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2 sentenced in murder of Chinese grad student in Los Angeles
A woman was sentenced to life in prison for the beating death of a University of Southern California graduate student from China, and a co-defendant was given a term of 15 years to life. Alejandra Guerrero, 20, was sentenced yesterday on a first-degree murder conviction in the 2014 attack on 24-year-old engineering student Xinran Ji. Her prison term is without possibility of parole. Guerrero was one of four people accused of taking part in the fatal attack on Ji as he walked home after a late-night study session. Guerrero and Andrew Garcia, 22, who was sentenced last year to life in prison, got out of a car to beat Ji with a wrench and a baseball bat while co-defendant Jonathan Del Carmen, 23, remained in the car. After the attack, Deputy District Attorney John McKinney said, Ji staggered to his off-campus apartment and was later found dead. Meanwhile, authorities said, Guerrero and the others drove to Dockweiler State Beach and robbed a man and a woman. "When they got to the beach, ..
J&J vows to overturn $4.7 billion talc verdict but experts see hurdles
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has vowed to appeal a $4.7 billion verdict awarded to 22 women who claim asbestos-contaminated talc in the company's products gave them ovarian cancer by arguing the plaintiffs' science was flawed and the case should not have been heard in Missouri.
Doctor shot dead over old enmity in Bulandshahr
A doctor was gunned down allegedly by three bike-borne assailants, including his brother-in law, over an old enmity in Kakod town of the district today, police said. Dr Mukesh was examining a patient in the morning when the assailants came and fired bullets at him, SP (city) Praveen Ranjan said. He was rushed to a Noida hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. An FIR has been lodged by the deceased's wife Manju, naming three persons, police said.
Bajrangi killer to be shifted to Fatehgarh jail from Baghpat
Sunil Rathi, the alleged killer of mafia don Munna Bajrangi, will be shifted from Baghpat District Jail to Fatehgarh Central Jail on an administrative ground, an order issued by the UP government said. The state government's move comes following reports from the Baghpat district jail authorities to shift Rathi to another jail, a senior UP Police official said. On July 9, mafia don Prem Prakash Singh, alias Munna Bajrangi, was shot dead, hours before he was to be produced in a local court in Baghpat in a case of extorting money from a former BSP legislator, police said. Bajrangi was reportedly killed by Rathi, who is lodged in Baghpat jail since July 31 last year, officials said. Four jail officials, including the jailor and the head warden, were suspended in connection with the incident. 51-year-old Bajrangi was listed as an accused in 40 criminal cases, including those of murder and extortion. The mafia don was also named along with BSP MLA Mukhtar Ansari in the killing of former BJP
Nawaz, Maryam taken into custody, en route to Islamabad
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz were on Friday taken into custody by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials after their flight landed at Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport at 8Their passports were confiscated, and according to the Dawn, they were subsequently boarded onto a small chartered plane bound for Islamabad International Airport (IIA).Convicted in an Avenfield reference case, the former Pakistan Prime Minister made his entry to the country amidst high drama.Sharif and his daughter Maryam were surrounded by the NAB team, the moment Etihad Airlines flight EY 243 landed at the Allama Iqbal International Airport of Lahore.The father-daughter duo was formally arrested after the immigration.They were surrounded by Airport Security Force commandos as they got down from the aircraft. Fellow passengers were asked to wait while the two were first taken to the cars waiting at the runway.However, after some discussions with the
Woman, held hostage by 'jilted lover', rescued after 12 hours
A 12-hour hostage drama ended this evening when the city police rescued a model who was held captive after holding talks with her jilter lover who held her captive in an apartment here, demanding that she marry him. The 26-year-old woman was rushed to the hospital around 7 pm as she had suffered minor injuries, police said. Police negotiators used a hydraulic ladder to talk through a window to Rohit Singh, who held the woman hostage in her fifth-floor apartment in the building in Misrod area. TV channels telecast the dramatic events live all day. Singh too was injured when he held out a gun from an open door and a policeman tried to snatch it, officers said, adding that he too was taken to hospital. "Both did not sustain fatal injuries," City (North) Superintendent of Police Rahul Lodha told reporters. The woman sustained minor injuries to her neck and hand, he said. "We convinced Singh (to let her go) saying we would not harm him and would help him in accordance with the law," the SP
Two arrested after man thrashed to death during theft bid in Burari
Two men were arrested for allegedly thrashing a 31-year-old suspected thief to death in North Delhi's Burari, the police said today. Birbal fell down stairs only to be caught red-handed and thrashed to death allegedly by a mob in a failed theft attempt on July 11. The accused, identified as Khurshid (24) and Feroz (25), were arrested today. They are related to the owner of the house in which Birbal had allegedly entered for stealing. Efforts are on to identify the others who were involved in thrashing Birbal, the police said. Birbal's post-mortem was carried out and a report is awaited. He was accompanied by another man, who fled the scene. They had allegedly entered the house in Burari for theft. However, as the duo was executing their plan, the house owner returned and caught them red-handed. The owner then raised an alarm when they tried to escape. During the melee, Birbal slipped from stairs as he tried to run towards the roof of the building. Meanwhile, some locals who had ...
