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Gangsters Act invoked against builders for selling same flat to many
The Noida Police booked today a builder's group, accused of selling same property to multiple people, under the stringent Uttar Pradesh Gangsters Control Act. The case has been registered at the Surajpur police station in Greater Noida against AVJ Height Builders, they said. The group's Vinay Jain, his wife Asha Jain and Vipin Agrawal -- all residents of Vivek Vihar in Delhi -- have been named in the case, police said. "They have been accused of duping people by illegally selling the same flat to different people. They have also been accused of getting loans for the same flat under different names from banks," according to a police statement. The accused already have cases of cheating, forgery of documents, among other charges, registered against them at the Surajpur police station here, it said. "The police today initiated action against AVJ Height Builders under the provisions of the (UP) Gangsters (Control) Act. They would dupe gullible people by illegally selling them flats and ...
US seeks reversal of lower court order on IFC's immunity in Tata Mundra project
The Trump administration has urged the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court order on the Tata Mundra Power Plant in Gujarat funded by a financial wing of the World Bank, arguing that the US-based International Finance Corporation enjoys absolute immunity. In a brief filed before the Supreme Court, the Trump administration argued that all international organisations based out of the US should only be entitled to the same "restrictive" immunity that foreign governments have, and like foreign governments, should be subject to suit for injuries arising out of their commercial activities. In the brief filed before the apex court on Tuesday, it urged the Supreme Court to reverse the judgement by a lower court that International Finance Corporation (IFC), a financial wing of the World Bank, enjoys absolute immunity. By doing so, the administration supports the lawsuit filed against the IFC by Budha Ismail and several other fishermen from coastal Gujarat alleging that coal-fired Tata Mundra
Neeraj Bawana gang shooter held after Delhi shootout, 3 others held
A shooter of the Neeraj Bawana and Naveen Bhanja gang was arrested on Thursday after a brief shootout in south Delhi, apart from three accomplices that included a juvenile elsewhere, police said.
NCP corporator surrenders before cops in suicide abetment case
Deepak Mankar, a Nationalist Congress Party corporator who is accused of abetting the suicide of a real estate broker in the city, has surrendered before the police. Besides the charge of abetment of suicide under the IPC, Mankar has also been booked under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Mankar surrendered before police yesterday after the Supreme Court rejected his anticipatory bail application on July 24. A court here remanded him in police custody till August 6. The police lodged a case against Mankar and six others for allegedly abetting the suicide of real estate broker Jitendra Jagtap who jumped in front of a moving train last month. A suicide note purportedly written by Jagtap blamed Mankar and others for his decision to end the life. According to the FIR lodged by Jagtap's son, Mankar along with a builder was putting pressure on Jagtap to give up a plot of land in Rasta Peth area. Mankar in his anticipatory bail plea claimed that
Three held for forcibly trimming beard of Muslim man
The police on Thursday arrested three persons, including a barber, for forcibly trimming beard of a Muslim man, describing him a 'Pakistani.'
NCW sets up fact-finding team to probe Delhi woman's gang rape
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday said it has formed a three-member fact-finding team to inquire into the alleged gang rape of a 24-year-old woman for four years in Delhi.
HC permits Nithyananda to enter mutt as common man, not as pontiff
The Madras High Court said today that controversial godman Nithyanandha can enter the Madurai Adheenam as a common man to pray, but was not entitled to fulfil the role of the pontiff of the Mutt, citing pendency of a related case in a lower court. Disposing of Nithyanandha's petition seeking police protection for his entry into the mutt and perform roles and responsibilities as 293rd pontiff of Madurai Adheenam, Justice M V Muralidharan passed the order. "The legality of Nithyanandha as 293rd Guru Maha Sannidhanam is pending before the competent court of law and hence the petitioner is not entitled to enter into Madurai Adheenam in the capacity as 293rd adheenam," the judge said. He also observed that Nithyanandha has the right to enter the mutt as an ordinary citizen and it was the duty of the police to give him protection as a citizen of the country. The godman should inform about his visit in advance, the judge said and added that he (Nithyananda) should not create any law and ..
