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11 bodies found in home in Mexico
Mexican officials on Friday discovered the bodies of 11 people who had been tied up, tortured and shot dead inside a residence in the border town of Ciudad Juarez, in northern Chihuahua state, the prosecutor's office told Xinhua.
SC gets its 8th woman judge- Indira Banerjee
Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Indira Banerjee has been appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India.With this, the apex court gets its eighth woman judge, after Fathima Beevi, Sujata V. Manohar, Ruma Pal, Gyan Sudha Misra, Ranjana Prakash Desai, R. Banumathi and Indu Malhotra.A notification that was issued on Friday stated, "In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Kumari Justice Indira Banerjee, Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, to be a judge of the Supreme Court of India with effect from the date she assumes charge of her office."Banerjee assumed charge as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court on April 5, 2017.She succeeded Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, who was then elevated to the top court.She is also the second woman to head Madras High Court, after Justice Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar.
Two ATM cash loaders held for siphoning off over Rs 1.7 cr
Two employees of a cash replenishing company were arrested for allegedly misappropriating over Rs 1.7 crore from the amount meant to refill the ATMs across the city, police said today. The accused identified as Manish Kumar and Satpal are both residents of Delhi, they added. According to a complaint lodged on Wednesday by Prem Savariya, Branch Head of SIS Cash Services, which is in the business of replenishing cash in the ATMs, the two accused employees had misappropriated over Rs 1.7 crore, Vijay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (west) said. The firm obtain cash from the banks and keep them in their vault at Rajouri Garden. The money is then entrusted to its various employees who replenish cash into the ATMs of various banks as per the schedule, the officer said. On July 27, they were entrusted with cash to the tune of Rs 1.84 crore for replenishing in various ATMs. But they did not load the cash in the ATMs and instead brought it back to the office. Later on, the accused took ...
Factory producing fake Dabur oil busted in Mathura
Police have busted a factory allegedly producing fake Dabur oil and arrested one person in connection with the incident in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district. Around 1,200 bottles of spurious oil of Dabur company, a packing machine and 20,000 stickers were recovered from Ajai Nagar-based factory and its godown last night, a police official said. The raid was conducted on the complaint of Jeetu Sharma, the manager of a Dabur factory, the official said, adding that the illegal factory was run by a local named Chatar Singh. "We have been receiving complaint about this bogus factory. However, after collecting relevant information, police was requested to conduct a raid," the manager said.
Andhra: 10 dead in Kurnool stone quarry blast
At least 10 people died in a massive blast that took place on Friday night at a stone quarry in Kurnool district's Hathi Belgal.Five more people, who were labourers working at the site, got injured and were rushed to the Aluru Government Hospital for treatment; however, one among them succumbed to injuries.According to SP, Kurnool, other four are declared out of danger and still undergoing treatment.Reportedly, the fire that broke out in the quarry, spread to the nearby area and burnt three tractors, one lorry and two sheds to ashes.Fire fighters rushed to the spot."A case has been registered U/s 304 part-2 IPC, section 3 & 5 of Explosive substances act. We are verifying about the incident. The accused responsible for the incident will arrested soon," said SP, Kurnool.Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed his grief over the incident and extended condolences to the families of the bereaved.He ordered the district collector to intensify the operations.
Dalit youth set on fire in Mathura
A Dalit youth was allegedly set on fire by two men in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, police said today. The two accused allegedly assaulted Pardesi first, poured kerosene and set him on fire in Satoha village last night, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Vinay Singh Chauhan. People rushed towards him and doused the fire. Pardesi received nine per cent burns and has been hospitalised. He is out of danger, Chauhan said. Search is on for the two unidentified accused, who are absconding, he added.
Ludhiana City Centre scam: Decision on ex-SSP's plea expected on Aug 8
A court here may decide next Wednesday whether to hear a former Vigilance Bureau SSP before accepting the closure report filed by the same department in an corruption case in which current chief minister Amarinder Singh is among the accused. The case, alleging that a private builder was favoured during Singh's previous term as CM, was filed in 2007 when the SAD-BJP government was in power. But last year, the Vigilance Bureau filed a closure report, saying its reinvestigation of the alleged Rs 11,000-crore Ludhiana City Centre scam found nothing to substantiate the charges. Former SSP K S Sandhu has pleaded with the court to hear him before accepting the bureau's closure report. District and Sessions Judge Gurbir Singh today set the next hearing for August 8, when the ruling on acceptance or rejection of the ex-SSP's plea is expected. The former SSP's counsel argued that the preliminary inquiry in the case was conducted by him, and an FIR registered after a thorough probe. But public ..
