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HC grants bail to Andhra Bank ex-official
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to a former director of the Andhra Bank arrested in a Rs 5,000 crore fraud case involving Gujarat-based pharmaceutical company Sterling Biotech.
Case against Airtel for power theft
A case under Section 95 of the Electricity Act was lodged at Kargil police station and investigation is under progress
24 girls rescued from UP shelter home, 18 inmates missing
Twenty-four girls were rescued from a shelter home here and three people were arrested after allegation of sexual exploitation of the inmates came to light, police said today. Eighteen inmates of the shelter were still missing, they said. "Twenty-four girls were rescued yesterday from the shelter home at station road in the name of Ma Vindhyawasini Mahila Prakishan Evam Samaj Sewa Sansthan, which has 42 inmates. Eighteen inmates are still missing. We have sealed it," Superintendent of Police Rohan P Kanay said. The matter comes in the backdrop of the alleged sexual abuse of young girls at a state-funded shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur which led to a public outcry. Sexual abuse of 34 inmates out of 42 was confirmed in medical examination. When asked for her comments on the issue, UP Women and Child Development Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi said, "The recognition of the NGO was revoked one year back and funds were stopped. We will probe how it was functioning till now and see who is .
Ex-Brazil footballer arrested for failure to pay child support
Former Brazilian footballer Edilson da Silva, who was a member of the national team during the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, has been arrested on charges of failing to pay court-ordered child support for one of his children,
Patna HC to monitor CBI probe into Muzaffarpur horror
The Patna High Court on Monday decided to monitor the investigation into the rape of 34 minor girls in a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, a government lawyer said.
HC grants bail to former Andhra Bank officer in money laundering case
The Delhi High Court today granted bail to a former Andhra Bank director who was arrested in connection with a money laundering probe in an alleged Rs 5,000-crore fraud case. Justice Mukta Gupta granted the relief to Anup Prakash Garg, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on January 12 in connection with the case involving a Gujarat-based pharma firm. The judge directed Garg not to leave the country without permission from the court concerned. The high court said he will not directly or indirectly influence the witnesses or interfere with the further investigation. Garg has been asked to furnish a personal bond of Rs two lakh and two sureties of the same amount. He had sought bail on the ground that he has been in custody since January and the chargesheet has been filed in the case, so he was not required for further probe. Advocates Amit Mahajan and Nitesh Rana, appearing for ED, had opposed the bail, saying that considering the gravity of the offence, the nature of allegations ...
Five arrested for murder
Five persons were arrested for allegedly killing a 40-year-old man in Hinjili area of Odisha's Ganjam district, police said today. A few sharp-edged weapons used for the crime were also seized from those arrested yesterday, said Inspector In-charge of Hinjili police station, Prasant Kumar Sahoo. While Bulu Pradhan was killed, his associate Banamali Nahak sustained injuries when the accused attacked the duo on Saturday, police said.
SC asks two clergymen to surrender in Kerala Church sex scandal
The Supreme Court today cancelled the interim protection from arrest given to two clergymen, accused of sexually abusing a married woman, and asked them to surrender by August 13. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said the two priests were at liberty to seek regular bail once they surrendered. The counsel for victim alleged that some videos were uploaded by the accused on the Internet and they used the same to blackmail her. The court had earlier asked the state police to file a status report on the probe done so far into the sexual abuse case, involving four priests attached to the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church. On July 19, the two priests -- Father Sony Verghese and Father Jaise K George -- were granted protection from arrest by the apex court till it pronounced a verdict on their anticipatory bail pleas. The clergymen had moved the apex court seeking anticipatory bail in the case after their plea was rejected by the Kerala High Court on July 11. Four priests ...
Deoria shelter: UP min assures strict action against perpetrators
A day after the Deoria Police rescued 24 girls from a shelter home, Uttar Pradesh Women and Child Welfare Minister Rita Bahugana Joshi on Monday assured that strict action would be taken against those involved in the incident and said that a thorough investigation on the same is underway.Speaking to the media, Joshi said the Deoria shelter home was running illegally."After CBI inspection last year, it was established that Deoria shelter home centre was running illegally without norms. A direction was issued to shift the inmates and shut it. But this order was not followed," Joshi stated.She added that a child was rescued yesterday and had filed a complaint.Joshi continued, "On August 1, an FIR was lodged to shut the shelter home immediately as illegal acts were being carried out. The number of children enrolled at the centre as per records are not present. One child was rescued yesterday, who has filed a complaint. An investigation is underway."She further said that once the Child ...
Is Article 35A unconstitutional? SC to hear plea from Aug 27
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the challenge to Article 35A in the absence of a judge of a three-judge bench that was hearing the case and directed the next hearing on August 27.
Series on life, case files of Rakesh Maria in works (Lead, Correcting headline)
Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Entertainment's Phantom Films and director Meghna Gulzar have signed up to produce a series on the life and case files of former Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, Rakesh Maria.
2 arrested for raping teen
Two men have been arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district, police said today. The girl, who is a Dalit, was in a field when five people allegedly dragged her to a hut and raped her in Reoti -- 436 km east of Lucknow -- last Wednesday, Superintendent of Police Sriparna Ganguly said. An FIR was registered yesterday when the girl informed about the incident to her family members. The victim told the police that she was again called by the accused on Saturday, who were threatening her to upload her video on social media if she did not come, the SP said. Police have arrested two persons, while three are absconding, the SP added.
