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5 men held for burglaries in central Delhi
Five men were arrested for allegedly carrying out burglaries in central Delhi, police said today. The five accused, identified as Suraj, Ajay Pata, Aslam,Jai Parkash and Rajender, used to hide valuables in a tunnel near Pusa roundabout, they added. With their arrest, 10 cases of house burglaries and thefts were solved, the police said, adding that articles worth Rs six lakh, including 10 laptops, 10 mobile phones, six branded watches, were recovered from them. On May 18, a special team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (Patel Nagar) Rohit Rajbir Singh nabbed Suraj while he was escaping after committing a burglary in a house in West Patel Nagar, they said. Three of the accused were tracked down to a tunnel near Pusa Roundabout. They had constructed a temporary accommodation for themselves inside the tunnel itself, the police said. Their associate Jai Prakash was tracked down to a rented accommodation at Sultanpuri and arrested from there. Jai Prakash, an auto driver, used to ...
College student thrashed by 2 following argument in northwest Delhi
In a suspected case of road rage, an 18-year-old college student was thrashed allegedly by two men following an argument on road in northwest Delhi's Bharat Nagar, the police said today. The incident took place on May 18. The victim, Harshit, told police that he was returning home on his scooter around 8 pm. When he reached Ravidas lane,a woman stopped the car on the road and when another vehicle from the opposite side came, the road got blocked. The driver of the other vehicle reversed it a little allowing Harshit to pass. While he was passing from between the two vehicles, the woman said something to Harshit which led to an argument between them. The woman's husband, Khem Singh, who was standing nearby, came and started thrashing Harshit. Singh's nephew also joined him in beating the college student, the police said. Harshit managed to flee from there and informed his uncle who took him to a hospital, they added. On the basis of his complaint, a case was registered on the charges of
Suspected ISI agent arrested in U'khand
Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested a suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent from Uttarakhand's Didihat town."He is an ISI agent," Uttarakhand ADG (Law and Order) Ashok Kumar said on Wednesday.A complaint was lodged against the agent in Lucknow and hence a five-member team was constituted to arrest the accused.More details are awaited.
Telangana police appeal people not to believe rumours on kidnapping gang
Telangana Police has urged public not to believe in rumours about a kidnapping gang being active in the state.Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) Mahender Reddy on Wednesday also appealed people to not take law and order into their hands and attack innocent people in the name of suspicion.Addressing media at the police headquarters here, Reddy said, "There is false news circulated on social media that some criminal gangs are active in Telangana. There is absolutely no movement of criminal gangs whether child lifters, burglary gangs, robbery gangs of chain snatching gangs."The DGP made it clear that those spreading such rumours and forwarding such messages on social media would also face action.The DGP also requested citizens to inform police on Dial-100 if they find anyone suspicious and assured that police will be available at the spot and take action against the miscreants.
Nawaz Sharif will pay a price for doing politics in courts: PTI
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was "playing politics" in courts and would pay a heavy price one day.His remarks came after Sharif said in the Avenfield reference trial at the Islamabad accountability court earlier today that the case was filed against him as a "reciprocal punishment for taking legal action against (former president Pervez) Musharraf despite being warned not to do so."While recording his statement in Avenfield reference, Nawaz said an intelligence agency officer had told him to "resign or he would be sent on an extended leave", The Nation reported.Reacting to the statements, Chaudhry said, "I heard what he said carefully and it is a political statement, something that he says during his rallies and the question remains regarding what is his legal stance. Nawaz was asked only two questions regarding the Avenfield properties and the money in the accounts and he neither spoke about the money trail .
UP: Youth thrashed for stealing muskmelons
A 16-year-old boy was tied to a tree and beaten up by an unidentified man on Wednesday for allegedly stealing muskmelons in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district.The incident came to light when a video went viral on social media, which showed a boy being tied to a tree and beaten up by a man.The victim, identified as Shiv Kumar, was brutally thrashed by the man on grounds of stealing muskmelons from the fields.Soon after, an FIR was registered in the matter, but no accused has been arrested so far.However, Etah Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sanjay Kumar said an investigation into the matter is underway, and the accused would soon be arrested.
