main gate when the accused took her to the pump house and raped her," he said.
Simultaneous raids in jails across Bihar ahead of I-Day
Simultaneous raids were conducted in jails across Bihar today leading to recovery of several items which had found their way inside the premises illegally, official sources said here. They said the raids were conducted as per a direction issued by the state home ministry ahead of the Independence Day celebrations. In Patna, District Magistrate Kumar Ravi and Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj raided the Beur Model Central Prison where they found the baggage scanner machine to be faulty and instructed the jail superintendent to get it repaired immediately. No objectionable items were, however, found inside the jail premises. Raids were also conducted at the Muzaffarpur jail from where mobile phones, chargers, SIM cards, scissors and pen drives besides 20 grams of ganja were seized. In West Champaran, raids conducted at the Bettiah jail resulted in recovery of nearly Rs 50,000 in cash, mobile phones, chargers and knives. Mobile phones, khaini (unprocessed ...
Self-styled healer granted conditional bail
Self-styled healer Bhaskar, who was arrested recently for allegedly cheating the public, was today granted conditional bail by a local court. He was arrested for allegedly imparting free training to people on ensuring child birth through a normal and safe delivery without going to a doctor. Bhaskar was arrested on August 2 following a complaint from the district health department that women may fall prey to such dangerous practice. Cases were registered against Bhaskar under section 420 (cheating) and 511 (punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable). His Anatomic Therapy Foundation was sealed following the arrest. Bhaskar, who was earlier remanded in judicial custody till August 16, had filed a petition seeking bail. The 7th Judicial Magistrate Court granted him conditional bail when his plea came up today.
Man stabbed to death by nephews in Delhi, 1 arrested
A 29-year-old man was stabbed to death in front of his wife allegedly by his nephews at JJ camp in south Delhi's Tigri, following which one of the accused was arrested, the police said today. According to a statement given to police by the victim's wife, Sikandar was stabbed by his nephews Rakesh and Cheenu around 12.45 am yesterday. The police were informed about the incident around 1 am, following which police personnel reached the spot. But by the time they arrived there, the victim was taken to a hospital. Around 5.45 am yesterday, the police were informed by the hospital that Sikandar had died wile undergoing treatment, a senior police official said, adding since the victim sustained severe injuries, the hospital had declared him unfit make a police statement. A case has been registered in connection with the incident and one of the accused, Cheenu, was arrested, the police said.
Three held for running sex racket in Silchar
Three persons, including two women, have been arrested for allegedly running a sex racket here, police said today. The police made the arrests following an FIR which was lodged in Assams Cachar district. Two women, who were also allegedly part of the racket, fled the house where they were confined to and filed the FIR against a woman who was running the racket and two others at the Rangirkhari police station on Thursday, Cachar Superintendent of Police Rakesh Roshan said. The two women who had filed the FIR claimed before reporters that the sex racket was being run by four women, including the two arrested, and many prominent personalities, including three MLAs from both ruling and opposition parties, police officers, employees of the Cachar Deputy Commissioners office and a former Municipal Commissioner of Silchar were frequent visitors to the den. The SP told PTI that the police was investigating the case on the basis of the FIR and appropriate action will be taken ...
Bhopal hostel rape: Accused RSS activist, enjoys CM's blessings, says Cong
The opposition Congress today claimed that a director of a hostel, who has been arrested for allegedly raping a deaf and mute tribal girl and molesting two others, is an "activist of the RSS" and "enjoys the blessings" of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Ashwini Sharma, the director of a hostel for deaf and mute persons located in the Awadhpuri area of Bhopal, was arrested on Wednesday on the basis of a police complaint filed by an inmate, who accused him of repeatedly raping her during her stay in the hostel over the last three years. Two more girls, who had previously stayed in the hostel, also filed a case of molestation against the accused on Thursday, following which the police slapped charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act as well since one of them was a minor when the alleged incident took place in 2017. "Ashwini Sharma is an activist of the RSS and he enjoys Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's blessings," Madhya Pradesh
Four Punjab Police officers booked for murder in Behbal Kalan firing incident
The Punjab Police on Saturday booked four of its own officers on charges of murder and attempt to murder in the Behbal Kalan firing incident of 2015 in Faridkot district.
Mob torches liquor shop for bringing 'misfortune' to locality
A mob, comprising mostly women, today ransacked and set a country liquor shop afire in Choudwar near here after residents of the locality felt that all their misfortune was somehow linked to it, police said. The mob apparently went berserk after locating the body of a youth of their locality lying in a pool of blood near a canal, about 5 km away from the liquor shop, they said. Ashok Naik (30) and his acquaintance from the colony had gone to the liquor shop yesterday evening. When Ashok did not return home, the family members searched for him through the night. However, Ashoks body was found lying near the Dhumabati canal. Believing that the liquor shop in the locality has brought misfortune to them and death of the youth was somehow linked to it, the residents of the colony set it afire after ransacking it, police said. A murder case has been registered and investigation is on to identify the murderer, they said. In another incident, Mangalabag police of Cuttack city ...
