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sacked Army man arrested for running fake job racket
A dismissed Army personnel running a fake soldiers' recruitment racket while impersonating as a colonel has been arrested along with his three accomplices, officials said Friday. The police team which arrested sacked Army man Kulwinder Singh, also seized several incriminating documents and other articles from the tricksters' 'office' that they used to keep changing in the city. The seized articles included Army uniforms, medals, laptops, mobile phones and forged Army recruitment records. The police made the arrest acting on a complaint by one Mohinder Kumar of Shamachak, Jhiri and others who alleged that Kulwinder Singh and his accomplices duped unemployed youths of Rs two to five lakhs on the promise of getting them recruited in the defence force. The tricksters initially operated from an office at Paloura in Jammu but later shifted their bases to Muthi Camp and Janipur, the officials said. The three others arrested was police were identified as Vishal Bhagat, Sahil Sharma and Ricky .
CBI files charge sheet in Pollachi sex scandel case, names 5 accused
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday filed its first charge sheet against five people in connection with the Pollachi sex scandal case and booked them on several charges, including sexual assault and rape.The charge sheet names five persons as accused in the case - Sabrirajanth alias Risvanth, K Thirunavukkarasu, M Sathish, T Vasanth Kumar and R Manni alias Mani Vanan.During the investigation, it was revealed that the heinous act was an organised crime and the accused persons made videos of the victims and later blackmailed them.All the five accused persons have been booked under section 354(a) (punishment for sexual harassment) 354 (b) (assault or use of force to woman with an intent to disrobe), 367 (kidnapping), 392 (dacoity), 34-A (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 66 (E) and 67 of Information Technology Act and other relevant sections of the law.In Pollachi sex scandal, more than fifty women were ..
Mumbai: 3 held for duping people with promise of rly jobs
The Mumbai Crime Branch have busted a job racket and arrested three persons, including a woman, who promised people recruitment as ticket collector in the railways, an official said Friday. He identified the arrested persons as Rajeshkumar Tanti (28) of Bihar, Manishsingh Udaybhan Rai (39) from Uttar Pradesh and a woman from suburban Andheri. "The accused used to pose as Chief Personnel Officer of the railways and would promise jobs as ticket collectors after taking Rs 7 lakh per person. Hundreds of job-seekers have been duped this way," he said. "They were given appointment letters after medical tests. All these letters were fake. The gang even deputed select candidates at various railway stations, including Chhapra in Bihar's Saran district," he said. He said some candidates got suspicious when they were not given posting for several months, following which one of them approached the Mumbai Crime Branch. "Our probe found that the racket was being run from Uttar ...
CBI charges Pollachi rape accused with rape; files charge sheet
The CBI filed its first chargesheet Friday in a case of alleged sexual assault of a woman in Tamil Nadu's Pollachi and charged five suspects with rape, within a month of taking over the probe, officials said. CBI spokesperson Nitin Wakankar said the chargesheet has been filed against Sabarirajan alias Riswanth, K Thirunavukkarasau, M Sathish, T Vasanth Kumar and R Mani in a special court in Coimbatore. The agency said Sabarirajan worked as a site supervisor at a private construction company, while Thirunavukkarasau and Vasanth were in money-lending business. Mani and Sathish were businessmen and are in their twenties. All the five accused are in judicial custody in Coimbatore jail, he said. The agency has alleged that they were acting as an "organised criminal gang" and were in regular touch with each other. The agency has charged them under IPC sections related to sexual assault, rape, robbery, besides provisions related to violation of privacy and publication and circulation of ...
Two booked on rape charge in Rajasthan's Ajmer
Two persons were booked here on the charge of rape, police said Friday. The accused were identified as Kamal Meghwanshi (20) and Ramesh Meghwanshi (21), both residents of Kanwali village in Pushkar, police added. The victim had lodged a complaint Thursday, accusing them of raping her in March, police said. "Kamal allegedly abducted the victim and took her to Gujarat in March, where he along Kamal raped her," police said.
Former Michigan priest charged with 6 counts of sex crimes
A Catholic priest who admitted when he resigned from a Flint-area parish that he had sexually abused a child has been charged with several counts of sexual assault dating back decades. The Detroit News and The Flint Journal report that prosecutors charged 80-year-old Vincent DeLorenzo on Thursday with six counts of both first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct. The Diocese of Lansing says eight people have accused DeLorenzo of sexual abuse and that he's being defrocked. Court records list DeLorenzo as a Lantana, Florida, resident, but The Associated Press couldn't find a listed phone number for him in that area and wasn't able to reach him for comment. He served several Michigan churches and resigned from Holy Redeemer in Burton in 2002. He wasn't charged at that time. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is expected to discuss the case Friday while giving an update on her clergy abuse investigation.
