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Alwar lynching case: Police admits 'error of judgement', rules out custodial death
The Rajasthan Police today admitted "error of judgement" in handling the case of alleged lynching of 28-year-old Rakbar in Alwar, as it suspended one and transferred three policemen, even as it refuted allegations of "custodial death". Amid allegations of negligence on part of the local policemen, including for delay in taking Rakbar alias Akbar Khan to hospital, a high-level panel, set up by the state police, found four policemen guilty of dereliction in duty and suspended Assistant Sub-Inspector Mohan Singh, who was in charge of the Ramgarh police station at that time, and shunted three constables to police lines, officials said. Since the policemen thought the victim was not serious, they decided to take him to the police station first so that the cows could be first shifted to a shelter. They also offered him water and tea, so it appeared an error of judgment,Additional Director General (law and order) N R K Reddy, a member of the enquiry panel, told PTI. In the primary ...
2 held for duping people with fake insurance policies in Noida
Two people were arrested today for allegedly duping several people by offering them lucrative returns on fake insurance policies, a police official said. The police also seized cash worth Rs 45,800 and two mobile phones from their possession. The accused were identified as Dharmindra and Kuldeep. Acting on a complaint lodged by one Gopal Krishan, the police filed a case against the duo, the official said.
Gang of thieves busted, 5 held
With the arrest of five people, police today claimed to have busted a gang of thieves and seized 23 mobile phones from their possession, a police official said. The accused, identified as Danish, Aakash, Pankaj, Shubham and Imran, were arrested from Harola market in Noida Sector 5, he said. The police also seized one country-made pistol, two live cartridges, four knives and one hammer from their possession, the official said, adding that a probe into the matter is underway.
7 people arrested for planning to rob pilgrims in Pandharpur
Seven members of an inter-state gang were arrested for allegedly planning to rob "varkaris" who had assembled in large numbers at Pandharpur town today to mark "Ashadhi Ekadashi", a railway police official said. He said that the gang was planning to steal the valuables of pilgrims who had assembled at a temple dedicated to Lord Vitthal and Rukmini in Pandharpur, a town on the banks of Bhima river in Solapur district. The seven arrested hail from Rajasthan and Gujarat. He said that information about the gang came to light on July 21 while two other chain-snatching cases were being investigated by the railway police.
Chidambaram gets interim protection from arrest, anticipatory bail plea in another case to be heard tomorrow
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today secured interim protection from arrest from a trial court in the Aircel-Maxis case filed by the CBI but will have to wait till tomorrow to know the fate of his anticipatory bail plea before the Delhi High Court in the ED's money-laundering case related to INX Media. In a related development that came as a reprieve for Karti Chidambaram, the son of the former union minister, the Madras High Court quashed CBI's look out circular issued against him in the INX Media case. Separately, Karti, who wanted to visit the United Kingdom, France and America for personal reasons, including witnessing the US Grand Slam tournament, was allowed by the apex court to travel abroad from July 23-31. P Chidambaram had simultaneously moved the Delhi High Court and a trial court for seeking protection from arrest in the INX Media money laundering case and the Aircel-Maxis case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate(ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) ..
Father-son duo arrested for duping over 150
A father-son duo have been arrested for cheating more than 150 people by making them invest in different schemes, police said on Monday.
Chennai: 22-year-old allegedly assaulted by sub-inspector
A 22-year-old boy was allegedly beaten up by a sub-inspector in Chennai for refusing to pay a bribe.Speaking to ANI, the victim, Haroon Sait, revealed that he asked the policeman to confiscate his bike, but the cop got angry and started assaulting him."I didn't have my original RC.I told police that it is too late in the night and that they can give me a receipt and confiscate my bike. I told them that I will come the next day to take the bike, but the policeman got angry and started thrashing me. He also snatched my phone'' said Haroon Sait.He further said that the sub-inspector thrashed him for no reason.Haroon also revealed that later when his family demanded justice, the police asked them not to file any case against them.He also revealed that this is the second such incident of police brutality he has faced. The previous case ended in a compromise.