Man kills wife, hangs self after altercation in Noida
A 28-year-old man allegedly killed his wife before committing suicide after an altercation between them here today, police said. Basant Singh and Neha (22), residents of Uttar Pradesh's Banda district, were visiting their brother-in-law who lives in a rented accommodation in Shramik Kunj, Sector 93, an official said. "This evening, the couple had an altercation while their brother-in-law was not at home. Apparently, in the heat of the moment, the husband hit his wife and she died. The man also bolted the door of the house from inside and hung himself dead," said Shwetabh Pandey, circle officer, Noida city. When the brother-in-law, who deals in cables here, returned, he found the door locked from inside. Soon, he alerted the police, who reached the spot and got the door opened, only to find the two bodies inside, he said. The circle officer said it was not immediately clear why the couple had the altercation. The officer denied any third person's role in the act, saying the door of the
Suspected member of Neeraj Bawana gang injured in encounter, held
A 24-year-old man, suspected to be a member of Neeraj Bawana and Neeraj Bhanja gangs, was arrested following an encounter with police in which he was injured today, the police said today. The encounter took place in front of the Sarai Kale Khan Bus Stand located on the Ring Road leading towards Ashram in southeast Delhi, they said. On the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, police received information that the accused, Saddam Hussain, was passing through Ring Road from Pragati Maidan side towards Ashram Chowk, Joint Commissioner of Police (Southern range) Devesh Chandra Srivastava said. It was also informed that he was going to Sangam Vihar to meet his accomplices, the officer said. A trap was laid and after he was spotted, the Ring Road leading towards Ashram (infront of Sarai Kale Khan Bus Stand) was blocked to apprehend him, he said. The accused noticed the blockade and tried to flee but his motorcycle slipped on the footpath, the officer said. He was asked to surrender ...
1 arrested in builder's murder
A 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a builder over a property dispute in west Delhi, police said today. On Saturday, Rajender Goel, owner of a banquet hall, had been attacked by four men on two motorcycles in Ranhola area. The assailants had fired around six rounds on him from close range. He was declared brought dead at a hospital, police said. One of the accused, identified as Sahil Tomar alias Pradeep Tomar, was arrested yesterday from Najafgarh area. He has confessed to committing the crime at the behest of his close relative Sunil Kumar, said Seju P Kuruvilla, deputy commissioner of police (outer). Goel was in the business of selling and purchasing lands and properties and he was involved in various litigations in courts, the DCP said. The investigation team focused on the parties involved in these litigations and noticed one civil case where Kumar had filed a petition in a district court, requesting to restrict Goel from entering a property in Nihal Vihar, .
Self-styled healer arrested for imparting training on
Self-styled healer Bhaskar, who claims wonder cure for all diseases without taking any medicine, was arrested today for allegedly imparting training to people on ensuring child birth through a normal and safe delivery without going to a doctor, police said. Bhaskar was arrested following a complaint from the district health department that women may fall prey to such dangerous practice, they said. Cases were registered against Bhaskar under section 420 (cheating) and 511 (punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable), they added. Bhaskar runs an organisation called Anatomic Therapy Foundation here, which advocates healing methods without medication or going to the doctor. The foundation has cancelled all the training programmes after Bhaskar's arrest, police said.
Tuticorin violence: HC directs police to treat all 173 FIRs as one
The Madras High Court today directed the Tuticorin police to treat as one all 173 FIRs registered in connection with the violence during the anti-Sterlite protest in May in that district. A division bench of justices C T Selvam and A M Basheer Ahamed gave the direction on a PIL by John Vincent and Pon Pandian. It said the case should be investigated on the basis of a single FIR and all remaining FIRs be converted into statements. The petitioner sought a probe into the matter on the basis of one FIR and treat the agitation on May 22 and 23 and the subsequent police firing, which left 13 people dead, as a single incident. Partly allowing the plea, the bench said the decision on the manner of investigation in the case was pending before the principal seat of the high court and added the petitioner could move there. The advocate, representing the government submitted that this was not possible as the case cannot be treated as a single incident because the anti-Sterlite groups vandalised
Man held for abducting, killing child
A 20-year-old man was arrested today for allegedly abducting and killing a seven-year-old boy in Thane district, police said. The deceased, identified as Shivam Razak, had gone missing from outside his residence in Buvapada last evening, a police official said. His body was found this morning in a jungle with head smashed, police said. Police picked up one Arjun Kumar from Ambernath, after the deceased's family named him as a suspect. Kumar was known to the family of the victim. According to police, Kumar abducted the child to teach the latter's father a lesson, as he had once beaten up Kumar for coming to his home drunk. Kumar allegedly took the child with him, when he came out of his house to buy some grocery, police said. Further probe is on.
