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Suspect in Panama City shooting found dead
A suspected shooter, who was barricaded in an apartment, following an earlier shooting in Panama City in the US southeastern state of Florida, was found dead, confirmed the authorities.The suspect, identified as Kevin Holroyd, 49, fired multiple rounds at officers before he was found dead inside, the US media reported.Multiple law enforcement agencies surrounded the apartment.One person had a minor injury and has been shifted to hospital.A heavy police presence was reported in the area earlier.Witnesses said that they heard more than 50 shots fired, according to the reports.A grocery store and nearby schools were evacuated.The incident is said to be related to a "suspicious death" probe in a nearby county.
Avenatti's old firm slammed with $10 million judgment
The law firm of Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti has been hit with a $10 million judgment by a U.S. bankruptcy court judge.The claim against Avenatti's old firm was brought by Jason Frank, who argues he's owed millions of dollars in profits and fees for his work.The judgment comes after Avenatti's firm, Eagan Avenatti LLP, failed to make the first payment on a $4.85 million settlement with lawyer Jason Frank, a one-time partner at the firm, reported CNN.Frank ultimately sought sanctions against Avenatti's firm through a three-judge arbitration panel.Avenatti and Frank settled the claim in December for $4.9 million, according to court documents.Avenatti personally guaranteed that the money would be paid, but the first settlement payment of $2 million wasn't made by the May 14 due date, alleged Frank.The $10 million judgment against Avenatti's firm must now be paid. If it isn't, Frank can get the U.S. Marshal involved to seize the firm's assets and even garnish wages, according
Panama City shooting suspect barricaded in apartment
A suspected active shooter is reportedly barricaded in an apartment, following an earlier shooting in Panama City in the US southeastern state of Florida.Multiple law enforcement agencies have surrounded the apartment.The incident is still an active situation as Panama City police, Panama City Beach police, the Bay County Sheriff's Office, Florida Fish and Wildlife and Florida Highway Patrol are responding, reported CNN, quoting city spokeswoman Caitlin Lawrence, as saying.The suspect has been firing on law enforcement.One person had a minor injury and has been shifted to hospital.A heavy police presence was reported in the area.Witnesses said that they heard more than 50 shots fired, according to the reports.A grocery store and nearby schools were evacuated.The incident is said to be related to a "suspicious death" probe in a nearby county.
Massive manhunt underway for 2 murder suspects in US
The US Police has widened a massive four-day manhunt for two escaped murder suspects after they broke jail in South Carolina, the authorities said on Tuesday.
BJP MLA receives extortion call
BJP MLA Anita Lodhi has allegedly received an extortion call demanding Rs 10 lakh, police said today. The MLA from Dibai area told the police that she received six messages demanding the ransom on May 19, they said, adding a case was registered at Indira Puram Police Station. The sender disclosed his identity as Ali Budesh Bhai from Dubai and threatened to kill her three family members if she failed to arrange the money within three days. Lodhi said the matter has been brought in the knowledge of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and he has assured her to provide stringent security. The cyber crime cell is probing the case, SSP Krishna said, adding that security at her residence has been beefed up.
Bawana factory fire: 1 more arrested
The Delhi Police today arrested the son of one of the owners of a firecracker factory in outer Delhi where 17 people were killed in a massive blaze earlier this year, the police said. A fire had broken out in the storage unit on the ground floor of the two-storey building in Bawana on January 20 and had engulfed the entire structure. Of the 17 killed, 10 were women. A man and a woman were also injured in the incident. Police had arrested two co-owners Manoj Jain and Lalit Goyal in connection with the incident and later also arrestedSurjeet Goyal and Girish Rathore, their partners in another factory in Bawana. The crime branch today arrested Jain's son Rinku (25) after they found that he was also responsible in the incident. He was produced before a city court that sent him to a judicial custody, the police said. A couple of people alleged that Rinku locked the factory from outside and fled from the spot. However, the police said that they have found no evidence to substantiate the ...
Air travellers to soon get compensation for loss, damage of baggage
In good news for air travellers facing baggage-related issues, the air passenger citizen charter for domestic sector has proposed that an airline will have to pay Rs 3,000 for loss of baggage and Rs 1,000 for damage. The entitlement for passenger relating to baggage is crucial as cases of missing, stolen and damages have been reported by passengers from time to time, at times ending on a sour note with the airline concerned. The charter was unveiled today and is expected to come into effect from August after a month-long consultation process with stake-holders. It has proposed that if a passenger dies or suffers injuries on board an aircraft, the "limit of liability to be paid by the airline must be same for both international and domestic passengers". While the charter has proposed no cancellation charges if a booked ticket is cancelled within 24 hours and four days away from the departure time, it has proposed full refund if an airline informs passenger 24 hours before flight ...
