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19 Bangladeshi nationals held for staying without documents
Nineteen Bangladeshi nationals were arrested Tuesday at Tirupur for allegedly staying without valid documents and claiming they were from West Bengal, police said. On information that many Bangladeshis were working in knitwear units in and around Tirpur, police raided a company at Sirupuluvapatti. They had come from Bangladesh without proper documents and joined the firm claiming that they hailed from West Bengal, police said. Seeing the police a few other Bangladeshi nationals fled from the area, they added.
Hapur lynching: SC asks victim's kin to file statement in trial court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the brothers of a cattle trader who was lynched in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur in June last year to place their additional statements before the trial court for its consideration.
4 arrested for duping US citizens through fake call centre
The Cyber Cell of Gurugram Police has busted a fake call centre in Udyog Vihar area and arrested four persons involved in duping over 100 foreigners.
Congress leader held for fixing spy cameras in hotel
A Congress leader was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly installing spy cameras in his hotel rooms in Tehri district of Uttarakhand, police said.
Faridabad: 5 accused of beating woman arrested
Haryana Police has arrested all five accused who were involved in thrashing of a woman in Faridabad district, police said on Tuesday.Those arrested include two police officials and three Special Police Officers.Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Navdeep Singh Virk said, "Police will file a charge sheet in record time and make all efforts for a fast track trial in court so the accused are convicted early.""Necessary directions regarding this have been issued to CP Faridabad, who has also been requested to personally monitor the investigation and subsequent trial of the case," he added.Virk further stated, "Police had already suspended two head constables and terminated the services of three Special Police Officers after a video of the woman being beaten up by police officials appeared in media. Strongest possible action was taken in minutes of the incident coming to notice. Haryana Police is committed towards the safety and security of women in the State."Earlier ...
HC rejects businessman's plea in terror funding case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of UAE-based businessman Naval Kishore Kapoor challenging consideration of the supplementary chargesheet filed against him in a terror funding case in the Kashmir Valley allegedly involving Pakistan-based terrorist leaders Hafiz Saeed, Syed Salahuddin, seven Kashmiri separatist leaders, among others.
NHRC notice to Delhi police chief in Bawana death case
The National Human Rights Commission Tuesday sent a notice to the Delhi police chief in connection with a 58-year-old man allegedly jumping to death from the third floor of the Bawana police station building where he was called for questioning. The NHRC in its notice said, the police chief is also expected to explain as to why this "custodial death" has not been reported to the Commission as per its guidelines on the subject. "The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports about a 58-year-old man, who was called for questioning regarding his wanted son, was found dead inside the premises of Bawana police station, Delhi on May 26. Reportedly, while the police claimed that the man himself had jumped to death, his family alleged foul play," the rights panel said in a statement. Rahul, the son of the deceased, is involved in two cases of attempt to murder and in another case of murder, and has been declared an absconder by a city court, officials said Monday. The deceased, ...
Ex-militant among 3 detained under PSA
Three persons, including a former militant, were detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Tuesday, police said. Khurshid Ahmad Lone, who had surrendered as a militant of the erstwhile Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI); Tanveer Ahmad Gin, an active overground worker of the Hizbul Mujahideen and allegedly involved in hawala transactions; and a suspected drug peddler, Farooq Ahmad, were detained under the PSA, an officer said. The PSA allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years in some cases. "The detention of the accused under the PSA was thr need of the hour as they were becoming a threat to peaceful atmosphere in the district," the officer said. All the accused have been lodged in the Kathua district jail of Jammu region, the officer added.
R'than govt orders appointment of Alwar gangrape case victim as police constable
The Rajasthan government Tuesday issued an order for appointment of the Alwar gangrape case victim as a police constable. The woman, a Dalit, was allegedly raped by five men in Thanagaji area of Alwar on April 26 in front of her husband. "The order to appoint the victim as a police constable has been issued. She will soon get the appointment letter," Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajeeva Swarup told PTI. On the fateful day, the woman was going with her husband on a motorcycle when the accused stopped them and took them behind a sand dune on the roadside. They thrashed the woman's husband, tied him up and raped her in front of him. The couple was held captive for nearly three hours before being let go in the evening. A sixth accused shot a video of the incident and later circulated it on social media. Initially, the couple kept quiet but the accused called up the husband and demanded money, threatening to upload the video on social media. The husband then narrated the incident to ..
