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Bhim Army protests outside Nair Hospital, alleges Payal Tadvi was murdered
Ashok Kamble, president of the Maharashtra unit of Bhim Army on Wednesday protested outside BYL Nair Hospital alleging Dr Payal Tadvi's death was not due to suicide but she was "murdered". He also demanded action under 'Prevention of Atrocities Act' be carried out against the officers who were suspended by the hospital administration and strictest of punishment for the three accused."We have got some information which reveals that it is not a suicide case but murder since there are some marks on Payal's upper back, we are waiting for the postmortem reports. We came to know through media that three accused have been arrested and some concerned officials were also suspended. We demand the Atrocities act be put on the suspended officials too, we are holding protests to demand the same," he said.Kamble laid out the three demands of the Bhim Army, he said, "We want death sentence for the people accused in the death of Payal Tadvi other than that we also want the officials to be taken to ...
Delhi: Exchange of fire between police, robber near Khajuri flyover
An exchange of fire took place between a team of Delhi Police Special Cell and a notorious robber near Gali Mandu underpass near Khajuri flyover here on Tuesday.According to the police, the accused, identified as Rohtash who hails from North East Delhi's Karwal Nagar, is said to have involved in various robbery cases.During the encounter, the bullet fired by the accused hit the bulletproof jacket worn by a constable. A case has been registered at the Delhi Police Special Cell in Lodhi Colony, informed the police.Further investigation on the matter is underway.
Maha: 19-yr-old HSC student commits suicide
A 19-year-old student allegedly committed suicide after checking her Class 12 examination result in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra, a police official said on Wednesday. It was not yet clear whether she passed or failed as her family was in grief over her death, he said. Kiran Gulab Chavan, whose father is a daily wage labourer, went to her college on Tuesday to check her result in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination conducted by the Maharashtra State Board in February-March. After returning home in Mukundwadi area, she did not tell her parents about the result. She allegedly hanged herself from the ceiling in a room with a stole while her parents were having lunch in another room, the official at Mukundwadi police station said. When her parents did not get any response after continuously knocking at her door, they broke it open and found Chavan hanging, the official said. They pulled her down and rushed her to MGM Hospital where she died during treatment, ..
Dutch ban Hells Angels biker gang, citing 'violence'
Dutch judges on Wednesday banned biker club Hells Angels and ordered all its chapters to close in the Netherlands, as authorities continue a clampdown on so-called outlaw motorcycle gangs. "The Hells Angels is a danger to the public order," the court in the central Dutch city of Utrecht ruled. "The Hells Angels sees itself as a one-percenter club, a club of outlaws," said the court, citing a slogan used by biker gangs rejecting the authority of national laws or societal norms. "It's a club where there's a culture of lawlessness and the authorities are kept outside their doors," the court added in a statement. The court referred to a number of patches or so-called "colours" on the cut-off vests of the Hells Angels, called "cuts", saying "they are handed out to members who commit (serious) violence." "The Hells Angels' profile is that of the largest and most powerful motorbike club. They believe other clubs should listen to them and that leads to long-running conflicts." Dutch ...
Cop's body recovered in Siddharth Nagar
An inspector's body was recovered after neighbours complained of foul smell coming from his house in Uttar Pradesh's Siddharth Nagar district, an official said on Wednesday. The body of Pankaj Shahi, 50, posted as the incharge of cyber cell, was found on Tuesday night. It appears to be a week old, Circle Officer (Sadar) Sunil Singh said. Prima facie, it appears to be a case of natural death and more details will be known after the post-mortem, Singh said. Shahi's family members, who reached here from Gorakhpur, said he was not answering calls, but ruled out his enmity with anyone.
PMLA case: Delhi court reserves for June 3 order on Robert Vadra's plea to travel abroad
A Delhi court Wednesday reserved for June 3 its order on application of Robert Vadra, accused in a money laundering case, to travel abroad. Enforcement Directorate opposed Vadra's plea seeking permission to travel to the UK and two other countries citing health reasons. ED said the probe is at a crucial stage. "His custodial interrogation is required and may flee. He is facing serious charges. His medical condition is merely a pretext where laundered money is parked. The medical condition appears to be is routine medical check up," said Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for ED. Special Judge Arvind Kumar said he would pass the order on June 3 after hearing arguments from both the parties. The ED also told the court that Vadra was linked to alleged arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari who was in London. Vadra's counsel, senior advocate KTS Tulsi, told the court that as per his medical report he has a small tumour in the large intestine and he wanted to take a second opinion in ...
