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West Bengal: BJP worker hacked to death
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in South 24 Parganas was hacked to death by unidentified goons in a locality in Diamond Harbour on Friday.Shaktipada Sardar (45), an active BJP worker, was returning home last night when he was allegedly attacked by miscreants in Diamond Harbour's Mandir Bazar area. The man was left bleeding on the road and was pronounced dead when brought to the hospital."I think his murder is, entirely, because of political reasons. He was coming back home after closing his shop when he was hacked with a sharp weapon. Shaktipada was quite an active worker of the BJP in his area. He even played a big role in the recently concluded Panchayat by-polls. The murder shows how BJP workers are not safe in West Bengal," said a fellow co-worker.While the local BJP workers blamed the All India Trinamool Congress(AITMC) and lodged a complaint with the police, the AITMC countered by accusing the BJP of vitiating the atmosphere in the state."There has never been an instance ..
Contraband gold worth over Rs 1 cr seized from Manipur border
Gold worth Rs 1.25 crore smuggled from Myanmar has been seized by customs officials during a raid at a Manipur border town, a top officer said.
Delhi court takes cognisance of ED charge sheet against Guj-based firm director in money laundering case
A Delhi court has taken cognisance of a charge sheet filed by the ED against Gujarat-based pharma firm Sterling Biotech Limited's director Rajbhushan Omprakash Dixit in a bank loan fraud case of over Rs 5,000 crore. Additional Sessions Judge Satish Arora took cognisance of the final report filed by the Enforcement Directorate's special public prosector Nitesh Rana and summoned the accused for August 8, the next date of hearing. The court noted that Dixit was already out on bail in the money laundering case and directed him to appear on next date of hearing. In the charge sheet, the ED has accused the company of taking loans of over Rs 5,000 crore from a consortium led by Andhra Bank which had turned into non-performing assets. The charge sheet, filed through advocate A R Aditya, claimed that the accused committed offence punishable under sections 3 and 4 of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The agency had in February arrested a former director of Andhra Bank, Anup Prakash ...
Builder shot dead by bike-borne assailants
A 45-year-old builder was today shot dead allegedly by four bike-borne assailants in outer Delhi's Ranhola, the police said. The deceased, identified as Rajendra Goyal, was a resident of Uttam Nagar, they said. The incident took place at 9:15 am, infront of Kanak Banquet Hall in Ranhola's Vikas Nagar, where Goyal had come to supervise the construction work of a banquet hall, a senior officer said. Goyal had parked his vehicle and was in the driver's seat when four men came on two motorcycles and shot at him. He sustained five bullet injuries in his chest, he said. The victim was shifted to the Deen Dayal Upadhayay Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, the officer said.
Srikrishna panel recommends changes in Aadhaar Act; moots new safeguards for data protection
The Justice Srikrishna panel on data protection has recommended that the Aadhaar Act be amended "significantly" to bolster privacy safeguards and mooted that only public authorities approved by the UIDAI or entities mandated by law be given the right to request for identity authentication. The panel -- whose views on Aadhaar are captured in its 213-page report, but are not part of the draft Personal Data Protection Bill, also submitted by it to the government yesterday -- seeks greater autonomy, both functional and financial, for the Aadhaar-issuing body. The panel asserted that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) should not only be autonomous in its decision-making, functioning independently of the user agencies in the government, but also be vested with powers akin to a traditional regulator for enforcement actions. It has prescribed that UIDAI should be granted powers to impose civil penalties on various errant entities and be armed with power to give directions, ..
Delhi's sentence review board postpones decision to release Jessica Lal's murder convict
The sentence review board (SRB) of the Delhi government has postponed the decision on release of Jessica Lal murder convict Manu Sharma lodged in the Tihar jail. A meeting of the board held yesterday also deferred several other release applications, including that of Tandoor murder case convict Sushil Sharma, officials said. The applications of release were deferred as the opinion of the board members were divided on it, a member of the board said. The panel, chaired by Delhi Home minister, comprises principal secretary (Home), principal secretary (law), director general (prisons), joint commissioner of police (crime), chief probation officer and a district judge. An earlier meeting of the board in April was postponed amid surfacing of a letter by Sabrina Lal, sister of Jessica, in which she had apprised the Tihar jail authorities that she had no objection over release of Manu Sharma. Jessica was shot dead in a south Delhi restaurant by Manu Sharma in 1999.