Alwar lynching case: Cops face action in Rajasthan, political slugfest in national capital
Days after alleged lynching of 28-year-old Rakbar by a cow vigilante group in Alwar, four policemen faced action today amid complaints of lapses on their part, even as the Centre sought a report from the state and the Supreme Court agreed to hear a contempt plea against the Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government in Rajasthan for failing to check such incidents. Besides, the police has formed a special committee to probe allegations that Rakbar was beaten by policemen too and that there was a delay in taking him to hospital, officials said. While the Union Home Ministry sought a report from the state on the incident, a political slugfest ensued between the Congress and the BJP -- inside and outside Parliament -- with the Congress President Rahul Gandhi alleging that hatred has replaced humanity in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Brutal New India' and the saffron party returning the charge by calling the opposition leader a "merchant of hate" indulging in "vulture politics" whenever a crime
Bill to replace ordinance on commercial courts in LS
Seeking to improve India's ranking in the ease of doing business index, a bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha today to amend a law for speedy disposal of commercial disputes. The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Bill, which will replace an ordinance, reduces the pecuniary jurisdiction of commercial courts from Rs 1 crore to Rs 3 lakh. The bill, introduced by Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, allows state governments to establish commercial courts at the district level. It also seeks to reduce the pecuniary jurisdiction of commercial courts from Rs 1 crore to Rs 3 lakh. The Commercial Courts Act, 2015, provides for commercial courts and commercial divisions of high courts to settle commercial disputes with a value of at least Rs 1 crore. The proposed law would bring down the time taken from the present 1,445 days in resolution of commercial disputes of lesser value. Ease of doing business is an index of the World Bank,
4 women assaulted by mob on suspicion of being child-lifters in West Bengal
Four women were today allegedly assaulted and two of them disrobed by a mob in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on suspicion of being child-lifters, police said. The incident took place at Dawkimari village in Dhupguri block and is the fourth one this month so far in the district in which people were attacked following suspicion of being child-lifters. Last week, a mentally deranged woman was beaten up in the same block of the district on suspicion of being a child-lifter. Amitabha Maity, Jalpaiguri superintendent of police, said the four women, aged between 20 and 50 years, were not locals and the mob assaulted them as it they not believed the answers the women gave to the questions posed to them. One woman had reportedly said she was looking for a relative, another said she was visiting a relative, while the third woman said she sold clothes door-to-door and the fourth one said she had come to a neighbourhood bank, the police said. Suspecting them to be child-lifters, the mob then .
Man ends life after killing wife, 2 minor sons
A man killed his wife and two minor sons allegedly due to a strained relationship with her and later committed suicide, police said today. The incident came to light when the 12-year-old daughter of the couple informed her grandfather, following which the police registered a case, they said. According to a statement issued by the office of the UP DGP, "Yesterday night, Madhav Murari Singh (a resident of Kushinagar district) killed his wife Suman, sons Mitram Singh (10) and Kannu Singh (two-and-a-half year). "There was strain in the relationship between the husband and the wife for many days." Singh worked as chief pharmacist at a community health centre. He had filed for divorce with his wife in a local court, the police said.
Truck carrying alcohol stolen in JK, found within 24 hrs
A truck loaded with liquor bottles worth Rs 21 lakhs was stolen in Jammu and Kashmir, police said today adding that it was recovered within 24 hours. A complaint was received by police station Chenani regarding the theft of the lorry carrying Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) bottles yesterday, a police officer said. A case was registered and raids were conducted at different suspected locations. The stolen vehicle was finally recovered from Ramkote village of Kathua district today, he said. However, the officer said that the thief managed to escape from the spot taking advantage of darkness. Police teams have been dispatched to different locations to arrest the culprits, he said.
Haryana STF arrests 13 wanted criminals
The Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana police has arrested 13 wanted criminals and seized huge quantity of illicit arms as well as narcotics during the past six months, police officials said today. The Haryana police is planning to strengthen STF by inducting 100 highly-qualified people to tackle cyber crime, Director General of Police (DGP) B S Sandhu said. "The STF has arrested 13 wanted criminals and seized huge quantity of illicit arms as well as narcotics," he said in an official statement issued here. Giving details about the seizure of illicit arms and narcotics, Additional Director General of Police (crime) P K Agarwal said STF sleuths have recovered 50 country-made pistols, one revolver, one rifle and four pistols. Apart from this, it had also seized 57 kg of poppy straw, 22 kg of cannabis, 1.5 kg of opium, 4.138 kg of brown sugar and 53.50 gram of heroin, Agarwal said. The sleuths had killed dreaded gangster Balraj Bhatti in an encounter in Noida. He was a member of the ...
6 ultras, including 2 women, surrender in AP
Two women were among six members of banned CPI (Maoists) who surrendered to the police in the district today, a top police official said. Tambelu Lakshmi (20) alias Janaki and Pangi Sheelu (20) alias Latha, of the Pedabayalu Area Committee, gave themselves up, citing 'harsh'treatment by their leadership besides ill-health, distrit Rural SP Rahul Dev Sharma told reporters here. They were allegedly involved in several crimes, including murder, he said. The surrendered women said they were "disillusioned" with the Maoist movement and the ideology was not relevant now. The other four who surrendered were militia members -- M Ramakrishna (30), G Kondababu (26), P Simhachalam (40) and G Ananda Rao (28), the SP said.