Radhika Vemula condoles the death of Dattatreya's son
Radhika Vemula, mother of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, today offered her condolences to former Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya after his 21-year-old son died of cardiac arrest. "My deepest condolences to Mr Bandaru Dattatreya and family from the bottom of My Heart. As I know the pain when someone lost their son, I hope you will be fine. Sorry for your loss. Jai Bhim," she said in a Facebook post. Dattatreya's son Vyshnav, a third year MBBS student, suddenly collapsed while having dinner, BJP sources said. His sister and brother-in-law, who are doctors, rushed him to a nearby private hospital while giving him first aid in the car, they said. The doctors tried to revive him by putting him on ventilator and taking other measures, but in vain, they added. Rohith Vemula, a PhD scholar at the University of Hyderabad, had hanged himself in his hostel room on the campus on January 17, 2016 as he was allegedly upset over the disciplinary action taken against him by the varsity. The issue had
Fund embezzlement case: Teesta, her husband's anticipatory
The city sessions court today rejected the anticipatory bail plea of social activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand in Rs 1.4 crore alleged fund embezzlement case related to their NGO Sabrang Trust. City civil and sessions judge P J Tamakuwala rejected the anticipatory bail plea moved by the duo in an FIR lodged against them on March 30 this year by complainant Raeeskhan Pathan. "The court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Setalvad and Anand," special public prosecutor Sudhir Brahmbhatt told PTI. Opposing the bail plea, the crime branch had earlier claimed that the couple had misused the money granted to their NGO Sabrang Trust by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development between 2010 and 2013 for educational purposes, for their "personal and political cause". In its submission, the crime branch had said that the accused misused the funds "to pay witnesses in serious cases in Gujarat (2002 riot cases) to make false deposition". During this period, Setalvad .
JD(U) leader's wife found hanging
A 28-year-old woman, married to a leader of the ruling Janata Dal (United) in the state, was today found hanging from a ceiling fan in her house, police said. Khushboo Kumari, wife of JD(U) state general secretary and spokesman Pragati Mehta, was found hanging by her husband early today morning, SHO of Giddhaur police station in Jamui district, Brajesh Kumar said. Mehta claimed that he had slept in a hall adjacent to the room in which his wife was sleeping and he found her body of hanging from a ceiling fan, Kumar said. No suicide note has been found, the SHO said adding that the body has been handed over to the woman's family members after post mortem. Further investigations were on.
Unnao rape: CBI takes Kuldeep Sengar in three-day custody
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday took Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in three-day custody in connection with the rape of a minor girl.A case has also been filed against Unnao MLA Sengar on charges of criminal conspiracy for falsely implicating the rape victim's father.The girl was allegedly raped by the BJP MLA at his residence on June 4, 2017, where she had gone to his house seeking a job.When the family complained, the victim's father was instead booked by the police under the Arms Act on April 3 earlier this year and put into jail on April 5. He later died in a hospital, with the postmortem report mentioning serious injuries on his body.
Dentist arrested for beating up child
A dentist was today arrested from southern part of the citys Ranikuthi area for allegedly beating up a six-year-old girl whom he was attending to for her tooth problems. According to a complaint lodged by the childs mother, the dentist started beating up her daughter when she was unwilling to open her mouth when the doctor was trying to pluck one of her problematic tooth, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said. The girl started crying and the doctor allegedly became violent and hit her with the equipment meant to pluck teeth, he said quoting the complaint.
HC directs govt to preserve bodies of those killed in police firing
The Madras High Court today directed the state government to preserve the bodies of those killed in police firing during the anti-Sterlite protest at Tuticorin on May 22, until further orders. A vacation bench of justices T Ravindran and P Velmurugan also directed the government to file its counter affidavit by May 30 on a public interest litigation from three advocates. The petitioners sought an interim direction to authorities to appoint a team of private doctors to conduct re-postmortem with the process being recorded. The bench said advocates shall be permitted to provide necessary legal assistance to the affected persons in accordance with law. The PIL also sought an inquiry by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, with regard to 'sniper shooting' by plainclothes men. They also sought a direction to the government to take appropriate action by prosecuting officials including the district collector and SP, Tuticorin, besides compensation to the relatives of the deceased and ..
Alaska man pleads guilty in Florida airport shooting
An Alaska man pleaded guilty today in exchange for a life prison sentence in the Florida airport shooting that killed five people and wounded six. Esteban Santiago, 28, pleaded guilty to 11 charges stemming from the January 2017 attack. Santiago, of Anchorage, Alaska, admitted he opened fire with a handgun in a baggage area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The plea deal was struck after prosecutors announced they would not seek the death penalty. Instead, Santiago agreed to a life prison sentence plus 120 years. The sentence will be officially imposed by U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom on Aug. 17 to give victims and families a chance to give statements at a hearing. "Today the man responsible for the horrific, devastating, and tragic attack on numerous innocent people at the Fort Lauderdale Airport was held accountable for his crimes," Miami U.S. Attorney Benjamin Greenberg said in a statement. An Iraq war veteran, Santiago has been treated for schizophrenia but was .