Boy dies in UP after hospital refuses ambulance
A critically ill boy died after he was allegedly refused an ambulance by the state-run district hospital here. A probe by the city magistrate has found the hospital guilty of lapses in the death of the child on Sunday night. Afroz, 9, was brought to the district hospital in Shahjahanpur with complaints of high fever and was referred to Lucknow for specialised treatment. His parents said they had approached the hospital for an ambulance to ferry Afroz to the state capital, but the authorities did not agree to their request. Afroz's mother said they had given him some medicines for fever but his condition worsened, and they got him admitted at the Shahjahanpur district hospital. "The doctors told us to go somewhere else, saying there were no facilities available in this hospital," she said. The boy's father said, "We requested the ambulance driver and other staff to take all the money we have, but they refused. He said three ambulances were parked at the hospital at the time. The couple
BSP leader, nephew shot dead in UP's Bijnor
A BSP leader and his nephew were shot dead by three assailants here on Tuesday, police said. The incident took place at around 2.30 pm when BSP leader Haji Ahsan (55) and his nephew Shadab (28) were sitting in their office, Circle Officer Najibabad Mahesh Kumar said. "One of the three assailants waited outside the office, while two moved in with a pistol hidden in a sweet box. They opened fire at Haji Ahsan and when his nephew tried to stop them, they was also shot at him. Both of them died," he said. "No personal enmity angle has emerged in the case so far. Teams have been formed to nab the killers and investigation is going on," he added. This is the third such attack against the workers of political parties after the announcement of Lok Sabha poll results. A close aide of newly elected Amethi MP Smriti Irani was shot dead on May 25. In Bulandshahr, Samajwadi Party leader and former MP Kamlesh Balmiki was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his home on Monday.
Rajasthan woman demands justice after gang-rape
A 26-year-old woman, who was allegedly tortured and gang-raped last week, on Tuesday demanded justice and speedy arrest of the accused, including a doctor and a police constable. Addressing a press conference here, the woman accused the police of not providing protection to her even after being directed by a court following her complaint of rape against suspended constable Kapil Sharma last year. She had accused Sharma and four others of raping her and dumping her in a naked and an unconscious condition on the outskirts of Jaipur last Tuesday night. The woman alleged that she was taken to a hospital nearly a hour after the police reached the spot. The 26-year-old alleged that Sharma was not arrested even after her complaint last year. She also moved a petition in the high court as the police allegedly failed to file a charge sheet. The court had directed the police to complete the investigation in two months and file a charge sheet, but to no avail, the woman said. A case has been ...
HC dismisses architect's plea to recreate Hall of Nations, Nehru Pavilion
An architect cannot restrain the owner of a building he has designed from demolishing it, the Delhi High Court ruled on Tuesday, while dismissing a plea for recreating the demolished Hall of Nations and the Nehru Pavilion at a separate location here. The ruling by the court came while dismissing a suit filed by the architect of the buildings, which were located at Pragati Maidan here and were demolished to re-develop the area, seeking directions to the Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) to recreate them as compensation. Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, in his verdict, said, "The special rights of the author of an architectural work cannot be interpreted as being a restriction on the right to property of the owner of the land and building and entitling the author to restrain the owner of the land and building, in which the architectural work has been expressed, from better utilising his land or building by removing the existing building and constructing a new building on the ...
Bijnor: BSP leader and his nephew shot dead
"Two unidentified men entered the office of Ahsan, hiding the weapon under the cover of a sweet box. When asked about details regarding them, the assailants started firing bullets," said Lakshmi Niwas Mishra, Superintendent of Police (SP) City, Bijnor.Property dispute is being prima facie seen as the reason behind the Haji's murder, according to senior police officials."Both Ahsan and his nephew succumbed to the injuries during their treatment at the hospital," said Mishra.Police have registered a case against two unidentified persons and started the manhunt for the absconding assailants, said Mishra.Further investigation in the incident is underway.
