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Gym trainer killing: TikTok popularity may be the motive
Preliminary investigation into the sensational killing of celebrity TikTok artiste and gym trainer Mohit Mor in South Delhi on Tuesday suggests that his rising popularity could have been the motive behind the daylight murder.
Youth kills father, chops body in East Delhi
A 22-year-old youth killed his father and chopped his body after a heated arguement in the early hours of Wednesday in East Delhi, police said.
Rapper Nipsey Hussle's murder suspect indicted on additional charges
The murder suspect Eric Holder held in the case of slain rapper Nipsey Hussle has been indicted on additional charges and that were imposed on him by a grand jury.The Los Angeles Country District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday that 29-year-old is facing one count of murder, two counts each of attempted murder and assault with a firearm and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.The man held against the murder of Hussle in March was indicted by a grand jury on May 9 for the fatal shooting and wounding of the rapper and two others.Two new charges for assault with a firearm in the unsealed indictment came as a result of the injuries sustained by other victims on March 31 also on the scene, reported TMZ.Holder already entered a not guilty plea in April and remains behind bars with bail set at $6.53 million. He will return to court for his next pre-trial hearing on June 18. If convicted, Holder will face life sentence.Hours before the
52-yr-old man held for raping Brazilian student in Mumbai
A 52-year-old man running a charitable institution in Mumbai allegedly raped a Brazilian woman who came here to study as part of a youth exchange programme, police said on Wednesday. The accused, Padmakar Nandekar, has been arrested for the alleged incident that took place last month but came to light on Monday when the 19-year-old woman filed a rape complaint against him, a police official said. The woman came to India a few months back and was staying here with Nandekar, who runs a charitable organisation and is also chairman of a residents' association in Cuffe Parade area of south Mumbai, he said. According to the woman, on April 15, Nandekar invited her for dinner at a hotel, where he allegedly spiked her drink following which she felt dizzy and went to a room there with him, the official said. Next morning, the woman realised she was allegedly raped and then went to stay at her local guardian's place in suburban Bandra without revealing the incident to anyone, he .
Remarks against PM Modi: Court reserves order on complaint seeking FIR against Rahul Gandhi
A Delhi court Wednesday reserved for June 7 order on a complaint seeking lodging of an FIR against Rahul Gandhi for his alleged 'Khoon ki Dalali' remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal reserved order on the complaint, filed by advocate Joginder Tuli, which has sought direction to the police to register an FIR against Gandhi for allegedly making derogatory remarks in 2016 against PM Modi, accusing him of hiding behind the blood of soldiers and cashing in on their sacrifice. The Delhi Police had on May 15 filed an action taken report before the court in which the police had said that Gandhi allegedly made the defamatory statement against the prime minister for which a suit may be filed.
SC agrees to hear bail plea of Bengal BJP candidate
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a bail plea of West Bengal BJP candidate from Barrackpore, Arjun Singh, named in a number of criminal cases.
Man held in Ayodhya for raping cows
In a shocking incident, a man has been arrested here in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly raping cows at a cow shelter.
Three held for theft of 107 smart phones in Maharashtra
Three persons have been arrested for allegedly stealing over 100 smart phones from a shop in Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said Wednesday. The accused, including two natives of Bihar, allegedly broke into the shop in Vasai area in January and decamped with 107 smart phone handsets worth around Rs 10 lakh, police spokesman Hemant Katkar said. While probing the case, the police got information that some of the stolen phones were operational at Muzaffarpur in Bihar, he said. The Palghar police team went to Bihar and nabbed two persons - Arman Attaur Rehman (20) and Navsad alias Salim Jamshed Shaikh (34) - from Muzaffarpur and Sitamarhi districts last week and recovered 25 handsets from them, he said. Based on the information provided by them, the police arrested another accused, Radheshaym alias Ajay Prasad Sahana (31), from Nallasopara area here on Monday, Katkar said. Efforts were on to recover the remaining booty, he said, adding more arrests were likely.
Girl abducted at gun point in Bihar's Samastipur
Armed men abducted a girl at gun point in front of her father in Bihar's Samastipur district, triggering protests, police said on Wednesday.
18, including 13 women dancers, held from bar in Maharashtra
Eighteen people, including 13 women dancers, were arrested from a bar in Palghar district of Maharashtra for allegedly indulging in obscenity, police said on Wednesday. Acting on a complaint, sleuths of the local crime branch raided the bar located in Vasai area on Tuesday and arrested its manager, two waiters and as many customers, a police spokesman said. Besides, 13 women were also nabbed for allegedly performing obscene acts, he said. Those arrested were booked under various Indian Penal Code sections, including 294 (indulging in obscene acts and songs), and provisions of the Maharashtra Police Act, he added.
Ex-Athletics boss and Qatari TV director investigated over Doha Worlds
The boss of Qatari television channel BeIn, Yousef Al-Obaidly, and ex-athletics chief Lamine Diack, have been under investigation since March over alleged corruption in the bidding process for this year's World Athletics Championships in Doha, sources told AFP. Investigating magistrates are considering charging Al-Obaidly with active corruption, while Diack will act as a key witness in the matter and will be charged with passive corruption. The championships take place at the Khalifa International Stadium between September 27 and October 6. Earlier this week AFP learned that Diack and his son Papa Massata Diack may go on trial in a separate matter, for allegedly obstructing sanctions against Russia for doping in return for payments. Prosecutors have recommended Diack, who was president of the International Association of Athletics Federations from 1999 to 2015, be tried for corruption and money laundering.
