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8.14 kg of gold seized by Excise and Narcotics department
Sleuths of Mizoram's Excise and Narcotics department seized huge quantity of gold, worth more than Rs 2 crore, here and arrested two persons in this connection, an official said today. The Anti-Narcotics Squad of the Excise and Narcotics department seized 49 gold biscuits weighing 8.147 kilogram here yesterday and arrested two persons who were handed over to the officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence in Aizawl, the official said. The Anti-Narcotic Squad also seized 207 grams of heroin near here yesterday and arrested five persons in this connection, Department spokesman Peter Zohmingthanga said. He said that the seized contraband was worth around Rs eight lakh in the local market and was reportedly smuggled from Myanmar. The five accused were booked under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, he added.
BJP MLA charged by CBI for framing Unnao rape victim's father in false Arms Act case
BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was today listed in a charge sheet by the CBI for framing the father of a minor girl, allegedly raped by the lawmaker in Unnao, in a false Arms Act case, officials said. Along with him nine others including the then Station Officer of Makhi police station, Ashok Singh Bhaduria, Sub-Inspector Kamta Prasad Singh, Constable Amir Khan, brother of the MLA Atul Singh Sengar were also named in the charge sheet, filed before a special CBI court in Lucknow. Four other accused have also been charged by the agency. Sengar is a four-time MLA from Bangarmau, a semi-urban area nearly 70 km from Lucknow, and enjoys immense clout in the area. The CBI recently named him in a charge sheet for allegedly raping the minor girl at his residence on June 4, 2017 night but the local police had not registered the FIR after the crime. The girl's father was booked by the local police on allegations of brandishing a country-made pistol and put in prison when he filed a case this year .
Gujarat BJP VP resigns after rape accusation, claims innocence
Former MLA Jayanti Bhanushali has resigned as the vice president of Gujarat BJP following an accusation of rape against him. The 53-year-old leader from Kutch district denied the allegation in his resignation letter sent to the state BJP president, Jitu Vaghani, and claimed it was a conspiracy to malign his image. Vaghani today accepted the resignation, the BJP said in a statement. Bhanushali had represented Abdasa Assembly constituency in Kutch from 2007 to 2012. "It appears that this application (to police) is a conspiracy to malign my image. Baseless allegations have been made against me and my family. Till the time I am cleared of the charges, I urge the party to relieve me of my responsibilities," Bhanushali said in the letter. A 21-year-old woman, resident of Surat, submitted an application seeking registration of a rape case against Bhanushali to the police commissioner's office on July 10. No FIR has been registered in the case yet, said Surat police commissioner Satish ...
Nawaz Sharif's grandsons released after brief arrest
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's grandsons Junaid Safdar and Zakariya Hussain were released following an altercation outside their residence in Park Lane here on Friday.Junaid Safdar is son of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz, while Zakaria Hussain is the son of Hussain Nawaz.In the video, there was an argument between Safdar and Hussain and a few demonstrators, when it quickly spiralled into a brawl. Sharif's grandsons were seen beating the demonstrators black and blue.Following this, the Metropolitan Police arrived at the scene and arrested Safdar and Hussain. Authorities said Safdar was arrested for punching a demonstrator outside their residence, Geo TV reported.As per the report, the police said that a person sustained minor injuries in the incident. An investigation is currently on.Meanwhile, Nawaz Sharif and Maryam, who were in London to meet the former's ailing wife, Kulsoom, left for Pakistan on Friday.The ...
Businessman, 2 minor children found dead in Panipat house
A businessman and his two minor children were found dead in their house in Haryana's Panipat city, with the police suspecting it to be a case of suicide. The police found the bodies of the 40-year-old businessman, his 15-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter from the house located in Panipat's Sector 11 yesterday. The wife of the man, who also allegedly tried to hang herself from the ceiling using her dupatta, was admitted to a hospital in a serious condition, the police said. It is suspected that the couple administered poison to the children, before hanging themselves from the ceiling, they added. However, the knot of the dupatta, with which the 35-year-old woman allegedly tried to hang herself, loosened, as a result of which she fell down on the floor, the police said. "She has been admitted to a private hospital in a serious condition. We are yet to record her statement owing to her condition," Sub-Inspector Virender of Chandni Bagh police station said over phone today. He added ..