Weinstein appeals to dismiss sex crime charges
Harvey Weinstein's attorney has filed a motion to dismiss all the sex crime charges against the Hollywood producer.Earlier today, in an emergency hearing requested by Weinstein's lawyers against Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance Jr's office with misconduct over the indictments in New York Supreme Court, Judge Mary Walrath allowed Weinstein to include emails with one of his alleged victims in a motion to dismiss the criminal case.Following which 40 emails from the accuser, in which she writes about getting back together, were presented before the court, Variety reported.The woman is one of three whose allegations underpin the criminal case against Weinstein.If convicted, Weinstein will face imprisonment for the lifetime.
Teen becomes youngest woman jailed in UK for terrorism
A London teenager was jailed for life today for plotting a terror attack, becoming the youngest woman to be sentenced for terrorism offences in Britain. Safaa Boular, 18, who together with her mother and elder sister formed the country's first all-female cell linked to the Islamic State group, will spend a minimum of 13 years in prison. She had planned violent attacks in the British capital, using coded language themed around a tea party, after UK authorities stopped her travelling to Syria to marry an IS fighter she had met online. "However much she may have been influenced and drawn into her extremism, it appeared she knew what she was doing and acted with open eyes," said Judge Mark Dennis in sentencing her at London's Old Bailey. "Her views were deeply entrenched," he added, rejecting claims she had renounced extremism. In June sibling Rizlaine Boular, 22, was also jailed for life, with a minimum term of 16 years, while their Morocco-born mother Mina Dich was handed a minimum ...
Man arrested for raping, smothering woman to death in C'garh
A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping and killing a woman in Chhattisgarhs Dhamtari district, police said today. Kavilas Kunjam had consumed liquor in the house of the victim on July 27 and then allegedly raped and smothered her to death, police said. The incident took place in Gathula village and Kunjam was arrested yesterday, a Sihawa police station official told PTI. Police said that Kunjam, before fleeing from the area, had also allegedly stolen Rs 2000 from the 55-year-old victim and damaged her mobile phone in order to erase evidence of the crime. A case had been registered under sections 302 (murder) and 376 (rape) as well 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) of the Indian Penal Code, the official added.
Charges framed against 2 Mumbai men for ISIS indoctrination
A special court for NIA cases here framed charges against two men today under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly instigating city youths to join terrorist organisation ISIS. In 2016, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Rizwan Ahmed and Mohsin Ibrahim Sayyed, residents of Malvani area here, for alleged links with the ISIS and for trying to indoctrinate several youths and persuade them to join the ISIS. The court today framed charges against the two under IPC section 120 (b) (criminal conspiracy) and various sections of the UAPA, the central agency said in a release. According to the NIA, the two indoctrinated one Ayaz Mohamad in 2015 and persuaded him to get a passport. In October that year, Ayaz went to Kabul from Delhi and allegedly joined the ISIS in Afghanistan. They tried to incite many other youths in Malvani area to leave India and join the ISIS for jihad in the Middle East, the NIA alleged.
350 booked in lawyers-police clash
An FIR has been filed against 350 unidentified people for allegedly creating a ruckus in the district court premises here, police said today. The lawyers had yesterday allegedly pelted stones and manhandled some officials, following which the police lathi-charged them, a police official said. However, bar secretary Viswash Tyagi had alleged that the police dragged out the lawyers from their chambers and lathi-charged them. The FIR has been lodged under sections 147, 148, 323, 504, 307, 427, 336, 332, 353 of the Indian Penal Code, said Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna. On the other hand, advocate Dal Chand Gautam had registered an FIR against four policemen for allegedly thrashing him inside a police station on Wednesday night. The lawyers had staged a sit-in yesterday to protest against the alleged beating of the advocate. Gautam was detained after an eatery owner alleged that three customers, including Gautam, abused his staff on Wednesday night, claiming ...
Police: Suspect in Bush's doctor's death killed himself
A man accused of killing one of former President George HW Bush's doctors killed himself during a confrontation with authorities this morning, the city's police chief said. Joseph James Pappas, 62, died from a single self-inflicted shot to the head, Chief Art Acevedo told reporters. Pappas had body armor on during the confrontation and shot himself after a second police unit arrived, Acevedo said. Police were called to the scene after a city worker reported seeing Pappas in the area. Authorities on Wednesday had announced Pappas as a suspect in the July 20 death of Dr. Mark Hausknecht and had been searching for him. The confrontation occurred about 3 1/2 miles (5 1/2 kilometers) from Pappas' Houston home. Police allege Pappas shot Hausknecht while the cardiologist rode his bike to work at Houston Methodist Hospital. Acevedo has said Pappas might have been seeking revenge for his mother, who died on the doctor's operating table more than 20 years ago, in April 1997. Authorities had ...
Dalit man set on fire in Mathura
In a shocking incident, a Dalit man was allegedly set on fire by two people in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura after an argument erupted between them.As per reports, Pardesi (victim) went to buy something at a general store, where the two men allegedly set him on fire after pouring kerosene over him.The victim is currently undergoing treatment at a district hospital in Mathura."Police is investigating all aspects of the case," said Mathura Circle Officer (CO) Vinay Chauhan.The case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the accused.
