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MP couple jailed for bribery
A District Court here has jailed a woman revenue Officer and her husband for four years and fined them Rs 4,000 each.
Constable killed after fight in bar in Sangli; three booked
A 29-year-old police constable was allegedly killed in an attack by three unidentified persons after a petty fight at a liquor bar in Maharashtra's Sangli district, a police official said today. Samadhan Mante, posted as constable at Miraj city police station, went to the bar at Kupwad Phata in Sangli, located about 370 km from here, and had an argument over some issue with three persons who were having drinks there late last night, he said. The argument led to a scuffle, following which one of the accused went outside the bar and brought a sharp weapon from his vehicle, he said. While Mante was busy arguing with the other two men, the person who brought the weapon allegedly attacked him with it, the official said. The constable sustained injuries on his chest, head and stomach and collapsed. He was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead before admission, he said. The incident was captured in a CCTV installed at the bar counter, the official said. The ...
No coercive steps against Kanhaiya till Friday, HC tells JNU
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) not to take any coercive steps against the former JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar till Friday.
HC seeks Centre's, civic authorities' response on lack of baby feeding rooms
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the state government and civic authorities on plea seeking construction of baby feeding and child care rooms at public places.
6 held for 'sexually assaulting' Russian tourist in TN
Six people have been detained for allegedly sexually assaulting a 21-year-old Russian woman who is here on a tour, police said today. The woman was found unconscious in a service apartment on Monday and was taken to a hospital by one of the six men who are being questioned. On examination, the doctors found injuries on her body, including bite marks, and alerted police, they said. Police suspect that the foreign national lost consciousness under the influence of some drug, the nature of which was not known immediately. The woman, who is here for about a week, has regained consciousness and investigation is underway, the police added. Tiruvannamalai is a popular temple town in the state about 190 km from Chennai. The incident comes against the backdrop of the alleged rape of an 11-year-old hearing-impaired girl by 17 people over the past seven months in her apartment complex in Chennai.
Pakistan refutes India's allegations in Jadhav case
Pakistan on Tuesday filed a second counter-memorial on the conviction of retired Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.As part of reply, they refuted Indian allegations that Jadhav's wife and mother were mistreated when they visited him last year, as reported by the Express Tribune.After the latest rounds of hearing the world court is likely to fix the matter for the hearing sometime next year."The ICJ has been asked to consider whether individuals suspected of espionage had in practice often been excluded from the right to consular access-an argument never raised or considered previously," Pakistan's legal agent in the case, Khawar Qureshi, who had drafted the second counter-memorial was quoted by the Express Tribune as saying.On April 17, India had submitted a fresh set of pleadings in the ICJ. The pleadings were filed in response to Pakistan's submissions to the court, wherein they stated that Jadhav was not an ordinary .
Delhi HC asks JNU not to take any coercive step against Kanhaiya till July 20
The Delhi High Court today directed Jawaharlal Nehru University not to take any coercive step on a fine imposed against its former students union president Kanhaiya Kumar till July 20. A Rs 10,000 fine was imposed on Kumar by an appellate authority of the university in connection with a 2016 incident in which anti-India slogans were allegedly raised at an event relating to Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's hanging. Justice Rekha Palli, in an oral order, asked the university not to take any coercive action as far as depositing the fine is concerned. The matter came up before Justice Palli as the concerned judge was on leave. The judge said she has not read the file and the matter should be listed before the regular bench on July 20. Senior advocate Rebecca John and advocate Tarannum Cheema, appearing for Kumar, said the urgency was that he ceases to be a student of the university and the last date to deposit the fine is today. Former JNU students union (JNUSU) president Kumar had .
