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Three arrested with huge cache of arms in WB
An arms racket was busted near here today with the seizure of a huge cache of weapons and ammunitions and the arrest of three men, police said. The gang members were crossing the Matla Bridge in South 24 Parganas district with the arms hoard when their car was intercepted by police, a senior officer said. Twelve one-shotter pipe guns, nine live ammunitions and four mobile phones were seized from their possession, he told reporters here. "Acting on a tip-off, officers from Canning police station and a special protection force from Baruipur in the district intercepted the gang and seized the arms from their custody. The gang was headed to Basanti area of the district from Jalangi in Murshidabad, around 300km away," he stated. During questioning, the three arrested men - Anwar Mehebub Mondal, Rubel Mondal and driver Jhantu Paul - confessed that they had supplied arms to dealers in South 24 Parganas on previous occasions, the officer said. All three of them were produced ...
Maha ATS gets custody of right-wing Hindu outfit members
A sessions court here today remanded three persons, arrested by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for allegedly possessing crude bombs and weapons, in the agency's custody till August 18. Additional sessions Judge Sameer Adkar remanded the three accused -- Vaibhav Raut, Sharad Kalaskar and Sudhanwa Gondhalekar -- in ATS custody till August 18. The accused were reportedly arrested late yesterday night in an ATS operation conducted in Bhandar Aali area of Nallasopara West in neighbouring Palghar district. The accused were booked under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Indian Penal Code. The ATS had sought their custody for 15 days on the ground that it needed to ascertain why the bombs were made, where the accused persons got training to assemble the bombs, if they were associated with any terrorist group and from where they procured the material to assemble the bombs. The ATS in its remand application said it had received secret ...
Benzema's blackmail case heads for possible final hearing
The Paris Appeal Court will re-examine the case against Real Madrid star Karim Benzema for his alleged role in the blackmail of fellow international Mathieu Valbuena on October 4, sources told AFP today. The hearing has been awaited since July 2017 when France's highest court, the Court of Cassation, annulled a Versailles Court of Appeal decision to send Benzema to trial for allegedly attempting to blackmail Valbuena over a sex tape and ordered the Paris court to review the original ruling. The affair began in June 2015 when Valbuena received a call from a blackmailer who threatened to release an intimate video. Valbuena contacted the police who assigned an undercover officer to the case. Investigators accused Benzema of acting as an intermediary between the presumed blackmailers and Lyon midfielder Valbuena. Benzema was dropped from the French side before Euro 2016 and has not been recalled. Benzema and three of the other suspects had asked for the case against them to be ...
Two Romanians arrested in Madhya Pradesh for ATM fraud
Two Romanian nationals were arrested here in Madhya Pradesh in connection with an alleged ATM fraud in various cities of the country, police said today. The duo, Adrian Liviu (30) and Cornel Constantine (27), was arrested yesterday, said Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch) Amrendra Singh. "They were arrested on the basis of inputs provided by the Kolkata Police," he said. The two were handed over to a Kolkata Police team which has taken them to West Bengal, Singh said. Cases related to the fraud were reported from various cities, including Kolkata, where an FIR has been lodged. Another senior officer said the Romanians were allegedly members of a gang involved in stealing data from ATM cards of customers by using secret cameras and skimmers (a device used by fraudsters to steal credit/debit card information) at cash dispensing machines. Using the stolen data, the gang members would prepare clones of ATM cards and used them to fraudulently withdraw money ...
ED seizes properties of Maoist leader in Bihar
The Enforcement Directorate today seized assets worth Rs 30 lakh belonging to Maoist leader Sandeep Yadav alias Vijay Yadav alias Rupesh here in connection with a money laundering case, an ED official said. Sandeep Yadav is a central committee member of the CPI (Maoist) and a resident of Lutua village under the jurisdiction of Lutua police station of Gaya district. The Maoist leader is an absconder in more than 100 cases lodged in different police stations of various states like Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh for his involvement in naxal related incidents. "We have seized two properties - a plot and a single storeyed house - belonging to Sandeep Yadav in Aurangabad district. The house has been sealed. The properties are in the name of Yadav's wife Rajanti Devi," Enforcement Directorate, Patna Assistant Director Adarsh Kumar told reporters here. The ED team seized seven decimal land located in ward 10 of Aurangabad town while another property - a single ...
SC to examine laws on media reporting in sexual assault cases
The Supreme Court today said it would examine the provisions of law which provide curbs and balances for media in reporting incidents of sexual assault, including that of minors, after it was complained that there have been "regular violation" of such provisions. The apex court was told that in today's world, parallel media trials were going on even when proceedings of cases were pending before the court of law, like in the recent Kathua gangrape-murder case. A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur was informed by senior advocate Indira Jaising, who is assisting the court as an amicus curiae, that disclosing the identity of a victim of sexual assault infringes the privacy of that person and it should not be allowed. She referred to the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which deals with disclosure of identity of victims of such offences and procedure to be followed by the media in reporting these cases, and said ..
