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Police chief's son arrested for assault on septuagenarian Sikh man in California
Son of a police chief in California is among two teenagers arrested and charged with attempted robbery and abuse in the brutal attack on a 71-year-old Sikh man this week. The investigators are trying to determine if the attack was a hate crime. Police arrested 18-year-old Tyrone McAllister and a 16-year-old male juvenile yesterday for the attack on Sahib Singh Natt on the side of a road early morning on August 6 in Manteca. McAllister, the son of Union City Police Chief Darryl McAllister, and the juvenile have been charged with attempted robbery, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. The Manteca Police Department said it received numerous tips which assisted in the identification of the suspects. Investigations Supervisor sergeant Miller said the public assistance in providing information with this case was instrumental in identifying the suspects and helped in making a quick arrest. Meanwhile, McAllister's father posted a statement on the facebook page of the Union City ...
18-year-old girl, cop shot dead in Rohtak
An 18-year-old girl and a policeman escorting her were shot dead by three unidentified bike-borne assailants in a suspected case of honour killing in Haryana's Rohtak on Wednesday.The incident took place after the girl, escorted by Sub-Inspector Narender Kumar and a woman police constable, had appeared before the Rohtak court for a hearing in connection with her date of birth at the time of her marriage.While returning, three unidentified miscreants gunned down the girl and the police officer. The woman constable managed to escape unhurt.According to Rohtak Superintendent of Police (SP) Jashandeep Singh Randhawa, "Girl's parents had filed a case against her after she married against their choice and she was being produced before the court. She was killed in this regard."Randhawa further revealed that the girl's mother-in-law has given some clue to identify the assailants.The victim, who belonged to the Jat community, was 17-year-old when she had eloped with a Dalit boy last year. The .
Elderly Sikh man attacked in California
An elderly Sikh man was viciously attacked in California, leading to fears among the community that he may have been a victim of hate crime, the media reported.
Colombia recognizes Palestine as sovereign state
Colombia recognised Palestine as a sovereign state in the days before new President Ivan Duque took office, according to a letter from the foreign ministry made public today. "I would like to inform you that in the name of the government of Colombia, President Juan Manuel Santos has decided to recognise Palestine as a free, independent and sovereign state," said the letter dated August 3.
CBI freezes Brajesh Thakur's bank accounts
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) froze the bank accounts of Brajesh Thakur, the key accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home case, and is also investigating Thakur's property and bank balance.The watchman of a shelter home in Madhubani, from where a key witness in the Muzzafarpur case went missing, has also been arrested.Thakur, who runs the shelter home in Muzzafarpur, claimed that he was falsely implicated for planning to join the Congress party before he was produced before the court among other accused on Wednesday.The shelter home case was uncovered around three months ago after a report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in April revealed that the inmates were allegedly sexually abused, after which 11 employees of the shelter home were arrested and 44 girls were rescued.
Vanzara's role clear in Ishrat encounter: court
A special CBI court here has said that prima facie former police officer D G Vanzara's role was "clear and greater" than that of former DGP P P Pandey in the Ishrat Jahan case. Pandey has been discharged in the case by the same court. Special CBI judge J K Pandya also said that another accused, N K Amin, who had also filed a discharge application, was present at the spot during the encounter. The court yesterday rejected discharge pleas of both Vanzara and Amin. The detailed order copy became available today. "From the statements of police constable, police sub-inspector and police inspector (who were made witnesses by the CBI), it prima facie appears that the role of accused No 3 (Vanzara) is clear and greater than accused No 2 (Pandey)," the court said. Vanzara had sought discharge on the ground of parity with Pandey. On Amin, the court said, "It is clear that accused No 5 N K Amin had intercepted and apprehended Ishrat and Javed from Vasad Toll Booth on June 12, 2004, and during ...
Over 10 kg of gold seized in Kolkata, four arrested
Over 10.5 kg of smuggled gold and Rs 1.74 crore in cash were seized from three places in the city and four persons were arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, an official statement said on Wednesday.
