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Kathua case witnesses threatened, Crime Branch tells district police to file cases
Jammu and Kashmir Police's Crime Branch has asked Kathua police to file FIRs based on the complaints of two witnesses in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old who have alleged they are being threatened by the family members and friends of the accused, officials said today. The Crime Branch has also asked the district police in Kathua to provide protection to the two witnesses who made written complaints. They said they were being harassed and threatened by the friends and relatives of the accused and were under pressure to change their statements before the district and sessions court in Pathankot, Punjab, which is hearing the case. "Legal action is being taken in accordance with the law," a senior police official from Kathua said. "The Crime Branch has forwarded the complaints to the Kathua district police and said the witnesses should be provided protection and FIRs should be registered against those named by them," a Crime Branch official added. The names of the two ...
Over 250 activists, journalists demand immediate release of Bangladeshi photographer
Over 250 activists and journalists demanded immediate release of a Bangladeshi photographer who was detained by the country's police for making "provocative comments" while speaking to a news channel about the student protests. The "detention and murderous attack" on Shahidul Alam was "symptomatic" and writers, journalists and social media activists in Bangladesh over the last several years suffered similar repression, according to the letter signed by artistes, photographers, scientists and intellectuals. "We condemn, in the strongest possible way, the arrest, brutality and dishonour done to Shahidul Alam. The message is simple. Alam exercised his right as a citizen. No charges must be bought under section 57 of the draconian ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Act," the letter said. The letter was signed by 250 photographers, artists, journalists and activists, including Ram Rahman, Vivan Sundaram, Parthiv Shah, Pushpamala N, Raghu Rai and Devika Daulet-Singh. Alam was ...
Police foil 2 smuggling bids in Jammu, 21 bovines rescued
Police have foiled two bids to smuggle bovines and rescued 21 animals, an official said today. A police party intercepted a truck at Khanpur area and rescued 17 bovines, he said. Two people, identified as Gafoor Mohmmad and Shakil Ahmed, were arrested and a case was registered against them, the official said. In another incident, four bovines were rescued at Nagrota last night, he said, adding that a man, identified as Rafaqat Hussain, was arrested in this regard.
Woman kidnapped, raped for about 10 days in Odisha: Police
A 22-year-old woman has been allegedly abducted and raped for about ten days by a man in Kuchinda area of Odisha's Sambalpur district, police said. Somya Ranjan Dharua (28) had allegedly kidnapped the woman on July 21 and took her to his house where she was raped at gunpoint for about ten days, a police officer said. While the parents of the woman did not complain to the police out of fear, the rape survivor managed to escape from the clutches of the accused on July 30, police said. However, the accused later allegedly kidnapped the womans brother-in-law and threatened to kill him. After the release of her brother-in-law, the woman reported the incident at Kuchinda Police Station on August 7, they said. Sambalpur Superintendent of Police Sanjeev Arora said that the accused was arrested yesterday under several sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act. A pistol has been seized from the possession of the accused. Inspector-in-charge of Kuchinda Police Station P K .
Revenue official held for teasing girl in Jammu
A revenue official was arrested for allegedly teasing a girl in Jammu district, police said today. A complaint was lodged by the family members of the girl stating that one Patwari Bushan Kumar entered their home in R S Pora, yesterday, when the girl was alone. Kumar teased their girl, the complaint further read. Kumar was arrested and a case was registered.
Bill to set up DNA banks to store profiles introduced in LS
A bill that seeks to set up DNA data banks across India to store profiles and proposes jail term for those who leak the information stored in such facilities was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. It also states that all DNA data, including DNA profiles, DNA samples and records, will only be used for identification of the person and not for any other purpose. The bill, based on the one prepared by the Law Commission recently, says that national and regional DNA data banks will be set up for maintaining a national database for identification of suspects in cases, undertrials, victims, missing persons and unidentified human remains. According to it, those leaking the DNA profile information to people or entities who are not entitled to have it, will be punished with a jail term of up to three years and a fine of up to Rs one lakh. Similar, punishment has also been provided for those who seek the information on DNA profiles illegally. The bill's provisions will enable the cross-matching .