SC to lay norms, terms as 'grave' incidents of rioting, vandalism
The Supreme Court today termed as "grave" the rising incidents of rioting and vandalism of properties during protests across the country and said that it will not wait for the government to amend the law. The observation came when Attorney General K K Venugopal told the bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra that riots and protests are happening almost every week in one or other part of the country and referred to recent violent incidents involving kanwariyas. "Kanwariyas are overturning vehicles in Delhi... When the film 'Padmavat' was to be released, one group gave open threat that it will cut the nose of the lead actress. Nothing has happened. No FIR," the law officer told the bench which also comprised justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud. Venugopal referred to protests on the Maratha reservation in Maharashtra, nationwide violence following the apex court verdict in the SC/ST matter. "Then what is your suggestion," the bench asked the top law officer. "Fix the ...
Kejriwal accuses Centre increase of crimes against women
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today accused the Centre and Lt Governor Anil Baijal for not taking effective steps to curb crime against women. His remark comes in the wake of the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl at a NDMC-run school here. Blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Baijal for rise in such crimes, he said it was a "serious issue". "In the last few years, cases of crimes have been increased in Delhi. Also, cases of crimes against women have been increased, which is a serious issue," he said. "Law and order comes under PM, Union Home Minister and LG in Delhi, but effective steps have not been taken," the Delhi chief minister said. He said in view of increase in crimes against women, the Delhi government has decided to install CCTV cameras across the city. This will ensure deterrence, Kejriwal said. "I hope that within few months of completion of CCTV installation, cases of crimes will be decreased by 30 to 40 per cent in Delhi," .
Girl dies as vehicle falls into gorge
A girl died and a boy sustained critical injuries after their vehicle fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district today, police said. The incident happened on the Mehli-Shoghi road near Beolia area, the police said. The deceased has been identified as Kajal who died on spot. The injured, Sumit Rana, was rushed to a nearby hospital, they added.
Village 'elders' let go man who raped minor with Rs 2.5lk fine
A man who allegedly impregnated a minor girl, a farm worker, after a false promise of marrying her was let off with a Rs 2.5 lakh 'compensation' and externed by a group of elders in a village in Telangana, police said today. After the shocking incident that took place on August 1 came to light, the man and four of the six 'elders' who held the 'mediation meet' at Narayanpet in Mahbubnagar district were arrested yesterday, police said. All the five were produced before a local court which remanded them to judicial custody, local Sub-Inspector of Police M Krishnaiah said. Cases under various sections of the IPC, including 376 (rape) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, had been registered, he said. According to police, the 17-year-old girl was working in the cotton fields to assist her parents. Accused Venkataiah, owner of the fields, had physical relationship with the girl after making false promise that he would marry her. She later became ...
Police registers case against union min for alleged rape of
Assam Police have registered a case against Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain for allegedly raping and threatening a 24-year old woman in Nagaon district, a senior officer said today. Nagaon Deputy Superintendent of Police (headquarter) Sabita Das said the case was registered against Gohain on August 2 after receiving a complaint at Nagaon police station. "We have registered the case. The investigation has already begun and we will proceed as per law," she told PTI. Das, however, refused to share any detail about the case. A senior official of Nagaon Police Station said that the case was registered last week bearing the number 2592/18. "The FIR was registered under IPC sections 417 (cheating), 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation). We are investigating and have already noted the lady's statement," he said adding the woman has refused medical examination. "The complaint says that the alleged incident took place seven to eight months ago. Both Gohain and the woman knew ...
Class two student raped in Delhi school
A class two student of a New Delhi Municipal Council school was allegedly raped by an electrician in the institute's premises, police said today. Following the incident, the Delhi Commission For Women and the National Human Rights Commission issued notices to Delhi Police demanding details of the case. The NDMC too has initiated disciplinary action against the school authorities. The girl was leaving school on Wednesday when the accused, Ram Ashray (37), allegedly took her to a pump room in the school premises and forced himself on her, police said. He threatened the girl with dire consequences if she told anyone about it, they. On reaching home, the girl's mother found her bleeding from private parts and took her to a hospital where doctors informed them that she had been sexually assaulted. Her parents approached police yesterday, following which a case was registered and the accused arrested. Police said the accused was a permanent electrician employed with the NDMC. A case under ..
'Constable, watchman died in road accident'
A police constable and a watchman, riding a motorcycle on their way to Hardoi near here on official duty, were crushed to death by a speeding truck today, the police said. "Police Constable Vipin Bainsla (25) and watchmen Sumer (42) were going to Hariyali Bazar (in Hardoi district) on duty, when a truck laden with buffaloes hit their motorcycle from behind and crushed them." said Hardoi Superintendent of Police Vipin Mishra. Sumer died on the spot, while Bipin succumbed to his injuries at Shahjahanpur district hospital, the officer said, adding the bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem. Meanwhile, Shahjahanpur police said it has seized the truck involved in the accident.