Ed Westwick won't face rape charges due to lack of evidence
No rape charges will be filed against actor Ed Westwick due to insufficient evidence, Los Angeles County prosecutors said. Westwick, best known for his role on "Gossip Girl," was accused in November of raping two women and sexually assaulting a third in 2014. Actor Kristina Cohen made the first allegation in a post on Facebook, writing that Westwick held her down and raped her at his home in West LA. Two more women came forward with their own accounts, actress Aurelie Wynn and Rachel Eck. In a memo obtained by Variety, prosecutors said they did not have enough evidence to pursue charges. According to the memo, two of the women provided witnesses to help corroborate their accounts, including some who were outside the room where the alleged incident took place. "Those witnesses were not able to provide information that would enable the prosecution to prove either incident beyond a reasonable doubt. Prosecution on those two incidents is declined due to insufficient evidence," prosecutors
34 minors raped at Bihar shelter home: Police
As many as 34 minor girls housed in a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district have been raped as against earlier figure of 29, police said on Saturday
Local BJP leader killed by miscreants in South 24 Parganas
A local BJP leader in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district was hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Mandir Bazar area of the district, police said today. Shaktipada Sardar (45), the secretary of BJP Mandal committee of Mandira Bazar-Dhanurhat area was returning home last night when miscreants attacked him with sharp weapon and left him bleeding on the road, they said. The local people spotted Sardar lying on the road and rushed him to Diamond Harbour Hospital. As his condition deteriorated, the hospital referred him to a hospital in Kolkata. However, Sardar died while being taken to a hospital in Kolkata, they said. Police said they have started an investigation into the matter. The BJP alleged that Sardar was killed by Trinamool Congress goons. The Trinamool Congress has denied the BJP allegations.
Woman, paramour among three held for her husband's murder
Three persons, including a woman and her paramour, were arrested for allegedly killing her husband in Virar in neighbouring Palghar district, and trying to dispose of his body, police said today. The trio was arrested yesterday by the Palghar district rural police. One more accused is on the run. According to police, the victim, Yogesh Raut (32), suspected the fidelity of his 29-year-old wife Ashwini. "The couple, residents of Virar west, used to frequently quarrel over the issue. Fed up, Ashwini hatched a conspiracy to eliminate her husband. She sought help of her paramour Raj Arjun and two others to kill him," official of Palghar district police said. As per the plan, the three men (including the absconding accused) came to Ashwini's house around 2 am yesterday and hit Raut when he was asleep. She used her dupatta to strangulate him, the official said. "After Raut died, his body was wrapped in a cloth and two of the accused men transported it on a scooter to dump it. A
Khwaja Yunus case: Decision to remove prosecutor not to shield cops, says Maha govt
The Maharashtra government justified its decision to remove a special public prosecutor from Khwaja Yunus custodial death case, for seeking to arraign four policemen as accused in it, and told the Bombay High Court that it was not trying to protect the police officials. The government, through a notification in April this year cancelled advocate Deepak Mirajkar's appointment as special public prosecutor in the case. The government's decision came after Mirajkar filed an application before a sessions court, which is presently conducting the trial in the case, seeking summons to be issued against retired police officer Praful Bhosale and three other policemen and make them face trial on murder charges. The application was filed after key prosecution witness, Mohammed Abdul Mateen, had deposed before the court claiming that he had seen Bhosale, then assistant police inspector Hemant Desai and two other policemen assault 2002 Ghatkopar blast accused Yunus in police lock-up. Yunus's mother
36 cows found dead in Delhi gaushala
Thirty-six cows were found dead in a cow shelter in Ghumanhera village near Dwarka on Friday.Local police, who visited the said Gaushala, noted that there were about 1400 sheltered in the gaushala, out of which 36 were found dead.A letter was then sent to Kuldeep Singh Gangar, Special Development Commissioner, for the constitution of a team of veterinary doctors for inspection and further postmortem to establish the cause of death.A team of doctors from the veterinary hospital of Kakrola, Goyla Dairy, Najagarh, Dichaun Kalan, Chhawla and Nangli Dairy reached the Gaushala.The inquiry into the cause of death of all the cows is being conducted.The Gaushala is run by Acharya Sushil Gosadan Trust at village Ghumanhera in Chhawla area.The land for the 20-acre gaushala was allotted in the year 1995.Legal action will be taken in accordance with the prevalent laws, once the report is submitted.
ED attaches foreign currency recovered from LeT operative
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached foreign currency worth USD 8000 and Nepalese Rupees worth 4067, which was recovered from Mohd. Umer Madani, an active member of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).As per the ED, the said foreign currency was meant for undertaking terrorist activities in India.A criminal case was filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) against the accused on the basis of an FIR filed by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police under Section 489 (c)/120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Sections 17, 18, 20 and 23 of the Unlawful Activities (P) Act.The Delhi Police had recovered fake Indian currency equivalent to Rs. 50000, USD 8000, and Nepalese Rupees 4067, besides other incriminating documents, from Nepal-based Madani, who was working as an organiser for the LeT and motivating youths for terrorist activity in India.Madani was allegedly given the task of recruiting youth for terrorism and funding them. He was found involved in hatching conspiracy .
Man charged with stealing tractor, biting police dog
A man accused of stealing a tractor before leading Denver police on a slow-speed chase through the city also is charged with biting and choking a police dog and stealing two other cars. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann on Thursday filed 23 charges against 37-year-old Thomas Busch connected to the July 20 incident, including 10 felony-level charges. It's not clear if Busch has an attorney. The charges include three counts of aggravated motor vehicle theft, three counts of failure to report an accident and one count of cruelty to a certified police working dog. Authorities say Busch stole a car, then a tow truck before taking the tractor from a city water department facility. A police squad car eventually rammed the tractor's front end in downtown Denver, stopping it.
