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Smriti lends shoulder to mortal remains of deceased aide
An emotional Smriti Irani on Sunday lent a shoulder to the mortal remains of Surendra Singh, ex-village head of Barauli, Amethi, who was said to be one of her closest aides.Singh was shot dead last night while he was asleep at his residence. He was rushed to a trauma centre in Lucknow where he breathed his last.People were heard shouting slogans of "Bharat Mata ki Jai" and "Jab tak suraj-chand rahega, Surendra chacha ka naam rahega" when Singh's mortal remains were being taken for last rites. Irani was also present during Singh's rituals.Irani, visibly distraught on seeing Singh's body, folded her hands to pay tributes to him. She later bent down to touch his feet.Seven persons have been detained for questioning in connection with the killing, police said, not ruling out political rivalry as a possible motive.Earlier today, Singh's son claimed that Congress supporters were involved in the killing of his father."My father was a close aide of Smriti Irani and campaigned 24 by 7 in the ..
CBI summons ex-Kolkata police chief, asks him to appear before it on Monday
The CBI has summoned former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, asking him to appear before it on Monday for questioning in connection with the Saradha ponzi scheme case, officials said. Kumar, a 1989-batch IPS officer, has been asked to be present at the Kolkata office of the agency in Salt Lake, officials said on Sunday. The CBI has also issued a Look Out Notice against Kumar to prevent him from leaving the country, officials said. All the airports and immigration authorities have been alerted by the CBI to prevent him from leaving the country and intimate the agency about any possible move, they said. The agency wants custodial interrogation of Kumar in connection with the ponzi scheme case as he was heading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the West Bengal police to probe the case before the CBI took over, the officials said. The probe agency had told the Supreme Court that custodial interrogation of Kumar was necessary as he was not co-operating in the probe and he ...
Man evading arrest for 9 years held in Jammu
A murder accused evading arrest for nine years was arrested here, while a differently abled boy was reunited with his family in separate incidents, police said on Sunday. Jarnail Singh, a resident of Chatha, was wanted in connection with an FIR registered against him under various sections of Ranbir Penal Code including murder and criminal conspiracy, a police officer said. Singh was arrested from the city and produced before a court of law, he added. Meanwhile, the 13-year-old differently abled boy, had gone missing from his home in Bachyal on May 20 and a complaint was lodged by his father Jagga Ram at the Kanachak Police Station on May 22, the officer said. Investigation was started immediately and soon, information was received from Police Post Jourian that a child was found roaming in the area, he added. The boy was handed over to the family after completion of legal formalities, the officer said.
2 held for murder of three children of a family in UP's Bulandshahr
Police have arrested two persons in connection with the murder of three children of a family, who were shot dead late night on May 24.The body of the three children, who were cousins, were found inside a tube well in Dhooturi village in Bulandshahr on Saturday morning, police had said.The deceased were identified as Masood Abdul, 10, Asma 11, and Aliba, 12.According to police, the prima facie revealed that the three children were shot dead and their bodies were later thrown into the tubewell. Cartridges and blood were also found near the tubewell.The police had also said, "One of the deceased's father, Hafiz Salim has cited family dispute for the triple murder."According to police, he had said that his relative, Salman, was upset with them as he was not invited to the family's 'Iftaar' party."In the past, he had given the warning to kill them. It has been learned that he owns a pistol. We have formed special teams to probe the matter," he said.
MP 'beef' assault: 2 siblings held for selling meat to victims
Two more persons were arrested on Sunday in connection with an incident in Madhya Pradesh's Seoni district, in which five persons had assaulted three others for allegedly carrying beef, following which the attackers and the victims were held. With this, the number of people arrested in the May 22 incident, a video of which went viral on the social media, stood at 10, an official said. According to the police, a group of five "gaurakshaks" (cow vigilantes) allegedly beat up two men with sticks and forced one of the victims to thrash a woman accompanying them with chappals. While the five self-styled cow vigilantes were held under sections 341(wrongful restraint), 294 (obscene act), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 34 (act done by several persons with common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under the Arms Act, the three persons who got thrashed were arrested under the Madhya Pradesh Govansh Vadh Pratishedh Adhiniyam. "We arrested siblings Rasheed Hakim (24) and Sammi ...
Minor's body found under Delhi flyover, youth held
The Delhi police have arrested one person in connection with the murder of an 11-year-old boy whose body was recovered from under a flyover in the capital's Khajuri Khas area on Saturday night, the police said on Sunday. The deceased was reported missing for the last 12 days.