Canadian police arrest suspect in shooting that left four dead
Canadian police said they have arrested a suspect in a shooting today that left four dead in the eastern city of Fredericton. "At this time we can confirm that we have one suspect in custody," Fredericton police said in a Twitter message. The circumstances of the shooting in the capital of New Brunswick province were not immediately known.
Fake websites created using name, logo of WCD Ministry: Govt
Fake websites were created using the name and logo of the Women and Child Development Ministry for duping people with advertisement of vacancies of teachers and other posts, the Lok Sabha was told today. Two such instances had come to the notice, where some perpetrators created fake websites using the name and logo of the ministry and advertised vacancies of teachers and other posts, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi told the Lower House. In both the cases, the applicants were requested to pay examination fee online through the websites, Gandhi said in a written reply. The ministry had lodged an FIR with the Delhi Police under Section 420 of the IPC and Section 66-D of the IT Act. As informed by the Delhi Police, the person involved in one case was arrested and sent to judicial custody.
Nigerian held with cocaine in Delhi Metro
A Nigerian was apprehended by the CISF at a Delhi Metro station for allegedly carrying cocaine, a senior official said today. N C Remigius (25) was intercepted at the Rajiv Chowk station yesterday after a security personnel found some "unusual padding" in his socks during frisking. A total of 12 small sachets, containing about 11 grams of drugs suspected to be cocaine, was recovered from the Nigerian man along with Rs 78,680 in cash and three mobile phones. The man, who came to India on a business visa in May this year, has been handed over by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to the police. He was booked under anti-narcotics charges and arrested, the official said. The man was living in Uttam Nagar area here, he added.
SC seeks response of UP govt on plea of jailed Bhim army chief Chandrashekhar
The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea filed by jailed Dalit leader and Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad challenging his detention under stringent provisions of the National Security Act (NSA). Azad alias Ravan is in jail after his arrest in June 2017 for his alleged role in the Saharanpur riots. The NSA provisions were invoked against the 'Dalit' leader almost six months after his arrest. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the submissions of senior advocate Colin Gonsalves that the Bhim Army chief has been in jail without any relief and issued the notice to the state government. The petition claimed that the fundamental rights of Azad have been violated. Azad, accused of rioting, was arrested from Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh on June 8, 2017 by a Special Task Force (STF) team of the Uttar Pradesh police. Dalits had clashed with Rajputs in Shabbeerpur (Saharanpur) on ...
Former Chandigarh SP sent to three years of jail in graft case
An IPS officer was sentenced today to a three- year jail term by a CBI court here for taking a bribe of Rs one lakh from an SHO six years ago. Additional District and Dessions judge Gagangeet Kaur had held Deshraj Singh, former Chandigarh Superintendent of Police (SP), guilty under Sections 7 (public servant taking gratification other than legal remuneration in respect of an official act) and 13 read with 13(1)(d) (criminal misconduct by a public servant) of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act on August 8. Pronouncing the quantum of sentence today, the court sent Deshraj, a 2008-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, to three years imprisonment and also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh on him. Posted as SP (City) in Chandigarh with the additional charge of SP (headquarters), Deshraj was detained by the CBI from his Sector-23 residence on October 18, 2012 while allegedly accepting Rs one lakh as bribe from a junior officer for getting him a clean chit in two departmental ...
NCLAT Upholds Electrosteel Steels Sale To Vedanta
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal today upheld the sale of Electrosteel Steel Ltd to Vedanta Ltd, saying the mining baron Anil Agarwal-led firm was eligible to bid for the debt-laden firm. It rejected the contention of Renaissance Steel, a rival bidder for Electrosteel, that Vedanta was ineligible to bid under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code as one of connected group firm - KCM in Zambia, had been found guilty of violating certain environmental laws, punishable with two or more years of imprisonment. In its order, the appellate tribunal said that although Vedanta Resources PLC was convicted for the offence punishable under Section 91(1) of Zambia Act, which has provision for a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or both, no directors was convicted for it. "We hold that Vedanta Resources PLC, who is a connected person of Vedanta Limited is not covered by clause (d) of Section 29A of the I&B Code," said a NCLAT bench headed by Chairman Justice S J ...
NDMC suspends 4 officials, terminates JE over rape of class 2 student
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) today suspended four officials, including the headmistress of the school where a class 2 student was allegedly raped by an electrician. The officials suspended are Ram Ashray, the accused electrician who was arrested yesterday, headmistress Santosh Rawat, assistant engineer (Electric Department) Tulsi Ram and assistant teacher Shikha. While the civic body has initiated disciplinary proceedings against them, it has also terminated the contract of junior engineer Saurabh Bisht, who was the accused's supervisor. The six-year-old girl, a class 2 student of the NDMC-run school, was allegedly raped by the electrician in the school premises on Wednesday. A case under relevant sections of the IPC and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has been registered against the accused electrician.