5 Guru Satam aides arrested for threatening builder in Mumbai
Five people, who police claimed were aides of fugitive gangster Guru Satam, were today arrested for allegedly threatening a builder and trying to extort money from him. Police identified the five, arrested by the Anti Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Police's Crime Branch, as Amol Vichare, Bharat Solanki, Rajesh Ambre, Bipin Dhotre and Dipak Lodhia. "We have recovered two revolvers, five live cartridges and 11 mobile phones from the accused. The builder was receiving threat calls from abroad in the name of Guru Satam for the last few years," said Dilip Sawant, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime). He said that gang members started visiting the builder's construction site after he began ignoring these threat calls. The builder lodged a complaint with the AEC following which five members of the gang were arrested, he informed. Another official said that investigations had revealed that one of the persons arrested, Bipin Dhotre, had sent Rs 60 lakh abroad to Satam. Another ...
Nawaz Sharif, daughter arrested, taken to Islamabad
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz were arrested by anti-corruption officials late on Friday after they arrived in Lahore from Abu Dhabi. The two were taken to Islamabad in a private plane.
Asiya Andrabi case: NIA summons Srinagar reporter to Delhi
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday summoned a local reporter to Delhi in connection with a case registered against Asiya Andrabi, chief of women's separatist group "Dukhtaran-e-Milat" (daughters of faith).
Scribe molestation case: Cop suspended, probe ordered
The district police has suspended a trainee sub-inspector who allegedly asked for a "hug" from a female journalist when he visited her home for police verification for her passport renewal. District police chief Vaibhav Krishna said an FIR will be lodged against trainee SI Devendra Chaudhary and further action taken if he is found guilty. The journalist, who lives in Vasundhara Colony of Sahibabad, took to Twitter to complain that the policeman asked for a hug after saying, I have done your verification. Now what will you give me?. The accused policeman had gone to the journalist's home for police verification yesterday morning when the alleged incident happened. The investigation in the case has been handed over to Assistant Superintendent of Police Ravi Kumar of Indira Puram circle. After completion of investigation, action will be initiated and FIR lodged against the policeman if he is found guilty, the SSP added.
'Child sale racket': Court sends nun to 4-day police remand
Sister Konsalia and Anima Indwar, arrested in connection with the alleged "sale" of babies by Nirmal Hriday, a shelter home run by the Mother Teresa-founded Missionaries of Charity, were sent to a four-day police custody by a court here today. Chief Judicial Magistrate Shwaymbhu sent the two to police custody. A senior police officer said they took Sister Konsalia and Indwar into remand for further interrogation. "We have taken them into remand for four days for questioning," the officer said. Sister Konsalia was arrested on July 5 for allegedly "selling" a child born to a minor inmate of the home to a couple from Uttar Pradesh. Indwar was arrested on July 4. Both of them were in judicial custody. Meanwhile, the police said the fourth child allegedly "sold" by the home was yet to be traced. The third of the four children allegedly "sold" by the shelter home, who was rescued by the police from Simdega on Wednesday, was handed over to his adoptive parents yesterday.
Upset with suspicious husband, woman kills kids, self
Dejected with her husband suspecting her fidelity, a 36-year-old woman allegedly killed their two children and hanged herself, police said here today Raja (37), a lorry driver, used to quarrel with Jeeva as he suspected her fidelity, they said. This upset her so much that she killed the children Haritha (4) and Hareesh Kishore Kumar(3) by suffocating them with a plastic bag, the police said. Jeeva left a note saying she was taking the extreme step as her husband suspected her fidelity and insulted her and the children, they said.