Rahul, Kejriwal stand for value-based politics, should keep away from RJD: JD(U)
The JD(U) today asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to keep away from the RJD's agitation tomorrow to protest the Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes, saying they were known for "value-based politics" while the Lalu Prasad-led party was known for "jungle raaj and crimes". Former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav plans to hold a dharna and candle light march in Jantar Mantar here tomorrow against the case in his bid to target JD(U) president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He has also invited Gandhi and Kejriwal to join the event. JD(U) spokesperson K C Tyagi asked the two leaders to keep away from the event and said that they were known for "value-based politics" while the RJD was known for "jungle raaj and crimes". He said all accused in the case were arrested and the CBI is probing the case, besides the Supreme Court had also taken cognizance of the crime. "What does he want now," he asked, referring to Yadav's planned protest. Gandhi and ...
Pub owner arrested in molestation case
Police have arrested a pub owner for allegedly molesting a woman doctor. Dhananjay Shetty, owner of 'Melting Point' pub (earlier called 'J 49') in suburban Juhu, was arrested last night, said a pollice official. The alleged incident took place at the pub. Further probe was on, the official said. Incidentally, according to Mumbai police, Shetty's brother Vinod Shetty was allegedly killed by gangster Chhota Rajan due to inter-gang rivalry some years ago.
Par panel bats for quick extradition process
A parliamentary panel has recommended that the extradition process should be simplified and made quicker, as it rapped the ministries of Home and External Affairs over the delay in extraditing an NRI man accused of cruelty to his Indian wife. The Lok Sabha's Committee on Petitions tabled its report today on the representation received from the father of the woman over the inordinate delay in extraditing her husband from Australia for subjecting her to "cruelty" and "criminal breach of trust". T K Kaul, father of Parul Kaul, had made a representation to the panel over the inordinate delay in the extradition of his son-in-law Rajnesh Kaul, who lives in Australia. The panel, headed by Bhagat Singh Koshyari, said in its report that keeping in view the mental and physical state of distressed women, who marry NRI spouses, it is of the opinion that the process of submitting and forwarding extradition request be simplified which will not only save time but help the the distressed women to get
NCB seizes cocaine, arrests Kenyan national
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) today arrested one Kenyan national from near the Sealdah station here following a seizure of cocaine from her possession, a senior officer said. Acting on a tip-off, NCB sleuths conducted a raid at a supermarket near the Sealdah station and nabbed the Kenyan woman along with 19 gm cocaine and Rs 8700, he said adding that the drugs were kept in small candy packets. The market price of the drugs seized was around Rs 1.5 lakh, the officer said. "The woman was waiting for an unknown person to deliver the consignment at a supermarket near Sealdah railway station," the officer said. The Kenyan national had arrived from New Delhi this morning and was supposed to return the national capital catching this evening, he said. "Several documents have been seized from the woman and her passport seems to be a fake one. We are probing into the matter," the officer added.
HC relief to convicted IAS officer extended to Aug 10
The Orissa High Court today extended the relief granted to convicted IAS officer Vinod Kumar and four others in a corruption case, and asked them to surrender before a vigilance (special) court on August 10. The vigilance court had last month found the five men, including the IAS officer, guilty and convicted them in the corruption case relating to the Odisha Rural Housing Development Corporation. Before the lower court could decide the quantum of punishment, Kumar had approached the high court which restrained the vigilance sleuths from arresting him on the strength of the NBW issued by the vigilance court. The high court had, however, directed the convicted men to appear before the vigilance court in Bhubaneswar on August 4, the date on which the special court was scheduled to decide the quantum of punishment. But today, it allowed another petition by the IAS officer in which he sought a week's time to surrender. Justice J P Dash directed the vigilance sleuths not to give any
Man arrested for duping people with promise of cheap iPhones
A graphic designer has been arrested for allegedly duping people by promising them iPhones at cheap rates. Cuffe Parade police said that Riteshkumar Ramveer Bharadwaj (23) had created four fake websites and would lure people with promises of delivering them cheap phones. "Bharadwaj is a resident of Sultanpuri in Delhi and is a B.Com student who has done a course in graphics designing. He would advertise his sites on social media apps, Instagram and shopping websites," said Rashmi Jadhav, senior inspector of Cuffe Parade police station. She said that one of the victims, a resident of Cuffe Parade, was offered an iPhone 6S by the accused for a sum of 9,999 and Rs 199 as shipping charges. "He filed a complaint after he did not get his phone despite paying Bharadwaj money through Paytm. Bharadwaj was arrested yesterday after police traced his mobile phone tower location to Sultanpuri in Delhi," the official said. An official said that 45 SIM cards had been recovered from his