Meghna Gulzar, Phantom Films developing original series on Rakesh Maria
Director Meghna Gulzar and Reliance Entertainment's Phantom Films have signed up to produce a series on the life and case files of former Commissioner of Mumbai Police, Rakesh Maria. The series, based on his experiences and various case files of his career, will be directed by Meghna. "Rakesh Maria's life-experiences and his prolific career in law-enforcement are a powerful lens to explore the chronology of crime and terror, in our society - as a city, as well as, as a country and a geographical region. The potential of this content is limitless, and that is supremely exciting for me," the director said in a statement. As Deputy Commissioner Police (Traffic) in 1993, Maria cracked the Bombay serial blasts case, and later moved to DCP (Crime) and then Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime), of the Mumbai Police. He solved the 2003 Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar twin blasts case. He was also given the responsibility of investigating the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008 and interrogated ...
Series on life, case films of Rakesh Maria in works
Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Entertainment's Phantom Films and director Meghna Gulzar have signed up to produce a series on the life and case files of former Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, Rakesh Maria.
Five-year-old girl raped in Maharashtra; accused held
A 19-year-old man allegedly raped a five-year-old girl residing in his neighbourhood in Maharashtra's Palghar district, a police official said today. The accused has been arrested, he said. The incident occurred yesterday when the girl's parents had gone to work at a farm, leaving the victim and their eight-month-old son at their home in Belghar village under Wada taluka. At that time, the accused entered the victim's home and lured her by offering sweets. He then took the girl to his sister's house located nearby and allegedly raped the minor there, an official at Wada police station said. The girl's parents learnt about the incident after returning home. They immediately filed a complaint with the Wada police following which the accused was arrested last night and booked under relevant IPC sections and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official said.
Kerala: CPM worker stabbed to death
A 23-year-old Communist Party of India (Marxist) worker was stabbed to death on Sunday in Kerala's Kasaragod district allegedly by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers.The local police have identified the prime accused as Aswanth, a BJP worker.According to the police, Aboobacker Sidiq - the victim - was stabbed on his stomach and chest, injuring his internal organs.Sadiq died on his way to the hospital.Further details in the case are currently awaited.
US police say 11 children rescued from 'extremist' men at 'filthy' hideout
Police say 11 children ages one to 15 were rescued in the US state of New Mexico after officers raided a dilapidated compound occupied by armed men of "extremist" belief. Two men were arrested after police found them and the children in what one officer called "the saddest living conditions and poverty I have seen," as part of the operation connected to a months-long search for an abducted three-year-old, according to New Mexico's Taos County sheriff's office. The investigation kicked off late last year on the opposite side of the country in Jonesboro, Georgia, where 39-year-old Siraj Wahhaj of the state's Clayton County was accused of kidnapping his toddler -- who was ultimately not found. The boy's mother told police her child, who she said suffered from seizures along with developmental and cognitive delays, went to the park with his father Wahhaj last December and never returned. On August 2, Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe of Taos County in New Mexico issued a search warrant describing "a .
UP: 24 girls rescued from shelter home in Deoria
The Deoria Police on Sunday arrested a couple and rescued 24 girls from a shelter home here, after its license was revoked following an inspection by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Both the man and his wife were managers at the shelter home.The incident came to light after a girl escaped from the shelter home and informed the police how they were all treated like servants.Superintendent of Police Rohan P Kanay said, "When the order to close this institution was made, our people went there and the organisation's director misbehaved with our team. Today, after a girl escaped from there, we got to the reality of that place. There have been many big disclosures during the investigation. 24 children have been rescued safely so far. "He further informed that the institution's director Girija Tripathi and her husband have been arrested.A probe is underway and further details are awaited.In a similar incident, employees of a shelter home in Muzaffarpur were arrested last month for
Anissia's family members, friends hold candle light vigil
People from various walks of life held a candle light vigil today at Parliament Street in memory of flight attendant Anissia Batra, who allegedly committed suicide last month. Anissia had jumped to death from the terrace of her house in south Delhi's Panchsheel Park. Her husband, Mayank Singhvi, was later arrested on charges of harassing her for dowry and abetting her to commit suicide. The case was recently transferred to Crime Branch from the district police. Over 500 people, including Anissia's family and friends, were part of the vigil organised to demand justice for her. Anissia's family, which has been demanding a fair probe into the alleged suicide, rued that the case was handed to the Crime Branch after a delay of 21 days. The extent of damage, which has already been caused, has scarred them for life, said the family members, adding they still hope for a fair probe. Anissia's family said they were planning to approach the Crime Branch tomorrow to seek a speedy probe into the ..
3 injured in group clash
Three persons were injured, with two of them suffering gunshot wounds, in a clash between two groups in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area today, police said. The injured were identified as Dheeraj, Narender and Neeraj, all residents of Govindpuri. They were admitted to the AIIMS Trauma Centre, they said. They are out of danger, but not yet fit to give statements, they said. Police were informed about the incident at 6 am. During investigation, it was learnt that a quarrel broke out between two men over a criminal case involving their friends. Both the men called their associates after a scuffle, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said. Police said Kadir and one of his friends had allegedly fired at the victims. The matter is being investigated.