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Elderly woman beaten, stripped in Punjab
A case was registered against six people for allegedly beating up and stripping a 60-year-old woman in a village in Punjab's Bathinda district, police said today. The victim was allegedly thrashed by the accused on Sunday night on the suspicion that she was having an illicit relationship with a 30-year-old man kept for household work. They also filmed the incident and posted it on social media. In her complaint, the woman claimed that the accused were her grandsons, and they wanted to get the house vacated in which they were living. The victim stated that she had been living with her husband in a rented house. Being an elderly couple, they offered accommodation to the 30-year-old man to help them in household work. One of the accused, living near their house, was suspecting that they had offered accommodation to the man for "wrong" reasons. The six accused entered her house by scaling the wall and started beating her up, the victim. The accused also removed her clothes and made a ...
Parl panel should look into sealing drive: Delhi BJP MPs in Lok Sabha
Delhi BJP MPs raised the issue of the ongoing sealing drive in the city in Parliament today and demanded the "dissolution" of the Supreme Court-mandated monitoring committee. BJP MPs Meenakshi Lekhi and Manoj Tiwari demanded in the Lok Sabha that a parliamentary committee should look into all the issues related to the sealing drive. They also demanded the "dissolution" of the present monitoring committee, which is overseeing the sealing drive in the national capital, a statement issued by the Delhi BJP said. The monitoring committee constituted by the Supreme Court was found "violating" the verdicts of several courts, including the Delhi High Court, and most of the sealing was being carried out at the behest of the panel "without applying mind", the statement quoted Lekhi as saying. Thousands of shops were sealed and unauthorised structures violating the masterplan of Delhi were demolished by the municipal corporations working under the directions of the monitoring committee, the ...
Rape accused pastor arrested from Delhi airport by Pb police
The Punjab police today said it has arrested a pastor, allegedly on the run in a rape case, from Delhi airport minutes before he was to take a flight out of the country. Accused identified as Bajinder Singh had been booked in a rape case filed by a woman in Zirakpur in Mohali in May this year. The pastor was absconding since registration of the case, said a Zirakpur police official. He said Singh was arrested from Delhi airport yesterday when he was about to board a flight for England. Singh was a pastor at a church in Jalandhar district and claimed to be a "healer" as well. The victim in her complaint had accused the pastor of sexually assaulting her and threatening to upload the video of her sexual assault on social media if she lodged a complaint against him.
Maryam Nawaz meets Sharif for first time since arrest
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter met him for the first time on Thursday after both were arrested last week in a corruption case, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Senator Pervaiz Rasheed said.
Nepalese couple held for kidnapping, boy rescued
A boy kidnapped from north Delhi in April has been rescued from Nepal and a couple hailing from the Himalayan nation arrested, police said on Thursday.
Economic offences bill for speedy action on fugitives: Goyal
The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018, tabled in Parliament, has been brought to replace the Ordinance promulgated earlier this year to fast-track criminal action against major economic offenders and seize their property, acting Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
Criticism, expression of dissatisfaction permissible: HC on plea against Netflix series 'Sacred Games'
Criticism and expression of dissatisfaction were permissible and it did not want to curtail anyone's right, the Delhi High Court today observed, while hearing a plea claiming that some scenes in the Netflix series "Sacred Games" were derogatory to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and should be removed. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar was also informed by the counsel for Netflix that they, on their own, had changed a word in the English subtitles in the fourth episode of the series, which was allegedly derogatory. The bench said that the clipping of the changed word be submitted to the court and it listed the matter for further hearing on August 6. "Criticism or even expression of dissatisfaction is permissible. We don't think anybody could have objection to it," the bench said. The court was hearing a plea filed by petitioner Nikhil Bhalla, through advocate Shashank Garg. It contended that the show, starring Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, "incorrectly ..