NIA nabs accused in Hyderabad fake currency case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has apprehended one person from Bihar's Champaran district in connection with a fake currency case in Hyderabad.The accused, identified as 28-year-old Tajamul SK, was apprehended by the agency from Champaran in connection with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case."The case pertains to the seizure of FICN of the face value of Rs. 10 lakh from two persons namely Mahaboob Baig alias Azhar Baig and Syed Imran by the Directorate of Revenue at Visakhapatnam last year," the agency said in a statement.During the investigation, it was revealed that the accused persons had travelled to Malda from Bangalore and collected the FICN from Saddam alias Firoj Saikh, one of the associates of accused Tajamul SK.
Four new Supreme Court judges sworn in
Four new judges were administered the oath of office by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi at the Supreme Court on Friday, two of whom will go on to be the Chief Justices of India following the order of seniority.
Federal lawsuit filed to block Alabama's new abortion ban
A federal lawsuit filed Friday asks a judge to block an Alabama law that outlaws almost all abortions, the most far-reaching attempt by a conservative state to seek new restrictions on the procedure. The American Civil Liberties Union and Planned Parenthood filed the lawsuit on behalf of abortion providers seeking to overturn the Alabama law that would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony punishable by up to 99 years or life in prison for the abortion provider. The only exception would be when the woman's health is at serious risk. The law is set to take effect in November unless blocked by a judge. "Make no mistake: Abortion remains - and will remain - safe and legal in Alabama. With this lawsuit, we are seeking a court order to make sure this law never takes effect," said Randall Marshall, executive director of the ACLU of Alabama. The lawsuit says the Alabama law to criminalize abortion is clearly unconstitutional and would harm women by forcing them to ...
Juvenile held in Dwarka for TikTok celebrity's murder
In a major breakthrough, a juvenile has been apprehended in connection with the killing of a 27-year-old gym trainer and TikTok celebrity Mohit More in Dwarka earlier this week, police said on Friday.The accused, 17, was apprehended from Dhulsiras village in Dwarka and one illegal firearm of .315 bore along with two live cartridges was recovered from his possession.More, who had over 5 lakh followers on social networking app TikTok was allegedly shot dead on Tuesday."The probe revealed that the reason behind Mohit's death was the Rs. 30 lakh which Mohit took from another bad character Mangu and was not returning the same from a long time," Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, Sanjeev Yadav told ANI.During sustained interrogation, the juvenile revealed that he was one of three assailants who shot down More.It was also revealed that Mohit was a member of the Pradeep Sangvan gang while the accused is a member of Nando gang.More, was shot dead at a photostat shop in ...
Mewati gang busted by Gurugram police
Gurugram police arrested seven persons, including the kingpin of a Mewati gang responsible for looting trucks and dumping their drivers and cleaners in the forests of Aravalli.
UK court hears Diageo USD 175mn claim against Mallya
The UK High Court on Friday heard arguments in a case brought by British beverages giant Diageo against Vijay Mallya to recover more than USD 175 million it claims is owed to them by the embattled liquor tycoon. Justice Robin Knowles heard Diageo's claim that Mallya, his son Sidhartha and two companies associated with the family are liable for repayment of the funds dating back to the company's acquisition of a controlling stake in Mallya's United Spirits Limited (USL) around three years ago. Of the total amount claimed by the London-headquartered drinks firm, USD 40 million is claimed directly from Mallya as the amount paid to him as part of a disengagement agreement and the remaining amount from Sidhartha Mallya and Watson Limited, a company held in a Mallya family trust called the Continental Administration Services Limited (CASL). "We are suing Dr Mallya for repayment and damages amounting to approximately USD 175 million. This is money Dr Mallya and some of his affiliate ...
Maharashtra Khalistani group's link to Cyprus found: NIA investigation (IANS Special)
Probing the case of "pro-Khalistani" group unearthed in Maharashtra last year, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found its links to the European island nation of Cyprus.
Yet another case of gang war Delhi
In a suspected case of yet another gang war in the capital on Thursday night, half-a-dozen men fired at a man allegedly belonging to a rival gang.
