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Toronto shooter and family are from Jhelum in Pakistan
Faisal Hussain, the 29-year-old shooter responsible for the rampage in Toronto's Greektown neighbourhood, was from Pakistan's Jhelum.Files, being reviewed by the police, include concerns that Hussain expressed "support" for a website that was seen as "pro-ISIL," says a law enforcement source.Sources say Toronto police and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) officials in Ottawa, as well as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), are looking into his past, which sources say, include his residence in Afghanistan and Pakistan.Hussain apparently had been spoken-to by authorities about his online activities. Sources say Toronto Police, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the RCMP have all had an interest in the now-deceased alleged shooter.What law enforcement agencies are saying is that the attack was planned, and Hussain was "well known to Toronto Police" for investigations into past crimes "involving weapons and violence."According to sources quoted by the Canadian ...
Toronto shooting suspect identified as Faisal Hussain
Canadian officials have identified the suspect in Sunday's deadly shooting in Toronto as Faisal Hussain, 29.
Algerian-Irish man makes terror plea in Pennsylvania
An Algerian-Irish man, who last year became the first foreigner extradited to the United States on terror charges under President Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy. Ali Charaf Damache, 53, had been wanted in the United States for years on charges that he conspired with an American woman known as "Jihad Jane" to recruit people online to carry out attacks in Europe and South Asia. Damache -- who went by the online username "Theblackflag" -- was pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to terrorists, a year after he was extradited from Spain, prosecutors said. He conspired with Colleen LaRose -- a Pennsylvania woman who converted to Islam and took the name 'Jihad Jane' -- along with others to "wage violent jihad" through a cell of men and women from Europe and the United States. LaRose was jailed for 10 years in 2014 for plotting attacks, including the murder of Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who has survived several death threats since penning a ...
Pakistan gets its first woman chief justice of high court
Pakistan got its first-ever woman chief justice of a high court today. Justice Tahira Safdar was named as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar. Nisar told at an event to launch a book by Justice (retired) Fakhrun Nisa that he was trying to right a wrong by elevating Justice Tahira as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court. He said that Justice Fakhrun Nisa had recently told him that she felt slighted when she was overlooked for the position of the Lahore High Court chief justice. "Today I am trying to right that wrong as that was an injustice done to women and not just an individual and nominate Justice Tahira Safdar as the first-ever female high court chief justice in Pakistan. The Chief Justice said. Justice Safdar will take charge of her new role following the retirement of incumbent Balochistan High Court Chief Justice Mohammad Noor Muskanzai, who attains superannuation on August 31. Justice Tahira Safdar, 61, belongs to ...
7 arrested for loot at Delhi Metro construction site
Seven men were arrested for their alleged involvement in a dacoity committed at a Delhi Metro construction site, police said today. The accused were identified as Ishtiyad Ahmed, (35), Imran, (26), Farhan, (22) Kamal Kumar Koli, (22), Vicky, (25), Murarilal, (22) and Nirdosh, (22), Pankaj Kumar Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (east) said. A copper connecting wire, one auto rickshaw, one double barrel gun, a mobile phone and a tempo was recovered from their possession, they added. The dacoits attacked a security guard present at the under-construction site near Akshardham Temple on July 16 and decamped with the valuables there, including copper wires. Some fellow guards reached the spot and attempted to stop the robbers. In a hurry to escape, the truck got stuck in the mud and its driver Ishtiyaq was arrested while his partner- Imran - managed to flee, the DCP said. On information given by the accused, other people were arrested. During interrogation, the accused revealed that ...
US authorities refuse to comment on reports about attack on Headley
The US authorities refused to comment today on media reports that Pakistani-American convict in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack case David Coleman Headley was battling for his life after being attacked by inmates at a detention centre. "We are not able to locate information about this individual," the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago said in a brief email response to PTI when asked about the incident. According to some media reports, Headley was attacked on July 8 by two other inmates. The reports said he suffered serious injuries and was rushed to North Evanston hospital, where he was admitted to the critical care unit. Headley has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by a US court for the 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai that killed more than 160 people. Headley who recced various Indian cities, including Mumbai before the 26/11 attacks was arrested in 2009.