CBI issues Look-Out Notice against ex-Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday issued a Look-Out Notice against former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the ongoing investigation into the Saradha chit fund scam in West Bengal.The investigative agency has mentioned in the notice to airports and land ports that Kumar should not be allowed to leave the country.The notice means that Kumar, who is allegedly linked to the Saradha chit fund scam, will be handed over to the CBI at airports or land ports of the country if he tries to leave India.Kumar has been accused of destroying evidence related to the Ponzi scheme when he was heading the West Bengal Police's Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the chit fund scam.On May 24, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea filed by Kumar seeking an extension of the seven-day period granted to him to approach a competent court for protection from arrest in connection with the case.Kumar had approached the apex court seeking an extension of ..
Smriti Irani's aide shot dead in Amethi (Roundup)
A former village head known to be close to newly-elected BJP MP Smriti Irani was shot dead while he was sleeping in his village in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi district early on Sunday, leading to the arrest of seven suspects.
Rly TC booked for manhandling passenger at Bandra station
An offence has been registered against a Western Railway ticket collector (TC) for manhandling a passenger at Bandra station, police said Sunday. The incident took place Saturday morning on platform number one, an official said. "Passenger Prashant Ghag, who alighted from a local train, was asked to present his ticket by TC Deepak Rane. While Ghag had a valid ticket, his identity card was not stamped. Rane wanted Ghag to pay a fine and this led to an altercation during which the complainant was assaulted," he said. Ghag filed a complaint with the Bandra railway police which registered a case against Rane under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), the official said. Rane has not been arrested as yet and a letter has been given to the divisional chief ticket collector about the incident, following which action has been initiated against the accused, he added.
Punjab Vigilance arrests absconding official in Rs 40 crore paddy scam
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau Sunday arrested an absconding official of the District Food and Civil Supplies Controller (DFSC), Amritsar in connection with a Rs 40 crore paddy scam. A P Singh had allegedly duped the state exchequer in connivance with other officials of the Food and Civil Supplies department and an Amritsar based rice mill owner, a spokesperson of the bureau said in an official release. Nabbed by the bureau's Special Investigation Team (SIT) from Patiala, Singh had been evading arrest for nearly an year, the official added. An FIR under various provisions of the IPC and Prevention of Corruption Act was registered at Police Station Jandiala Guru, Amritsar district last year. The vigilance bureau had taken over the investigation from Amritsar district police last year. "Some co-accused in the scam including DFSC officer Raminder Singh Bath, assistant food and civil supplies officer Vipan Sharma and food inspector Gurjinder Singh have already been arrested by the bureau ...
Six drug peddlers arrested in J&K
Six alleged drug peddlers have been arrested in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. A total of 700 bottles of banned codeine phosphate drug were recovered from a Kashmir-bound truck during checking at T-Chowk in Banihal town of Ramban district on Sunday, they said. The truck driver, Mudassir Ahmad, a resident of Baramulla, was arrested and booked under the Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, they added. Another alleged drug peddler, identified as Santosh Kumar Chandra, was arrested from Jammu's Talab Tilloo area with one kilogram of ganja on Sunday, the police said. In separate search operations in Banota Pulli, Godha Chowk and Gadigarh areas of Jammu late Saturday, four more alleged drug peddlers were arrested with 250 grams of drugs, they said. In another incident on Saturday, Excise Department officials seized 285 kilograms of poppy straw from a Punjab-bound truck in Kathua district, the police said. The poppy straw was seized at a ..
Lawyer, assistant held in Dabholkar murder case sent to CBI custody
A court here Sunday remanded two men including a lawyer in CBI custody till June 1 in the rationalist Narendra Dabholkar murder case. Advocate Sanjeev Punalekar, who had represented some of the accused in the same case, had asked one of the alleged shooters to destroy the weapons, while Vikram Bhave had helped them in reconnaissance before the crime, the CBI said. Punalekar and Bhave were arrested in Mumbai on Saturday. Bhave, a member of the right wing outfit Sanatan Sanstha, was earlier convicted in the case related to a low-intensity blast at Gadkari Rangyatan auditorium Thane. He worked as Punalkear's assistant in his office, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said. The duo was produced before additional sessions judge S N Sonawane amid tight security on Sunday. The prosecution told the court while seeking remand that Bhave had helped Sharad Kalaskar and Sachin Andure, the alleged shooters, to conduct a recce of the spot, and helped them escape after the crime. He also ...
Maha man held for abusing, assaulting Russian woman in Goa
A teen was Sunday arrested for allegedly stalking and assaulting a Russian woman in the beach village of Arpora in north Goa, an Anjuna police official said. Aspak Muzawar (19) had followed the victim on May 15, and then abused and assaulted her, he said. "As per the victim, she was walking on the road when Muzawar, riding a two-wheeler, first offered a lift and after being turned down, abused and slapped her before fleeing," he said. "We found out the make of the two-wheeler he was riding. Based on this clue and further probe, we zeroed in on Muzawar," he said. Muzawar hails from Akkalkot in Solapur district in neighbouring Maharashtra, he added.
