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Foetus found in Air Asia: Police registers FIR
A day after the body of a newborn infant was found on Guwahati-Delhi Air Asia flight, the Delhi police on Thursday registered an FIR in the connection.The FIR has been lodged under section 318 of the Indian Penal code (IPC).The infant was, reportedly, found lifeless and abandoned in one of the plane's lavatories.According to the official statement of the airline, Delhi Police were alerted and a doctor from the medical team at Delhi International Airport confirmed that the baby had been delivered onboard.It further stated that a suspect had been held back by the police for further investigation.
Police remand for 7 cops in Bitcoin case
A sessions court in the city on Thursday granted four days police remand for seven constables in the crypto-currency Bitcoin extortion case.
Ludhiana city centre scam: Hearing adjourned to Aug 3
A sessions court here today adjourned the the Rs 1,140 Ludhiana City Centre scam case, allegedly involving Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, his son and son-in-law, among others, to August 3. District and Session Judge Gurbir Singh also adjourned the hearing on a plea by Punjab Vigilance Bureau's former SSP Kanwarjit Singh Sandhu, a key investigator in the case, who has alleged that he was "threatened" to change his stand in the case in favour of the chief minister. In his plea filed on July 17 this year, the former Vigilance SSP has pleaded with the court to hear him also before accepting the Vigilance Bureau's closure report filed on August 19, 2017 in the case. Overruling its 100-page chargesheet filed initially, the Vigilance Bureau had submitted a closure report in the case, saying that there was no scam at all and that no proof has been found against the accused including Captain Amarinder Singh, his son Raninder Singh, son in law Raminder Singh and 33 others following a ...
What is happening in Kerala, priests are becoming rape accused: SC
'What is happening in Kerala, priests are becoming accused in rape cases', the Supreme Court wondered today as it asked the state police to file a status report on the investigation done against four clergymen accused of sexually abusing a married woman. The top court also refused to stay the trial of another alleged rape case involving a priest from Kerala. The trial in the case is scheduled to start from August 1. "What is happening in Kerala, priests are becoming accused in rape cases," said a bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan. The bench directed the state police to file a status report on the probe done so far into the sexual abuse case, involving four priests attached to the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church. It asked the counsel for Kerala Police to file the status report within two weeks and posted the matter for August 6. The two accused priests--Father Sony Verghese and Father Jaise K George--have been granted protection from arrest by the apex court till it ...
BJP MP Anurag Thakur to contest FIR against him in SC
BJP MP Anurag Thakur today told the Supreme Court that he was willing to contest the FIR lodged against him for alleged irregularities in grant of land on lease for the Dharamshala cricket stadium. His decision came despite the Himachal Pradesh government announcing to take back all "politically motivated" cases, including those against the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA). On April 16, the state government had taken a decision to take back all politically motivated cases. These include the HPCA cases in which Thakur and his father and former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal are accused along with some bureaucrats over alleged irregularities in grant of land on lease for construction of the cricket stadium. The top court had on July 18, asked Thakur and others to inform it whether they want to withdraw the case in wake of the state government's decision to withdraw all prosecutions, which were political in nature. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan was told by
Drunk school van driver falls asleep at the wheel, arrested
A school van driver, who was allegedly heavily drunk, was arrested by the police here today after he dozed off at the wheel while ferrying children home. Suresh Shiravale (45), the driver, allegedly fell asleep when driving the van this afternoon. There were around 15 children of various ages in the van. Seeing his head resting on the steering wheel of the moving van, the children panicked. Traffic Constable Santosh Bagul heard their screaming when the van was on the service road in Louis Wadi area, said inspector Anil Mangle. Bagul forced the driver to stop and disembark. Another driver was arranged to ferry the children home, the inspector said. Shiravale was found to be drunk. He was arrested under section 185 (drunken driving) of the Motor Vehicles Act, the inspector said, adding that further probe was on.
78-year-old man held for cheating public of Rs 13 crore
A septuagenarian was today arrested here for allegedly cheating public to the tune of Rs 13 crore on the pretext of collecting deposits, police said. Based on a complaint, a case was registered against B Hari Krishna (78), Managing Director of Sree Teja Benefit Fund Ltd, under various IPC sections and Telangana State Protection of Depositors of Financial Establishment Act, they said. The accused started the fund in 1993 and collected money in the form of fixed deposits and also illegally obtained gold loans from other banks for the gold deposited by the members and did not return the money deposited, a police release said.