CBI lodges FIR in fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 92 lakh from GPF accounts of MEA
The CBI has registered a case against unidentified officials of the External Affairs Ministry for irregular withdrawal of Rs 92 lakh from GPF accounts of the ministry between August 2017 and February 2018, officials said today. It was found in the internal review of accounts by the External Affairs Ministry that the amount was fraudulently transferred from four GPF accounts, they said. The fraud was detected when an attempt was made to withdraw Rs 22 lakh from the GPF account of a person named Ram Kumar on June 7 in Axis Bank branch in Janakpuri, they said. "Due to mismatch of name with GPF account holder etc, the payment of the bill was stopped through bank. During the internal review, it is revealed that COMPACT Data Base (software in which office of Principal Chief Controller of Accounts operates ministry's accounts) had been tampered with and certain data fields altered in order to facilitate the fraudulent withdrawal," the MEA had said in its complaint. It was also observed that .
Sunanda Pushkar case: SC disposes of Swamy's plea for SIT probe
The Supreme Court on Friday disposed of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking a court monitored SIT probe into the death of Sunanda Pushkar, observing that a charge-sheet has already been filed and the trial has commenced.
Hunt for Rajasthan village heads who ostracized minor
Police have launched a hunt for 10 village heads in Rajasthan who ostracized a minor and made her stay away from her home reportedly for breaking a bird's eggs in Bundi district, an official said on Friday.
Woman kills kids, attempts suicide
A woman today allegedly killed her six-year-old daughter and eight-month-old son by throwing them into a sump and tried to set herself ablaze, police said. The two children drowned while the woman is undergoing treatment at a hospital, they said. The incident happened at Poomalur in Tirupur district. The children's bodies were found floating in the sump in front of the house, police added.
Verdict in Shimla child murder case likely next week likely
A local court on Friday indicated it would announce its verdict on July 17 in the sensational kidnapping-cum-murder of a child, Yug Gupta, in the state capital four years ago.
Setalvad likens Tuticorin police firing to Jallianwala Bagh
Likening the Tuticorin police firing in which 13 people were killed to the Jallianwalah Bagh massacre, civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad has said that courts should take cognisance of such incidents on their own to ensure that they do not recur. She said the High Courts and the Supreme Court very rarely use a powerful tool, the provision of 'Suo Moto' (on their or its own initiative, without external prompting or explicit demand). The last time that the Apex court used it was for the protection of the Himalayas, she said. "Should the courts not intervene when gross injustices take place, when people get killed, when wrongful arrests take place?" she asked during a discussion over the Tuticorin incident here. Setalvad also alleged that there was a pattern of "repression" against protests and dissent in the country which exemplified the concept of fascism. She said that the May 22 incident in which 13 persons were killed in police firing in Tuticorin district was a ...
2nd Kerala priest taken into custody in rape case
One of the four accused Kerala priests, Father Johnson V. Mathew, named in a sexual abuse case of a parishioner, was arrested from a place near here, said police on Friday.
BJP MLA's wife claims husband having extramarital affair with college student
A BJP legislator's wife today publicly accused her husband of having an extra-marital affair with a college student and marrying her, in a fresh twist to a case that has seen the MLA appear before the disciplinary committee of the party. Gagan Bhagat, BJP legislator from R S Pura constituency in Jammu district, has been accused by his wife Monika Sharma that he is living with the student after marrying her. The student's father, an ex-servicemen, has also accused Bhagat of abducting his daughter from a college in Punjab. The student and the legislator have denied the charges, calling them an attempt to defame him. Today, Sharma negated Bhagat's claim he was paying her Rs 1 lakh a month and said "not a single penny was given by him despite signing a maintenance form before a judge in April". She made an appeal to the BJP central leadership and also Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying a "daughter of your own family is seeking justice, not only for myself and my children but also for ...
Patna HC comes to rescue of retd judge's daughter
The Patna High Court has come to the rescue of a former Bihar district judge's daughter, who was allegedly detained by her parents for deciding to marry against their wishes, saying no one had the right to curtail her freedom. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Rajendra Menon passed the order yesterday. The woman, who is in her early 20s and a law graduate, wants to marry a Delhi-based lawyer which was being opposed by her parents. "She is a free citizen and no one, (not) even her parents have a right to curtail or withhold the freedom available to her under the Constitution", the court observed. The court had taken suo motu cognizance of a report on a web portal alleging that the woman had been illegally confined by her parents. The court had on June 26 last, ordered that since the woman was not comfortable with her parents and did not want to stay with them, she be lodged at the guest house of her alma mater in the meantime. The girl's father retired as District Judge of ...