2 arrested for cheating in Delhi
Two men were arrested for allegedly posing as retired army officers and cheating around 200 people in the national capital, police said today. The accused identified as Balkishan Kushwaha, (58) and his son Rajendra Singh (32), are residents of Noida, they added. With their arrest, the police claimed to have solved four cases of cheating. The accused along with one Ompal formed a fake firm-'Ex-serviceman success vision' in 2012 and 2013 and used to introduce themselves as retired army officers. They allegedly cheated around 150-200 people in Naraina village by convincing them to invest in their firm and lured them with bonus and high returns, Deputy Commissioner of Police (west) Vijay Kumar said. On the complaints filed by the victims, a team was constituted to trace and nab the accused. The three accused were absconding since 2013. Through sheer intelligence, electronic surveillance and local enquiry, the current address of the accused persons were traced to Sector-61, ...
Police probing delay in taking lynch victim to hospital, official suspended
The Rajasthan Police on Monday formed a high-level team to probe why policemen took three hours to reach a hospital only four kilometres away with a badly injured man accused of smuggling cows, and subsequently suspended an Assistant Sub-Inspector for the undue delay.
SC allows Karti Chidambram to travel abroad with conditions
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram, to travel abroad subject to certain conditions.
Bal Thackeray will case: HC cautions elder son against calling 'irrelevant' witnesses
The Bombay High Court has cautioned late Bal Thackeray's estranged son Jayadev against delaying hearing by summoning irrelevant witnesses in a will probation case of the Shiv Sena founder. Jayadev and his younger brother Uddhav Thackeray, who took over as Sena chief after death of his father, are embroiled in litigation in the high court over the validity of Bal Thackeray's will. Justice Gautam Patel reprimanded Jayadev and his lawyer on July 19 over their request to summon several journalists and editors heading the city bureau of some national and regional newspapers in the case. The judge was hearing a suit filed by Jayadev questioning the veracity of his father's will. Bal Thackeray had signed the will in December 2011 bequeathing most of the family property and assets to Uddhav Thackeray and his family. However, Jayadev challenged it saying that his father was of an "unsound mind" at the time. In support of his arguments, Jayadev's counsel Seema Sarnaik had submitted a list of 34
Alwar lynching case: BJP MLA alleges lower rank cops being targeted to shield senior officers
BJP MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja today said that lower rank policemen were being targeted to shield senior officers in the case of alleged lynching of 28-year-old Rakbar in Alwar and demanded a judicial inquiry into the case. He also demanded action against former superintendent of police of Alwar and a probationary IPS officer and held them responsible for rise in crime in the district. Alwar has become number one in crime in Rajasthan and the functioning of former Alwar SP Rahul Prakash and probationary IPS officer Anil Kumar is responsible. I had demanded action from the Home minister against the SP, but nothing had happened and the crime kept rising in Alwar," Ahuja told PTI. Both the officers were transferred on Thursday last week while the incident of lynching took place on Saturday night in the Ramgarh area. Action was taken against four policemen today but this is just to shield senior rank police officers. I have also demanded a judicial probe which should investigate the matter in a ..
Mob lynching: Centre sets up committee to suggest legal framework
The Centre on Monday set up a high-level committee to curb the menace of mob lynching.The committee headed by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba will submit its recommendations to the government within four weeks.A statement issued by the Centre read, "Government is concerned at the incidents of violence by mobs in some parts of the country. The government has already condemned such incidents and made its stand clear in the Parliament that it is committed to upholding the rule of law and adopting effective measures to curb such incidents"."As per the Constitutional scheme, 'Police' and 'Public Order' are state subjects. State Governments are responsible for controlling crime, maintaining law and order, and protecting the life and property of the citizens. They are empowered to enact and enforce laws to curb crime in their jurisdiction," the statement added.The move came a week after the Supreme Court asked the central government to enact a law to deal with incidents of lynching and take
Man shot dead by 3 bike-borne men
A 35-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by three bike-borne men after being chased by them in northwest Delhi's Bharat Nagar area, police said today. The deceased, identified as Arun, was an accused in two murder cases and it is suspected he was killed over an old enmity, they said. Arun was in a car, along with his friend, when three men intercepted their vehicle. On seeing the accused, Arun pushed them aside, but they chased him and allegedly shot him dead. The accused fled while Arun was taken to a hospital, where he was declared brought dead, police said. They said that they have identified the accused and are on a lookout for them. Arun was working at a juice shop in Azadpur.
MPCS petrol bomb attack: 4 arrested
Four persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in the recent petrol bomb attack inside the Meghalalya Public Service Commission (MPSC) building, police said today. Two persons entered the office of the MPSC and hurled a petrol bomb in the room of the Commission's Secretary WAB Booth damaging documents and computers on July 10. The four arrested includes one person, who was paid Rs 50,000 by somebody to hire two others to hurl a petrol bomb, East Khasi Hills District SP Davis NR Marak said. He, however, refused to identify the arrested men and said a manhunt is on for the main culprit. The SP said the motive of the attack would be known only after the arrest of the person or persons who had paid them. Marak said the accused persons, who were arrested yesterday, have been booked for arson and trespassing into government property. They have been produced before the Court and were remanded to 10 days police custody, he said.