Student killing: Prime accused nabbed, says police
The prime accused in the killing of an SFI leader in Kerala has been nabbed, a senior police official said today. Ernakulam Range IG Vijay Sakhare said Campus Front leader Muhammed, who is the first accused in the killing of the Ernakulam Maharajas College student Abhimanyu, has been taken into custody. "We have got him. It's a big breakthrough," Sakhare told PTI. He, however, did not elaborate. His arrest will be recorded in the evening, police said. Muhammed, who is also a third year Arabic degree student in Maharajas College, allegedly organised the gang of 15 to 17 men comprising activists of Popular Front of India (PFI), its political offshoot SDPI and student outfit Campus Front, to attack SFI activists in the college campus early this month. While Abhimanyu was stabbed to death, two other SFI activists suffered grievous injuries in the attack allegedly using sharp edged weapons. Police had yesterday informed the Kerala High Court that a man, who was one of the ...
Key suspect in Kerala SFI leader's murder nabbed
After being on the run for more than two weeks, the prime suspect in the brutal murder of an SFI member in a Kerala college has finally been nabbed, police said on Wednesday.
Four arrested for looting money using fake Facebook account
Four persons were arrested for allegedly looting Rs six lakh from a businessman after luring him to meet a girl in whose name a fake Facebook account was created in Bargarh district, the police said. Bikash Agrawal (32), who is a wholesaler trader and a resident of Nuapada district, visited Paikamal in Bargarh district and collected Rs six lakh from his customers on June 18. Agarwal was asked to come to Manbhang dam through a Facebook messenger by one Pankaj Majhi who had opened a fake account in the name of the girl with whom Agarwal had developed friendship on the social network, the police said. As Agarwal reached the place, four persons appeared on two motorbikes, fired in the air to intimidate him and snatched his bag containing Rs six lakh. Agarwal lodged a complaint with the police the following day and four persons including Pankaj Majhi were arrested from Padampur in Bargarh district yesterday. "Police have seized Rs 1.52 lakh, two bikes, three mobile phones and
304 kg ganja seized in TN, three held
Nearly 304 kg ganja worth Rs 60 lakh, meant to be smuggled to Sri Lanka, was seized early today at Mandapam near here and three persons arrested in this connection, police said. A patrol team of the Q branch police saw three men standing at Seeniappa dargah beach around 3 AM and found their behaviour suspicious. The officials also found 150 bags of the contraband by the coast and seized it following which the trio was arrested, they said adding the accused were waiting for a boat to illegally transport the ganja to the island nation.
Woman, paramour booked for killing husband
A woman and her paramour were booked for allegedly poising her husband to death here, the police said today. The duo, who are absconding, allegedly killed Afsar Ali, 30, in Subhash Nagar locality for opposing his wife's affair with the man, according to a complaint lodged by Ali's brother, Nawab. Ali was found dead in his house on July 9 and his wife had alleged that he committed suicide by consuming poison, a police official said. A case of murder has been registered yesterday after investigation, he added.
MGM Resorts sues victims of Las Vegas massacre
MGM Resorts, owner of the Las Vegas hotel that was the scene of the worst mass shooting in modern US history, has sued victims of the massacre, triggering howls of protest. The suit does not seek money but rather aims to force around 1,000 people suing MGM over the October shooting rampage that left 58 dead at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, to drop their suits on grounds that MGM Resorts is not liable. The group filed suit Friday in Nevada and in federal court in Los Angeles. In the October 1 shooting, a man named Stephen Paddock rained bullets over a country music festival from the 32nd floor of the hotel with powerful rifles. The rampage wounded another 851 people. Paddock, 64, killed himself in the room as police moved in. Some 2,500 people, some of them survivors of the attack and others relatives of people killed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, are suing MGM or have threatened to, MGM says in its filing, seen yesterday by AFP. The group wants these suits accusing it of ...
US charges Honduran congressman over drugs, firearms
The United States has slapped drugs and firearms charges on a member of congress in Honduras, accusing him yesterday of accepting more than USD 1 million in kickbacks to help fund his political career. Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios, 57, and three other Hondurans, including a former mayor have been hit with indictments in a New York federal court and the United States is seeking their extradition, prosecutors said. Oqueli Martinez Turcios is charged with conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and two counts of weapons offenses. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if put on trial and convicted of the most serious charge against him. According to US officials, he received more than USD 1 million in bribes and other payments from his country's Cachiros cartel from 2004-2014, and personally escorted some cocaine shipments through Honduras. The latest charges come seven months after US prosecutors slapped cocaine and firearms charges against fellow Honduran ...
