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Woman kidnapped & raped by rickshaw driver
A 25-year-old married woman was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an auto-rickshaw driver in a forest area in Ulhasnagar town in the district, police said today. The incident took place in the wee hours yesterday, police said. According to police, the woman, a resident of Raite village near Kalyan in Thane district, and the 30-year-old accused- Mukesh- a resident of Nevali near Kalyan, knew each other. On Monday night, when the woman was on her way to a jewellery shop in Ulhasnagar, the accused came in his auto and offered to give her a treat and took her to a hotel, police said. "After reaching the hotel, the victim refused to eat or drink anything and told him not to harass her. The man asked her if she would accompany him to Shirdi town. However, the woman refused to go with him," an officer of Ulhasnagar police station said. Thereafter, the man told the woman that he would drop her home in his rickshaw. However, instead of driving her home on their way back, he took
Debt-ridden MP bank employee commits suicide along with family
A debt-ridden Central Bank employee killed himself along with his wife and daughter by jumping in a well in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district, police said.
INX media case: No arrest for Chidambaram till Sep 28
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday extended till September 28 the interim protection given to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case.
US judge blocks release of 3D gun blueprints amid uproar
A US judge has temporarily blocked the online publication of blueprints for 3D-printed firearms, in a last-ditch effort to stop a settlement President Donald Trump's administration had reached with the company releasing the digital documents. Eight states and the District of Columbia, which houses the capital Washington, had filed a lawsuit against the federal government, calling its settlement with Texas-based Defense Distributed "arbitrary and capricious". The Trump administration had settled a five-year legal fight by permitting the company to publish its website Defcad -- which founder Cody Wilson envisioned as a WikiLeaks for homemade firearms called "ghost guns". Those weapons can be manufactured using 3D printers or personal steel mills, and lack traceable serial numbers. At least one of the guns can also be made from plastic, which is virtually invisible to metal detectors. US District Judge Robert Lasnik in Seattle, Washington granted the plaintiffs' motion for a temporary ...
Rape convict escapes from courtroom after hearing verdict
Soon after a court here convicted a man of rape and awarded 10 years jail to him, he escaped from the courtroom, police said today. The incident took place yesterday evening, they said. Barwani District and Sessions Court Judge Samir Kulshreshth held Vijay Solanki (28) guilty of raping a minor and awarded 10-years of imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs 7,000 on him, City Kotwali police station in-charge Rajesh Yadav said. "However, the convict ran away from the courtroom soon after hearing the verdict," he said adding that Solanki was out on bail and produced before the court for final hearing. A court employee filed a complaint against him at City Kotwali police station late last night, Yadav said. "A case has been registered and a search has been launched to nab Solanki," he added. According to the police officer, Solanki had been booked by Rajpur police station in the district for raping a minor in 2015.
Man arrested with 4 kg poppy straw in J-K
A man was arrested today and about four kg of poppy straw was seized from him in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. During routine checking of vehicles, a truck bearing Jammu registration was intercepted atAlipora, Chadoora in central Kashmir district, a police spokesperson said. The driver -- identified as Balvinder Singh -- a resident of Hoshiarpur, Punjab was arrested and the vehicle seized, he said. The spokesperson said a case under Section 08/15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been registered and an investigation is underway.
BJP worker shot dead by nephew
A BJP leader was shot dead by his nephew in Babaganj village in Rupaideeha area here over a monetary dispute, the police said today. Virendra Mishra, a booth level office bearer of the ruling BJP was shot yesterday night by his nephew Pravesh Kumar, Superintendent of Police Sabharaj said. He said the accused has been arrested. The incident was described as a fallout of a monetary dispute between them.
Kids' deposition convicts father in suicide abetment case
The deposition of two minor siblings was considered as significant evidence by a Thane court who awarded five years imprisonment to their 45-year-old father for abetting the suicide of his wife. Assistant Sessions Judge S A Sinha held the accused, Sunil Martand Gaikwad, guilty under IPC sections 306 (abetment of suicide) and 498 A (cruelty) while pronouncing the punishment last week. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on him. The prosecution told the court that Gaikwad, a resident of Gorsai village in Thane's Bhiwandi taluka, had married the victim, Vaishali, on May 27, 2005. The couple had a son and a daughter, aged 11 and 10 at present. As per the prosecution, the accused would come home late from work after consuming liquor and then fight with his wife. Fed up with the harassment, the woman hanged herself at her home on June 21, 2017, they said. In their sworn statements in court, the couple's two children said their father would abuse and beat their mother after consuming .
Air hostess death: Probe transferred to Crime Branch
The case relating to the alleged suicide of 39-year-old air hostess Anissia Batrahas been transferred to the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, a senior officer said on Wednesday.
French Montana's Calabasas mansion robbed
Rapper French Montanas Calabasas home was robbed.
Over 5,000 posts in lower judiciary lying vacant: Prasad
More than 5,000 posts in the lower judiciary have been lying vacant across the country, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today. Prasad said the central government has been giving emphasis on filling up vacant posts in the subordinate judiciary with fair representation from the SCs, STs, OBCs and minorities so that they could occupy posts in higher judiciary in due course. "More than 5,000 posts in subordinate judiciary are vacant now. But government cannot do anything. But we are giving emphasis that while filling up vacant posts, there should be fair representation from the SCs, STs, OBCs and minorities," he said during the Question Hour. The law minister said the Narendra Modi government desires that judges from weaker sections first get experience in lower judiciary and eventually become capable of occupying positions in higher judiciary. Prasad said based on the reports submitted by the arrears committee of various high courts, it was resolved that all ...