C'garh HC disposes of petition against state minister
The Chhattisgarh High Court today disposed of a petition demanding investigation into the alleged purchase and encroachment of a "forest land" by a state minister's family in Mahasamund district. The petition, filed by Congress leader and former mayor of Raipur Kiranmayee Nayak and her husband Vinod Nayak, was disposed of by a division bench of Chief Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi and Justice Prashant Mishra, the petitioners lawyer Satish Chandra Verma said. The public interest litigation had alleged that state Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal's wife and son had encroached on around 100 acres of land in Jalki village in Mahasamund and built a resort there, Verma said. The petitioners had alleged that of the encroached plot, several acres consisted of land given to the government by farmers through "daanpatra" (gift deed for public use). Despite a complaint being registered in this connection with the states Economic Offences Wing (EOW), no action was taken, the petition ...
Flight attendant Anissia Batra's in-laws questioned by police
The in-laws of flight attendant Anissia Batra, who allegedly committed suicide last week, were questioned by the police today. The couple was questioned for one-and-a-half-hour at the Hauz Khas police station today, they added. They had sought exemption from joining the probe on health grounds last week. Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court today granted interim protection from arrest to the couple. Anissia (39) allegedly jumped from the terrace of her residence in south Delhi's Panchsheel Park on July 14 following which her husband, Mayank Singhvi, was arrested on the charges of dowry death on July 16. Her family has been demanding the arrest of Mayank's parents. They have accused Mayank of physically abusing her.
Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which provides for allowing a court trying an offence related to cheque bouncing to direct the drawer to pay interim compensation to the complainant.
Police summons ex-Gujarat MLA in rape case
Former Gujarat BJP MLA Jayanti Bhanushali has been asked to appear before a police team in connection with a rape case against him, a senior officer said today. "We have issued summons to Bhanushali under section 160 of the CrPC in the rape case filed at the Sarthana police station in the city in which he is the accused," said Police Commissioner Satish Sharma. Summons issued under the section requires one to appear at the relevant police station to record statement. Acting on a complaint filed by a 21-year-old woman, the police on July 19 had registered an FIR against Bhanushali under various sections of the IPC related to public servant committing rape, criminal intimidation, cheating, wrongful confinement and forgery, among others. The summons, issued by DCP Leena Patil -- heading the investigation into the case -- directs the former lawmaker to immediately present himself before the Sarthana police. It was sent at Bhanushali's residence in Ahmedabad. The former MLA is required to .
Morni gang rape: Mahila Cong holds protest, demands dismissal of Khattar govt
The Congress' women wing held a massive protest today strongly condemning the Morni gang rape case in Haryana and demanded dismissal of the Khattar government over its alleged failure to ensure safety and security of women. The Mahila Congress workers took out a protest march in Panchkula today and raised slogans against the BJP government over the rape of a 22-year-old Chandigarh woman by 40 men for four consecutive days at a guest house in Morni area of Haryana's Panchkula district. They alleged that law and order situation in the state had broken down under the Khattar government. Later, talking to reporters here, the chief of Congress' women wing demanded dismissal of the Khattar government. Sushmita Dev, president of the All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), said the BJP government had failed to check the increasing incidents of gang-rapes and crime against women. Earlier in the day, Dev led a delegation to Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki and submitted a memorandum to him in ...
Man allegedly attacked while shepherding buffalo, say police
A 65-year-old man was allegedly attacked by a family while he was taking a buffalo to his home here, police said today dismissing social media reports linking the incident to cow vigilantism. Three of the accused were arrested, they said. Abdul Hamid Sheikh had purchased a buffalo from a local Gujjar for domestic use and was allegedly intercepted by Parbhat Singh at Inhar village of Ramsoo in Ramban district last evening, police said in a statement here. A scuffle followed a heated argument between the two and Singh was later joined by some other members of the family who attacked Sheikh, they said. As soon as the matter came to the notice of police, a party led by local Station House Officer immediately rushed to the spot. Sheikh was shifted to a hospital for medical treatment and a case was registered against the culprits, the statement said. The police said three accused persons were arrested and investigation was in progress. No lynching by any mob has taken place and the injured .