US police capture suspected serial killer in Texas
Police in Texas yesterday captured a man they described as a serial killer who took the lives of at least three people in seven days. Jose Gilberto Rodriguez was arrested after a 14-minute car chase with police, and charged with two counts of capital murder. A third murder charge was expected today once additional evidence was processed, police said. A resident of a Houston suburb alerted authorities to the location of the 46-year-old's vehicle yesterday morning, just hours after police alerted the public that a serial killer may be on the loose. Police described Rodriguez as a parolee who was supposed to be monitored by a tracker attached to his ankle, but who removed it a few days prior to allegedly committing his crimes. The Houston Chronicle reported that Rodriguez was a convicted sex offender, and had an extensive and violent past dating back to at least 1989. His latest alleged crimes exposed failure by local law enforcement to pursue the parolee for violating the terms of his ..
8-year-old girl allegedly gang-raped in Dehradun
In yet another incident of sexual assault against minors, an eight-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by five minor boys in Dehradun's Sahaspur.The incident took place on June 12, when the minor girl was playing alone outside her house after her parents left for work. The five accused lured the victim and took her to a different place where they gang-raped her.The victim then informed her mother about the incident, following which the parents of the victim filed a complaint in the police station.The victim has been sent for medical examination.Meanwhile, all the five minor accused have been arrested by the police.Superintendent of Police, rural Dehradun, Sarita Dobhal said, "The family of the victim came to the police station and alleged rape. A case has been lodged in the matter. Investigation is underway in the case. The accused have been produced before the juvenile board."In the recent past, there has been a surge in sexual crimes against minors.Taking cognizance of such ...
Land dispute leaves 13 dead in Mexico
A clash between residents of communities in southern Mexican state of Oaxaca over a land dispute left at least 13 people dead and another one injured, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Mueller seeks immunity for 5 witnesses in Manafort case
The special counsel in the Russia investigation is seeking immunity for five potential witnesses in the upcoming trial of President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. The five individuals have indicated that they won't testify or provide other information "on the basis of their privilege against self-incrimination," Mueller's office told a federal judge in Virginia in a court filing yesterday. As a result, prosecutors are asking a judge to compel their testimony, under a condition of immunity, at Manafort's upcoming bank and tax fraud trial. They are requesting what is known as "use immunity," which would mean prosecutors could not use the witnesses' statements against them unless they were to make false statements. Prosecutors did not name the potential witnesses because they have not been publicly identified as being involved in the case. Motions providing more information about them were filed under seal, and prosecutors asked a judge to leave the information ..
5 arrested for being involved in robbery, snatching cases
Five people were arrested for allegedly being involved in several robbery and snatching cases, an official said today. Seven mobile phones, a laptop and other stolen articles were recovered from their possession, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) Romil Baaniya. On July 9, at around 6 am, a head constable of the Delhi Police noticed that some men were trying to rob a pedestrian in Malviya Nagar, the DCP said. Manoj intervened and managed to apprehend one of the men while others fled away from the spot, he said. During interrogation, the accused, identified as Karanbeer, disclosed the names of his associates following which a raid was conducted at various places. Subsequently, his associates were also arrested, Baaniya said. The four other accused persons were identified as Sourabh, Nitesh, Chirag and Ankit, he added.
Stray bullet strikes, kills 9-year-old girl inside her home
Authorities say a stray bullet struck and killed a 9-year-old girl inside her southern New Jersey home. Bridgeton police say the shooting was reported around 12:30 am today. They say relatives drove the girl to a hospital but she was pronounced dead there a short time later. The girl's name has not been released. The shooting occurred about a block away from the girl's home. Authorities say the shots struck several vehicles and the girl's home. Authorities say the stray bullet that killed the girl went through the home's rear wall and into an adjacent room where it hit her. No other injuries were reported in the shooting.