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Fraudster held from city 5-star hotel
The West Bengal CID has arrested one person from a five-star hotel in the city for allegedly duping several people of crores of rupees posing as an officer of state owned steel major SAIL, a senior officer said today. State CID sleuths along with Puducherry Police arrested Shyam Maitra yesterday, for allegedly posing as the AGM of SAIL in a website and asking people to buy the products of SAIL. As per a complaint lodged by the owner of a Puducherry-based organisation, Maitra failed to deliver an order of 35 mt of steel through a website operated by the accused, the officer said. "The victim made a payment of Rs 58,32,000 through RTGS. The case was registered in Puducherry on July 26. Initial probe revealed that accused had been introducing himself as Bholanath Biswas working as the AGM Marketing of SAIL and used to ask customers to purchase SAIL products," he said. The Puducherry Police approached West Bengal CID and the two conducted raids and nabbed the accused, ...
WB govt sanctioning money to improve court infrastructure: HC
The Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, Justice Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya today said the West Bengal government was now prompt in sanctioning money to improve the infrastructure of the courts in the state. The state government is now sanctioning money for setting up of new courts and improving the infrastructure of the old courts, Bhattacharya said after laying the foundation stone of an Adalat Bhawan at Durgapur in West Bardhaman district. Many new courts have come up in the state as the West Bengal government was sanctioning money for setting up of the new courts, he said. Speaking on the occasion, West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak said the Adalat Bhawan at Durgapur would be built at a cost of Rs 27 crore.
Muzaffarpur rapes: Tejashwi accuses Nitish of sanctioning another tender to main accused
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday continued his tirade against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal.Tejashwi questioned the chief minister that why did his government award the main accused, Brijesh Thakur with another project of a shelter home the same day an FIR was lodged against latter's NGO in connection with the case."Nitish Kumar sanctioned another tender for a short stay under 'Chief Minister Bhikshavatra Nirvana Yojna' to main accused in Muzaffarpur rapes case Brijesh Thakur, the same day police lodged an FIR against his NGO. What is this relationship called? #Muzaffarpur," Tejashwi tweeted.According to reports, a Mumbai-based Social Sciences Institute, who revealed about the alleged sexual exploitation of inmates at the short stay home for girls in Muzaffarpur, submitted its report in April, and the Bihar social welfare department approved another project to Thakur on May 31 for beggars' shelter in ...
Hospital staffer arrested for molesting tourist
A young woman tourist from Netherlands, who was in the city along with her mother, was allegedly molested by A hospital staff. The 20-year-old woman in a statement told the police that she was staying in a hotel here. After complaining of severe stomach pain, she visited the hospital, Deputy Commissioner of Police Lakhbir Singh said. There a male staffer allegedly molested her, Singh said, adding that CCTV footage of the incident has been procured from the hospital and the accused, Ashish Rai, arrested. A case under relevant provisions of law has been registered, he said.
2 arrested for stealing cables of Delhi Metro
Two men were arrested and as many juveniles apprehended for allegedly stealing copper cable of the Delhi metro, police said today. The accused were identified as Abid (23) and Sumit Kumar (20). They were arrested near the Kalindi Punj depot on the Delhi metro's Magenta line, they said. Sixty-feet of 33 kV cable worth Rs 1.2 lakhs was recovered from their possession. "Based on a complaint filed by DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) officials, an FIR was registered on May 5. A police team was constituted to trace the accused," Deepak Gauri, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Metro, said. On July 27, police received information about some suspicious movement near metro tracks. Police reached the spot and apprehended the accused, he said. During investigation, it was found that Abid and his associate Kumar were accused in cases of burglary, criminal trespass, theft and snatching, the DCP said. Abid is a rag picker and his associate Kumar, a cannabis addict, worked as a cobbler in ...
Shahberi building collapse: Case registered against 74 builders
Following the Shahberi building collapse that killed nine people, the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) has registered a case against 74 builders for allegedly constructing 58 illegal buildings in the village under Bisrakh police station, an official said today. In the complaint filed by GNIDA official D P Srivastava, it was alleged that the builders were constructing the structures on the notified land of the authority without any permit, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Greater Noida Avneesh Kumar said. The complainant further said the illegal buildings being built in the village did not adhere to the standard norms set by the authority and were unsafe. The crackdown by GNIDA is part of a drive to rein in illegal constructions in the village after a six-floor under-construction building crashed on to a five-storey building next to it on July 17. A magisterial inquiry was ordered in the incident the next day and an Officer on Special Duty in GNIDA was ...