Vyapam scam: ED files first charge sheet against mastermind, board officials
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today filed a charge sheet in the Vyapam scam case of Madhya Pradesh against alleged mastermind Dr Jagdish Sagar, two officials of the exam board and others under the anti-money laundering law, officials said. Apart from middleman Sagar, Dr Vinod Bhandari who is the ex-chairman of Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (SAIMS), and Vyapam officials Dr Pankaj Trivedi and Nitin Mohindra have been named as accused in the 2,505-page prosecution complaint filed before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court here, the agency said. This is ED's first charge sheet in this case and a supplementary compliant could be filed in future as investigation is continuing, a senior official said. The agency said its investigation revealed that "racketeers like Sagar and Bhandari along with Trivedi and Mohindra among others criminally connived with each other to secure admission of candidates appearing in PMT (pre medical test) and pre-PG to be ...
Yadav-era gold coins from 12th century found in Chhattisgarh
Gold coins belonging to the 12th century have been found during earth-digging for a road construction in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district, officials today said. A pot containing 57 gold coins, a silver coin and a gold earring was unearthed on July 10 during the construction of a road between Korkoti and Bedma villages, district collector Neelkanth Tekam said. Korkoti Sarpanch Nehrulal Baghel today handed over the pot and its contents to him, he said. The pot, buried few feet underground, was discovered by a woman labourer, following which other workers informed the villagers, Tekam told PTI. As per the preliminary investigation, the coins date back to the 12th and 13th century. The inscriptions on the coins are in a script which was prevalent during the time of Yadav dynasty which ruled over Vidarbha (presently in Maharashtra), he said. The Yadav state had also expanded into Dandakaranya which includes seven districts of the Bastar region in present-day ...
Pak police take Nawaz Sharif, Maryam into custody
Convicted in an Avenfield reference case, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif made his entry to the country amidst high drama.Sharif and his daughter Maryam were surrounded by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team on Friday, the moment Etihad Airlines flight EY 243 landed at the Allama Iqbal International Airport of Lahore at 8:48 p.m. (local time).Even though the NAB team, which accompanied the two in the flight, surrounded them the moment the plane landed, Sharif and Maryam were formally arrested after the immigration.They were surrounded by Airport Security Force commandos at the airport as they got down from the aircraft. Fellow passengers were asked to wait as the duo was first taken to the cars waiting at runway. However, after some discussions with the Rangers they walked down to the terminal with Sharif holding a bag in his hand. Inside the terminal Sharif met his mother Shamim Akhtar and son Salman Sharif. News reports claimed the Pakistani police had already
Gujarat BJP vice president quits after rape charge by Surat girl
Gujarat BJP vice-president and former legislator from Kutch Jayanti Bhanushali on Friday stepped down from his post after a 21-year-old girl from Surat filed a police complaint of rape and blackmail against him.
Sharif, daughter land amid Lahore lockdown
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz landed here on Friday night and are expected to be arrested, a week after they were handed prison sentences on corruption charges.
Man killed, friend injured after motorcycle skids over pothole
A man was killed and another injured after the motorcycle they were travelling on skidded over a pothole in Sanpada in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, police said. The incident happened at around 1:30am today on the Thane-Belapur highway. "Shani Vishwakarma (27) and his friend Kamlesh Jadhav were travelling on a motorcycle when it hit a pothole and skidded. Both of them fell and received serious injuries," said Suraj Padvi, senior inspector, Sanpada police. He added that the two were rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared Vishwakarma, a resident of Ulwe, dead on arrival. Jadhav is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital, he said. An accidental death report has been registered and further investigations were underway, the official added.
Ranchi court awards death sentence to man for triple murder
A court here today awarded death sentence to a man for killing his father, step mother and step brother in 2014. The court of additional judicial commissioner Rajiv Anand had convicted Nitesh Kumar Sahu for the triple murder on July 10 and today pronounced that he should be hanged till death. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 5000 on Sahu. On the intervening night of July 12 and 13, 2014, Sahu axed his father Shivnandan Sahu, step mother Kunti Devi and five-year-old step brother to death at Lahana village under Ratu police station in Ranchi district.