Child remains found at New Mexico compound, man due in court
For months, neighbours worried about a squalid compound built along a remote New Mexico plain, saying they brought their concerns to authorities long before sheriff's officials found 11 hungry children on the lot, and then the remains of a small boy. Two men and three women also had been living at the compound, and were arrested following a raid Friday that came as officials searched for a missing Georgia boy with severe medical issues. Medical examiners still must confirm whether the body found at the property in a second search of the compound on Monday is that of Abdul-ghani Wahhaj, who was 3 in December when police say his father took him from his mother in Jonesboro, Georgia. The boy's father, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, was among those arrested in the compound raid that has since resulted in the series of startling revelations on the outskirts of Amalia, a tiny town near the Colorado state line marked by scattered homes and sagebrush. Authorities said they found the father armed with ...
Punjab ASI booked on charge of torture
A case was registered against an ASI on Wednesday on the charge of torturing a couple of youths in illegal custody, after which one of them was admitted in hospital in a serious condition.
Two arrested for robbing mobile phone
Two men have been arrested for allegedly robbing people of their mobile phones in separate incidents in Amar Colony, police said today. Police claimed to have solved eight cases of robbery and snatching with their arrest. The accused have been identified as Deepak Kumar (22) and Sarvesh Saxena (23), residents of Tughlakabad Extension in Govind Puri, they said. On June 5, two policemen were patrolling in the area falling under the Amar Colony police station and found a woman asking for help near the ISCKON temple. The woman, a resident of Sant Nagar, was going towards Raju Dhaba near the ISKON temple when the two accused robbed off her mobile phone and fled, police said. She said that the duo fled towards Captain Gaur Marg, following which the policemen chased them and managed to apprehend one of the accused, they said. Accordingly, a case was registered in Amar Colony police station. In another incident, a PCR call was received at the same police station regarding snatching of a ...
CBI court convicts IPS officer in graft case
A special court in Chandigarh convicted today a 2008-batch IPS officer Desh Raj in a case of bribery, CBI spokesperson said here. "The Special Judge, CBI Cases, UT, Chandigarh has today convicted Desh Raj, IPS, then SP (City), UT, Chandigarh in a bribery case. The quantum of sentence will be announced on August 10, 2018," the official said. The case was registered against Desh Raj on a complaint of an inspector posted at Sector 26, Chandigarh. "It was alleged that the accused had demanded Rs 5 lakh as illegal gratification from the complainant for showing favour in an enquiry against him. CBI laid a trap and caught the accused while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs one lakh as first installment," the spokesperson said. He said the agency had filed a charge sheet on July 11, 2013 in the court of Special Judge, CBI Cases, UT, Chandigarh.
Teen rape victim gives birth to child
A teenager, who was allegedly raped multiple times by a man, gave birth to a baby at a hospital here today, a police official said. Based on a complaint filed by the victim's family, the police arrested the accused, Gurgaon Police PRO Subhash Bokan told PTI. The girl told the police that she was raped multiple times by a man, identified as Rajan Tiwari, over the past few months, Bokan said. The victim hails from Bihar and has been living in Gurgaon with her parents for the last five years. "During investigation, it was found that Tiwari first time raped the victim in November after he found her alone at her residence and also later on many occasions in December," Bokan said. The accused had also threatened the victim and her parents with dire consequences if they told anyone about the incident, he added.
Patna HC Chief Justice Menon to take charge of Delhi HC tomorrow
Patna High Court Chief Justice Rajendra Menon will be sworn in as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court tomorrow morning by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal. However, the inclusion of Justice Menon will not add to the depleted number of judges of the Delhi High Court as its Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal has been elevated as the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court. The Delhi High Court with a sanctioned strength of 60 judges would continue to function with 35 even after Justice Menon takes charge. Justice Menon, who was the Chief Justice of Patna High Court, was earlier a judge in the Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. He was elevated as the Patna High Court Chief Justice in March last year. The Supreme Court collegium had recommended the transfer of Justice Menon to Delhi High Court on July 16.
Jamaat member arrested in Jharkhand in Bodh Gaya blast case
The Special Task Force of Kolkata Police on Wednesday arrested a member of the terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Jharkhand for his involvement in the Bodh Gaya explosion.
Customs Dept seeks to proclaim Nirav Modi absconder in duty evasion case
The Customs Department at Surat in Gujarat moved a local court today, requesting that fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi be declared an absconder in a duty evasion case. The department filed an application before Chief Judicial Magistrate B H Kapadia, seeking to proclaim Nirav Modi as absconder under the Code of Criminal Procedure after he failed to respond to an arrest warrant issued by the court in July. Public prosecutor Nayan Sukhadwala said that a case for alleged customs duty evasion has been registered against Nirav Modi by the central excise commissioner's office here. Nirav Modi's firm here had imported rough and unpolished diamonds under a government scheme, whereby import duties were waived if the material was meant for export after processing. The firm was expected to export these high-value imported diamonds after value addition such as cutting and polishing. Nirav Modi allegedly sold the diamonds in domestic market in Surat, thus evading the import duties. He exported ...