Dabholkar murder case: 2 accused sent to CBI custody till June 1
Pune Magistrate court on Sunday sent two accused in the Dabholkar murder case--Advocate Sanjeev Punalekar and Vikram Bhave -- to CBI custody till June 1.Additional sessions judge S N Sonawane was hearing the matter pertaining to the murder of Narendra Dabholkar, founder of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (MANS). He was shot dead by bike-borne assailants while returning home from a morning walk on August 20, 2013.The probe agency had sought custodial interrogation of Sanjiv Punalekar for his role in the destruction of firearms used in the commission of the offence.In an application moved by the CBI in court today, it submitted, "During the investigation, it is revealed that in the month of June 2018, accused Sharad Kalaskar, visited the chamber of Advocate Punalekar and told him about his role in Dabholkar's murder. He told Kalaskar to destroy firearms used in the murder cases including the murder of Gauri Lankesh. Punelekar custodial interrogation is required to unearth
Love-struck teenagers commit suicide in Agra
A pall of gloom descended on village Kachpura in Agra early on Sunday when a young boy and girl were found hanging from a tree.
Two who got credit cards on forged Aadhar held for Rs 3 cr fraud
Two men were arrested here Sunday for alleged frauds worth at least Rs 3 crore in online and store shopping through credit cards that were obtained using forged Aadhaar cards, police said. As many as 29 credit cards of various banks, including five American Express ones, six ATM cards of different banks, 10 fake Aadhaar cards and seven PAN cards were seized from the duo's possession, the police said. A hatchback car and Rs 20,000 in cash were also seized from the accused, they added. The arrested duo has been identified as Sandeep Kumar and Sandeep Beniwal, both B Tech graduates in their mid-20s, Superintendent of Police (Noida City) Sudha Singh said. She said a complaint was made at the Sector-20 police station by the American Express bank after its financial fraud cell took cognizance of such cases recently. A probe was taken up and the major fraud, in which some more people are suspected to be linked, was unearthed, Singh said. "The duo used their photographs along with forged ...
Maharashtra youth held for assaulting Russian woman in Goa
Goa Police on Sunday arrested a teenager from Solapur district in Maharashtra for allegedly stalking and assaulting a Russian woman tourist on May 15, a police spokesperson said.
Dhaba owner arrested for supplying drugs in J-K
An alleged drug peddler was arrested and about 2.5 kg poppy straw recovered from him in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a police team in presence of a magistrate seized the contraband from a dhaba located at Wayil Bypass, a spokesman said. The owner of the Dhaba, Mohammad Maqbool Bhat, a resident of Manigam area of the district, has been taken to Ganderbal Police Station and remains to be in custody, the spokesperson said. A case has been registered in this connection and further investigation is underway, he said.
Priests slam church head in Kerala over forgery case
A crisis loomed large over Kerala's influential Syro-Malabar Catholic Church with priests of an Archdiocese reading out a circular during Sunday mass in churches under its jurisdiction blaming Church head Cardinal George Alencherry over a criminal case filed against a section of priests. The "unprecedented" move by the priests comes days after they came out openly against the arrest of a 24-year-old man for allegedly forging bank documents against Alencherry, who is also the major Archbishop of the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese. The clarification circular issued by Vicar General of the Ernakulam - Angamaly Archdiocese, Fr Varghese Pottackal, said the Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese, Bishop Jacob Manathodath and senior priest Fr Paul Thelakkat were made accused in the forgery case filed on behalf of the Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church. The circular was read out in many churches in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese, a Church source said. "It is an ...
Amethi ex-pradhan murder: CM sets 12-hour deadline for arrest of culprits
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has set a 12-hour deadline to nab culprits who killed ex-pradhan Surendra Singh of Amethi and has dispatched Inspector General, Lucknow for monitoring the probe.Singh is a close associate of BJP's Smriti Irani, who trounced Rahul Gandhi in Amethi and campaigned extensively in her favour."On the unfortunate murder of Ex Pradhan Surendra Singh of Amethi, Chief Minister has directed the DGP to take severe and effective action and show results by today evening in the next 12 hours and catch the culprits. IG Lucknow has been dispatched for monitoring on the ground," office of Uttar Pradesh CM informed.Newly elected Amethi MP, Smriti Irani reached Singh's native place to offer condolences and also paid floral tributes to the deceased.Surendra Singh was shot at by unidentified assailants when he was sleeping in the verandah of his house at around 3 am on Sunday. He was rushed to a trauma centre in Lucknow where he succumbed to injuries, police said.OP Singh, ...