4-yr-old Delhi boy, kidnapped 3 years ago by a couple, rescued from Nepal
A four-year-old boy, who was kidnapped by a couple here in April, was rescued from Nepal, the police said today. The accused couple had hatched a conspiracy three years ago to abduct a child and the woman had informed her family in Nepal around the same time that she has been blessed with a son, said Aslam Khan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest). Over the last three years, she worked on building a bond with the boy who stayed in the same locality and collected money so that she and her husband can take him to Nepal, she said. Subsequently, on April 5, the woman kidnapped the boy while he was playing. The boy's mother informed the police and a case was registered. All the neighbours of the complainant were interrogated and their call detail records were analysed. The CCTV footages were also taken and analysed. In one of the footages, a woman -- identified later as Poonam alias Neelam -- was seen directing the boy to follow her, Khan said. The cell phones of the woman and her ...
Police arrests man for kidnapping farmer for ransom
A man was arrested by police for allegedly kidnapping a farmer for ransom in Palamau district, a senior police officer said today. The accused Dilip Chauhan was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a farmer. The farmer was released by Chauhan only after his family paid a ransom of Rs one lakh, Superintendent of Police, Indrajeet Mahatha said. Chauhan was arrested by police from a place under the jurisdiction of Mahammadgung police station, the SP said adding police was in search of four accomplices of Chauhan, who are reportedly at large.
Probing gangster's claim that Punjab singer 'paid' him protection money through 'hawala': Police
The Mohali police today said it was probing into the allegations by "gangster" Dilpreet Singh alias Baba that Punjabi singer Parmish Verma had paid him Rs 20 lakh as protection money through 'hawala' transaction. "We are investigating whether he (Parmish) paid money or not," said Mohali's Senior Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Singh Chahal today. According to police, Baba had alleged during his questioning that singer Parmish had paid Rs 20 lakh to him as protection money through 'hawala' transaction. The Mohali SSP, however, said they would also summon Parmish in this connection. Notably, Baba and his gang members had also made threatening calls to other Punjabi actors and singers including Gippy Grewal. "We will interrogate Dilpreet Singh Baba to extract information of collection of protection money, if any, from other actors/singers here", said SSP Chahal. Verma, who is making and also playing the lead role in Punjabi version of Bollywood 'Singham', was given at least four police .
63-yr-old strangled to death by brother
A 63-year-old man was strangled to death allegedly by his younger brother in a Ganjam district village today. The incident took polace after a heated exchange between the two brothers at Padmapur village, a police official said. During the argument accused Udaya Mallick allegedly beat up and throttled his elder brother Natha Mallick, said inspector in-charge of Patapur police station Ramesh Chandra Pradhan. The dead man was rushed to the nearest community health center where doctors declared him brought dead, the IIC said adding accused Udaya Mallick has been detained. A case of murder has been registered and investigation is on, the police said.
Man falls to death from train in Himachal's Kangra
A 30-year-old man was killed today after he fell off a moving train in Jawali subdivision of Kangra district, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said. The deceased was identified as Chanchal Kumar, a resident of village Amb, they said, adding that the exact reason of his falling was being investigated. A case was registered in this regard and the body sent for postmortem, the police said.
Woman accuses police officer of rape
A woman has lodged a complaint against a police officer in Jalpaiguri district, accusing him of raping her after issuing life threats, police said today. The accused, a sub-inspector with Jalpaiguri Police, repeatedly raped her for the last few months months at his residence in Congress Para, according to the FIR lodged at Jalpaiguri woman police station yesterday. "The woman, in her early 20s, is a domestic help in the accused officer's brother-in-law's house. In the absence of the SI's wife, he used to call her at his residence and rape her, warning of dire consequences if she spoke about it," a senior police officer said. The accused officer is at large, and search is on to trace him, he said.
HC asks JNU not to take coercive step against Umar Khalid till tomorrow
The Delhi High Court today directed the Jawaharlal Nehru University not to take any coercive steps till tomorrow against its student Umar Khalid, who was rusticated and slapped with a fine of Rs 20,000 in connection with a 2016 incident of alleged anti-India slogans being raised at an event. Justice Siddharth Mridul issued notice to JNU on a plea by Khalid challenging the penalty imposed on him by an appellate authority of the university on July 4 in connection with the incident. The court said the matter be listed tomorrow along with another plea filed by JNU's former students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar, on whom Rs 10,000 fine has been imposed by the appellate authority. During the hearing, Khalid's counsel said the urgency was that two weeks time was given by the authorities to pay the fine amount. JNU's counsel said Khalid has been rusticated for one semester starting from July 23. The court said there cannot be any urgency as far as depositing of fine was concerned and added,
CBI pressured to file charge sheet against me: Chidambaram
After CBI filed a chargesheet against former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and his son Karti in the Aircel-Maxis deal, Chidambaram said: "CBI has been pressured to file a chargesheet to support a preposterous allegation," adding that he will contest it vigorously.