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A middle-aged man was detained for suspicious activities from near the India-Pakistan international border, said a BSF official Wednesday. He was detained on Tuesday from near Longewala, the BSF official. A team of the BSF detained the man, aged around 45, and handed him over to police for further investigation, BSF DIG MS Rathore said. Suspect Chandrabhan had been sent to Jaisalmer, where he would be interrogated by intelligence agencies, said Ram Narayan, assistant sub-inspector at the Ramgarh police station.
Brick tied to mentally challenged boy's private parts
In a shocking incident, a mentally-challenged minor was tortured by his own relatives who tied a brick from his private parts as a punishment.
US to help India check online child pornography
The United States will help India check online child pornography and content related to child sexual exploitation following a pact signed between the two countries, officials said Wednesday. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) of India and the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), USA recently. With the signing of the pact, the United States will help in receiving Tipline reports on online child pornography and child sexual exploitation content from NCMEC, a home ministry official said. The MoU will provide access to more than one lakh Tipline reports available with the NCMEC and enable law enforcement agencies in India. It will pave the way for setting up of an innovative mechanism for sharing information about child pornography and child sexual abuse material and taking legal action against offenders. The agreement will further enable law enforcement agencies to remove child pornography and ..
Jail term for 16 fodder scam accused
A special CBI court here on Wednesday sentenced 16 fodder scam convicts to three to four year prison terms in a case relating to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 37 crore from the Chaibasa treasury in the 1990s. The court of S N Mishra also slapped varying penalties ranging from Rs 25,000 to Rs seven lakh on the convicts in connection with RC 20A/96 case, defence counsel Sanjay Kumar said. RJD president Lalu Prasad is among 44 accused who have been convicted in the instant case in 2013. Prasad is serving prison term here after conviction in cases of multi-crore fodder scam. Those awarded jail term Wednesday included former treasury messenger and technical assistant Lal Mohan Gope, ex-account assistant of the treasury Bharat Narayan Das and ex-assistant accountant of the treasury Sahadeo Prasad, all employees of the Chaibasa treasury when the scam was unearthed, the counsel said. The rest were suppliers, he said. The CBI had filed a supplementary charge sheet against 20 persons as
Two policemen in Kerala suspended for attacking wife of
: Two police personnel in Kerala were suspended, pending a probe, after video grabs showing one of them allegedly assaulting an accused's wife, who tried to prevent her husband from being beaten by police, went viral. The incident occurred on Sunday near Thiruvallam police station here. According to police, the 26-year old accused, was taken into custody following a complaint of sexual molestation by a woman neighbour. He allegedly pushed a policeman standing near him at the police station and ran outside, but was overpowered by the two police personnel. However, the man's relatives alleged he was beaten up by police inside the station so he ran outside. To prevent him from escaping, policemen are seen hitting and kicking the accused who had fallen, in the purported video. As he was being beaten up, his wife, who had come to the police station, intervened, following which one of the police personnel hit her with his knee repeatedly. Fort Assistant Commissioner, R ...
SC: High Courts should know arrest possible for GST evasion
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that High Courts across the country should keep in mind that a person can be arrested for evasion of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the competent authority.
Armed Forces Tribunal defers hearing in Vice Admiral Bimal Verma's plea seeking appointment as Navy Chief
The Armed Forces Tribunal on Wednesday deferred the hearing in the case filed by Vice Admiral Bimal Verma seeking an appointment as the next Navy Chief of India and also ordered that Vice Admiral Karambir Singh can take charge as the Navy Chief on May 31.The appointment of Karambir Singh, however, will be subject to the final outcome of the petition filed by Verma and the final decision passed by the Tribunal.Vice Admiral Bimal Verma had challenged the Defence Ministry's decision to reject his plea for being overlooked for appointment as the next Navy Chief and requested the court to hear his plea before Vice Admiral Karambir Singh takes over the command of the force on May 31."The government has rejected the representation of the Vice Admiral. Therefore, as per law, we would be withdrawing the present petition with liberty to challenge the order issued by the government and request the tribunal to hear the matter before the new chief takes over," Vice Admiral Verma's lawyer Ankur ...
