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9 die in western Mexico shootout, official slain in south
A shootout between rival gangs in western Mexico killed at least nine people and wounded four, authorities said Wednesday. Prosecutors in the state of Michoacan said the confrontation occurred near the city of Uruapan. They did not identify the gangs involved, but the Jalisco cartel and a small gang known as the Viagras have been active in the state. Assault rifles were found at the scene. Also Wednesday, authorities said gunmen killed a city official in the southern state of Guerrero. The state prosecutors' office said in a statement that Simn Gama Garca was exercising Wednesday morning when two people approached and shot him. He was identified as secretary-general of the town of Coyuca de Catalan. Prosecutors released an image showing forensic investigators examining the scene with evidence markers on the ground near a bicycle. Killings of Mexican political officials rose in 2018, an election year, and then tapered off, but are still not uncommon. On April 25 a mayor and two others .
Mexico frees 24 migrants kidnapped by Hondurans
Police in northern Mexico have freed 24 kidnapped Cuban and Central American migrants and arrested five Hondurans accused of abducting them. Drug and kidnap gangs in Mexico frequently target migrants, extorting money by forcing them to call relatives in the United States to get money. But the kidnappers are seldom also migrants. Prosecutors in the northern border state of Sonora said Wednesday that the migrants were freed after one of them managed to make a call to police. The victims included six minors and one pregnant woman. Four Honduran men and one woman have been charged with kidnapping and criminal conspiracy. Migrants from other countries frequently cross Mexico without proper documents trying to reach the US border.
Ayodhya: Man arrested for raping cows
Police on Wednesday arrested a man for allegedly raping cows at Kartaliya Baba cow shelter here.The accused has been identified as Rajkumar.After the act was captured on the CCTV camera, the priest of Kartaliya Baba Aashram, Ram Das, reported it to the police, which refused to file an FIR at first.Ram das himself took the accused to the police station, following which a report was filed by the police."A case has been registered. The person is now in jail," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jogendra Kumar told ANI.
Police arrest 2 persons involved in 51 chain snatching cases
Two chain snatchers involved in almost 51 snatching cases were arrested on Wednesday.The accused have been identified as Yempada Chandra Sekhar and Yempada Gopinath Reddy, said police."After conducting the interrogation, we found that they were involved in almost 51 chain snatching cases. We have recovered 1117.50-gram gold and 5 bikes from their possession," Commissioner of Police, Mahesh Chandra Laddha told ANI.
Stormy Daniels ex-lawyer facing more charges
Celebrity lawyer Micheal Avenatti, who is currently out on bail, indicted with two more charges - alleged extortion of Nike and defrauding his former client and adult-film star Stormy Daniels, on Wednesday.He was charged by a federal grand jury in Manhattan. Earlier, Avenatti has also indicated that another indictment was forthcoming."No monies relating to Ms Daniels were ever misappropriated or mishandled. She received millions of dollars worth of legal services and we spent huge sums in expenses. She directly paid only $100.00 for all that she received," Avenatti tweeted from his account, now set to private, earlier on Wednesday."I look forward to a jury hearing the evidence."The celebrity attorney also reasserted his innocence in a tweet sent just moments after the new indictments were unsealed. "I will be fully exonerated once the relevant emails, contracts, text messages, and documents are presented," Avenatti wrote.Avenatti was arrested in March after prosecutors said that the ..
Italian hostage in Syria freed: Rome
An Italian held hostage since being kidnapped in 2016 on the Turkey-Syria border has been released, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said. "Our fellow countryman Alessandro Sandrini has been liberated following coordinated action in overseas territory," Conte said in a brief statement Wednesday. Italian press reports cited Sandrini's father as saying he was released in Syria. "My son is free. He is still in Syria but he is in the hands of the Carabineri. I am more than happy, it is the end of a nightmare," Gianfranco Sandrini said in a report on the La Repubblica website. News of Allessandro Sandrini's kidnapping only surfaced in the Italian press in August last year, saying he had been seized in October 2016 while on holiday in Turkey. His mother broke the news blackout after receiving several phone calls from her son and at least one video showing him in an orange jumpsuit guarded by armed men. "I beg you, help me, I am tired. They are going to kill me if the situation is not ...