Three touts arrested
Three suspected touts were arrested for allegedly misleading tourists to buy costly items including traditional ornaments, police said today. The arrests were made yesterday after several complaints were received against the accused, In order to nab these touts, three teams were constituted, they added. A trap was laid opposite Radisson Blue Marina Hotel, outer circle, Connaught Place from where Prateek Malik (24) was arrested. The second team nabbed one Shiv Kumar Gupta (52) and the third police team laid a trap at a shop at Scindia House and arrested one Attar Malhotra (30), the police said.
HC seeks CBI stand on scribe's plea to quash FIR against him
The Delhi High Court today sought the CBI's response on a journalist's plea for quashing an FIR lodged against him by the agency for allegedly extorting Rs 15 crore from a Mumbai-based builder by portraying himself as an income tax "power-broker". Justice Mukta Gupta asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a report, indicating the status of its investigation in the matter, and listed it for hearing tomorrow. This is the second FIR against the scribe, Upendra Rai, against whom the agency had, on May 3, lodged a case for alleged dubious financial transactions and getting an Aerodrome Access Pass on the basis of false information. According to the CBI, one of the directors of the Mumbai-based White Lion Real Estate Developers Private Limited had filed a complaint with it against Rai.
Burman calls ED's seizure of assets 'unmerited, unlawful'
The Burman Family Office on Wednesday described the ED's action of seizing assets worth Rs 20.87 crore belonging to Dabur India Director Pradip Burman under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) as "unmerited and unlawful".
2 held for murder of Dalit man in Ghaziabad
Two persons were arrested today in connection with the death of a Dalit man at Naifal village here in a suspected case of caste enmity, the police said. Ajay and Raju were held from Kazipura area. Two 315 bore country-made pistols and three live cartridges were seized from their possession, Assistant Superintendent of Police Aparna Gautama said. The 40-year-old Dalit man was shot dead on May 17 allegedly by five bike-borne assailants. Mahendra, a driver, was returning home after parking a private school bus, when the accused attacked him. He died on the spot. He was also a witness to his father's murder during a wedding procession on February 12, 2009. The "higher caste" people of the village had opposed the procession, the police said, adding that the murder case of the deceased's father was still under trial in a district court. In a bid to prevent Mahendra, who was the main witness in the murder case, from testifying against them, they shot him dead, the police had said.
SC seeks Delhi Police reply in suspected IM member case
Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Delhi Police on a bail plea filed by suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) member Fasih Mahmood in connection with his alleged involvement in an illegal arms factory case.A division bench of the apex court, headed by Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, asked for a detailed reply from the Delhi Police within next two weeks.Fasih Mahmood, a mechanical engineer, was picked up by the Saudi Police from his home in the industrial city of Al Jubail on May 13, 2012, for aiding a terrorist activity in India.He was later arrested by the Delhi Police from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.Earlier, Mahmood challenged the April 17 Delhi High Court order which had denied him bail in a case relating to setting up of an alleged illegal arms factory in the national capital.
Court refuses to provide protection to cheating accused
A Delhi court has refused to grant protection to a man alleged to have cheated several persons to the tune of lakhs of rupees on the pretext of getting their children admitted in MBBS course. Special judge O P Saini dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of SatyajeetSingh after it was told that original documents and money of various students, allegedly cheated by the accused, were yet to be recovered. The court was hearing the application moved by Singh in a case filed by one Yashpal Malik, who had paid him Rs 9.33 lakh for his daughter's admission. Singh had earlier given undertaking before the court to deposit Rs two lakh, out of Rs 9.33 lakh, in Malik's account, but failed to do so, it noted. "In the light of the fact that accused has himself not complied with the undertaking given by him in the court on the last date of hearing and original documents of many students are required to be recovered from him by the police, the plea of custodial interrogation put forward by the Chief ...
Two arms peddlers arrested
Two men were arrested for allegedly supplying illegal firearms to criminals based in Delhi and the neighbouring areas, police said today. The Delhi Police was receiving information that several gangs are involved in the supply of illegal fire arms to the criminals of NCR and surrounding areas. The weapons were primarily being procured from Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Western Uttar Pradesh. The Special Cell had recently arrested some arms traffickers of Aligarh (UP). During their interrogation, it was found that Vineet Kumar (33) and Ramu (31) were involved in the illegal fire arms trafficking and were supplying arms here after procuring them from different sources, said PS Kushwah, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell). On May 21, Kumar and Ramu came under the Salimgarh flyover carrying rucksack bags. They were identified and nabbed and 10 sophisticated pistols with 10 spare magazines were found in Kumar's bag, whereas 11 sophisticated pistols with 11 spare magazines were found ..