Court orders over Rs 2L relief to lawyer 'tortured' in police custody
A court here has ordered three police personnel to pay a compensation of over Rs two lakh to a lawyer in a case of alleged illegal detention and assault. The court of the Subordinate Judge, Ernakulam gave the verdict on a case filed by lawyer Vimal K Charles, in which he sued a sub-inspector (SI), a head constable and a constable for the "ordeal" he had undergone in their custody in 2010. Charles had submitted that he was brutally tortured at the police station in Kadavanthra here for having intervened in a case, in which a person was manhandled by three others in front of his house on April 3, 2010. He had also alleged that he was roughed up and illegally detained for about four hours and the policemen did not even inform his parents about his detention. When the media reported the incident, the SI and the head constable fabricated the official records and the general diary in a bid to escape civil and criminal action, Charles had alleged. The constable was suspended from service and
Crime Branch arrests two history-sheeters from Khar in Mumbai
Two persons, accused of crimes like murder, robbery and house-breaking, were arrested from suburban Khar by Mumbai Police's Crime Branch. An official said that Dharmendra Singh (23) and Rajesh Pandey (26) were arrested by Crime Branch's Unit 9 near SST Mall on road number 5 in Khar on May 20. Three firearms and 17 rounds of ammunition were recovered from them. They also recovered gold and silver, worth Rs 2.10 lakh, that the two had allegedly stolen from Botad area in Gujarat. "The interrogation of Dharmendra Singh has revealed that he was involved in the murder of a builder in Nalasopara in neighbouring Palghar district," an official said. Further investigations were underway, he added.
Ghaziabad official threatens civic body chief with pistol
The tussle between Ghaziabad's Khoda Municipality chairperson and its Executive Officer turned ugly on Tuesday when the chairperson and her representative sought to inspect some files but the official refused, and allegedly threatened them with a pistol, police said.
Man killed inside Rohini Jail by inmate: police
A 22-year-old man was killed inside Rohini Jail allegedly by a fellow inmate, police said today. The victim was strangulated to death allegedly after he refused to follow the order of the accused. The deceased was arrested in a theft case and was lodged in the jail. The deceased, identified as Pawan, lived with his family in Rohini district area. His family said he was arrested in March. Police said they were informed around 4 am today by authorities at Baba Saheb Ambedkar hospital that a Rohini Jail inmate was brought there and was later declared dead by doctors. During investigation, it emerged that another undertrial, Kishan, had ordered Pawan to do something, which he refused. Enraged at the refusal, Kishan strangulated him to death. Kishan is facing trial in a murder case and was lodged in the jail since 2013. Police said they are investigating all angles, including personal enmity. They said a production warrant would be issued for the accused since he is currently lodged in ...
Couple accuses private hospital of baby swap in Maha's Beed
A couple here has filed a police complaint alleging that a local private hospital had "exchanged" their infant son with a girl, officials said. "Chayya and Raju Thite, residents of Kuppa village in Wadvani tehsil of Beed, have alleged that Shree Child Hospital, on discharge, gave them a baby girl on May 21 though they had admitted their newborn son there," said a police official. "The parents have claimed that they shifted their underweight son, born in Beed district civil hospital on May 11, to Shree Child Hospital where the infant was kept in an incubator till May 21," the official informed. Inspector Sayyad Suleman of Beed City police station said that all documents pertaining to the infant's birth and hospitalisation had been collected from Beed district civil hospital as well as Shree Child Hospital. "Footprints of the child discharged from Shree Child Hospital has been taken and have been sent to Aurangabad for further investigation," said the police official. G ...
Police probe suspected honour killing case in Odisha
Odisha Police today said it is probing the complaint about a suspected honour killing of a minor girl in Cuttack district. After registering an FIR on the basis of a villager's written complaint about the incident in Aanla village in Niali block, Cuttack Sadar Police has launched an investigation into the matter, a senior police officer said. "A 17-year-old fatherless girl was suspected to have been murdered by her other relatives on Saturday, and the body was secretly cremated without informing the police or any other villagers," said Cuttack Rural SP Madhav Chandra Sahu. Police are questioning the girl's paternal uncle, two cousins and other villagers in this connection. "With the help of scientific team, we have collected the remains of the deceased from the crematorium ground," Sahu said, adding, the girl's mother is a mental patient. Police said prima facie, it appears to be case of murder and attempt to erase evidences. According to villagers, the girl was in a ...