Centre to write to states for views on data protection law
The Centre will soon write to states seeking their views on the proposed data protection law, Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today. The Justice Srikrishna panel on data protection had submitted its report to Prasad last week, proposing a draft law on the issue. "The Secretary will write to the Chief Secretary of all states for consultation of the data protection law. I would like to have an elaborate debate here before framing the law," he said during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha. He said data was a necessity now and there is a need for a balanced approach on it. "We have to work in balance. There has to be a balance between data availability, interpretation, utility and privacy so that India becomes a global centre," Prasad said. In its report, the panel has called for a new legislation to protect an individual's right over his data. It said that neither the right to privacy, nor the right to information is absolute and the two will have to be balanced ...
CBI files charge sheet against journalist Upendra Rai
The CBI has filed a charge sheet against journalist Upendra Rai, who was arrested by the agency for his alleged involvement in dubious financial transactions. The charge sheet, filed before Special CBI Judge Santosh Snehi Mann, also named Assistant Director, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, Rahul Rathore; Chairman-cum-Managing Director - Air One Aviation Alok Sharma, and an aviation firm as accused. The court will take cognizance of the charge sheet on August 6. At present, Rai is in judicial custody. The CBI had arrested him on May 3 for allegedly indulging in dubious financial transactions and getting an airport access pass made by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security by furnishing false information. The Supreme Court had on May 4 refused to interfere with his arrest. In its FIR, the agency has alleged that going by the value of the transactions of over Rs 1 lakh each during 2017, Rai's accounts received Rs 79 crore, while Rs 78.51 crore was debited from it during the same ...
Crime Branch to probe Delhi air hostess suicide
Delhi Police's Crime Branch will probe the air hostess suicide case after the matter was transferred from the jurisdiction of the Delhi Police.The case pertains to the death of an air hostess, Anissia Batra, who jumped off the terrace of her house on July 13 after a heated argument with her husband.Before her death, the air hostess had allegedly sent a message to her friend on WhatsApp, stating that she was locked up in a room by her husband, Mayank Singhvi. She had also asked her friend to inform the police of the same.Soon after the incident, Batra's husband was arrested and sent to 14-days judicial custody.An anticipatory bail plea was filed by Singhvi's parents but was subsequently rejected by Delhi's Saket Court on July 20.Last week, the Delhi High Court had granted interim protection from arrest to Batra's in-laws and sought a status report from the Delhi Police.
Lover stabs woman to death for refusing to marry him
A 28-year-old man was arrested in Nashik district for allegedly stabbing to death a 21-year-old woman after she refused to marry him, a police official said today. Suraj Chavan, a resident of Kasbe-Sukene village in Niphad taluka, surrendered to the police after the incident yesterday, he said. He had earlier proposed to the woman but she refused to marry him, he said. Enraged over the woman turning down his proposal, Chavan rushed to her house and allegedly attacked her with a sharp weapon, the official said. The woman received injuries to her back, neck and hands and died on the spot, he said. Her father also got injured while trying to save her. He is undergoing treatment at a government hospital, he said. Later, Chavan surrendered at the Ojhar police station and was arrested, the official said, adding that a case was registered against him under relevant sections.
INX Media case: Interim protection to Chidambaram extended
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday extended the interim protection from arrest given to former finance minister P Chidambaram till September 28, in connection with the INX Media Case.An anticipatory bail plea was filed by Chidambaram seeking protection from arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Chidambaram and his son, Karti, have been under the scanner of the CBI and ED in connection with the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance granted to INX Media, a venture promoted by former media baron Peter Mukerjea and his wife, Indrani Mukerjea.The alleged irregularities took place in 2007 when Chidambaram was the finance minister under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.In February, Karti was arrested for his alleged role in the case. The Delhi High Court, however, granted him bail in March.Karti allegedly took service charges for facilitating the clearance granted to INX Media for receiving funds from abroad ...
Vigilance raids to unearth favours shown to gangster
Anti-graft Vigilance sleuths of Odisha Police have raided six more places as part of their probe to unearth any possible nexus between government officials and a gangster, who is now behind bars. The search operations, carried out yesterday were aimed at to unearth undue favour shown to Titto alias Syed Usaman Ali, by officials abusing their official position, causing wrongful loss to government and gain to Titto, his family members and associates, vigilance officials said today. In course of enquiry, six teams of officers visited and verified records at municipality office, district police office, offices of assistant fire officer and civil supply officer Office and two tahasil offices at Mahakalpada in Kendrapara district and Darpan of Jajpur district, they said. The officers with the help of revenue inspectors of Kendrapara tahasil and municipality, demarcated the lease land for approach road to the petrol pump allotted in favour of Benazir Bibi, wife of Titto at ...
Female flight attendant suicide: Crime Branch takes over probe
The Crime Branch has taken over probe into the alleged suicide of a female flight attendant in south Delhi's Panchsheel Park last month, police said today. Anissia Batra, who worked with a German airline, had allegedly jumped from the terrace of her house on July 13. Her husband Mayank Singhvi was arrested on the charge of dowry death. The case was transferred to the Crime Branch a few days ago after Anissia's family alleged inadequacies in the manner the local police carried out the investigation, a senior police officer said.
Woman allegedly killed for dowry in UP
A woman was allegedly killed for dowry by her husband and in-laws in a village in the Aliganj area here, police said today. Premvati (20) was allegedly shot dead by her husband and in-laws yesterday, her father alleged in a compliant filed with police. The woman's father alleged her husband and in-laws had been harassing her for dowry. However, the in-laws claimed it was a case of suicide, as Premvati was "suffering from depression".
Cow carcass seized from Rajasthan warehouse
A cow carcass was seized from an warehouse in Rajasthan's Alwar district early on Wednesday, police said.