Opposing cow slaughter, Rajasthan BJP chief says Babur was Humayun's son
Rajasthan BJP chief Madan Lal Saini has put his foot in the mouth, saying Humayun told Babur to respect cows if he wanted to rule India. The senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader was caught on camera getting his history wrong, confusing the father with the son. I recall that when Humayun was on the deathbed, he called Babur and told him that he should respect cows, Brahmins and women if he wanted to rule Hindustan, Saini told reporters at the BJP's state headquarters. Saini goofed up on the historical fact that Babur was Humayun's father, and not the other way round. Babur died in 1530, about 25 years before Humayun's death. The reporters had sought Saini's comments on the recent lynching of Rakbar Khan, also known as Akbar Khan. Saini said even during the times of staunch Muslim rulers like Aurangzeb there was a ban on cow slaughter. Akbar who died in Alwar had a case of cow smuggling lodged against him. Whatever happened was unfortunate. We live in a democracy which is run by laws, ..
Morni gangrape incident: Pb & Hry HC takes suo motu cognisance
Punjab and Haryana High Court today took cognisance of the incident involving the alleged gangrape of a 22-year-old married woman from Chandigarh at a guest house in Morni in Haryana's Panchkula district. The division bench of Chief Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Arun Palli put the state of Haryana on notice while treating the matter as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL). The court directed the Haryana government to submit a status report in the alleged gangrape case in ten days. Haryana's Assistant Advocate General, Sharad Aggarwal, who was present in court, accepted the notice on behalf of the state. The next date of hearing was fixed for August 13. The woman had alleged that she was raped for four consecutive days after being held captive at a guest house in Morni area of Haryana's Panchkula district. However, in a twist to the alleged gangrape of the 22-year-old married woman from Chandigarh case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Haryana Police had yesterday ...
No one to be treated as foreigner if name not in final NRC draft: Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today sought to allay fears among people on their names missing from the NRC, saying no one will be treated as a foreigner if his or her name does not appear in the final draft of the state's citizens list. Chairing a high-level security review meeting here, he asked officials to guide people, whose names do not figure in the National Register of Citizens (NRC), through the procedure of claims and objections. "If someone's name does not appear in the complete draft, he or she is not to be considered a foreigner. Public should be clearly explained the process of claims and objections after publication of the NRC," Sonowal was quoted as saying by one of the officials present at the meeting. The chief minister also directed the officials not to refer any case to the Foreigners Tribunal based on the NRC final draft, the official said. The Home Ministry had yesterday asked the Assam government not to take any action against those whose names do not ..
TN woman cop caught shoplifting on camera, suspended
A 34-year-old woman police constable was caught on camera shoplifting some items, including chocolate bars from a department store here, police said today. She has been suspended. Her husband, who assaulted two employees of the store for questioning her, has been arrested, police said. The woman, who was in uniform, after going around the store yesterday for some time came to the billing section with just two items. An employee monitoring the CCTV cameras noticed the woman hiding some items in her dress and alerted the cashier, who confronted the constable and asked her to take out the concealed goods and pay for them also. In the video, which has gone viral on social media, the constable is purportedly seen arguing but accepts that she had concealed the items and walks off in a huff. The footage shows her husband coming to the store with two men and beating up two employees for questioning his wife. Following a complaint from the store's proprietor, police suspended the
Youth stabbed to death outside Mumbai school
A 17-year-old youth was stabbed to death outside a school in suburban Bhandup today, police said. Sushil Verma, the victim, was attacked with sharp-edged weapons when he came out of the school this afternoon. He was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival, said a police officer. It is suspected that an altercation regarding a girl led to the attack, he said. Three men were detained in connection with the incident, the officer said, adding that some minors too could be involved in the attack. A case under IPC section 302 (murder) has been registered and further probe is on.
Minor detained for raping 3-year-old in Maha's Thane district
A minor has been detained for allegedly raping a three-year-old girl in Kashimira area of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said today. The incident took place on Sunday, they said, adding that the accused was detained the next day and produced in a court in Thane which sent him to a remand home. The 13-year-old boy, a Class 7 student of a local school, is a neighbour of the victim and had called the child to his home and allegedly raped her there, Kashmiria police station Inspector Vaibhav Shingare said. "The victim's mother had gone out for some work and the child's grandmother allowed her to go to the accused's place as the families knew each other," the official said. When the victim's mother reached the accused's house looking for her, she found the child crying, he said. "The girl narrated the ordeal to her mother who then filed a police complaint. We have detained the boy and further investigations into the case are underway," he said.
500-kg poppy husk seized in fruit-laden truck
Jammu and Kashmir's excise department recovered 500 kg of poppy husk and detained two persons in Kathua district today after foiling a major bid to smuggle the narcotics material out of the state in a truck carrying fruit boxes. Sleuths of the state excise department intercepted a vehicle at Lakhanpur toll post and recovered 500 kg of poppy husk from it, officials said. The narcotics material was hidden under fresh fruit boxes in a bid to smuggle them out of the state, they said, adding that truck had been seized. The driver and the conductor have been detained and investigation was handed over to the police, the officials added.