65-yr-old beaten to death over cow dispute
A 65-year-old cattle trader was allegedly beaten to death in Rajasthan's Baran district by a man who complained that the cows sold to him were not producing enough milk, police said today. Dhannalal Gujar suffered critical injuries after he was beaten with sticks by Prakash Gujar (30) yesterday afternoon in Baran city -- around 270 km from Jaipur. The sexagenarian was rushed to a district hospital, from where he was referred to another hospital in Kota. He succumbed to his injuries late last night, said Baran city SHO Kalu Ram Verma. Initial investigations revealed that the two had a heated argument after Dhannalal's son had sold some cows to the family of Prakash, who complained that they were not producing enough milk, the SHO said. Police have lodged murder case against the accused, who is absconding, he said adding The postmortem is underway by medical board, he further said.
MP woman kills self after being raped
An 18-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide after being raped in Bothia village in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, police said today. According to police, the tribal woman was kidnapped by two men and sexually assaulted by one of them outside her village on Tuesday night. She returned home next morning and consumed poison after narrating her ordeal to her mother. She died at a hospital last evening. "Two men, residents of Jhallar town, kidnapped the woman while she was washing utensils in the backyard of her house in nearby Bothia village late Tuesday night. They took her to an isolated place outside the village," Jhallar police station in-charge Nepal Singh Thakur said. "While one of the accused, identified as Pravin Rathore, raped her, his unidentified accomplice filmed the act on his mobile phone," he said. After the crime, the accused threatened her that if she told about the incident to anyone, they would make the video public. "The woman returned home around
Ahead of Independence Day two held with ammunition in Delhi
Ahead of Independence Day, two suspected arm peddlers were arrested with arms and ammunition, police said today. The accused have been identified as Mohammad Azim and Aas Mohammad, police said. Two carbine, 50 pistol and 50 cartridge were recovered from their possession by the special cell of Delhi police. Further details are awaited.
Sharif to appear before accountability court on August 13
An accountability court here has summoned deposed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to appear before it on August 13 in two pending corruption references against him and his family.
BJP corporators attend birthday bash before Major Rane's body
The BJP was left red-faced after a video went viral showing its MLA and corporators attending a birthday party in adjoining Mira Road township at a time when people were expecting to receive the body of Major Kaustubh Rane, who attained martyrdom in Kashmir. The video, telecast by a Marathi TV channel, shows BJP legislator Narendra Mehta and a dozen BJP corporators from the Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation celebrating the birthday of party corporator Anand Manjrekar in the township on Tuesday night. The celebrations happened a day before the body of Major Rane, who was killed in Jammu and Kashmir during an operation to foil an infiltration bid, reached Mumbai. Mehta was quick to tender an apology on the incident. "What happened (the birthday bash) is extremely unfortunate. It shouldn't have happened," he said. "All of us have expressed regret for it. This is not a political issue," he told the channel. Asked why the bash was not cancelled despite the entire township ..
2 illegal arms suppliers arrested with 50 pistols
The Delhi Police has busted a module of illegal arms suppliers and arrested two persons here with 50 pistols that were to be supplied to a gangster, police said on Thursday.
HC upholds death sentence to man who raped, killed 4-yr-old girl
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld a lower court's order awarding death sentence to a man for raping and killing a four-year-old girl, observing that "humanity is more in danger in the hands of persons like the convict". Describing the offence as an act of "extreme depravity" and taking note of the rise in crimes against minor girls, the court said in such cases, an extreme punishment would deter other criminals. "The extreme judgment conveys a message to these predators that it is not a soft state where criminals committing such serious crimes may get reprieve in the guise of humanity," a division bench of Chief Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla said yesterday. "Crimes against the girl child are on a rise, therefore, extreme punishment may deter other criminals from indulging in such crimes," the bench said, dismissing the appeal filed by Rahul Chouhtha (23) against his conviction by a trial court in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district. Chouhtha had lured the ...