Michael Avenatti charged with defrauding Stormy Daniels
Michael Avenatti, the attorney who rocketed to fame through his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with President Donald Trump, was charged Wednesday with ripping her off. Federal prosecutors in New York City say Avenatti used a doctored document to divert about USD300,000 that Daniels was supposed to get from a book deal, then used the money for personal and business expenses. Only half of that money was paid back, prosecutors said. Daniels isn't named in the court filing, but the details of the case, including the date her book was released, make it clear that she is the client involved. Avenatti denied the allegations on Twitter. "No monies relating to Ms. Daniels were ever misappropriated or mishandled. She received millions of dollars worth of legal services and we spent huge sums in expenses. She directly paid only $100.00 for all that she received. I look forward to a jury hearing the evidence," he wrote. Avenatti added in a later tweet that his agreement
Assam: Police seize over 3 kg cannabis, two arrested
Police on Wednesday arrested two people and seized around 3.520 kg of cannabis during a raid in Bhakat Gaon village of Nagaon district.The owner of the house, where the raid was conducted, managed to escape.Police, however, suspects that the cannabis seized is actually heroin. They are on a lookout for the accused.
Mathura: Man's head tonsured for not paying back loan
A man was allegedly tied to a pillar and his head tonsured in Mathura's Ading village on Wednesday."The villagers allege that the man had taken a loan which he has not paid back. We reached there and took the man into custody," said police.An FIR will be registered and strict action will be taken against those who committed this act, said police.
Delhi, Meghalaya HCs get new chief justices
Justices Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel and Ajay Kumar Mittal were Thursday appointed chief justices of Delhi and Meghalaya high courts respectively. While Justice Patel is currently posted at the Jharkhand High Court, Justice Mittal is with the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Justice Patel will be the chief justice of the Delhi High Court from June 7 and Justice Mittal will head the Meghalaya High Court from May 28, separate notifications issued by the Law Ministry said Thursday. Talwant Singh, Rajnish Bhatnagar, Asha Menon and Brijesh Sethi were also appointed judges of the Delhi High Court, the Law Ministry said. With an approved strength of 60, the Delhi High Court has a shortage of 24 judges.
Violence has become common in West Bengal, says SC
Violence has become common in West Bengal with some people fighting without any issue and these people who indulge in arson and rioting do not belong to any political party, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.
Woman alleges rape by stalker in Shimla
A woman has alleged that she was raped on April 28 by a stalker in the presence of two other males in a moving car, said police here on Wednesday.Police registered an FIR registered on April 29 on the statement of the victim that she was being stalked from April 17 onwards by a person. "On April 28, she was raped in a moving car by the same person while two other males were also present in the car," said the police in a statement."Immediately after the FIR was registered, the victim was medically examined. All physical evidence present on the spot, after demarcation by the victim, was recovered and seized. The FSL team also visited the spot. All physical evidence collected on the spot and during the medical examination were sent to FSL for examination. Result of FSL is awaited," the release said.The release further said: "The statement of the victim under Section 164 was recorded by the judicial magistrate in which she retracted from her statement recorded in the FIR. In investigation
SC gets four new judges; top court now has full strength
Four new judges were appointed to the Supreme Court Wednesday, raising their number to 31, the full sanctioned strength. As of now, the apex court is functioning with 27 judges. The sanctioned strength is 31, including the Chief Justice. In the recent past, this is for the first time that the SC will have a full sanctioned strength. The four appointed are justices Aniruddha Bose, A S Bopanna, B R Gavai and Surya Kant. The names of justices Bose and Bopanna were earlier returned by the government to the SC collegium citing seniority and representation of regions as the reasons. But in its resolution passed earlier this month, the collegium had reiterated its recommendation to elevate justices Bose and Bopanna to the apex court, observing that nothing adverse has been found regarding their competence, conduct or integrity. The collegium had also recommended the names of justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant for elevation to the apex court. Once sworn in, Justice Gavai could become the CJI ..