'Cyber police stations and crime cells set up in each state'
Cyber police stations and crime cells have been set up in each state for reporting and investigation of cyber crimes, Minister of State for the Women and Child Development Ministry Virendra Kumar informed the Rajya Sabha today. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has also set up cyber forensics training laboratories in north-eastern states and cities such as Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata and Bangalore to train state police officials and judiciary in cyber crime detection and collection, preservation and seizing of electronic evidence and dealing with cyber crime. After consultation, the National Commission for Women has submitted a report on 'Ways and Means to Safeguard Women from Cyber Crimes in India' which inter-alia recommended for stringent laws, Kumar told the Rajya Sabha. The policy to discourage hacking activities, dedicated helpline numbers, opening of more cyber cells, setting up forensic labs and technical training law enforcement agencies like police and ...
Workers unearth jar full of old coins in U'khand
A jar full of old coins was unearthed by labourers engaged in construction work at Bhairavnath temple in Uttarakhand's Pauri district, officials said today. The pitcher was found when the ground was being dug to construct a gate at the temple in Kathur village of Khirsu block in the district, Gram Pradhan Shravan Thapaliyal said after handing over the jar to the district magistrate here today. The Archaeological Survey of India experts will ascertain the age andvalue of the coins, ASI official Ashish Kumarsaid. However, prima facie the coins appear to be over 100-year-old, he said. The temple premises and adjoining areas may be dug further with a recommendation to the Centre for further research if need be, DM Sushil Kumar said, asking the ASI official and other administrative officials present to keep an eye on the area.
9-year-old boy trampled to death by elephant in Odisha
A nine-year-old boy was trampled to death, while his mother and infant sister were seriously injured by a wild tusker in Odishas Keonjhar district, police said today. The incident happened yesterday at Khuntakata village under the jurisdiction of Bansapal police station, the police said. The jumbo stormed into the victim's house late last night and trampled the boy to death when his mother was trying to escape with both the children, police said. While the 9-year-old boy was killed on the spot, his mother and five-month-old sister received serious injuries, a police officer said. They were admitted to a hospital at Bansapal initially, he said, adding, after sometime they were shifted to the district headquarters hospital here since their condition deteriorated. Irate villagers staged a road blockade for sometime and demanded that concrete steps should be taken to save the locals from elephant attacks, the officer said. The villagers also demanded adequate compensation ...
Par passes bill for quick prosecution in cheque bounce
Parliament today passed a bill aiming at allowing a court to try offences related to cheque bounce expeditiously and direct the drawee to pay a minimum of 20 per cent of the cheque amount as interim compensation. The Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2018, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on July 23, was passed by the Rajya Sabha by a voice vote. Moving the bill for consideration and passage, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said presently over 16 lakh cases of cheque bounce are pending in subordinate courts. Moreover, 34,000 such cases have gone to the high courts following appeal. "We have brought the amendments to ensure that people have trust and faith on issuing cheques," the Minister said, adding that 1881 law on negotiable instruments has been amended from time to time. The latest amendments aims to insert Section 143A and Section 148 in the Act to provide that a court trying a cheque bounce offence under Section 138 may order the drawer of
PCR policeman thrashed by crowd in northeast Delhi
A police constable, who tried to pacify two groups fighting over a minor car accident, was thrashed by them in northeast Delhi's Khajuri Khas area, an official said today. Yesterday, after receiving a call about a quarrel between two groups, a policeman attached with the police control room reached the spot and tried to handle the situation. But, the crowd attacked him. In a video that surfaced on social media, a burqa-clad woman was seen attacking the policeman with slippers for being partial. Subsequently, a group of men also joined her in beating up the policeman, the official said. A case has been registered and two men have been arrested in connection with the case, the officer said, adding the police was scanning through the video to identify the other accused.
IT official gets 4 years in jail in Rs 2 lakh bribe case
A special court here today convicted an Income Tax official for demanding a bribe of Rs 2 lakh from a tax assessee in 2011 and sentenced him to four years rigorous imprisonment. Daya Shankar, then Income Tax Commissioner (Appeal), was found guilty under the Prevention of Corruption Act by special judge M G Deshpande. He was sentenced to four years in jail and also fined Rs 25,000, special public prosecutor Kavita Patil said. According to the prosecution, the complainant, Haresh Bhawnani, had filed an appeal with Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal) against an assessment order for additional tax liability of Rs 1,41,41,546 for the year 2008-09. The case was presented to Shankar who demanded a bribe of Rs 25 lakh from the complainant to reduce the latter's tax liability to Rs 2.5 lakh. The bribe amount was later reduced to Rs 2 lakh. Bhawnani approached the Anti-Corruption Unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on August 23, 2011 which laid a trap and caught Shankar ...