ED issues fresh summons to Robert Vadra; asks him to join probe tomorrow
The ED has issued fresh summons to Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, to appear before it Thursday in connection with a money laundering case linked to purchase of alleged illegal assets abroad, officials said. They said Vadra has been asked to depose before the investigating officer of the case at around 10:30 AM at the agency's office here. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) only last week moved a court here seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail given to Vadra in this case and the Delhi High Court had then issued notice to him seeking his response. The ED, which had grilled Vadra over a dozen times in this case, had told the Delhi HC that itrequired Vadra's custody as he was not cooperating in the investigation and and the trial court had not discussed the gravity of the offence in its order that gave relief to Vadra, husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi. The ED case against Vadra relates to allegations of money laundering in the purchase of
Man involved in dacoity arrested after an exchange of fire in northeast Delhi
A man involved allegedly in a dacoity case was arrested after an exchange of fire near the Khajuri flyover in northeast Delhi, police said Wednesday. The accused was identified as Rohtash - a resident of Mukund Vihar in Karawal Nagar. The accused was involved in a dacoity at Muthoot Finance and another case of robbery at Sunlight Colony besides other similar cases. "An exchange of fire took place on Tuesday at about 11 pm near Gali Mandu underpass near Khajuri flyover between the police team and Rohtash," PS Kushwah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) said. The bullet fired by Rohtash hit the bullet proof jacket worn by a constable of the special cell team, he said.
Ker HC quashes rape case after man marries victim
The Kerala High Court has allowed a petition seeking to quash a rape case on the ground that the parties have compromised and that the petitioner has married the victim. The man, the petitioner, was the accused in a case filed in the Court of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-1, Pathanamthitta. He was accused of committing an offence punishable under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code. Quashing the rape case, Justice R Narayana Pisharadi in his recent judgement observed the circumstances of the case would show that the woman had given consent for intercourse on the promise made by the petitioner that he would marry her. "In fact, she has given a statement to the police to that effect. The petitioner had no fraudulent intention in making the promise that he would marry the first respondent. The promise made by him to marry the prosecutrix was not a false promise made only with the intention to satisfy his lust. "This is evident from the fact that he married the victim
Customs' new guidelines to ensure foreigners accused of smuggling face law in India
The customs department has made a major change in the existing guidelines to ensure foreigners accused of smuggling do not run away and face speedy prosecution in India, an official said Wednesday. The move came as the government was informed about the steep rise in cases of outright smuggling of gold and foreign currency by foreign nationals. "It was brought to the notice of the government that these accused persons have no interest/assets in India; and once released on bail, they are not available to face trial," the customs official said, quoting an official order in this regard. Therefore, service of show cause notice by a designated court to these foreigners becomes difficult, thus delaying the prosecution process, he said. The matter was examined and it has been decided to modify guidelines issued in 2015 on launching of prosecution. "Further, in cases involving foreign national(s), prosecution may be launched at the earliest, even before issuance of the show cause notice," the
Three to four years jail to 16 in fodder scam case
A special CBI court here on Wednesday convicted 16 accused in a multi-million-rupee fodder scam and jailed them for three to four years.
Woman SI found murdered in police transit hostel in UP's Bareilly
A 42-year-old woman sub inspector was brutally killed in a transit hostel adjacent to the Police Lines here, police said on Wednesday. The sub inspector (SI), Reena Kumari, was found dead with her head smashed Tuesday night, they said. Originally hailing from Amroha, the SI was posted in the intelligence unit and was living alone at the hostel after sending her son to Delhi for studies two days ago, police said. The household belongings were found scattered all over the place and it appears that the assailants also took her mobile phone with them, they said. The incident came to light when SSI Manoj Varma, living in the neighbourhood, found her door open. After getting no response when he called out, Varma peeped inside only to find the SI lying on the floor with her head severely injured. DIG Rajesh Kumar Pandey said police are investigating the case from all angles.
Payal Tadvi suicide case: Two more doctors arrested
Two more doctors have been arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of a junior colleague by tormenting her with casteist slurs at a state-run hospital here, police said on Wednesday. With this, the police have arrested three doctors, all women. While Bhakti Mehere was arrested on Tuesday after initial interrogation, Hema Ahuja and Ankita Khandelwal were caught in the early hours on Wednesday, a police officer said. "The two were arrested from Pune and Mumbai," Deputy Commissioner of Police (zone III) Avinash Kumar told PTI. They will be produced in a court later in the day, the police said. The three doctors were booked after their 26-year-old junior colleague Payal Tadvi at B Y L Nair Hospital here allegedly hanged herself at her hostel room last Wednesday, a senior police official said. Her family alleged that the doctors taunted her by ragging and hurling casteist abuses as she belonged to a Scheduled Tribe. The accused were subsequently booked under provisions of the Scheduled