Petrol pump row: BJD alleges Dharmendra Pradhan has links with crime syndicate in Odisha, demands resignation
The ruling BJD in Odisha alleged today that Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had links with the criminal syndicate in Odisha and demanded his resignation over the allocation of a petrol pump to a gangster's family in the state. A day after the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) demanded a CBI probe into the matter, BJD's Rajya Sabha member and spokesperson Pratap Keshari Deb claimed, "The nexus between Pradhan and the criminal syndicate in Odisha is becoming clear. Therefore, he should resign on moral grounds." He told reporters here that the petrol pump was allocated to the family of history-sheeter Syed Usman Ali in Paradip in 2014 in violation of rules. Since the petrol pump falls under the Paradip port and is owned by the IOCL, there are different rules of allocation and the owner of the petrol pump did not meet the eligibility criteria, he said. Deb also questioned the IOCL's demand for a CBI probe when the state government had already ordered a crime branch ...
Indian man shot dead in Canada, two suspects arrested
A 27-year-old Indian man was shot dead by four assailants in his home in Canada and police have arrested two of the suspects and launched a manhunt for the absconding men. Palwinder Singh was a truck driver and had immigrated to Canada in 2009. Singh was killed after gunfire erupted at his home in Donwoods Court in the area of Countryside Drive and Airport Road in Brampton city on Tuesday, Peel Regional Police said. The motive of the crime is still unclear. Two suspects -- one of 18 years and another of 19 years -- have been charged with first-degree murder of Singh. Two male suspects remain at large. "The victim was pronounced dead on the scene," CBC news reported. Witnesses reported at least three men running into a getaway vehicle after the shooting. "It looks like he (the victim) was ambushed," said a man identified as Jamal. He said a family lived in the home and had a tenant in the basement. Residents told CTV News Toronto that they noticed a vehicle pull into the area and park
One 20-year term, 14 acquittals in Senegal jihadists trial
The alleged leader of a jihadist cell was handed a 20-year term with forced labour today in Senegal's largest terror-related trial, which also saw 14 suspects acquitted. A Dakar court handed the term to Makhtar Diokhane, described as the ringleader of a group that planned to wage jihadism in West Africa, while Alioune Ndao, who had been accused of acting as coordinator, received a suspended one-month sentence. The heavily-guarded proceedings, which started on April 9, are believed to have been the first mass prosecution for alleged terror activities in Senegal. The majority-Muslim West African state has so far escaped major terror attacks. The 29 suspects, three of them women, were accused of criminal conspiracy related to financing a terror group, money laundering, acts of terrorism and funding terrorism. Most were arrested in 2015 in Senegal, which prosecutors said was their planned springboard to foment terrorism in neighbouring countries as well. Diokhane, 31, was found guilty of .
Spain drops international arrest warrants for Puigdemont, other Catalans
A Spanish judge today dropped European and international arrest warrants for deposed Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and other separatist leaders who fled abroad, the Supreme Court said, which means they no longer face extradition. In a court ruling, Pablo Llarena said he had taken the decision after a German court agreed to extradite Puigdemont, but only for misuse of public funds and not on the more serious charge of rebellion. This means that Puigdemont, who is currently in Germany awaiting extradition proceedings, and five other Catalans who are scattered in Scotland, Belgium and Switzerland, are free to move from country to country. The Spanish arrest warrant, however, remains open which means they will be detained if they try to come back. Puigdemont is one of 13 separatist leaders accused of the most serious charge rebellion over their role in Catalonia's failed secession bid last October. Nine are in custody in Spain awaiting trial. Of those currently abroad, Puigdemont ...
SC to hear wife's plea against husband forcing her to perform unnatural sex
The Supreme Court has agreed a plea filed by a woman accusing her husband of forcing her to perform "unnatural" oral sex during their four years of marriage.