Pleas over disqualification of lawmakers: SC says criminalisation should not enter politics
The Supreme Court today commenced hearing on pleas seeking to bar persons facing serious criminal charges from contesting elections saying "criminalisation" should not enter "our political system". A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, also referred to the doctrine of separation of power and said the courts should not cross "lakshman rekha" and venture into the law making power of Parliament. "It is the lakshman rekha to the extent that we declare the law. We don't make the law, which is in the domain of Parliament," the bench also comprising Justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra said. Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre opposed the petitions saying that the issue squarely fell under the domain of Parliament and moreover there is a concept that a person is innocent till proven guilty. The bench referred to the constitutional provision relating to oath of a minister and asked whether a person facing a
Shopkeeper shot dead in east Delhi
A shopkeeper was shot dead by two unidentified bike-borne assailants in east Delhi's Ghazipur, police said today. The incident took place around 11:30 pm yesterday. The shopkeeper was identified as Shamin (32), they said. Yesterday, when Shamin and his cousin were standing outside the shop in Ghazipur's Dairy Farm area, two bike-borne men and shot at them after picking up a fight, a senior police officer said, adding Shamin's cousin did not sustain any bullet injury. The body has been sent for post-mortem. A case has been registered and the police are probing if it was a case of personal enmity. CCTV footage was also being scanned, he said.
Promoters of Jaiprakash Associates can't bid for Jaypee Infratech: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the promoters of Jaiprakash Associates cannot bid for Jaypee Infratech, which is facing insolvency proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).
Thai court sentences disgraced 'jet-set monk' to 114 years
A Thai court today sentenced a disgraced former monk to 114 years in prison, a court official said, more than a year after he was extradited from the United States. Wiraphon Sukphon made headlines in 2013 when footage emerged of him wearing designer aviator sunglasses with a Louis Vuitton bag on a private jet. The 39-year-old fled to the US but was sent back after he was accused of raping a minor and deceiving donors who gave him money to build the world's largest emerald Buddha image. A further probe revealed he owned luxury cars and multiple bank accounts valued at about USD 700,000. Wiraphon was convicted of money laundering, fraud and violating the Computer Crime Act for raising funds online, a Bangkok court official told AFP. "Judges convicted him and sentenced him altogether to 114 years," the official said, adding that under Thai law Wiraphon would not serve more than 20 years for the convictions. Wiraphon was also required to return 28.6 million baht (USD 861,700) to 29 donors
Senior UN adviser accused of sexual misconduct by 8 men
At least eight men have accused Ravi Karkara, a senior adviser for United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, of sexual misconduct.An investigation is currently underway against the official, and the United Nations has "a job of work to do" to reform its culture and restore trust, a spokesperson of the organisation said, reported News Week.Karkara is the senior adviser to Lakshmi Puri, former Deputy Executive Director, Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women).A civil servant at the United Nations, Karkara is not an Indian diplomat.According to Newsweek, multiple sources with knowledge of the investigation said that Karkara has been accused of using his prestige and position to sexually harass them. He is yet to comment on the matter.In December 2017, the United Nations informed that it had been investigating, since June 2017, a case of sexual misconduct without ..
Youth shot dead in Etah
A youth was shot dead at his house in Dershay village of Aliganj area here, police said today. The deceased was identified as Anshul (25). The incident took place yesterday when one Jadon entered Anshul's home and shot him dead, the police said. Reportedly, the killing was a fall out of an old enmity. Police is probing the matter. No arrests have been made so far.
3 arrested in ATM fraud cases, skimming devices seized
Three persons including an engineering college dropout, have been arrested from the city by Kolkata Police for their alleged involvement in ATM fraud cases, a police officer said today. Two skimming devices, mobile phone, one laptop and pinhole cameras have been seized from their possession, the officer said. The security guard of an ATM outlet at Elgin Road in South Kolkata caught a man while he was trying to insert a skimming device into the machine last evening, he said. The security guard who handed over the person to the police, has been awarded for his brave act by the Kolkata Police. The police arrested the man, who was identified as Rohit Nair, an engineering college dropout from Mumbai. Two of his associates - Sahil Khan and Sudhir Rajen - were arrested from the airport area and from the CIT Road respectively, the officer said. Nair and Khan were staying in a south Kolkata hotel while Rajen had put up in an accommodation in Howrah, he said. "We are trying to find