NSE gets interim relief from SAT in co-location case
The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) Wednesday stayed Sebi rulings that directed the National Stock Exchange to disgorge profits of over Rs 625 crore in the co-location case. However, the tribunal directed the bourse to deposit Rs 625 crore with Sebi in two weeks. The exchange would have to continue to deposit revenues from the co-location facility to an escrow account. On Tuesday, the NSE moved the tribunal challenging Sebi's rulings against it in the co-location case. In April, Sebi directed the exchange to disgorge profits of over Rs 1,000 crore and imposed a six-month ban on launching new derivative products besides action against other entities, including some current and former officials. The amount includes disgorgement of Rs 625 crore profit derived from dissemination of data in the co-location case. The tribunal has also ordered the exchange to initiate an enquiry against its staff to find out if they had given any treatment preferential in terms of access to market data ..
Four new judges cleared by Govt for elevation to SC
The government is learnt have cleared the elevation of four new judges to the Supreme Court, paving the way for their swearing-in in "a day or two."
CBI announces rewards worth Rs 10 lakh each in two cases of Gujarat
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday announced rewards worth Rs. 10 lakh each to the public for providing actionable input in connection with two separate cases being investigated by it."The Central Bureau of Investigation has announced a cash reward of Rs. 10 lakh to the general public for providing actionable information regarding the missing girl Jaladhi Trivedi who went missing in 2014," the agency said in a statement.The probe agency had registered a case on March 23, 2018 on the orders of Gujarat High Court and taken over the investigation of the case. The father of the missing girl had filed a petition in the court seeking transfer of the case to CBI.In another case, CBI announced a reward of Rs. 10 lakh for providing actionable information on the murder of one Rashmi Bhave who was a resident of Gandhinagar and was murdered at her residence in February 2013.CBI had registered this case on the orders of Gujarat High Court and taken over the investigation of the case.
NHRC notice to HP govt, DGP over death of school boy in Kangra
The National Human Rights Commission Wednesday sent a notice to the Himachal Pradesh government and the state's police chief over reports of death of a class 6 student due to alleged delay in providing medical care to him after he was hit on the head by a fellow student on the premises of a government school in Kangra. It has observed that the allegations of carelessness on the part of the school authorities in providing the timely treatment to the victim, if true, amount to gross violation of human rights. "The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report about the death of class 6 student due to alleged delay in providing medical care to him after he was hit on the head by a fellow student in the premises of Government Senior Secondary School, Charuri in Sukhar gram Panchayat in Nurpur, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh on May 15," the rights panel said in a statement. Reportedly, the police did not take any action in the matter till May 21, when the local residents held a ..
Rajasthan woman gang-raped in south Delhi
A 26-year-old married woman was allegedly gang-raped by two men in a car after being offered a lift in South Delhi's Madangir area on Sunday night.
Delhi student sexually molested in college, security guard arrested
A security guard of a Delhi University girls' college was arrested by Delhi Police on Wednesday after a student complained of being sexually assaulted by him in the college premises.
Married woman gang raped in South Delhi
A 26-year-old married woman was allegedly gang raped at an isolated spot in South Delhi's Maidan Garhi area, police said Wednesday. According to the woman, she had gone to Swami Satsang ashram at Fatehpur Beri on May 19. She left the ashram at 8 pm that day. It was while she was waiting for an autorickshaw, a white car stopped and she asked for a lift to go till Chattarpur, they said. "The woman was standing on the main road when a white car stopped and she asked the two occupants of the car to drop her home. However, the men took a wrong route and took her to an isolated spot in Maidan Garhi area where they took turns to rape her," a police officer said. The victim told police that she heard the two men addressing each other as Devender and Jaihinda. A native of Alwar district in Rajasthan, the woman came to Delhi a couple days ago and was staying at a relative's house in Rani Bagh. The victim has an 8-year-old daughter and is living separately from her husband, a senior police ...