SC to begin hearing on pleas over disqualification of lawmakers
The Supreme Court would tomorrow commence hearing on the pleas raising the question as to at what stage of a criminal trial a lawmaker would stand disqualified. A three-judge bench, on March 8, 2016, had referred the matter to a five-judge Constitution bench. The bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra would commence the hearing on the issue, which has far-reaching political consequences. While referring the issue to the CJI, the court had said the larger bench would deal with the question, "Can a legislator facing criminal trial be disqualified at conviction or at the framing of charges in the case?" The court was hearing a petition filed by NGO Public Interest Foundation. BJP leader and advocate Ashwani Kumar Updhaya has also filed a plea seeking a direction to the the Centre and others "to bring in electoral reform and to make rules... and Code of Conduct for de-criminalization and de-communalization of .
Gates says Manafort told him to be truthful to FBI
The star witness in Paul Manafort's financial fraud trial says the former Trump campaign chairman told him to be truthful about offshore shell companies and bank accounts during a 2014 interview with the FBI. Rick Gates said under questioning from Manafort's lawyer today that he told FBI agents and Justice Department lawyers about some of the offshore companies that contained millions of dollars in proceeds from their Ukrainian political work. The lawyer, Kevin Downing, was trying to counter earlier testimony that Manafort had encouraged Gates to deceive authorities by directing him to help conceal his foreign income and to submit phony mortgage and tax documents on his behalf. The interview was part of an FBI investigation that sought to recover assets looted from the Ukrainian government under the rule of former President Viktor Yanukovych. Prosecutors have noted that Gates and Manafort were not the targets of the investigation at the time of the interview. Defense lawyers wrapped ..
HC to monitor probe into Deora shelter home case
The Allahabad High Court today decided to monitor the investigation into the alleged sex racket at the Deoria shelter home and said it appeared that its owners enjoyed the patronage of some politician. The bench of Chief Justice D B Bhosale and Justice Yashwant Varma passed the order while taking suo motu cognizance of media reports on the suspected sexual abuse of the inmates at the Ma Vindhyavasini shelter by an NGO. The Uttar Pradesh government had announced yesterday that it will recommend a CBI inquiry in the case. It seems the owners had got patronage of some politician or a VIP, the court said while referring to the operation of the shelter even though it was blacklisted. The court said girls continued to be shifted to the shelter home and no action was being taken against its managers even though the district administration had received complaints. UP's Additional Advocate General Neeraj Tripathi told the court that the Uttar Pradesh government will transfer the case to the ...
Security tightened after Shivlinga desecrated in UP village: police
A Shivlinga was found desecrated in a temple in village Hasanpur in Shamli district today following which devotees held protests over the incident, police said. The incident occurred at the Durga temple in the village that falls under Jhinjhana police station area, they said. According to Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar Tiwari, the incident came to light when devotees found the damaged Shivlinga n the temple. Police rushed to the spot while arrangements were made to install a new Shivlinga, officials said. The security was tightened as a precautionary measure, they said. It is suspected that some anti social elements had indulged in vandalism to stoke tension, an official said. A case is being registered and appropriate action will be taken, the official said.
Life imprisonment for2 brothers in double murder case
A court in Morena district of Madhya Pradesh has sentenced two brothers to life imprisonment for the murder of their mother and another man. According to the prosecution, the accused killed their own mo her so that another person could be framed up for her death. Additional Sessions Judge at Ambah in the district, Mukesh Kumar Batham, convicted Umray (33) and Murari (38) yesterday. Another accused, their eldest brother, is absconding. Prosecutor Ramniwas Singh Tomar said the two and their eldest brother Dojiram had a quarrel with Ramkhiladi Singh, who lived near their house in Ambah town, on March 7 this year. When Ramkhiladi Singh's son Mansaram intervened, they shot Mansaram dead, he said. After returning home, the trio shot their mother Beaunthi Bai (65) and hit her with an axe, killing her on the spot, with the intention of framing up Ramkhiladi for her murder. They then placed her body near Ramkhiladi's house. After the investigation, police unravelled the diabolical sequence of .