Three kids die of suffocation after getting trapped inside car
Three children, siblings, died of suffocation after getting stuck in a car here Friday, police said. The deceased were identified as Poonam (6), her sister Bulbul (4) and their brother Pratik (3), said an official of Sanver police station. Probe suggested that the children saw the car with its doors open parked in a vacant plot near their house and climbed in, he said. They probably closed the doors and could not open them again, he said. About a three hours later, a passer-by noticed that children were lying unconscious inside the car. He got them out with the help of others and took them to a local hospital. But the children were declared dead on arrival by doctors. Further probe is on, the police official said.
Nepal Police arrest fake currency kingpin Yunus Ansari, 3 Pak nationals
Nepal Police on Friday arrested Yunus Miya Ansari along with three Pakistani and two Nepalese nationals possessing counterfeit Indian currency amounting to over Rs 7.5 crores from the Tribhuvan International Airport here."We have arrested Yunus Miya Ansari along with 3 Pakistanis and 2 Nepalese nationals from the Tribhuwan International Airport with counterfeit Indian bank notes. They came to Nepal from Qatar with the fake Indian currencies but their passport shows that their travel starts from Pakistan," Nepal Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General Bishwo Raj Pokharel told ANI over the phone."We have recovered four suitcases from them, where fake currency amounting to 7 crores 67 lakhs was found," he added.As per the police, Ansari along with others was arrested at 9:30 AM on Friday from the airport when they came to receive the counterfeit Indian Bank Notes.Ansari, who is said to have links to underground groups especially from Pakistan, has been previously investigated in ...
CBI court turns down Subramanian Swamy's plea in Sunanda Pushkar case
A special CBI court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking to bring on record, the Delhi Police Vigilance report on the alleged evidence tampering in connection with the Sunanda Pushkar death case.Special CBI Judge Arun Bhardwaj the plea filed by Swamy after hearing all the parties. Swamy had filed the plea under section 301 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).The judge in his order copy stated that Swamy has no locus standii to file this application and the court can't pass any direction for further investigation in the matter as cognizance has already been taken in the matter.After dismissing the Swamy's plea, the court posted the matter for hearing on July 4, to consider an application against the restriction on sharing of the content of the charge sheet with the third party.Public Prosecutor Atul Srivastava had earlier submitted that he needs to consult various people to prepare for the arguments and hence, he would need to share the ...
Court rejects Swamy plea in Sunanda Pushkar death case
A court here on Friday dismissed BJP parliamentarian Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking to bring a Delhi Police vigilance report on record in the Sunanda Pushkar death case.
SC grants protection from arrest to BJP leader
The Supreme Court Friday expressed concern over "illegal" lawyers strike paralysing judicial work in courts of West Bengal and granted protection from arrest to BJP leader Praveen Agarwal in an alleged rioting case. The top court said litigants have to suffer due to paralysing of judicial work and hoped wiser sense will prevail and the Bar Council and Bar Associations will look into the matter with all seriousness. A vacation bench of Justices M R Shah, Aniruddha Bose and A S Bopanna directed Agarwal to appear before the investigating officer of the case against him pursuant to the notices issued to him by the police station concerned, within a period of one week from today. "It is very unfortunate that the strike is going on in all the courts in the State of West Bengal and due to which, ultimate sufferers are the litigants. By such a strike, the entire judicial function cannot be made paralysed and the litigants cannot be allowed to be suffered. Therefore, as such, a day has come to
Three held for robbing a person in Najafgarh
Three people were arrested by the police for allegedly robbing a person in Najafgarh after they lured the victim to perform a ritual to resolve his business losses, police said Friday. The accused were identified as Krishan (38), a resident of Sonipat, Yaqub Shah (37), from Maharashtra and Wazid (27), a resident of Saharanpur. "On Wednesday the police got information that an accident had taken place at Dichaon Nala near Jharoda Kalan village. They rushed to the spot to find a damaged car," Anto Alphonse, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka), said. The police conducted a search and nabbed Krishan, who was driving the car and was one of the accused. Police also searched the Sorghum fields, near the spot for almost two to three hours and apprehended Shah, the DCP said. They recovered Rs 5,51,000, one country-made pistol and one live cartridge from Shah's possession, the DCP said. The police also got information that another accused had slipped away and entered the Sorghum field, the ...