Cong condemns Dalit man's killing in Guj
Condemning the killing of a Dalit ragpicker in Gujarat on May 20, who was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of theft, the Congress today alleged the incident was the fallout of the ruling BJP's "anti-dalit" policies. Mukesh Vaniya (35) was allegedly beaten to death, and his wife assaulted, on May 20 by five people in the factory compound near Rajkot district's Shapar town on suspicion that they were stealing scrap. Condemning the incident, AICC Scheduled Caste cell chief Nitin Raut said atrocities against dalits have risen by 66 per cent since the BJP came to power at Centre. "Every 12 minute a dalit is facing atrocity in the country," he said. Gujarat police arrested five people after a video of the incident -- purportedly showing two people taking turns to beat Vaniya with a stick while another person holding him by a rope tied to his waist -- had gone viral on social media.
Kabul: 2 Pak citizens arrested for involvement in terror activities
Two Pakistani citizens were arrested in Kabul province on Monday on charges of alleged involvement in terrorist activities.As reported by the Tolo news, Afghan Ministry of Defence issued an official statement informing about army forces from 111 corps in Botkhak district arresting two Pakistani citizens from Peshawar city and one Afghan national from Nangarhar province.The suspects were found with 3kg of ammonium nitrate and other explosive materials, 180,000 Afghanis and Pakistani Rupees, two Pakistani passports, two Pakistani ID cards and five cell phones, the statement read.Involvement of any terror group is yet to be ascertained.
Woman constable attempts suicide
A woman constable allegedly attempted suicide here by consuming poison, police said today. Sumitra, posted at Udyog Nagar Police Station, allegedly consumed poison at her house and then left for office. But she fainted midway. She was hospitalised at SMS Hospital in Jaipur, they said, adding the reason behind the extreme step was not know yet.
Murder case accused kills jail inmate for refusing to obey order
A murder case accused killed a fellow undertrial early on Tuesday in Rohini jail here after the latter refused to obey his order, police said.
Man arrested for killing mother in northeast Delhi
A 65-year-old woman was beaten to death by her elder son over a property dispute in northeast Delhi's Khajuri Khas area, police said today. Amit Gautam rained blows on his mother Shukla Devi at their residence following an argument over a property matter on May 17. The younger son of the woman, Ajit, rushed her to a hospital where she succumbed to injuries yesterday, the police said. The accused son has been arrested, they said. Ajit told the police that Amit was upset with his mother over the sale of a property in Khajuri Khas area.
PNB scam: Court orders issuance of NBW against Mehul Choksi
A special CBI court today took cognisance of the second chargesheet filed in the Rs 12,636-crore PNB fraud case and ordered the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against diamond merchant Mehul Choksi, a key accused. The second chargesheet has been registered for a total amount of Rs 7,080.86 crore, covering 142 letters of undertaking (LOUs) and 58 foreign letters of credit (FLCs). It names 16 entities and individuals, including top PNB officials. The chargesheet names managing director of Gitanjali group Mehul Choksi, former PNB managing director and CEO Usha Ananthasubramanian and two serving executive directors of PNB, Brahmaji Rao and Sanjiv Sharan, and PNB deputy manager Gokulnath Shetty among others. Along with Anathasubramanian, who was the managing director and CEO of PNB from August 2015 to May 2017, Sharan and Rao were charged under section 409 (criminal breach of trust) and section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code and section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption ...
IAS officer Nirmala Meena sent to judicial custody
Suspended IAS officer Nirmala Meena was today sent to judicial custody by a court here, a senior Rajasthan Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said. She was produced in the court today after completion of her police remand, DIG (ACB) Ajaypal Lamba said. Nirmala Meena had surrendered before the bureau on Wednesday after the Supreme Court rejected her anticipatory bail plea on May 10. The then District Supply Officer (DSO) of Jodhpur, Meena had been suspended after the ACB had registered a case of alleged irregularities in distribution of wheat. She was wanted for alleged irregularities in the distribution of 35,000 quintal wheat meant for below poverty line (BPL) families. Meena had allegedly sold the wheat to private flour mills as the DSO, Jodhpur, in March 2016. It was a scam of nearly Rs 8 crore, according to the bureau. "Though, largely she remained non-cooperative in the interrogation, but whatever, she said was adequate to support our case against her," Lamba said. On the ...