Meos demand arrest of Raj MLA in mob lynching case
The Meo community today demanded the arrest of BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja, accusing him of being involved in a conspiracy of lynching of Rakbar alias Akbar Khan by a mob in Alwar. The demand was made at a Meo community's mahapanchayat in the victim's village in Haryana's Nuh district, which is close to the Rajasthan border, said Alwar's Mev Panchayat leader Sher Mohammad. Mohammad demanded that the MLA be booked for hatching the lynching conspiracy and be arrested, saying that he "gave provocative statements after the lynching and supported the accused." The Mev panchayat leader also demanded that Naval Kishore Sharma, who, he said, was present at the spot during the lynching and had informed the police, be made the main accused in the case. Other demands which were raised in the mahapanchayt included a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to the victim's family, a government job to his wife and a probe by the SIT in the case, said Mohammad. Those who attended the mahapanchayat held today in ...
High treason trial against Musharraf to resume this week
A special court in Pakistan is all set to resume hearing of a high treason case against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, which may also be a big test for Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which is likely to form a government, a media report said today. Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Yawar Ali, who is heading the three-judge special tribunal, will visit Islamabad for three days from July 31 to August 2. The Express Tribune reported that the purpose of his visit is to hear the high treason case lodged against the former president soon after the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) came to power in 2013 for his role in the promulgation of emergency on November 3, 2007. However, the prosecution team has yet to get any information regarding fixation of the case. The matter was also fixed at the start of this month but the schedule was cancelled because of the LHC top judge's foreign trip. We are also hearing that the case is fixed next week, a member of Musharraf legal ..
Gold worth Rs 1.6 cr seized at Thiruvananthapuram airport
Gold biscuits weighing over 5 kg and valued at Rs 1.60 crore was today seized from a passenger who arrived here from a gulf nation, a top customs official said. The customs sleuths recovered 44 gold biscuits totally weighing more than five kg from the passenger who arrived at Thiruvananthapuram Airport from Dubai early this morning, Customs Commissioner Sumit Kumar said in a release here. He said the passenger attempted to smuggle the yellow metal by hiding it in a secret pocket inside his trousers. The passenger has been arrested and investigation is in progress, he said.
Man accused in dacoity case four yrs ago apprehended
The Delhi police today claimed to have apprehended a criminal accused in a dacoity case four years ago. The 29-year-old accused was identified as Pawan Kumar, a resident of Badayun, Uttar Pradesh. A Delhi court had in February 2015 declared him a proclaimed offender in a case of dacoity which had taken place in August 2014. "Kumar was apprehended on a tip-off from Noida. During interrogation, he disclosed his involvement in various other criminal cases," DCP (southeast) Chinmoy Biswal said. The police said that the accused was involved in the cases of murder and auto-lifting, besides others.
3 minors among 5 killed in lightning strikes in Bihar
Five persons including three children were killed today in two separate incidents of lightning strikes in Bihar's Begusarai and Kaimur district, police said. In the first incident, three minor boys were killed when lightning struck them in Begusarai district. Bhagwanpur police station SHO Dipak Kumar said the incident occurred at Raghunandanpur village under Bhagwanpur police station when they were playing under a tree. The deceased have been identified as Dataram Kumar (11), Shubham Kumar (10) and Anand Kumar(10), Kumar said adding that villagers took all the three injured children to a nearby hospital where doctors declared them "brought dead". The bodies have been sent to Begusarai Sadar hospital for post-mortem, the SHO said. In Kaimur district, two persons were killed when ligtning struck them while they were working in a field. The incident occurred at Mansurpur village of Durgawati police station of the district, Durgawati police station SHO Uday Bhanu Singh ...
Man held for abducting teenage girl from Goa
A 38-year-old man was arrested today from Dadar railway station in Central Mumbai for allegedly abducting a 16-year-old girl from Goa, police said. The accused, identified as Abdul Amin Mia, was nabbed from the platform no. 5 with the help of the RPF officials, before he could board a local train with the girl, a police official said. Mia hails from Pernem in the coastal state. An offence of kidnapping was registered against Mia at Pernem police station on the complaint filed by the parents of the girl yesterday. The Goa Police had forwarded photos of Mia and the teenager to RPF officials on Whatsapp, after Mia's mobile phone location was traced to Dadar, the official said. The accused was handed over to the Goa Police team and the girl to her parents, he said.
'Low morality behind rising sexual offence against children'
Supreme Court Judge and former Tripura High Court Chief Justice Deepak Gupta today said falling morality in society, degenerating family values and pornography were behind the series of sexual assaults on children. Gupta told reporters here that cases of sexual abuse of children were registered more now compared to previous years. Earlier in the day, he called for an action plan to deliver juvenile justice and appealed legal services authority to ensure proper implementation of social welfare schemes. Addressing a symposium on What Plagues Juvenile Justice System in Tripura: Towards Renewed and Coordinated Action here, Gupta, who served for three years as first Chief Justice of Tripura High Court till 2016, said he preferred to term himself as an activist judge. "I am an activist judge. I have always said I am an activist judge but an activist who works within the confines of law, Justice Gupta said. Referring to cases he heard at the apex court, Justice Gupta said that
Court directs FIR in ISKCON property grabbing case
A court here has directed the Delhi Police to register an FIR in a case of alleged grabbing of a property donated to ISKCON trust in Greater Kailash here. Metropolitan Magistrate Harun Pratap, who had earlier sought an action taken report (ATR) in the matter, directed the SHO concerned to register an FIR after noting that the report was "highly dubious and raised serious doubts over the veracity of the events". The court noted from the ATR that an information about the house break and attempt to theft at the property by the representatives of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) trust was given to police by some persons. However, it said, "The claim of proposed accused number 1 being in the possession of ground floor of the property previously and even after the alleged breaking of lock by the representatives of the complainant trust as alleged in the ATR, becomes highly dubious and raised serious doubts over the veracity of the events brought to the notice of .