Woman, arrested in murder case, accuses policeman of rape
A probe has been started after a woman, facing murder charges and lodged in a jail in Mahisagar district of Gujarat, alleged that she was raped by a policeman two months ago. The woman told Mahisagar Superintendent of Police Usha Rada yesterday that a constable raped her at Santrampur police station on May 29 when she was taken there for interrogation. The woman had been arrested on the charge of murdering her lover, Rada told PTI. "We visited Santrampur sub-jail yesterday, which was International Prisoner's Justice Day. During the visit, the woman told me she had been raped. We have registered an FIR and started probe," the SP said. A team headed by a Deputy Superintendent of police and including a woman police sub-inspector will conduct the probe, she said. No arrest has been made so far, the SP said.
Indian-origin man held for selling cocaine in US
An Indian-origin man in the US has been booked for unlawfully selling cocaine and possessing stolen property worth thousands of dollars, officials said. Randall Singh, 32, of Long Island has been charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal possession of stolen property. He allegedly sold bikes worth roughly USD 60,000 and 162 grams of cocaine. If convicted, he faces between eight and 20 years in prison. Singh is presently awaiting arraignment in Queens Criminal Court on two complaints. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said that according to one of the complaints, between June 2017 and April 2018, Singh arranged meetings in Queens with a buyer to sell various stolen motorcycles as well as cocaine. However, it was unknown to him that the buyer was an undercover detective. During these meetings, money was exchanged for drugs and stolen bikes. Singh is alleged to have sold a variety of stolen motorcycles and none of the motorcycles were sold .
Nigerian arrested for obtaining fake passport
A Nigerian national has been arrested from Bhubaneswar on charges of obtaining a fake passport from Mumbai, police said on Saturday.
Nigerian arrested for having fake passport
Police today arrested a Nigerian national from Bhubaneswar railway station on charges of obtaining fake passport from Mumbai. The man has been identified as Amadi Victor Blaze, a resident of Abo Uzoagba in Imo state of Nigeria, police said. "We have found a fake passport in his posession. He was first located by the Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB)," said Deputy Commisioner of Police Anup Kumar Sahoo. The cyber cell of Odisha Crime Branch had arrested two Nigerian nationals from New Delhi in June for their involvement in several online frauds in Odisha and Maharashtra, he added.
Fed up with six-month-old son's crying, woman kills him
A 25-year-old woman from Bhiwandi in Thane district of Maharashtra allegedly killed her six-month-old son as she was fed up with his constant crying due to ill-health, police said today. The woman, Kalpana Gaikar, murdered the boy by drowning him in a nullah in Dhapsipada village in Bhiwandi and tried to pass it off as an accident, Thane district rural police said. The woman was arrested today and a case of murder was registered against her, they said. "She was fed up with her son, Rishabh, as he used to constantly cry. He used to frequently fall sick. Besides, the woman herself was not keeping well since his birth," police said. "On August 8, she took him out of the house and drowned him in a nullah in the village. The police first registered a case of accidental death. However, during the probe, it came to light that she was behind the crime," they said. Further investigation into the case is on.
Cong, NC misleading people of Jammu over Article 35A: Jitendra Singh
Union minister Jitendra Singh today accused the Congress and the National Conference (NC) of misleading the people of Jammu region over Article 35A, and claimed that scrapping it would have no impact on job opportunities for local youth. A debate over continuing the constitutional provision has picked up in recent months, after several pleas were filed in the Supreme Court challenging the validity of Article 35A, which permits only the subjects of Jammu and Kashmir to buy property in the state. On August 6, the court said a three-judge bench would decide whether the pleas should be referred to a five-judge Constitution bench for examining the larger issue of alleged violation of the doctrine of basic structure of the Constitution. "The matter (Article 35A) is sub-judice... However, I have no hesitation in saying that Congress and NC do not want equal rights to the women. They opposed the Triple Talaq (bill) in parliament and are also opposing equal rights over property to the women in
Bhagirathi Mandangi case: Pradhan urges CBI inquiry
Union Minister for Oil and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and former BJP MP and Zila Adivas Mahasangh president Jayaram Pangi on Saturday requested Home Minister Rajnath Singh for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the murder of tribal leader Bhagirathi Mandangi.Mandangi, a member of the Managing Committee of Maa Majhighariani Temple Trust, Rayagada, was murdered in 2010, after which his charred body was found floating in a dam in Andhra Pradesh.Pradhan, who wrote a letter to the Home Minister on the request of Pangi, stated that the tribal groups suspect Mandangi of being murdered for raising concern over irregularities and misappropriation of funds by the temple trust.The Union Minister further noted that though the case was investigated by the state crime branch and CID, no evidence was uncovered. He also alleged that under the influence of the ruling Odisha government, cases are 'suppressed knowingly.'Pangi also wrote a letter on behalf of the Mahasangh to Prime .
Man killed in quarrel
A 46-year-old man died following a fight with another person in suburban Mankhurd this afternoon, police said. The incident took place at PMGP MHADA Colony, a police official said. Bakaruddin Khan and accused Anna Murugan (37) had an altercation over some petty issue which led to fisticuffs, he said. Khan died on the spot, apparently due to injury to internal organs. Murugan absconded and police were looking for him, the official added. A case of alleged murder has been registered against him.
California, 19 other states file motion to block 3D-printed guns
California has joined 19 other states in the US in officially suing the government to block the publication of downloadable blueprints for so-called "ghost guns."