Court in Lanka orders release of 16 TN fishermen
: A court in Sri Lanka today ordered the release of 16 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by the island nation's navy recently for crossing its territorial waters, a fishermen association leader said here. According to State fishermen association president, N Devadoss, the judge imposed certain conditions including one that if the released fishermen were found and caught by the Lankan navy in their territory again within five years they would be detained in prison for one to two years. They would be brought back after all the formalities were completed, he added. Regarding the release of three boats of the fishermen, he said the owners have been directed to appear in court on July 28 with relevant documents adding if they failed to do so the boats would be nationalised. The 16 fishermen were arrested by the Lankan Navy on separate occasions on July 5 and July 8 on charges of crossing the the international maritime boundary line (IMBL) and poaching in the island nation's ...
'Sharif being punished for stopping crime'
Ahead of former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz's arrival in Pakistan, Senator and senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Pervaiz Rashid on Friday said that Sharif is not being punished for committing a crime but for stopping it.His comment was in connection with Sharif's conviction in the Avenfield reference case, wherein he was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment and fined eight million pounds by the Accountability Court on July 6.Along with Sharif, Maryam was sentenced to seven years in jail and slapped with two million pounds.Addressing a press conference here, Rashid said, "Nawaz Sharif is being punished not for committing a crime but for stopping it. If Nawaz Sharif is in jail, will you able to commit a crime? No, because now every voter has become Nawaz Sharif".He added that both Sharif and Maryam attended every hearing in connection with the corruption cases lodged against his family and that Sharif carried out his duties in the
Social media hub like creating surveillance state: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the report filed by the Central Government to set up a 'Social Media Communication Hub' for monitoring online data, and observed that it will be "like creating a surveillance state".The three-judge bench of the top court, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, comprising of Justice A. M. Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud issued a notice to the Union Government on a plea filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Mahua Moitra and sought a reply within two weeks.The court has also sought Attorney General K K Venugopal's assistance in the matter.Justice Chandrachud observed, "Tracking and regulating social media contents will transform us into a surveillance state."Mahua Moitra had challenged before the Apex Court the decision of the Central government to monitor social media content at a district level.The Supreme Court also slammed the Centre's step to monitor social media content.On August 24 last year, a nine-judge bench of the Apex
Sunanda Pushkar death case: SC disposes off Swamy's petition
The Supreme Court on Friday disposed off a petition filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy, seeking a time-bound investigation into the death case of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.The Apex Court has said that the Delhi Police has already filed its chargesheet in the case.On July 5, the court granted anticipatory bail to Tharoor in connection with the case and he was asked to furnish a bail bond of Rs.1 lakh.Shashi Tharoor then filed an application before the Patiala House Court to restrain the Delhi police from supplying the copy of the chargesheet to any third person or stranger in connection with the case.In his petition, Tharoor said he wanted a "fair trial". He further claimed that there has been "misreporting" and "spreading of false information" regarding him and alleged that it would subvert the legal process.After Tharoor's plea, the Delhi Court issued a notice to the police.Sunanda was found dead under mysterious circumstances
Cops summon Congress leader accused of revealing molestation
Police have summoned Pratima Coutinho, the chief of Goa Congress's women's wing, for questioning tomorrow, after she was accused of revealing the identity of a molestation victim. Coutinho has been asked to appear at Women Police Station here at 11 AM, a senior police official said. NGO Savera and the Shiv Sena had filed separate complaints against Coutinho for allegedly revealing the identity of a 17-year-old molestation victim. Coutinho, who visited the victim' at her home in South Goa district last week, posted a picture with the girl's mother on social media, and also mentioned the mother's name, the complaints said. A youth hailing from Jharkhand is the accused in the molestation case, registered at Sanguem police station two weeks ago. Revealing a minor victim's identity is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Sunanda Pushkar case: SC disposes of Swamy's plea for SIT probe (Lead, correcting intro)
The Supreme Court on Friday disposed of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking a court monitored SIT probe into the death of Sunanda Pushkar, observing that a charge-sheet has already been filed and the trial has commenced.