Centre supports in SC plea against female genital mutilation in Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community
The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it supported the petition opposing the practice of female genital mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra agreed to hear on July 30 the plea filed by Delhi-based lawyer Sunita Tiwari and asked the parties to file their written submissions. The bench also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud asked the parties to advance arguments on the plea and on the aspect as to whether it can also be referred to a Constitution bench. "I am supporting the petitioner. They can begin their arguments on Monday," Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, told the court. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi said that he was seeking to intervene on behalf of some scholars and doctors who wanted to oppose the age-old practice of genital mutilation of minor girls in the community. Appearing for a Muslim group, senior advocate A M Singhvi had said during an earlier hearing that the ...
Nothing is in Mehul Choksi's control: Lawyer
Gitanjali Gems owner Mehul Choksi, key accused in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, does not have anything in his control as all his accounts are under Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), said his lawyer Sanjay Abbot.On behalf of Abbot, Choksi on Monday moved to the Prevention of Money Laundering Act Court seeking cancellation of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him.In the application, Choksi cited example of mob lynching in India and stated that a few people have "grievances and anger" against him.Asked about the same, Abbot told ANI: "My client doesn't have any accounts, everything is under CBI. Nothing is in his control. There are different grounds, it's (mob lynching is) one of them.""We have enlisted more than 20 reasons in the application. My client has replied to every paper related to the investigation. Now, Enforcement Directorate (ED) is expected to file its reply on August 18," Abbot added.Choksi filed the application, under Section 70(2) of Code of Criminal
Alwar mob lynching: Raj Police suspends ASI after he 'admits' to delay, shifts 3 other cops to lines
The Rajasthan Police today suspended an assistant sub-inspector and sent three other constables to police lines for "delay" in taking Rakbar alias Akbar Khan, who was allegedly lynched by a mob on suspicion of cow smuggling, to a hospital, officials said. The action was taken after a video purportedly showing ASI Mohan Singh, who was posted at the Ramgarh police station, admitting to his "mistake", went viral. "Mere se galti hogai...kaise bhi maan lo..saja de do ya chhodh do...seedhi si baat hai(I made a mistake...punish me or pardon me...it is simple and straight)," the ASI can be heard purportedly saying in the video. A four-member committee, constituted by the Rajasthan Police to look into the delay in taking 28-year-old Khan to the hospital, suspended the ASI and shifted three other constables to police lines, Special DGP (law and order) NRK Reddy said at a press conference in Alwar. "There was an error in the judgement in trying to respond to the situation. The preliminary ...
Huge quantity of explosives seized, two persons arrested
Police today seized huge quantity of explosives and arrested two persons in this connection in Pakur district, a senior police officer said. The police seized 10,000 pieces of gelatin sticks and 3,000 pieces of detonators from Basmata village in the district, Superintendent of Police, Shailendra Prasad Burnwal said. The SP said on a tip-off that some criminals were bringing in large quantity of explosives from West Bengal to Pakur district, a Quick Response Team (QRT) was formed. The QRT team stopped two persons riding a motorcycle but they abandoned the two-wheeler and tried to flee. But police caught hold of them and found that they were carrying two sacks full of gelatin and detonators. Following information provided by the two arrested persons, police conducted raid in some areas bordering West Bengal and seized five sacks full of detonators and gelatin, the SP added.
Subsequent stay of conviction can't restore lawmaker's House membership, SC told
The Supreme Court was told on Monday that a lawmaker upon conviction gets automatically disqualified from continuing as a member of Parliament or of a state Legislature and his seat becomes vacant.
Colombian gang had used fake passports, hatched plan in Bogota
The five Colombian burglars, who were arrested a week ago, had come to India on fake passports and hatched their plan to rob apartments here at Bogota, police said today. The gang members are Jose Edwardo (40), Gustavo Adolfo (47), Yair Alberto (45), Eduard Alexis (38) and a woman, Kinberly Jhoarya (30). They were involved in at least six cases of burglary in posh localities like Jayanagar, JP Nagar, Sadashivanagar and HSR Layout, police said. Police had seized stolen booty worth Rs 80 lakh from them, which include 950 grams of gold ornaments, foreign currencies,expensive watches, pens and two cars. The gang members from the Colombian capital of Bogota, who were arrested on July 17, used to target bungalows in posh localities when the owners were out of station. They were equipped with allnecessary weapons to break into houses. Their latest target was the house of former chief secretary Kaushik Mukherjee. "Gustavo Adolfo alias Jaramillo and Jose Edwardo were familiar ...