Man carries sister-in-law's body on bicycle to funeral ground
A man had to carry the body of his sister-in-law on a bicycle for her funeral in Odisha's Boudh district as reportedly no one came forward to help him. The incident took place at Krushnapali village yesterday where 60-year-old Chaturbhuja Banka tied the mortal remains of his sister-in-law Pancha Mahakud (40) to the crossbar of his bicycle and pushed it to the funeral ground, officials said today. They said Banka's wife and sister-in-law were admitted to a hospital in Boudh as they were down with severe diarrhoea. As his sister-in-law died yesterday, her body was taken to the village in an ambulance as per the state government's 'Mahaprayana scheme' which provides free hearse service from hospital to home only, they said. It was alleged that no villager came forward to help Banka arrange for the woman's last rites after the body reached the village, as he faced an "undeclared ostracisation" for marrying a second time to a woman of different caste. The officials, however, dismissed
Men held for sending nude pics to over 200 women on Facebook
A man from Haryana was arrested for harassing over 200 women by sending them nude pictures after creating their fake accounts on social networking site facebook, police said on Thursday.
Dismiss CBI appeal against acquittals in case arising out of 2G scam: Loop to HC
The Delhi High Court was today informed that the CBI's appeal against the acquittal of Essar Group promoters Ravi Kant Ruia and Anshuman Ruia and others in a case arising out of the probe in 2G scam deserved to be dismissed. The submission was made by Loop Telecom in an affidavit placed before Justice Najmi Waziri who listed the matter for hearing on October 9 after the other defendants in the CBI's appeal sought time to file their respective replies to the agency's plea. Besides Ruias, the CBI had appealed against the acquittal of promoters of Loop Telecom Ltd I P Khaitan and Kiran Khaitan, Essar Group Director (Strategy and Planning) Vikash Saraf and three telecom firms - Loop Telecom, Loop Mobile India and Essar Tele Holding. In its affidavit filed through advocate Arshdeep Singh, Loop said that the special CBI court "had carefully considered the material and evidence on record before acquitting the accused persons". The company also said that the CBI court's December 21, 2017 ...
Murder accused evading arrest since 2014 arrested
A member of a gang, allegedly wanted in a murder case since 2014, has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district, police said today. Acting on a tip-off, Rahish was nabbed in a joint operation by the police and a SWAT team after a brief encounter in Shergarh area last night, said Mathura Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Babloo Kumar. The accused was an active member of gang, which allegedly killed four members of a rival gang's family in April 2014. An FIR was filed against 11 people, nine of whom had been awarded life imprisonment, the SSP said. Rahish was evading arrest since the incident, he said, adding that the last accused in the murder case would be arrested shortly.
Mehul Choksi is Antigua: CBI sources
Fugitive Indian diamond trader Mehul Choksi, wanted by Indian authorities in Rs 13,500-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, is in Antigua and Berbuda, CBI sources said on Thursday.
Country cannot accommodate foreigners illegally staying: BJP
BJP MLA in Telangana G Kishan Reddy today said the country cannot accommodate foreigners who are illegally staying in the country as it is still grappling with issues of poverty and backwardness. Such foreigners, who are illegally staying in Hyderabad, should be sent back, he told reporters. "The Bangladeshis or those from Burma (Myanmar) who are illegally coming, they cannot be identified as refugees. Poverty is already there in the country, basic facilities are not available. India cannot afford to have crores of people from foreign countries," Reddy, floor leader of BJP in state Legislative Assembly, said. Kashmiri Pundits, who are citizens of India, lived in tents on the roadside when they came under attack in the valley, he claimed. He wanted to know from the state government on what basis and criteria Rohingyas are living in the city, adding that Hyderabad police have identified some of them as having terror links. "..So, I demand that they be identified and sent .
'Khoya-Paya' portal helps track, recover 1971 children in UP
In all, 1971 children were tracked and recovered in Uttar Pradesh between June 2015 and July 2018 using the facility of "Khoya-Paya" -- a citizen corner of Trackchild, a Union Minister told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.