14 arrested for tonsuring villagers for not following rituals
Fourteen of the 26 people charged with forcibly tonsuring the heads of nine men and trimming the nails of seven women in Jharkhand's Seraikela- Kharsawan district have been arrested, police said Tuesday. The arrested persons include the gram pradhan Vikash Satpathi. They were produced before a local court, which send them to 14 days judicial custody on Monday, said Rajnagar police station, In-charge, Jitendra Kumar Singh. Raids were on to nab the rest accused, he said. An FIR was filed on the complaint of one of the victims, Sushila Mahato, under IPC sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 341 (wrongfully restraining any person) and Prevention of Witchcraft Act, the police officer said. According to the FIR, the victims had refused to perform the rituals themselves following the death of a fellow villager and were forcibly tonsured and the nails of the women were trimmed on May 23 at Chhota Krishnapur village. Mahato, however, claimed that the accused did this as they
Hardoi: 2 held in possession of 8 cans of explosives
Eight cans containing huge quantity of explosives were found in possession of two persons in Beniganj area here on Tuesday, police said.Taking the gravity of the incident into consideration, the Army's Bomb Disposal Squad was pressed into action to investigate the case, said Alok Priyadarshi, Superintendent of Police (SP) Hardoi."During routine checking, police found eight cans containing explosive material, one rifle and one country-made pistol from Angad Singh and his nephew Veer Singh," said Priyadarshi.The source and intention of the duo behind keeping explosives will be known after the Bomb Disposal Squad begins its investigation, Priyadarshi added.Police have registered a case in the incident and arrested the duo. Further investigation in the matter is underway.
Chopper scam: Court to pass order on Sushen Gupta's bail plea on Jun 1
A Delhi court will pronounce on June 1 its order on whether to grant bail to Sushen Mohan Gupta, an alleged defence agent arrested in the money laundering case related to the AgustaWestland VVIP choppers scam. Special Judge Arvind Kumar reserved order after hearing arguments from the accused as well as the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Senior advocate Siddhartha Luthra, appearing for Gupta, said the accused had always cooperated with the investigation and will be available as and when required by the probe agency as he has deep roots in India. The application was opposed by ED's special public prosecutors D P Singh ad N K Matta, who said the probe was at a initial stage and if granted the relief, the accused may flee from justice and hamper the investigation. The agency on May 22 filed a supplementary charge sheet against Gupta, who was arrested by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and is currently in judicial custody. There was clinching evidence of Gupta's role in .
HC dismisses accused's plea against supplementary chargesheet in terror-funding case
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea moved by a UAE-based businessman challenging a supplementary chargesheet filed against him by the NIA in a terror-funding case. A bench of justices Manmohan and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said it was of the considered view that the trial court's order taking cognisance of the supplementary chargesheet was "within the realm of law and does not warrant any interference". The high court dismissed the appeal of businessman Naval Kishore Kapoor, who is lodged in Tihar Jail since last year after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested him in the terror-funding case. The bench said the argument of Kapoor's counsel that the trial court had erroneously and wrongly taken cognisance against him as no fresh material was produced by the investigating agency in the supplementary chargesheet, implicating him in the alleged conspiracy, was without force. It said, "...there is sufficient material available on record, which prima facie points ...
Armed men attack police party, free convict in Karnal
Three motorcycle-borne men opened fire at police personnel in Karnal Tuesday and managed to free from custody a convict they were transporting from a court, officials said. The daring daylight raid took place when the police party was transporting the convict to Yamunanagar from Karnal after a hearing. Two policemen were injured in the attack, they said. Sunil (23), alias Kheera, a resident of Panipat, is a convict in a dacoity case and was undergoing trial in five other cases of heinous crimes, an official spokesperson said here. "He was freed by three assailants, who shot and injured two police officials escorting him at New Bus Stand, Indri Road Karnal," he said. The injured policemen were taken to a hospital. After the incident, Haryana Police announced a reward of Rs one lakh for any information leading to the arrest of Sunil and the three assailants. Director General of Police Manoj Yadava has ordered officials to ensure that all four are caught at the earliest, the spokesperson
Accused with cancer moves bail plea in SC to die in 'mother's lap'
An accused who has been diagnosed with third stage oral cancer in jail and wants to "die in the lap of his mother" has moved a bail plea in the Supreme Court which sought Rajasthan Police's response on it on Tuesday. A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose issued notice to the police on the petition and sought its response by June 5, the next date of hearing. The petitioner is accused of being in possession of counterfeit currency and a case was lodged against him in Jaipur last year. He has moved the apex court against the April 24 order of the Rajasthan High Court which had dismissed his plea seeking interim bail in the case. He said he has been diagnosed with third stage oral cancer in jail and is getting daily radio therapy at a hospital in Jaipur. "The petitioner was diagnosed with cancer at Jail and has been undergoing radiotherapy on daily basis for the last eight months. His successive bail applications were dismissed for the reason ...