Delhi: 22-year-old man kills his father in a fit of rage
A 22-year-old man killed his father in a fit of rage here, the police said.The accused after killing his father, chopped off latter's body and disposed it. The incident took place in Farsh Bazaar area of the national capital.The police have nabbed the accused, who on interrogation revealed that he took the extreme step as his father used to argue with him and scold him quite often."A 48-year-old man was killed and his body chopped off for disposal by his 22-year-old son in a fit of rage in Farsh Bazaar. The son said that his father used to scold him often. The accused has been apprehended. Further investigation is underway," said DCP (Shahdara) Meghna Yadav.
Hyderabad: Dalit body president attacked during presser
National SC Reservation Parirakshana Samiti president Karne Srisailam was attacked while addressing a press conference at the Press Club in Hyderabad.The incident took place on Tuesday.According to Panjagutta police, Srisailam was speaking on the irregularities going on in gurukuls and social welfare residential schools in Telangana when he was allegedly thrashed by one Alexander, a PhD student from Osmania University, and his associates.Police said that Alexander and his associates alleged that they were attacked by Srisailam's followers.A case has been filed in the matter. Investigation is underway.
SEAL's lawyer says Navy spied on defense without approval
Military prosecutors seeking the source of news leaks in the case of a Navy SEAL accused of murder misled a judge to get permission to track emails sent to defense lawyers and a journalist, an attorney said Tuesday after reviewing newly released investigation documents. Navy investigators and the prosecutor didn't get warrants or the necessary approval from higher-ups to investigate civilians, attorney Tim Parlatore told The Associated Press. They also snooped on emails of military lawyers and judges in the case. "Everything I've suspected turned out to be true," Parlatore said. "The prosecutor did participate in the spying on the defense ... the prosecutor did lie to the court." Parlatore, who represents Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher at his court-martial, declined to provide details, saying he would do so Wednesday in a San Diego military courtroom. Gallagher is charged with killing a wounded Islamic State prisoner under his care in Iraq in 2017. Dozens of Republican ...
Ganja worth Rs 25 lakh seized in Tripura
The police have arrested three persons and confiscated a vehicle in which they were transporting ganja worth Rs 25 lakh.Speaking to ANI on Monday, Superintendent of Police Lucky Chauhan said: "On suspicion, a night round officer of Kailashehar police station checked a vehicle near Kamrangabari bridge. He found ganja packets hidden in it. Three persons have been arrested and around 518 kg of ganja has been seized."Out of the three arrested, two are from Kailashehar and one from Bihar.The vehicle was coming from Sidhai Mohanpur in Tripura West district and was supposed to go to Bihar through Assam, said the official.
Guwahati: CID busts illegal call centre, 37 arrested
A team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested 37 persons, including 9 women, for making fraud calls from an illegal call centre at Zoo Road, here.The call centre by the name of 'Avenir Pvt Ltd' was being run by Rajesh Khan, who has also been arrested.Additional Director General of Police, LR Bishnoi, said: "CID has seized 22 monitors, 40 CPUs, 2 pen drives, 1 laptop and 32 mobile phones. Additionally, documents of the company and a diary containing the script they used was also recovered.""The call centre has a database of around 7,00,000 American citizens and the company earns approximately Rs 50,000,00 per month by duping the people listed in the database," the officer added.A case has been registered under section 120B, 419, 420, 468, 471, 384 of the Indian Penal Code, read with section 66 of the Information Technology Act.
US man put plane on autopilot to have sex with minor, faces jail
A 53-year-old millionaire trader could get five-year jail term after pleading guilty to engaging in sex acts with a 15-year-old girl, once even putting his private plane in autopilot mode for the purpose.
EC should probe disappearance, appearance of rape victim: Goa Congress
The Congress in Goa on Tuesday demanded that the Election Commission should conduct a probe into the disappearance of a woman who had accused its poll candidate Atanasio Monserrate of rape in 2016, ahead of the May 19 Panaji Assembly bypoll and her sudden appearance a day after polling was held.
U'Khand CM Rawat developed lake near wife's land to boost its value: Cong
Uttarakhand Congress on Tuesday alleged that using government funds Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has developed a lake to boost value of a nearby land he purchased in his wife's name on "cheap rates". State Congress chief Pritam Singh and Ranikhet MLA Karan Mehra alleged in a joint press conference here that Rawat has purchased the 16 bigha land in Suryadhar area on Sahastradhara Road here in the name of his wife and associate Sanjay Gupta's wife. However, BJP spokesman Munna Singh denied all the allegations and said Chief Minister Rawat will resign if the charges proved. Congress leaders further claimed that the registry of the land was done in July 2017 and with in six months electricity and water connections were provided in the area and after that in December 2017, Rs 70 crore Suryadhar lake development project was announced to boost the value of the nearby land belonging to the CM's wife. They also demanded an inquiry by the retired high court judge and said if proven ...
SC takes exception to stir by Bengal lawyers
The Supreme Court has taken exception to the strike called by lawyers in West Bengal since April 29. Terming the strike extraordinary, the court observed that it is having major implication on the fundamental right of life and liberty of citizens, many of whom want to move court seeking bail.