Smuggled gold seized in Kolkata-bound train, two arrested
A total of foreign origin gold biscuits from two passengers travelling in an express train coming here from Assam and both persons arrested, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) said on Sunday.
Mentally-challenged girl raped repeatedly for 2 months in Meghalaya
Ten persons, including two minors, allegedly took turns to rape a 13-year-old mentally-challenged girl over a period of two months in Meghalaya's North Garo Hills district, police said today. The incident came to light after an FIR was lodged by the girl's family at the Resubelpara police station yesterday. Police arrested nine of the accused today, while one is absconding. The mentally-challenged girl was repeatedly raped over the last two months, the police said, adding that the wife of one of the accused had witnessed the dastardly act and informed the village elders about it. The village heads called the family members of the girl to a meeting on July 25 to arrive at a compromise. However, the girl's family did not relent and lodged the FIR, the police said. They added that two of the accused were minors, while most of the others were married and hailed from the same village of Haluapara under Resubelpara police station. "It appears that they took turns to rape the girl at various
Trump: There are 'consequences' for illegal border crossing
President Donald Trump says there are "consequences when people cross our Border illegally" and claims many who do so are "using children for their own sinister purposes." Trump's tweet today came several days after the government said more than 1,800 children separated at the US-Mexico border have been reunited with parents and sponsors after a federal judge ordered the reunions. Hundreds of children still remain separated. Following a day of relative silence on Twitter, Trump says: "Please understand, there are consequences when people cross our Border illegally, whether they have children or not - and many are just using children for their own sinister purposes." He also says Congress must fix "the DUMBEST & WORST immigration laws anywhere in the world!" and urges voters to "Vote 'R'" in November.
Three dead, seven wounded in New Orleans shooting: Police
Police were today searching for two gunmen who opened fire on a crowd outside a New Orleans bar, killing three people and wounding seven others. Police said they responded to reports of a shooting yesterday at a "daiquiri shop" about three miles from the southern US city's famed French Quarter. Detectives "determined that two unknown armed subjects believed to be wearing hooded sweatshirts allegedly approached a group of people standing outside of a business and opened fire, striking 10 of the individuals", and then fled, a police statement said. Police superintendent Michael Harrison, speaking to reporters overnight at the scene of the crime, said one of the suspects was believed to be armed with a rifle, while the other carried a handgun. "We believe they actually stood over one of the individuals and fired multiple rounds and then fled," Harrison told local media. "This has to be personal," he said. "Firing indiscriminately into a crowd? Shooting 10 people? Killing three? That's ...
Guj: Leopard attacks motorcycle-borne couple, snatches infant
A woman was injured and her four-month-old son snatched, for a brief while, by a leopard which attacked them in Gujarat's tribal-dominated Chhotaudepur district, about 100 kilometres from here. "Vikram Rathwa, wife Sapna and their four-month-old son were travelling on a motorcycle when the leopard attacked them yesterday near Raipur village in Pavi Jetpur tehsil in Chhotaudepur," said an official. "Around dusk yesterday, the leopard, which emerged from a nearby field, attacked us, injured Sapna on her knees and snatched our infant son Ayush," Rathwa told PTI. He claimed that his cries for help alerted villagers who assembled at the spot and managed to scare the leopard into releasing the child from its grip. An official said that the three were taken to the state-run Shri Sayajirao General Hospital in Vadodara. Doctors there said that the infant had received injuries to his back and legs.
Prominent lawyer who defended Milosevic killed in Belgrade
Serbian police say a prominent lawyer who was on the defense team of former strongman Slobodan Milosevic at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has been shot and killed. A police statement says Dragoslav Ognjanovic was killed late yesterday outside his home in the new part of Belgrade, the Serbian capital. The statement said Ognjanovic's 26-year-old son was wounded in his right arm. Ognjanovic was part of the legal team that defended Milosevic at the U.N. tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, where he was tried for war crimes of the Balkan wars of the 1990s. Milosevic died of a heart attack in 2006 before the end of the court proceedings. Ognjanovic has also defended well-known crime figures in Serbia. Serbian police say they are searching for the attacker.