Charges framed against UP minister in 29-yr-old road rage case
A court here framed charges today against Mohsin Raza alias Arshad, a minister in the BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh, in connection with a 29-year-old road rage case. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Nirbhay Prakash also framed charges against co-accused Akbar and fixed August 4 for the recording of evidence of the prosecution witnesses. The accused were present in the court at the time of framing of charges. A truck driver, Lallan, had lodged an FIR at the Wazirganj police station on August 4, 1989, alleging that the two accused had suddenly come in front of his truck and though no one was hurt, they had stopped his vehicle and assaulted and abused him. The police had filed a chargesheet against the duo on August 4, 1990 under sections 323, 336, 504 and 506 of the IPC. The court could not frame charges all these years as the accused were not appearing before it.
Man involved in trafficking of Nepali girls held
A 32-year-old man involved in Munirka human trafficking case where 16 Nepali women were rescued has been arrested, the police said today. The accused, identified as Naushad, was arrested from Munirka and a car used in commission of crime has been seized, they added. On interrogation, the accused accepted his role in the trafficking network. In his statement to the police, Naushad said he used to ferry girls between airports, bus stands, railway stations. His main task, besides transportation, was to ensure secrecy of the movement, said Devender Arya, Deputy Commissioner of Police, (southwest) Delhi. The accused has also given leads to the police following which a police team has been sent to Uttar Pradesh to nab the remaining accused persons, he said. Active cooperation has also been sought from the Nepal Embassy in India in connection with the case, the DCP said. The statements of the victims have been recorded before the magistrate, Arya said. On July 25, the Delhi Commission for ...
Woman accuses husband of rape, unnatural sex: Police
A woman lodged a police complaint here today against her husband, accusing him of raping her and forcing her into unnatural sex, police said. The Gurgaon police lodged an FIR against her husband under IPC sections 376(2)(n), 377, 34, 406, 495 and 506 at a women's police station and also booked her father-in-law in this connection. "We have registered an FIR under the relevant IPC sections on the statement of the victim and are probing the matter. The victim has also alleged that the father-son duo threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed the incident to anyone," Subhash Bokan, PRO, Gurgaon Police, said. He added that no arrest was made in the case so far. The husband of the complainant, Aashish Kumar, is a businessman from Gurgaon. He got married to the complainant five years ago. His father Satish is also a co-accused in the case. Aashish told the police about a complaint he had filed against the district chief of a political party, the police said. He alleged that the ..
Man killed women because he wanted to prove his weapon was real, held
A man was arrested for allegedly killing a woman in Shahdara's Dilshad Garden here, the police said today. Sunny was arrested from Timarpur and during interrogation he told the police that he was in intoxicated state at one Usha's residence when Nishti, the victim, had visited her. Sunny was carrying a weapon and Nitshti didn't believe it was real. To prove himself right, he opened fire and in the process accidently shot her in stomach, the police said. Yesterday, the police were informed by the Swami Dayanand Hospital authorities that a woman was brought there by a group of three-four people claiming that she was suffering from some health issue. Subsequently, a medical examination was conducted but the woman died in the hospital. Later, during examination, injury marks were found on her stomach, said a senior police officer. During investigation, police found that the deceased was known to Usha. Police said Usha runs a boutique at her residence in Dilshad Garden. She has been ...
LJP warns agitation if SC/ST Act not restored
The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Friday threatened the Centre that they would join the agitation led by the Dalit outfits if amendments are not made in the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by August 9.While addressing the media, LJP leader Chirag Paswan raised an objection on the appointment of retired Justice AK Goel as the chief of the National Green Tribunal, who as per the party acted against Dalit interests by passing judgment on diluting provisions of the SC/ST Act."We wanted the Centre to bring an ordinance about SC/ST Act. But it could not be done now. So, we have asked the Centre to reintroduce it as a bill in the Parliament on August 7 and restore the previous law, as Dalit protests on August 9 could be more aggressive than April 2 protests," Paswan said."If our demand is not met by August 9, then LJP will join Dalit protesters and we could see a repeat of April 2," he added.LJP, which is an ally of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), ..
Bizarre petition filed in HC in Ayanavaram rape case
The Madras High Court today encountered a bizarre petition by a 57-year old man from Madurai who sought anticipatory bail stating that he was among those who had repeatedly raped a minor girl here, in connection with which 17 people had already been arrested. Kamaraj, a resident of Pankajam Colony in Madurai, in his petition claimed that he had sexually assaulted the girl several times under the influence of alcohol after sedating her whenever he visited Chennai. Hearing about the detention of 17 people, including liftman, security guards, plumbers and the other maintenance staff working at the apartment complex in Ayanavaram locality in connection with the case, he apprehended that he would also be arrested for rape and other offences. When the petition came up before Justice A D Jagadish Chandira, no lawyer represented the petitioner. The government counsel submitted that the petition was liable to be dismissed as it did not reveal how the petitioner was connected with the ...